Requesting capabilities of a printer and receiving capabilities of a printer and a print server
US8531706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/122
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The systems and methods presented herein provide for delivery of a set of capabilities that encompasses system-level capabilities and device capabilities via a print protocol of a physical printer. For example, a printer object may respond to a print protocol request for capabilities of a physical printer with a set of capabilities that differs from the actual capabilities of the physical printer than would be typically delivered in response to such a request. The printer object comprises the capabilities of the physical printer. The capabilities of the physical printer are accessible via the print protocol of the physical printer. The printer object processes a request from the client system via the print protocol and in turn provides a set of capabilities that is different from the capabilities of the physical printer in response to the request.
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