Printer discovery within a web page
US8547575B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1289
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods presented herein provide for printer discovery with a webpage such that a client device may print the webpage via a remote printing service. The client device retrieves a webpage with an internet browser. The webpage includes a printer detection module that detects printing devices of one data network and transfers their printing characteristics to a print server in another data network. The printer detection module is accessible through the webpage. The printer detection module allows for the selection of one or more of the printing devices. The client device transfers the webpage (or the URL of the webpage) to the print server to render the webpage for printing on the selected printing device. The print server renders the webpage according to the printing characteristics of the selected printing device and then transfers the rendered webpage to the selected printing device via the client device for printing.
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