Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Servicing a print request from a client system
- Patent Title (中): 从客户端系统维护打印请求
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Application No.: US13473784Application Date: 2012-05-17
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Publication No.: US08705107B2Publication Date: 2014-04-22
- Inventor: Jochen Heil
- Applicant: Jochen Heil
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts, LLP
- Agent John Pivnichny
- Priority: EP02102530 20021104
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12 ; G06K15/10 ; G06F15/00 ; B41J3/54

Abstract:
A method and associated system for servicing a print request from a specific client system of a plurality of client systems. A network connection between the specific client system and at least two printer server systems is set up response to receiving the print request from the specific client system. Client-specific information from a client profile is read from database accessible to each printer server system. At least one best-suited printer of the at least two printers is ascertained to be used for servicing the print request, utilizing the client-specific information, printer server information from a server profile, and printer information from a printer profile. The print request is serviced by the at least one best suited printer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120229855A1 SERVICING A PRINT REQUEST FROM A CLIENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2012-09-13
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