- Patent Title: Printer selection system and method with print request distribution
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Application No.: US10044406Application Date: 2002-01-11
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Publication No.: US07102778B2Publication Date: 2006-09-05
- Inventor: Travis Parry
- Applicant: Travis Parry
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Main IPC: G06F15/00
- IPC: G06F15/00

Abstract:
A system and method of selecting a printer from a plurality of printers to fulfill a print job of a user includes receiving a print request for the print job from the user at one of the printers, distributing the print request for the print job to at least another of the printers associated with the one of the printers, determining if the at least another of the printers has a printing capability to fulfill the print job, including comparing the print request for the print job with the printing capability of the at least another of the printers, and submitting a print offer to the user from the at least another of the printers if the at least another of the printers has the printing capability to fulfill the print job.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030133146A1 Printer selection system and method with print request distribution Public/Granted day:2003-07-17
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