EP1178392A2
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Printer driver system for remote printing
Assignee: Acceo Solutions Inc
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Filing: 2001-03-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2021-03-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is concerned with providing a computer printer system which is particularly adapted for printing to a remote printer in a client-server environment. In the practise of the present invention, a universal printer driver is installed on the host server which creates a compressed, transmittable file that can be interpreted and printed by any printing device. This eliminates the need for a myriad of printer drivers being installed on the host server and increases speed and efficiency of print file processing by decreasing the need for bandwidth. The system results in faster, more convenient and more reliable printing to remote printers in a client-server arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Arron Fu
- 👤 William Martin Sloan
- 👤 Tamer Ahmed Afify
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:01
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1203; G06F3/1206; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1237; G06F3/1244; G06F3/1247; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1285; G06F3/1288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A computer printing system for a client-server computer system, comprising
a host server, optionally connected to one or more printers, and one or more remotely
connected client computers, which are connected with one or more printers, wherein a
universal printer driver is located on, or under the control of the host server, which
universal printer driver, on receipt of a print request from a client computer, converts a
non-universal print file to a compressed, transmittable file that is sent to, and which can
be interpreted by a universal print file reader located on, a printer server system, so that a
universal print file is transmitted, under the control of the host server, to at least one of
said printers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
31 words
A computer printing system as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said printer
server system is the client computer and a printer connected to, or under the control of
the client computer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A computer printing system as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein said universal
printer driver is installed on the host server, and said universal printer reader is installed
on the client computer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A computer printing system as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3 wherein
the universal printer driver compresses the printer file to a file size which is less than
75% of its original size.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A computer printing system as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 4 wherein the universal
printer driver is one in which the driver is not dependent on the operating system, and
can prepare a print file which can be transmitted to any number of different operating
systems.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A computer printing system as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 5 wherein said universal
printer drivers creates files of the type commonly used with the file extensions of "tif" or
"pdf".
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A computer printing system as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 6 wherein
the universal printer driver is installed on a server running Citrix MetaFrame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A computer printing system as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 7 wherein said host
server is a host server capable of running Citrix MetaFrame.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A computer system as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 8 wherein the networked
computer system comprises a WAN, a LAN, an intranet or Internet connection.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A computer printing system as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 9 wherein
the printer file is sent from the host server to a separate computerized system for
conversion to a compressed, transmittable file, before the compressed transmittable file is
sent to the remote client computer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A computer printing system as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 10 wherein
the compressed transmittable file is sent to an electronic mail system of the host server,
and sent to the client as an e-mail file.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for printing in a client-server computer printing system having a
host server, optionally connected to one or more printers, and one or more remotely
connected client computers, which are connected with one or more printers, comprising, requesting a print file from a host server by a client computer, to a printer server
system, translating the print file into a compressed, transmittable file using a universal
printer driver located on, or under the control of the host server, transmitting the compressed transmittable file to said printer server system, translating the compressed transmittable file to a universal print file suitable for use
by a printer connected to the printer server system by using a universal print file reader
located on said printer server system, and transmitting said universal print file to at least one of said printers so that said print
file is printed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in Claim 12 wherein said universal printer driver
creates files of the type commonly used with the file extensions of "tif" or "pdf".
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in Claim 12 or Claim 13 wherein the universal printer driver is
installed on a server running Citrix MetaFrame.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in any of Claims 12 to 14 wherein the networked computer system
comprises an intranet or Internet connection.
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