US6201611B1
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Providing local printing on a thin client
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1997-11-19
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Granted: 2001-03-13
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Expires: 2017-11-19
Abstract
Abstract A print rendering server system in a network computing environment perform many of the most compute intensive tasks in the overall print process for a plurality of resource limited clients. In response to a print request from the client, a print job in a print ready format is produced and sent back for local printing by the resource limited client system.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith Edward Carter
- 👤 Mark J Hamzy
- 👤 Patrick Nogay
- 👤 Mark Wayne VanderWiele
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:10
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1218; G06F3/122; G06F3/1296; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1237; G06F3/1244; G06F3/1247; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1285; G06F3/1288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for local printing for a resource limited client system, comprising the steps of: at a requesting client system, receiving a print request from a resident application for local printing; sending the print request via a network to a print rendering server in a device independent format wherein the print request contains routing information to a printer attached to the network through a client system; at the print rendering server, rendering the print request into a device dependent data stream; sending the device dependent data stream across the network to the local printer; and receiving the device dependent data stream for printing at the local printer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for local printing for a resource limited client system, comprising the steps of: at a requesting client system, receiving a print request from a resident application for local printing; sending the print request via a network to a print rendering server in a device independent format wherein the print request contains routing information to a printer attached to the network through a client system; at the print rendering server, rendering the print request into a device dependent data stream; sending the device dependent data stream across the network to the local printer; and receiving the device dependent data stream for printing at the local printer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the print request from the resident application is received as a set of graphics API calls and the method further comprises the step of converting the graphics API calls to a device independent format at the client system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the print request contains the print job in the device independent format, job properties, printer properties and routing information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as recited in claim 3 wherein the routing information includes an address to a local printer attached to a client system other than the requesting client system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method as recited in claim 4 all spooling is performed at the print rendering server.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the print request sent to the print rendering server contains routing information with an address for the requesting client system so that the receiving step is performed at the requesting client system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of controlling the device dependent data stream to avoid local spooling at a receiving client system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the client system is connected to the network by a wireless transmission means.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2004-03-12 | 2004-09-11 | 2005-03-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2008-03-12 | 2008-09-11 | 2009-03-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2012-03-12 | 2012-09-11 | 2013-03-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |