US7190467B2
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Print option configurations specific to a service or device for printing in a distributed environment
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
•
Filing: 2001-07-12
•
Granted: 2007-03-13
•
Expires: 2021-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A user can select one or more print options corresponding to a particular printer and associate the set of selected options with a particular name. The user can then identify the set of selected options, by name, when printing to that particular printer, even though no printer driver for the printer is installed on the user's computing device. Additionally, one or more print options to be used in printing a document identified in a print request can be automatically selected based on one or more characteristics of the print request.
Inventors
- 👤 Shell Sterling Simpson
- 👤 Ward Scott Foster
- 👤 Kris R. Livingston
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1203; G06F3/1204; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1224; G06F3/1228; G06F3/1237; G06F3/1253; G06F3/1257; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1285; G06F3/1288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
One or more computer readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform acts including: receiving, from a client computing device, a request to print an image on a remote printing device, wherein a printer driver for the printing is not installed on the client computing device; and applying one or more print options when printing the image, where the one or more print options are automatically selected based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the request and based on a user print history that includes previous print option selections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
One or more computer readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform acts including: receiving, from a client computing device, a request to print an image on a remote printing device, wherein a printer driver for the printing is not installed on the client computing device; and applying one or more print options when printing the image, where the one or more print options are automatically selected based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the request and based on a user print history that includes previous print option selections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the one or more print options are identified by user-selection of a named print option configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the one or more print options arc automatically identified by the remote printing device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the characteristics comprise at least one or more characters in a name of the document.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the characteristics comprise at least a size of the document.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the one or more print options arc automatically identified by comparing the characteristics to a set of rules that map characteristics to print options.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 6 , wherein the set of rules comprises at least one user-defined rule.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the one or more print options are automatically identified by a print service associated wit the remote printing device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 1 , wherein the one or more print options are automatically identified by the remote printing device, and further comprising allowing a user of the client computing device to override the automatically identified print options.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
102 words
A method comprising: receiving a user-selection of print options associated with a print service accessible to a client computing device, wherein the print service represents an associated printer; storing, remotely from the client computing device, the user-selected print options along with a user-identified name for the print options; and subsequently receiving a print request without print options and automatically selecting a set of print options from the user-selected print options to print a document identified in the print request, wherein the set of print options are automatically selected based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the print request.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
102 words
A method comprising: receiving a user-selection of print options associated with a print service accessible to a client computing device, wherein the print service represents an associated printer; storing, remotely from the client computing device, the user-selected print options along with a user-identified name for the print options; and subsequently receiving a print request without print options and automatically selecting a set of print options from the user-selected print options to print a document identified in the print request, wherein the set of print options are automatically selected based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the print request.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as recited in claim 10 , further comprising allowing the receiving and storing without requiring a printer driver for a printer corresponding to the print service to be installed on the client computing device.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
65 words
A method comprising: receiving, from a client computing device, a request to print an image and an identifier of a sot of print options; analyzing previous print requests to identify patterns in characteristics of the previous print requests and corresponding print options; and automatically identifying print options for processing the request based on the analyzing and the set of print options associated with the identifier.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
65 words
A method comprising: receiving, from a client computing device, a request to print an image and an identifier of a sot of print options; analyzing previous print requests to identify patterns in characteristics of the previous print requests and corresponding print options; and automatically identifying print options for processing the request based on the analyzing and the set of print options associated with the identifier.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
53 words
A method comprising: receiving a print request identifying a document to be printed; and automatically selecting, based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the print request, a set of print options to be used when printing the document, where the print options are not included with the print request.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
53 words
A method comprising: receiving a print request identifying a document to be printed; and automatically selecting, based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the print request, a set of print options to be used when printing the document, where the print options are not included with the print request.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as recited in claim 11 , wherein the automatically selecting is based on the one or more characteristics of the print request and a user print history associated with the one or more characteristics.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein receiving the print request comprises receiving the print request at a printer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein receiving the print request comprises receiving the print request at a print service associated with a printer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein automatically selecting the set of print options comprises identifying a print option configuration by name that includes the set of print options.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the characteristics comprise at least one or more characters in a name of the document.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the characteristics comprise at least a size of the document.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein automatically selecting the set of print options comprises comparing the characteristics to a set of rules that map characteristics to print options.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as recited in claim 20 , wherein the set of rules comprises at least one user-defined rule.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as recited in claim 13 , further comprising analyzing previous print requests to identify patterns in characteristics of the previous print requests and corresponding print options.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as recited in claim 22 , wherein automatically selecting the set of print options comprises automatically selecting the set of print options based at least in part on both the identified patterns and the one or more characteristics of the print request.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as recited in claim 13 , further comprising allowing the user to override the automatically selected print options.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
104 words
A system comprising: a web server allowing an imaging client to communicate a print request to a printer corresponding to the web server; and an auto-select module configured to automatically select one or more print options to be used when printing an image identified by the print request; wherein the auto-select module is configured to use a user print history that stores, for a plurality of previous print requests, characteristics of each print request and print options used in printing each print request, and wherein the user print history is used by the auto-select module to automatically select the one or more print options.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
104 words
A system comprising: a web server allowing an imaging client to communicate a print request to a printer corresponding to the web server; and an auto-select module configured to automatically select one or more print options to be used when printing an image identified by the print request; wherein the auto-select module is configured to use a user print history that stores, for a plurality of previous print requests, characteristics of each print request and print options used in printing each print request, and wherein the user print history is used by the auto-select module to automatically select the one or more print options.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
52 words
A system as recited in claim 25 , wherein the auto-select module includes a set of one or more rules that map print request characteristics to print options, and wherein the set of one or more rules are used by the auto-select module to automatically select the one or more print options.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
55 words
A system as recited in claim 25 , wherein the auto-select module includes a print option selector configured to analyze the print request and identify one or more characteristics of the print request, and wherein the one or more characteristics are used by the auto-select module to automatically select the one or more print options.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US5890173A
Cited
US6285889B1
Cited
US20020036793A1
Cited
US20050024677A1
Cited
US6788427B1
Cited
US6707574B1
Cited
US6938202B1
Cited
US20010034747A1
Cited
US20020090240A1
Cited
US20020010806A1
Cited
US20020059489A1
Cited
US6891635B2
Cited
US6739771B2
Cited
US20030110412A1
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2010-03-12 | 2010-09-11 | 2011-03-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2014-03-12 | 2014-09-11 | 2015-03-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2018-03-12 | 2018-09-11 | 2019-03-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |