US 2002/0059489 A1 · Remote printing

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for remotely printing documents from computer applications that generate printable data. In one form, printable data is transferred from a local computer to a remote computer or printer in a data format native to the application. In another form, a relay server provides a store-and-forward buffer between the local computer and remote computer or printer. In another form, a computer-readable medium is encoded with a program to facilitate the transfer of remote print jobs. In still another form, a local computer maintains a list of local and remote printers that can be used. When a print request is received, the system automatically traverses the list to find the first available printer and sends the print job to it.

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Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a local computer having a first processor and a first memory encoded with a first set of programming instructions executable by said first processor to:
execute a first instance of an application having at least one native data format;
and
accept a request to print a first print job associated with the application;
a remote printer;
and
a remote computer, in communication with said local computer and said remote printer, having a second processor and a second memory encoded with a second set of programming instructions executable by said second processor to:
execute a second instance of the application;
receive the request;
and
in response to said receiving, automatically print the first print job on the remote printer using said second instance;
wherein the first print job is communicated from the local computer to the remote computer in one or more of the at least one native data formats.

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