Virtual print queue for roving printing in a cloud-based print service

A method for printing using a cloud print server, the method being performed by at least one processor, the method comprising:

• providing a print dialog, over a network, to an application utilized at a device, the print dialog providing a list of printers for selection by a user, the list of printers including one or more available printers and a selection of a virtual print queue implemented at the cloud print server;
• receiving, from the application utilized at the device at a first location, a print job, the print job identifying the selection of the virtual print queue and a link to content to be printed;
• storing the print job including the link in association with the virtual print queue;
• receiving, after the storing, a first print initiation identifying a printer at a second location;
• retrieving the content to be printed based on the link stored in the virtual print queue in response to the first print initiation;
• providing a display of print options for printing the content to be printed;
• receiving a second print initiation identifying a selection of at least one print option from the device;
• and
• generating, from the retrieved content to be printed and using the at least one print option in response to the second print initiation, a printable file in a format printable by the identified printer, for sending to the identified printer by the print job router.

A computer program product tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and includes executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause at least one processor to:

• provide a print dialog, over a network, to an application utilized at a device, the print dialog providing a list of printers for selection by a user, the list of printers including one or more available printers and a selection of a virtual print queue implemented at a cloud print server;
• receive, from the application utilized at the device at a first location, a print job, the print job identifying the selection of the virtual print queue and a link to content to be printed;
• store the print job including the link in association with the virtual print queue;
• receive, after the storing, a first print initiation identifying a printer at a second location;
• retrieve content to be printed based on the link stored in the virtual print queue in response to the first print initiation;
• provide a display of print options for printing the content to be printed;
• receive a second print initiation identifying a selection of at least one print option from the device;
• and
• generate, from the retrieved content to be printed and using the at least one print option in response to the second print initiation, a printable file in a format printable by the identified printer, for sending to the identified printer by the print job router.