Printing using a profile based on printer capabilities
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsVenugopal Srinivasmurthy K, Hiren C. Bhatt, Sudhindra Venkatesh Kulkami, Rajesh Bhatia, Harish B. Kamath
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a first profile of printing settings is created at a server system. Data indicative of a capability of a first printer is received at the server system. A second profile of printing settings specific to the first printer is created at the server system, the second profile including portions of the first profile consistent with the capability. A first print job is received at the server system over a web. The print job is caused to be printed at the first printer in accordance with the second profile.
Claims18
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed implement a method to print with settings profiles, comprising:
- creating, at a server system, a first profile of printing settings, wherein the first profile is for printing content from a first software application, and is assignable for use in printing content from a second application;
- receiving, at the server system, data indicative of a capability of a first printer;
- creating at the server system a second profile of printing settings specific to the first printer, the second profile including portions of the first profile consistent with the capability;
- receiving, at the server system over a web, a first print job;
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- causing printing of the print job at the first printer in accordance with the second profile.
The medium of dam 5, wherein the usage data comprises data for a printer type.
A system to print in accordance with profiles, the system comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions comprising:
- general profile module, configured to create, at a server system, a first profile of printing settings;
- a printer capabilities module, configured to receive, at the server system, data indicative of a capability of a first printer;
- a specific profile module, configured to create at the server system a second profile of printing settings specific to the first printer, the second profile including portions of the first profile consistent with the capability, wherein the second profile is automatically assigned for use with printers other than the first printer that have the same capability as the first printer;
- a job receipt module, configured to receive, at the server system over a web, a first print job;
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- a print module, configured to cause printing of the print job at the first printer in accordance with the second profile.
A method to print in accordance with settings profiles, comprising:
- creating, at a server system, a first profile of printing settings, wherein the first profile is sharable, via sending of a URL, or sending of a document including the first profile, and wherein the first profile is created, based at least in part, upon setting information received, at the server system over a web, from a first user;
- receiving, at the server system, data indicative of a capability of a first printer;
- creating at the server system a second profile of printing settings specific to the first printer, the second profile including portions of the first profile consistent with the capability, and assignable for use with another printer with the same capability;
- receiving, at the server system over a web, a first print job;
- and
- causing printing of the print job at the first printer in accordance with the second profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.