Semantic printing options

A method of translating printing options into a common protocol display format performed by one or more processors, the method comprising:

• receiving a print request for content to be printed, over a network, from a user of an application associated with a device;
• providing, over the network, a print dialog to the user, the print dialog configured to identify at least one available printer among a plurality of printers associated with the cloud print service;
• determining at least one printing option associated with the at least one available printer;
• translating a native printer display format of the at least one printing option to the common protocol display format associated with the cloud print service, the native printer display format being an original display format for the at least one printing option that is provided by printer capability information specific to the at least one available printer, the common protocol display format being a display format for the at least one printing option associated with the cloud print service such that the common protocol display format is the same across the plurality of printers associated with the cloud print service;
• and
• providing the common protocol display format for inclusion in the print dialog.

A computer program product tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and including executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:

• receive a print request for content to be printed, over a network, from a user of an application associated with a device;
• provide, over the network, a print dialog to the user, the print dialog configured to identify at least one available printer among a plurality of printers associated with the cloud print service;
• determine at least one printing option associated with the at least one available printer;
• translate a native printer display format of the at least one printing option to the common protocol display format associated with the cloud print service, the native printer display format being an original display format for the at least one printing option that is provided by printer capability information specific to the at least one available printer, the common protocol display format being a display format for the at least one printing option associated with the cloud print service such that the common protocol display format is the same across the plurality of printers associated with the cloud print service;
• and
• provide the common protocol display format for inclusion in the print dialog.