Exposing network printers to WI-FI clients
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsMurilo Juchem, Deny Joao Correa Azzolin, Fernando Luis Caprio da Costa, Jr.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to receive a printer discovery request from a WI-FI client. The instructions further cause the processor to forward the printer discovery request and an agent identification to an enterprise network server, and receive from the enterprise network server, a list of printers associated with the agent identification. The instructions also cause the processor to expose the list of printers to the WI-FI client.
Claims18
A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions that when executed by a processor in an agent device cause the agent device to:
- receive a printer discovery request from a WI-FI client;
- forward the printer discovery request and an agent identification to an enterprise network server, the agent identification identifying the agent device;
- receive, from the enterprise network server in response to the printer discovery request, a list of printers associated with the agent identification, the printers in the list of printers comprising a non-WI-FI printer accessible by the WI-FI client through the agent device;
- and
- expose the list of printers to the WI-FI client.
A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
- receive a printer discovery request from a WI-FI client, wherein receiving the printer discovery request from the WI-FI client comprises receiving a mDNS (multicast domain name service) printer discovery request;
- forward the printer discovery request and an agent identification to an enterprise network server;
- receive, from the enterprise network server, a list of printer associated with the agent identification;
- and
- expose the list of printers to the WI-FI client.
An agent device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- machine-readable instructions executable on the at least one processor to:
- receive a printer discovery request from a WI-FI client over a WI-FI network;
- and
- in response to the printer discovery request, provide, to the WI-FI client, identification of a plurality of printers accessible by the WI-FI client, the plurality of printers connected to an enterprise network and comprising a printer without WI-FI capability.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by an agent device comprising a processor, a print request from a WI-FI client over a WI-FI network;
- in response to the print request, receiving, by the agent device, an identification of a non-WI-FI printer on an enterprise network that is nearby the WI-FI client, the non-WI-FI printer without capability to communicate over the WI-FI network;
- exposing, by the agent, the non-WI-FI printer to the WI-FI client;
- and
- causing, by the agent device, printing of a print job from the WI-FI client to the non-WI-FI printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.