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Method for automatically creating network printer ports on a workstation

  • US 20030055958A1
  • Filed: 09/20/2001
  • Published: 03/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of creating network printer ports on a computer workstation, said computer workstation having an operating system that includes a print subsystem, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a network;

    communicatively coupling said computer workstation to said network;

    communicatively coupling at least one printer to said network;

    said computer workstation performing the steps of;

    transmitting a discovery packet to which a first printer of a designated type can respond;

    receiving a response packet from said first printer, said response packet including printer-specific network information of said first printer;

    identifying whether a network port exists for said first printer; and

    if no such network port exists, then creating a first network printer port for said first printer based on said printer-specific network information for said first printer.

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