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Printer driver identification for a remote printer

  • US 7,401,113 B1
  • Filed: 12/09/1999
  • Issued: 07/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method in a server-client environment, the method comprising:

  • receiving at the server a driver identifier for a printer that is attached to the client;

    using the driver identifier to select a closest matching driver of a plurality of drivers to install at the server; and

    installing, at the server and not at the client, the selected driver in order to enable applications executing on the server to print to the printer using the installed driver.

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