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Servicing a print request from a client system

  • US 9,218,153 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2014
  • Issued: 12/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for servicing a print request from a specific client system of a plurality of client systems, said method comprising:

  • reading, by a processor of a computer system from a database accessible to each printer server system of a plurality of printer server systems, client-specific information from a client profile, printer server information from a server profile, and printer information from a printer profile, wherein the printer server information pertains to each print server system of the plurality of printer server systems, wherein the printer information pertains to a plurality of printers utilized by the printer server systems, wherein the client-specific information pertains to the specific client system and comprises the specific client system'"'"'s geographic location, a favorite time span reflecting when the specific client system has previously been connected to a network, an amount of data reflective of a quantity of data previously printed within a given historical time span, a maximum data transfer rate at which the specific client system can transfer data to the network, a minimum speed required for printing data received from the specific client system by each printer server system of the plurality of printer server systems, or combinations thereof;

    said processor ascertaining at least one best-suited printer of the plurality of printers to be used for servicing a print request received from the specific client system, wherein said ascertaining comprises utilizing the client-specific information, the printer server information, and the printer information; and

    in response to said ascertaining, said processor servicing the print request, said servicing performed by the at least one best suited printer.

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