METHOD FOR PRINTING TO A NETWORKED PRINTER
First Claim
1. A method on a networked workstation for printing on a printer which is connected to the same network as the workstation and which is not installed on the workstation, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting the printer; and
availing the detected printer on the workstation for printing without having to install the printer on the workstation.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for printing on a printer which is connected to the same network as the workstation and which is not installed on the workstation is disclosed. If printing is restricted to only printers installed on a workstation when there are other printers on a network, a full printing capacity of the network is not fully capitalized. The invention is implemented as an application which runs on a workstation on a network running Novell Netware. The workstation is able to detect a printer which is connected to the network and which is not installed on the workstation. The workstation detects the printer by querying a server for print queue information. From the print queue information, the workstation is able to detect any printer which is not installed on the workstation. After detecting the printer, the printer is made accessible for printing on the workstation by availing a print queue corresponding to the detected printer.
110 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method on a networked workstation for printing on a printer which is connected to the same network as the workstation and which is not installed on the workstation, the method comprising the steps of:
-
detecting the printer; and
availing the detected printer on the workstation for printing without having to install the printer on the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A workstation which can be connected to a network, the workstation comprising:
-
means for detecting a printer which is connected to the network and which is not installed on the workstation; and
means for availing the detected printer on the workstation for printing without having to install the printer on the workstation.
-
-
16. A program storage device readable by a workstation, tangibly embodying a program of instructions, executable by the workstation to perform the method steps for printing on a printer which is connected to the same network as the workstation and which is not installed on the workstation, the method steps comprising:
-
detecting the printer; and
availing the detected printer on the workstation for printing without having to install the printer on the workstation.
-
-
17. A method on a workstation for redirecting a print job on a source print queue associated with a source printer to a target print queue associated with a target printer, wherein the workstation and the printers are connected in a network in which a first queue server manages the source and target print queues, the method comprising the steps of:
-
the workstation acting as a second queue server to access contents of the print job managed by the first queue server; and
the workstation creating another print job on the target print queue which has substantially the same contents as the print job on the source print queue. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification