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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1996
Yousef R. Yacoub, San Jose, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A virtual printer for print jobs printed on networked printers. First, the virtual printer checks a user's preferences regarding a print job the user wishes to send such as speed and image quality. Next, the virtual printer determines, using a server, database or other query, the most appropriate printer complying with the print job preferences, and located physically near the user and sends the print job to that printer. If the printer returns an error signal, the virtual printer will determine a different printer which closely complies with the print job preferences and re-send the print job. If a busy signal is returned, the user will be given the choice of waiting or having the virtual printer automatically determine the next available appropriate printer. When the print job is complete, the user will be notified of the physical location of the printer where the print job was processed.