Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Network resource allocating
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Chankong, Dohm (Department: 2452)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Network resource allocating
C709S217000, C709S218000, C709S223000, C709S224000, C709S225000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07991892
ABSTRACT:
Methods, devices, services and program products are provided for selecting a printer from a plurality of printers as a function of a printer resource consumption attribute where there is a network environment comprising a plurality of printers, each of the plurality of printers having a resource consumption attribute value. A user invokes a print operation through the network environment and a processing means compares weighted resource consumption attribute values for each of the plurality of printers. Processing means automatically select at least one destination printer from the plurality of printers having a lower resource usage requirement for performing a print operation relative to at least one unselected printer of the plurality of printers. Processing means also automatically choose a destination printer as a function of an availability of each of the destination printers.
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Hamilton, II Rick A.
O'Connell Brian M.
Pickover Clifford A.
Vogelsang Victoria L.
Walker Keith R.
Chankong Dohm
Daugherty Patrick J.
Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., LPA
International Business Machines - Corporation
Widhalm Angela
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