Techniques for printer-side network cluster printing

Details Techniques for printer-side network cluster printing Techniques for printer-side network cluster printing

2003-06-12

2008-12-23

Poon, King Y (Department: 2625)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

Communication

C345S568000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07468804

ABSTRACT:
Network cluster printing without external services, additional hardware or unique printer drivers is described. Cluster agents are installed on each printer of the cluster and configured to perform processes which, in one aspect, comprises receiving a print job at a master printer that is configured with a virtual network address. The virtual network address is associated with a plurality of networked printers, including the master printer. The received print job is addressed to the virtual network address, which is bound to a network interface of the master printer. The master printer determines to which printer the print job should be sent, and sends the print job to the appropriate printer according to the determination. Print jobs that are addressed to a real network address associated with a particular printer instead of the virtual network address are simply processed and printed at the particular printer.

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