发明名称 |
Servicing a print request from a client system |
摘要 |
A method and system for servicing a print request from a specific client system. Client-specific information from a client profile is read from database accessible to at least two printer server systems. The client-specific information includes the specific client system's geographic location, a favorite time span reflecting when the specific client system was previously connected to a network, an amount of data reflecting 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, or combinations thereof. At least one best-suited printer is ascertained to be used for servicing the print request, utilizing the client-specific information, printer server information, and printer information. The print request is serviced by the at least one best suited printer. |
申请公布号 |
US9218153(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.12.22 |
申请号 |
US201414189039 |
申请日期 |
2014.02.25 |
申请人 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
发明人 |
Heil Jochen |
分类号 |
G06F3/12;G06F11/14;H04L29/08 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/12 |
代理机构 |
Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts, LLP |
代理人 |
Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts, LLP ;Pivnichny John |
主权项 |
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. |
地址 |
Armonk NY US |