Online print with driverless web print server

摘要

A web based universal printing system that enables printing of documents without having the software application that was used to create the document on a client, or without the client being physically connected to the printer. The client using hypertext transfer protocol connects to a web page, selects a printer and finishing options associated with the selected printer, and then sends a document in its native format to a print server. The print server having the printer driver for the selected printer, converts the document to a print file and then sends the print file to the selected printer for printing. A jobs log database coupled to the print server logs system events and provides accounting capabilities. A job queue manager monitors the printer and print job and can report the status of the printer or the print job to the client.