Network printer with remote print queue control procedure

摘要

The method of the invention enables remote control of a print queue (28) in a network printer (14) which receives print jobs over the Internet from plural client processors (10,12). The network printer (14) includes a server procedure (24) which enables transfer of files from the network printer (14) over the network and a browser procedure (26) which enables retrieval of files from client processors (10,12) over the network. The method includes the steps of: establishing a queue (28) of received print job identifiers; employing the server procedure (24) to provide a first file to a client processor (10,12) to enable the client processor (10,12) to transmit a status request concerning the print queue; receiving a message including the status request and transmitting, in response, a second file with queue data to the client processor (10,12), the second file further including queue alteration choices; receiving a response message from the client processor (10,12) with at least one queue alteration value; and altering the queue (28) accordingly. The method further includes the step of responding to a received URL from a scanner (16), by employing the browser procedure (26) to retrieve a text file identified by the URL.