Patent ID: 11960779
Assignee: VMWARE LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method to perform printing in a virtualized computing environment that includes a host device configured to communicate with a client device, the method comprising:
receiving, by the host device from the client device via a communication channel, printing-related properties for a local printer coupled to the client device,
wherein the host device supports a virtualized computing instance that provides a virtual desktop,
wherein the printing-related properties information is received from the client device by a simulator at the host device;
receiving, by the simulator from the virtualized computing instance, a call that queries for the printing-related properties;
simulating at the host device, by the simulator, the client device when sending a response to the virtualized computing instance, wherein the response provides the printing-related properties, and wherein simulating the client device enables the call to be executed at the host device to generate the response;
configuring, by the virtualized computing instance, a virtual printer for the virtual desktop by using the printing-related properties provided by the response; and
using, by the virtualized computing instance, the configured virtual printer to generate a file of a first format.