Patent ID: 9400622
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions to provide a path independent print queue, the instructions when executed by a processor causing the processor to: receive path data indicative of a plurality of connectivity paths to electronically connect a computer and a printer, wherein the path data is data generated via a polling of available paths conducted by the printer; provide, for display to a user, a graphic user interface to enable sending of print jobs to a print queue, the print queue receive, via the interface, a command for the computer to send a first print job to the printer; monitor the plurality of paths to identify an available path among the plurality of paths; select a preferred connectivity path from among the plurality of connectivity paths based on a preference ranking; and cause sending of the first print job from the print queue to the printer via the preferred connectivity path.