Patent ID: 9218153
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
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.