Patent ID: 7437483
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method in a computer system for transferring a compressed data file from a software application running within the computer system to a printer in communication with the computer system, said method comprising: receiving at a device driver on the computer system a request sent from an application inquiring about whether a type of compression is supported; determining at the device driver both whether the printer is configured to decompress the type of compression and determining whether the device driver is capable of decompressing the type of compression; if it is determined that either the printer or the device driver is configured to decompress the type of compression inquired about by the application, then returning a response to the application that the type of compression is supported; and if it is determined that neither the printer nor the device driver is configured to decompress the type of compression inquired about by the application, then returning a response to the application that the type of compression is not supported.