Patent ID: 6307640
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
A network print system comprising:a computer terminal having,a processor,a computer user interface, anda computer display, said processor being configured to produce a print request message in response to information provided through said computer user interface, said print request message containing image data, and said print request message not uniquely identifying a device for printing said image data;a plurality of printers communicatively coupled to said computer terminal, said plurality of printers each having a printer user interface with a data input device and a data display device; anda host computer communicatively coupled to said plurality of printers and said computer terminal and configured to receive said print request message, said host computer havinga memory in which said image data is stored, anda host computer processor configured to produce a job number associated with said print request message and send said job number to said computer terminal, whereinsaid computer terminal being configured to display on said computer display an indication of said job number provided by said host computer,said host computer processor being configured to recognize when said job number is input to a particular printer of said plurality of printers via said printer user interface and configured to, based on said job number input, associate said particular printer with said print request message and identify the particular printer as the printer for receiving the print request message, and provide said image data to said identified particular printer for printing so that a user can input said job number into any one of the plurality of printers in order to print the image data at the printer into which the user input the job number.