Patent ID: 6552813
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In a network having a client which generates a print job, a printing system comprising:a virtual printer coupled to said client, said virtual printer configured to determine which printer of a plurality of printers on the network complies with print job preferences, said virtual printer receiving said preferences of said print job from said client, wherein said preferences include at least one of print image quality, speed of said print job, color/black-and-white image, paper type and paper size; a first printer coupled to said virtual printer and to said network, wherein said virtual printer determines that said first printer complies with said preferences, said virtual printer automatically forwarding said print job to said first printer, after automatically forwarding said print job to said first printer, said virtual printer receives a signal from said first printer indicating that said print job cannot be completed, said virtual printer terminating said print job on said first printer, said virtual printer determining that a second printer at least partially complies with said preferences, said virtual printer automatically forwarding said print job to said second printer, and said virtual printer notifies said client of a physical location of said completed print job.