Patent ID: 7095518
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of receiving, storing, and forwarding a print job for printing of a document over a network, comprising: forwarding said print job to a spooling server; receiving said print job at said spooling server; storing said print job at said spooling server; receiving an instruction at the spooling server to initiate said print job for printing the document at a designated printer; initiating said print job for printing the document in response to said instruction; separately sending a polling request for any initiated print jobs from a printer polling device associated with the designated printer to the spooling server, said polling request being automatically forwarded from the printer polling device to the spooling server; receiving the polling request at said spooling server; and forwarding said requested initiated print job from the spooling server to the printer polling device in response to said polling request.