Patent ID: 7528979
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of allocating print resources and subsequently printing a document via a print server within an office network, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of workstations and printers arranged in a network in an office; providing each workstation and printer with a unique address within the network; providing users of the network with a unique identifier; enabling a given user to log on to a workstation in the network using said unique identifier, said workstation being different from the user's usual workstation; and automatically allocating, in response the user logging on, print resources to the workstation where the user has logged on, said print resources being adjacent to the workstation, such that a document printed from the workstation is sent to a printer adjacent to the workstation rather than to a printer normally associated with the user's usual workstation; wherein printing of the document comprises the steps of: