Patent ID: 8001270
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating between a client device and a peripheral device over a network that includes the peripheral device, the client device, and a server device adapted to control the peripheral device, wherein the method is performed by the client device, the method comprising: creating a print job, wherein the print job is to be sent to the peripheral device; determining, after the print job is created, a network address of the peripheral device by the client device in response to the creation of the print job, wherein the peripheral device has a network address that is not known to the client device, and wherein determining includes: addressing, after determining the network address of the peripheral device, the peripheral device using the determined network address of the peripheral device, wherein addressing the peripheral device occurs after the communication has been sent over the network; and communicating directly with the peripheral device, thereby bypassing the server device.