Patent ID: 7321443

Claim:
A print device for obtaining print content for a client device, the print device comprising: one or more communications ports operable to receive a reference from the client, said reference comprising at least a first network address identifying a location corresponding to the print content and a second network address for a print server, the first network address and the second network address being associated with different network devices, wherein the one or more communications ports are configured for use in communicating with the location and the print server; a memory storing executable program instructions for using one of said one or more communications ports to accept a communications link from a client and accept said reference communicated from said client, for determining said print server address from said reference, for communicating said reference to the second network address via one of the one or more communications ports so that said print server may resolve said reference to obtain the print content by utilizing the first network address to establish a network communications link with the location using the first network address, and for obtaining the print content from the print server; and a processor for executing said stored program instructions.