Patent ID: 8081323

Claim:
A remote printing server which receives data from a client computer via a local network and sends formatted data over a global network so as to print the formatted data on a remote printer which does not exist in the local network, comprising: print response means for performing a print control protocol for a local printer in the local network so that the client computer can recognize said remote printing server as a local printer in the local network, receiving print data from the client computer and performing a print completion response to the client computer thereby completing a print process of the print data locally between the client computer and said remote printing server before the received print data is converted into a transferrable format and transferred to the remote printer; spooling means for spooling the print data received by said print response means in a spooling area in said remote printing server; transferring data conversion means for converting the print data spooled by said spooling means into the transferrable format in which the print data can be transferred to the remote printer over the global network using a predetermined transfer protocol; and remote transfer means for transferring the print data converted into the transferrable format by said transferring data conversion means to the remote printer over the global network using the predetermined transfer protocol.