A client transmits only job information of print data to a server, the server manages a print order in accordance with the job information, and if printable, the client transmits the print data directly to a printer. After the print is completed, the printer notifies the server of a print completion,...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6115132?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6115132 - Printing system that transmits job information independently of print data
Printing system that transmits job information independently of print data