Paul M Reilly

US Patent:

6401150, Jun 4, 2002

Filed:

Jun 6, 1995

Appl. No.:

08/470970

Inventors:

Paul E. Reilly - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

710104, 709200, 709223, 709224, 709250, 358 11, 358 113, 358 115, 358 118

Abstract:

A centralized queue for a network printing system is provided for allowing clients of a network printer to make job requests and enter a spot in a job queue without transmitting the actual print job data to the network. More particularly, an imaging device protocol (IDP) is provided which operates independently of the network layers below and only requires that a transport protocol/port be bidirectional. A wide variety of heterogenous network protocols may be supported by IDP for placing all of the incoming print job information in a print queue regardless of the protocol. Print job information from both IDP and non-IDP protocol/ports may be placed in the print queue by emulating IDP on the non-IDP protocol/ports. As a result, job information for all of the print jobs attempting to access a busy printer may be stored in the print queue so that the print jobs can be printed by the printer with a fair arbitration once the network printer becomes available.

US Patent:

6502147, Dec 31, 2002

Filed:

May 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/150085

Inventors:

Paul E. Reilly - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

710104, 710105, 709220, 709223, 709240, 358 113, 358 115

Abstract:

A centralized queue for a network printing system is provided for allowing clients of a network printer to make job requests and enter a spot in a job queue without transmitting the actual print job data to the network. More particularly, an imaging device protocol (IDP) is provided which operates independently of the network layers below and only requires that a transport protocol/port be bidirectional. A wide variety of heterogenous network protocols may be supported by IDP for placing all of the incoming print job information in a print queue regardless of the protocol. Print job information from both IDP and non-IDP protocol/ports may be placed in the print queue by emulating IDP on the non-IDP protocol/ports. As a result, job information for all of the print jobs attempting to access a busy printer may be stored in the print queue so that the print jobs can be printed by the printer with a fair arbitration once the network printer becomes available.

US Patent:

6687776, Feb 3, 2004

Filed:

Nov 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/286966

Inventors:

Paul E. Reilly - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

710104, 709200, 709223, 709224, 709250, 358 115

Abstract:

A centralized queue for a network printing system is provided for allowing clients of a network printer to make job requests and enter a spot in a job queue without transmitting the actual print job data to the network. More particularly, an imaging device protocol (IDP) is provided which operates independently of the network layers below and only requires that a transport protocol/port be bidirectional. A wide variety of heterogenous network protocols may be supported by IDP for placing all of the incoming print job information in a print queue regardless of the protocol. Print job information from both IDP and non-IDP protocol/ports may be placed in the print queue by emulating IDP on the non-IDP protocol/ports. As a result, job information for all of the print jobs attempting to access a busy printer may be stored in the print queue so that the print jobs can be printed by the printer with a fair arbitration once the network printer becomes available.

US Patent:

7167930, Jan 23, 2007

Filed:

Sep 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/660712

Inventors:

Paul E. Reilly - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

710 15, 710 6, 710 18, 710 39, 710104, 709200, 709220, 709221, 709222, 709223, 358 323

Abstract:

A centralized queue for a network printing system allows clients to make job requests and be placed in a job queue without transmitting the actual print job data to the network. An imaging device protocol (IDP) operates independently of the network layers below and only requires that a transport protocol/port be bidirectional. A variety of heterogenous network protocols may be supported by IDP for placing all of the incoming print job information in a print queue regardless of the protocol. Print job information from both IDP and non-IDP protocol/ports may be placed in the print queue by emulating IDP on the non-IDP protocol/ports. As a result, job information for all of the print jobs attempting to access a busy printer may be stored in the print queue so that the print jobs can be printed by the printer with a fair arbitration once the network printer becomes available.

US Patent:

7613845, Nov 3, 2009

Filed:

Dec 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/635005

Inventors:

Paul E. Reilly - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 13/12
G06F 3/12
G06F 15/00

US Classification:

710 15, 710 18, 710 19, 710 54, 358 11, 358 19

Abstract:

A centralized queue for a network printing system is provided for allowing clients of a network printer to make job requests and enter a spot in a job queue without transmitting the actual print job data to the network. More particularly, an imaging device protocol (IDP) is provided which operates independently of the network layers below and only requires that a transport protocol/port be bidirectional. A wide variety of heterogenous network protocols may be supported by IDP for placing all of the incoming print job information in a print queue regardless of the protocol. Print job information from both IDP and non-IDP protocol/ports may be placed in the print queue by emulating IDP on the non-IDP protocol/ports. As a result, job information for all of the print jobs attempting to access a busy printer may be stored in the print queue so that the print jobs can be printed by the printer with a fair arbitration once the network printer becomes available.

US Patent:

57547475, May 19, 1998

Filed:

Sep 9, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/709876

Inventors:

Paul E. Reilly - San Jose CA
Ted W. Walker - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06K 1500

US Classification:

395114

Abstract:

An architecture for a network printing system is provided that allows the network printer to achieve and enhance two-way communication between the host computers and the printer connected to the network. The architecture layers provide a normalized interface to the layers below so that all of the protocol/ports interact in the same way. More particularly, an imaging device protocol (IDP) and an IDP emulator enable various network service protocol/ports, both IDP and non-IDP ports, to communicate with the network printer by "seamless plug and play" connectivity. Furthermore, this architecture allows host computers to request network printer services through a client service connection protocol (CSCP) and IDP when these protocols are supported and emulates CSCP/IDP interactions when the network services do not support the CSCP/IDP protocols so that print job requests may be executed from the same print queue. This architecture also may be easily extended and integrated with new protocol/ports as they are developed and introduced.

US Patent:

57872376, Jul 28, 1998

Filed:

Jun 6, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/470962

Inventors:

Paul E. Reilly - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

395112

Abstract:

A network printing system for enhancing two-way communication between host computers and printers connected to a network. More particularly, the network printing system provides an imaging device protocol (DP) which enables various network service protocol/ports for host computers to communicate with the printer by "seamless plug and play" connectivity. IDP operates independently of the network layers below and only requires that the transport protocol/port be bidirectional. IDP allows all of the incoming print job information to be placed in the print queue regardless of the protocol for a wide variety of heterogenous network protocols. As a result, the network printing system enables print jobs from host computers connected to the network by a wide variety of heterogenous network protocols to be fairly arbitrated at the printer.