Patents Assigned to Microsoft Corporations
  • Printer driver identification for a remote printer
    Patent number: 7401113
    Abstract: In a multi-user server-client environment, a printer can be attached to a client computer. The server selects a corresponding printer driver to install on the server in order to allow applications executing on the server to print to the printer attached to the remote client computer. The selection process allows the server to intelligently identify closely matching printer drivers in the event that a particular printer driver that the server is notified of is not available for installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporations
    Inventors: Madan Mohan R. Appiah, Tad Dennis Brockway, Ritu Bahl