Printer control device providing printer masquerading features and related methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8531693
APP PUB NO 20100039662A1
SERIAL NO

12437813

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A computer network may include a network server, a network printer having a printer identifier associated therewith, and a plurality of network computers coupled to the network server for generating print jobs to be directed to the printer based upon the printer identifier. Each print job may have a printing permission level associated therewith. Moreover, the computer network may further include a printer control device coupled between the network server and the network printer and configured to determine the printer identifier associated with the network printer based upon printer communications, identify the printer control device to the network server using the printer identifier to access the print jobs from the network computers, and selectively enable printing of the print jobs by the network printer based upon the respective printing permission levels associated therewith.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • PHAROS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pickhardt, Kevin Pittsford, US 5 56
Reddy, Paul James Auckland, NZ 8 93
Riddell, Peter James Auckland, NZ 4 50
Sharpe, Julian Auckland, NZ 2 28
Sun, Jacky Auckland, NZ 2 28

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