16-04-2012, 03:55 PM
GOOGLE CLOUD PRINT
ABSTRACT:
We observe two significant trends in computing today, the shift towards web/cloud-based applications and the proliferation of web-connected mobile devices. As these web apps and mobile devices have become more capable, users are expecting the same capabilities from them that they have on their PCs, and printing is near the top of that list.
Replicating the complex printing architectures of traditional PC operating systems on these new class of devices is not desirable and often not feasible. Nobody in the printing ecosystem - users, developers, print manufacturers - wants to extend the “driver mess.” GCP eliminates the need for drivers and brings full-featured printing to a new generation of mobile and web-based applications.
This is accomplished through the use of a cloud print service. Apps no longer rely on the local operating system (and drivers) to print. Instead, as shown in the diagram below, apps (whether they be a native desktop/mobile app or a web app) use GCP to submit and manage print jobs. GCP is then responsible for sending the print job to the appropriate printer, with the particular options the user selected, and providing job status to the app.
ABSTRACT:
We observe two significant trends in computing today, the shift towards web/cloud-based applications and the proliferation of web-connected mobile devices. As these web apps and mobile devices have become more capable, users are expecting the same capabilities from them that they have on their PCs, and printing is near the top of that list.
Replicating the complex printing architectures of traditional PC operating systems on these new class of devices is not desirable and often not feasible. Nobody in the printing ecosystem - users, developers, print manufacturers - wants to extend the “driver mess.” GCP eliminates the need for drivers and brings full-featured printing to a new generation of mobile and web-based applications.
This is accomplished through the use of a cloud print service. Apps no longer rely on the local operating system (and drivers) to print. Instead, as shown in the diagram below, apps (whether they be a native desktop/mobile app or a web app) use GCP to submit and manage print jobs. GCP is then responsible for sending the print job to the appropriate printer, with the particular options the user selected, and providing job status to the app.