Selecting a Printer Based on Proximity

Abstract

An application server is disclosed herein. The application server comprises a memory and a processor. The processor is capable of operating a process comprising: receiving a print request, the print request comprising a print job and a print zone; requesting a list of printers located in the print zone; selecting a printer from the list of printers; and transmitting the print job to the selected printer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An application server comprising:
 memory;   a processor, the processor capable of operating a process comprising:
 receiving a print request, the print request comprising a print job and a print zone; 
 requesting a list of printers located in the print zone; 
 selecting a printer from the list of printers; and 
 transmitting the print job to the selected printer. 
   
     
     
         2 . The application server of  claim 1 , wherein the print request is sent due to actuation of a sensor. 
     
     
         3 . The application server of  claim 1 , wherein the print request is manually sent by a user. 
     
     
         4 . The application server of  claim 1 , wherein the selected printer is selected automatically. 
     
     
         5 . The application server of  claim 1 , wherein the list of printers is maintained on a host server, the host server being different than the application server. 
     
     
         6 . The application server of  claim 1 , wherein selecting a printer from the list of printers is done via a user interface of a mobile computing device. 
     
     
         7 . The application server of  claim 1 , wherein the list of printers is maintained in a database on the application server. 
     
     
         8 . The application server of  claim 1 , wherein the print job comprises instructions for the selected printer to complete a task. 
     
     
         9 . The application server of  claim 8 , wherein the task is to print a label. 
     
     
         10 . The application server of  claim 8 , wherein the task is to display an alert on the user interface of the printer.