Rendering broker service and method
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1. A method for brokered rendering, comprising:
- examining a document embodied in a non-rendered format in a computer system to identify at least one rendering operation to be performed to convert the document into a rendered format to be employed in printing the document;
identifying at least one rendering application capable of performing the at least one rendering operation; and
applying the document to the at least one rendering application to implement the at least one rendering operation.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for brokered rendering. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: examining a document embodied in a non-rendered format in a computer system to identify at least one rendering operation to be performed to convert the document into a rendered format to be employed in printing the document, identifying at least one rendering application capable of performing the at least one rendering operation, and, applying the document to the at least one rendering application to implement the at least one rendering operation.
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1. A method for brokered rendering, comprising:
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examining a document embodied in a non-rendered format in a computer system to identify at least one rendering operation to be performed to convert the document into a rendered format to be employed in printing the document;
identifying at least one rendering application capable of performing the at least one rendering operation; and
applying the document to the at least one rendering application to implement the at least one rendering operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for brokered rendering, comprising:
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a processor circuit having a processor and a memory;
a rendering broker stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the rendering broker comprising;
logic that examines a document embodied in a non-rendered format to identify at least one rendering operation to be performed to convert the document into a rendered format to be employed in printing the document;
logic that identifies at least one rendering application capable of performing the at least one rendering operation; and
logic that applies the document to the at least one rendering application to implement the at least one rendering operation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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18. A program embodied in a computer readable medium for brokered rendering, comprising:
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code that examines a document embodied in a non-rendered format to identify at least one rendering operation to be performed to convert the document into a rendered format to be employed in printing the document;
code that identifies at least one rendering application capable of performing the at least one rendering operation; and
code that applies the document to the at least one rendering application to implement the at least one rendering operation.
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25. A system for brokered rendering, comprising:
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means for examining a document embodied in a non-rendered format to identify at least one rendering operation to be performed to convert the document into a rendered format to be employed in printing the document;
means for identifying at least one rendering application capable of performing the at least one rendering operation; and
means for applying the document to the at least one rendering application to implement the at least one rendering operation.
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