ECONOMIC MODEL FOR PRINTING WITH A PEER NETWORK OF PRINTING DEVICES
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a plurality of printing devices, a print job comprising printing data and printing specifications from a user;
calculating, by each of said printing devices, an ability score based on an ability to meet each of said printing specifications;
outputting said ability score from each of said printing devices to said user;
receiving, by a selected print device of said printing devices, an instruction to print said print job from said user; and
printing, by said selected print device, said print job on tangible media to produce a tangible output.
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Abstract
At least two printing devices receive a print job from a user that has printing data and printing specifications. Each of the printing devices calculates an ability score based on each printing device'"'"'s ability to meet each of the printing specifications. The printing devices each output their ability score to the user. The printing devices then receive an indication as to which printing device is the selected print device, and instructions to print the print job are thus sent from the user to the selected print device. Then, the selected print device prints the print job on tangible media to produce a tangible output.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a plurality of printing devices, a print job comprising printing data and printing specifications from a user; calculating, by each of said printing devices, an ability score based on an ability to meet each of said printing specifications; outputting said ability score from each of said printing devices to said user; receiving, by a selected print device of said printing devices, an instruction to print said print job from said user; and printing, by said selected print device, said print job on tangible media to produce a tangible output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a print controller, a print job comprising printing data and printing specifications from a user, said printing specifications comprising an estimated turnaround time, printing colors, printing quality, and print output location; outputting said print job from said print controller to a plurality of printing devices; calculating, by each of said printing devices, an ability score based on an ability to meet each of said printing specifications; outputting said ability score from each of said printing devices to said print controller; displaying abilities of said printing devices, based on each said ability score, to print said print job from said print controller to said user; receiving, by said print controller, an identification of a selected print device of said printing devices from said user; instructing, by said print controller, said selected print device to print said print job; and printing, by said selected print device, said print job on tangible media to produce a tangible output. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A printing device comprising:
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a processor; a computer storage media operatively connected to said processor, said computer storage media storing instructions executable by said processor; an interface operatively connected to said processor, said interface being in communication with a user and a plurality of printing devices, said interface and said plurality of printing devices receiving a print job comprising printing data and printing specifications from said user, each of said printing devices and said processor calculating an ability score based on an ability to meet each of said printing specifications, and each of said printing devices and said interface outputting said ability score to said user; and a printing engine operatively connected to said processor, if said interface receives, from said user, an instruction to print said print job, said printing engine printing said print job on tangible media to produce a tangible output. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a print controller receiving a print job comprising printing data and printing specifications from a user, said printing specifications comprising an estimated turnaround time, printing colors, printing quality, and print output location; and a plurality of printing devices operatively connected to said print controller, said print controller outputting said print job to said printing devices, each of said printing devices calculating an ability score based on an ability to meet each of said printing specifications, each of said printing devices outputting said ability score to said print controller, said print controller displaying, to said user, abilities of said printing devices to print said print job, based on each said ability score, said print controller receiving, from said user, an identification of a selected print device of said printing devices, said print controller instructing said selected print device to print said print job, and said selected print device printing said print job on tangible media to produce a tangible output. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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