SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A DOCUMENT WORKFLOW
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1. A method of processing a document workflow, the steps comprising:
- providing a document workflow system including a grid computing system in communication with at least one I/O device, the document workflow system configured to process at least one print job; and
partitioning the processing of the at least one print job between the grid computing system and the at least one I/O device, wherein the grid computing system is configured to process at least one non-physical component of the document workflow and the at least one I/O device is configured to process at least one physical component of the document workflow.
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Abstract
A method of processing a document workflow includes the initial step of providing a document workflow system including a grid computing system in communication with at least one I/O device. The document workflow system is configured to process at least one print job. The method also includes the step of partitioning the processing of the at least one print job between the grid computing system and the at least one I/O device. The grid computing system is configured to process at least one non-physical component of the document workflow and the at least one I/O device is configured to process at least one physical component of the document workflow.
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1. A method of processing a document workflow, the steps comprising:
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providing a document workflow system including a grid computing system in communication with at least one I/O device, the document workflow system configured to process at least one print job; and partitioning the processing of the at least one print job between the grid computing system and the at least one I/O device, wherein the grid computing system is configured to process at least one non-physical component of the document workflow and the at least one I/O device is configured to process at least one physical component of the document workflow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of processing a document workflow, the steps comprising:
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providing a document workflow system including a grid computing system in communication with at least one I/O device, the document workflow system configured to process at least one print job; hosting the grid computing system on a user-accessible network to facilitate the communication of the at least one print job from the user to the grid computing system; and partitioning the processing of the at least one print job between the computing grid and the at least one I/O device, wherein the grid computing system is configured to process at least one non-physical component of the document workflow and the at least one I/O device is configured to process at least one physical component of the document workflow. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of providing a grid-enabled document workflow processing service, the steps comprising:
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providing a document workflow system including a grid computing system in communication with at least one I/O device, the document workflow system configured to process at least one print job; hosting the grid computing system on a user-accessible network to facilitate the communication of the at least one print job from the user to the grid computing system; and partitioning the processing of the at least one print job between the grid computing system and the at least on I/O device, wherein the grid computing system is configured to process at least one non-physical component of the document workflow and the at least one I/O device is configured to process at least one physical component of the document workflow. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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