SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PRINT JOBS
First Claim
1. A document-processing system, comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium in communication with said processor, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions for;
electronically receiving a campaign-specifications data structure including at least one job specification, wherein the at least one job specification is associated with a job type selected from a catalog, an advertising campaign and a mail related service;
selecting a set of entries from a database, wherein each selected entry corresponds to a vendor capable of performing a job as operatively specified by the at least one job specification of the campaign-specifications data structure;
authorizing one or more of the selected set of capable entries in accordance with a predetermined set of criteria; and
calculating a plurality of prices corresponding to the campaign-specifications data structure, wherein each of the plurality of prices is operatively associated with at least one of the one or more of the selected set of capable entries.
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Abstract
A computer implemented document-processing system and related method includes a receiving component, a capabilities analysis component, an authorization component and a calculating component. The receiving component receives a campaign-specifications data structure including one or more job specifications. One of the job specifications is associated with a job type selected from a direct mail campaign catalog, a direct mail campaign advertising and a direct mail non-printable service. The capabilities analysis component selects a set of capable entries from a database of vendors such that each selected entry corresponds to a vendor capable of performing one or more jobs of a campaign as operatively specified by one or more job specifications of the campaign-specifications data structure. The authorization component authorizes a set of entries from the database of vendors that conform to a predetermined set of criteria. The calculating component electronically calculates a plurality of prices corresponding to the campaign-specifications data structure. Each of the plurality of prices is operatively associated with one entry of the authorized set of entries and/or one entry of the selected set of capable entries.
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25 Claims
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1. A document-processing system, comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with said processor, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions for; electronically receiving a campaign-specifications data structure including at least one job specification, wherein the at least one job specification is associated with a job type selected from a catalog, an advertising campaign and a mail related service; selecting a set of entries from a database, wherein each selected entry corresponds to a vendor capable of performing a job as operatively specified by the at least one job specification of the campaign-specifications data structure; authorizing one or more of the selected set of capable entries in accordance with a predetermined set of criteria; and calculating a plurality of prices corresponding to the campaign-specifications data structure, wherein each of the plurality of prices is operatively associated with at least one of the one or more of the selected set of capable entries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer implemented document-processing system, comprising:
a processing component comprising; a receiving component adapted for electronically receiving a campaign-specifications data structure including at least one job specification and electronically storing the campaign-specifications data structure, wherein the at least one job specification is associated with a job type selected from a direct mail campaign catalog, a direct mail campaign advertising and a direct mail non-printable service; a capabilities analysis component for operatively and electronically receiving the campaign-specifications data structure from said receiving component, wherein said capabilities analysis component selects a set of capable entries from a database of vendors and electronically stores the selected set of capable entries, wherein each selected entry corresponds to a vendor capable of performing a first job of a campaign as operatively specified by the at least one job specification of the campaign-specifications data structure; an authorization component for authorizing one or more of the selected set of capable entries in accordance with a predetermined set of criteria, wherein the one or more of the selected set of capable entries are electronically stored; and a calculating component for electronically calculating a plurality of prices corresponding to the campaign-specifications data structure, wherein each of the plurality of prices is operatively associated with at least one of the one or more selected set of capable entries. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for processing documents, comprising:
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selecting a job specification associated with a job type selected from a direct mail campaign catalog, a direct mail campaign advertising and a direct mail non-printable service; electronically storing a campaign-specification including the job specification; determining a first set of capable vendors from a predetermined set of vendors, the first set of capable vendors capable of performing a first job of a campaign as operatively specified by the job specification of the campaign-specification; authorizing a second set of vendors selected from the first set, the second set of vendors authorized for bidding on performing the first job of the campaign as operatively specified by the job specification of the campaign-specification; and determining a total price corresponding to the campaign-specification including the job specification, wherein a price of the total price corresponds to a vendor in the second set of vendors performing the first job.
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