SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USAGE OF PRINTER RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method for controlling usage of resources associated with a printing device, comprising:
- transmitting a print-ready document from a client device, over a network, to a printing device;
intercepting the transmitted print-ready document before the transmitted print-ready document is received by the printing device;
electronically extracting, using a processor, page, document, or user information from the intercepted print-ready document;
electronically, using a processor, comparing the extracted page, document, or user information with resource policies associated with the printing device;
modifying the page, document or user information within the intercepted print-ready document when the extracted page, document, or user information is in conflict with resource policies associated with the printing device to ensure that printing of the print-ready document is in compliance with the resource policies associated with the printing device; and
submitting the modified print-ready document to the printing device for printing.
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Abstract
A system and method control usage of resources associated with a printing device by transmitting a print-ready document from a client device, over a network, to a printing device; intercepting the transmitted print-ready document before the transmitted print-ready document is received by the printing device; electronically extracting, using a processor, page, document, or user information from the intercepted print-ready document; electronically, using a processor, comparing the extracted page, document or user information with resource policies associated with the printing device; modifying the page, document, or user information within the intercepted print-ready document when the extracted page, document, or user information is in conflict with resource policies associated with the printing device to ensure that printing of the print-ready document is in compliance with the resource policies associated with the printing device; and submitting the modified print-ready document to the printing device for printing.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling usage of resources associated with a printing device, comprising:
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transmitting a print-ready document from a client device, over a network, to a printing device; intercepting the transmitted print-ready document before the transmitted print-ready document is received by the printing device; electronically extracting, using a processor, page, document, or user information from the intercepted print-ready document; electronically, using a processor, comparing the extracted page, document, or user information with resource policies associated with the printing device; modifying the page, document or user information within the intercepted print-ready document when the extracted page, document, or user information is in conflict with resource policies associated with the printing device to ensure that printing of the print-ready document is in compliance with the resource policies associated with the printing device; and submitting the modified print-ready document to the printing device for printing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to enable the controlling of the usage of resources associated with a printing device, comprising:
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a plurality of client devices for generating print-ready documents; a printing device; a network to communicatively connect said plurality of client devices with said printing device; and an intercepting device, operatively connected between said network and said printing device, to intercept the print-ready document transmitted from a client device to said printing device; said intercepting device extracting page, document, or user information from the intercepted print-ready document; said intercepting device comparing the extracted page, document or user information with resource policies associated with said printing device; said intercepting device modifying the page, document, or user information within the intercepted print-ready document when the extracted page, document or user information is in conflict with resource policies associated with said printing device to ensure that printing of the print-ready document is in compliance with the resource policies associated with said printing device; and said intercepting device submitting the modified print-ready document to said printing device for printing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device to control usage of resources associated with a printing device, comprising:
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an input port to intercept the print-ready document transmitted from a client device to a printing device; an output port to provide a connection to the printing device associated with the intercepted print-ready document; and a processor, operatively connected to said input port and said output port; said processor extracting page, document, or user information from the intercepted print-ready document; said processor comparing the extracted page, document, or user information with resource policies associated with said printing device; said processor modifying the page, document, or user information within the intercepted print-ready document when the extracted page, document or user information is in conflict with resource policies associated with the printing device to ensure that printing of the print-ready document is in compliance with the resource policies associated with the printing device; said processor, through said output port, submitting the modified intercepted print-ready document to the printing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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