Print processing system and method with print job reprocessing

• US 7,027,175 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2001
• Issued: 04/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Robertson, Melanie M.
• Primary Examiner(s): RUDY, ANDREW J
• Application Number:
  US09/999,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20030093325A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,608 Days
• Field of Search: 705/27, 358/1.13, 358/1.15, 358/402, 709/203, 709/223
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1224 Client or server resources management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server

Abstract

A system and method of reprocessing a print job of a user includes processing of the print job by a print provider based on a job ticket and a data file for the print job, soliciting and receiving an offer by at least one print provider, including the print provider, to reprocess the print job, and notifying the user of the offer by the at least one print provider to reprocess the print job.

Claims

1. A method of reprocessing a print job of a user, the method comprising:

processing of the print job by one of a plurality of print providers based on a job ticket and a data file for the print job;

soliciting the plurality of print providers, including the one of the plurality of print providers, with a print processing system controller and receiving at the print processing system controller an offer by at least one of the print providers to reprocess the print job; and

notifying the user of the offer by the at least one of the print providers to reprocess the print job with the print processing system controller.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein processing of the print job includes identifying a predetermined interval for reprocessing of the print job, and wherein soliciting the offer by the at least one of the print providers includes soliciting the offer by the at least one of the print providers at the predetermined interval.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving the job ticket and the data file for the print job at the print processing system controller, including specifying the predetermined interval for reprocessing of the print job.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein notifying the user of the offer by the at least one of the print providers includes confirming at least one attribute of the print job.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the user at the print processing system controller an acceptance of the offer by the at least one of the print providers to reprocess the print job; and

reprocessing of the print job by the at least one of the print providers based on the job ticket and the data file for the print job.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

storing the job ticket and the data file for the print job,

wherein reprocessing of the print job by the at least one of the print providers includes retrieving the job ticket and the data file for the print job.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

registering print services of the at least one of the print providers with the print processing system controller,

wherein reprocessing of the print job by the at least one of the print providers includes processing the print job with the print services of the at least one of the print providers.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

linking the user and the print processing system controller via a communication network,

wherein notifying the user of the offer by the at least one of the print providers includes notifying the user of the offer via the communication network.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving from the user the acceptance of the offer includes receiving from the user the acceptance of the offer via the communication network.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving the job ticket and the data file for the print job from the user at the print processing system controller via the communication network.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

linking the at least one of the print providers and the print processing system controller via a communication network,

wherein soliciting and receiving the offer by the at least one of the print providers includes soliciting and receiving the offer by the at least one of the print providers via the communication network.