System for processing print jobs in a network
AssigneeOce-Technologies B.V.
InventorGadze C. Nauta
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Abstract
A system for processing print jobs in a network containing a plurality of client stations adapted to submit print jobs, and at least one printing device containing a control unit and a printer, the control unit including storage means for storing print jobs submitted to the printing device. In the system a print account job containing account information of a print job is generated and submitted, wherein the print account job is linked to the corresponding print job by a linking identifier. A stored print job is validated for printing when a corresponding valid account job has been received.
Claims17
A system for processing print jobs in a network containing a plurality of client stations adapted to submit print jobs, and at least one printing device containing a control unit and a printer, the control unit including storage means for storing print jobs submitted to the printing device, which comprises means for generating and submitting a print account job containing account information of a print job, wherein the print account job is linked to the corresponding print job by a linking identifier, and means for validating stored print jobs for printing, wherein said validating means receives account jobs and validates a corresponding print job for printing in the case a valid account job has been received.
A printing device, comprising a control unit and a printer, the control unit including storage means for storing print jobs in a holding queue;
- the control unit of the printing device being adapted to receive print jobs and print account jobs, wherein the control unit contains means for validating stored print jobs for printing, said validating means being adapted to receive account jobs and validate a corresponding print job for printing in case a valid account job has been received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.