Dynamic advertisement allocation

A computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer, said program comprising:

• a print job processing part configured to process a print job received through a network from an information terminal;
• and
• a dynamic advertisement selection part configured to select, based on dynamic selection criteria, one of said plurality of advertisements stored in a database, after said print job processing part receives the print job,
• wherein said print job processing part causes a printing device to generate a printout of said print job and print the selected advertisement on at least a portion of a page of said printout after said print job processing part receives the print job.

A printing system comprising:

• one or more information terminals;
• a database storing a plurality of advertisements;
• a printing device;
• and
• a print job processing part configured to receive a print job through a network from one of said information terminals, select one of said plurality of advertisements stored in said database based on dynamic selection criteria, after said print job processing part receives the print job, and cause said printer to generate a printout of said print job and print the selected advertisement on at least a portion of a page of said printout after said print job processing part receives the print job.

A method for presenting advertisement on a printout of a print job, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) receiving a print job submitted by a user of an information terminal;
• (b) selecting one of a plurality of advertisements stored in a database based on dynamic selection criteria, after receiving the print job in step (a);
• and
• (c) generating a printout of said print job through a specified printing device and printing the selected advertisement on at least a portion of a page of said printout after receiving the print job in step (a).