Private server implementation of policy for carryover and borrowing usage

A method for implementing policy-based printing, the method comprising:

• applying a policy to determine whether to allow a document to be printed from a private server, wherein a request to print the document is received from a public server;
• determining that a parameter for a current period as set forth in the policy denies the document to be printed;
• compiling usage information associated with the parameter for a subsequent period from a ledger on the private server;
• determining a borrowed usage from the usage information for the subsequent period;
• determining whether to allow the document to be printed according to the policy and the borrowed usage;
• and
• updating the ledger with the borrowed usage.

A private server configured to:

• apply a policy to determine whether to allow a document to be printed from the private server, wherein a request to print the document is received from a public server;
• determine that a parameter for a current period as set forth in the policy denies the document to be printed;
• compile usage information associated with the parameter from another period from a ledger on the private server;
• determine unused usage based on the usage information for the another period;
• determine whether to allow the document to be printed according to the policy and the unused usage;
• and
• update the ledger with the unused usage

A method for implementing policy-based printing, the method comprising:

• receiving a request to print a document at a private server from a public server, wherein the document is to be printed at a printing device connected to the public server;
• determining a number of pages for the document;
• applying a policy at the private server to determine whether to allow the document to be forwarded to the public server based on the number of pages for the document and usage information for a current period as set forth in the policy;
• denying that the document may be printed based on the application;
• determining a carryover usage based on the usage information for a previous period;
• and
• determining to allow the document to be printed according to the policy and the carryover usage.