Internet print device font distribution method and web site

A method for distributing print device fonts, the method comprising:

• receiving information corresponding to a visitor accessing a web site, the web site providing a selection of fonts for purchase by the visitor;
• receiving information, via the web site, corresponding to the visitor designating one or more of the fonts for purchase;
• determining a visitor's system configuration;
• displaying potential estimated performance gains, based upon the visitor's system configuration, resulting from installation of one or more fonts other than the one or more of the fonts designated, wherein potential estimated performance gains comprise a characteristic of a print job;
• receiving information corresponding to the visitor selecting for purchase one or more of the fonts designated or one or more of the fonts other than the fonts designated;
• and
• from the web site, in response to a purchase by the visitor, installing said selected one or more of the fonts on a print device of the visitor.

A system configured to operate a web site for distributing print device fonts, the web site being accessible over the Internet, the system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein an executable instruction set, the instruction set, when executed by the processor, directs the processor to perform a method comprising:
• permitting a visitor to select fonts compatible with that visitor's system configuration for purchase from the web-site;
• displaying potential estimated performance gains which may result from installation of a font not among the select fonts previously selected by the visitor, wherein potential estimated performance gains comprise a characteristic of a print job;
• determining whether to authorize installation of a selected one or selected multiple compatible fonts;
• and
• installing said selected one or selected multiple compatible fonts on a visitor's print device in response to the logic configured to determine.