Network resource control system

A print control system for facilitating communication of a data package via a polling server between a network terminal and a network printing device over a network, the data package configured for authorized data processing by the network printing device, the system comprising:

• a resource registry including resource records associated with the network printing device, the resource records defining at least a user access level for each said network printing device;
• a polling server configured for obtaining the data package from a proxy server across a firewall in response to a poll request to the proxy server, the polling server comprising:
• an input interlace for receiving the data package, the data package including print data for processing by the network printing device, an authorization password associated with the network printing device and the print data, and a destination address for directing the data package over the network, the authorization password for allowing access of the print data by the network printing device;
• an extraction module for extracting the destination address from the data package;
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• an output interface for communicating at least the print data and the authorization password to the destination address;
• and an administration server n communication with the resource registry for providing controlled access to the resource records.

A method for facilitating communication of a data package via a polling sewer between a network terminal and a network printing device over a network, the data package configured for authorized data processing by the network printing device, the method comprising the acts of:

• providing controlled access to resource records of a resource registry in communication with an administration server;
• defining at least a user access level for each said network printing device in at least one of the resource records of the resource registry;
• sending a poll request to a proxy server across a firewall;
• receiving the data package in response to the poll request, the data package including print data for processing by the network printing device, an authorization password associated with the network printing device and the print data, and a destination address for directing the data package over the network, the authorization password for allowing access of the print data by the network printing device;
• extracting the destination address from the data package;
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• communicating at least the print data and the authorization password to the extracted destination address.