Technology for processing information e.g. representing print requests in networked environment a system suitable for applying this method, and a computer program element comprising a program code for applying this method

A method of processing information with a system comprising one processing device and presentation means, the method comprising:

• receiving a definition of a job for processing information from a user of the system;
• automatically checking whether the processing device is suitable for performing the job;
• indicating, if the processing device is not suitable for performing the job, a reason why the processing device is not suitable for performing the job via the presentation means;
• and
• after that, selecting the processing device, wherein the processing device not suitable for the job is selectable to become the selected processing device for performing the job, wherein
• the step of selecting includes selecting the processing device on the basis of a predetermined criterion selected from the group comprising processing properties of the processing device, a distance between a user and the processing device, availability of the processing device, printing costs and a personal preference of the user.

A system for processing information, the system comprising:

• a network to which are coupled the following;
• a plurality of processing devices;
• defining means for defining a job for processing information;
• research means for checking whether all processing devices belonging to a predetermined set selected from the plurality of processing devices are suitable for performing the defined job;
• presentation means for presenting an indication, for each processing device of the set, of whether the same is suitable for performing the defined job, and if a processing device among the processing devices belonging to the set is not suitable for performing the job, indicating why said processing device is not suitable;
• and
• selection means for selecting a processing device out of all processing devices belonging to the set based on the indication, wherein the processing device not suitable for the job is selectable to become the selected processing device, wherein the selection means are adapted to select the processing device on the basis of a predetermined criterion selected from the group comprising processing properties of the processing device, a distance between a user and the processing device, availability of the processing device, printing costs and a personal preference of the user.

A system for processing information, the system comprising:

• a processing device;
• defining means for defining a job for processing information;
• research means for checking whether the processing device is suitable for performing the defined job;
• and
• indicating means to indicate a reason, in the event that the research means shows that the processing device is not suitable for performing the job, why said processing device is not suitable for performing the job, wherein the processing device not suitable for the job is selectable to become a selected processing device for performing the job, wherein the research means are adapted to check the processing device on the basis of a predetermined criterion selected from the group comprising processing properties of the processing device, a distance between a user and the processing device, availability of the processing device, printing costs and a personal preference of the user.