Method of providing continuous feedback

A feedback component, comprising:

• means adapted to register with a spooler's application programming interface;
• means adapted to receive a status message from a spooler of an associated document processing device;
• means adapted to receive a signal from an image output system of the associated document processing device, the image output system communicatively coupled to the spooler;
• means adapted to receive registration data at a spooler feedback component associated with the spooler from each of a plurality of associated network clients, the registration data being representative of a request for transmission of status messages for communication thereto;
• means adapted to determine a native language for a network client;
• means adapted to generate a job state message from the spooler feedback component, wherein the job state is at least one of the group consisting of the status message and the signal;
• means adapted to translate the job state message to a text message content format compatible with a text message content format pre-associated with each of a plurality of different network clients;
• means adapted to periodically push each translated job state message to at least one corresponding network client of the plurality of associated network clients in accordance with registration data of the spooler feedback component corresponding thereto;
• means adapted to filter the job state message so that only a selected job state message is sent to the network client;
• means adapted to delay sending the job state message for a first time period;
• means adapted to delay sending the job state message when a second job state message is received before the first time period expires:
• network traffic monitoring means adapted for monitoring a data volume on the associated network;
• and
• means adapted to delay sending the job state message for a second time period when the second job state message is received in accordance with an output of the network traffic monitoring means and sends only the most recent state message when the second time period expires.

A method for providing continuous feedback from a printing system, comprising the steps of:

• monitoring the printing system;
• receiving a status update from a spooler of an associated document processing device;
• receiving registration data at spooler feedback component associated with the spooler from each of a plurality of associated network clients, the registration data being representative of a request for transmission of status updates for communication thereto;
• generating a job state update from the spooler feedback component;
• converting the job state update to a text message content format compatible with a text message content format pre-associated with each of a plurality of different network clients;
• periodically pushing each converted job state update to at least one corresponding network client of the plurality of associated network clients in accordance with the registration data received therefrom;
• delay sending the job state message for a first time period;
• delay sending the job state message when a second job state message is received before the first time period expires;
• monitoring a data volume on the associated network;
• and
• delay sending the job state message for a second time period when a second job state message is received in accordance with an output of the network traffic monitoring step and sends only the most recent state message when the second time period expires.

A method for providing continuous feedback from a printing system, comprising the steps of:

• registering with a spooler's application programming interface;
• receiving a status message from a spooler of an associated document processing device;
• receiving a signal from an image output system of the associated document processing device, the image output system communicatively coupled to the spooler;
• receiving registration data at a spooler feedback component associated with the spooler from each of a plurality of associated network clients, the registration data being representative of a request for transmission of status messages for communication thereto;
• determining a native language for a network client;
• generating a job state message to from the spooler feedback component, wherein the job state is at least one of the group consisting of the status message and the signal;
• translating the job state message to a text message content format compatible with a text message content format pre-associated with each of a plurality of different network clients;
• periodically pushing each translated job state message to at least one corresponding network client of the plurality of associated network clients in accordance with registration data received therefrom;
• filtering the job state message so that only a selected job state message is sent to the network client;
• delaying sending the job state message for a first time period;
• delaying sending the job state message when a second job state message is received before the first time period expires;
• monitoring a volume of a data volume on the associated network;
• and
• delaying sending the job state message for a second time period when a second job state message is received in accordance with an output of the network traffic monitoring step and sends only the most recent state message when the second time period expires.