Color to black only percent threshold option for customers

A system that prints documents according to non-color content, comprising:

• a processing component that accepts a print job that contains at least one of color and non-color content;
• a threshold selection component that that receives a user-selection for a minimum value of non-color content within the received print job;
• an analysis component that evaluates the non-color content within each print job, the analysis component adapted to:
• determine a ratio of non-color content to total content, and
• compare the ratio to the threshold;
• a billing component that calculates a print cost of the print job as a non-color print job in response to the ratio exceeding the threshold;
• and
• a print device that receives the print job information from the billing component and outputs the print job including color.

A method that allows a user to print a job based on selection of a threshold related to non-color content within a print job, comprising:

• receiving a selection for a printing parameter;
• receiving a submission for a print job;
• receiving a selection for a threshold for non-color printing;
• evaluating color and non-color content contained within the print job submitted, the evaluating including determining a ratio of non-color content to total content;
• comparing the ratio to the threshold;
• and,
• in response to the ratio meeting the threshold,
• adjusting a billing of the color job by calculating the billing as a non-color job;
• and,
• printing the print job in one of color and non-color based on the received parameter.