System and method for compiling print job segments or composite print jobs in a printing system

A system for compiling a composite print job, having two or more jobs, to be printed, comprising:

• a printing system;
• a memory;
• a memory manager, operatively connected to said memory;
• and
• a print server;
• said print server including,
• a first print system gateway, operatively connected to said memory, to receive a first non-print ready print job from a first client device, and
• a second print system gateway, operatively connected to said memory, to receive a second non-print ready print job from a second client device, said second non-print ready print job from said second client device being received independently from said first non-print ready print job from said first client device;
• said first print system gateway determining if the first non-print ready print job is part of the composite print job;
• said first print system gateway, when it is determined that the first non-print ready print job is part of the composite print job, transmitting, to said memory to store the first non-print ready print job;
• said second print system gateway determining if the second non-print ready print job is part of the composite print job;
• said second print system gateway, when it is determined that the second non-print ready print job is part of the composite print job, transmitting, to said memory to store the second non-print ready print job;
• said memory manager determining if a predetermined condition has been met;
• said memory manager causing, when said memory manager has determined that the predetermined condition has been met, first and second non-print ready print jobs to be released from said memory, to said printing system, for processing as the composite print job.

A method for compiling a multi-part print job, having two or more print job segments, to be printed, comprising:

• (A) receiving a first non-print ready print job segment at a first print system gateway;
• (B) determining, with the first print system gateway, that the first non-print ready print job segment is part of the multi-part print job;
• (C) storing the first non-print ready print job segment in memory when it is determined that the first non-print ready print job segment is part of the multi-part print job;
• (D) receiving a second non-print ready print job segment at a second print system gateway;
• (E) determining, with the second print system gateway, that the second non-print ready print job segment is part of the multi-part print job;
• (F) storing the second non-print ready print job segment in memory when it is determined that the second non-print ready print job segment is part of the multi-part print job, the first non-print ready print job segment being associated with the second non-print ready print job segment, the second non-print ready print job segment being received independently from the first non-print ready print job segment;
• and
• (G) releasing, when a selected condition is met, first and second non-print ready print job segments, to a printing system, for processing as the multi-part print job.

A method for compiling a composite print job, having two or more jobs, to be printed, comprising:

• (A) receiving a first non-print ready print job at a first print system gateway;
• (B) determining, with the first print system gateway, that the first non-print ready print job is part of the composite print job;
• (C) storing the first non-print ready print job in memory when it is determined that the first non-print ready print job is part of the composite print job;
• (D) receiving a second non-print ready print job at a second print system gateway;
• (E) determining, with the second print system gateway, that the second non-print ready print job is part of the composite print job;
• (F) storing the second non-print ready print job in memory when it is determined that the second non-print ready print job is part of the composite print job, the first non-print ready print job being associated with the second non-print ready print job, the second non-print ready print job being received independently from the first non-print ready print job;
• and
• (G) releasing, when a selected condition is met, first and second non-print ready print jobs, to a printing system, for processing as the composite print job.