# US 9,001,347 B2 · Application management of printing requests through induced analytics

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- Number: US 9,001,347 B2
- Document ID: US9001347B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/711,081
- Filed: 2012-12-11
- Published: 2014-06-12
- Granted: 2015-04-07
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-11
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Darryl B. Bloch; Colin M. Marshallsea; Linda M. Twaddle
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9001347B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/1268: {Job submission, e.g. submitting print job order or request not the print data itself}
- G06F 3/1219: {with regard to consumables, e.g. ink, toner, paper}
- G06F 3/1221: {with regard to power consumption}
- G06F 3/1232: {Transmitting printer device capabilities, e.g. upon request or periodically}
- G06F 3/126: {Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device}
- G06F 3/1273: {Print job history, e.g. logging, accounting, tracking}
- G06F 3/1288: {in client-server-printer device configuration}
- G06F 2206/1512: Print-to a presentation device other than a printer, e.g. e-reader, e-paper, tablet
- Y02D 10/00: Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE

## Abstract

An approach for managing printing requests of a computer printing system is provided. In one aspect, the approach comprises a computing printing system receiving a printing request based on parameters of a printing request data. The approach further comprises the computing printing system determining printing alternatives for the printing request based on the printing request data. In addition, the computing printing system detects if the printing request can be archived in an email repository or transmitted to a mobile device of the requestor based on the printing alternatives. Moreover, the approach further comprises the computing printing system redirecting the printing request to one or more of an email archive of the email repository or the mobile device based on the detection of the printing request.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer system for managing printing request based on parameters of printing request data, the computer system comprising:
one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions which are stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a printing request based on parameters of a printing request data of at least one electronic document of an email;
program instructions to determine printing alternatives of the printing request based on the printing request data, wherein email contents of the email are examined to determine if the printing request is suitable for archive in an email repository, and wherein a printing type and a printing size of the parameters of the printing request data, are examined to determine if the printing request is suitable for transmission to the mobile device;
program instructions to detect if the printing requests can be archived in an email repository or transmitted to a mobile device of a requestor based on the printing alternatives, wherein the email is archived in the email repository based on identification of fields of at least one sender of the email, urgency of the email, and subject matter of the email of the printing request; and
program instructions to redirect the printing request to one or more of an email archive of the email repository or a mobile device of the requestor based on the detection.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer system according to claim 1, wherein program instructions to examine email contents of the printing request data further comprises:
program instructions to parse one or more header fields of the email contents to identify at least one sender of the email; and
program instruction to parse one or more attachments and one or more plain text body of the email contents to identify subject matter and urgency of the email.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The computer system according to claim 1, wherein the redirected printing request is displayed on the mobile device of the requestor.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer system according to claim 1, wherein program instructions to redirect the printing request to one or more of an email archive or mobile device further comprises: program instructions to indicate an option to the requestor to print an electronic document of the printing request or redirect the printing request to either of one or more of the email archive or the mobile device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The computer system according to claim 1, wherein, the mobile device includes a contact list of mobile numbers of an individual, or a group of individuals, and wherein, the printing request is directed to the contact list of the individual, or a group of individuals based on the option of the requestor to redirect the printing request to the mobile device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The computer system according to claim 5, wherein an electronic document is displayed in an interface of the mobile device based on the redirected printing request.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The computer system according to claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting a short message service to the mobile device, indicating a message that a printing request is submitted to the mobile device for display the electronic document of the email in an interface of the mobile device.

### Claim 8

A computer program product for managing printing request based on parameters printing request data, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a printing request based on parameters of a printing request data of at least one electronic document of an email;
program instructions to determine printing alternatives of the printing request based on the printing request data, wherein email contents of the email are examined to determine if the printing request is suitable for archive in an email repository, and wherein a printing type and a printing size of the parameters of the printing request data, are examined to determine if the printing request is suitable for transmission to the mobile device;
program instructions to detect if the printing requests can be archived in an email repository or transmitted to a mobile device of a requestor based on the printing alternatives, wherein the email is archived in the email repository based on identification of fields of at least one sender of the email, urgency of the email, and subject matter of the email of the printing request; and
program instructions to redirect the printing request to one or more of an email archive of the email repository or a mobile device of the requestor based on the detection.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The computer program product according to claim 8 wherein program instructions to examine email contents of the printing request data further comprises:
program instructions to parse one or more header fields of the email contents to identify at least one sender of the email; and
program instruction to parse one or more attachments and one or more plain text body of the email contents to identify subject matter and urgency of the email.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The computer program product according to claim according to claim 8, wherein printing type and printing size includes one or more of number of pages, page margin data, page layout data, paper size data of the printing request data.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the redirected printing request is displayed on the mobile device of the requestor.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein program instructions to redirect the printing request to one or more of an email archive or mobile device further comprises:
program instructions to indicate an option to the requestor to print an electronic document of the printing request or redirect the printing request to either of one or more of the email archive or the mobile device.