Patent ID: 9317235
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of sorting print jobs for assignment to a plurality of printers having different printing characteristics, comprising: receiving a plurality of unassigned print jobs having a plurality of print parameters at a print server, wherein individual print jobs have multiple print parameters being represented in a portion of the plurality of print jobs; selecting a prioritization factor including a member selected from the group of print job cost, print job time to completion, print job quality, print job size, print job sustainability, printing location, and combinations thereof; sorting the plurality of print jobs into a plurality of print job groupings based on common print parameters and the prioritization factor; identifying a plurality of printers having a plurality of printing configurations, such that individual printers have an established printing configuration; and sending the plurality of print job groupings to the individual printers to achieve the common print parameters and the prioritization factor.