Patent ID: 9438753
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for redirecting a print job request, comprising: receiving, by a processor, the print job request; converting, by the processor, the print job request into a format of a digital alternative before the print job request is sent to a print spooler to be analyzed, wherein the format comprises a portable document format; analyzing, by the processor, the print job request to obtain one or more print job parameters; applying, by the processor, one or more print rules to the one or more print job parameters to determine that the print job request should be redirected to the digital alternative, wherein the applying comprises: providing, by the processor, an option to redirect the print job request to the digital alternative in response to the cost of the print job request being greater than the cost threshold; and providing, by the processor, the digital alternative when the option to redirect the print job request to the digital alternative is selected, wherein a client on an endpoint device performs the receiving, the converting, the analyzing, the applying, the providing the option and the providing the digital alternative before the print job request is sent to a printer.