Patent ID: 8786888
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: an estimator, executable by at least one processor, to analyze an input file that describes a print job, to analyze local feedback data that describes local capacity to process the print job by a local raster image processor (RIP), and to analyze remote feedback data that describes remote capacity to process the print job by a cloud-based RIP, wherein the estimator determines a time estimate for the local RIP or the cloud-based RIP to process the print job based on the analyzed input file, the analyzed local feedback data, or the analyzed remote feedback data; a scheduler, executable by the at least one processor, that receives the time estimate from the estimator to determine whether to route the print job to the local RIP or the cloud-based RIP to process the print job; and a user interface to provide processing for the input file from the local print preprocessor or the cloud-based print preprocessor, wherein the user interface enables adjustment of a load-balancing function or enables setting of a print buffer size.