Patent ID: 7079269
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of printing digital print files in a network system including a digital network, at least one personal workstation of a user and a plurality of printers, at least a subset of the printers having a local memory and an operator control unit provided with inputting means and a display, said network system further including a print service and a print file storage service, and a digital print file including metadata specifying job information and print image data, the method comprising the steps of: submitting print files from a workstation of a user to said print service; receiving said print files at the print service; extracting, by the print service, at least part of the metadata of a received print file and storing the same in a storage dedicated to the print service as well as storing the print image data of a received print file in a logical storage space allocated to said user in the print file storage service; and automatically transmitting, by the print service, extracted metadata of each received print file to at least two printers of the subset of the printers, without the print service receiving a request for such transmission, wherein by each of the printers of the subset, the method further comprises the steps of: