Patent ID: 7139086
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing an image before printing of the image by a print provider, the method comprising: defining a print processing system controller having a network communication link; receiving at the print processing system controller a print request and a data file for the image via the network communication link, the print request identifying one of a specified application and a specified printing option including at least one of a print medium size and a print medium type for the image; and determining an appropriate application for the image with the print processing system controller based, in part, on the image, including processing the print request and the data file for the image by the print processing system controller to detect an image characteristic including at least one of a print resolution, a bit depth, a size, a file size, and a quality of the image and detect the one of the specified application and the specified printing option for the image, and including comparing the image characteristic and the one of the specified application and the specified printing option to determine the appropriate application for the image.