Patent ID: 7281049
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for selective processing of electronic documents comprising: means for receiving, from an associated user, a document processing instruction for processing of an associated, electronic document directed to a plurality of output devices; means for receiving, from the associated user, output selection data for the electronic document, which output selection data is representative of at least one of a selected device specific output destination and non-device specific output destination; means for selectively prompting the associated user, upon receipt of a selection of a device specific output destination, for electronic document output formatting data in accordance with parameters associated with each specified output device; means for loading drivers associated with each at least one associated, specified device; means for selectively prompting the associated user, upon receipt of a selection of a non-device specific output destination, for electronic document output formatting data corresponding to each of a plurality of associated output devices; means for selectively communicating the electronic document and the formatting data to each output device means for generating at least one output device file associated with each device specific output destination; means for selectively storing the at least one output file for use in connection with a future document processing operation and wherein the at least one output device file is in a metafile format.