Patent ID: 6330071
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A process for assembling, transmitting, storing, and printing a variable data print job in a computer environment, comprising the steps of:providing a printer driver resident on a client;wherein said printer driver gathers the master and variable data for a print job and tags masters and variables in the print job;providing a printer description file resident on said client;wherein said file contains static and/or dynamic printer configuration information;wherein said printer driver can retrieve the configuration of a specific destination printer from said file;assembling said master and variable data into a variable data print job;wherein said variable data print job is created by separating said master data from said variable data;wherein said assembling step assembles and places each page of said master data at the beginning of said variable data print job;wherein said assembling step assembles and places said variable data after said master data in said variable data print job; andsending said variable data print job to said destination printer.