Patent ID: 9052859
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, into computerized device, instructions to print a printable item; automatically activating a print driver on said computerized device in response to said instructions to print said printable item; automatically recording, by said print driver, identifications of said computerized device, an application providing said printable item to said print driver, and additional information, said additional information comprising a vendor name corresponding to said application, a name and version of an operating system running on said computerized device, time required to create a driver-output print file, characteristics of a printing device, and unused capabilities of said printing device; automatically processing said printable item into a print-ready format to produce said driver-output print file, using said print driver; automatically providing said driver-output print file from said print driver to said printing device; automatically causing said printing device to print said printable item; automatically sending, from said print driver to an analytics engine, said identifications of said computerized device, said application providing said printable item, and said additional information; automatically producing metrics based on said identifications of said computerized device and said application providing said printable item using said analytics engine, said metrics comprising a name and version of said application providing said printable item and time taken to process said printable item into said print-ready format.