Patent ID: 6581097
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
A method of establishing a job ticket representative of a print stream job to be performed by a client server, the method comprising the steps of:(a) receiving a unique job message identifier from a server client; (b) locating a job ticket template database representative of a set of unique job message identifiers; (c) matching said received unique job message identifier with a job ticket template located in said job ticket template database, wherein said matching step further comprises; (i) plotting each element of said unique message identifier to identify a set of elements to be mapped against a corresponding job ticket template; (ii) selecting a database comprising a set of one or more job ticket templates; (iii) mapping said unique message identifier against each one of said one or more job ticket templates; (iv) determining whether or not a first match exists between said unique message identifier and any one of said one or more job ticket templates; and, if a first match exists then selecting said determined matched template to establish a new job ticket; and, if no first match exists, then determining the next closest match between said unique message identifier and said any one of said one or more job ticket templates to establish a second match; and (d) determining whether or not a match exists between said received unique job message identifier and said job ticket template; and, if said match exists then creating a job ticket instance; and, if said match does not exist then creating a new job ticket template; and endowing said new job ticket template with a set of print job parameters representative of said print stream job.