Patent ID: 6621589
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of selecting a job processing resource for processing a print job in a network having a host computer, a print server, a set of network job processing resources coupled to the print server, and a central print system for processing a print job as a function of user selected job processing attributes, the method comprising the steps of:registering with the central print system one or more sets of job processing attributes, each set of job processing attributes associated with a different one of one or more job processing resources; providing a list of available job processing attributes to a user, the user selecting one or more job processing attributes from the list of available job processing attributes; submitting a print job together with the selected job processing attributes to a print queue; selecting a job processing resource as a function of the selected job processing attributes; and transmitting the print job from the print queue to the selected printer.