Patent ID: 8054490

Claim:
A method for dispatching a job for printing one or more original documents from an original document set to a printer, each original document in the original document set having characteristics, the method comprising the step of: routing a job to a printer group of a plurality of printer groups based on the characteristics of the one or more original documents via a dispatcher, the dispatcher including a notifying device that notifies a user for manual treatment of the job, wherein: when exactly one printer group of the plurality of printer groups has all capabilities required by the job, routing the job to said one printer group; when more than one printer group of the plurality of printer groups has all capabilities required by the job, routing the job to a printer group of the plurality of printer groups that requires the shortest estimated time to complete the job; and when no printer group of the plurality of printer groups has all capabilities required by a job, notifying a user via the notifying device for manual treatment of the job; and the method further comprising the step of: routing the job further within the printer group, based on a file format supported by the printer group, media supported by the printer group and folding capabilities of the printer group.