Patent ID: 7613798

Claim:
A method for processing a print job on a server-based network comprising: generating a print job on a network server in EMF format via a network server-based application on the network, at the server, attaching a deceptive RAW formatting identification to the print job, wherein, based on the deceptive RAW formatting identification, the print job appears to be in RAW format a server-based printer driver installed on the server into permitting the server-based printer driver to transmit the print job; transmitting the print job with the deceptive RAW formatting identification from the server to an end device on the network; at the end device, removing the deceptive RAW formatting identification from the print job to generate an EMF format print job file; and converting the EMF format print job file, using at least one printer-specific local printer driver, into a printer device-specific RAW format.