Patent ID: 8514433

Claim:
A secure printing method, comprising: submitting at least one cover page associated with at least one document to a plurality of designated rendering devices based on a preference designated in at least one print profile; transmitting said at least one document to a print server via a print driver, wherein said print server includes said at least one print profile for performing a print and release operation with respect to said at least one document, a personal profile containing user specific rendering preferences and a primary location for said user, and a profile containing a network map of said plurality of designated rendering devices and rendering capabilities for each of said plurality of said designated rendering devices; providing feedback of status of said at least one document utilizing said print driver; releasing said at least one cover page to a selected rendering device by inputting a secure release code to said selected rendering device; and detecting said selected rendering device in order to thereafter release said at least one document automatically to said selected rendering device and provide a secure transmission of said at least one document in a timely manner; configuring said print server to generate said at least one cover page, wherein a file name associated with said at least one cover page comprises user-identifiable information that identifies said at least one cover page associated with said at least one document.