Patent ID: 7839521

Claim:
A printing system, comprising: a job management server that receives, from a first network, a print stream that is representative of a document or graphic; a plurality of print stations located remote from the job management server and in communication with the job management server via a second network; and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the job management server, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions for: receiving a print stream corresponding to one or more documents wherein the print stream is associated with a user, storing the received print stream in a database, debiting an upload cost from a print service account balance associated with the user when the print stream is received by the job management server, receiving, via a print station, user identification information, verifying the user identification information, receiving a selection of a document from the print station, in response to verifying the user identification and receiving a selection, delivering a copy of the print stream corresponding to the selected document to the print stations for printing, determining a cost of printing the selected document, if the print service account balance is less than the cost, prompting the user to recharge the print service account balance, and if the print service account balance is greater than the cost, debiting the cost from the print service account balance.