Patent ID: 8902451

Claim:
In a computer system in operative communication with at least one printer, a method for processing a print stream comprising: generating at least one bit for bit copy of the print stream, wherein said print stream comprises page description language data and instructions for printing said page description language data; transmitting a first copy of the at least one copy of the print stream to a sub-system computer system independent of said computer system for processing; transmitting said processed first copy from said sub-system to a memory storage device; transmitting said first copy from said memory storage device to a secondary printer at a later date wherein said secondary printer is at a different location; transmitting a second copy of the at least one copy of the print stream to a print driver; processing said second copy of the printer stream by said print driver; transmitting said processed second copy to said at least one printer for generating a printout corresponding to the print stream; and said sub-system is programmed for rasterizing said first copy to a particular pre-selected document type.