Patent ID: 8520232

Claim:
A method implemented in a print job management apparatus connected to a plurality of printers, each of the plurality of printers having printer settings, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of print jobs, each print job specifying values of job parameters; displaying the plurality of print jobs in a list; in response to a selection of one of the displayed print jobs by an operator, reading out values of the job parameters specified in the selected print job; determining whether any of the printer settings of the plurality of printers conform to said read out values of the job parameters of the selected print job; and communicating a result of the conformity determination to a user, including displaying a list of printers that have one or more printer settings which conform to said read out values of the job parameters of the selected print job as recommended printers, including: visually presenting the list of printers and printer settings of each printer in the list of printers; and visually distinguishing, among the printer settings visually presented, any printer setting that conforms to the value of the corresponding job parameter of the selected print job.