Patent ID: 8411303

Claim:
A printer management system suitable for controlling output capabilities of a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), the system comprising: a processing system comprising one or more processors; and a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising: receiving a task sent by a user to an MFD from the plurality of MFDs; determining that no preexisting output governance rules associated with the user have previously been created; creating one or more output governance rules associated with the user based on determining that no preexisting output governance rules associated with the user have previously been created, and a usage history of the user; and analyzing data related to the task based on: the one or more output governance rules associated with the user; and one or more output governance rules associated with the MFD, independently configurable from governance rules associated with a remainder of the plurality of MFDs.