Print job redirector to electronic transmission

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a print job request for a document;

analyzing, by the processor, the document to identify a document type;

determining, by the processor, that the document type is a candidate for electronic transmission;

causing, by the processor, a notification to be displayed to provide an option to transmit the document electronically without executing the print job request or an option to execute the print job request;

receiving, by the processor, a confirmation to transmit the document electronically; and

transmitting, by the processor, the document electronically to a network storage device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing comprises:

scanning, by the processor, the document to identify a format of the document; and

comparing, by the processor, the format of the document to formats of known document types.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing comprises:

scanning, by the processor, the document;

identifying, by the processor, content within the document with an optical character reader; and

comparing, by the processor, the content within the document to content of known document types.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the document comprises a form.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

validating, by the processor, that the form is error free.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

detecting, by the processor, an invalid entry in the form;

prompting, by the processor, a user to submit a valid entry; and

updating, by the processor, the invalid entry with the valid entry electronically.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, by the processor, a notification confirming that the document was transmitted successfully.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for a print job redirector sub-system, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive a print job request for a document;

analyze the document to identify a document type;

determine that the document type is a candidate for electronic transmission;

cause a notification to be displayed to provide an option to transmit the document electronically without executing the print job request or an option to execute the print job request;

receive a confirmation to transmit the document electronically; and

transmit the document electronically to a network storage device.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus comprises a multi-function device (MFD), and the print job redirector sub-system is installed on the MFD.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus comprises an endpoint device, and the print job redirector sub-system is installed as part of a print driver on the endpoint device, wherein the print job redirected sub-system is executed when a print driver is activated in response to a print command.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus comprises a network print server, and the print job redirector sub-system is installed on the network print server.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions to analyze comprise instructions to:

scan the document to identify a format of the document; and

compare the format of the document to formats of known document types.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions to analyze comprise instructions to:

scan the document;

identify content within the document; and

compare the content within the document to content of known document types.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the document comprises a form.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises further instructions to cause the processor to:

validate that the form is error free.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises further instructions to cause the processor to:

detect an invalid entry in the form;

prompt a user to submit a valid entry; and

update the invalid entry with the valid entry electronically.

17. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises further instructions to cause the processor to:

generate a notification confirming that the document was transmitted successfully.

18. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processor of a multi-function device (MFD), a print job request for a document;

receiving, by the processor from a print job redirector sub-system, instructions to redirect the print job request for the document to an electronic transmission, wherein the print job redirector sub-system determines the print job request is to be redirected to the electronic transmission by analyzing the document to identify a document type, determining that the document type is a candidate for electronic transmission, prompting a user to transmit the document electronically without executing the print job request via a selection made on a graphical user interface that provides an option to transmit the document electronically or an option to execute the print job request, and receiving a confirmation to transmit the document electronically; and

transmitting, by the processor, the document electronically to a network storage device.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the document comprises a form.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

validating, by the processor, that the form is error free before transmitting.