IP Library Granted Patent US 8,154,752
Granted Patent B2
US 8,154,752 · App. 12/167,014 · Granted Apr 10, 2012

Print management system providing documents with plural users identifications

Assignee: Pharos Systems International, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,154,752
App. No.
12/167,014
Granted
Apr 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A print management system may include at least one client device for generating print jobs, and a plurality of print servers for storing print job information based upon the generated print jobs. The print servers may cooperate to share the print job information therebetween. At least one printing station may retrieve the shared print job information, and selectively print print jobs based thereon.

Claims (27)

1. A print management system comprising:

at least one client device for generating print jobs associated with a plurality of users;

a plurality of print servers for storing print job information based upon the generated print jobs, wherein print job information for at least one selected user stored on different print servers has different user identifications (IDs) associated therewith, and wherein said print servers cooperate to reconcile the different user IDs to share the print job information therebetween; and

at least one printing station for retrieving the shared print job information for the at least one selected user, and selectively printing print jobs based thereon.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of print servers comprise at least one central server for coordinating sharing of print job information between the plurality of print servers.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a user interface; and wherein said at least printing station retrieves the shared print job information based upon user input received by said user interface.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein said user interface comprises a display for displaying a list of print jobs for user selection.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of local area networks (LANs); and wherein said print servers are associated with respective LANs.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said at least one printing station comprises a plurality of printing stations associated with respective print servers.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said at least one printing station comprises a multi-function device (MFD).

8. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of said print servers generates print jobs from electronic mail (email) attachments forwarded thereto by said at least one client device.

9. A print management system comprising:

a plurality of local area networks (LANs);

at plurality of client devices associated with respective LANs for generating print jobs associated with a plurality of users;

a plurality, of print servers associated with respective LANs for storing print job information based upon the generated print jobs, wherein print job information for at least one selected user stored on different print servers has different user identifications (IDs) associated therewith, and wherein said print servers cooperate to share the print job information therebetween;

at least one printing station associated with respective LANs for retrieving the shared print job information for the at least one selected user, and selectively printing print jobs based thereon; and

a user interface associated with at least one printing station;

wherein said at least printing station retrieves the shared print job information based upon user input received by said user interface.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the plurality of print servers comprise at least one central server for coordinating sharing of print job information between the plurality of print servers.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein at least one of said print servers generates print jobs from electronic mail (email) attachments forwarded thereto by said at least one client device.

12. A print management method comprising:

generating a plurality of print jobs associated with a plurality of users;

storing print job information based upon the generated print jobs on at least one of a plurality of print servers, wherein print job information for at least one selected user stored on different print servers has different user identifications (IDs) associated therewith;

reconciling the different user IDs to share the print job information between the plurality of servers;

communicating the print job information for the at least one selected user to at least one printing station; and

selectively printing print jobs based on the communicated print job information.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein generating comprises generating print jobs using at least one of the print servers from email attachments forwarded thereto by the at least one client device.

Assignments (2)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 15, 2021
From: PHAROS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: PSN AGENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 055599/0356 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2008
From: SHAW, GEOFFREY H.; WICHEN, PAUL VAN
To: PHAROS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 021406/0759 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60947472 · Jul 2, 2007
Related Publication 20090009802A1 · Jan 8, 2009