Data transfer system, method of transferring data, and system

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to:

receive a visual representation of a report describing a print job from a virtual printer driver, wherein the virtual printer driver is to receive the report describing the print job from a first system and to generate an electronic document that provides the visual representation of the report;

identify format information in the visual representation of the report;

use the format information to identify a heading in the visual representation of the report and a keyword in the heading in the visual representation of the report;

use the identified keyword as an anchor to determine boundaries of a region in the visual representation of the report;

extract a parameter from the region;

format the parameter in a first format; and

provide the parameter in the first format to a second system.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the visual representation of the report is a portable document format (PDF) file.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are to cause the processor to identify location information in the visual representation of the report.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the report, when printed, is to include a textual description of the parameter.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first system is a print service provider, the report describes a print production job, and the second system is a production manager.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the report is a job ticket.

7. A system comprising:

a processing device;

a virtual printer driver to receive a report describing a print job from a print service provider, and to generate an electronic document that provides a visual representation of the report;

an extraction module including instructions that when executed cause the processing device to identify format information in the visual representation of the report, use the format information to identify a heading in the visual representation of the report and a keyword in the heading in the visual representation of the report, use the identified keyword as an anchor to determine boundaries of a region in the visual representation of the report, extract a parameter from the region, and format the parameter in a first format; and

a production manager to receive the parameter in the first format from the extraction module.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the visual representation of the report is a portable document format (PDF) file.

9. A method of transferring data, the method comprising:

receiving, at a virtual printer driver, a report describing a print job from a first system;

generating, by the virtual printer driver, an electronic document that provides a visual representation of the report;

identifying format information in the visual representation of the report;

using the format information to identify a heading in the visual representation of the report and a keyword in the heading in the visual representation of the report;

using the identified keyword as an anchor to determine boundaries of a region in the visual representation of the report;

extracting a parameter from the region;

formatting the parameter in a first format; and

providing the parameter in the first format to a second system.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the visual representation of the report is a portable document format (PDF) file.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the report, when printed, is to include a textual description of the parameter.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first system is a print service provider, the report describes a print production job, and the second system is a production manager.