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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2002
Jeremy T. Evans, Point Richmond, CA (US);
Deanna S. Root, Fairfax, CA (US);
Raymond G. Bradley, Iii, Fairfax, CA (US);
Charles Louis Guerin, Morin Heights, CA;
Dimytro Bazulin, Bellefeuille, CA;
Jeremy T. Evans, Point Richmond, CA (US);
Deanna S. Root, Fairfax, CA (US);
Raymond G. Bradley, III, Fairfax, CA (US);
Charles Louis Guerin, Morin Heights, CA;
Dimytro Bazulin, Bellefeuille, CA;
Sepialine Incorporated, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A two-phase asynchronous print tracking system and method is described. The separation of detection of print activity and billing of print activity is accomplished by means of a quota-based message queue. Print jobs sent by a user are allowed to print without interruption until a quota number of print jobs for which no billing information has been entered are reached. When the quota is exceeded, the user may not continue until appropriate billing information is entered.