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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2002
Patrick O'neil Sandfort, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shell Sterling Simpson, Boise, ID (US);
Patrick O'Neil Sandfort, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shell Sterling Simpson, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for tracking a user's utilization of print resources. In one embodiment, the system and method pertain to collecting data about a print job from devices in a print pipeline, and storing the data in a central database. In some embodiments, data about the print job is sent to a print accounting service by the devices in the pipeline. In other embodiments, data is obtained by a print accounting service by polling the devices in the pipeline.
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