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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Ray Uri Merriam, Rochester, NY (US);
Ray Uri Merriam, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A print and release print control system and method for optimizing network transmission and processing of rendering jobs. A document for rendering can be sent to a print driver and a print server specially programmed for performing a print and release operation. The print server includes a personal profile, a print job profile, and a profile associated with a network of rendering devices. The print server can send a job placeholder cover page to each of the designated rendering devices based on user preferences. The job placeholder cover page can be released from a selected rendering device by entering a secure release code. The print server can then detect the selected rendering device in which the cover page has been rendered and send the document to the selected printer. The print server can then clean up the cover pages sent to other printers if the submitted document is rendered.