Multi-color billing process

Details Multi-color billing process Multi-color billing process

2007-03-16

2011-12-06

Hayes, John (Department: 3628)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Operations research or analysis

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08073728

ABSTRACT:
Embodiments herein include a method that begins by receiving a print job for a customer from an intermediary program such as a print driver. The print job comprises instructions to print a document for the customer and includes, for example, data and print characteristics. The method then evaluates the colorspace of each page of the print job to determine whether any multi-color items are included within the print job. The method ignores classifications of the print job as either a multi-color print job (e.g., color print job) or a single color print job (e.g., black and white) from the print driver and, instead, classifies the print job as either a multi-color print job or a single color print job based only on whether the multi-color items are included within the print job. Then, the method provides the billing information for the customer to an appropriate entity that bills the customer.

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Ferris, Fred. “Quick Printing: Cut to the Quick” American Printer v209n4. pp. 34-37. Jul. 1992.

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