Interactive distributed communication method and system for bidding on, scheduling, routing and executing a document processing job
US6573910B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system allows for interactive, distributed job processing, e.g., print job processing, using a network, e.g., the Internet, and self-aware, remote processing equipment. Self-awareness allows the equipment to provide information about its load and status to a system controller such as a system server, either directly or through location servers located near the remote processing equipment. The method and system provide the capability to perform scheduling, routing and bidding on execution of jobs as well as re-routing, re-scheduling, remote proofing and remote processing instruction modification.
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