Print job management

摘要

A system for managing a print job is disclosed. Print job data is intercepted prior to being printed by a printer and a print job package is generated including the print job data as intercepted and metadata on the print job data, the print job data as intercepted being extractable from the print job package.

主权项

1. A print job management system comprising:
at least one processor; and one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the print job management system to:
monitor a printer port for print jobs processed by printer drivers of client devices, the print jobs being submitted from the printer drivers to the printer port over a communications network for printing;intercept, from the printer port, a print job submitted over the communications network by a user of a client device;in response to intercepting the print job, prompt the user of the client device to select one of a plurality of security classifications to be associated with the print job;generate metadata for the print job, the metadata comprising a security label and a digital signature based on the selected security classification, the digital signature to enable printing of the print job by a specified printer; andgenerate a print job package including the print job and the metadata of the print job, the print job being extractable, as intercepted, from the print job package.