GATHERING ANALYTIC DATA USING PRINT DRIVERS

摘要

Methods and systems use print drivers to automatically record identifications (IDs) of the computerized devices and applications that provided different printable items to the print drivers. The methods and systems automatically send the IDs of the computerized devices and applications that provided the different printable items to an analytics engine. The methods herein automatically produce metrics based the computerized devices and applications used to generate the different printable items using the analytics engine.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, into computerized device, instructions to print a printable item; automatically activating a print driver on said computerized device in response to said instructions to print said printable item; automatically recording, by said print driver, identifications of said computerized device and an application providing said printable item to said print driver; automatically processing said printable item into a print-ready format to produce a driver-output print file, using said print driver; automatically providing said driver-output print file from said print driver to a printing device to cause said printing device to print said printable item; automatically sending said identifications of said computerized device and application providing said printable item to an analytics engine; and automatically producing metrics based on computerized devices and applications used to generate different printable items using said analytics engine connected to a plurality of said print driver.