US Patent 7239408 Print processing system and method with document advisor service

A system and method of processing a print job of a customer before submitting the print job to at least one of a plurality of print providers includes defining a network communication link between the customer and a print processing system controller. The print processing system controller receives a data file for the print job from the customer via the network communication link and processes the data file to determine at least one document type for the print job.