US Patent 7761783 Document performance analysis

Various embodiments can provide a tool aimed at identifying document conditions that can lead to processing bottlenecks when an associated document is consumed, such as by being rendered or printed, by a particular device. In at least some embodiments, the tool can identify or diagnose such conditions and report those conditions to an appropriate entity, such as a device that produced the associated document and/or an individual who caused the document to be produced. The reporting functionality may include, in at least some embodiments, remedial recommendations aimed at mitigating the diagnosed conditions.