US Patent 7894089 System for processing print jobs in a network

A system for processing print jobs in a network containing a plurality of client stations adapted to submit print jobs, and at least one printing device containing a control unit and a printer, the control unit including storage means for storing print jobs submitted to the printing device. In the system a print account job containing account information of a print job is generated and submitted, wherein the print account job is linked to the corresponding print job by a linking identifier. A stored print job is validated for printing when a corresponding valid account job has been received.