METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND CORRECTING USAGE POLICY BY MANIPULATING USAGE GOVERNANCE LOGS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an effective print job tracking system and method for monitoring usage behaviors of a plurality of users and analyzing user compliance for evaluation of one or more preset/predetermined/pre-established rules and/or policies. SOLUTION: The print governance system suitable for monitoring usage behaviors of a plurality of users, the usage behaviors related to a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), includes a storage station for storing information related to a plurality of attempted tasks transmitted to the plurality of MFDs by the plurality of users; and a processor module for analyzing, at selected time intervals, the information related to the plurality of attempted tasks for user compliance to evaluate one or more preset rules based on the user compliance. The system also includes an automatic print governance alerting, where one or more alerts are configured to be triggered for any of the one or more preset rules. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT