Hi All,
I'm trying to find a Linux based solution that enables users to pay for
print jobs. Solutions exist for Windows and Mac but I can't find
anything suitable for Linux. Perhaps my Google foo is weak, but I can't
seem to find anything that fits the bill. The closest is a library
system which allows staff to view print jobs in CUPS and select which
jobs to print - but that's not really useful for a public printing station.
I have been talking to one company that has Windows and Mac solutions
and would be willing to assist with opening up their API to provide
development of a Linux solution that works with their hardware, but to
achieve this I'd need to interrupt the printing process as follows :
User clicks print, adjusts details in dialog box and hits ok / print
which would ordinarily send it off to the printer. Instead of sending
the print job to the printer a second dialog box would pop up and the
user would enter a pin code from a ticket they've purchased. The dialog
would then need to talk to the print server via web services to verify
the pin code an ensure there's enough credit before allowing the print
job to continue. If the user then clicks ok another web service call is
made then the print job that was sent through is printed and the funds
are deducted from their ticket.
Any thoughts / suggestion / experiences would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Paul
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