Disclosed are systems and methods for tracking a user's utilization of
print resources. In one embodiment, the system and method pertain to
collecting data about a print job from devices in a print pipeline, and
storing the data in a central database. In some embodiments, data about
the print job is sent to a print accounting service by the devices in the
pipeline. In other embodiments, data is obtained by a print accounting
service by polling the devices in the pipeline.