Abstract: A universal output control system and method for outputting an output job at a target output location wherein a universal user interface facilitates access to and control of a plurality of output devices located on a network or at an output center such that specific details of each output device are encapsulated. The universal user interface provides searches of available output devices in a network, wherein printer drivers are automatically installed as needed. Alternatively, an output management application service stores an output job until output job data is generated for controlling the output of the output job on the selected output device, at which time the output job is output on the selected output device per the output job data. If the target output location is an output device on a network, an output device database service captures and generates the output job data.

Abstract: A network architecture and related controls for disseminating and capturing flight release documents permit user directed printing and transmitting functions. At a flight origination location, a user may be authorized based on inputted identification and prompted for a flight specific data item such as a flight number. Upon validating the flight specific data item, the relevant flight information is located and a flight release document containing the relevant flight information is created and produced at the flight origination location. At a flight destination location, users may be prompted again for identification and the flight release document may be captured, received, and stored. The produced flight release document may include a specific page number and a total page count on each printed sheet and may also include a barcode containing metadata related to the flight release document. The barcode may be scanned to determine certain details of the flight release document.