Method and apparatus for electronic collation

Details Method and apparatus for electronic collation Method and apparatus for electronic collation

2006-12-05

2006-12-05

Grant, Jerome (Department: 2626)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

Detail of image placement or content

C358S400000, C358S001150

Reexamination Certificate

active

07145685

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus facilitate printing N collated copies of a document on a printer, where N is an integer greater than one. The method detetermines whether the printer has sufficient capacity to print N collated copies of the document. If the printer has insufficient capacity to store one copy of the document, then the method performs the following step N times: sending a single copy of the document to the printer. The capacity may be memory to store one copy of the document in print ready form. The apparatus comprises a memory, a spooler connected to the memory, a status agent and a control logic connected to the spooler and the status agent. The memory is configured to store the document. The spooler is configured to send an outgoing print job to the printer. The status agent is configured to receive from the printer information regarding whether the printer has sufficient capacity to collate the document. The control logic controls the spooler on the basis of this information.

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