Page processing and print engine management

Facsimile and static presentation processing – Static presentation processing – Communication

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C358S001500, C358S448000, C358S001170, C358S001120, C358S001140, C358S001160, C358S001110, C358S001130, C358S001180, C358S001700

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07929160

ABSTRACT:
An exemplary device implementation includes: a manager that is capable of monitoring a process for preparing a page for printing; and a print engine that is capable of printing the page after the process for preparing the page for printing is complete; wherein the device is adapted to temporally overlap the process for preparing the page for printing with preparation of the print engine for printing. An exemplary method implementation includes actions of: beginning processing of a page of a printing job; providing at least one command to a print engine responsive to at least one time remaining estimate for the processing of the page of the printing job prior to completion of the processing of the page of the printing job; and changing a state of the print engine responsive to the providing of the at least one command to the print engine.

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