System and method for saving power using priority printing

Details System and method for saving power using priority printing System and method for saving power using priority printing

2006-07-04

2006-07-04

Wallerson, Mark (Department: 2626)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

Emulation or plural modes

C358S001150, C399S008000, C399S009000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07072053

ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for saving power in a printing system, by prioritizing printer jobs. Using a graphical user interface an end-user assigns a print time to a first job. The print time designation is attached to the first job and the first job is transmitted from the end-user station to a printer. Based on whether the printer is in ready state or in power save mode the first job is printed immediately or stored in memory. When the first job is stored in memory, computations are made to determine a printing time to initiate printing of the first job. The first job is then printed at the printing time or at an earlier printing time if a second job with an earlier printing time is stored in the memory.

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patent: 6813037 (2004-11-01), Collard
patent: 6920295 (2005-07-01), Yoshimura et al.

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