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Method for providing predictive paper out status in a print network environment and printer

A printer and paper-out technology, applied in the direction of digital output to printing unit, input/output process of data processing, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of job loss, low data receiving and reading ability, and achieve the effect of avoiding job loss

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-02
RICOH KK
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Jobs may be lost for printers with low data receiving and reading capabilities

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[0013] The present invention relates generally to printers, and more particularly to printers in a network printing environment. The description given below enables one skilled in the art to make and use the invention and is provided within the scope of the patent application and its requirements. Various modifications to the preferred embodiments, as well as the general principles and features described herein, will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus, the present invention is not meant to be limited to the embodiments shown but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described herein.

[0014] figure 1 is a block diagram of the network printing environment 100 . Printing environment 100 includes network 102 . Network 102 can be either a private network or a public network. The network 102 can be either a wireless network or a wired network. A plurality of printers 104a-104n and a plurality of users 110a-110n are c...

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A method for providing a predictive out status of a printer is disclosed. The method comprises determining a media requirement of a job for the printer, determining that the proper amount of the media is within the printer, and determining if the job can be printed at the printer based upon the media requirement and the proper amount of media within the printer. In a second aspect, a method in a printer network is disclosed. The method comprises determining if a job can be printed in a default printer. The method further comprises querying all other printers in the network to determine if the job can be printed, if the job can not be printed at the default printer. The method then allows for printing the job at one of the other printers if the job can be printed at the one printer. In a system and method in accordance with the present invention, a predictive message is posted that the printer does not have sufficient paper to complete the task. The advantage to using this approach is posting a very specific error as to the printer's situation and then in enough time to stop the error before it occurs.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to printers, and more particularly to printers in a network printing environment. Background technique [0002] In a network printing environment, there are not many printers and several users (ie, computers) using the printers. Typically, these printers are centrally located out of the user's line of sight. When a particular printer announces that it is out of paper, the user's operating system, such as Windows, notifies the user after the failure has occurred. For printers with low data receiving and reading capabilities, jobs may be lost. For printers with high data receiving and reading capabilities, the printer can store several jobs, and then the user finds out of paper and adds paper to the printer. The current driver does not know what the actual failure is and will notify that a "failure has occurred" with options to "retry" or "cancel". Currently in these systems, a failure causes the printer to put...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/12
CPCG06F3/1261G06F3/1208G06F3/1229G06F3/1207G06F3/1288
Inventor 艾林·A·伯伊德斯蒂芬·G·普赖斯
Owner RICOH KK