Tray orientation and print size selection for printing
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJoshua I. Urlaub, Brent T. Krieger
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Abstract
Printer tray orientation and print size selection includes receiving printable media in a tray of a printer. Tray guide positions of the tray are measured. An overall list overall list of all sizes of printable media capable of fitting in the tray is created by comparing dimension ranges of the tray guide positions to a predetermined media size dimension list for the tray in multiple orientations. A prioritized list of printable media sizes capable of fitting in the tray for given tray guide positions is created. A preferred printable media size is selected based on the prioritized list.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- receiving printable media in a tray of a printer;
- measuring tray guide positions of the tray;
- creating an overall list of all sizes of printable media capable of fitting in the tray by comparing dimension ranges of the tray guide positions to a predetermined media size dimension list for the tray in multiple orientations;
- creating a prioritized list of printable media sizes capable of fitting in the tray for given tray guide positions;
- and
- selecting a preferred printable media size based on the prioritized list.
A printer comprising:
- a multipurpose printer tray configured to receive printable media;
- a tray guide operatively connected to the multipurpose printer tray;
- a sensor operatively connected to the tray guide and configured to measure minimum and maximum values for both dimensions of the tray guide;
- a processor operatively connected to the sensor;
- a memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to:
- receive instructions for a print job comprising a requested media size;
- select a media size based on the requested media size and media sizes capable of fitting in the multipurpose printer tray to obtain a selected media size for the print job;
- compare dimensions for the selected media size for the print job to the measured minimum and maximum values for both dimensions of the tray guide;
- and
- select a particular orientation for the selected media size for the print job based on which orientation of the dimensions for the selected media size is a closer fit to the measured minimum and maximum values.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code configured to:
- receive instructions for a printer to conduct a print job comprising a requested printable media source, a requested printable media size, and a requested printable media type;
- identify printable media tray settings of a multipurpose tray comprising printable media;
- determine a tray from which to conduct the print job based on a combined print criteria comprising the requested printable media source, the requested printable media size, the requested printable media type, and the printable media tray settings;
- determine whether the printable media in the multipurpose tray is a proper size match for the print job;
- calculate an orientation of the printable media based on the combined print criteria and the determination that the printable media is a proper size match for the print job;
- and
- select a tray setting from which to perform the print job based on the calculated orientation of the printable media,
- wherein the code is further configured to identify that the printable media in the multipurpose tray is the proper size match for the print job when the multipurpose tray is configured in an any size print media configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.