Delay timer for printing from the driver
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorTravis Parry
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Abstract
The present invention includes computer programs on computer-readable media that allows for controlling a computer system to perform a delayed operation such as, but not limited to, a print command, an e-mailing distribution, a software installation, a file transfer protocol upload, a web site posting and an internet phone call. The present invention also includes methods for controlling a computer system to perform the above-discussed delayed operations and a computing system capable of performing the above-discussed delayed operations.
Claims20
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method of delaying an operation, the method comprising:
- requesting that a user input a delay criteria;
- and
- delaying performance by the computer system of the operation until the delay criteria has been met;
- wherein the operation comprises at least one operation chosen from the group consisting of a print command, an e-mailing distribution, a software installation, a file transfer protocol upload, a web site posting and an internet phone call
A method for controlling a computer system to perform a delayed operation comprising:
- requesting that a user input a delay criteria;
- and
- delaying performance of the operation until the delay criteria has been met;
- wherein the operation comprises at least one operation chosen from the group consisting of a print command, an e-mailing distribution, a software installation, a file transfer protocol upload, a web site posting and an internet phone call.
A computing system comprising:
- a processor;
- a user-programmable delaying device operably connected to the processor;
- a storage device operably connected to the processor;
- and
- a printer operably connected to the storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.