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US 2004/0024844 A1Published application
Downloading data for printers
OwnerStanley Bruce Holmsteadinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for downloading data for printers is described. In one exemplary implementation, a printer comprises a control system operable in a selectable one of: a normal mode in which contents of a print job are downloaded from a remote site on-demand; and a schedule mode in which contents of the printable document are downloaded from the remote site at a scheduled time.
Claims17
A printer, comprising a control system operable in a selectable one of:
- a normal mode in which contents of a print job are downloaded from a remote site on-demand;
- and a schedule mode in which contents of the printable document are downloaded from the remote site at a scheduled time.
One or more computer-readable media comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, direct a host device for a printer to:
- execute in a normal mode in which contents of a printable document are downloaded from a remote site on-demand;
- and alternatively execute in a schedule mode in which the contents of the printable document are downloaded from the remote site at a scheduled time.
A system, comprising:
- means for downloading print data from a remote site;
- and
- means for scheduling the downloading of the print data from the remote at a particular time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.