Printer Job Language Suspension
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorLena Sojian
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Abstract
A method is provided for temporarily disabling printer job language (PJL) commands in a printer device. In a printer device, an electronically formatted print job is accepted with embedded PJL commands. The method parses the print job, and in doing so, differentiates a first PJL command and a PJL disable command. The print job is automatically processed (as is conventional), while temporarily ignoring the first PJL command in response to the PJL disable command. In one aspect, the printer differentiates the first PJL command enveloping the print job, and the PJL disable command enveloping the first PJL command envelope.
Claims23
In a printer device, a method for temporarily disabling printer job language (PJL) commands, the method comprising:
- in a printer device, accepting an electronically formatted print job with embedded PJL commands;
- parsing the print job, differentiating a first PJL command and a PJL disable command;
- and,
- in response to the PJL disable command, automatically processing the print job, while temporarily ignoring the first PJL command.
A printer application graphical user interface (UI) for temporarily disabling printer job language (PJL) commands, the GUI comprising:
- a first graphical icon for selecting an electronically formatted print job;
- and,
- a second graphical icon for embedding a PJL disable command in the print job, causing the print job to be processed while temporarily ignoring PJL commands.
A machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for temporarily disabling printer job language (PJL) commands, the instructions comprising:
- accepting an electronically formatted print job with embedded PJL commands;
- parsing the print job, differentiating a first PJL command and a PJL disable command;
- and,
- in response to the PJL disable command, automatically processing the print job, while temporarily ignoring the first PJL command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.