Conservation of printer memory on the composition page in response to page pipe feedback

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps including:

• (a) providing in a memory:
• (i) data of a page being composed for imaging, and (ii) data of at least one composed page waiting to be imaged;
• (b) detecting indicia indicative of a memory management task performed on data of the at least one composed page waiting to be imaged to reduce storage inefficiencies in the memory while the at least one composed page is waiting to be imaged;
• and,
• (c) in response to detecting the indicia, manipulating in the memory the data of the page being composed to reduce storage inefficiencies in the memory.

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• (a) an imaging engine operatively connected to a memory, the memory including:
• (i) data of a page being composed for imaging, and (ii) data of at least one composed page waiting to be imaged;
• (b) means for detecting indicia indicative of a memory management task performed on data of the at least one composed page waiting to be imaged to reduce storage inefficiencies in the memory while the at least one composed page is waiting to be imaged;
• and,
• (c) means for manipulating in the memory the data of the page being composed for imaging to reduce storage inefficiencies in the memory in response to detecting the indicia.

A method comprising:

• (a) storing in a memory first data of at least one composed page waiting to be imaged;
• (b) storing in the memory second data of at least one page to be composed for imaging;
• (c) initiating composing of the second data;
• (d) detecting indicia indicative of a manipulation of the first data in the memory to conserve the memory;
• and,
• (e) in response to detecting the indicia, manipulating the second data in the memory to conserve the memory and enable a continued composing of the second data.

An imaging device, comprising:

• (a) a print engine coupled to a memory, the memory having stored therein (i) data of at least a first composed page waiting to be imaged, and (ii) data of at least a second page not completely composed;
• and,
• (b) first control logic configured to compose the second page;
• (c) second control logic configured to detect indicia indicative of a manipulation of the first data in the memory to conserve the memory;
• (d) third control logic enabled, in response to detecting the indicia, to manipulate the second data in the memory to conserve the memory and enable a continued composing of the second data.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for enabling steps including:

• (a) storing in a memory first data of at least one composed page waiting to be imaged;
• (b) storing in the memory second data of at least one page to be composed for imaging;
• (c) initiating composing of the second data;
• (d) detecting indicia indicative of a manipulation of the first data in the memory to conserve the memory;
• and
• (e) in response to detecting the indicia, manipulating the second data in the memory to conserve the memory and enable a continued composing of the second data.