Printer and method for executing a print job and storing print usage information
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSook Shin Chang, Mathew John, Siow Kiat Tan
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Abstract
According to the present invention, print usage information, for example user information and/or application information, is stored centrally in a non-volatile memory of the printer.
Claims25
A printer comprising a memory unit for storing print usage information about at least one print job for a period after the print job has been finished, wherein the print usage information includes user information and/or application information which characterize/characterizes the user or the application requesting the print job, wherein the user information and/or application information represents a basis for an analysis of the user's behavior.
A method for executing a print job and storing print usage information, comprising the following steps:
- a) generating a print request by an application which is executed by a computer, the print request comprising print control information and print usage information, wherein the print control information is used to control the print job, and wherein the print usage information includes user information and/or application information which characterize/characterizes the user or the application requesting the print job, wherein the user information and/or application information represents a basis for an analysis of the user's behavior,
- b) sending the print request to a printer which is connected to the computer,
- c) executing the requested print according to the print information of the print request, and
- d) storing the print usage information of the print request in a memory unit of the printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.