Security of incomplete/pending jobs after power loss

A job security protection method comprising:

• determining a duration of a power outage experienced by a marking device;
• comparing a duration of the power outage to a threshold duration;
• and
• invoking erasure of at least one incomplete job if such erasure is selected, if such jobs exist upon power return, and if the duration exceeds the threshold duration.

A job security protection apparatus including:

• a timer responsive to a loss of power experienced by a marking device;
• a comparator responsive to a duration of the power loss measured by the timer and a reference duration;
• and
• a controller that erases at least one job of the marking device if the duration of the power loss exceeds the reference duration.

A post-power-loss job security apparatus comprising:

• a power loss erasure GUI element;
• a threshold duration GUI element, the power loss erasure GUI element selectively indicating that erasure of jobs should occur when power returns to a marking device after a power loss exceeding a threshold duration indicated by the at least one threshold duration GUI element;
• and
• at least one job type GUI element selectively indicating at least one type of job to be erased when the power loss duration exceeds the threshold duration.