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US 7,072,065 B2Granted
Variable cancel of future print jobs
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSamuel M. Lester, Jimmy Sfaelos
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Abstract
A printer is responsive to user input to cancel print jobs that are received after the user input. The user repeatedly selects a cancel input to indicate how many print jobs to cancel.
Claims3
A print device that receives multiple print jobs, comprising:
- a cancel input that is selectable by a user;
- and
- job cancellation logic that is responsive to the cancel input to cancel a number of print jobs that potentially include future print jobs, wherein the number of print jobs to be canceled is a function of how many times the cancel input is selected;
- and
- a status display that indicates the number of print jobs that have been canceled and the number of print jobs yet to be canceled.
2 more elements
In a print device that receives multiple print jobs, a method comprising:
- determining a number of print jobs to be canceled in response to user selection of a cancel input, wherein the number of print jobs potentially include future print jobs;
- increasing the number of print jobs to be canceled as a function of how many times the cancel input is selected;
- canceling the determined number of print jobs;
- displaying the number of print jobs yet to be canceled;
- and
- displaying the number of print jobs that have been canceled.
3 more elements
A print device that receives multiple print jobs, comprising:
- means for determining a number of print jobs tote canceled in response to user selection of a cancel input, wherein the number of print jobs potentially include future print jobs;
- means for increasing the number of print jobs to be canceled as a function of how many times the cancel input is selected;
- means for canceling the determined number of print jobs;
- means for displaying the number of print jobs yet to be canceled;
- and
- means for displaying the number of print jobs that have been canceled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.