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AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Fertlitsch, Jerry Steven Orleck, Mary Louise Bourret
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Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems which enable a user to detect the status of printing devices without the use of additional hardware or application program modification for this purpose. These systems and methods are typically used in conjunction with a computer network comprising at least one computing device and a plurality of printing devices. When a print task is sent for printing it will activate a print processor for interpreting the print task. In addition to a print processor's interpretation function, the print processors of the present invention may detect the status of printing devices. Some embodiments may use this information to redirect or otherwise modify a print task for improved printing performance.
A method of printing using a status-detecting print processor, said method comprising:
A method for detecting the status of a printing device on a network, said method comprising:
A method of improving the probability of successful print task completion using a status-detecting print processor, said method comprising:
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