Method and apparatus for prioritizing print jobs from multiple printer input channels
US7216347B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1284
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for dictating the order that print jobs received over multiple data channels are printed. A priority value is assigned to each data channel that receives print jobs. The priority value of the data channel is imparted to each of the print jobs received via its respective data channel. The relative priorities of the print jobs is determined, and the print jobs are printed in an order corresponding to their relative priority values.
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