Lexmark International, Inc.

Heather Laudan Clark

Duane Edward Norris

Mark Walter Fagan

Michael Ray Timperman

Jason Eric Waldeck

Richard Francis Russell

Charles Thomas Wolfe

A system and method for transmitting multiple data streams from a host to a printing device. Data streams are arranged according to color, segmented and compressed, if desired. If compression is used, each segment may compressed with a different compression algorithm. Each segment contains a header describing the size of the data in the segment. The host transmits a print header containing information and instructions necessary for the print device to reassemble and process the data segments to produce a printed item.

Method and system for receiving and processing multiple compressed print data streams

A method of obtaining information from a networked device is provided. The method includes the steps of defining a network; providing a network adapter communicatively connected to the network, the network adapter connected to the networked device; providing memory in the network adapter; updating information in the memory, wherein the information describes a status of the networked device; placing the information into a response frame; and sending the response frame in response to any command frame received by the network adapter.

Method and apparatus to obtain real-time status information from a networked device

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Lexington, KY, United States of America

Heather Laudan Clark