Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett-packard Company

Hewlett-packard Development, L.p.

James Wyatt Lomas

Steve R Wiley

Harold Todd McMillan

Jody Lee Terrill

Various systems and methods are provided for avoiding printing defects when printing documents. In one embodiment, a method is provided that identifies a printing defect on a hardcopy document, the printing defect being created by a printer, identifies a non-printed digital document affected by the printing defect, and, prevents a printing of the non-printed digital document affected by the printing defect.

Avoiding printing defects

The method of the invention enables installation of a network printer onto a client processor and employs a server for managing printer installations. Initially, the server receives a printer identifier message from the network printer and then creates an executable installation program using identifier information from the printer identifier message. Thereafter, the server transmits an e-mail message to the client processor, which e-mail message includes an executable printer driver installation program. Upon receipt of the e-mail message, the client processor recognizes the executable installation program and, upon installation thereof, to utilize the network printer.

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Boise, ID, United States of America

James Wyatt Lomas