Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLC

Silviu Nanau

Mary Gale Cochran

Robert F Jessen

Marius Stefan

Lucian Ioan Olariu

Adrian Vilceanu

A computer generated method disclosed. The method includes receiving a print job, analyzing the print job data stream, determining if the print job data stream includes a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria and disabling generation of a separator page for the print job if the print job data stream includes a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria.

Mechanism for automatically disabling printer separator pages

Systems and methods are provided for pre-authorizing print jobs. The system detects that a printer has entered a secure printing mode that prevents incoming print jobs from printing until credentials have been entered at a console of the printer. The system also receives a print job, receives credentials associated with the print job that identify a user, and determines from the credentials that the user is authorized to use the printer. Additionally, the system is able to transmit the print job to the printer along with a bypass instruction directing the printer to disregard the secure printing mode for this print job.

Pre-authorization of print jobs in a printing system

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Giroc, Romania

Silviu Nanau