Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Xavier Boix

Michael Dean Whitmarsh

Luca Chiarabini

Ana Maria Cardells

Mark E Boettcher

Oriol Borrell

In one embodiment, data is discerned, the data indicative of a first quantity of unused media contained within a roll. Prior to a plot being printed on the roll, a second quantity of unused media expected to be in the roll after the plot is printed is discerned using the data. Printing of a machine-readable marking on the roll, along with the plot, is caused, the marking being indicative of the second quantity.

Method and system to track unused media

A system and method are provided for enabling faster downloading and printing of data received from an external content source. In one embodiment, the method is segmenting the data file available on a content source external to the user computing device into a plurality of portions; independently downloading to said computing device each of said plurality of portions; and assembling each downloaded portion into a second data file on said computing device, to mach such first data file. In a second embodiment the method is (a) selecting a first data file to be printed from said plurality of data files; (b) downloading said selected data file form a content source external to a computing device connected to the printer, (c) once said selected data file is entirely downloaded into said computing device, processing said selected data file and sending the processed data to the printer for printing; and (d) during said steps of processing and sending, selecting the following data file from said plurality of data files and repeating steps (b) (c) and (d) for said selected data file.

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Barcelona, Spain

Xavier Boix