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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1999
Akihiko Hamamoto, Irvine, CA (US);
Peter L. Cheng, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Steven Noyes, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Tetsu Kaneko, Irvine, CA (US);
Takao Aichi, Irvine, CA (US);
Kazuyuki Masumoto, Irvine, CA (US);
Akitoshi Yamada, Irvine, CA (US);
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer driver executable in a computer connectable to a driven printer. In response to initiation of a print job, the print driver obtains current status of the printer. Based on the status of the printer, the print driver modifies operational parameters of the printer prior to commencement of the print job, so that the operational parameters are different from default ones of such parameters. In addition, the print driver modifies its own operational sequence based on the printer status, so that the operational sequence of the printer is different from a default sequence without such status information.