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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin A. Leisner, Rochester, NY (US);
Randall P. Cole, Victor, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ; H04N 1/00 ; H04N 1/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ; H04N 1/00 ; H04N 1/40 ;
Abstract
An operator of a printer may choose a maximum decomposition time for a page of a print job. Each page in the print job must fully decompose before the maximum decomposition time is reached. If a page does not fully decompose before the maximum decomposition time is reached, the print job may be terminated. In addition, a notification may be generated advising the operator that a page of the print job did not fully compose before the maximum decomposition time was reached. The establishment of maximum decomposition times helps to ensure that a single print job does not monopolize a printer or other output device.