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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
May. 10, 1999
Richard M. Dow, Laramie, WY (US);
Jeff H. Papke, Meridian, ID (US);
Douglas J. Mellor, Meridian, ID (US);
Richard Detweiler, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods of providing page protection in digital printing systems having multiple output devices are described. In one embodiment, first and second output devices are provided and have different time constraints for processing predetermined amounts of data which will ultimately be printed on a print medium. One of the time constraints is selected to provide a selected time constraint, and at least one predetermined amount of data is tested against the selected time constraint to determine whether the selected time constraint is satisfied. If the selected time constraint is not satisfied, the predetermined amount of data is transformed into a state which is more likely to satisfy the selected time constraint. In another embodiment, a first processing time constraint of a first output device is determined. The first processing time constraint impacts the manner in which a predetermined amount of data is processed into a printed image. A second processing time constraint of a second output device is determined. The second processing time constraint impacts the manner in which the predetermined amount of data is processed into a printed image. The first and second processing time constraints are compared and responsive to the comparison, the processing time constraint having a lesser magnitude is selected to provide a selected processing time constraint.