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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2000
Karen L. Harrison, Longmont, CO (US);
Charles D. Johnson, Boulder, CO (US);
Linda S. Liebelt, Boulder, CO (US);
Karen L. Harrison, Longmont, CO (US);
Charles D. Johnson, Boulder, CO (US);
Linda S. Liebelt, Boulder, CO (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for dictating the order that print jobs received over multiple data channels are printed. A priority value is assigned to each data channel that receives print jobs. The priority value of the data channel is imparted to each of the print jobs received via its respective data channel. The relative priorities of the print jobs is determined, and the print jobs are printed in an order corresponding to their relative priority values.