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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Athena Christodoulou, Bristol, GB;
Richard Taylor, Bristol, GB;
Christopher Tofts, Bristol, GB;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A multi-stage or process operation, such as the printing of a document from a data file in the form of a word processing document may be performed either by passing the document directly along a relatively fast network link to a printer, or by passing the document along a relatively slow link to a printer, where the document is ripped, and then passing the ripped data along a further relatively fast link to printer. To determine the optimum course of action in view of a policy demanding speed of printing the probable speed of each course of action is determined, and the course of action most likely to yield a result in conformity with the policy is selected.