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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2002
Athena Christodoulou, Bristol, GB;
Richard Taylor, Bristol, GB;
Christopher Tofts, Bristol, GB;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer network comprises plural computer systems connected to plural printers. Each computer system comprises at least one application program for generating print data for one or more of the printers. One of the computer systems is partially employed as a stock control computer. An application program stored on the stock control computer runs a model of the overall system, including maintaining an up-to-date schedule of all print jobs on the system, and maintains a log of all media resources (i.e., paper) available to each printer. The application program ensures that the printers have suitable media resources and/or that print jobs are allocated to printers where appropriate media resources are available, if possible.