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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
Orhan E. Beckman, Camas, WA (US);
Jennifer L. Farrell, Vancouver, WA (US);
Robert D. Walton, Culver City, CA (US);
Orhan E. Beckman, Camas, WA (US);
Jennifer L. Farrell, Vancouver, WA (US);
Robert D. Walton, Culver City, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A preflight time estimator for a printing workflow is provided. An estimated preflight time is determined by analyzing a plurality of previously measured preflight times. The analysis may include tracking and analyzing at least one preflight attribute of a plurality of print jobs. The preflight time estimator may comprise a computer readable media including computer executable instructions for calculating the estimated preflight time. A printer configured to execute the instructions of the computer readable media is also provided.