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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Richard Blanchard, Jr., Sonoma, CA (US);
David Gelphman, Aptos, CA (US);
Howard A. Miller, Saratoga, CA (US);
Michael R. Sweet, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Richard Blanchard, Jr., Sonoma, CA (US);
David Gelphman, Aptos, CA (US);
Howard A. Miller, Saratoga, CA (US);
Michael R. Sweet, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the execution of a print job. During operation, the system obtains print data and a set of job options for the print job, wherein the print data is associated with a document format that is not supported by a printing protocol used to perform the print job. Next, the system obtains a set of document-processing capabilities associated with the document format from a printer associated with the print job. Finally, the system configures the print job based on the job options and the document-processing capabilities without converting the print data into a different document format that is supported by the printing protocol.