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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Jason C. Tsongas, Rochester, NY (US);
Matthew O. Scrafford, Fairport, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for implementing more efficient printing in image forming devices by providing a user-interactive scheme for delaying printing of individual user-requested print operations when an individual image forming device to which a specific user-requested printing operation is directed is determined to be in a power saving mode. The disclosed system and method may determine whether a requested image forming device is in a power saving mode at the time that a user requests an image forming operation and automatically present to the user a formatted user interface page on a display at the user workstation. The formatted user interface may provide the user with an option to direct the image forming device to delay (hold) executing the requested image forming operation until some additional condition is met.