Inventors:
Theresa A. Burkes - Meridian ID, US
Richard M. Dow - Laramie WY, US
Chris R. Gunning - Boise ID, US
Dana A. Jacobsen - Boise ID, US
Lisa Johnson - Boise ID, US
Raymond S. Kennedy - Nampa ID, US
Robert J. Lavey - Siloam Springs AR, US
Perry Lea - Meridian ID, US
Scott S. Lee - Meridian ID, US
John Mauzey - Boise ID, US
Douglas J. Mellor - Meridian ID, US
Steven R. Folkner - Boise ID, US
Randall E. Grohs - Star ID, US
Terry-Lee M. Fritz - Boise ID, US
Michael B. Lloyd - Meridian ID, US
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:
G06F 15/00
US Classification:
358 115, 358 15, 358448, 358 117, 358 112, 358 114, 358 116, 358 111, 358 113, 358 118, 358 17
Abstract:
An exemplary device implementation includes: a manager that is capable of monitoring a process for preparing a page for printing; and a print engine that is capable of printing the page after the process for preparing the page for printing is complete; wherein the device is adapted to temporally overlap the process for preparing the page for printing with preparation of the print engine for printing. An exemplary method implementation includes actions of: beginning processing of a page of a printing job; providing at least one command to a print engine responsive to at least one time remaining estimate for the processing of the page of the printing job prior to completion of the processing of the page of the printing job; and changing a state of the print engine responsive to the providing of the at least one command to the print engine.