Method for improving print performance and quality by accumulating, storing and using resource accounting information with a print job

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5993088
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09164125

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The invention provide a method for optimal use of print resource during the preparation a print job for printing. During the creation of a spool file, or similar intermediate file, the invention logs data on print resource usage in a print job in an accounting file. Upon review of this data, it modifies the print resource usage data in the accounting file as necessary to optimize print resource usage. The spool file and the accounting file are then sent to a printer driver. The printer driver knows how to use the print resource data in the accounting file to optimize the print resource usage.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nogay, Patrick Edward Austin, TX 9 301
Tartak, Lee Martin Austin, TX 2 124
VanderWiele, Mark Wayne Austin, TX 16 479

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