Multiple copy printer with print job retention
First Claim
1. An image forming device that stores a document and prints one or more copies of the document from an electronic transmission of a single copy of the document by a source document generating device, the transmission including a command indicating the desired disposition of the document, the desired disposition selected from a group of available dispositions that includes a first disposition printing the document at least once and storing the document at the image forming device and a second disposition storing the document at the image forming device without first printing the document and holding it there until released for printing, the image forming device comprising:
- a user interface;
a controller including a data storage device, the controller electrically connected to the user interface and the controller configured to receive the electronic transmission of data representing a document to be printed and a command for the desired disposition of the document and, in response to a command for the first disposition, to cause the image forming device to print the document at least once and store the document in the storage device or, in response to a command for the second disposition, to cause the image forming device to store the document in the storage device without first printing the document and hold it there until released for printing; and
a print engine connected to the controller.
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Abstract
A printer and method that allows the user to store print jobs indefinitely in the printer'"'"'s disk drive or other data storage device. The printer stores a document and prints one or more copies of the document from an electronic transmission of a single copy of the document accompanied by a command indicating the desired disposition of the document. The printer includes a user interface, a controller that includes a data storage device, and a print engine connected to the controller. The controller is electrically connected to the user interface and the controller is configured to receive the electronic transmission of data representing a document to be printed and the desired disposition of the document and, in response to the transmission, to cause the printer to (a) print the document at least once and store the document in the storage device, (b) store the document in the storage device and hold it there until released for printing via the user interface, or (c) copy the document to the storage device and hold it there until the document is released for printing by inputting a predefined privacy code.
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20 Claims
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1. An image forming device that stores a document and prints one or more copies of the document from an electronic transmission of a single copy of the document by a source document generating device, the transmission including a command indicating the desired disposition of the document, the desired disposition selected from a group of available dispositions that includes a first disposition printing the document at least once and storing the document at the image forming device and a second disposition storing the document at the image forming device without first printing the document and holding it there until released for printing, the image forming device comprising:
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a user interface; a controller including a data storage device, the controller electrically connected to the user interface and the controller configured to receive the electronic transmission of data representing a document to be printed and a command for the desired disposition of the document and, in response to a command for the first disposition, to cause the image forming device to print the document at least once and store the document in the storage device or, in response to a command for the second disposition, to cause the image forming device to store the document in the storage device without first printing the document and hold it there until released for printing; and a print engine connected to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for printing and storing a document on a printer, comprising:
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a source document generator configured to generate and transmit an electronic version of a document and to transmit a command indicating a desired disposition for the document, the desired disposition selected from a group of available dispositions that includes a first disposition printing the document at least once and storing the document at the image forming device and a second disposition storing the document at the image forming device without first printing the document and holding it there until released for printing; an image forming device capable of being operatively coupled with the source document generator to receive transmissions from the source document generator, the image forming device comprising a user interface, a controller including a data storage device, the controller electrically connected to the user interface and the controller configured to receive the electronic transmission of data representing a document to be printed and a command for the desired disposition of the document and, in response to a command for the first disposition, to cause the image forming device to print the document at least once and store the document in the storage device or, in response to a command for the second disposition, to cause the image forming device to store the document in the storage device without first printing the document and hold it there until released for printing; and a print engine connected to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for printing and/or storing a document on an image forming device, comprising:
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generating electronic data representing a document to be printed and/or stored on the image forming device and a command designating the desired disposition of the document, the desired disposition selected from a group of available dispositions that includes a first disposition printing the document at least once and storing the document at the image forming device and a second disposition storing the document at the image forming device without first printing the document and holding it there until released for printing; receiving the electronic data in the image forming device and analyzing the data to distinguish between commands for the first and second; and in the case of a command for the first disposition, printing the document at least once and storing the document at the image forming device, or in the case of a command for the second disposition, storing the document at the image forming device without first printing the document and holding it there until released for printing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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