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Delay timer for printing from the driver

  • US 6,981,254 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2001
  • Issued: 12/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer program product, comprising:

  • a computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method of delaying issuing a command for beginning an operation, the method comprising;

    requesting that a user input a delay criteria through a graphical user interface before the initiation of the operation, wherein the delay criteria include both a time and a particular situation, wherein the particular situation is selected from the group of a period of time a printer has remained idle and a lights off situation in an office; and

    delaying performance by the computer system of the operation until the delay criteria has been met;

    wherein the operation comprises at least one operation chosen from the group consisting of a print command, an e-mailing distribution, a software installation, a file transfer protocol upload, a web site posting and an internet phone call.

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