Default media selection methods in a multi-media printer

• US 8,031,347 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2003
• Issued: 10/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Codonics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Codonics Incorporated
• Inventors: Keefe, Gary W., Edwards, Richard M., Botten, Peter O., Gilbert, Alan J.
• Primary Examiner(s): ZIMMERMAN, MARK K
• Application Number:
  US10/719,745
• Publication Number:
  US 20040105115A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,874 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.1, 358/1.2, 358/1.9, 358/1.18, 358/296, 358/401, 358/449, 358/451, 358/1.8, 358/1.13, 358/1.15, 358/426.04, 358/498, 399/16, 399/388, 347/153, 347/217, 355/407
• US Class Current: 358/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/16 Means for paper feeding or form feeding

Abstract

A multi-media print includes a decoding module, a configuration memory, and a parameter determination module. The decoding module decodes print job parameters and print job data, and outputs decoded print job parameters including decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data. The configuration memory stores default configuration parameters. The parameter determination module receives the decoded print job parameters including the decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data and also receives the default configuration parameters including the default media selection parameters from the configuration memory. The parameter determination module determines the final print job media selection parameters for the print job, utilizing the decoded print job media selection parameters and the default media selection parameters. The default media selection parameters are utilized when the print job parameters and print job data are not sufficient to select the media.

Claims

1. A multi-media printer, comprising:

a print engine processor;

a print subsystem for printing an output;

a decoding module to receive print job parameters and print job data for a print job at the multi-media printer, to decode the print job parameters and the print job data to create decoded print job parameters including decoded print job media selection parameters and decoded print job data, and to output the decoded print job parameters including the decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data;

a configuration memory to store default configuration parameters; and

a parameter determination module to receive the decoded print job parameters including the decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data, to receive the default configuration parameters including default media selection parameters from the configuration memory, and to determine final print job media selection parameters for the print job based on an operational state of at least one of the decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data, utilizing the decoded print job media selection parameters and the default media selection parameters, wherein

the default media selection parameters stored by the configuration memory comprise parameters for identifying a default media to be used for performing a print operation with each of a plurality of different printing technologies.

2. The multi-media printer of claim 1, wherein an always use default setting is established and the parameter determination module selects the default media selection parameters as the final media selection parameters.

3. The multi-media printer of claim 1, wherein the parameter determination module identifies that the decoded print job media selection parameters are not operational to establish media selection parameters and the default media selection parameters are selected as the final media selection parameters for the print job.

4. The multi-media printer of claim 1, wherein the parameter determination module identifies that the decoded print job media selection parameters are partially operational and the parameter determination module utilizes the default configuration media selection parameters to supplement the decoded print job media selection parameters to create the final media selection parameters.

5. The multi-media printer of claim 1, wherein the parameter determination module identifies that the decoded print job media selection parameters are partially operational, utilizes the default configuration media selection parameters to supplement the decoded print job media selection parameters, verifies that a combination of the default configuration media selection parameters and the decoded print job media selection parameters are operational, and if the combination of the default configuration media selection parameters and the decoded print job media selection parameters are not operational, utilizes the default configuration media selection parameters as the final media selection parameters.

6. The multi-media printer of claim 1, wherein the configuration memory is a non-volatile memory.

7. A medical imaging system, comprising:

a plurality of computing devices to transmit print jobs including print job parameters and print job data;

a plurality of medical imaging devices to transmit print jobs including print job parameters and print job data; and

a multi-media printer that utilizes at least two printing technologies to receive the print jobs from either the plurality of computing devices or the plurality of medical imaging devices and to create an image from the print job data according to the print job parameters, wherein the multi-media printer includes;

a print engine processor;

a print subsystem for printing the image defined by the print job data;

a decoding module to receive the print job parameters including print job media selection parameters and the print job data for the print job, to decode the print job parameters and the print job data to create decoded print job parameters including decoded print job media selection parameters and decoded print job data, and to output the decoded print job parameters including the decoded print job media selection parameters, and the decoded print job data;

a configuration memory to store default configuration parameters including default media selection parameters; and

a parameter determination module to receive the decoded print job parameters including the decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data, to receive the default configuration parameters including the default media selection parameters from the configuration memory, and to determine final print job media selection parameters for the print job based on an operational state of at least one of the decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data, utilizing at least one of the decoded print job media selection parameters and at least one of the default media selection parameters in place of another one of the decoded print job media selection parameters.

8. The medical imaging system of claim 7, wherein an always use default setting is established and the parameter determination module selects the default media selection parameters as the final media selection parameters and the default media selection parameters are utilized to produce the image along with the decoded print data.

9. The medical imaging system of claim 7, wherein the parameter determination module identifies that the decoded print job media selection parameters are not operational to select media type or media size, and the final print job media selection parameters for the print job are the default media selection parameters.

10. The medical imaging system of claim 7, wherein the parameter determination module identifies that the decoded print job media selection parameters are partially sufficient and the parameter determination module utilizes the default media selection parameters to supplement the decoded print job media selection parameters to create the final print job media selection parameters.

11. The medical imaging system of claim 7, wherein the configuration memory is non-volatile.