Patent ID: 9047556
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A print controller comprising: a control system that is operable to receive raw print data for a print job; and a rasterizer that is operable to identify a type of media for the job by rasterizing Page Description Language (PDL) data within the raw print data, wherein the rasterizer is further operable to determine a priority value for the type of media, to identify a default type of media assigned to the print controller, to determine a priority value for the default type of media assigned to the print controller, and to generate raster data for the job based on the type of media having a highest priority value, wherein the rasterizer is further operable to store the rasterized print data in a RIP spool before a printer initiates printing for the print job, and to indicate the type of media having the highest priority value to the control system; the control system is further operable, before the printer initiates printing for the print job: to indicate that the job is unavailable if the type of media having the highest priority value is missing from a tray of the printer, to await input indicating that the missing type of media has been loaded, and to de-spool the rasterized print data from the RIP spool in response to receiving the input, enabling the printer to initiate printing for the print job.