Patent ID: 7855800
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for use with a printer operable to successively print a first print batch and then a second print batch using blank sheets that are substantially identical in appearance with one another, said apparatus comprising: a host device operable to generate a page separator command in a specified page description language; a printer controller coupled to receive said page separator command; a computer readable medium contained in said printer controller, said computer readable medium provided with software configured for use in converting said page separator command into a format readable by said printer; a component in said printer disposed to receive said page separator command in said printer readable format and to operate said printer in response to said page separator command to print one or more specified visual indicators onto one of said blank sheets to form a separator page, wherein said separator page is visually distinct at least from both a last printed page of said first print batch and a first printed page of said second print batch, and wherein said separator page is coded with different geometric patterns to distinguish between different users, and wherein the different geometric patterns are associated with a set of users that are pre-grouped alphabetically according to the set of users' names; and a single paper feed mechanism provided to feed all of said blank sheets to said printer for printing.