Patent ID: 6661531
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A method for adaptively matching print quality and performance in a host based printing system including a host computer connected to a printer via an interface, the method comprising the steps of:determining a print process time corresponding to an amount of time for a page to print based on current printer settings of said printer; determining a quantity of data to be transferred from said host computer to said printer; determining a data transfer time corresponding to an amount of time required to transfer said quantity of data from said host computer to said printer via said interface; comparing said print process time to said data transfer time to generate a PQ delay budget, said PQ delay budget corresponding to an estimated amount of time that can be used by said printer to improve print quality without adversely impacting printing performance; generating a prioritized list of print quality improvements for said printer, wherein each print quality improvement in said prioritized list identifies at least one print quality setting for said printer; correlating said PQ delay budget to a first print quality improvement from said prioritized list of proposed print quality improvements; and determining whether to modify said current printer settings with said first print quality improvement.