Patent ID: 6748183
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A system comprising:a printer having a plurality of media containers and a monitor for monitoring the status of the media in each of the plurality of media containers; a host device for sending a print job to the printer, wherein the host device includes a display; and a printer driver for controlling operation of the printer from the host device, for querying the printer for container information, and for providing a user interface in the host device display; wherein the printer driver, responsive to the print job, queries the printer for information pertaining to container count, and for each container, media type, media size, container status and container name; wherein the printer driver displays media type, media size, container status and container name for each printer container in the user interface for selection by the user; and wherein the printer driver, responsive to a container status of empty or jammed, constrains the container from selection by the user.