Patent ID: 8314946

Claim:
A method for selectively sequencing the rendering of an image for a print system, comprising the steps of: a) determining a media type status flag for media type previously used in the print system; b) feeding a sheet of media into the print system; c) when the media type status flag includes a recognized media type, rendering an image according to the media type status flag, thereby forming a pre-rendered image; d) after pre-rendering the image, then identifying a media type for the sheet of media to confirm whether the media type of the sheet of media is compatible with the pre-rendering; e) if the identified media type of the sheet of media is not compatible, then discarding the pre-rendering, and rendering the image according to the identified media type; and f) when the media type status flag is absent of any recognized media type, identifying the media type upon which the image will be printed and then rendering the image.