Patent ID: 8330972

Claim:
A method for reducing delays in printing print jobs, the method comprising: ripping first print job content using a raster image processor (RIP); printing, using a print engine, first print job content received from said RIP; determining ripping performance data associated with ripping first print job content; determining printing performance data associated with printing said first print job content; determining based on said ripping and printing performance data whether the print engine is at risk of outpacing the RIP such that said printing will be interrupted; selecting ready-to-print from a repository according to a plurality of predefined rules; providing ready-to-print second print job content; in response to determining that the print engine is at risk of outpacing said RIP such that printing will be interrupted, switching from printing first print job content to printing said ready-to-print second print job content at said print engine; separating said first print job from said second print job with an offset; concurrently ripping said first print job content and simultaneously printing said second print job content; and in response to determining that the RIP can keep pace with the print engine such that printing of the first print job can continue, reverting back to printing first print job content at said print engine.