Raghothama S Cauligi

US Patent:

6847466, Jan 25, 2005

Filed:

Apr 27, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/561187

Inventors:

Charles J. Gazdik - Boise ID, US
Shell S. Simpson - Boise ID, US
Lainye E. Reich - Vancouver WA, US
David Hall - Vancouver WA, US
Sherri L. Brown - Clackamas OR, US
Steve Claus - Canby OR, US
Raghothama S. Cauligi - Vancouver WA, US
Donald J. Welch - Vancouver WA, US
Erik D. Ness - Vancouver WA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

358 115, 358 113

Abstract:

A method for use in printing a print job from an application program on a printer. The printer has associated job settings which include a private portion containing a printer-specific job setting. The method includes providing a program interface configured to enable the application program to access the printer-specific job setting. The method also typically includes, from the application program, sending a command to the program interface to perform an operation related to the printer-specific job setting, and performing the operation related to the printer-specific job setting.

US Patent:

6734987, May 11, 2004

Filed:

Aug 24, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/379831

Inventors:

Raghothama S. Cauligi - Vancouver WA

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

358 116, 345620, 345621, 345625, 382217, 382218

Abstract:

A printing process for use in a computer system includes process steps to compare a first polygon object to subsequent polygon objects and/or compare a first bitmap to subsequent bitmaps, and to store only the attribute data of the first polygon object and/or attribute data of the first bitmap if the attribute data of the first polygon object is the same as the attribute data of subsequent polygon objects, and attribute data of first bitmap and subsequent bitmaps is the same.