IP Library Granted Patent US 7,791,744
Granted Patent B2
US 7,791,744 · App. 11/468,024 · Granted Sep 7, 2010

Apparatus for and method of print resuming following a print interruption event

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Patent No.
US 7,791,744
App. No.
11/468,024
Granted
Sep 7, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention is directed to resuming printing on a printer following a print interruption event. An apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a scanner configurable to communicate with a printer and a printing application, wherein the scanner is configured to scan a printing at the printer upon receipt of a printing error. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a printing error when printing a document; scanning the actual printing of the document at a printer; and notifying an application of results of the scanning.

Claims (5)

1. A method for print resuming, comprising:

receiving a printing error when printing a document on a printer;

scanning the document at a scanner to determine a first printing portion printed on the document prior to the printing error and a second printing portion remaining to be printed on the document;

notifying an application of results of the scanning; and

resuming printing the document by printing the second printing portion on the document.

Assignments (2)
PATENT ASSIGNMENT AND RESERVATION Recorded Sep 4, 2012
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028895/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2007
From: BLAIR, BRIAN E.; PIETTE, JAMES D.; YODER, ROBERT D.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES COMPANY
Reel/Frame 018739/0508 →