Mechanism for Automatically Disabling Printer Separator Pages

1 . A computer generated method comprising:

receiving a print job;

analyzing the print job data stream;

determining if the print job data stream includes a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria; and

disabling generation of a separator page for the print job if the print job data stream includes a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting the print job to a print engine; and

printing the print job without a separator page.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising generating of a separator page for the print job if the print job data stream does not include a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria.

4 . The method of claim 3 further comprising:

transmitting the print job to a print engine; and

printing the print job with a separator page.

5 . The method of claim 1 wherein a criteria is an indication that a print job is a secure print job and generation of a separator page is disabled if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is a secure print job.

6 . The method of claim 1 wherein a criteria is an indication that a print job is to be forwarded to a first of a plurality of output bins at a printer and generation of a separator page is disabled if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is to be forwarded to the first of the plurality of output bins at the printer.

7 . The method of claim 6 wherein generation of a separator page is enabled if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is to be forwarded to a second of the plurality of output bins at the printer.

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein a criteria is an indication that a print job is to undergo post-processing and generation of a separator page is disabled if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is to undergo post-processing.

9 . A print server comprising a printing software product to receive a print job, analyze the print job data stream, determine if the print job data stream includes a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria and disable generation of a separator page for the print job if the print job data stream includes a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria.

10 . The print server of claim 9 wherein the printing software product transmits the print job to a print engine and prints the print job without a separator page.

11 . The print server of claim 9 wherein the printing software product generates a separator page for the print job if the print job data stream does not include a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria.

12 . The print server of claim 9 wherein a criteria is an indication that a print job is a secure print job and the printing software product disables generation of a separator page if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is a secure print job.

13 . The print server of claim 9 wherein a criteria is an indication that a print job is to be forwarded to a first of a plurality of output bins at a printer and the printing software product disables generation of a separator page if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is to be forwarded to the first of the plurality of output bins at the printer.

14 . The print server of claim 9 wherein a criteria is an indication that a print job is to undergo post-processing and the printing software product disables generation of a separator page if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is to undergo post-processing.

15 . An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a print job;

analyzing the print job data stream;

determining if the print job data stream includes a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria; and

disabling generation of a separator page for the print job if the print job data stream includes a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria.

16 . The article of manufacture of claim 15 comprising a machine-readable medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, further causes the machine to perform operations comprising:

transmitting the print job to a print engine; and

printing the print job without a separator page.

17 . The article of manufacture of claim 15 comprising a machine-readable medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, further causes the machine to perform operations comprising generating of a separator page for the print job if the print job data stream does not include a command matching one or more pre-defined criteria.

18 . The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein a criteria is an indication that a print job is a secure print job and generation of a separator page is disabled if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is a secure print job.

19 . The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein a criteria is an indication that a print job is to be forwarded to a first of a plurality of output bins at a printer and generation of a separator page is disabled if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is to be forwarded to the first of the plurality of output bins at the printer.

20 . The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein a criteria is an indication that a print job is to undergo post-processing and generation of a separator page is disabled if the print job data stream includes a command indicating that the print job is to undergo post-processing.