Mechanism for Automatically Disabling Printer Separator Pages

Abstract

A computer generated method disclosed. The method includes 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.

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.