Abstract: A user defines regions within each page of a print job and independently specifies a desired print quality setting for each such region. The printer driver running on the host computer that will submit the print job to a printer or printing device has a user interface through which a representation of the print job is displayed for the user. Using the user input device of the host computer, the user can then define or specify multiple elements or regions within each page of the print job. The user can then further set a desired print quality for each of the specified elements or regions. In this way, those elements of a print job that require a high print quality for a satisfactory appearance, such as photographs, can be identified and printed an appropriate quality levels, while other elements, such as text, that do not require a high print quality for a satisfactory appearance can be printed at a lesser print quality level.

Abstract: A user defines regions within each page of a print job and independently specifies a desired print quality setting for each such region. The printer driver running on the host computer that will submit the print job to a printer or printing device has a user interface through which a representation of the print job is displayed for the user. Using the user input device of the host computer, the user can then define or specify multiple elements or regions within each page of the print job. The user can then further set a desired print quality for each of the specified elements or regions. In this way, those elements of a print job that require a high print quality for a satisfactory appearance, such as photographs, can be identified and printed an appropriate quality levels, while other elements, such as text, that do not require a high print quality for a satisfactory appearance can be printed at a lesser print quality level.

Abstract: A printer driver translator apparatus includes, in a printer system connected to a network, a printer driver on a computer preconfigured with a user interface conformed to provide selection options for language translations to a user. A webserver is provided on a connected printer such that the webserver receives the print job and language selection from the computer and automatically selects an associated language site locator in response to the language translation selection by a user. The webserver is connected with the network and sends the print job to the selected language translation site on the network, in accordance with the selected language translation site locator, for translation. The webserver is further configured to receive a translation of the print job from the selected language translation site for printing by the printer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a scheme in which a printer that is out of service would contain an embedded service that would communicate with a network directory service to locate another printer capable of completing the print job and rerouting the print job automatically. This embedded service within the printer would then communicate with the print server to notify the user of the rerouting.