Patents by Inventor Kristofer E. Metz

Kristofer E. Metz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and systems rendering a print job
    Patent number: 8743389
    Abstract: A printing system for processing a print job includes a host computer; and a printer in communication with the host computer. The host computer comprises a printer driver that determines whether each print job unit can be more efficiently rendered on the host computer or on the printer and processes the print job accordingly. A method of processing a print job includes determining whether each step in rendering a print job unit of the print job can be more rapidly completed on a host computer or on a printer, and rendering the print job accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve Claiborne, Kristofer E. Metz
  • Methods and systems rendering a print job
    Publication number: 20080117450
    Abstract: A printing system for processing a print job includes a host computer; and a printer in communication with the host computer. The host computer comprises a printer driver that determines whether each print job unit can be more efficiently rendered on the host computer or on the printer and processes the print job accordingly. A method of processing a print job includes determining whether each step in rendering a print job unit of the print job can be more rapidly completed on a host computer or on a printer, and rendering the print job accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Steve Claiborne, Kristofer E. Metz