Abstract: A computer generated method disclosed. The method includes each filter within a chain of filters of a pipes and filters architectural pattern declaring a pass requirement to indicate a number of times the filter is to be processed to produce final form data and processing a stream of data at each filter within the chain of filters to produce the final form data.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input print job file including a form definition (formdef), determining whether the formdef is an N-up formdef and generating an output print job file by inserting a forms overlay into the input print job file as a pre-printed form if the formdef is an N-up formdef.

Abstract: A computer generated method disclosed. The method includes each filter within a chain of filters of a pipes and filters architectural pattern declaring a pass requirement to indicate a number of times the filter is to be processed to produce final form data and processing a stream of data at each filter within the chain of filters to produce the final form data.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input print job file including a form definition (formdef), determining whether the formdef is an N-up formdef and generating an output print job file by inserting a forms overlay into the input print job file as a pre-printed form if the formdef is an N-up formdef.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes establishing a post processing data format to enable proper post-processing of print jobs and modifying a print job received during print processing according to the post processing data format.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for hierarchical storage management. A system manager specifies policies used to migrate and recall data from between the local and a remote storage while the system itself is afforded latitude in complying or violating these policies. As a violation of the migration policy, the system of the present invention pre-migrates data from local storage to remote storage prior to the time that a given file will become eligible for migration thereto. During pre-migration, data resides in both local and remote storage. Once the time for migration has arrived, local storage space may be freed bv simply deleting the data stored locally and retaining the data stored remotely. As part of the recall policy, data is delayed from returning to local storage from the remote storage unless an access request or a write command specifically requires that the data be returned.

Abstract: Use of a single pass print data stream conversion process when sufficient memory is available to store all the page data to be printed and reversion to a double pass conversion when insufficient memory is available. Scanning of the input data stream, storing the page data, and downloading the resource data to the printer continues so long as sufficient memory to store the page data is available. If the available memory is filled before the entire page is scanned, the stored page data is discarded. The scanning continues to download the resource data but the page data is no longer stored. When the page has been completely scanned, the scanning is restarted at the beginning of the page, downloading the page data to the printer and discarding the resource data during the second scan.