Abstract: A cache memory system and method for printers is described. In one exemplary implementation, a system includes a printer, memory, an input buffer and a control system. The memory contains one or more prior print job elements referenced by one or more previous print job tickets that were previously processed by the printer. The input buffer receives a new print job ticket referencing one or more new print job elements. The control system searches memory for any prior print job elements matching the one or more new print job elements referenced by the new print job ticket. The control system downloads one or more new print job elements not matching any of the one or more prior print job elements from a remote site. This permits the printer to retrieve the one or more prior print job elements that match the one or more new print job elements from memory instead of having to retrieve them from the remote site.

Abstract: A system receives a print job ticket, that references one or more print job elements, and each of the print job elements which contain contents that enable generation of a printable document. A control system examines the contents of the one or more print job elements to determine: (i) if one or more of the print job elements already exist in a local memory; and (ii) to determine a location in the local memory to store any of the one or more print job elements that do not already exist in the local memory.

Abstract: A cache memory system and method for printers is described. In one exemplary implementation, a system includes a printer, memory, an input buffer and a control system. The memory contains one or more prior print job elements referenced by one or more previous print job tickets that were previously processed by the printer. The input buffer receives a new print job ticket referencing one or more new print job elements. The control system searches memory for any prior print job elements matching the one or more new print job elements referenced by the new print job ticket. The control system downloads one or more new print job elements not matching any of the one or more prior print job elements from a remote site. This permits the printer to retrieve the one or more prior print job elements that match the one or more new print job elements from memory instead of having to retrieve them from the remote site.

Abstract: A system and method for downloading data for printers is described. In one exemplary implementation, a printer comprises a control system operable in a selectable one of: a normal mode in which contents of a print job are downloaded from a remote site on-demand; and a schedule mode in which contents of the printable document are downloaded from the remote site at a scheduled time.