US 11,914,906 B2
Pre-processing print jobs
Neil-Paul Payoyo Bermundo, Glendora, CA (US); and Mohamed Al Sayed Mostafa, Hawthorne, CA (US)
Assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed by KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed on May 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/746,715.
Prior Publication US 2023/0401016 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1217 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1248 (2013.01); G06F 3/1257 (2013.01); G06F 3/126 (2013.01); G06F 3/1267 (2013.01); G06F 3/1273 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining whether a document file is loaded in an application for a print job;
retrieving identifying information for the document file;
sending a data set obtained from the identifying information to a print manager;
updating a print history for the document file responsive to the data set;
wherein the print job comprises:
pre-rendering of the document file into a document image; and
caching of the document image;
associating print settings of the print job with the document file;
tracking the print settings to provide criteria data to identify frequency of use of the document file;
detecting loading of the document file by a plug-in of the application; and
determining by the plug-in whether the document file is subject to being pre-rendered during an idle time.