Configuration of print data for print jobs based on document-processing capabilities of printers

摘要

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the execution of a print job. During operation, the system obtains a set of document-processing capabilities from a printer associated with the print job and obtains print data for the print job. Next, the system selects a set of document attributes for the print job based on the document-processing capabilities and the print data, wherein the set of document attributes comprises a document format and a document size. Finally, the system configures the print data to conform to the document attributes to enable processing of the print job by the printer.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating the execution of a print job, comprising:
receiving, from an application executing on a portable electronic device, a print job; obtaining, by the portable electronic device, a set of document-processing capabilities from a printer coupled to the portable electronic device by a wireless network; obtaining, by the portable electronic device, print data for the print job from the application; selecting, by the portable electronic device, a set of document attributes for the print job based on the document-processing capabilities and the print data; determining the print data does not conform to the selected document attributes; and modifying, by the portable electronic device, at least some of the print data to conform the print data to the selected document attributes to enable processing of the print job by the printer, wherein modifying includes one or more of scaling down the document size, and converting print data for a document that has a first format to a second format compatible with the selected printer.