Method to move queued data back to the network to make room in the device to complete other jobs

摘要

A method of clearing an internal print queue in a print output device includes processing a print job in a print output device to make a processed print job; storing the processed print jobs in the internal print queue of a print output device; detecting an overload condition in the internal print queue; determining which processed print jobs are not ready to be physically printed; selecting at least one not ready to be printed processed print job in the internal print queue for transfer out of the internal print queue to clear the overload condition; moving the selected processed print job to a temporary storage print queue; and moving the selected processed print jobs from a temporary storage print queue to the internal print queue upon occurrence of a predetermined event.