公开(公告)号：US09690528B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US15085814

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Ryoichi Yokoohji

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06K9/00469 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1244 ,  G06F3/1254 ,  G06F3/1288

Abstract: A method and related apparatus for processing print jobs, which automatically edits both the document to be printed and the job ticket based on a state or content of the document itself, without user intervention, to achieve certain printing effects such as inserting tab sheets of slip sheets, removing pages, inserting annotations, changing finishing settings, etc. In one specific example, by checking whether each page includes a specific key phrase or is associated with a specific bookmark, the document and the job ticket are automatically edited so that a tab sheet or slip sheet is inserted at a corresponding position. A program is also provided to emulate the result of the editing the print job and original document.

公开(公告)号：US09665327B1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US14980949

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Ryoichi Yokoohji ,  Danny Naoshi Kumamoto

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1211 ,  G06F3/1273 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  H04N1/00408

Abstract: Disclosed is a print job management method that provides efficient managing, routing and processing of print jobs amongst multiple printers. By first ranking the printers based on one or more positive and negative history factors as well as a user intention associated with a print job, and then selecting a destination printer from the ranked printers, the print job management method disclosed herein significantly reduces the evaluation workload in locating the best printer for each print job.