公开(公告)号：US20110261390A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-27

申请号：US12765025

申请日：2010-04-22

申请人： Elton T. Ray ,  James C. Howell

发明人： Elton T. Ray ,  James C. Howell

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1217 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F2206/1508

摘要： Disclosed are embodiments of a system, method and computer program product for implementing a federated print services network. The embodiments provide a central server that receives external print job requests from customers and, optionally, any backlog of internal print job requests from a participating print shop or any internal print job requests that are outside a participating print shop's current printing capabilities or that exceed the participating print shop's supply inventory. The server can selectively distribute those requests amongst the participating print shops in the network for fulfillment. Distribution is based on printing equipment utilization records in order to balance printing equipment utilization across the network and, if necessary, on printing capability records and/or supply inventory records. Thus, for participating print shops, the embodiments provide a means for increasing equipment utilization percentages during downtimes and, thereby a means to subsidize the cost of ownership. They also provide a means for abating any backlog of print job requests and fulfilling, as necessary, any internal print job requests.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于实现联合打印服务网络的系统，方法和计算机程序产品的实施例。 这些实施例提供了一种中央服务器，其接收来自客户的外部打印作业请求，以及可选地从参与的打印商店的任何积压的内部打印作业请求或在参与打印店的当前打印能力之外的任何内部打印作业请求，或者超过 参与印刷店的供应库存。 服务器可以选择性地在网络中的参与打印商店中分发这些请求以实现。 分销是基于印刷设备利用记录，以平衡网络上的打印设备利用率，如有必要，可以打印打印能力记录和/或提供库存记录。 因此，对于参与的印刷商店，实施例提供了在停机期间提高设备利用百分比的手段，从而提供了补贴所有权成本的手段。 它们还提供了减少任何积压的打印作业请求并在必要时履行任何内部打印作业请求的方法。

公开(公告)号：US08885190B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-11

申请号：US12765025

申请日：2010-04-22

申请人： Elton T. Ray ,  James C. Howell

发明人： Elton T. Ray ,  James C. Howell

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1217 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F2206/1508

摘要： Disclosed are embodiments of a system, method and computer program product for implementing a federated print services network. The embodiments provide a central server that receives external print job requests from customers and, optionally, any backlog of internal print job requests from a participating print shop or any internal print job requests that are outside a participating print shop's current printing capabilities or that exceed the participating print shop's supply inventory. The server can selectively distribute those requests amongst the participating print shops in the network for fulfillment. Distribution is based on printing equipment utilization records in order to balance printing equipment utilization across the network and, if necessary, on printing capability records and/or supply inventory records. Thus, for participating print shops, the embodiments provide a means for increasing equipment utilization percentages during downtimes and, thereby a means to subsidize the cost of ownership. They also provide a means for abating any backlog of print job requests and fulfilling, as necessary, any internal print job requests.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于实现联合打印服务网络的系统，方法和计算机程序产品的实施例。 这些实施例提供了一种中央服务器，其接收来自客户的外部打印作业请求，以及可选地从参与的打印商店的任何积压的内部打印作业请求或在参与打印店的当前打印能力之外的任何内部打印作业请求，或者超过 参与印刷店的供应库存。 服务器可以选择性地在网络中的参与打印商店中分发这些请求以实现。 分销是基于印刷设备利用记录，以平衡网络上的打印设备利用率，如有必要，可以打印打印能力记录和/或提供库存记录。 因此，对于参与的印刷商店，实施例提供了在停机期间提高设备利用百分比的手段，从而提供了补贴所有权成本的手段。 它们还提供了减少任何积压的打印作业请求并在必要时履行任何内部打印作业请求的方法。