公开(公告)号：US08823979B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-02

申请号：US13032784

申请日：2011-02-23

申请人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

发明人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1253 ,  G06F3/1288

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for scheduling multiple types of print jobs in a print queue using a pseudo job. A pseudo job is a special type of non-printing job object that is added to a print queue. In one embodiment, a system includes a print queue that stores print jobs scheduled for a printer. The print queue also stores a pseudo job that defines a boundary in the queue between print jobs having a first set of print settings and print jobs having a second set of print settings. In another embodiment, a system includes a print queue, a control system, and a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface displays options for generating a pseudo job, and receives input indicating a scheduled change to a configuration of a printer. The control system generates the pseudo job based on the input, and inserts the pseudo job in the print queue.

摘要翻译： 提供了方法和系统，用于使用伪作业在打印队列中调度多种类型的打印作业。 伪作业是添加到打印队列中的特殊类型的非打印作业对象。 在一个实施例中，系统包括存储为打印机安排的打印作业的打印队列。 打印队列还存储伪作业，其在具有第一组打印设置的打印作业和具有第二组打印设置的打印作业之间定义队列中的边界。 在另一个实施例中，系统包括打印队列，控制系统和图形用户界面。 图形用户界面显示用于生成伪作业的选项，并且接收指示对打印机的配置的预定更改的输入。 控制系统基于输入生成伪作业，并将伪作业插入到打印队列中。

公开(公告)号：US20120212769A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-23

申请号：US13032784

申请日：2011-02-23

申请人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

发明人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1253 ,  G06F3/1288

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for scheduling multiple types of print jobs in a print queue using a pseudo job. A pseudo job is a special type of non-printing job object that is added to a print queue. In one embodiment, a system includes a print queue that stores print jobs scheduled for a printer. The print queue also stores a pseudo job that defines a boundary in the queue between print jobs having a first set of print settings and print jobs having a second set of print settings. In another embodiment, a system includes a print queue, a control system, and a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface displays options for generating a pseudo job, and receives input indicating a scheduled change to a configuration of a printer. The control system generates the pseudo job based on the input, and inserts the pseudo job in the print queue.

摘要翻译： 提供了方法和系统，用于使用伪作业在打印队列中调度多种类型的打印作业。 伪作业是添加到打印队列中的特殊类型的非打印作业对象。 在一个实施例中，系统包括存储为打印机安排的打印作业的打印队列。 打印队列还存储伪作业，其在具有第一组打印设置的打印作业和具有第二组打印设置的打印作业之间定义队列中的边界。 在另一个实施例中，系统包括打印队列，控制系统和图形用户界面。 图形用户界面显示用于生成伪作业的选项，并且接收指示对打印机的配置的预定更改的输入。 控制系统基于输入生成伪作业，并将伪作业插入到打印队列中。

公开(公告)号：US20120188580A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-26

申请号：US13011043

申请日：2011-01-21

申请人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

发明人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

IPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/121 ,  G06F3/1234 ,  G06F3/1264 ,  G06F3/1282 ,  G06F3/1288

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for notifying operators of tasks to perform on printers by inserting operator instructions onto separator pages that are placed between print jobs. One embodiment is a print server that includes a control system and a page generator. The control system is operable to identify a print job, and to identify an operator instruction for the print job indicating a physical task for an operator to perform on a printer before the print job is printed. Also, the control system holds the print job responsive to identifying the operator instruction. The page generator generates a separator page comprising the operator instruction that indicates the physical task to perform on the printer, and transmits the separator page for printing to inform the operator of the task before the print job is printed.

摘要翻译： 提供系统和方法，用于通过将操作员指令插入到放置在打印作业之间的分隔页上，通知操作人员执行打印机的任务。 一个实施例是包括控制系统和页面生成器的打印服务器。 控制系统可操作以识别打印作业，并且在印刷作业被打印之前，识别用于打印作业的操作者指令，指示操作者在打印机上执行的物理任务。 此外，控制系统响应于识别操作者指令而保持打印作业。 页面生成器生成包括指示要在打印机上执行的物理任务的操作者指令的分隔页，并且在打印作业之前发送用于打印的分隔页面以通知操作者任务。

公开(公告)号：US09792079B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US13776326

申请日：2013-02-25

申请人： Patrick Smyth ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Ikuo Inouchi ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard

发明人： Patrick Smyth ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Ikuo Inouchi ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard

IPC分类号： G06F15/00 ,  G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1275 ,  G06F3/1282

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for generating workflows for printing systems. The system includes a memory that stores requirements for sequencing each of multiple activities available at a print shop into workflows. The system also includes a Graphical User Interface (GUI) able to graphically present a workflow. The workflow includes an ordered subset of the activities to perform for processing a print job. The GUI is further able to graphically present the available activities, and to enable a user to drag the available activities onto the workflow to alter the workflow. The system also includes a processing system able to detect an activity being dragged by a user, to determine locations in the workflow where requirements for the activity are met, and to operate the GUI to highlight the determined locations.

公开(公告)号：US20120212770A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-23

申请号：US13032799

申请日：2011-02-23

申请人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Ronald J. LeMaster ,  Marquis G. Waller

发明人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Ronald J. LeMaster ,  Marquis G. Waller

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1213 ,  G06F3/1262 ,  G06F3/1285

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for scheduling multiple types of print jobs for a printer more efficiently by scheduling jobs together that share print settings. In one embodiment, a system includes a print queue that stores print jobs scheduled for a printer. The system also includes a scheduler that receives requests to schedule a print job for the printer. The scheduler compares the print settings of the requested print job to print settings of the print jobs already in the print queue. The scheduler then schedules the requested print job among the print jobs in the print queue that have print settings corresponding with the print settings of the requested print job.

摘要翻译： 提供了方法和系统，用于通过调度共享打印设置的作业来更有效地为打印机调度多种类型的打印作业。 在一个实施例中，系统包括存储为打印机安排的打印作业的打印队列。 该系统还包括调度器，其接收为打印机安排打印作业的请求。 调度器将所请求的打印作业的打印设置与打印队列中已打印作业的打印设置进行比较。 然后，调度程序在打印队列中的打印作业之间调度所请求的打印作业，该打印作业具有与所请求的打印作业的打印设置相对应的打印设置。

公开(公告)号：US08836987B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US13011010

申请日：2011-01-21

申请人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

发明人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

IPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1213 ,  G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1288

摘要： Systems and methods for print queue management are provided. The system performs a queue management process to identify a print job loaded in a first queue for a first printer, and to estimate a first time to print the print job on the first printer from the first queue. The system selects a second queue for a second printer, estimates a second time to print the print job on the second printer from the second queue if the print job were moved to the second queue, and calculates a difference in printing time between the first time to print and the second time to print. The system also moves the print job from the first queue to the second queue based on the calculated difference in printing time.

摘要翻译： 提供打印队列管理的系统和方法。 系统执行队列管理过程以识别加载在第一打印机的第一队列中的打印作业，并且从第一队列估计第一次在第一打印机上打印打印作业。 系统为第二打印机选择第二队列，如果打印作业被移动到第二队列，则估计第二次在第二打印机上打印第二打印机上的打印作业，并且计算第一次打印时间之间的打印时间差 打印和第二次打印。 系统还根据计算出的打印时间差，将打印作业从第一个队列移动到第二个队列。

公开(公告)号：US08699064B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-15

申请号：US13032799

申请日：2011-02-23

申请人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Ronald J LeMaster ,  Marquis G. Waller

发明人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Ronald J LeMaster ,  Marquis G. Waller

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1213 ,  G06F3/1262 ,  G06F3/1285

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for scheduling multiple types of print jobs for a printer more efficiently by scheduling jobs together that share print settings. In one embodiment, a system includes a print queue that stores print jobs scheduled for a printer. The system also includes a scheduler that receives requests to schedule a print job for the printer. The scheduler compares the print settings of the requested print job to print settings of the print jobs already in the print queue. The scheduler then schedules the requested print job among the print jobs in the print queue that have print settings corresponding with the print settings of the requested print job.

摘要翻译： 提供了方法和系统，用于通过调度共享打印设置的作业来更有效地为打印机调度多种类型的打印作业。 在一个实施例中，系统包括存储为打印机安排的打印作业的打印队列。 该系统还包括调度器，其接收为打印机安排打印作业的请求。 调度器将所请求的打印作业的打印设置与打印队列中已打印作业的打印设置进行比较。 然后，调度程序在打印队列中的打印作业之间调度所请求的打印作业，该打印作业具有与所请求的打印作业的打印设置相对应的打印设置。

公开(公告)号：US08693032B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-08

申请号：US12859102

申请日：2010-08-18

申请人： Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala

发明人： Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala

IPC分类号： G06F3/12 ,  G06K13/00 ,  H04N1/40

CPC分类号： G06F3/1288 ,  G06F3/1207 ,  G06F3/1259

摘要： Methods and associated structure for displaying the status of a plurality of print jobs using a graphical user interface to present a broad overview of the status of the print jobs. Status information regarding the plurality of print jobs is received from one or more print servers. The status of each job is analyzed to associate a top-level category with each job and a status sub-category with each job. A graphical object is presented to the user to represent each of the top-level categories and each of the sub-categories within each top-level category. A count of the number of jobs associated with each graphical object may be presented to the user as a number associated with the graphical object. The graphical objects may be color-coded to indicate the level of operator intervention (if any) required for the print jobs associated with the corresponding top-level category or sub-category.

摘要翻译： 用于使用图形用户界面显示多个打印作业的状态以呈现打印作业的状态的广泛概述的方法和相关联的结构。 从一个或多个打印服务器接收关于多个打印作业的状态信息。 分析每个作业的状态，以将顶级类别与每个作业和每个作业的状态子类别相关联。 向用户呈现图形对象以表示每个顶级类别和每个顶级类别中的每个子类别。 与每个图形对象相关联的作业数量的计数可以作为与图形对象相关联的数字呈现给用户。 图形对象可以是颜色编码的，以指示与相应的顶级类别或子类别相关联的打印作业所需的操作员干预水平（如果有的话）。

公开(公告)号：US20120188587A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-26

申请号：US13011010

申请日：2011-01-21

申请人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

发明人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Janeen E. Jahn ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1213 ,  G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1288

摘要： Systems and methods for print queue management are provided. The system performs a queue management process to identify a print job loaded in a first queue for a first printer, and to estimate a first time to print the print job on the first printer from the first queue. The system selects a second queue for a second printer, estimates a second time to print the print job on the second printer from the second queue if the print job were moved to the second queue, and calculates a difference in printing time between the first time to print and the second time to print. The system also moves the print job from the first queue to the second queue based on the calculated difference in printing time.

摘要翻译： 提供打印队列管理的系统和方法。 系统执行队列管理过程以识别加载在第一打印机的第一队列中的打印作业，并且估计第一次从第一队列在第一打印机上打印打印作业。 系统为第二打印机选择第二队列，如果打印作业被移动到第二队列，则估计第二次在第二打印机上打印第二打印机上的打印作业，并且计算第一次打印时间之间的打印时间差 打印和第二次打印。 系统还根据计算出的打印时间差，将打印作业从第一个队列移动到第二个队列。

公开(公告)号：US09007612B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-14

申请号：US13011043

申请日：2011-01-21

申请人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

发明人： Joseph P. Gaertner ,  Joan Stagaman Goddard ,  Kumar V. Kadiyala ,  Marquis G. Waller

IPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/121 ,  G06F3/1234 ,  G06F3/1264 ,  G06F3/1282 ,  G06F3/1288

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for notifying operators of tasks to perform on printers by inserting operator instructions onto separator pages that are placed between print jobs. One embodiment is a print server that includes a control system and a page generator. The control system is operable to identify a print job, and to identify an operator instruction for the print job indicating a physical task for an operator to perform on a printer before the print job is printed. Also, the control system holds the print job responsive to identifying the operator instruction. The page generator generates a separator page comprising the operator instruction that indicates the physical task to perform on the printer, and transmits the separator page for printing to inform the operator of the task before the print job is printed.

摘要翻译： 提供系统和方法，用于通过将操作员指令插入到放置在打印作业之间的分隔页上，通知操作人员执行打印机的任务。 一个实施例是包括控制系统和页面生成器的打印服务器。 控制系统可操作以识别打印作业，并且在印刷作业被打印之前，识别用于打印作业的操作者指令，指示操作者在打印机上执行的物理任务。 此外，控制系统响应于识别操作者指令而保持打印作业。 页面生成器生成包括指示要在打印机上执行的物理任务的操作者指令的分隔页，并且在打印作业之前发送用于打印的分隔页面以通知操作者任务。