公开(公告)号：US08922800B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-30

申请号：US13723532

申请日：2012-12-21

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Sudhendu Rai ,  Ranjit Kumar Ettam ,  Raja Muthukrishnan Kalpana Padma ,  Marc Dennis Daniels

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G06Q10/06

CPC classification number: G06K15/02 ,  G06F3/1219 ,  G06F3/1261 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/087

Abstract: A method of determining a location of one or more print production items in a storage facility may include identifying one or more print production items used by one or more autonomous production cells in a print shop, and determining, by a computing device, a demand value associated with each of the identified print production items. The demand value may represent a frequency with which the print production item is used by the autonomous production cells over a period of time. The method may include grouping the identified print production items into one or more groups based on the autonomous production cell that uses the identified print production items, assigning each group to an autonomous storage cell, and determining a location of one or more autonomous storage cells based on the demand values associated with the print production items in the group associated with the autonomous storage cell.

Abstract translation: 确定存储设施中的一个或多个打印生产项目的位置的方法可以包括识别一个或多个自动生产单元在打印车间中使用的一个或多个打印生产项目，以及由计算设备确定需求值 与每个所识别的打印生产项目相关联。 需求值可以表示在一段时间内自动生产单元使用打印生产项目的频率。 该方法可以包括基于使用所识别的打印生产项目的自主生产单元将所识别的打印生产项目分组为一个或多个组，将每个组分配给自主存储单元，以及基于一个或多个自主存储单元的位置确定 关于与自主存储单元相关联的组中的打印生产项目相关联的需求值。

公开(公告)号：US20140176973A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-26

申请号：US13723532

申请日：2012-12-21

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： Sudhendu Rai ,  Ranjit Kumar Ettam ,  Raja Muthukrishnan Kalpana Padma ,  Marc Dennis Daniels

IPC: G06K15/02

CPC classification number: G06K15/02 ,  G06F3/1219 ,  G06F3/1261 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/087

Abstract: A method of determining a location of one or more print production items in a storage facility may include identifying one or more print production items used by one or more autonomous production cells in a print shop, and determining, by a computing device, a demand value associated with each of the identified print production items. The demand value may represent a frequency with which the print production item is used by the autonomous production cells over a period of time. The method may include grouping the identified print production items into one or more groups based on the autonomous production cell that uses the identified print production items, assigning each group to an autonomous storage cell, and determining a location of one or more autonomous storage cells based on the demand values associated with the print production items in the group associated with the autonomous storage cell.

Abstract translation: 确定存储设施中的一个或多个打印生产项目的位置的方法可以包括识别一个或多个自动生产单元在打印车间中使用的一个或多个打印生产项目，以及由计算设备确定需求值 与每个所识别的打印生产项目相关联。 需求值可以表示在一段时间内自动生产单元使用打印生产项目的频率。 该方法可以包括基于使用所识别的打印生产项目的自主生产单元将所识别的打印生产项目分组为一个或多个组，将每个组分配给自主存储单元，以及基于一个或多个自主存储单元的位置确定 关于与自主存储单元相关联的组中的打印生产项目相关联的需求值。

公开(公告)号：US09639306B1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US15221752

申请日：2016-07-28

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Manoj Gupta ,  Jagadeesh Chandra Bose Rantham Prabhakara ,  Sudhendu Rai ,  Partha Dutta

IPC: G06K15/02 ,  G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1226 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1211 ,  G06F3/1262 ,  G06F3/1285

Abstract: A method of generating a cell design of print production devices for a print production environment includes receiving a print job list, and identifying a plurality of print production devices located in the production environment. The system identifies a list of functions associated with the print jobs, and generates a graph. The system determines a threshold value, and partitions the graph into a number of groups equal to the threshold value such that a number of edges extending between groups is minimized. The system generates an initial cell design for the print production environment, and causes a hardware setting of each of the plurality of production devices to be updated to reflect the cell to which the production device was assigned and to enable the production device to perform one or more functions associated with the cell to which the production device was assigned.

公开(公告)号：US09201619B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-01

申请号：US14158092

申请日：2014-01-17

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Eric Michael Gross ,  Sudhendu Rai ,  Jack Gaynor Elliot

IPC: G06K15/02 ,  G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1263 ,  G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/1218 ,  G06F3/122 ,  G06F3/1282

Abstract: A method of assigning a hub to a job source may include identifying one or more job sources where one or more print jobs are received, identifying one or more hubs to which the print jobs can be sent to be processed, determining a processing cost for each unique pair of job sources and hubs, creating, by a computing device, a job source list by identifying the pair associated with the largest processing cost, assigning the job source of the identified pair a highest position in the job source list, and repeating the identifying and the assigning for a next highest position until all identified job sources are assigned, and assigning the job source having the highest position in the job source list to an associated hub having a lowest processing cost.

Abstract translation: 将集线器分配给作业源的方法可以包括识别其中接收一个或多个打印作业的一个或多个作业源，识别可以发送打印作业以被处理的一个或多个集线器，确定每个 唯一的作业源和集线器对，通过识别与最大处理成本相关联的对，由计算设备创建作业源列表，将所识别的对的作业源分配给作业源列表中的最高位置，并重复 识别和分配下一个最高位置，直到分配所有已识别的作业源，并且将具有在作业源列表中具有最高位置的作业源分配给具有最低处理成本的关联集线器。

公开(公告)号：US20150205555A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-23

申请号：US14158092

申请日：2014-01-17

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： Eric Michael Gross ,  Sudhendu Rai ,  Jack Gaynor Elliot

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1263 ,  G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/1218 ,  G06F3/122 ,  G06F3/1282

Abstract: A method of assigning a hub to a job source may include identifying one or more job sources where one or more print jobs are received, identifying one or more hubs to which the print jobs can be sent to be processed, determining a processing cost for each unique pair of job sources and hubs, creating, by a computing device, a job source list by identifying the pair associated with the largest processing cost, assigning the job source of the identified pair a highest position in the job source list, and repeating the identifying and the assigning for a next highest position until all identified job sources are assigned, and assigning the job source having the highest position in the job source list to an associated hub having a lowest processing cost.

Abstract translation: 将集线器分配给作业源的方法可以包括识别其中接收一个或多个打印作业的一个或多个作业源，识别可以发送打印作业以被处理的一个或多个集线器，确定每个 唯一的作业源和集线器对，通过识别与最大处理成本相关联的对，由计算设备创建作业源列表，将所识别的对的作业源分配给作业源列表中的最高位置，并重复 识别和分配下一个最高位置，直到分配所有已识别的作业源，并且将具有在作业源列表中具有最高位置的作业源分配给具有最低处理成本的关联集线器。

公开(公告)号：US20150160954A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-11

申请号：US14097458

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： Sudhendu Rai ,  Eric Michael Gross

IPC: G06F9/455

CPC classification number: G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/44505

Abstract: A method of recommending one or more solutions to a performance issue may include receiving operations information associated with a print production environment, determining one or more performance metrics associated with the print production environment based on at least a portion of the received operations information, and determining whether a performance issue associated with the print production environment exists based on one or more of the performance metrics. The method may include, in response to determining that a performance issue exists, identifying a cause of the performance issue, identifying a different configuration of production devices for the print production environment, running a simulation on the different configuration using historical job information associated with the print production environment to determine whether the different configuration mitigates the performance issue, and in response to determining that the different configuration mitigates the performance issue, recommending the different configuration to a user.

Abstract translation: 推荐性能问题的一个或多个解决方案的方法可以包括接收与打印生产环境相关联的操作信息，基于所接收的操作信息的至少一部分来确定与打印生产环境相关联的一个或多个性能度量，以及确定 基于一个或多个性能度量是否存在与打印生产环境相关联的性能问题。 该方法可以包括响应于确定存在性能问题，识别性能问题的原因，识别用于打印生产环境的生产设备的不同配置，使用与该相关联的历史作业信息在不同配置上运行模拟 打印生产环境以确定不同配置是否减轻性能问题，并且响应于确定不同配置减轻性能问题，向用户推荐不同的配置。

公开(公告)号：US20140300926A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-09

申请号：US14023863

申请日：2013-09-11

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Sudhendu Rai ,  Ranjit Kumar Ettam ,  Marc Dennis Daniels ,  Timothy Wayne Jacobs

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G06Q10/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/1211 ,  G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06Q10/0639

Abstract: A method of determining a configuration of production devices in a print production environment may include receiving, by a computing device, one or more production environment characteristics associated with a print production environment, receiving job processing information, identifying, by the computing device, a performance measure, receiving a desired value associated with the identified performance measure, receiving one or more parameters associated with a random search algorithm, and performing, by the computing device, the random search algorithm based on at least the received job processing information and the received parameters to determine a configuration of production devices in the print production environment that satisfies the desired value associated with the performance measure.

Abstract translation: 确定打印生产环境中的生产设备的配置的方法可以包括：由计算设备接收与打印生产环境相关联的一个或多个生产环境特征，接收作业处理信息，由计算设备识别性能 测量，接收与所识别的性能测量相关联的期望值，接收与随机搜索算法相关联的一个或多个参数，以及由所述计算设备至少基于所接收的作业处理信息和所接收参数执行所述随机搜索算法 以确定满足与性能测量相关联的期望值的打印生产环境中的生产设备的配置。

公开(公告)号：US08982378B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13686194

申请日：2012-11-27

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Sudhendu Rai ,  Marc Dennis Daniels

IPC: G06K15/00 ,  G06F11/07

CPC classification number: G06F11/0733 ,  G06F11/008 ,  G06F11/079

Abstract: A method of analyzing failures of a print device may include receiving failure information associated with a print device in a print shop. The failure information may pertain to a plurality of failures experienced by the print device over a period of time. The method may include generating, by a computing device, failure distribution information by, for each pair of consecutive failures in the failure information, determining a time to failure between the pair of consecutive failures, determining a repair time associated with each failure in the pair of consecutive failures, and setting the determined times to failure and the determined repair times as the failure distribution information. The method may include performing, by the computing device, a simulation of processing of one or more print jobs by the print device using the failure distribution information, and displaying one or more results of the simulation to a user.

Abstract translation: 分析打印设备的故障的方法可以包括接收与打印店中的打印设备相关联的故障信息。 故障信息可能与打印设备在一段时间内经历的多个故障有关。 该方法可以包括通过计算设备生成故障分布信息，对于故障信息中的每对连续故障，确定该对连续故障之间的故障时间，确定与该对中的每个故障相关联的修复时间 的连续故障，并将确定的时间设置为故障，并将所确定的修复时间设置为故障分布信息。 该方法可以包括由计算设备执行使用故障分布信息由打印设备处理一个或多个打印作业的模拟，以及向用户显示模拟的一个或多个结果。

公开(公告)号：US20140372339A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-18

申请号：US13920800

申请日：2013-06-18

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Eric Michael Gross ,  Tao Wang ,  Sudhendu Rai

IPC: G06Q10/06

CPC classification number: G06Q10/067

Abstract: A method of determining a maximum profit for a print production environment may include receiving, by a computing device, a flow model associated with a print production environment, applying, by the computing device, a modified Jackson Network analysis to the flow model to generate one more characteristic curves that each characterize a relationship between profit of the print production environment and job inflow rate and that each show a maximum profit value for the print production environment, and presenting, by the computing device, one or more of the generated characteristic curves to a user.

Abstract translation: 确定打印生产环境的最大利润的方法可包括由计算设备接收与打印生产环境相关联的流模型，由计算设备将修改的杰克逊网络分析应用于流模型以生成一个 每个特征曲线表示印刷生产环境的利润和作业流入率之间的关系，并且每个显示出印刷生产环境的最大利润值，并且由计算装置将所生成的特征曲线中的一个或多个呈现给 一个用户

公开(公告)号：US09264566B1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-16

申请号：US14549683

申请日：2014-11-21

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Sudhendu Rai ,  Eric Michael Gross

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/00954 ,  H04N1/00957

Abstract: A system of determining a composition of print production resources in a print shop may include a plurality of print production resources, an electronic device in communication with one or more of the print production resources, and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the electronic device. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the electronic device to identify real-time print job requests for print jobs, prioritize the clients, update a queue file based on the prioritization, identify as a highest priority client the client associated with a highest priority in the queue file, categorize the print jobs associated with the highest priority client into a large job category or a small job category, determine a composition of print production resources, route print jobs to the print production resources in the determined composition, and control operation of the print production resources.

Abstract translation: 确定印刷厂中的印刷生产资源的组成的系统可以包括多个印刷生产资源，与一个或多个印刷生产资源通信的电子设备，以及与电子通信的计算机可读存储介质 设备。 计算机可读存储介质可以包括一个或多个编程指令，其在被执行时使得电子设备识别对打印作业的实时打印作业请求，优先考虑客户端，基于优先级来更新队列文件，将其标识为 最高优先级客户端与队列文件中最高优先级相关联的客户端，将与最高优先级客户端相关联的打印作业分类为大型作业类别或小型作业类别，确定打印生产资源的组合，将打印作业路由到打印 生产资源在确定的组成，并控制印刷生产资源的运作。