Printer model recommendation mechanism
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMarquis G. Waller, Joseph Wayne Stradling, Linda Sue Liebelt
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Abstract
A system is described. The system includes a memory to store print performance recommendation logic, including a file handler, a printer acquisition module and a recommendation engine, and one or more processors to execute the file handler to receive print data, printer acquisition module to receive printer configuration information including performance data for each of a plurality of printers and the recommendation engine to generate a printer recommendation including one or more of the plurality of printers based on the print data and the printer configuration information.
Claims14
At least one non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to:
- receive a print job data file;
- extract print data from the print job data file;
- receive printer configuration information including performance data for each of a plurality of printers;
- and
- generate a printer model recommendation including one or more of the plurality of printers based on the print data and the printer configuration information, comprising:
- analyzing one or more attributes included in the print data to determine print job requirements;
- analyzing the printer configuration information to determine printer capabilities for each of the plurality of printers;
- generating a model based on the print job requirements and the printer capabilities indicating how the print data would be printed on each of the plurality of printers;
- and
- comparing a first set of the plurality of printers having capabilities that match the print job requirements by analyzing one or more differences between the performance data of each printer in the first set of the plurality printers;
- and
- display the printer capabilities and the one or more differences between the performance data of each printer in the first set of the plurality printers.
A system comprising:
- a memory to store printer recommendation logic, including:
- a file handler;
- a printer acquisition module;
- and
- a recommendation engine;
- and
- one or more processors to execute the file handler to receive a print job data file and extract print data from the print job data file, printer acquisition module to receive printer configuration information including performance data for each of a plurality of printers and the recommendation engine to generate a printer model recommendation including one or more of the plurality of printers based on the print data and the printer configuration information, comprising analyzing one or more attributes included in the print data to determine print job requirements, analyzing the printer configuration information to determine printer capabilities for each of the plurality of printers, generating a model based on the print job requirements and the printer capabilities indicating how the print data would be printed on each of the plurality of printers and comparing a first set of the plurality of printers having capabilities that match the print job requirements by analyzing one or more differences between the performance data of each printer in the first set of the plurality printers;
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- a display device to display the printer capabilities and the one or more differences between the performance data of each printer in the first set of the plurality printers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.