Automatic printing device selection based on human-readable form submission
OwnerCharles Slaten, Marc Gomillioninventors
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Abstract
A method for the automatic selection of a printing device among a network of printing devices includes capturing a human-readable job ticket that conveys the specifications of a print job. The method continues with converting the human-readable job ticket into a set of computer-readable instructions and selecting the specific printing device from the network of printing devices based on the set of computer-readable instructions. The specific printing device is then identified to the user.
Claims23
A method for the automatic selection of a printing device among a network of printing devices, comprising:
- capturing a human-readable job ticket that conveys the specifications of a print job;
- converting the human-readable job ticket into a set of computer-readable instructions;
- selecting the specific printing device from the network of printing devices based on the set of computer-readable instructions;
- and
- identifying the specific printing device to the user.
A system for automatic printing device selection and print job routing, comprising:
- an imaging device for converting a human-readable job ticket into computer-readable instructions;
- a selection processor for determining that one of a plurality of printing devices interfaced to a network is capable of producing printed output in conformance with the user's intent as specified on the human-readable job ticket;
- and
- a display for identifying to the user that the specific printing device has been selected by the selection processor.
A system for automatically selecting a printing device, comprising:
- means for receiving a human-readable job ticket, the human-readable job ticket specifying the desired attributes of printed output;
- means for converting the human-readable job ticket into computer-readable instructions;
- means for determining that at least one printing device of a plurality of printing devices interfaced to a network can provide the printed output;
- and
- means for identifying the at least one printing device to a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.