Method and system for printer optimization
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsMichael Farrell, David Robinson, Javier Morales
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods enabling a user to select optimal parameters for a printing job. The systems and methods disclosed are directed to facilitating the adjustment of printing parameters based upon at least the knowledge of a particular aspect of a printing environment (e.g., printer) and further including the ability to dynamically adjust parameters in relation to dynamically adjustable parameters, wherein the parameters may be determined as a function of other specified parameters.
Claims29
A method for defining a print job, comprising:
- providing a collection of printing parameters, wherein the collection includes a plurality of selectable values as a default for at least one printing parameter;
- recording a user's selection of an optimal print quality mode as part of a print job definition, thereby enabling the selection of at least one of the plurality of selectable values in association with a persistent data structure;
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- submitting the user's selection for printing in association with a print job.
A method for controlling the execution of a print job, comprising:
- providing a plurality of services related to printing of the print job for incorporation into the print job workflow;
- displaying, via a user interface, a plurality of parameters that control the workflow and the plurality of services in order to obtain printed output as desired by a user;
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- selecting at least one parameter for control of at least one of the plurality of services, wherein said selected parameter is derived from at least one other parameter specifying the workflow.
A method for improving output quality on a digital printing device, comprising:
- providing a collection of printing parameters for use by the digital printing device, wherein the collection includes a plurality of selectable values as a default for at least one parameter;
- recording a user's selection of an optimal print quality mode as part of a print job definition, thereby enabling the selection of at least one of the plurality of selectable values in association with a persistent data structure;
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- submitting the user's selection for printing by the digital printing device in association with a print job.
A print management system for managing print services, comprising:
- a processor that controls the print services according to a print instruction including a request to produce printed matter;
- an acquiring unit that acquires unique data indicative of characteristics of a print service and associates the characteristics with a persistent data structure that can be interpreted by the processor;
- a client terminal for generation of the print instruction described in the persistent data structure, and wherein the instruction is based on the unique data indicative of characteristics of the print service;
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- an output unit for generating a printed output in response to the print instruction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.