Printing subsystem with improved user interface
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsAndrew Martin, Ken Hayward, Shane Jewitt
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Abstract
An improved user interface for a printing subsystem is provided. The user interface includes a dialog with first, second and third display fields. In practice, an indicator corresponding with a job (the job including one or more documents and a job ticket) is displayed in the first display field, an indicator corresponding with the document or multiple documents is displayed in the second display field, and an indicator corresponding with the job ticket is displayed in the third display field. The first, second, and third display fields are positioned on the dialog in such a way that a hierarchy and relationships between the job, the document and the job ticket is clearly visible from the dialog.
Claims22
A printing subsystem, comprising:
- a memory for storing one or more jobs, a first one of the one or more jobs including a document and a job ticket with one or more printing instructions;
- a user interface;
- a processor operatively associated with each one of said memory and said user interface for transmitting information about each one of the first one of the one or more jobs, the document and job ticket to said user interface;
- said user interface including a dialog, said dialog having a first display field, a second display field and a third display field, wherein an indicator corresponding with the first one of the one or more jobs is displayed in the first display field, an indicator corresponding with the document is displayed in the second display field, and an indicator corresponding with the job ticket is displayed in the third display field;
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- the first, second, and third display fields being positioned on said dialog in such a way that a hierarchical relationship between the first one of the one or more jobs, the document and the job ticket is clearly visible on the dialog.
A user interface for a printing subsystem, the printing subsystem including memory for storing one or more jobs, a first one of the one or more jobs including a document and a job ticket with one or more printing instructions, comprising:
- a dialog, said dialog including a first display field, a second display field and a third display field, wherein an indicator corresponding with the first one of the one or more jobs is displayed in the first display field, an indicator corresponding with the document is displayed in the second display field, and an indicator corresponding with the job ticket is displayed in the third display field;
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- said first, second, and third display fields are positioned on said dialog in such a way that a hierarchical relationship between the first one of the one or more jobs, the document and the job ticket is clearly visible on the dialog.
A method for programming a job in a printing subsystem, the job including a document and a job ticket with one or more printing instructions, comprising:
- (a) providing a dialog including a first display field, a second display field and a third display field;
- (b) displaying an indicator corresponding with the job in the first display field;
- (c) displaying an indicator corresponding with the document in the second display field;
- (d) displaying an indicator corresponding with the job ticket in the third display field;
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- (e) positioning the first, second, and third display fields on the dialog in such a way that a hierarchical relationship between the job, the document and the job ticket is clearly visible on the dialog.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.