Printing of proof copy with reduced resource usage in a print shop management system
AssigneeKonica Minolta Systems Laboratory, Inc.
InventorSam Chan
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Abstract
A proof copy printing method implemented in a print shop. When a user desires to print a proof copy of a print job while reducing resource usage, the user activates a GUI screen, which allows the user to conveniently set multiple parameters that will achieve reduced resource usage. When printing the proof copy, the values set on the GUI screen are used to temporarily override the corresponding parameter values specified in the job ticket without modifying the job ticket itself. When the user desires to print the job normally, the user activates the GUI screen to cancel the proof mode. The system then prints the job using the job parameter values specified in the job ticket.
Claims20
In a print shop management system, a method for printing a print job, the print job including a job ticket specifying values of a plurality of job parameters, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving the print job including the job ticket;
- (b) receiving one or more user inputs specifying values of a subset of the plurality of job parameters;
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- (c) printing the print job according to the job parameters specified in the job ticket with the subset of the job parameters being overridden by the values specified by the user inputs without modifying the job ticket.
A method for printing a print job using a print shop management system, the print job including a job ticket specifying values of a plurality of job parameters, the method comprising:
- (a) a user activating an input screen of the print shop management system, the input screen including one or more input means for inputting values of the subset of job parameters;
- (b) the user selecting a settings selection input means;
- (c) the user inputting values of the subset of the plurality of job parameters using the plurality of input means;
- (d) the user submitting the job for printing;
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- (e) the print shop management system printing the print job according to the job parameters specified in the job ticket with the subset of the job parameters being overridden by the values specified by the user inputs without modifying the job ticket.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embedded therein for controlling a data processing apparatus in a print shop, the computer readable program code configured to cause the data processing apparatus to execute a process for printing a print job, the print job including a job ticket specifying values of a plurality of job parameters, the process comprising:
- (a) receiving the print job including the job ticket;
- (b) receiving one or more user inputs specifying values of a subset of the plurality of job parameters;
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- (c) printing the print job according to the job parameters specified in the job ticket with the subset of the job parameters being overridden by the values specified by the user inputs without modifying the job ticket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.