Systems and methods for print job scheduling
AssigneeKonica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
InventorPaul Bosma
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Abstract
Methods disclosed facilitate the scheduling of print jobs. In some embodiments, the retrieval of remote files that are targets of print requests can be deferred. Print requests may be specified using JDF and/or JMF. A print queue holds entries corresponding to the remote target files and each queue entry is also associated with location information for its corresponding remote target file. When the queue entry is processed the location information associated with the queue entry is used to retrieve the remote target file for printing.
Claims20
A processor implemented method for processing print job requests comprising:
- receiving a print job request, wherein the job request includes location information identifying at least one remote file that is a target of the print request;
- parsing the print job request to extract the location information for the at least one remote file;
- adding at least one queue entry to a print job queue, wherein the at least one queue entry corresponds to the print job request and the at least one queue entry is associated with the location information for the at least one remote file;
- and
- deferring retrieval of the remote file until the at least one queue entry reaches a predetermined position in the print queue.
A computer-readable medium including program instructions, which when executed by a computer, perform steps in a method for processing print job requests comprising:
- receiving a print job request, wherein the job request includes location information identifying at least one remote file that is a target of the print request;
- parsing the print job request to extract the location information for the at least one remote file;
- adding at least one queue entry to a print job queue, wherein the at least one queue entry corresponds to the print job request and the at least one queue entry is associated with the location information for the at least one remote file;
- and
- deferring retrieval of the remote file until the at least one queue entry reaches a predetermined position in the print queue.
A computer-readable memory including program instructions, which when executed by a computer, perform steps in a method for processing print job requests comprising:
- receiving a print job request, wherein the job request includes location information identifying at least one remote file that is a target of the print request;
- parsing the print job request to extract the location information for the at least one remote file;
- adding at least one queue entry to a print job queue, wherein the at least one queue entry corresponds to the print job request and the at least one queue entry is associated with the location information for the at least one remote file;
- and
- deferring retrieval of the remote file until the at least one queue entry reaches a predetermined position in the print queue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.