Print management visualization method, system, and computer-readable medium

A print management visualization method comprising:

• receiving, by a main UI application, UI device panes from a plurality of device microservices, each device microservice corresponding to a different one of a plurality of print production devices, each UI device pane comprising print status information for the print production device corresponding to the device microservice from which the UI device pane is received;
• causing, by the main UI application, display of a main UI comprising the UI device panes;
• receiving a print job;
• receiving, by the main UI application, a UI job list from a job management microservice, the UI job list comprising information about the print job;
• causing, by the main UI application, the UI job list and an assignment indicator to be included in the displayed main UI, the assignment indicator provided by the main UI application and showing that the print job is assigned to one or more of the print production devices,
• wherein the main UI application forms part of a first print server configured to manage the plurality of print production devices, the plurality of print production devices referred to as a first plurality of print production devices, the first plurality of print production devices located at a first site, and the method further comprises:
• receiving, by a dashboard microservice, the UI device panes and a first UI job pane of the print job from the first print server;
• receiving, by the dashboard microservice, performance information from the first print server, the performance information relating to the first plurality of print production devices, the performance information selected from the group consisting of job completion time information, job volume information, and print production device usage information;
• generating, by the dashboard microservice, a performance pane based on the performance information from the first print server, the performance pane comprising a graphical representation of the performance information from the first print server;
• receiving, by a cloud-based UI microservice, the UI device panes, the first UI job pane, and the performance pane from the dashboard microservice;
• causing, by the cloud-based UI microservice, display of a dashboard UI comprising the UI device panes, the first UI job pane, and the performance pane;
• receiving, by a second main UI application, UI device panes from a second plurality of device microservices, each device microservice corresponding to a different one of a second plurality of print production devices, each UI device pane comprising print status information for the print production device corresponding to the device microservice from which the UI device pane is received;
• receiving a second print job to be executed by one or more of the second plurality of print production devices;
• and
• receiving, by the second main UI application from a second job management microservice, a second UI job pane of the second print job, the second UI job pane comprising information about the second print job,
• wherein the second main UI application forms part of a second print server configured to manage the second plurality of print production devices, the second plurality of print production devices located at a second site, and the method further comprises:
• receiving, by the dashboard microservice, the UI device panes and the second UI job pane from the second print server;
• and
• receiving, by the dashboard microservice, performance information from the second print server, the performance information relating to the second plurality of print production devices, the performance information selected from the group consisting of job completion time information, job volume information, and print production device usage information,
• wherein the performance pane generated by the dashboard microservice is further based on the performance information from the second print server, the performance pane comprises a graphical representation of the performance information from the second print server, and the displayed dashboard UI further comprises the UI device panes of the second plurality of print production devices and the second UI job pane.

A print system having one or more print servers in communication with plural print production devices, the system executing a print management program to perform a print management visualization process comprising:

• receiving, by a main UI application, UI device panes from a plurality of device microservices of the print management program, each device microservice corresponding to a different one of a plurality of print production devices, each UI device pane being a graphic showing print status information for the print production device corresponding to the device microservice from which the UI device pane is received;
• causing, by the main UI application, display of a main UI comprising the UI device panes;
• receiving a print job;
• receiving, by the main UI application, a UI job list from a job management microservice, the UI job list comprising information about the print job;
• causing, by the main UI application, the UI job list and an assignment indicator to be included in the displayed main UI, the assignment indicator provided by the main UI application and showing that the print job is assigned to one or more of the print production devices,
• wherein the plurality of device microservices includes a first device microservice and a second device microservice, the UI device panes include a first UI device pane provided by the first device microservice to the main UI application and a second UI device pane provided by the second device microservice to the main UI application, the first device microservice is independent of the second device microservice such that the first device microservice may be disabled without an effect on the second microservice providing the second UI device pane to the main UI application.

A print system having one or more print servers in communication with plural print production devices, the system executing a print management program to perform a print management visualization process comprising:

• receiving, by a main UI application, UI device panes from a plurality of device microservices, each device microservice corresponding to a different one of a plurality of print production devices, each UI device pane comprising print status information for the print production device corresponding to the device microservice from which the UI device pane is received;
• causing, by the main UI application, display of a main UI comprising the UI device panes;
• receiving a print job;
• receiving, by the main UI application, a UI job list from a job management microservice, the UI job list comprising information about the print job;
• and
• causing, by the main UI application, the UI job list and an assignment indicator to be included in the displayed main UI, the assignment indicator provided by the main UI application and showing that the print job is assigned to one or more of the print production devices,
• wherein the main UI application forms part of a first print server configured to manage the plurality of print production devices, the plurality of print production devices referred to as a first plurality of print production devices, the first plurality of print production devices located at a first site, and the print management visualization process further comprises:
• receiving, by a dashboard microservice, the UI device panes and a first UI job pane of the print job from the first print server;
• receiving, by the dashboard microservice, performance information from the first print server, the performance information relating to the first plurality of print production devices, the performance information selected from the group consisting of job completion time information, job volume information, and print production device usage information;
• generating, by the dashboard microservice, a performance pane based on the performance information from the first print server, the performance pane comprising a graphical representation of the performance information from the first print server;
• receiving, by a cloud-based UI microservice, the UI device panes, the first UI job pane, and the performance pane from the dashboard microservice;
• causing, by the cloud-based UI microservice, display of a dashboard UI comprising the UI device panes, the first UI job pane, and the performance pane;
• receiving, by a second main UI application, UI device panes from a second plurality of device microservices, each device microservice corresponding to a different one of a second plurality of print production devices, each UI device pane comprising print status information for the print production device corresponding to the device microservice from which the UI device pane is received;
• receiving a second print job to be executed by one or more of the second plurality of print production devices;
• and
• receiving, by the second main UI application from a second job management microservice, a second UI job pane of the second print job, the second UI job pane comprising information about the second print job,
• wherein the second main UI application forms part of a second print server configured to manage the second plurality of print production devices, the second plurality of print production devices located at a second site, and the print management visualization process further comprises:
• receiving, by the dashboard microservice, the UI device panes and the second UI job pane from the second print server;
• and
• receiving, by the dashboard microservice, performance information from the second print server, the performance information relating to the second plurality of print production devices, the performance information selected from the group consisting of job completion time information, job volume information, and print production device usage information,
• wherein the performance pane generated by the dashboard microservice is further based on the performance information from the second print server, the performance pane comprises a graphical representation of the performance information from the second print server, and the displayed dashboard UI further comprises the UI device panes of the second plurality of print production devices and the second UI job pane.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer readable instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors of a print system, cause the print system to perform a print management visualization process, the print management visualization process comprising:

• receiving, by a main UI application, UI device panes from a plurality of device microservices of a print management program, each device microservice corresponding to a different one of a plurality of print production devices, each UI device pane being a graphic showing print status information for the print production device corresponding to the device microservice from which the UI device pane is received;
• causing, by the main UI application, display of a main UI comprising the UI device panes;
• receiving a print job;
• receiving, by the main UI application, a UI job list from a job management microservice, the UI job list comprising information about the print job;
• causing, by the main UI application, the UI job list and an assignment indicator to be included in the displayed main UI, the assignment indicator provided by the main UI application and showing that the print job is assigned to one or more of the print production devices,
• wherein the plurality of device microservices includes a first device microservice and a second device microservice, the UI device panes include a first UI device pane provided by the first device microservice to the main UI application and a second UI device pane provided by the second device microservice to the main UI application, the first device microservice is independent of the second device microservice such that the first device microservice may be disabled without an effect on the second microservice providing the second UI device pane to the main UI application.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer readable instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors of a print system, cause the print system to perform a print management visualization process, the print management visualization process comprising:

• receiving, by a main UI application, UI device panes from a plurality of device microservices, each device microservice corresponding to a different one of a plurality of print production devices, each UI device pane comprising print status information for the print production device corresponding to the device microservice from which the UI device pane is received;
• causing, by the main UI application, display of a main UI comprising the UI device panes;
• receiving a print job;
• receiving, by the main UI application, a UI job list from a job management microservice, the UI job list comprising information about the print job;
• causing, by the main UI application, the UI job list and an assignment indicator to be included in the displayed main UI, the assignment indicator provided by the main UI application and showing that the print job is assigned to one or more of the print production devices,
• wherein the main UI application forms part of a first print server configured to manage the plurality of print production devices, the plurality of print production devices referred to as a first plurality of print production devices, the first plurality of print production devices located at a first site, and the print management visualization process further comprises:
• receiving, by a dashboard microservice, the UI device panes and a first UI job pane of the print job from the first print server;
• receiving, by the dashboard microservice, performance information from the first print server, the performance information relating to the first plurality of print production devices, the performance information selected from the group consisting of job completion time information, job volume information, and print production device usage information;
• generating, by the dashboard microservice, a performance pane based on the performance information from the first print server, the performance pane comprising a graphical representation of the performance information from the first print server;
• receiving, by a cloud-based UI microservice, the UI device panes, the first UI job pane, and the performance pane from the dashboard microservice;
• and
• causing, by the cloud-based UI microservice, display of a dashboard UI comprising the UI device panes, the first UI job pane, and the performance pane;
• receiving, by a second main UI application, UI device panes from a second plurality of device microservices, each device microservice corresponding to a different one of a second plurality of print production devices, each UI device pane comprising print status information for the print production device corresponding to the device microservice from which the UI device pane is received;
• receiving a second print job to be executed by one or more of the second plurality of print production devices;
• and
• receiving, by the second main UI application from a second job management microservice, a second UI job pane of the second print job, the second UI job pane comprising information about the second print job,
• wherein the second main UI application forms part of a second print server configured to manage the second plurality of print production devices, the second plurality of print production devices located at a second site, and the print management visualization process further comprises:
• receiving, by the dashboard microservice, the UI device panes and the second UI job pane from the second print server;
• and
• receiving, by the dashboard microservice, performance information from the second print server, the performance information relating to the second plurality of print production devices, the performance information selected from the group consisting of job completion time information, job volume information, and print production device usage information,
• wherein the performance pane generated by the dashboard microservice is further based on the performance information from the second print server, the performance pane comprises a graphical representation of the performance information from the second print server, and the displayed dashboard UI further comprises the UI device panes of the second plurality of print production devices and the second UI job pane.