Programming a print order
AssigneeOce-Technologies B.V.
InventorsMaria Johanna Bos, Edward Constantijn Bosma, Bastiaan Jeroen Hermus
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Abstract
In a printing system for documents, print orders are programmed by selecting image supports and settings for the printing process. Prior to programming a print order, settable process-directed properties can be assigned to a specific image support type by using an operating function. These properties may not be overridden in the programming of a print order. Example of such settable process-directed properties are: single-sided printing, and non-stapling.
Claims38
A method of processing a print order in a system for printing digital documents, the method comprising:
- a programming step for the print order, wherein image supports to be used for the print order and at least one setting for a printing process for the print order applicable to at least a number of images of the print order, are specified by using a first operating function;
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- a processing step in which the system automatically arranges the printing process as specified in the programming step and then accordingly prints digital images on the image supports,
- wherein prior to the programming of a print order, a settable process-directed property is assigned to at least one first type of specifiable image supports by using a second operating function, and
- in the programming step, a specification of settings for the printing process that conflicts with said process-directed property is prohibited by the first operating function if said first type of image supports has been specified.
A system for printing digital documents, the system comprising:
- a first operator control unit for programming a print order, arranged for specifying image supports to be used for the print order and for specifying at least one setting for a printing process for the print order, applicable to at least a number of images of the print order;
- a second operator control unit for, prior to the programming of the print order, assigning a settable process-directed property to at least one first type of specifiable image supports;
- a control unit for automatically arranging the printing process as specified in the first operator control unit;
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- a printing unit for performing the printing process for digital images on the image supports as arranged by the control unit,
- wherein the first operator control unit prohibits a specification of settings for the printing process which is in conflict with said process-directed property, said prohibition relating to said first type of image supports.
A computer program product embodied on at least one computer readable medium, for processing a print order in a system for printing digital documents, the computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions for:
- a programming step for the print order, wherein image supports to be used for the print order and at least one setting for a printing process for the print order applicable to at least a number of images of the print order, are specified by using a first operating function;
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- a processing step in which the system automatically arranges the printing process as specified in the programming step and then accordingly prints digital images on the image supports,
- wherein prior to the programming of a print order, a settable process-directed property is assigned to at least one first type of specifiable image supports by using a second operating function, and
- in the programming step, a specification of settings for the printing process that conflicts with said process-directed property is prohibited by the first operating function if said first type of image supports has been specified.
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