Pre-concatenation execution method and system for automated prepress process nodes
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorJavier A. Morales
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Abstract
A system and method for configuring a pre-concatenation execution mode for an automated prepress process node. A set of prepress operations can be defined and a multi-part job moved from one prepress operation to next in a determined workflow execution path in response to receiving the multi-part job. Each individual part associated with the multi-part job can be processed as a single entity at each prepress operation. A concatenation node associated with the workflow execution path concatenates the individual processed job parts associated with the multi-part job into a single PDL entity. Such a single coherent approach to process the multi-part jobs before concatenation into the single PDL provides greater and easier flexibility in programming customization options.
Claims20
A method for configuring a pre-concatenation execution mode for prepress process nodes, comprising:
- transferring a multi-part job to at least one prepress workflow operation associated with a determined workflow execution path in response to receiving said multi-part job;
- processing an individual part associated with said multi-part job as a discrete job dependent on said at least one prepress workflow operation;
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- concatenating said individual part into a single page description language entity, thereby enabling a rules-based adaptive processing with respect to said at least one prepress workflow operation when executing said multi-part job.
A system for configuring a pre-concatenation execution mode for prepress process nodes, said system comprising:
- a processor;
- a data bus coupled to the processor;
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- a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, the computer-usable medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
- transferring a multi-part job to at least one prepress workflow operation associated with a determined workflow execution path in response to receiving said multi-part job;
- processing an individual part associated with said multi-part job as a discrete job dependent on said at least one prepress workflow operation;
- and
- concatenating said individual part into a single page description language entity, thereby enabling a rules-based adaptive processing with respect to said at least one prepress workflow operation when executing said multi-part job.
A non-transitory computer-usable medium for configuring a pre-concatenation execution mode for prepress process nodes, said computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
- transferring a multi-part job to at least one prepress workflow operation associated with a determined workflow execution path in response to receiving said multi-part job;
- processing an individual part associated with said multi-part job as a discrete job dependent on said at least one prepress workflow operation;
- and concatenating said individual part into a single page description language entity, thereby enabling a rules-based adaptive processing with respect to said at least one prepress workflow operation when executing said multi-part job.
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