System and method for efficiently imposing a print job in a print production workflow
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsFabio Giannetti, Shaun Henry
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for imposing a print job. In one example, the system discloses a computer programmed with executable instructions which operate a set of modules, including an imposition sequence module 104 which calculates a time to process the print job 102 relative to a processing operation 117, and an imposition module 114, 116 , or 118 which variably imposes the print job 102 based on the time to process. In one example, the method discloses how to balance a print job 102 workflow relative to a processing operation 117 , and impose the print job 102 based on the workflow balancing.
Claims15
A system for imposing a print job, comprising:
- a computer programmed with executable instructions that operate a set of modules, wherein the modules comprise:
- an imposition sequence module that calculates a time to process the print job relative to a RIP (Raster Image Process) operation that is performed at each of three stages in a print production workflow comprising a sequence of stages through which the print job is processed to transform the print job into print job output, and selects one of the stages of the print production workflow to impose the print job from a stage of the print production workflow comprising the RIP operation, a stage of the print production workflow preceding the RIP operation, and a stage of the print production workflow following the RIP operation based on comparing the calculated time to process at each stage;
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- an imposition module that imposes the print job in the selected stage.
An article comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a computer system to:
- calculate a time to process a print job relative to a RIP (Raster Image Process) operation that is performed in a print production workflow comprising a sequence of stages through which the print job is processed to transform the print job into print job output,
- wherein calculating the time to process includes calculating the time to process at each of the stages;
- select one of the stages of the print production workflow to impose the print job from a stage of the print production workflow comprising the RIP operation, a stage of the print production workflow preceding the RIP operation, and a stage of the print production workflow following the RIP operation based on comparing the calculated time to process at each stage;
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- impose the print job in the selected stage.
A method, effected by a computer programmed with executable instructions, for imposing print jobs in a print production workflow comprises a sequence of stages through which the print job is processed to transform the print job into print job output, comprising:
- calculating a time to process the print job relative to a RIP (Raster Image Process) operation that is performed at each of the stages;
- balancing the print production workflow relative to the RIP operation of the print production workflow, wherein the balancing comprises for each of the print jobs selecting a respective one of the stages of the print production workflow to impose the print job from a stage of the print production workflow comprising the RIP operation, a stage of the print production workflow preceding the RIP operation, and a stage of the print production workflow following the RIP operation based on comparing the calculated time to process at each stage;
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- imposing the print jobs in the respective selected stages of the print production workflow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.