Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Print job distribution within a printing system
- Patent Title (中): 在打印系统中打印作业分配
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Application No.: US13731612Application Date: 2012-12-31
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Publication No.: US08823990B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Gary D. Cudak , Lydia M. Do , Christopher J. Hardee , Adam Roberts
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Stephen R. Yoder
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12 ; G06K15/00 ; H04N1/36
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method, computer program product, and system for print job distribution. An amount of available consumable resources for each of a plurality of printers is determined. An estimated usage of the consumable resources for the plurality of printers for one or more printer jobs in a printer queue is determined. A maintenance schedule related to the maintenance of the consumable resources for each of the plurality of printers is accessed. A print distribution plan for each print job in the printer queue is determined, based at least in part on the amount of available consumable resources for each of the plurality of printers, the estimated usage of consumable resources for the plurality of printers for each printer job in a printer queue, and the maintenance schedule related to the maintenance of the consumable resources for each of the plurality of printers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140185084A1 PRINT JOB DISTRIBUTION WITHIN A PRINTING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2014-07-03
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