Abstract:
Ein System zum Steuern des Verarbeitungsablaufs mehrerer roher Druckaufträge von mindestens einem Anwender zu mindestens einem Drucker in einer Druckumgebung ist offenbart. Das System umfasst: eine Druckauftragswarteschlange, die ausgebildet ist, die mehreren rohen Druckaufträge zu empfangen; eine Steuerung, die ausgebildet ist, die mehreren rohen Druckaufträge zu überwachen; ein Abschätzmodul mit einem Modul zur Ausführungszeitabschätzung und/oder einem Modul zur Netzwerkzusatzwerkabschätzung, wobei das Abschätzungsmodul ausgebildet ist, eine Zeit zur Verarbeitung jedes der mehreren rohen Druckaufträge abzuschätzen und das Modul zur Zusatzzeitabschätzung ausgebildet ist, eine Zeit zum Übermitteln jedes der mehreren Druckaufträge an eine externe Ressource und zum Empfang der mehreren rohen Druckaufträge von den externen Ressource abzuschätzen; eine Disponiereinheit, die ausgebildet ist, jeden der mehreren rohen Druckaufträge zu der externen Ressource oder der internen Ressource auf der Grundlage der Zeit für die Verarbeitung jedes der mehreren rohen Druckaufträge und/oder der Zeit zur Übermittlung jedes der mehreren Druckaufträge zu der externen Ressource und zum Empfang jedes der mehreren rohen Druckaufträge von der externen Ressource zu übermitteln, wobei die externe und die interne Ressource jeweils ausgebildet sind, die mehreren rohen Druckaufträge zu mehreren Druckaufträgen zu verarbeiten; und eine Warteschlange für druckfertige Aufträge, die ausgebildet ist, die mehreren verarbeiteten Druckaufträge zu empfangen und diese zu einem Drucker zu senden.
Abstract:
The architecture comprises a marking device (110) which has an application program interface. The device stores device specific status information, to provide available service from service host (310). A device model agent (120) provides a runtime environment for the marking device to interact with service hosts through common interface. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) method of providing device-independent services; and (2) service model agent.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that any direct inquiry to a printer is interrupted due to the arrangement of a DFE between the printer and a network. SOLUTION: In this method and device for operating an assemble based on a network for document processing, the assembly is provided with an intelligent network interface controller(iNIC) (20), a document processor (DPS) (10), and a digital front end(DFE) (16) for the DPS. Job data and control data to be communicated through the network to the assembly are communicated only through an iNIC (20) functioning as the threshold of the DPS assembly. Then, the iNIC (20) separates the data, and discriminates job data to be communicated to the DFE (16) from the other data which can be directly communicated to the DPS (10). Thus, it is possible to improve the communicating efficiency by preventing any bottle neck due to the direct communication of the control data to the DPS (10), and the communication of all the data through the DFE (16).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a distributed file storage system and method for automatically separating portions of a document according to the sensitivity of content of the portions in order to store the portions in a cloud-based storage system.SOLUTION: The file storage system includes: a document input device; a processor for executing a software application stored on a memory to separate a high sensitive portion of a document from a low insensitive portion of a document and communicating with both of the memory and the document input device; a first type of cloud storage area which includes a storage device in operable communication with the document input device and is configured to store the separated portion of the document with a level of encryption agreed upon by a user; and a second type of cloud storage which includes a storage device in operable communication with the document input device and is configured to store the low insensitive portion of the document based on a consent of the user.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for communicating with a network of printers using a mobile device in relation to a mobile client coupled to a network and a network system. SOLUTION: The mobile client includes a hardware processor, and communication hardware and communication software each for the mobile client to be coupled to the network. At least one node including at least one printer device in addition to the mobile client is coupled to the network, and each of one or more nodes of the at least one node includes an application software module executable by a host processor associated with the respective node. The application can interact with the at least one printer device to cause the printer device to perform a function. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for scheduling and executing jobs in a decentralized multifunction device (MFD) network. SOLUTION: The present disclosure is directed to a grid of multi-function devices (MFDs) having a plurality of nodes, where the plurality of nodes includes a plurality of networked super-peers (SPs) and a plurality of peers. Each SP and peer is an MFD having a processor. The peers are grouped into at least two groups, wherein the peers in a group are in data communication with one another. Each SP of the plurality of SPs is associated with each group of the at least two groups for forming a region in which the SP associated with a group of a region is in data communication with each peer in the group. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method flexibly supplying improvement of a device after the delivery to a user. SOLUTION: A distributed system 1 allows a recording device 110 and the like to subscribe to and run device-centric services 140. A device model agent 120 allows the device 110 to interact with service host 310 of a service provider 300 to automate supplies maintenance, user help and services subscription. The device model agent 120 can be embedded in the device 110, can be deployed in an add-on component 115 connected to the device 110 or executed by separate machine as a proxy 220. The device model agent 120 provides a run time environment 121 for services 140 available to the device 110 via a common interface along with a common structure. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI