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Print job order optimization mechanism

US10248371B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2018
Grant dateApr 2, 2019
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1262
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one memory device to store optimization logic and one or more processors, coupled to the at least one memory device, to execute the optimization logic to receive a print job batch including a plurality of print jobs each having starting and ending media length pair values and generate a revised print job order list having a sequence for printing the plurality of print jobs to reduce a number of media length transitions based on a matching of the starting and ending media length pair values of the plurality of print jobs.

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