Method of creating and managing packages, including multiple documents, in a printing system
US5715381A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1205
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing a plurality of print jobs, including a step of creating, in memory, a package, the package including a first reference and a second reference with a first print job being operatively linked with the package by way of the first reference and a second print job being operatively linked with the package by way of the second reference. The method further includes programming the first print job with a first set of instructions and the second print job with a second set of instructions, the first set of instructions including a finishing instruction. In response to the creating and programming steps, a collated print set of the package is produced. The collated package print set includes a finished print set of the first print job, produced in accordance with the first set of instructions and a print set of the second print job, produced in accordance with the second set of instructions.
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