Method and system of determining a job ticket for a print stream determining process
US6581097B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1253
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a method of establishing, and a structure for, a print stream job ticket. The method begins with receiving a unique job message identifier from a server client, where the identifier is representative of a particular print processing job. Once the identifier is received, the method locates a job ticket template database then attempts to match the received identifier with a template located in the database. The matching step is accomplished by plotting each element of the identifier to determine a set of elements to be mapped against a corresponding template. The identifier is then mapped against each one of the templates to determine a match based upon a set of matching rules. If a match exists, the matched template is selected to establish a new job ticket. If no match exists, then the next closest match between the identifier and any one of the templates is determined to establish a match; and, then the method creates a new job ticket template, and endows it with a set of print job parameters. The job ticket structure itself is representative of a print stream job to be performed by the client server. The structure comprises a unique ticket identifier representati…
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