Method for nesting finishing operations in a print environment
US7218411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1803
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for nesting finishing operations specifies finishing operations for a printfile according to a first architecture, establishes a first communications link from a data source to a print server and carries printer control data for the finishing operations according to the first architecture, matches the printer control data with a predetermined set of rules which define an order in which the finishing operations are performed, establishes a second communications link from the print server to at least one print controller, communicates the finishing operations and the predetermined set of rules to the at least one print controller according to a second architecture, establishes a third communications link from the at least one print controller to at least one post-processing device, communicates the finishing operations to the at least one post-processing device, and performs the finishing operations according to the predetermined set of rules.
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