Optimal mapping of a spatial print infrastructure

US8665488B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

• Ray Uri Merriam · Rochester, US
• Kirk Pothos · Webster, US
• Guillaume Bouchard · Saint-Égrève, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 22, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2014
• Expiry date: Nov 1, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/16
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Disclose are embodiments for selecting an advantageous, feasible and suitable location for placing a selected printing device within a space. A mathematical formula identifies a most advantageous location for placing the selected printing device. Next, successive contour regions surrounding this most advantageous location are defined such that any inner contour region is considered more advantageous than any outer contour region. A mark representing the most advantageous location and contour lines indicating the successive contour regions are plotted onto a floor plan of the space. The edited floor plan is then evaluated (e.g., either visually by a user or automatically) to determine whether the mark overlaps any fixed shapes and/or restricted-use areas. If the mark overlaps a fixed shape or restricted-use area, a different location can be selected that is within a closest possible contour region without overlapping any other fixed shapes or restricted-use areas.