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Run cost optimization for multi-engine printing system

US8693012B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

Barry P. Mandel · Fairport, US
Saurabh Prabhat · Webster, US
Martin E. Banton · Fairport, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 4, 2008
Grant date	Apr 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 14, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/1241
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiments, a method for scheduling at least one print job for a plurality of printers of a given type is provided. The method includes determining a job length for the at least one print job. The method further includes scheduling a sequence of printing by the plurality of printers based the job length such that a subset of the available plurality of printers is cycled up, and printing the at least one print job with the subset of available printers when the job length is less than at least one predeterminable threshold.

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