System and method for scheduling a print job
US8810830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1247
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one example, the system discloses a profiler which calculates a “time-to-print” a first print job and a “time-to-process” a second print job. A scheduler schedules the second print job, for printing after the first print job, if the “time-to-process” the second print job is≦the “time-to-print” the first print job. In one example, an article discloses instructions to predict a “time-to-print” a first print job, a “time-to-process” a second print job, and then schedule the second print job, for printing, if the “time-to-process” the second print job is≦the “time-to-print” the first print job. In one example, the method discloses receipt of a set of print jobs having a first printing schedule, and then re-scheduling the print jobs so as to ensure that a next print job from the set is ready for printing right after a prior print job from the set has finished printing.
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