Method and system for aggregating print jobs
US8817324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1264
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for aggregating print jobs of different lengths and/or customers to decrease the need for rewinding and splicing operations. An exemplary embodiment provides a method that comprises identifying individual label-printing jobs (1-8) that can be aggregated onto a roll of substrate (302), and forming an aggregated label-printing job (300). In the aggregated label-printing job (300) a longest print job (8) is imposed adjacent to a first end of the roll of substrate (302), and one or more shorter print jobs (2, 5, 7) are imposed adjacent to the longest print job (8) in the direction of a second end of the roll of substrate (302).
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