Print production scheduling
US9367268B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N5/046
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A print production system includes a dispatcher and a task-resource scheduler. The dispatcher sorts print requests for placement among a series of containers to identify relative priorities among all print requests in each container and then merges the containers together to produce a prioritized list of print requests among all containers. Upon release by the dispatcher of a top N print requests from the prioritized list, the scheduler converts the prioritized list into a task-resource schedule for print production.
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