Information processing apparatus with print job grouping function and non-transitory computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10970022-B2
Application number	US-201916550278-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2019
Priority date	Mar 25, 2019
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: an assignment unit that assigns plural associated execution instructions to a first group and a second group; and an order setting unit that sets an order of second execution instructions assigned to the second group in accordance with an order of first execution instructions assigned to the first group.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a hardware processor, configured
to assign a plurality of associated execution instructions to a first group and a second group, wherein the associated execution instructions are print jobs for printing printed matters that comprises a first printed matter and a second printed matter,

wherein the first group comprises print jobs to print a first part of the first printed matter and to print a first part of the second printed matter, and the second group comprises print jobs to print a second part of the first printed matter and to print a second part of the second printed matter;
in response to an order of the print jobs assigned to the first group being set, to set the print jobs assigned to the second group in an order that is same as an order of the first part of the first printed matters and the first part of the second printed matter; and
to transmit the second group to a printer,
wherein a number of copies to be printed in accordance with the print jobs assigned to the second group is smaller than a number of copies to be printed in accordance with the print jobs assigned to the first group.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the hardware processor is configured to rearrange the print jobs assigned to the second group in correspondence with an order in which print jobs assigned to the first group are executed by a device connected to the information processing apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the hardware processor is configured to rearrange the print jobs assigned to the second group after the device finishes printing.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to rearrange the print jobs assigned to the second group in correspondence with an order in which the print jobs assigned to the first group are transmitted to a first printer.

5. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
assigning a plurality of associated execution instructions to a first group and a second group, wherein the associated execution instructions are print jobs for printing printed matters that comprises a first printed matter and a second printed matter,
wherein the first group comprises print jobs to print a first part of the first printed matter and to print a first part of the second printed matter, and the second group comprises print jobs to print a second part of the first printed matter and to print a second part of the second printed matter;
in response to an order of the print jobs assigned to the first group being set, setting print jobs assigned to the second group in an order that is same as an order of the first part of the first printed matters and the first part of the second printed matter; and
transmitting the second group to a printer;
wherein a number of copies to be printed in accordance with the print jobs assigned to the second group is smaller than a number of copies to be printed in accordance with the print jobs assigned to the first group.

6. An information processing method comprising:
assigning a plurality of associated execution instructions to a first group and a second group, wherein the associated execution instructions are print jobs for printing printed matters that comprises a first printed matter and a second printed matter,
wherein the first group comprises print jobs to print a first part of the first printed matter and to print a first part of the second printed matter, and the second group comprises print jobs to print a second part of the first printed matter and to print a second part of the second printed matter;
in response to an order of the print jobs assigned to the first group being set, setting print jobs assigned to the second group in an order that is same as an order of the first part of the first printed matters and the first part of the second printed matter; and
transmitting the second group to a printer;
wherein a number of copies to be printed in accordance with the print jobs assigned to the second group is smaller than a number of copies to be printed in accordance with the print jobs assigned to the first group.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fukami Dai

Classifications

• G06F3/1263

  based on job priority, e.g. re-arranging the order of jobs, e.g. the printing sequence · CPC title

• G06F3/1241

  Dividing a job according to job requirements, e.g. black/white and colour pages, covers and body of books, tabs · CPC title

• G06F3/1285

  Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server · CPC title

• G06F3/1262 Primary

  by grouping or ganging jobs · CPC title

• G06F3/1204

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title