Method and system for generating a print job

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016147484-A1
Application number	US-201314762420-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 29, 2013
Priority date	Jan 29, 2013
Publication date	May 26, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of controlling the creation of a printed document includes the steps of: retrieving print information for generating a print job, said print information specifying characteristics of a document to be printed; retrieving at least one attribute of a print finishing device, said attribute defining a constraint imposed on the print job for printing said document, when the printed document is processed in said print finishing device; and generating a print job based on said print information and said constraint. In one example, retrieving said at least one attribute of a print finishing device includes establishing a communication link to said print finishing device and prompting the print finishing device to transmit the at least one attribute. Said communication link can be established and used on-line at the time of generating the print job or in advance.

First claim

1 . A computer-implemented method of controlling creation of a printed document, including the steps of:
retrieving print information for generating a print job, said print information specifying characteristics of a document to be printed; retrieving at least one attribute of a print finishing device, said attribute defining a constraint imposed on the print job for printing said document, when the printed document is processed in said print finishing device; and generating a print job based on said print information and said constraint.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving said at least one attribute of a print finishing device includes establishing a communication link to said print finishing device and prompting the print finishing device to transmit the at least one attribute.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein retrieving said at least one attribute of a print finishing device includes sending configuration data to the print finishing device and retrieving at least one constraint of the print finishing device corresponding to said configuration data.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving print information for generating a print job includes retrieving information input by an operator, and retrieving at least one attribute of a print finishing device comprises automatically retrieving said at least one attribute.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one attribute is stored in an attribute table.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one attribute is retrieved from a memory storing a plurality of attributes for at least one configuration of at least one print finishing device.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said attribute defines an imposition constraint.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein said imposition constraint is related to at least one of: a gutter size, a side trim, an image size, a location of a crease line, a size of an input sheet, and an amount of UPs printed on one sheet of a print media.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said print information includes at least one of a specification of a print finishing device and a configuration of a print finishing device for post-processing a printed document.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 which is implemented in an imposition tool.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 10 wherein the imposition tool is a computer program configured to run on at least one of: a workstation computer, a server, a distributed computing environment, and a printer CPU.

12 . A computer readable medium, having stored therein instructions for causing a central processing unit to control creation of a printed document, the instruction comprising:
a module for retrieving print information for generating a print job, said print information specifying characteristics of a document to be printed; a module for retrieving at least one attribute of a print finishing device, said attribute defining a constraint imposed on the print job for printing said document, when the printed document is processed in said print finishing device; and and a module for generating a print job based on said print information and said constraint

13 . A system for generating a print job, the system including
a processing unit configured for retrieving print information for generating a print job, said print information specifying characteristics of a document to be printed; retrieving at least one attribute of a print finishing device, said attribute defining a constraint imposed on the print job for printing said document; and generating a print job based on said print information and said constraint.

14 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising a memory, wherein said at least one attribute is stored in an attribute table in said memory.

15 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising a communication interface for communicating with said print finishing device.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Indigo Bv

Inventors

• Menashe Avihay
• Kent Itzik

Classifications

• G06F3/1264

  by assigning post-processing resources · CPC title

• G06F3/1208

  resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview · CPC title

• G06F3/125 Primary

  Page layout or assigning input pages onto output media, e.g. imposition · CPC title

• G06F3/1285

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