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Methods and systems for allocating resources in a print production environment
US8934112B1 · US · B1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8934112-B1 |
| Application number | US-201314044359-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B1 |
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | Oct 2, 2013 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
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A method of determining a cell configuration in a print production environment may include identifying a set of print devices to assign to a cell, identifying a print device number, identifying one or more subsets of print devices from the set, where each subset includes a unique portion of the print devices in the set, and each subset includes a number of print devices equal to the print device number, performing a simulation of operation on each subset to determiner a subset performance metric for each subset, selecting one of the subsets based on the associated subset performance metric, decrementing the print device number by an amount, updating the set with the selected subset, and repeating the identifying one or more subsets, performing the simulation, selecting one of the subsets, decrementing the print device number and updating until no subset performance metric satisfies a performance constraint.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of determining a cell configuration in a print production environment, the method comprising: identifying a set comprising a plurality of print production devices, wherein each print production device is available to be used in a cell of a print production environment; running a first simulation using the plurality of print production devices to determine: a first primary performance metric value associated with assigning the plurality of print…
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- What does patent US8934112B1 cover?
- A method of determining a cell configuration in a print production environment may include identifying a set of print devices to assign to a cell, identifying a print device number, identifying one or more subsets of print devices from the set, where each subset includes a unique portion of the print devices in the set, and each subset includes a number of print devices equal to the print devic…
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- Xerox Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/126. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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