Device and method for processing a reprographic job

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9509865-B2
Application number	US-201514976232-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2015
Priority date	Jul 3, 2013
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

Device for receiving a reprographic job comprising a first processing step on a media by a first processing apparatus and a second, subsequent processing step on the media by a second processing apparatus, wherein the media that are to be output by the first processing apparatus are to be subjected to media handling operations between the first processing step and the second processing step comprising unloading from the first processing apparatus, intermediate media handling operations, and loading in the second processing apparatus; the device comprising: a controller arranged for creating or receiving the reprographic job; the controller being further arranged to access a storage storing configuration information on the second processing apparatus, the configuration information relating to loading media in the second processing apparatus; wherein the controller is arranged to specify the first processing step in the first specification in the reprographic job in order to simplify the media handling operations.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for creating or receiving a reprographic job, the reprographic job comprising a first specification of a first processing step on a media performed by a first processing apparatus and a second specification of a second processing step on the media performed by a second processing apparatus,
wherein the media that are to be output by the first processing apparatus are to be subjected to media handling operations performed by the operator between the first processing step and the second processing step comprising unloading from the first processing apparatus, optional intermediate media handling operations, and loading the media in the second processing apparatus,
the device comprising:
a controller arranged for creating or receiving the reprographic job;
the controller being further arranged to access a storage storing configuration information on the second processing apparatus, the configuration information relating to loading media in the second processing apparatus;
wherein the controller is arranged to specify the first processing step in the first specification in the reprographic job in order to simplify the media handling operations, by performing at least one of:
determining a print order of documents in the reprographic job,
determining a print order of pages in a document in the reprographic job,
determining a print orientation of a page in a document in the reprographic job, and
determining a print side on a media sheet of a page in a document in the reprographic job;
wherein during the determining the stored configuration information with regard to the loading of the media in the second processing apparatus is taken into account.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first processing apparatus is a printer or a multifunctional device comprising a printer function.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the media are output by the first processing apparatus to a media output;
wherein the controller is arranged to output operator information on media that is output to the media output:
when the media output is still empty and before a job is output to the media output; and/or
when the device has completed outputting a job to the media output;
wherein the operator information comprises information instructing the operator on loading the output media in the second processing apparatus for further processing of the media.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the operator information comprises an instruction with regard to the required orientation of the media in the second processing apparatus in order to ensure proper post-processing by the second processing apparatus.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the instruction comprises text informing the operator on the side of the media that is required to be up, such as “This side up”, “This side down”, “Other side up”, or “Flip stack”.

6. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the instruction comprises a registration mark for indicating the proper registration when loading the media in the second processing apparatus.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device comprises the first processing apparatus.

8. A method for processing a reprographic job, the reprographic job comprising a first specification of a first processing step on a media performed by a first processing apparatus and a second specification of a second processing step on the media performed by a second processing apparatus,
wherein the media that are to be output by the first processing apparatus are to be subjected to media handling operations by the operator between the first processing step and the second processing step comprising unloading from the first processing apparatus, optional intermediate media handling operations, and loading the media in the second processing apparatus;
the method comprising:
receiving or creating the reprographic job;
retrieving from the second specification in the reprographic job an apparatus type of the second processing apparatus;
retrieving from a storage storing configuration information on the second processing apparatus type, configuration information relating to loading media in the second processing apparatus;
performing at least one of the following steps:
a) determining a print order of documents in the reprographic job,
b) determining a print order of pages in a document in the reprographic job,
c) determining a print orientation of a page in a document in the reprographic job, and
d) determining a print side on a media sheet of a page in a document in the reprographic job;
wherein during the determining the stored configuration information with regard to the loading of the media in the second processing apparatus is taken into account; and
in order to simplify the media handling operations, specifying:
a) the determined print order of documents in the reprographic job,
b) the determined print order of pages in a document in the reprographic job,
c) the determined print orientation of a page in a document in the reprographic job, and/or
d) the determined print side on a media sheet of a page in a document in the reprographic job,
in the first processing step in the first specification in the reprographic job.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first processing apparatus is a printer or a multifunctional device comprising a printer function;
wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
the first processing apparatus outputting operator information on media that is output to a media output;
wherein outputting the operator information on the media is performed:
when the media output is still empty and before the job is output to the media output; and/or
when the device has completed outputting the job to the media output;
wherein the operator information comprises information instructing the operator on loading the output media in the second processing apparatus for further processing of the media.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein outputting the operator information comprises outputting an instruction with regard to the required orientation of the media in the second processing apparatus in order to ensure proper post-processing by the second processing apparatus.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein outputting the instruction comprises outputting text informing the operator on the side of the media that is required to be up, such as “This side up”, “This side down”, “Other side up”, or “Flip stack”.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein outputting the instruction comprises outputting a registration mark for indicating the proper registration when loading the media in the second processing apparatus.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program product that when executed on a processor executes the method according to claim 8 .

14. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the instruction comprises a registration mark for indicating the proper registration when loading the media in the second processing apparatus.

15. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the device comprises the first processing apparatus.

16. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the device comprises the first processing apparatus.

17. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the device comprises the first processing apparatus.

18. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the device comprises the first processing apparatus.

19. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the de

Assignees

• Océ-Technologies B V

Inventors

• Van Horssen Ernst P
• Geels Jan H
• Thijssen Abraham

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

• G06F3/1285

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

• G06F3/1265

  Printing by reference, e.g. retrieving document/image data for a job from a source mentioned in the job · CPC title

• G06F3/1204

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