Xerox Corporation

Dennis B Ulrich

David L Salgado

Robert L Sklut

William Kenneth Stumbo

Samuel D Ambalavanar

Daniel F Blossey

Elizabeth A Bennett

Russell R Roberts

Kevin F Aubertine

Gary R Kern

James C Campbell

Jennifer L Betit

The invention relates to a multiple platform architecture data reporting system for managing attribute data. The system comprises: a system manager for collecting attribute data from multiple platforms and a user interface connected to the system manager for displaying the collected attribute data to a user. Also disclosed is a method for managing attribute data in a multiple platform architecture comprising the steps of polling at least two platforms for attribute data, collecting the attribute data from the at least two platforms in response to the step of polling, and then displaying the collected attribute data on a user display.

Method and apparatus for managing software copyright years in a multiple platform electronic reprographics system

A digital copying and printing system associated with a computer network for prioritizing and executing copy and print jobs. Two central processing units share the prioritizing and interpreting of copy and print jobs, so that the copy and print jobs are performed in a highly efficient manner.

Architecture for a digital copier and printer for handling print jobs

A method of processing a job, with compound segments, in a printing system is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) generating a dialog, having a set of attributes designating a manner in which compound segments of the job are to be processed by the printing system, and (b) programming the dialog so that values are provided for selected ones of the set of attributes. The method further includes the steps of (c) capturing the attribute values, programmed in step (b), to obtain a job ticket for a first one of the compound segments and (d) repeating steps (a) -(c) for one or more other compound segments to create a composite job ticket. The compound segments are then processed, in accordance with the composite job ticket, so that one or more copies of the job are delivered to one or more output/storage destinations.

Method of processing a job, in a printing system, with a composite job

An apparatus provides for operating an electronic reprographic system containing a method for recovering from crashes in an electronic reprographic system in which multiple jobs are active concurrently. The system provides for the monitoring of jobs active in the system, and of the number of times a specific job is active and the system crashes. By comparing the number of times a crash occurs when a specific job is active with a predetermined threshold number the operator can evaluate whether the system may be corrupted by a specific job or by the concurrency of jobs. The method further provides the operator with instructions to activate the jobs one at a time to determine which job is corrupt and permits the operator to delete a corrupt job.

Method and apparatus for operating an electronic reprographic printing

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