Oce-technologies B.v.

Oce Holding B.v.

Canon Production Printing Holding B.v.

Jurgen Westerhoff

Antonius M Gerrits

Marvin P Brünner

Josephus A M Van Dun

Vijay A Kalloe

Derya Özçelik-Buskermolen

Derya ÖZÇELIK-Buskermolen

Antonius Maria Gerrits

Marvin P BRÜNNER

Josephus AM Van Dun

A media processing system is arranged to process image receiving media under predetermined physical conditions. The system includes a scheduler arranged to schedule jobs to be processed in the system and to calculate predicted timings (T0) at which media will have to be ready for processing and to indicate the predicted timings on a user interface. The system further includes a buffer in which a supply of media that has been received from a first environment is kept in a specified second environment before being processed. The scheduler is configured to calculate an acclimatization time required for the media to acquire the predetermined physical conditions by being kept in the second environment in the buffer, and to calculate and indicate a predicted timing (T1) at which the media should be present in the sheet buffer at the latest in view of the calculated acclimatization time.

Media processing system with scheduler

The invention relates to a printing system for printing a plurality of print jobs, the printing system having a receiving unit for receiving the print jobs, a controller for controlling a scheduling process and a printing process of the print jobs, a print unit for printing the print jobs, a plurality of supply holders for holding supply material for printing, and a user interface for communicating to the operator scheduled supply operator actions. Each of the scheduled supply operator actions is linked to one of the plurality of supply holders. The controller has an establishing unit for establishing a time period of unattended printing of the printing system, and a determination unit for determining scheduled supply operator actions per holder needed to be done before the time period of unattended printing starts. The user interface displays the established time period of unattended printing and the determined supply operator actions per holder. The invention also relates to a method suitable for application in the printing system.

Printing system supporting unattended printing and a method of unattended printing by a printing system

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Venlo, Netherlands

Jurgen Westerhoff