Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLC

Ronald J LeMaster

Janeen Elizabeth Jahn

Kumar Venkata Kadiyala

Marquis G Waller

Joan Stagaman Goddard

Gerald Donald Boldt

Joseph P Gaertner

Paul M Hamilton

Michael David Raines

Patrick Smyth

Tisha Leggett

Methods and systems resume workflow processing of a print job at intermediate steps of a print workflow. In one embodiment, a control system initiates processing of a print job based on steps in a print workflow, where the steps identify print shop activities to perform for the print job. The control system identifies an error in executing a step of the workflow, and identifies an intermediate step in the workflow that has executed in processing the print job. The control system identifies an updated file for the print job to correct the error, and resumes the processing of the print job at the intermediate step using the update file.

Error handling for print workflows

Systems and methods are provided for generating source code to enable communication between a server defined according to a first programming language and a client defined according to a second programming language. The system identifies a server data structure defined according to the first programming language and determines types of the data structure that are not accessible via a runtime conversion library for communications between the server and the client. The system further generates a revised data structure in the first programming language comprising types that are accessible via the runtime conversion library and may be used to manipulate the inaccessible types. The system further generates source code in the second programming language for the client to access the revised data structure via the runtime conversion library, wherein the source code correlates types of the revised data structure to the inaccessible types of the original data structure.

Source code generation for interoperable clients and server interfaces

Methods and systems are provided for scheduling multiple types of print jobs for a printer more efficiently by scheduling jobs together that share print settings. In one embodiment, a system includes a print queue that stores print jobs scheduled for a printer. The system also includes a scheduler that receives requests to schedule a print job for the printer. The scheduler compares the print settings of the requested print job to print settings of the print jobs already in the print queue. The scheduler then schedules the requested print job among the print jobs in the print queue that have print settings corresponding with the print settings of the requested print job.

Print job scheduling in a print shop environment

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Ronald J LeMaster