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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2020
Nicole Blohm, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Nicole Blohm, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An approach is provided for managing 3D printing processes using a 3D printing management service in a cloud-based environment. Configuration data is received corresponding to one or more available 3D printing devices which may be used to complete a 3D printing job. Build data is received corresponding to one or more 3D printing jobs requested for the one or more available 3D printing devices. The 3D printing management service utilizes the configuration data and the build data to select at least a particular 3D printing device to perform at least a particular 3D printing job based on a resourced load balancing determination. The build data is transformed to a format communicable to the particular selected 3D printer to allow it to perform the particular 3D printing job.