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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1994
Robert S Hamilton, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for managing a plurality of print jobs, including a step of creating, in memory, a package, the package including a first reference and a second reference with a first print job being operatively linked with the package by way of the first reference and a second print job being operatively linked with the package by way of the second reference. The method further includes programming the first print job with a first set of instructions and the second print job with a second set of instructions, the first set of instructions including a finishing instruction. In response to the creating and programming steps, a collated print set of the package is produced. The collated package print set includes a finished print set of the first print job, produced in accordance with the first set of instructions and a print set of the second print job, produced in accordance with the second set of instructions.