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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1997
Paul R Austin, Webster, NY (US);
Wendell L Kibler, Ontario, NY (US);
Christopher Kulbida, Faiport, NY (US);
Steven E Haehn, Rochester, NY (US);
Keith G Bunker, Hilton, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A document server is provided for processing a distribution job in a document processing system. The document processing system includes a document manager, communicating with first and second virtual services, for coordinating the storing or processing of first and second copies of an image data set at the first and second virtual services, respectively. The document processing system further includes a distribution agent, communicating with the document manager, for receiving a first job ticket, including attributes for controlling the storing or processing of the first copy of the image data set at the first virtual service and a second job ticket for controlling the storing or processing of the second copy of the image data set at the second virtual service. The document manager and the distribution agent function cooperatively to provide the document server with the capability to halt the processing of the first and second copies of the image data set in order for altering attributes of the first and second job tickets, and to determine the status of the processing of the first and second copies of the image data set. Moreover, the distribution agent can provide values for attributes of the first and second job tickets when a user does not program those values in the first and second job tickets.