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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2001
Applicants:
Sudhendu Rai, Fairport, NY (US);
Daniel Viassolo, Penfield, NY (US);
Inventors:
Sudhendu Rai, Fairport, NY (US);
Daniel Viassolo, Penfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printing workflow system is utilized for coordinating production of document processing jobs among a plurality of cells, where a cell is comprised of at least one device for completing the jobs. The present invention describes the architecture of such a system, and efficient methods for generating document processing job IDs and two methods for routing and scheduling document processing jobs through the cells.