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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Robert M. Lofthus, Webster, NY (US);
Dusan G. Lysy, Fairport, NY (US);
Markus P. Fromherz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kristine A. German, Webster, NY (US);
Stephen P. Hoover, Penfield, NY (US);
Aaron Burry, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Eric S. Hamby, Fairport, NY (US);
Robert M. Lofthus, Webster, NY (US);
Dusan G. Lysy, Fairport, NY (US);
Markus P. Fromherz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kristine A. German, Webster, NY (US);
Stephen P. Hoover, Penfield, NY (US);
Aaron Burry, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Eric S. Hamby, Fairport, NY (US);
Palo Alto Research Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A printing system includes a plurality of printers, at least a first and a second of the plurality of printers printing in a first print modality. A scheduling system schedules printing of a set of pages by the plurality of printers. The set of pages, when assembled, may include pages where a high level of consistency is desired, such as facing pages or pages which are otherwise to be placed in close relationship. The scheduling system includes at least two scheduling modes, a first mode in which a consistency constraint is applied to the set of pages, and a second mode, different from the first mode, in which the consistency constraint is not applied. The printing system is configured for printing the set of pages in accordance with the first mode and in accordance with the second mode.