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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Akihiko Noda, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Noda, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention aims at conducting a scheduling work of print processing efficiently. A device scheduler refers to print job composition information registered in step control information of the step 'printer reservation' of other print job (other order) in a workflow information table, and a schedule information table. The device scheduler searches both other print jobs (proof print jobs and regular print jobs) that a to-be-registered proof print job having a processing time of the proof print job described above affects and other print jobs (proof print jobs and regular print jobs) that affect the to-be-registered proof print job. The device scheduler determines whether the to-be-registered proof print job can be registered in a schedule (there is no search result in Stepdescribed above). When the registration is not possible, the device scheduler informs an operator of the result that automatic scheduling is impossible.