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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2007
Daniel W. Manchala, Torrance, CA (US);
Charles H. Evans, Iv, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Chwan-cheng N. Liu, Cerritos, CA (US);
May G. Onaga, Cypress, CA (US);
Jie Lin, Rochester, NY (US);
Aillil I. Halsema, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Daniel W. Manchala, Torrance, CA (US);
Charles H. Evans, IV, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Chwan-Cheng N. Liu, Cerritos, CA (US);
May G. Onaga, Cypress, CA (US);
Jie Lin, Rochester, NY (US);
Aillil I. Halsema, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a production planning processor comprising an admissions control module in communication with a queue management module, the admissions control module calculating a proposed profit for expedited handling of a new print job, the queue management module determining a revised print job queue based upon data received from the admissions control module. A corresponding method of processing print jobs is also disclosed, along with a system and a method for determining the profitability of accommodating a rush print job.