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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Frank Michael Goetz, Fairport, NY (US);
Lee Coy Moore, Penfield, NY (US);
Meera Sampath, Rochester, NY (US);
Naveen Sharma, Fariport, NY (US);
Frank Michael Goetz, Fairport, NY (US);
Lee Coy Moore, Penfield, NY (US);
Meera Sampath, Rochester, NY (US);
Naveen Sharma, Fariport, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method and system generate a workflow for the production of a three-dimensional document. A knowledge base contains production rules for several dimensional documents. The production rules relate to a plurality of jobs, i.e., units of work involved in the production of a dimensional document. The rules also identify human and/or mechanical resources required to complete each job. The system receives, from multiple service providers, capability information corresponding to each service provider's available resources. The capability information is associated with the production rules and stored in the knowledge base. When a user selects a dimensional document to be produced, the system selects appropriate production rules for the document, accesses the associated capability information, and automatically generates a workflow for the document. The system distributes various jobs in the workflow among at least two different service providers.