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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2011
Joseph P. Gaertner, Lafayette, CO (US);
Joan Stagaman Goddard, Boulder, CO (US);
Janeen E. Jahn, Lafayette, CO (US);
Kumar V. Kadiyala, Boulder, CO (US);
Marquis G. Waller, Beverly, OH (US);
Joseph P. Gaertner, Lafayette, CO (US);
Joan Stagaman Goddard, Boulder, CO (US);
Janeen E. Jahn, Lafayette, CO (US);
Kumar V. Kadiyala, Boulder, CO (US);
Marquis G. Waller, Beverly, OH (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for scheduling multiple types of print jobs in a print queue using a pseudo job. A pseudo job is a special type of non-printing job object that is added to a print queue. In one embodiment, a system includes a print queue that stores print jobs scheduled for a printer. The print queue also stores a pseudo job that defines a boundary in the queue between print jobs having a first set of print settings and print jobs having a second set of print settings. In another embodiment, a system includes a print queue, a control system, and a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface displays options for generating a pseudo job, and receives input indicating a scheduled change to a configuration of a printer. The control system generates the pseudo job based on the input, and inserts the pseudo job in the print queue.