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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Joseph P. Gaertner, Lafayette, CO (US);
Joan Stagaman Goddard, Boulder, 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);
Kumar V. Kadiyala, Boulder, CO (US);
Marquis G. Waller, Beverly, OH (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for notifying operators of tasks to perform on printers by inserting operator instructions onto separator pages that are placed between print jobs. One embodiment is a print server that includes a control system and a page generator. The control system is operable to identify a print job, and to identify an operator instruction for the print job indicating a physical task for an operator to perform on a printer before the print job is printed. Also, the control system holds the print job responsive to identifying the operator instruction. The page generator generates a separator page comprising the operator instruction that indicates the physical task to perform on the printer, and transmits the separator page for printing to inform the operator of the task before the print job is printed.