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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Leonard Corning Lahey, Boulder, CO (US);
Linda Sue Liebelt, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert Patrick Smyth, Thornton, CO (US);
Marquis G. Waller, Beverly, OH (US);
Scott Thomas Ziegler, Boulder, CO (US);
Leonard Corning Lahey, Boulder, CO (US);
Linda Sue Liebelt, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert Patrick Smyth, Thornton, CO (US);
Marquis G. Waller, Beverly, OH (US);
Scott Thomas Ziegler, Boulder, CO (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
System and methods for presentation of predicted steps in a print workflow. One embodiment is a system that identifies a print workflow with interconnected steps of multiple potential paths. The system identifies a print job, generates a copy of the print job, and simulates execution a step in the print workflow with the copy of the print job. The execution comprises: determining whether the step includes conditional branching, and, when the step includes conditional branching, predicting a subsequent step by evaluating conditions of the step against property values of the copy of the print job. The execution also comprises updating the property values based on the execution of the step. The system repeats the execution for each subsequently predicted step to predict a path of the print job. The system includes a graphical user interface to display the path that is predicted for the print job in the print workflow.