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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Linda Sue Liebelt, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael Glen Lotz, Longmont, CO (US);
Kyle P. Manning, Fruit Heights, UT (US);
Marquis G. Waller, Beverly, OH (US);
Linda Sue Liebelt, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael Glen Lotz, Longmont, CO (US);
Kyle P. Manning, Fruit Heights, UT (US);
Marquis G. Waller, Beverly, OH (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for utilizing a workflow activity to suppress individual documents of a print job prior to printing. One embodiment is a workflow server that includes an interface and controller. The interface receives a print job that defines documents which each indicate an intended recipient for delivery. The controller directs devices of a print shop by following a print workflow that comprises an ordered set of activities to perform upon the documents. The controller also detects that the print job has reached a scheduled activity of the workflow for pulling documents from the print job based on criteria, identifies documents of the print job that match the criteria indicated by the activity, and removes the identified documents from the print data for the print job before the print job is printed, preventing printing of the identified documents.