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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
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);
Amber Joy Watkins, Longmont, CO (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);
Amber Joy Watkins, Longmont, CO (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for generating document-specific histories for multi-document print jobs. One system is a workflow server with an interface and a controller. The interface receives a print job that defines multiple documents, and the controller directs devices of a print shop in accordance with a print workflow. The controller identifies properties of each of the documents to track while the print job is being processed in the workflow, receives progress information from the devices, and analyzes the progress information to detect a triggering event indicating that a document in the workflow has transitioned to a new state at an activity. When recording criteria direct the controller to update the history, the controller adds an entry to a history file while the document is in the workflow. The entry indicates values of the properties of the document, as well as a current workflow activity for the document.