Job ticket service
First Claim
1. An apparatus that controls tasks in a multi-tasking computer network, comprising:
- a job ticket service, comprising;
a job ticket reference service, wherein a reference to a job ticket is maintained; and
a service bus coupled to the job ticket service, wherein the service bus receives job tickets and transmits the job tickets to the job ticket service;
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus allow a client to manage job attributes and processes using a job ticket service. The job ticket service allows access and modification of a job ticket by multiple users on a network. The method and apparatus use a network-accessible job ticket to relate to a specific job or content. The content may be stored on the network and maybe accessed by multiple job tickets. Storage and management of the job ticket are transparent to the user. The job ticket is stored in a common location in the network. The job ticket remains in the same location in the network, and users access only that portion of the job ticket required to complete a designated process. Security measures may be added to limit access to those users designated as being allowed to access the job ticket and the job file. The job ticket may include a service ID that relates the job ticket back to the originating job ticket service. In this way, a user who acquires all or part of the job ticket can refer back to the original job ticket service (and the original, or as-modified, job ticket) to verify any changes and to ensure the job ticket being accessed is up-to-date. The job ticket also includes a job ID to refer the job ticket to a specific job.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus that controls tasks in a multi-tasking computer network, comprising:
a job ticket service, comprising;
a job ticket reference service, wherein a reference to a job ticket is maintained; and
a service bus coupled to the job ticket service, wherein the service bus receives job tickets and transmits the job tickets to the job ticket service;
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A digital work flow network, comprising:
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a service bus that provides access to job content and corresponding job tickets;
a job ticket service that stores the job tickets and creates references to the job tickets; and
a plurality of users that access the job content and the corresponding job tickets, wherein access to a job ticket is controlled by a corresponding job ticket reference. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. A method for controlling tasks in a multi-tasking network, comprising:
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receiving a job ticket at a job ticket service;
creating a reference to the job ticket; and
storing the job ticket reference.
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21. A job ticket server, comprising:
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a job ticket reference capable of maintaining a reference to a job ticket;
a job ticket store capable of storing the job ticket and the reference to the job ticket; and
a job ticket controller, wherein the job ticket controller is capable of providing the job ticket reference to one or more processors using the job ticket service.
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22. A program storage device readable by a computer in a network, the program storage device tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for controlling tasks in the network, the method steps, comprising:
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receiving a job ticket at a job ticket service;
creating a reference to the job ticket;
storing the job ticket reference;
providing the job ticket reference to a processor in the network; and
providing the processor with access to the job ticket based on the job ticket reference.
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