Configurable web-based imaging service that prevents time consuming jobs from printing
First Claim
1. A method of relieving competition between processing jobs sharing a production device, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. accessing from a user'"'"'s browser a destination service representing at least one production device;
b. retrieving said user'"'"'s imaging information by said destination service;
c. selecting among production options provided by said destination service for a processing job to process said imaging information using said at least one production device;
d. estimating the time duration required to process said processing job using said production device with said selected production options;
e. and comparing said estimated time duration with a previously determined threshold time duration, such that;
f. if said estimated time duration exceeds said previously determined threshold time duration, then disabling processing of said processing job by said production device;
otherwise g. if said estimated time duration does not exceed said previously determined threshold time duration, then enabling processing of said processing job by said production device.
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Abstract
In a web-based imaging environment, a user accesses a destination service (e.g., representing a printer), which retrieves user'"'"'s imaging data and configures available production options for a processing job. The user selects desired production options, after which the destination service estimates the time duration required to process the user'"'"'s job based on the selected options. If the estimated time required is greater than a predetermined threshold, the option of processing is disabled and a message is normally displayed to the user. If not, the option to process is enabled. In variations, the user'"'"'s ability to process is reevaluated as the user selects differing options. In other variations, an administrator specifies the threshold, or specifies multiple user-specific thresholds, and/or thresholds specific to time of day and/or day of week and/or month. In another variation, if the user cannot process to this production device, a link to an alternative device is provided.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of relieving competition between processing jobs sharing a production device, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. accessing from a user'"'"'s browser a destination service representing at least one production device;
b. retrieving said user'"'"'s imaging information by said destination service;
c. selecting among production options provided by said destination service for a processing job to process said imaging information using said at least one production device;
d. estimating the time duration required to process said processing job using said production device with said selected production options;
e. and comparing said estimated time duration with a previously determined threshold time duration, such that;
f. if said estimated time duration exceeds said previously determined threshold time duration, then disabling processing of said processing job by said production device;
otherwiseg. if said estimated time duration does not exceed said previously determined threshold time duration, then enabling processing of said processing job by said production device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A destination service representing a production device, said destination service operable to:
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download web content into a user'"'"'s browser;
retrieve said user'"'"'s imaging information;
select under user interactive control via said web content from among production options for processing said imaging information using said production device;
estimate the time duration required to process said imaging information using said production device in accordance with said selected production options;
compare said estimated time duration with a previously determined threshold time duration;
if said estimated time duration exceeds said previously determined threshold time duration, disable processing said imaging information by said production device;
otherwiseif said estimated time duration does not exceed said previously determined threshold time duration, enable processing said imaging information by said production device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for relieving competition between processing jobs sharing a production device, said system comprising:
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a user'"'"'s browser; and
a destination service accessible from said user'"'"'s browser and operable to download content into said user'"'"'s browser, said destination service further representing a production device and operable to arrive at a priority level for each said processing job and to prevent said processing job from running if said prevented processing job has a certain arrived at priority, such that another processing job can use said production device, said another processing job having an arrived at priority different from said prevented processing job. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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