Methods and sytems for imaging device job definition

• US 20060080124A1
• Filed: 08/31/2005
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Plewnia, Boguslaw Ludwik
• Granted Patent: US 8,115,946 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00352 Input means H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00464 using browsers, i.e. interfaces based on mark-up languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00503 Customising to a particular machine or model, machine function or application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0049 By wire, cable or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for imaging device job definition.

Claims

1. A method for describing an imaging job, said method comprising:

a) determining a job configuration property (JCP) for an imaging device (IDev) by reading at least one of a Simple Descriptor Type Compositor and a Complex Descriptor Type Compositor;

b) compiling a Job Definition List (JDL) comprising at least one of a Property Set Type Compositor and a Complex Set Type Compositor wherein said JDL is configured to define an imaging job with said at least one of a Simple Set Type Compositor and a Complex Set Type Compositor.

2. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said Simple Descriptor Type Compositor is a PROPERTY_DSC_TYPE compositor.

3. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said Complex Descriptor Type Compositor is a COMPLEX_DSC_TYPE compositor.

4. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said Simple Set Type Compositor is a PROPERTY_SET_TYPE compositor.

5. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said Complex Set Type Compositor is a COMPLEX_SET_TYPE compositor.

6. A method as described in claim 1 further comprising receiving at least one of a Simple Descriptor Type Compositor and a Complex Descriptor Type Compositor from said IDev.

7. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said JDL comprises a Complex Set Type Compositor that comprises further nested Complex Set Type Compositors, which comprise at least one Simple Set Type Compositor.

8. A method for creating an imaging job, said method comprising:

a) receiving a set of job configuration properties (JCPs) that define imaging device (IDev) properties that can be set by an application to configure an imaging device (IDev) for an imaging job and instruct said IDev to execute said imaging job;

b) compiling a Job Definition List (JDL) comprising at least one of a Property Set Type Compositor and a Complex Set Type Compositor wherein said Compositors in said JDL comprise instructions for directing said IDev to execute an imaging job defined by said Compositors.

9. A method as described in claim 8 wherein said set of JCPs comprises a Simple Descriptor Type Compositor.

10. A method as described in claim 8 wherein said set of JCPs comprises a Complex Descriptor Type Compositor.

11. A method as described in claim 8 wherein said Simple Set Type Compositor is a PROPERTY_SET_TYPE compositor.

12. A method as described in claim 8 wherein said Complex Set Type Compositor is a COMPLEX_SET_TYPE compositor.

13. A method as described in claim 8 wherein said JDL comprises a Complex Set Type Compositor that comprises further nested Complex Set Type Compositors and at least one Simple Set Type Compositor.

14. A method as described in claim 8 further comprising requesting said set of job configuration properties (JCPs) with a SOAP request.

15. A method as described in claim 8 wherein said receiving said set of JCPs comprises receiving a SOAP response.

16. A method as described in claim 8 further comprising sending said JDL to said IDev to execute said imaging job.

17. A system for describing an imaging job, said system comprising:

a) a receiver for receiving at least one of a Simple Descriptor Type Compositor and a Complex Descriptor Type Compositor;

b) a parser for parsing said at least one Compositor to identify at least one Job Configuration Property (JCP) for an Imaging Device (IDev); and

c) a compiler for compiling a Job Definition List (JDL) comprising at least one of a Simple Set Type Compositor and a Complex Set Type Compositor wherein said JDL is configured to define an imaging job by setting said JCP with said at least one of a Simple Set Type Compositor and a Complex Set Type Compositor.

18. A system as described in claim 17 wherein said receiver may receive a Complex Descriptor Type Compositor that comprises further nested Complex Descriptor Type Compositors and at least one Simple Descriptor Type Compositor.

19. A system as described in claim 17 further comprising a sender for sending said JDL to an IDev.

20. A system as described in claim 17 wherein said receiver may receive a plurality of compositors and said parser may parse said compositors to identify a plurality of JCPs and store a list of said JCPs for use in creating JDLs.