Job comment/operator messages for an electronic reprographic printing system
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1. An electronic reprographic printing system comprising:
- means for scanning a set of original documents which comprise a print job;
means for electronically storing in memory images of the scanned documents as electronic pages;
means for converting electronic images into printed pages;
control means for controlling the scanning means, storing means, and converting means;
means for electronically sending as necessary stored and interactive electronic job comment messages associated with the scanned documents of the print job from a remote location to the control means, said sending means electronically cooperating with said control means; and
remote operator interaction means for creating and editing specific electronic job comment messages and instructions concerning the print job to be printed at the reprographic printing system.
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Abstract
An electronic reprographic printing system that allows the sending of messages with a print job from remote user workstations to a central reprographic printing machine. The messages can be displayed on a User Interface, such as a video monitor, and additionally printed on a break page of the print job. Also disclosed is a system for sending messages that is capable of faulting a print job until the reprographic system operator acknowledges receipt of the message. The various messages can instruct the system operator to use a particular medium for the print job, for example, or instruct the system operator how to finish (bind, wrap, etc.) a print job.
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1. An electronic reprographic printing system comprising:
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means for scanning a set of original documents which comprise a print job; means for electronically storing in memory images of the scanned documents as electronic pages; means for converting electronic images into printed pages; control means for controlling the scanning means, storing means, and converting means; means for electronically sending as necessary stored and interactive electronic job comment messages associated with the scanned documents of the print job from a remote location to the control means, said sending means electronically cooperating with said control means; and remote operator interaction means for creating and editing specific electronic job comment messages and instructions concerning the print job to be printed at the reprographic printing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for sending messages in an electronic reprographic printing system, the steps comprising:
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creating electronic page images which comprise a print job; sending the electronic page images from a remote location to a controller of an electronic reprographic printer; sending as necessary stored and interactive electronic job comment messages associated with the electronic page images from the remote location to the controller, said electronic job comment messages being specific messages and instructions which can be created and edited by a remote operator concerning the print job to be printed at the reprographic printing system; storing in memory the electronic page images and electronic job comment messages; converting the electronic page images form electronic pages into printed pages; and controlling by means of the controller the storing and converting steps to provide visual messages for a reprographic printing system operator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25)
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16. An electronic reprographic printing system comprising:
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means for creating electronic page images; means for sending the electronic page images from a remote location to a control means of an electronic reprographic printer for controlling electronic page images processing; means for sending as necessary stored and interactive electronic job comment messages associated with the electronic page images from the remote location to the control means; means for storing the electronic page images and electronic messages within the control means; and means for converting the electronic page images into printed pages, wherein the control means controls the means for storing and means for converting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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27. An electronic reprographic printing system comprising:
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a display means for displaying information; means for scanning a set of original documents which comprises a print job; means for electronically storing in memory images of the set of scanned documents as electronic pages; means for converting electronic images into printed pages; control means for controlling the scanning means, storing means and converting means, said control means including electronic job comment message formatting means for linking, prioritizing and truncating related electronic job comment messages for display on the display means; reprographic system operator interaction means for allowing a reprographic system operator to interact with the control means, said reprographic system operator interaction means including a display means for displaying the electronic job comment messages for review by the reprographic system operator; and means for electronically sending as necessary stored and interactive electronic job comment messages along with associated electronic pages from a remote location, said electronic job comment messages being specific messages and instructions which can be created and edited by a remote operator concerning the print job to be printed at the reprographic printing system.
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