Print folder application for electronic reprographic systems
First Claim
1. A process for linking existing jobs in existing job files together for printing, where said existing jobs are comprised of a plurality of electronic image pages and are being processed by an electronic reprographic system, said electronic reprographic system including a printer for producing prints from said electronic image pages in response to job program instructions, and a user interface with display screen for inputting said job program instructions for each print job, comprising the steps of:
- creating a print folder as a new job file using the display screen;
assigning existing job files to the print folder;
selecting print folder properties to include reprographic functions using the display screen; and
printing the print folder by selecting the print folder using the display screen and assigning the print folder to a print queue by designating the print folder for printing with the selected reprographic functions, with the printing of the print folder containing contents of the assigned existing job files not affecting separate printing of the assigned existing job files.
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Abstract
A print folder application that can be run on existing electronic reprographic systems. By using a print folder, users may select several jobs in the job file to be printed as a specified number of collated supersets with or without a common finishing selection. This can be accomplished without disturbing the individual jobs in the job file. Use of a print folder has the advantages of avoiding operator post-collation of sets of different jobs into supersets for distribution and the ability to get a uniform number of sets with uniform finishing characteristics of multiple jobs without editing the individual jobs.
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22 Claims
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1. A process for linking existing jobs in existing job files together for printing, where said existing jobs are comprised of a plurality of electronic image pages and are being processed by an electronic reprographic system, said electronic reprographic system including a printer for producing prints from said electronic image pages in response to job program instructions, and a user interface with display screen for inputting said job program instructions for each print job, comprising the steps of:
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creating a print folder as a new job file using the display screen; assigning existing job files to the print folder; selecting print folder properties to include reprographic functions using the display screen; and printing the print folder by selecting the print folder using the display screen and assigning the print folder to a print queue by designating the print folder for printing with the selected reprographic functions, with the printing of the print folder containing contents of the assigned existing job files not affecting separate printing of the assigned existing job files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21)
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12. A process for linking existing print job files together for printing, where said existing print job files are comprised of a plurality of electronic image pages and are being processed by an electronic reprographic system, said electronic reprographic system including a printer for producing prints from said electronic image pages in response to job program instructions, and a user interface with display screen for inputting said job program instructions for a print job, comprising the steps of:
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creating a print folder by creating an empty folder as a new job file and assigning at least one existing print job file by at least one of referencing and copying into the print folder using the display screen; selecting print folder properties to include reprographic functions using the display screen; assigning the print folder to a print queue by designating the print folder for printing with the selected reprographic functions; and printing the print folder by selecting the print folder using the display screen, wherein printing the print folder containing contents of the assigned existing print jobs is effected without affecting separate programmed printing of the print jobs assigned to the print folder. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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