Devices and methods for using an electronic device as a print job ticket
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a network interface configured to receive an assignment of the electronic device to a print job from a print service provider controller, receive workflow instructions associated with the print job from the print service provider controller, and send job status information associated with the print job to the print service provider controller;
a display configured to display a representation of the workflow instructions and a user-selectable representation of the job status information; and
an input device configured to register a user selection of the representation of the job status information, wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile device in the form of a notebook computer, a slate computer, a handheld computer, or an e-reader, or any combination thereof, configured to be physically coupled with the print job.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for using an electronic device for a print job ticket. Such an electronic device may include a network interface, a display, and an input device. The network interface may receive an assignment of the electronic device to a print job from a print service provider controller, receive workflow instructions associated with the print job from the print service provider controller, and send job status information associated with the print job to the print service provider controller. The display may display a representation of the workflow instructions and a user-selectable representation of the job status information. The input device may register a user selection of the representation of the job status information.
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10 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive an assignment of the electronic device to a print job from a print service provider controller, receive workflow instructions associated with the print job from the print service provider controller, and send job status information associated with the print job to the print service provider controller; a display configured to display a representation of the workflow instructions and a user-selectable representation of the job status information; and an input device configured to register a user selection of the representation of the job status information, wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile device in the form of a notebook computer, a slate computer, a handheld computer, or an e-reader, or any combination thereof, configured to be physically coupled with the print job. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving first workflow instructions from a print service provider controller onto an electronic device associated with a print job, wherein the first workflow instructions comprise an indication of a first print machine where the print job should next be taken; displaying a representation of the first workflow instructions on the electronic device; displaying a user-selectable representation of a job status associated with the print job on the electronic device, wherein the user-selectable representation of the job status comprises a representation that the print job has been picked up by a worker to be carried to the first print machine where the print job should next be taken; registering a user selection of the user-selectable representation of the job status using the electronic device; and sending an indication of the job status from the electronic device to the print service provider controller, wherein the electric device comprises a mobile device in the form of a notebook computer, a slate computer, a handheld computer, or an e-reader, or any combination thereof, configured to be physically coupled with the print job. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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