Method and device for sequencing print jobs
First Claim
1. A method for administration of print jobs to be printed at one or more printing systems, the method being executed by a print job administrator, wherein the method comprises:
- analyzing one or more manual assignments of print jobs into job groups, the manual assignments being based on respective one or more print features associated with the job groups, wherein a print job of the print jobs indicates a specification of the one or more print features, wherein different specifications of a print feature of the one or more print features may require different configurations of one of the one or more printing systems;
generating a respective training data set for each of the analyzed manual assignments based on the analysis of the manual assignments, each of the training data sets including an association of the one or more print features with a respective one of the job groups;
analyzing the training data sets to determine machine-learned patterns of the manual assignments;
determining an assignment function based on the determined patterns, the assignment function being configured to assign a combination of specifications of the one or more print features of a print job to one of the job groups;
assigning, using the assignment function, a first print job with a respective one of the job groups; and
inducing the first print job to be printed by a first printing system of the one or more printing systems depending on the assigned job group.
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Abstract
In a method to administer, via a print job administrator, print jobs to be printed at a printing system, a plurality of print jobs are determined. A print job can indicate a specification of one or more print features. Different specifications of a print feature may require different configurations of the printing system. Change-over expenditures for the printing of at least two print jobs of the plurality of print jobs by the printing system can be determined based on the specification of the one or more print features of the plurality of print jobs. An order for the printing of the plurality of print jobs can be determined based on the change-over expenditures. The order of the plurality of print jobs can be indicated.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for administration of print jobs to be printed at one or more printing systems, the method being executed by a print job administrator, wherein the method comprises:
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analyzing one or more manual assignments of print jobs into job groups, the manual assignments being based on respective one or more print features associated with the job groups, wherein a print job of the print jobs indicates a specification of the one or more print features, wherein different specifications of a print feature of the one or more print features may require different configurations of one of the one or more printing systems; generating a respective training data set for each of the analyzed manual assignments based on the analysis of the manual assignments, each of the training data sets including an association of the one or more print features with a respective one of the job groups; analyzing the training data sets to determine machine-learned patterns of the manual assignments; determining an assignment function based on the determined patterns, the assignment function being configured to assign a combination of specifications of the one or more print features of a print job to one of the job groups; assigning, using the assignment function, a first print job with a respective one of the job groups; and inducing the first print job to be printed by a first printing system of the one or more printing systems depending on the assigned job group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A print job administrator for a printing system, the print job administrator being configured to:
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analyze one or more manual assignments of print jobs into job groups, the manual assignments being based on respective one or more print features associated with the job groups, wherein a print job of the print jobs indicates a specification of the one or more print features, wherein different specifications of a print feature of the one or more print features may require different configurations of one of one or more printing systems; generate a respective training data set for each of the analyzed manual assignments based on the analysis of the manual assignments, each of the training data sets including an association of the one or more print features with a respective one of the job groups; analyze the training data sets to determine machine-learned patterns of the manual assignments; determine an assignment function based on the determined patterns, the assignment function being configured to assign a combination of specifications of the one or more print features of a print job to one of the job groups; assign, using the assignment function, a first print job to a respective one of the job groups; and induce the first print job to be printed by a first printing system of the one or more printing systems depending on the assigned job group.
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