Method for enabling ease of use with page exception programming

• US 20070133032A1
• Filed: 12/09/2005
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Robinson, David
• Granted Patent: US 7,681,148 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.140
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5016 User-machine interface; Display panels; Control console
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/502 relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5087 for receiving image data
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00109 Remote control of apparatus, e.g. by a host

Abstract

A page exception icon is provided for programming a page exception during a document processing job. The page exception icon is pre-programmed by selecting at least one document job processing parameter from a plurality of document job processing parameters and storing the document job processing parameter in association with a name provided for the page exception icon. The page exception icon can be dragged and dropped onto objects representing pages of a document processing job to perform a page exception in accordance with the document job processing parameters pre-programmed for the page exception icon.

Claims

1. A method of pre-programming a page exception icon operable to perform a page exception on at least on page of a document processing job, the method comprising:

selecting at least one document job processing parameter from a plurality of document job processing parameters;

providing a name related to the at least one document job processing parameter; and

storing the at least one document job processing parameter as the pre-programmed page exception icon;

wherein the pre-programmed page exception icon is operable to perform the page exception in accordance with the at least one document job processing parameter.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting a page exception option, wherein a plurality of objects representing pages in a document processing job are displayed.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein selecting the page exception option includes displaying the pre-programmed page exception icon.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising dragging and dropping the pre-programmed page exception icon on at least one of the plurality of objects representing pages in the document processing job.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising performing the page exception on the at least one of the plurality of objects representing the document processing job in accordance with the at least one document job processing parameter.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is performed on a system and the system is one of:

a workstation, a photocopier, a xerographic photocopier, a paper handler, a document finisher, a scanner, a printer, or a fax machine.

7. A computer program product for pre-programming a page exception icon operable to perform a page exception on at least on page of a document processing job comprising:

a computer readable medium; and

computer program instructions, recorded on the computer readable medium, executable by a processor, for performing the steps of;

selecting at least one document job processing parameter from a plurality of document job processing parameters;

providing a name related to the at least one document job processing parameter; and

storing the at least one document job processing parameter as a pre-programmed page exception icon;

wherein the pre-programmed page exception icon is operable to perform a page exception in accordance with the at least one document job processing parameter.

8. The computer program product according to claim 7, further comprising the computer program instructions, recorded on the computer readable medium, executable by the processor, for performing the step of selecting a page exception option, wherein a plurality of objects representing pages in a document processing job are displayed.

9. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein selecting the page exception option includes displaying the pre-programmed page exception icon.

10. The computer program product according to claim 8, further comprising the computer program instructions, recorded on the computer readable medium, executable by the processor, for performing the step of dragging and dropping the pre-programmed page exception icon on at least one of the plurality of objects representing pages in the document processing job.

11. The computer program product according to claim 10, further comprising the computer program instructions, recorded on the computer readable medium, executable by the processor, for performing the step of performing a page exception on the at least one of the plurality of objects representing the document processing job in accordance with the at least one document job processing parameter.

12. A system for pre-programming a page exception icon operable to perform a page exception on at least on page of a document processing job comprising:

a processor operable to execute computer program instructions; and

a memory operable to store computer program instructions executable by the processor, for performing the steps of;

selecting at least one document job processing parameter from a plurality of document job processing parameters;

providing a name related to the at least one document job processing parameter; and

storing the at least one document job processing parameter as a pre-programmed page exception icon;

wherein the pre-programmed page exception icon is operable to perform a page exception in accordance with the at least one document job processing parameter.

13. The system according to claim 12, further comprising the memory operable to store computer program instructions executable by the processor, for performing the step of selecting a page exception option, wherein a plurality of objects representing pages in a document processing job are displayed.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein selecting the page exception option includes displaying the pre-programmed page exception icon.

15. The system according to claim 13, further comprising the memory operable to store computer program instructions executable by the processor, for performing the step of dragging and dropping the pre-programmed page exception icon on at least one of the plurality of objects representing pages in the document processing job.

16. The system according to claim 15, further comprising the memory operable to store computer program instructions executable by the processor, for performing the step of performing a page exception on the at least one of the plurality of objects representing the document processing job in accordance with the at least one document job processing parameter.

17. The system according to claim 12, wherein the system is one of:

a workstation, a photocopier, a xerographic photocopier, a paper handler, a document finisher, a scanner, a printer, or a fax machine.