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Print management system and method

a management system and print shop technology, applied in the direction of digital output to print units, visual presentations, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of not being able to report on the progress of each job, not providing visibility into the insertion location of the adf during the pint cycle, and the manager of the printing process having no insight into the progress of the insertion process

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-12-18
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
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However, the information collected by the ADF during the pint cycle does not provide visibility into the insertion location.
The ADF knows which jobs are at the insertion location, but cannot report on the progress of each job.
Thus, a manager of the printing process has no insight into progress of the insertion process and vice versa.

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[0024]Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for process flow management for printing services. The system and method incorporate a user interface dashboard system that depicts collected real time data for user viewing and manipulation. Embodiments of the invention extract data from various print jobs and combine the collected print job data with data from envelope insertions and provide an end to end process flow management system that may be accessible over the Internet. The system may additionally include or be integrated with cameras at the printing and / or insertion sites so that a person viewing the dashboard remotely could have a real time view of the printing and insertion processes.

[0025]FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an operating environment for a control and monitoring system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention External data sources 20, print systems 30, insertion systems 40, control and monitoring system 50, and user...

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Embodiments of the invention include a computer-implemented control and monitoring method and system for print shop management. The method may include monitoring multiple print servers and insertion devices for inserting printed material into envelopes. Programmed computer processing components may be used for performing steps including receiving print status data and insertion status data from multiple printing and insertion sites, and matching the print data with the insertion data for each submitted print job and integrating the print status data with the insertion data. The method additionally includes providing a user application including multiple user interfaces displaying the integrated print status data and insertion status data in an interactive format.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application hereby incorporates by reference and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 393,466 filed on Oct. 15, 2010.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]Embodiments of the invention are related generally to systems and methods for print shop management and in particular to automated processing and monitoring through the use of a dashboard providing collected data from multiple processes for monitoring and manipulation.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Corporations often process and send printed materials to customers and potential customers. Management of the creation and distribution of the printed materials requires oversight of: (1) the print cycle; and (2) insertion of printed materials into envelopes. In current management systems, these two processes as separately managed and do not communicate with one another. Furthermore, the monitoring of each of the processes is entirely manual so that the status is normally determined by an employe...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/12G06K15/00
CPCG06F3/1208G06F3/1204G06K15/007G06F3/1259G06F3/1285G06F3/1275G06F3/1282G06F3/1207
Inventor AGUILING, MICHAELBORRESS, MICHAELBAUM, JONATHANBANDOPADHYAY, AYAN
Owner JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA