Aggregated Job Ticket Interface for Multi-Document Printing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of setting and managing job tickets for multiple job submissions in imaging systems is time-consuming and prone to errors, especially when dealing with varied parameters across multiple documents, requiring repetitive input and manual review of settings for each job.
Innovation Solution
A data processing system that allows users to switch into an 'aggregational' operational mode, displaying and interacting with aggregated job ticket settings, enabling filtering and data manipulation, and providing an interactive summary view to review and modify job parameters across multiple jobs, reducing the need for individual review of each job's settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If individual job tickets are created and reviewed one at a time, then each job's parameters can be precisely controlled, but the process becomes time-consuming and error-prone when handling multiple jobs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual job tickets into a single aggregated job ticket that displays all parameters across multiple jobs in one interface. This allows operators to review and control parameters for multiple jobs simultaneously, maintaining precision while dramatically reducing the time required compared to reviewing each job ticket separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimensional view by aggregating job ticket data across multiple jobs into a consolidated display. Instead of viewing parameters in one job at a time (single dimension), the system presents a multi-job parameter matrix that allows simultaneous observation and control across all selected jobs, adding a collective dimension to the parameter management process.
2Productivity
If multiple job tickets are submitted concurrently, then productivity increases, but the complexity of managing and reviewing parameters across all jobs increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the management interface for multiple job tickets into a single aggregated view, allowing operators to manage parameters across all concurrent jobs from one unified display. This reduces the operational complexity that would otherwise arise from managing multiple separate job ticket interfaces, enabling high productivity without proportional increases in management complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The aggregated job ticket interface serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays parameters for all selected jobs, allows filtering and sorting across jobs, enables bulk parameter modifications, and maintains individual job integrity. This multi-functional design handles the complexity of concurrent job management through a single universal interface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If operators manually input parameters for each job ticket, then flexibility in parameter control is maintained, but operator error increases particularly when unfamiliar with the process
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary aggregation of all job ticket parameters before the operator needs to review or modify them. By pre-organizing and displaying all parameters in the aggregated view with filtering and sorting capabilities, the system reduces the cognitive load and potential for error when operators need to make decisions, while still maintaining the flexibility to modify individual parameters when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
System and method enhancing Job Ticket handling during multiple job submissions. The system parses through the job tickets associated with all user selected jobs and collect information about specified job parameters and their values. The job ticket options available in all output processing and devices specified and the collected job ticket information can be displayed. The user selected job can be filtered according to the job ticket values selected by the user. The system presents an interactive summary view for the user selected job parameters and values. After the user is satisfied with the job programming of all jobs, which can be reviewed during pre-processing (e.g., within a DFE or automated prepress system) the user can submit the jobs for printing.