Mapping Library for Print Job Ticket Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing print management software requires extensive and costly code modifications to accommodate different job ticket data formats and customizations, necessitating a more efficient method for converting user print job tickets into native formats that printers can interpret.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for creating a mapping library using a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows users to associate user values with target values, leveraging a print job history to indicate successful print jobs, thereby facilitating the conversion of user print job tickets into native print job tickets without requiring extensive software code changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If print management software is modified to support new data formats and customizations, then adaptability increases, but development time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the job ticket conversion functionality into a separate mapping library that can be independently configured. Instead of modifying core software code to support new formats, the system divides the conversion logic into reusable mapping rules that can be updated without touching the main software architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-defining mapping relationships between different data formats in a mapping library. These mappings are established in advance through configuration rather than through runtime code modification, allowing new formats to be supported by adding pre-configured mapping rules.
2Adaptability or versatility
If print management software is modified to support new data formats and customizations, then adaptability increases, but development cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses copying by creating reusable mapping templates that can be replicated and adapted for different data formats. Instead of writing custom conversion code for each format, the system copies and modifies existing mapping rules, significantly reducing development effort and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The mapping library serves as a universal component that can handle multiple data formats through a single interface. This multi-functional design allows the same software core to support various formats by simply changing the mapping configuration, eliminating the need for separate code paths for each format.
3Manufacturing precision
If users are required to have extensive knowledge to use the mapping library creator, then mapping precision improves, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically analyzing sample job tickets and generating mapping configurations without requiring user expertise. The mapping library creator extracts relevant information from provided samples and creates accurate mappings autonomously, eliminating the need for users to understand complex mapping concepts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback by allowing users to review and validate the automatically generated mappings against their actual job tickets. This feedback mechanism ensures mapping accuracy while maintaining ease of operation, as users can verify results without needing deep technical knowledge.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a system are disclosed for creating a mapping library for converting a job ticket. The method includes obtaining a print job ticket schema that comprises a plurality of user items and user values; obtaining at least one sample print ticket each of which comprises a part of the plurality of user items and user values; obtaining a print job history that indicates whether a print job was successfully executed using the job ticket that has been previously created; and displaying a graphical user interface (GUI), which allows a user to associate the user values with target values to be used to execute a print job, wherein at least one of the user values and/or at least one of the target values that was used for the successful print job is shown in a different appearance from other user values and/or target values.