Print Job Prioritization via User Parameter Weighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
In network printing environments, managing print jobs efficiently becomes challenging as the number, size, or diversity of print jobs increases, leading to issues such as resource overload and mismatched printing preferences.
Innovation Solution
A data processing system that receives print jobs with associated parameters, determines print job priorities by weighting user and print job parameters, and identifies the most suitable destination printer based on available resources and user preferences, ensuring efficient execution and load balancing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the number, size, or diversity of print jobs on a network increases, then the printing capacity and versatility improve, but resource overload and management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
A print management server is introduced as an intermediary between multiple computing devices and multiple printers in the network. The server receives print jobs from various sources, processes them through a unified management system, and routes them to appropriate printers. This intermediary handles the complexity of managing diverse print jobs with different parameters, freeing individual devices from direct management complexity while maintaining high printing capacity and versatility across the network.
2Productivity
If multiple print jobs are processed simultaneously in a network, then productivity increases, but resource overload occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by evaluating and prioritizing print jobs before they are fully processed. The print management server assesses job parameters, user preferences, and current printer loads in advance, then queues jobs in an optimized sequence. This preliminary organization allows multiple jobs to be processed simultaneously without causing resource overload, as the system proactively balances the workload across available printers based on their current capacity and job requirements.
3Ease of operation
If print jobs are managed without prioritization, then ease of operation is maintained, but loss of time occurs due to inefficient scheduling
Solution Approach 1:
The print management system automatically performs prioritization and scheduling without requiring user intervention. When users submit print jobs, they simply specify basic parameters without needing to manually prioritize or schedule tasks. The system autonomously evaluates job characteristics, user preferences, and printer availability to determine optimal execution timing and destination. This self-service approach maintains ease of operation for users while eliminating time losses through intelligent automated scheduling.
Data Source
AI summary
Managing the execution of print jobs may provide, in one example method of operation, receiving a print job associated with a set of print job parameters. The print job is sent from a computing device associated with a user. The method also includes accessing a set of user parameters associated with the user, and determining a print job priority for the print job using the set of print job parameters and the set of user parameters. The method further includes identifying a destination printer capable of executing the print job using the set of print job parameters. The method still also includes initiating execution of the print job at the destination printer in response to determining to execute the print job based on the print job priority.