Print Job Ticket Generation Using General and Exceptional Setting Files
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing print management systems in commercial printing face inefficiencies when partially modifying print settings, as generating new job tickets is cumbersome and time-consuming due to the need to recreate settings from a single combined file containing both general and exceptional settings.
Innovation Solution
The system separately creates and stores general and exceptional setting files, allowing for efficient generation of job tickets by combining or substituting these files based on user input, reducing the need to regenerate the entire ticket when only partial changes are required.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single combined file containing both general and exceptional settings is used, then the file structure is simple, but modifying print settings requires recreating the entire job ticket which is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the print settings into separate general setting files and exceptional setting files. This segmentation allows independent modification of each file type without affecting the other, enabling partial updates to job tickets by combining existing general settings with modified exceptional settings, thereby reducing job ticket generation time while maintaining file structure simplicity.
2Productivity
If general and exceptional settings are stored separately, then partial modification of settings becomes efficient, but the file management system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal job ticket generation mechanism that can handle both general and exceptional settings through a standardized process. The system universally applies the same combination logic regardless of which setting type is being modified, simplifying file management while enabling efficient partial modifications through consistent multi-functional handling of different setting files.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the entire job ticket is regenerated for any setting change, then setting consistency is maintained, but work efficiency decreases due to unnecessary recreation of unchanged settings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary organization of settings into separate general and exceptional files before job ticket generation. This preliminary structuring enables the system to selectively combine only the necessary components (unchanged general settings plus modified exceptional settings) rather than regenerating the entire ticket, thereby maintaining setting consistency while improving work efficiency through selective assembly.
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AI summary
An image forming system includes an image forming device, a controller, a storage device, and an input device. The image forming device forms an image on a recording sheet. The controller causes the image forming device to form the image according to a job ticket. The storage device contains a general setting file specifying print setting for all pages, and an exceptional setting file specifying print setting for a predetermined page range, separately from each other. The controller retrieves the general setting file or exceptional setting file designated by the instruction inputted to the input device, from the storage device, and generates the job ticket indicating a setting detail specified by the general setting file or exceptional setting file retrieved.