Printing System Parallel Initialization via Pre-Parsed Job Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
In printing systems, the delay in mechanical initialization and job registration processes due to the dependency on RIP processing parsing leads to inefficiencies and delayed printing, as these processes cannot start without data parsing, which is time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
The printing system generates print job data with job settings information in a format that can be parsed without RIP processing, allowing for separate parsing and execution of mechanical initialization and job registration before RIP processing begins, enabling these processes to run in parallel with RIP processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If RIP processing is performed to parse print job data before mechanical initialization and job registration, then data parsing accuracy is ensured, but processing time increases and printing is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the parsing process into two parts: a preliminary parsing stage that extracts only essential information (job settings, mechanical initialization parameters) without full RIP processing, and a subsequent stage that uses this extracted information to initiate mechanical initialization and job registration in parallel with the remaining RIP processing. This segmentation allows critical processes to start earlier without sacrificing parsing accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary parsing of print job data to extract necessary information before initiating mechanical initialization and job registration. This preliminary action enables these processes to start in parallel with the main RIP processing, reducing overall processing time while ensuring that accurate parsed data is available when needed.
2Reliability
If multiple processes wait for RIP processing completion, then process accuracy is maintained, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary parsing to extract job settings and mechanical initialization information before the main RIP processing completes. This allows mechanical initialization and job registration to be initiated in advance, improving productivity while maintaining reliability by ensuring that the parsed data is accurate and complete for these preliminary processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables continuous processing by overlapping multiple operations: preliminary parsing occurs continuously as data arrives, mechanical initialization is initiated based on parsed information, and job registration proceeds in parallel with the main RIP processing. This continuity eliminates idle waiting periods and maintains high productivity throughout the workflow.
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AI summary
In a printing system, a print job data generating unit of an information processing device generates print job data that includes job settings data which includes at least one of mechanical initialization information and job registration information to be used in a printing machine and which is described in a format that can be parsed without performing RIP processing, and printing data in PDL format. An RIP preprocessing unit of the printing machine parses the job settings data included in the print job data to obtain at least one of the mechanical initialization information and the job registration information, and performs at least one of mechanical initialization requesting based on the mechanical initialization information and job registration based on the job registration information before an RIP processing unit performs the RIP processing.