METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEQUENCING PRINT JOBS

摘要

In a method to administer, via a print job administrator, print jobs to be printed at a printing system, a plurality of print jobs are determined. A print job can indicate a specification of one or more print features. Different specifications of a print feature may require different configurations of the printing system. Change-over expenditures for the printing of at least two print jobs of the plurality of print jobs by the printing system can be determined based on the specification of the one or more print features of the plurality of print jobs. An order for the printing of the plurality of print jobs can be determined based on the change-over expenditures. The order of the plurality of print jobs can be indicated.

主权项

1. A method to administer, via a print job administrator, print jobs to be printed at a printing system, the method comprising:
determining of a plurality of print jobs, wherein a print job indicates a specification of one or more print features, wherein different specifications of a print feature may require different configurations of the printing system; determining change-over expenditures for the printing of at least two print jobs of the plurality of print jobs by the printing system based on the specification of the one or more print features of the plurality of print jobs; determining an order for the printing of the plurality of print jobs based on the change-over expenditures; and indicating the order of the plurality of print jobs.