PRINTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING UNATTENDED PRINTING AND A METHOD OF UNATTENDED PRINTING BY A PRINTING SYSTEM

摘要

The invention relates to a printing system for printing a plurality of print jobs, the printing system having a receiving unit for receiving the print jobs, a controller for controlling a scheduling process and a printing process of the print jobs, a print unit for printing the print jobs, a plurality of supply holders for holding supply material for printing, and a user interface for communicating to the operator scheduled supply operator actions. Each of the scheduled supply operator actions is linked to one of the plurality of supply holders. The controller has an establishing unit for establishing a time period of unattended printing of the printing system, and a determination unit for determining scheduled supply operator actions per holder needed to be done before the time period of unattended printing starts. The user interface displays the established time period of unattended printing and the determined supply operator actions per holder. The invention also relates to a method suitable for application in the printing system.

主权项

1. A printing system for printing a plurality of print jobs, the printing system comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving the plurality of print jobs; a controller for controlling a scheduling process and a printing process of the plurality of print jobs; a print unit for printing the plurality of print jobs; a plurality of supply holders for holding supply material needed to print the plurality of print jobs; and a user interface for communication to the operator of scheduled supply operator actions for printing the plurality of print jobs, each of the scheduled supply operator actions linked to one of the plurality of supply holders; wherein the controller comprises:
an establishing unit for establishing a time period of unattended printing of the printing system; anda determination unit for determining a scheduled supply operator actions per holder needed to be done before the time period of unattended printing starts, wherein the user interface is configured to display the established time period of unattended printing and the determined supply operator actions per holder, wherein the establishing unit is configured to establish a start time of the period of unattended printing, and wherein the user interface is configured to receive a user action at the user interface of entering the start time of the time period of unattended printing at the user interface by a user.