METHOD AND DEVICE TO LOCATE A PRINT JOB IN A PRINTING CENTER

摘要

In a method or print job administrator to determine status of a print job, a print job is printed on a recording medium. An ID of a transport on which the recording medium is located is determined, the recording medium being printed to according to the print job. The transport has a positioner. A position of the transport is determined using the positioner, the positioner comprising an active RFID transponder arranged at the transport and supplied with power. The determining of the position of transport includes receipt of position data with regard to the position of the transport from a plurality of distributed RFID readers. The determining of the position of the transport occurs by using the position data of the plurality of distributed RFID readers.

主权项

1. A method to determine status of a print job, comprising the steps of:
initiating printing of the print job on a recording medium; determining an ID of a transport on which the recording medium is located, said recording medium being printed to according to the print job, and the transport having a positioner; and determining a position of the transport using the positioner, the positioner comprising an active RFID transponder arranged at the transport and supplied with power, the determining of the position of the transport including receipt of position data with regard to the position of the transport from a plurality of distributed RFID readers, and the determining of the position of the transport occurring by using the position data of the plurality of distributed RFID readers.