PREDICTIVE SCHEDULE-BASED TRACKING OF INCOMING PRINT JOBS

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for predictively tracking expected print jobs. The system comprises a memory that identifies categories of print jobs, and that stores rules that indicate how often print jobs will be received at a presentation system. The system also comprises a control unit operable to identify a rule for a category of print jobs, to analyze the rule to generate a predicted schedule of print jobs expected for receipt at the presentation system, and to determine whether expected print jobs have been received at the presentation system in accordance with the schedule. The control unit is further operable to generate an alert if an expected print job has not been received at the presentation system in accordance with the schedule.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a memory that identifies categories of print jobs, and that stores rules that indicate how often print jobs will be received at a presentation system; and a control unit operable to identify a rule for a category of print jobs, to analyze the rule to generate a predicted schedule of print jobs expected for receipt at the presentation system, to determine whether expected print jobs have been received at the presentation system in accordance with the schedule, and to generate an alert if an expected print job has not been received at the presentation system in accordance with the schedule, wherein the alert identifies print jobs in the predicted schedule that have not been received, and the control unit is further operable to determine whether jobs received at the presentation system correspond with print jobs identified in the alert, and to add a received print job to a list of on-time received print jobs responsive to determining that the received job does not correspond with a print job identified in the alert.