Intelligent Print Release

摘要

A print release environment includes a print server and pluralities of imaging devices. A user of a computing device sends to the print server a current print job for imaging operations. The print server analyzes metrics of the current print job relative to prior print jobs of the same user. Before the user makes a claim to pick up the current. print job from a specific one of the imaging devices, the print server predicts where the user will likely make their claim. The print server sends the current print job to the device in advance of the user's claim to speed processing. Further embodiments note techniques for making predictions.

主权项

1. A method for staging print jobs in a print release environment having a print server and pluralities of imaging devices, comprising predicting at which one of the plurality of imaging devices a user will likely make a claim for a current print job before the user who sent the current print job to the print server makes said claim at a specific one of the plurality of imaging devices in the print release environment.