发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for processing a high priority resource request in a system using a set of shared resources |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for prioritizing the use of multifunctional printing system's basic processing resources to allow a high priority job to gain immediate access to a shared resource. The printing system employs a controller with an improved job contention manager (JCM). A plurality of basic resources of the printing system are provided with a queue. One or more job services, at desired times, provides a first signal to the JCM to carry out a sub-job of a given job. The signal for each of the sub-jobs includes information about the respective sub-job and its priority. Responsive to the signal from the job service the JCM adds a corresponding basic resource sub-job to the queues of each basic resource which the added sub-job will require to perform the sub-job. The resources are reassigned by the JCM according to the priority of the added sub-job in the queues. If the added sub-job is the highest priority sub-job in the queues then responsive to the reassignment of the basic resources processing of the sub-jobs is initiated.
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申请公布号 |
US6651081(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.11.18 |
申请号 |
US19990450147 |
申请日期 |
1999.11.29 |
申请人 |
XEROX CORPORATION |
发明人 |
SALGADO DAVID L.;TURMON RODNEY L;LAMENDOLA NICHOLAS M. |
分类号 |
B41J29/38;G06F3/12;G06F9/50;H04N1/00;H04N1/32;(IPC1-7):G06F9/00 |
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B41J29/38 |
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