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Apparatus and method for programming a job ticket in a document processing system
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1995-10-30
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Granted: 1998-06-02
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Expires: 2015-10-30
Abstract
Abstract A job ticket programming system, adapted for use in a document processing system including a user interface, with a screen display, and an application server is provided. Preferably, the application server registers a first metaphor element corresponding with a first attribute set and a second metaphor element corresponding with a second attribute set. In practice, a metaphorical template, including the first metaphor element and the second metaphor element, and being represented by a combined attribute set with attributes from both the first and second attribute sets, is created for display on the screen display in response to displaying the first metaphor element on the screen display.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Sklut
- 👤 David L. Salgado
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:54
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1275; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1203; G06F3/1204; G06F3/1205; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1285; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/965
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
391 words
In a network document processing system with memory where a plurality of metaphor elements are supplied for programming a job with a job ticket, each of the plurality of metaphor elements corresponding with either a set of one or more document processing devices or a set of one or more storage devices and having a graphical appearance representative of a document processing or storage device with which the graphical metaphor is related, wherein each document processing device or each storage device communicates with a network, a system for programming the job ticket with a metaphorical template including at least two of the metaphor elements, comprising: a) a set of user preferences stored in the network document processing system memory; b) an application server, communicating with the network, for storing a first set of attributes corresponding with the capabilities of a first document processing device or a first storage device and a second set of attributes corresponding with the capabilities of a second document processing device or a second storage device, wherein the second document processing device or the second storage device is disposed on the network remotely of the first document processing device or the first storage device; c) said application server registering a first one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the first attribute set and a second one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the second attribute set; d) a user interface with a screen display for displaying the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements in response to user input; e) said application server linking the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the second one of the plurality of metaphor elements automatically, in response to said application server reading of the set of user preferences, to form the metaphorical template including the at least two of the metaphor elements, the metaphorical template being displayed on the user interface screen display when a user displays the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements on the screen display of said user interface and the metaphorical template corresponding with a combined set of attributes, the combined set of attributes including one or more attributes from each of the first and second attribute sets; and f) a system for programming the job ticket with selected attributes from the combined attribute set of the metaphorical template.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
391 words
In a network document processing system with memory where a plurality of metaphor elements are supplied for programming a job with a job ticket, each of the plurality of metaphor elements corresponding with either a set of one or more document processing devices or a set of one or more storage devices and having a graphical appearance representative of a document processing or storage device with which the graphical metaphor is related, wherein each document processing device or each storage device communicates with a network, a system for programming the job ticket with a metaphorical template including at least two of the metaphor elements, comprising: a) a set of user preferences stored in the network document processing system memory; b) an application server, communicating with the network, for storing a first set of attributes corresponding with the capabilities of a first document processing device or a first storage device and a second set of attributes corresponding with the capabilities of a second document processing device or a second storage device, wherein the second document processing device or the second storage device is disposed on the network remotely of the first document processing device or the first storage device; c) said application server registering a first one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the first attribute set and a second one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the second attribute set; d) a user interface with a screen display for displaying the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements in response to user input; e) said application server linking the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the second one of the plurality of metaphor elements automatically, in response to said application server reading of the set of user preferences, to form the metaphorical template including the at least two of the metaphor elements, the metaphorical template being displayed on the user interface screen display when a user displays the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements on the screen display of said user interface and the metaphorical template corresponding with a combined set of attributes, the combined set of attributes including one or more attributes from each of the first and second attribute sets; and f) a system for programming the job ticket with selected attributes from the combined attribute set of the metaphorical template.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The job ticket programming system of claim 1, wherein the combined set of attributes is developed with said application server prior to displaying the one of the plurality of metaphor elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
The job ticket programming system of claim 1, wherein: a third set of attributes, represented by a third one of the plurality of metaphor elements and corresponding with the capabilities of either a third document processing device or a third storage device, is provided; and the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements is linked automatically with the third one of the plurality of metaphor elements in response to displaying the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements on said screen display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
80 words
The job ticket programming system of claim 1, further comprising: a third set of attributes, represented by a third one of the plurality of metaphor elements and corresponding with the capabilities of either a third document processing device or a third-storage device, is provided; and the second one of the plurality of metaphor elements and the third one of the plurality of metaphor elements are linked automatically in repsonse to displaying the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The job ticket programming system of claim 1, the first attribute set is modified automatically in response to changing the available capabilities at the first document processing or first storage device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
384 words
In a network document processing system with memory where a plurality of metaphor elements are supplied for programming a job with a job ticket, each of the plurality of metaphor elements corresponding with either a set of one or more document processing devices or a set of one or more storage devices and having a graphical appearance representative of a document processing or storage device with which the graphical metaphor is related, wherein each document processing device or each storage device communicates with a network and an application server communicates with the network, a method for developing a metaphorical template, including at least two of the metaphor elements, for use in programming the job ticket, comprising: a) storing a set of user preferences in the network document processing system memory; b) storing both a first set of attributes corresponding with the capabilities of a first document processing device or a first storage device and a second set of attributes corresponding with the capabilities of a second document processing device or a second storage device with the application server, wherein the second document processing device or the second storage device is disposed on the network remotely of the first document processing device or the first storage device; c) registering, with the application server, a first one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the first attribute set and a second one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the second attribute set; d) reading the set of user preferences with the application server; e) using the application server to link the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the second one of the plurality of metaphor elements automatically, in response to said reading of the set of user preferences, to form the metaphorical template, the metaphorical template including both the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements and the second one of the plurality of metaphor elements; f) displaying the metaphorical template in response to a user displaying the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements on a screen display of a user interface, the metaphorical template corresponding with a combined set of attributes, the combined set of attributes including one or more attributes from each of the first and second attribute sets and being usable in programming the job ticket.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
384 words
In a network document processing system with memory where a plurality of metaphor elements are supplied for programming a job with a job ticket, each of the plurality of metaphor elements corresponding with either a set of one or more document processing devices or a set of one or more storage devices and having a graphical appearance representative of a document processing or storage device with which the graphical metaphor is related, wherein each document processing device or each storage device communicates with a network and an application server communicates with the network, a method for developing a metaphorical template, including at least two of the metaphor elements, for use in programming the job ticket, comprising: a) storing a set of user preferences in the network document processing system memory; b) storing both a first set of attributes corresponding with the capabilities of a first document processing device or a first storage device and a second set of attributes corresponding with the capabilities of a second document processing device or a second storage device with the application server, wherein the second document processing device or the second storage device is disposed on the network remotely of the first document processing device or the first storage device; c) registering, with the application server, a first one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the first attribute set and a second one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the second attribute set; d) reading the set of user preferences with the application server; e) using the application server to link the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the second one of the plurality of metaphor elements automatically, in response to said reading of the set of user preferences, to form the metaphorical template, the metaphorical template including both the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements and the second one of the plurality of metaphor elements; f) displaying the metaphorical template in response to a user displaying the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements on a screen display of a user interface, the metaphorical template corresponding with a combined set of attributes, the combined set of attributes including one or more attributes from each of the first and second attribute sets and being usable in programming the job ticket.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 6, further comprising developing the combined set of attributes prior to said (f).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
The method of claim 6, further comprising: providing a third set of attributes, represented by a third one of the plurality of metaphor elements and corresponding with the capabilities of either a third document processing device or a third storage device; and automatically linking the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the third one of the plurality of metaphor elements in response to displaying the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements on said screen display.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method of claim 6, further comprising: providing a third set of attributes, represented by a third one of the plurality of metaphor elements and corresponding with the capabilities of either a third document processing device or a third storage device; and automatically linking the second one of the plurality of metaphor elements with the third one of the plurality of metaphor elements in response to displaying the first one of the plurality of metaphor elements.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 6, further comprising automatically modifying the first attribute set in response to changing the available capabilities at the first document processing or first storage device.
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