Operation scheduling system for a digital printing apparatus using a tree of possible schedules

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PATENT NO 5729790
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08787188

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In a scheduling system which optimizes a sequence of operations for carrying out, for example, digital printing of simplex and duplex documents, a 'schedule tree' is created and updated in real time. The schedule tree is a running list of all possible schedules or sequences of operations within a future time frame, given a desired output of documents. Various techniques are used to manage the size of the tree and select schedules from the schedule tree to be proposed to the printing apparatus over time.

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  • XEROX CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conley, John H Rochester, NY 9 214
Fromherz, Markus P J Palo Alto, CA 44 1052
Layer, Susan B Fairport, NY 6 98

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