Printing system, print server and computer program that differentiate between on-line and off-line finishing devices in said printing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7999955
APP PUB NO 20020042798A1
SERIAL NO

09970702

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A printing system capable of reducing workload of an operator by automatically separating finishing specifics of a printed product into tasks to be performed by an on-line printer and tasks to be performed by an off-line finishing device. The printing system comprises an on-line client, print server and printer as well as an off-line finishing device, and the print server receives the job ticket from the client, separates the finishing specifics included in the received job ticket into those to be performed by the printer and those to be performed by the finishing device based on information regarding specifications and installed options of the printer and finishing device, sets in the printer parameters for the finishing specifics separated and assigned to the printer, and creates data for a finishing device job ticket that includes the finishing specifics separated and assigned to the finishing device.

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MINOLTA CO LTDOSAKA CITY OSAKA OF JAPAN OSAKA-SHI OSAKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Takei, Hajime Yokohama, JP 19 172
Yokoyama, Katsuhito Tokyo, JP 3 29

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