Apparatus, system, and method for selecting ordered files for printing
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for selecting ordered files for printing. A file selection module receives a plurality of file selections from a file selection window of a web-based graphical user interface. The file selection module receives the file selections in a file order that comprises the order each file is selected. A file order display module displays each file selection in the file order. In addition, a print job module creates a print job from the file order.
1 . An apparatus to select ordered files, the apparatus comprising:
a file selection module configured to receive a plurality of file selections from a file selection window of a web-based graphical user interface in a file order comprising the order each file is selected;
a file order display module configured to display each file selection in the file order; and
a print job module configured to create a first print job comprising the file selections ordered in accordance with the file order.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a tabular display module configured to render the file order in a tabular form on the web-based graphical user interface.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising an order modification module configured to modify the file order in response to user input.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an order storage module configured to store the file order.
5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a detection module configured to detect at least one file selection associated with the stored file order in a second print job.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a presentation module configured to present the stored file order to a user, an order selection module configured to receive a file order selection, and wherein the print job module prints the files of the second print job using the selected file order.
7 . A system to select ordered files, the system comprising:
a print server;
a web-based graphical user interface configured to input print jobs for the print server and comprising a file selection window;
a file selection module configured to receive a plurality of file selections from the file selection window in a file order comprising the order each file is selected;
a file order display module configured to display each file selection in the file order; and
a print job module configured to create a print job from the file selections ordered in accordance with the file order.
8 . The system of claim 7 , further comprising a printer, wherein the print server prints the print job on the printer.
9 . The system of claim 7 , further comprising a tabular display module configured to render the file order in a tabular form on the web-based graphical user interface.
10 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising an order modification module configured to modify the file order.
11 . The system of claim 7 , further comprising an order storage module configured to store the file order.
12 . A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations to select ordered files for printing, the operations comprising:
receiving a plurality of file selections from a file selection window of a web-based graphical user interface in a file order comprising the order each file is selected;
displaying each file selection in the file order; and
creating a first print job from the file selections ordered in accordance with the file order.
13 . The signal bearing medium of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further comprise an operation to render the file order in a tabular form on the graphical user interface.
14 . The signal bearing medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further comprise an operation to modify the file order.
15 . The signal bearing medium of claim 12 , wherein the web-based graphical user interface comprises a print server interface.
16 . The signal bearing medium of claim 12 , wherein print job is created in a job definition format.
17 . The signal bearing medium of claim 12 , wherein print job is created as an XML file.
18 . The signal bearing medium of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further comprise an operation to store the file order.
19 . The signal bearing medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further comprise operations to detect at least one file selection of the stored file order in a second print job.
20 . The signal bearing medium of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further comprise operations to present the stored file order to a user, receive the user's file order selection, and order the file selections of the second print job using the selected file order.