Print shop management method for customized print job duplication
A customized print job duplication method implemented in a print shop management system that includes a data processing apparatus having a non-transitory memory for storing a software program and a processor for executing the software program, wherein the software program includes program code configured to cause the data processing apparatus to execute a customized print job duplication process, which includes the steps of providing print job duplication options to allow selection of which sub-sections of a first print job will be duplicated, duplicating from the first print job the sub-sections selected for duplication, and creating a second print job with existing data and a set of settings to be applied to a second document processing job, the set including the settings duplicated from the first print job in the duplicated sub-sections.
1. A method implemented in a document processing management system for customized document processing job duplication, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing document processing job duplication options to allow selection of which job sub-sections of a first document processing job will be duplicated;
(b) duplicating from the first document processing job the sub-sections selected for duplication;
(c) creating a set of settings to be applied to a second document processing job, the set including the settings duplicated from the first document processing job in the duplicated sub-sections; and
(d) recording a user's selection pattern of document processing job sub-sections to be duplicated.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the settings in the sub-sections that are not duplicated are newly inputted or modified by a user.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second document processing job is created based on the settings duplicated from the first document processing job in the duplicated sub-sections and newly inputted or modified settings in the sub-sections that are not duplicated.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of determining whether an existing document processing job needs to be duplicated.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step (b) further comprises the step of providing a user interface (UI) indicating all sub-sections of the first document processing job are pre-selected and allowing deselection of any sub-section of the first document processing job that will not be duplicated.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of counting the number of times a document processing job sub-section is selected for duplication.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising the step of automatically offering to future document processing jobs the duplication of a document processing job sub-section if the number of times it has been selected for duplication reaches a predetermined threshold.
8. A document processing management system for customized document processing job duplication comprising a data processing apparatus having a non-transitory memory storing a customized document processing job duplication program and a processor executing the customized document processing job duplication program, wherein the customized document processing job duplication program includes program code configured to cause the data processing apparatus to execute a customized document processing job duplication process which comprises the steps of:
(a) providing document processing job duplication options to allow selection of which job sub-sections of a first document processing job will be duplicated;
(b) duplicating from the first document processing job the sub-sections selected for duplication;
(c) creating a second document processing job with existing document processing job data and a set of settings to be applied to a second document processing job, the set including the settings duplicated from the first document processing job in the duplicated sub-sections; and
(d) recording a user's selection pattern of document processing job sub-sections to be duplicated.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the settings in the sub-sections that are not duplicated are newly inputted or modified by a user.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second document processing job is created based on the settings duplicated from the first document processing job in the duplicated sub-sections and newly inputted or modified settings in the sub-sections that are not duplicated.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein process further comprises the step of determining whether an existing document processing job needs to be duplicated.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein step (b) of the process further comprises the step of providing a user interface (UI) indicating all sub-sections of the first document processing job are pre-selected and allowing deselection of any sub-section of the first document processing job that will not be duplicated.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the process further comprises the step of counting the number of times a document processing job sub-section is selected for duplication.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the process further comprises the step of automatically offering to future document processing jobs the duplication of a document processing job sub-section if the number of times it has been selected for duplication reaches a predetermined threshold.
15. A document processing management computer software program product having a computer readable program code embedded in a computer usable non-transitory storage medium for controlling a data processing apparatus, the computer readable program code configured to cause the data processing apparatus to execute a process for customized document processing job duplication by one or more document processing devices connected to the data processing apparatus, the process comprising the steps of:
(a) providing document processing job duplication options to allow selection of which sub-sections of a first document processing job will be duplicated;
(b) duplicating from the first document processing job the sub-sections selected for duplication;
(c) creating a second document processing job with existing document processing job data and a set of settings to be applied to a second document processing job, the set including the settings duplicated from the first document processing job in the duplicated sub-sections; and
(d) recording a user's selection pattern of document processing job sub-sections to be duplicated.
16. The computer software program product of claim 15 , wherein the settings in the sub-sections that are not duplicated are newly inputted or modified by a user.
17. The computer software program product of claim 16 , wherein the second document processing job is created based on the settings duplicated from the first document processing job in the duplicated sub-sections and newly inputted or modified settings in the sub-sections that are not duplicated.
18. The computer software program product of claim 15 , wherein process further comprises the step of determining whether an existing document processing job needs to be duplicated.
19. The computer software program product of claim 15 , wherein step (b) of the process further comprises the step of providing a user interface (UI) indicating all sub-sections of the first document processing job are pre-selected and allowing deselection of any sub-section of the first document processing job that will not be duplicated.
20. The computer software program product of claim 15 , wherein the process further comprises the step of counting the number of times a document processing job sub-section is selected for duplication.
21. The computer software program product of claim 20 , wherein the process further comprises the step of automatically offering to future document processing jobs the duplication of a document processing job sub-section if the number of times it has been selected for duplication reaches a predetermined threshold.