Abstract: The present invention relates to a printing system for cut sheets. The printing system comprises a control unit for controlling the printing of image data on a plurality of sheets which comprise at least one speciality sheet intended to be one-sided printed and at least one duplex sheet intended to be two-sided printed. The control unit schedules the plurality of sheets in a printing order. A paper path of the printing system comprises a duplex printing loop, a first turn station arranged in the duplex printing loop for turning a sheet of the plurality if both sides of the sheet are scheduled to be printed in two passes along a print engine arranged in the duplex printing loop and configured to dispose marking material on the sheets according to the image data, in two passes, one side per pass, and a second turn station arranged in an output section for turning the sheet before laying the sheet off in an output holder of the output section.

Abstract: A method is provided for printing a digital document on a plurality of cut sheets arranged in a cut sheet printing sequence order resulting in at least one reader spread in an end product, each cut sheet having a first side and a second side, the at least one reader spread consisting of two neighboring sides, each neighboring side of which is of a different cut sheet of the plurality of cut sheets and is intended to be printed upon by a digital page image of the digital document. The method includes the step of, for each reader spread in an end product, printing each digital page image corresponding to the reader spread on the first side of the corresponding cut sheet or printing each digital page image corresponding to the reader spread on the second side of the corresponding cut sheet. A cut sheet printing system is configured to apply the method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a printing system for cut sheets. The printing system comprises a control unit for controlling the printing of image data on a plurality of sheets which comprise at least one speciality sheet intended to be one-sided printed and at least one duplex sheet intended to be two-sided printed. The control unit schedules the plurality of sheets in a printing order. A paper path of the printing system comprises a duplex printing loop, a first turn station arranged in the duplex printing loop for turning a sheet of the plurality if both sides of the sheet are scheduled to be printed in two passes along a print engine arranged in the duplex printing loop and configured to dispose marking material on the sheets according to the image data, in two passes, one side per pass, and a second turn station arranged in an output section for turning the sheet before laying the sheet off in an output holder of the output section.

Abstract: A method for scheduling operator actions for a print job to be printed in a print-while-rip mode includes assuming at least one part of a print job duration which is unknown due to missing information, establishing at least one operator action during the at least one second part of the print job duration based on a first part of the print job duration, displaying a time bar for the print job on the user interface, the time bar starting from the established start time and including a first time bar part corresponding to and proportional to the first part of the print job duration and at least one second time bar part corresponding to the at least one second part of the print job duration, and for each established operation action, displaying a digital object representing the operator action at the corresponding moment in time on the second time bar part.

Abstract: A method for scheduling operator actions for a print job to be printed in a print-while-rip mode includes assuming at least one part of a print job duration which is unknown due to missing information, establishing at least one operator action during the at least one second part of the print job duration based on a first part of the print job duration, displaying a time bar for the print job on the user interface, the time bar starting from the established start time and including a first time bar part corresponding to and proportional to the first part of the print job duration and at least one second time bar part corresponding to the at least one second part of the print job duration, and for each established operation action, displaying a digital object representing the operator action at the corresponding moment in time on the second time bar part.

Abstract: A method of printing on a mixed sequence of media sheets uses a printer with a print head that is adjustable in height relative to a print surface that supports the media sheets. The media sheets differ in their specifications that define an admissible range for the height of the print head. The method includes the steps of retrieving admissible height ranges for a plurality of media sheets that are scheduled for printing, searching for a height value that is contained in the admissible range of all scheduled sheets, if such a height value is found, adjusting the print head to that height value, and if such height value is not found, proceeding to a problem handling routine.

Abstract: A method is provided for printing a digital document on a plurality of cut sheets arranged in a cut sheet printing sequence order resulting in at least one reader spread in an end product, each cut sheet having a first side and a second side, the at least one reader spread consisting of two neighboring sides, each neighboring side of which is of a different cut sheet of the plurality of cut sheets and is intended to be printed upon by a digital page image of the digital document. The method includes the step of, for each reader spread in an end product, printing each digital page image corresponding to the reader spread on the first side of the corresponding cut sheet or printing each digital page image corresponding to the reader spread on the second side of the corresponding cut sheet. A cut sheet printing system is configured to apply the method.

Abstract: A method for loading image receiving material in a printing system, the printing system including a print engine capable of printing on the image receiving material, a control unit for controlling the printing on the image receiving material, at least one input holder for loading the image receiving material, and a user interface for interacting with a user of the printing system, includes the steps of receiving by means of the user interface a setting for a facial orientation of an image receiving material in the at least one input holder, the facial orientation being one out of a face up orientation and a face down orientation, storing the setting of the facial orientation as an attribute of the at least one input holder, and detecting the image receiving material loaded in the at least one input holder. A printing system is configured to execute the method.

Abstract: Device for receiving a reprographic job comprising a first processing step on a media by a first processing apparatus and a second, subsequent processing step on the media by a second processing apparatus, wherein the media that are to be output by the first processing apparatus are to be subjected to media handling operations between the first processing step and the second processing step comprising unloading from the first processing apparatus, intermediate media handling operations, and loading in the second processing apparatus; the device comprising: a controller arranged for creating or receiving the reprographic job; the controller being further arranged to access a storage storing configuration information on the second processing apparatus, the configuration information relating to loading media in the second processing apparatus; wherein the controller is arranged to specify the first processing step in the first specification in the reprographic job in order to simplify the media handling operatio

Abstract: A method of printing on a mixed sequence of media sheets uses a printer with a print head that is adjustable in height relative to a print surface that supports the media sheets. The media sheets differ in their specifications that define an admissible range for the height of the print head. The method includes the steps of retrieving admissible height ranges for a plurality of media sheets that are scheduled for printing, searching for a height value that is contained in the admissible range of all scheduled sheets, if such a height value is found, adjusting the print head to that height value, and if such height value is not found, proceeding to a problem handling routine.

Abstract: Device for receiving a reprographic job comprising a first processing step on a media by a first processing apparatus and a second, subsequent processing step on the media by a second processing apparatus, wherein the media that are to be output by the first processing apparatus are to be subjected to media handling operations between the first processing step and the second processing step comprising unloading from the first processing apparatus, intermediate media handling operations, and loading in the second processing apparatus; the device comprising: a controller arranged for creating or receiving the reprographic job; the controller being further arranged to access a storage storing configuration information on the second processing apparatus, the configuration information relating to loading media in the second processing apparatus; wherein the controller is arranged to specify the first processing step in the first specification in the reprographic job in order to simplify the media handling operatio

Abstract: A method for loading image receiving material in a printing system, the printing system including a print engine capable of printing on the image receiving material, a control unit for controlling the printing on the image receiving material, at least one input holder for loading the image receiving material, and a user interface for interacting with a user of the printing system, includes the steps of receiving by means of the user interface a setting for a facial orientation of an image receiving material in the at least one input holder, the facial orientation being one out of a face up orientation and a face down orientation, storing the setting of the facial orientation as an attribute of the at least one input holder, and detecting the image receiving material loaded in the at least one input holder. A printing system is configured to execute the method.

Abstract: A method for assigning an identification to at least one sheet to be removed from an input holder of an image reproduction apparatus includes the steps of detecting a trigger of removal of the at least one sheet from the input holder; and upon detection of the trigger, retrieving characteristics of the at least one sheet and printing an identification sheet comprising the retrieved characteristics for addition on top of the at least one sheet after removal of the at least one sheet from the input holder. An image reproduction apparatus is configured to execute the method.

Abstract: A computer implemented method is provided for managing a plurality of image processing devices, the method comprising the steps of: an image processing device sending a status update to a monitoring device, the monitoring device having a first location; determining a second location of a mobile device; determining a monitoring distance between the second location of the mobile device and the first location of the monitoring device; and determining in response to the monitoring distance whether to issue a warning on the mobile device concerning the status update of the image processing device. The method provides that the mobile device is not overwhelmed by warnings regarding status updates from the image processing devices.

Abstract: A management method and management system for physically managing data that represents an image for eventual presentation to a user, based on the data, wherein the data is first acquired from an appropriate image source in a source representation, next, the data in source representation is selectively converted to data in destination representation, using the selective storing of managed data as an intermediate item.

Abstract: A method is provided to synchronize media lists of several devices in a general architecture of devices by supplementing a media list of a first device with entries from a media list of a second device, even if the media associated with an entry is not applicable in the first device. This has the advantage that entries from the media list of the second device may be passed to a third device without the second and third device being connected to a network at the same time. Entries from media lists are considered to be associated with the same media, if the identification attributes, which may be more than one attribute, are equal. In that case, the additional attributes of the entry are supplemented according to merging rules that depend on the kind of attributes.

Abstract: A management method and management system for physically managing data that represents an image for eventual presentation to a user, based on the data, wherein the data is first acquired from an appropriate image source in a source representation, next, the data in source representation is selectively converted to data in destination representation, using the selective storing of managed data as an intermediate item.