Abstract: Examples described herein include examples of a radio frequency identification control that includes an identifier element, an antenna element, and a pressure sensitive switch to selectively couple the radio identifier circuit to the antenna element to complete a radio frequency identification circuit. In some examples, the radio frequency identification control can be integrated into a self-adhesive sticker. A unique identification code associated with the radio frequency identification control can be registered with a computing system to initiate a user-defined function.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to application access based on a network. For example, a computing device may include a processor. The processor may detect that the computing device is connected to a particular network and may identify an identifier associated with the particular network. The processor may access settings indicating a subset of applications associated with the identifier of the particular network, where the subset of applications is part of a set of applications available on the computing device. The processor may restrict access to the subset of applications based on the settings.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for a cloud computing system for backing up a device. The system includes a scheduling manager to schedule a back-up for the device to occur at a time based on a time zone in which the device is located and based on workday customs local to the device. The system also includes a data store for storing identification of the time zone and the workday customs.

Abstract: An example machine-readable non-transitory storage medium includes instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to receive an input on a touch sensitive member of an electronic device, determine whether the input is within a first active region of the touch sensitive member or a second active region of the touch sensitive member, map the input to a first target when the input is determined to be within the first active region, send the mapped first input to an operating system of the electronic device, map the input to a second target when the input is determined to be within the second active region, and send the mapped second input to the operating system of the electronic device.

Abstract: Examples of a method to use in an electronic device, an electronic device, and machine-readable non-transitory storage medium at disclosed herein. An example of the machine-readable non-transitory storage medium includes instructions executable by processor of an electronic device to generate a molecular signature to based on molecular signature data representative of a determined molecular structure of an object scanned by a molecular detector of the electronic device and to embed the molecular signature tag in metadata of an image file based on a captured image of the object by a camera of the electronic device.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to a printing an image on a substrate and printing an ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark on the substrate using ultraviolet-sensitive ink. The ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark can be visible under ultraviolet light.

Abstract: A virtual keyboard includes a pad, a number of motion sensors coupled to the pad to detect the presence of a user's hands over the pad, a processor, and a memory. The memory includes executable code that, when executed by the processor calibrates the virtual keyboard based on a number of criteria of the user's hand upon detection of the user's hands by the motion sensors, in which the criteria comprises the user's unique keyboard profile.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for imposing a print job. In one example, the system discloses a computer programmed with executable instructions which operate a set of modules, including an imposition sequence module 104 which calculates a time to process the print job 102 relative to a processing operation 117, and an imposition module 114, 116 , or 118 which variably imposes the print job 102 based on the time to process. In one example, the method discloses how to balance a print job 102 workflow relative to a processing operation 117 , and impose the print job 102 based on the workflow balancing.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment includes a method for controlling dust in an electronic device. The method for controlling dust with respect to a computer system, including generating ions proximate to a first region of an electronic device and receiving the ions proximate to a second region of the electronic device, wherein dust particles are captured in the second region.

Abstract: A method for in-line integrated raised printing. The method includes performing a plurality of separations, and generating a height of an in-line integrated raised print based on the performing the plurality of separations without requiring off-line printing activities.

Abstract: A method for in-line integrated raised printing. The method includes performing a plurality of separations, and generating an embossing effect based on the performing said plurality of separations, wherein the embossing effect comprises a three-dimensional effect.

Abstract: A method for controlling printing of a print job involves portioning the print job into a plurality of parts via a partition manager, and converting each part of the print job into respective binary image data parts via a Raster Image Processor (RIP) manager. The method further involves controlling a rate of aggregation of the converted parts via a throttle control manager. The rate of aggregation is controlled by monitoring parameters of a printing system used to perform the printing of the print job, determining that at least one of the monitored parameters reaches or exceeds a predefined threshold, and manipulating the rate of aggregation of the converted parts in response to the determining according to a throttle mode predefined for a particular set of monitored parameters.

Abstract: A system includes an estimator to analyze an input file that describes a print job, to analyze local feedback data that describes local capacity to process the print job by a local print preprocessor, and to analyze remote feedback data that describes remote capacity to process the print job by a cloud-based print preprocessor, wherein the estimator determines a time estimate for the local print preprocessor or the cloud-based print preprocessor to process the print job based on the analyzed input file, the analyzed local feedback data, or the analyzed remote feedback data. A scheduler receives the time estimate from the estimator to determine whether to route the print job to the local print preprocessor or the cloud-based print preprocessor to process the print job.

Abstract: Processing print jobs on a computer which comprises generating a first print ready job file by a first print module based on an input print job file and generating a second print ready job file by a second print module based on the input print job file. The first print ready job file is compared to the second print ready job file, and if there is at least one difference between the first print ready job file and the second print ready job file, the input print job file is forwarded to a PSP (printer service provider) that is configured with the first print module or the second print ready job file is forwarded to a PSP that is configured with the second print module.

Abstract: A system includes an estimator to analyze an input file that describes a print job, to analyze local feedback data that describes local capacity to process the print job by a local print preprocessor, and to analyze remote feedback data that describes remote capacity to process the print job by a cloud-based print preprocessor, wherein the estimator determines a time estimate for the local print preprocessor or the cloud-based print preprocessor to process the print job based on the analyzed input file, the analyzed local feedback data, or the analyzed remote feedback data. A scheduler receives the time estimate from the estimator to determine whether to route the print job to the local print preprocessor or the cloud-based print preprocessor to process the print job.

Abstract: A device to detect a user accessing a region of interest of an image, access pixels of the region of interest to identify alphanumeric characters within the region of interest, and store the alphanumeric characters and a location of the alphanumeric characters within metadata of the image.

Abstract: A method for print job partitioning in a printing environment having a plurality of RIP (raster image processing) engines includes setting a partition size for a selected print job as a function of one or more of a time sensitive nature of the selected print job and an activity duration measured for the printing environment. A different one of the plurality of RIP (raster image processing) engines is assigned to rasterize each job partition of the set size for the selected print job. The partitions of the selected print job rasterized by the plurality of RIP engines are aggregated into an output file for printing.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for imposing a print job. In one example, the system discloses a computer programmed with executable instructions which operate a set of modules, including an imposition sequence module 104 which calculates a time to process the print job 102 relative to a processing operation 117, and an imposition module 114, 116, or 118 which variably imposes the print job 102 based on the time to process. In one example, the method discloses how to balance a print job 102 workflow relative to a processing operation 117, and impose the print job 102 based on the workflow balancing.

Abstract: A method for controlling printing of a print job involves portioning the print job into a plurality of parts via a partition manager, and converting each part of the print job into respective binary image data parts via a Raster Image Processor (RIP) manager. The method further involves controlling a rate of aggregation of the converted parts via a throttle control manager. The rate of aggregation is controlled by monitoring parameters of a printing system used to perform the printing of the print job, determining that at least one of the monitored parameters reaches or exceeds a predefined threshold, and manipulating the rate of aggregation of the converted parts in response to the determining according to a throttle mode predefined for a particular set of monitored parameters.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for processing a file having a plurality of pages for printing by: for each page in the file, determining whether to perform a trapping function on that page; and distributing the pages in the file among a plurality of parallel raster image processors based on the determination for each page of whether to perform the trapping function.