Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for printer analytics. One embodiment includes a printer analytics server. The server includes a memory, an interface configured to collect performance data from a population of printers and a subject printer on an ongoing basis for storage in the memory, and a controller able to determine a production target for the subject printer relative to the population of printers based on the performance data. The production target dynamically varies over time as a function of the performance data of the population of printers. The controller is further able to generate reports indicating deviation of the subject printer from the production target, as the performance data for the subject printer and the population of printers changes over time, and to transmit the reports to a print server of a print shop that operates the subject printer.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enhanced data collection for a print system. One embodiment includes a printer terminal device that retrieves historical values of print material usage of previous print jobs that correspond with a print job, determines an estimate value range of print material usage for the print job based on the historical values, and presents a Graphical User Interface (GUI) at a display of the printer terminal device to receive user input of a current value of print material usage for the print job. In response to determining that the current value of print material usage is outside the estimate value range, the printer terminal device displays at the GUI a prompt for user input to validate that the current value is abnormal, and, if validated, provides the current value to the print job database to update the historical values of print material usage.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for visual timelines for printer management of a print system. One embodiment includes a printer terminal device that receives printer statuses of the first printer and the second printer, and displays a GUI that includes a first visual timeline of printer statuses at the first printer and a second visual timeline of printer statuses at the second printer. The GUI also includes a line at a location of user interaction, the line extending across the first visual timeline and the second visual timeline to indicate a historical point of time. The printer terminal device retrieves event data of one or more print jobs of the first printer and the second printer based on the historical point of time, and displays at the GUI the event data along with the line to visually indicate context for a user entering the description for the printer status.

Abstract: Systems and methods for visual timeline and operator prompt to improve data collection for a print system. One embodiment includes a printer terminal device configured to receive printer statuses of a printer over a period of time, each printer status indicating one of a printing state, an idle state, and an error state. The printer terminal device is configured to present a Graphical User Interface (GUI) at a display that includes a visual timeline of the printer statuses of the printer over the period of time with a different visual representation for each of the printing state, the idle state, and the error state. The printer terminal device is further configured to determine that a printer status displayed on the visual timeline is associated with absent user input, and to modify the visual timeline to display a visual indicator for the printer status indicating the absent user input.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enhanced data collection for a print system. One embodiment includes a printer terminal device that retrieves historical values of print material usage of previous print jobs that correspond with a print job, determines an estimate value range of print material usage for the print job based on the historical values, and presents a Graphical User Interface (GUI) at a display of the printer terminal device to receive user input of a current value of print material usage for the print job. In response to determining that the current value of print material usage is outside the estimate value range, the printer terminal device displays at the GUI a prompt for user input to validate that the current value is abnormal, and, if validated, provides the current value to the print job database to update the historical values of print material usage.

Abstract: Systems and methods for visual timeline and operator prompt to improve data collection for a print system. One embodiment includes a printer terminal device configured to receive printer statuses of a printer over a period of time, each printer status indicating one of a printing state, an idle state, and an error state. The printer terminal device is configured to present a Graphical User Interface (GUI) at a display that includes a visual timeline of the printer statuses of the printer over the period of time with a different visual representation for each of the printing state, the idle state, and the error state. The printer terminal device is further configured to determine that a printer status displayed on the visual timeline is associated with absent user input, and to modify the visual timeline to display a visual indicator for the printer status indicating the absent user input.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for visual timelines for printer management of a print system. One embodiment includes a printer terminal device that receives printer statuses of the first printer and the second printer, and displays a GUI that includes a first visual timeline of printer statuses at the first printer and a second visual timeline of printer statuses at the second printer. The GUI also includes a line at a location of user interaction, the line extending across the first visual timeline and the second visual timeline to indicate a historical point of time. The printer terminal device retrieves event data of one or more print jobs of the first printer and the second printer based on the historical point of time, and displays at the GUI the event data along with the line to visually indicate context for a user entering the description for the printer status.