System for identifying a substitute paper stock for unavailable

Details System for identifying a substitute paper stock for unavailable System for identifying a substitute paper stock for unavailable

1992-07-31

1993-07-20

Moses, R. L.

Photocopying

Contact printing

Light boxes

355311, 355 77, 3642228, 3642263, 364DIG1, G03G 1500

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052298140

ABSTRACT:
A process is provided for operating an electronic printing system at a job site for producing print jobs from image signals, the electronic printing system having programming means for inputting printing instructions for the print jobs and a plurality of supply trays for supplying print media, including the steps of: identifying stock characteristics currently available for loading in the print media supply trays when printing the print jobs; identifying stock characteristics potentially selectable but not available at the site for loading in the print media supply trays; mapping individual ones of the unavailable stock characteristics with at least one of the available stock characteristics; on input of a print job, comparing a requested stock characteristic of the print job with the stock characteristics available; and where the requested stock characteristic is unavailable, using the mapping step to substitute a corresponding available stock characteristic for the unavailable, requested stock characteristic.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4579444 (1986-04-01), Pinckney
patent: 4603962 (1986-08-01), Dekura
patent: 5129639 (1992-07-01), DeHority
J. L. Bacon, "Copy Sheet Size Selection", IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 17 (No. 9) pp. 2690-2690A, Published: Feb. 1975.

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