Patent ID: 9329819
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method implemented in a print shop management apparatus for managing a plurality of print jobs, each print job including a job ticket having a plurality of settings, the print shop management apparatus being connected to a plurality of printers each having its capabilities, the method comprising: (a) receiving an assignment of a print job to a printer by an operator, the print job including a job ticket having a plurality of original job ticket settings; (b) evaluating the assignment to detect any constraints by comparing the job ticket settings with capabilities of the printer; (c) displaying one or more messages each regarding a detected constraint; (d) displaying one or more job ticket settings that caused a detected constraint, the job ticket settings being displayed adjacent the corresponding message; (e) receiving a first operator input for changing a job ticket setting value of a job ticket setting displayed in step (d); and (f) in response to a second operator input, re-evaluating the assignment to detect any constraints by comparing the job ticket settings including the changed value received in step (e) with the capabilities of the printer.