Patent ID: 8619305
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of determining a print shop sustainability metric over a period of time, the method comprising: for each of a plurality of print devices in a print shop, determining, by a computing device, a low-activity state sustainability metric value associated with the print device operating in one or more low-activity states over a period of time; determining, by the computing device, a print shop low-activity state sustainability metric value associated with the print shop by summing the low-activity state sustainability metric values associated with each print device in the plurality of print devices; for each print device in the plurality of print devices, determining, by the computing device, a processing state sustainability metric value associated with the print device operating in a processing state over the period of time by; determining, by the computing device, a print shop processing state sustainability metric value associated with the print shop by summing the processing state sustainability metric values associated with each print device in the plurality of print devices; determining, by the computing device, a print shop sustainability metric value by summing the print shop sustainability metric value and the print shop processing state sustainability metric value; and displaying one or more of the low-activity state sustainability metric values, the processing state sustainability metric values, the print shop sustainability metric value, the print shop processing state sustainability metric value and the print shop sustainability metric value.