Patent ID: 8340813
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring document production jobs comprising: at least one processor in communication with a document production center; an electronic print file operable to be interpreted by the at least one processor, and further operable to define specifications for each document identified in a document production job, wherein said print file is operable to define the order in which each document identified in the document production job is produced; at least one document counting apparatus located within a production path of the document production center and in communication with the at least one processor, the document counting apparatus operable to count each page processed within a document production job and communicate the count of each page to the processor; plurality of trays operable to hold a predescribed number of documents, and further operable to hold the plurality of documents as the system moves the plurality of trays within the production path; and a program operable to identify the approximate location of a particular document in the document production center by correlating the number of pages counted by the at least one document counting apparatus with the print file.