Patent ID: 6982781
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A print job processing method comprising: a) providing processing attributes for each type of print stock stored in a plurality of subsystems, each subsystem for containing sheets of print stock and said processing attributes for each print stock including a predetermined fuser dwell time; b) establishing a print job, including a type of print stock to be used for each page of said print job; c) for each page in said print job, selecting a subsystem containing the type of print stock specified for a particular page in an established print job; d) for each page in an established print job, transferring image substance to a sheet of print stock provided from the subsystem selected for the page to be printed, the transferring of said image substance corresponding to an image to be duplicated on said sheet of print stock selected for the page to be printed; e) supplying processing attributes that correspond to the type of print stock selected for a page in an established print job, the processing attributes being supplied from the processing attributes provided for all types of print stock contained in the plurality of subsystems f) for each page, automatically fusing said image substance to said sheet of print stock selected for the transfer of said image substance according to the dwell time of said processing attributes supplied for the print stock selected for each page; and g) outputting said sheets to which said image substance has been automatically fused.