Patent ID: 8368919
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for enhancing job Ticket processing during job submission to a data processing system, comprising: selecting a plurality of jobs for printing; engaging in an interactive mode of operation to parse through a plurality of job ticket parameters and respective job ticket parameter values associated with a plurality of print engine models specified in a plurality of job tickets associated with e the plurality of user selected jobs; enabling review of information indicative of said plurality of job ticket parameters and said respective plurality of job ticket parameter values while engaged in said interactive mode of operation, wherein all collected job ticket information thereof is displayable and changeable in a single view; engaging in an aggregational operation mode for displaying the aggregate values for said plurality of user selected jobs; engaging in an editing mode, said editing mode enabling filtering and displaying user selected jobs based on user parameters and values selected within said editing mode; and enabling printing of said user selected jobs from said interactive mode and said editing mode changing a plurality of job parameter values for said plurality of user selected jobs in an interactive summary view; and rendering a plurality of drop down menus each of said drop down menus providing a modifiable value for one of said plurality of job ticket parameters, wherein said interactive summary view is displayed by prompting the user to select at least one said plurality of job parameters.