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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2012347683', 'Application No. 2012347683', 'Application No. 626212', 'Application No. 710818', 'Application No. 2014', 'Application No. 2014', 'Application No. 2014', 'Application No. 11201402830', 'Application No. 11201402830', 'Application No. 201280069378', 'Application No. 201280069378', 'Application No. 201280069378']

US10114591B2 - Networked three-dimensional printing system with a drag-and-drop interface for queue management - Google Patents
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2016-08-10 Application filed by MakerBot Industries LLC filed Critical MakerBot Industries LLC
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/556,315 filed on Jul. 24, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/314,337 filed on Dec. 8, 2011, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/858,622 filed on Aug. 18, 2010, the entire content of each of these applications is hereby incorporated by reference.
a print server coupled through a data network to a plurality of three-dimensional printers, the print server configured to receive status information from each one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers and to manage a print queue for each one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers, the print server coupled in a communicating relationship with one or more content sources of three-dimensional objects suitable for fabrication with one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers;
a user interface for the print server, the user interface including a first display area showing available fabrication resources including the plurality of three-dimensional printers and a second display area showing one or more objects available from the one or more content sources; and
a processor configured to execute the user interface and a tool included on the user interface for requesting a fabrication of one of the one or more objects from a user by dragging one of the one or more objects from the second display area to the first display area, the processor in communication with the print server such that the print server is responsive to the dragging by automatically selecting a specific one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers from the available fabrication resources based on the print queue for each one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers and transmitting a model of the one of the one or more objects to the specific one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers for fabrication of the one of the one or more objects.
a print server coupled through a data network to a plurality of three-dimensional printers, the print server configured to receive status information from each one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers and to manage a print queue for each one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers, the print server coupled in a communicating relationship with one or more content sources of three-dimensional objects suitable for fabrication with one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers; and
a user interface for the print server, the user interface including a first display area showing the print queue for at least one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers and a second display area showing one or more objects available from the one or more content sources; and
a processor configured to execute the user interface and a tool included on the user interface for requesting a fabrication of one of the one or more objects from a user at the one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers by dragging one of the one or more objects from the second display area to the first display area, the processor in communication with the print server such that the print server is responsive to the dragging by automatically selecting a specific one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers based on the print queue for each one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers and transmitting a model of the one of the one or more objects to the specific one of the plurality of three-dimensional printers for fabrication of the one of the one or more objects.
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