Patent ID: 8253958

Claim:
A printing system, comprising a plurality of print processing modules which selectively transfer print media therebetween during printing; a system controller that tracks process control protocols of each one of the plurality of modules and compares to a scheduled job run and selectively alters a control variable of at least one of the process control protocols thereby preemptively altering initiation of at least one process control protocol to process the job run uninterrupted; the plurality of modules include at least one source that provides a print media substrate, a first marking engine, and a second marking engine, the plurality of modules further includes at least another source that provides a conveyer system wherein the conveyer system selectively transfers print media to at least the first marking engine, the second marking engine, or between the first marking engine and the second marking engine; and, wherein the system controller trends control variable data and compares the data to predetermined threshold limits to predict the impending process control protocol of at least one module and to preemptively alter initiation of at least one process control protocol thereby processing the job run uninterrupted.