Patent ID: 8218177

Claim:
In a computer-controlled printing system in a networked environment, a resource management graphical user interface, which, when accessed and utilized by an operator, causes the computer to perform method steps for controlling the printing system to enable an operator to create, modify, and apply resource management profiles to coordinate resource allocation within the printing system, the method comprising: displaying, upon receiving a request, at least one current resource management profile, wherein said resource management profile comprises printing system resource allocations associated with specific tasks; providing a resource profile list, wherein said profile list includes at least one profile name, wherein said profile name comprises a task type; presenting jobs associated with said task type, wherein controls are provided to enable the operator, to set allocations for component resource usage; providing a summary of said component resource allocations for said task type, wherein said component resource allocations are modifiable; presenting operational options to the operator, wherein said operational options include at least one member of the group comprising delete a profile, approve a profile, apply a profile to a print job or series of print jobs, save a new profile, replace an existing profile, and cancel a profile modification; and transmitting an instruction to apply said profile to a printing system for processing of at least one print job.