A cloud server for converting a voice command into text code blocks that support a printing service is presented. The cloud server includes a communicator, a processor, and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The processor executes the instructions to convert a voice command received from a user terminal through the communicator into text code blocks supporting a printing service and to control the communicator to transmit the text code blocks to the user terminal.

An image forming apparatus includes a job control unit configured to, in response to, during a period in which an output processing unit is performing printing of image data for a first print job, a reception unit receiving a second print job higher in degree of priority than the first print job, cause an input processing unit to interrupt acquisition of data for each page about the first print job.

The incorporation of digitally-printed assembly instructions and notations into textile product assembly processes is described. In one embodiment, an order to purchase a textile product having a number of panels is received. The panels are arranged and placed into a template for printing on a textile printer. Seams among the panels are identified and, with reference to the seams, assembly tasks are compiled to assemble the textile product. The assembly tasks are ordered according to at least one assembly factor directed to efficiency, quality, or other factors. The assembly tasks are associated with a set of assembly notations according to an assembly notation syntax. The assembly notations are incorporated into the template for printing, and the textile printer is instructed to print the panels along with the assembly notations. Sewing workers can refer to the assembly notations to determine how the textile product should be assembled using the panels.

At least one embodiment of a post-processing apparatus performs post-processing on a product printed by a printing apparatus, and transmits a command for a temporary stop of print processing for a first job and information indicating a reason for the temporary stop to the printing apparatus. At least one embodiment of the printing apparatus receives the command for the temporary stop of the print processing for the first job and the information indicating the reason for the temporary stop, stops the print processing for the first job according to the command for the temporary stop, and acquires a period of time during which the temporary stop continues based on the received information indicating the reason for the temporary stop.

At least one embodiment of a post-processing apparatus performs post-processing on a product printed by a printing apparatus, and transmits a command for a temporary stop of print processing for a first job and information indicating a period of time during which the temporary stop continues to the printing apparatus. At least one embodiment of the printing apparatus receives the command for the temporary stop of the print processing for the first job and the information indicating the period of time during which the temporary stop continues from the post-processing apparatus, stops the print processing for the first job according to the command for the temporary stop, and controls print processing for a second job based on the period of time during which the temporary stop continues.

Systems and methods are provided for managing a print job archive. The system includes a plurality of databases that store print job properties, wherein at least one database is designated to record the print job properties as a function of a predetermined characteristic of the print job. The system also includes an interface that receives multiple print jobs, and a data distribution module coupled with the plurality of databases and the interface. For each of the multiple print jobs, the data distribution module categorizes the print job based on at least one predetermined characteristic, identifies a database among the plurality of databases that is designated for the print jobs as a function of the at least one predetermined characteristic, and stores the print jobs in the identified database as a function of the at least one predetermined characteristic.

A job processing system provides a method capable of determining, for each job, an item a notification of which is to be issued as a quality of a resultant product which is obtained by executing a job from among a plurality of items concerning quality. The job processing system receives quality request data, identifies, based on the received quality request data, an item a notification of which is to be issued as a quality of a resultant product which is obtained by executing the job from among a plurality of items concerning quality, and issues a notification of a quality of the resultant product with respect to the identified item.

An inspection apparatus that inspects the quality of a printed product printed by a print apparatus receives information indicating a reference image, from an information processing apparatus that transmits a print job to the print apparatus. The inspection apparatus acquires the reference image based on the information indicating the reference image. The inspection apparatus receives from the print apparatus a scanned image of the printed product printed based on the print job received from the information processing apparatus, and inspects the quality of the printed product based on a comparison between the received scanned image and the acquired reference image.

Disclosed herein is an industrial printing operation and associated printing instructions that make use a non-die cutter operation to subdivide a media sheet, followed by a series of die-cutter operations each subdivision to take advantage of industrial printer efficiency. This printing operation is enabled by planning and impositioning phases that generate print instructions allows a change in media size from printer apparatus to dies. Specifically, during the planning phase of the print order, a printer apparatus and a die or set of dies are selected where the media size used by the printer apparatus is larger than the die(s) is/are designed for.

An inspection apparatus that inspects the quality of a printed product printed by a print apparatus receives information indicating a reference image, from an information processing apparatus that transmits a print job to the print apparatus. The inspection apparatus acquires the reference image based on the information indicating the reference image. The inspection apparatus receives from the print apparatus a scanned image of the printed product printed based on the print job received from the information processing apparatus, and inspects the quality of the printed product based on a comparison between the received scanned image and the acquired reference image.