A method of controlling document processing in a networked system and a
digital image reproduction device for document processing are described.
The system has workstations for submitting processing jobs of a user, and
a memory unit that manages the jobs that are waiting to be executed. The
method includes providing, at a user interface of the digital image
reproduction device, control elements for a user to select a processing
job from the processing jobs in a logical storage space; and executing
the selected processing job. Kickstart processing jobs are selected,
based on predetermined kickstart criteria, from the processing jobs in
the memory unit, and a corresponding set of kickstart control elements is
provided at the user interface, each coupled to a respective one of the
selected kickstart processing jobs. When a kickstart control element is
activated by a user, the associated kickstart processing job is directly
initiated.