System and method for booklet format printing

• US 20030084406A1
• Filed: 10/16/2002
• Published: 05/01/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Benayoun, Alain, Drouot, Christine, Baron, Dominique
• Granted Patent: US 7,260,778 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/517
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00578 Composite print mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00957 Compiling jobs, e.g. for batch processing H04N1/3208 takes precedence; program code compilation G06F8/41
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/387 Composing, repositioning or otherwise geometrically modifying originals

Abstract

A system and method to print graphic documents in booklet format. The system allows the user to have a booklet print option available as a print option of a graphic editor. The system comprises means for generating a plurality of graphic pages, and means for ordering the pages into logical sequences, each logical sequence being associated to a predefined layout. The ordering means further comprise means for ordering the plurality of graphic pages into a booklet logical sequence, where the booklet logical sequence is associated with a booklet layout. The pages are ordered according to the value of a remainder ‘R’ according to ‘R=Nmodulo(4)’, wherein ‘N’ is the number of graphic pages to be ordered.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

means for generating a plurality of graphic pages; and

means for ordering the plurality of graphic pages into logical sequences, each logical sequence being respectively associated with a predefined layout;

wherein said ordering means further comprises means for ordering the plurality of graphic pages into a booklet logical sequence, said booklet logical sequence being associated with a booklet layout.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising means for determining a number of graphic pages ‘

N’

to be ordered and a value of a remainder ‘

R’

given by;

R=Nmodulo(4).

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said ordering means further comprises means for ordering the plurality of graphic pages according to the value of the remainder.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for printing the ordered plurality of graphic pages.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising means for selecting a layout option.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said selection means further comprises means for selecting a booklet layout option.

7. A graphic editor comprising the system of claim 1.

8. A method for printing a plurality of graphic pages as a booklet document, said method comprising the steps of:

selecting a booklet layout option;

determining a number ‘

N’

of pages to be printed;

determining a value of a remainder ‘

R’

given by ‘

R=Nmodulo(4)’

; and

operating a routine process according to the value of the remainder.

9. A computer program product stored on computer usable medium, comprising computer readable program means for causing a computer to perform the method according to claim 8.