WYSIWYG multifunction device finishing options

• US 20070143671A1
• Filed: 12/21/2005
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Korhonen, John V., Paterson, Neil R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,975,224 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/209
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1208 resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1264 by assigning post-processing resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A method, document processing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium for performing document preparation of documents to be printed by a printing device capable of applying finishing functions to the printed document. A document preparation program further includes a WYSIWYG display function for displaying the document or portions of the document in a WYSIWYG format. The document preparation program is configured to display a current document in a document window, display document finishing options to a user, accept user selections of one or more of the document finishing options, and display a representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the document window with displayed pages of the current document.

Claims

1. In a document preparation system, a method of configuring document finishing options, the method comprising:

displaying a current document in a document window;

displaying a plurality of document finishing options to a user;

accepting user selections of one or more of the plurality of document finishing options; and

displaying a representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the document window overlaid on displayed pages of the current document.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the document finishing options include at least one of stapling options, hole punching options, folding options, and binding options.

3. The method of claim 1, the displaying the representation of the user-selected document finishing options further comprising displaying the representation of the user-selected document finishing options in a WYSIWYG format.

4. The method of claim 1, the displaying the current document further comprising displaying the current document in a WYSIWYG format.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the document window comprises a document preparation window.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accepting a user request to display the current document in a printer preview window;

displaying the current document in the printer preview window; and

displaying a WYSIWYG representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the printer preview window overlaid on the current document.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a printer properties menu window including selection options for each of the plurality of document finishing options.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying a printer properties preview window in the printer properties menu window; and

displaying a WYSIWYG representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the printer properties preview window overlaid on a page of the current document.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

preventing the user from entering conflicting finishing options.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically detecting a conflicting overlap of the user-selected document finishing options with document content; and

warning the user if a conflicting overlap is automatically detected.

11. A document processing apparatus for performing document preparation for documents to be printed by a printing device capable of applying a plurality of finishing functions to the printed document, the image processing apparatus comprising:

a document preparation program including;

a WYSIWYG display function for displaying the document or portions of the document in a WYSIWYG format;

the document preparation program configured to;

display a current document in a document window;

display a plurality of document finishing options to a user;

accept user selections of one or more of the plurality of document finishing options; and

display a representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the document window with displayed pages of the current document.

12. The document processing apparatus of claim 11, the document preparation program further configured to display the representation of the user-selected document finishing options in a WYSIWYG format.

13. The document processing apparatus of claim 11, the document preparation program further configured to display the current document in a WYSIWYG format.

14. The document processing apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

a preview function configured to;

display the current document in a printer preview window; and

display a WYSIWYG representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the printer preview window overlaid on the current document.

15. The document processing apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

a printer properties function configured to;

display a printer properties menu window including selection options for each of the plurality of document finishing options.

16. The document processing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the printer properties function is further configured to:

display a printer properties preview window in the printer properties menu window; and

display a WYSIWYG representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the printer properties preview window overlaid on a page of the current document.

17. The document processing apparatus claim 15, wherein the printer properties function is further configured to:

prevent the user from entering conflicting finishing options.

18. The document processing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the document preparation program is further configured to:

automatically detect a conflicting overlap of the user-selected document finishing options with document content; and

warn the user if a conflicting overlap is automatically detected.

19. A computer readable recording medium that stores a document preparation program for causing a computer to execute processing, the processing comprising:

displaying a current document in a document window;

displaying a plurality of document finishing options to a user including at least one of stapling options, hole punching options, folding options, and binding options;

accepting user selections of one or more of the plurality of document finishing options;

displaying a representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the document window in a WYSIWYG format overlaid on displayed pages of the current document;

accepting a user request to display the current document in a printer preview window;

displaying the current document in the printer preview window;

displaying a WYSIWYG representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the printer preview window overlaid on the current document;

displaying a printer properties menu window including selection options for each of the plurality of document finishing options;

displaying a printer properties preview window in the printer properties menu window; and

displaying a WYSIWYG representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the printer properties preview window overlaid on a page of the current document.

20. The computer readable recording medium of claim 19, the processing further comprising:

preventing the user from entering conflicting finishing options;

automatically detecting a conflicting overlap of the user-selected document finishing options with document content; and

warning the user if a conflicting overlap is automatically detected.