Intelligent text driven document sizing

• US 20080062437A1
• Filed: 09/07/2006
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Rizzo, Ronney John
• Granted Patent: US 8,164,762 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/393 Enlarging or reducing

Abstract

A method for automatically magnifying a copy job to result in a copied text that is not smaller than a user specified minimum size. An original document is automatically scanned and an analysis performed to determine, the smallest text size within the original document. A magnification for rendering the document can then be set. Media size can then be selected appropriately, and an image magnification ratio and output document size selections optimized to create a text size in the resulting rendering document which are as close as possible to a user'"'"'s minimum text size selection when the user selected minimum text size cannot be achieved.

Claims

1. A method for text driven document sizing in a rendering device, comprising:

automatically detecting a minimum text size of text contained in an original document;

specifying a particular minimum text size based on a user input, wherein said particular minimum text size is achievable in a rendered document based on said original document; and

utilizing said detected minimum text size and said particular minimum text size input by said user in order to automatically determine an image magnification ratio and at least one output document size required to achieve said particular minimum text size in said rendered document via said rendering device, wherein a text size achieved in said rendered document is as close as possible to said particular minimum text size if said particular minimum text size specified by said user is unachievable.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said rendering device comprises a digital data copier.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising automatically providing a plurality of output paper stock sizes via said rendering device in order to generate said rendered document.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising detecting output document sizes available to said rendering device in response to automatically detecting said minimum text size of text contained in said original document specifying said particular minimum text size based on said user input.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising collecting at least one user reproduction preference utilizing a user interface associated with said rendering device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said original document comprises a two-sided document.

7. A system for text driven document sizing in a rendering device, comprising:

a data-processing apparatus;

a module executed by said data-processing apparatus, said module and said data-processing apparatus being operable in combination with one another to;

automatically detect a minimum text size of text contained in an original document;

specify a particular minimum text size based on a user input, wherein said particular minimum text size is achievable in a rendered document based on said original document; and

utilize said detected minimum text size and said particular minimum text size input by said user in order to automatically determine an image magnification ratio and at least one output document size required to achieve said particular minimum text size in said rendered document via said rendering device, wherein a text size achieved in said rendered document is as close as possible to said particular minimum text size if said particular minimum text size specified by said user is unachievable.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein said rendering device comprises a digital data copier.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein said module and said data-processing apparatus are further operable in combination with one another to automatically provide a plurality of output paper stock sizes via said rendering device in order to generate said rendered document.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein said module and said data-processing apparatus are further operable in combination with one another to detect output document sizes available to said rendering device in response to automatically detecting said minimum text size of text contained in said original document specifying said particular minimum text size based on said user input.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein said module and said data-processing apparatus are further operable in combination with one another to collect at least one user reproduction preference utilizing a user interface associated with said rendering device.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein said original document comprises a two-sided document.

13. The system of claim 7 wherein said module and said data-processing apparatus are further operable in combination with one another to:

automatically provide a plurality of output paper stock sizes via said rendering device in order to generate said rendered document.

detect output document sizes available to said rendering device in response to automatically detecting said minimum text size of text contained in said original document specifying said particular minimum text size based on said user input; and

collect at least one user reproduction preference utilizing a user interface associated with said rendering device.

14. An apparatus comprising one or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code on said processor readable storage devices, said processor readable code for programming one or more processor to perform a method for text driven document sizing in a rendering device, comprising:

automatically detecting a minimum text size of text contained in an original document;

specifying a particular minimum text size based on a user input, wherein said particular minimum text size is achievable in a rendered document based on said original document; and

utilizing said detected minimum text size and said particular minimum text size input by said user in order to automatically determine an image magnification ratio and at least one output document size required to achieve said particular minimum text size in said rendered document via said rendering device, wherein a text size achieved in said rendered document is as close as possible to said particular minimum text size if said particular minimum text size specified by said user is unachievable.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said rendering device comprises a digital data copier.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 further comprising a plurality of output paper stock sizes via provided said rendering device in order to generate said rendered document.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 further comprising a module for detecting output document sizes available to said rendering device in response to automatically detecting said minimum text size of text contained in said original document specifying said particular minimum text size based on said user input.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 further comprising a user interface associated with said rendering device, wherein said user interface collects at least one user reproduction preference.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said original document comprises a two-sided document.

20. The apparatus of claim 14 further comprising:

a plurality of output paper stock sizes via provided said rendering device in order to generate said rendered document;

a module for detecting output document sizes available to said rendering device in response to automatically detecting said minimum text size of text contained in said original document specifying said particular minimum text size based on said user input; and

a user interface associated with said rendering device, wherein said user interface collects at least one user reproduction preference.