METHOD FOR GENERATING SIMULATED INSERT SHEETS FOR A PRINT JOB
First Claim
1. A method executed by a printing device for producing a print job, comprising:
- (a) receiving data representing a document to be printed in the print job;
(b) receiving job information about the print job, the job information including an instruction to print multiple copies of the document;
(c) printing the requested multiple copies of the document; and
(d) printing one or more simulated insert sheets and inserting them between printed copies of the document.
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Abstract
A printing method is described where, when a print job requires printing multiple copies of a document and a simulated insert sheet option is selected as a part of the print job requirements, simulated insert sheets are automatically generated and inserted between the printed copies that are outputted to the output tray of the printer. The simulated insert sheets are printed using the same paper as the document. The simulated insert sheets may be numbered, and may include a printed pattern extending to an edge of the sheets. The layout and content of the simulated insert sheets may be specified by the printer driver or the printer itself. The method can also be used with copiers when making multiple copies of an original document. Further, simulated insert sheets can be used to separate groups of pages within a single document, such as chapters or sections.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. A method executed by a printing device for producing a print job, comprising:
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(a) receiving data representing a document to be printed in the print job; (b) receiving job information about the print job, the job information including an instruction to print multiple copies of the document; (c) printing the requested multiple copies of the document; and (d) printing one or more simulated insert sheets and inserting them between printed copies of the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable code embodied therein for controlling a printing device, the computer readable program code configured to cause the printing device to execute a process for producing a print job, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving data representing a document to be printed in the print job; (b) receiving job information about the print job, the job information including an instruction to print multiple copies of the document; (c) printing the requested multiple copies of the document; and (d) printing one or more simulated insert sheets and inserting them between printed copies of the document. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A printing device comprising:
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a control and processing section; and a print engine connected to the control and processing section for forming an image on a recording medium, wherein the control and processing section is programmed to receive data representing a document to be printed in the print job, to receive job information about the print job, the job information including an instruction to print multiple copies of the document, to control the print engine to print the requested multiple copies of the document, and to control the print engine to print one or more simulated insert sheets and insert them between printed copies of the document. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method executed by a printing device for producing a print job, comprising:
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(a) receiving data representing a document to be printed in the print job; (b) receiving job information about the print job, the job information specifying a plurality of page ranges within the document; (c) printing the document; and (d) printing one or more simulated insert sheets and inserting them between adjacent page ranges of the printed document.
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