System, method, and program for using animations to show page layout combinations in a user interface for submitting print jobs
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1. A computer system comprising:
- means for displaying a user interface enabling a user to specify a print layout;
means for visually representing the specified print layout on a front side and a back side of a sheet; and
means for displaying, in the user interface, an animation of the sheet rotating from the front side to the back side of the sheet to show the visual representation of the specified print layout on both sides of the sheet.
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Abstract
The system, method, and program of this invention allows a user to specify one of a plurality of print layout combinations. Upon specifying a specific combination, an animation, embedded in the graphical user interface and within the dialog for making the selection, shows the page layout and rotates the sheet, about the applicable axis of the sheet, from front to back to show how the selected page layout would appear. Numbers on the animated sheet are used to show the layout of sequential pages. Numbers are used instead of displaying specific page content. The animation gives a clear practical way of visually conveying to a user how a specified page layout combination would appear when printed.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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means for displaying a user interface enabling a user to specify a print layout; means for visually representing the specified print layout on a front side and a back side of a sheet; and means for displaying, in the user interface, an animation of the sheet rotating from the front side to the back side of the sheet to show the visual representation of the specified print layout on both sides of the sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system comprising:
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means for displaying a user interface enabling a user to specify a print layout; means for visually representing the specified print layout on a front side of a sheet upon the user specifying the print layout; means for displaying a selectable button; and means for displaying, upon a user selecting the button, an animation of the sheet rotating from the front side to the back side of the sheet to show the visual representation of the specified print layout on a back side of the sheet and a relation of the print layout on the front side to the print layout on the back side. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer program having computer-readable program code means on a computer-usable medium, the computer program comprising:
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means for causing a display of a user interface enabling a user to specify a print layout; means for causing a visual representation of the specified print layout on a front side and a back side of a sheet; and means for causing a display, in the user interface, of an animation of the sheet rotating from the front side to the back side of the sheet to show the visual representation of the specified print layout on both sides of the sheet. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program having computer-readable program code means on a computer-usable medium, the computer program comprising:
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means for causing a display of a user interface enabling a user to specify a print layout; means for causing a visual representation of the specified print layout on a front side of a sheet upon the user specifying the print layout; means for causing a display of a selectable button; and means for causing a display, upon a user selecting the button, of an animation of the sheet rotating from the front side to the back side of the sheet to show the visual representation of the specified print layout on a back side of the sheet and a relation of the print layout on the front side to the print layout on the back side. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A computerized method comprising:
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displaying a user interface enabling a user to specify a print layout; visually representing the specified print layout on a front side and a back side of a sheet; and displaying, in the user interface, an animation of the sheet rotating from the front side to the back side of the sheet to show the visual representation of the specified print layout on both sides of the sheet.
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