Book assembly process and apparatus for variable imaging system
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1. A method of assembling first and second different books, the method comprising the steps of:
- (A) storing a first number of pages;
(B) specifying a first set of pagination information including an indication of whether a stored page is to be selectively included in the first book;
(C) specifying a second set of pagination information including an indication of whether a stored page is to be selectively included in the second book;
(D) determining whether a stored page is to be assembled into the first book based on the first set of pagination information wherein a second number of stored pages to be assembled into the first book is less than the first number;
(E) determining whether a stored page is to be assembled into the second book based on the second set of pagination information wherein a third number of stored pages to be assembled into the second book is different than the second number and no greater than the first number;
(F) generating page description language instructions for production of the first and second books in accordance with the first and second sets of pagination information; and
(G) producing the first and second books in a single press run.
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The present invention is useful for assembling a book. The inventive method includes the steps of specifying pagination information including an indication of whether a page is to be selectively included in the book, determining whether the page is to be assembled into the book based on the pagination information, and generating page description language instructions for production of the book in accordance with the pagination information.
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1. A method of assembling first and second different books, the method comprising the steps of:
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(A) storing a first number of pages;
(B) specifying a first set of pagination information including an indication of whether a stored page is to be selectively included in the first book;
(C) specifying a second set of pagination information including an indication of whether a stored page is to be selectively included in the second book;
(D) determining whether a stored page is to be assembled into the first book based on the first set of pagination information wherein a second number of stored pages to be assembled into the first book is less than the first number;
(E) determining whether a stored page is to be assembled into the second book based on the second set of pagination information wherein a third number of stored pages to be assembled into the second book is different than the second number and no greater than the first number;
(F) generating page description language instructions for production of the first and second books in accordance with the first and second sets of pagination information; and
(G) producing the first and second books in a single press run. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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