Printing pages in accordance with a remainder computation formula

• US 7,260,778 B2
• Filed: 10/16/2002
• Issued: 08/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Benayoun, Alain, Baron, Dominique, Drouot, Christine
• Primary Examiner(s): PAULA, CESAR B
• Application Number:
  US10/272,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20030084406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,770 Days
• Field of Search: 715517-521, 715525-527, 715908-910
• US Class Current: 715/248
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00578 Composite print mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00957 Compiling jobs, e.g. for batch processing H04N1/3208 takes precedence; program code compilation G06F8/41
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/387 Composing, repositioning or otherwise geometrically modifying originals

Abstract

A system and method to print graphic documents in booklet format. The system allows the user to have a booklet print option available as a print option of a graphic editor. The system generates a plurality of graphic pages, and orders the pages into logical sequences, each logical sequence being associated to a predefined layout. The ordering of the pages includes ordering the plurality of graphic pages into a booklet logical sequence, where the booklet logical sequence is associated with a booklet layout. The pages are ordered according to the value of a remainder ‘R’ according to ‘R=N_modulo(4)’, wherein ‘N’ is the number of graphic pages to be ordered.

Claims

1. A method for printing N graphic pages as a booklet document, said N pages being numbered as page 1, page 2, . . . , page N, said N being a positive integer of at least 2, said method comprising the steps of:

computing a remainder R such that R=N modulo(4); and

printing the N pages on a plurality of sheets of the document according to a printing sequence of the N pages dictated by the remainder R, wherein each sheet has a recto side and a verso side, and wherein the recto and verso sides each have a left hand side and a right hand side, wherein said computing the remainder R has computed R=1, and wherein said printing the N pages comprises the steps of;

(a) providing the sheets in a printer such that a next sheet available for being printed is in the printer;

(b) setting I=N+3, I4=N+3, and J=1;

(c) after steps (a)-(b), printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(d) if N<

5 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(e) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(f) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(g) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet;

(h) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(i) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(j) printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(k) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(l) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(m) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(n) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed, wherein steps (c)-(n) are performed in the order recited;

(o) after step (n), if N<

9 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(p) setting P=3;

(q) after step (p), printing page I4−

2P+2 on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page 2P−

1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(r) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(s) printing page 2P on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I4−

2P+1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(t) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(u) incrementing P by 1;

(v) if P<

I4/4 then ending said printing the N pages, otherwise looping back to step (q) and performing steps (q)-(v) iteratively until said printing the N pages ends in step (v), wherein steps (q)-(v) are performed in the order recited.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein N<

9.

3. A method for printing N graphic pages as a booklet document, said N pages being numbered as page 1, page 2, . . . , page N, said N being a positive integer of at least 2, said method comprising the steps of:

computing a remainder R such that R=N modulo(4); and

printing the N pages on a plurality of sheets of the document according to a printing sequence of the N pages dictated by the remainder R, wherein each sheet has a recto side and a verso side, and wherein the recto and verso sides each have a left hand side and a right hand side, wherein said computing the remainder R has computed R=2 or R=3, and wherein said printing the N pages comprises the steps of;

(a) providing the sheets in a printer such that a next sheet available for being printed is in the printer;

(b) if said computing has computed R=2 then setting I=N+2, I4=N+2, and J=1, and if said computing has computed R=3 then setting I=N+1, I4=N+1, and J=1;

(c) after steps (a)-(b), printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(d) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(e) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(f) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet, and if said computing has computed R=3 then printing page I on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(g) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(h) if N<

5 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(i) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(j) printing page I on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(k) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(l) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(m) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(n) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed, wherein steps (c)-(n) are performed in the order recited;

(o) after step (n), if N<

9 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(p) setting P=3;

(q) after step (p), printing page I4−

2P+2 on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page 2P−

1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(r) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(s) printing page 2P on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I4−

2P+1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(t) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(u) incrementing P by 1;

(v) if P<

I4/4 then ending said printing the N pages, otherwise looping back to step (q) and performing steps (q)-(v) iteratively until said printing the N pages ends in step (v), wherein steps (q)-(v) are performed in the order recited.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said computing has computed R=2.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein N<

9.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein said computing has computed R=3.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein N<

9.

8. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm adapted to implement a method for printing N graphic pages as a booklet document, said N pages being numbered as page 1, page 2, . . . , page N, said N being a positive integer of at least 2, said method comprising the steps of:

computing a remainder R such that R=N modulo(4); and

printing the N pages on a plurality of sheets of the document according to a printing sequence of the N pages dictated by the remainder R, wherein each sheet has a recto side and a verso side, and wherein the recto and verso sides each have a left hand side and a right hand side, wherein said computing the remainder R has computed R=1, and wherein said printing the N pages comprises the steps of;

(a) providing the sheets in a printer such that a next sheet available for being printed is in the printer;

(b) setting I=N+3, I4=N+3, and J=1;

(c) after steps (a)-(b), printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(d) if N<

5 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(e) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(f) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(g) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet;

(h) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(i) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(j) printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(k) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(l) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(m) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(n) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed, wherein steps (c)-(n) are performed in the order recited;

(o) after step (n), if N<

9 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(p) setting P=3;

(q) after step (p), printing page I4−

2P+2 on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page 2P−

1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(r) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(s) printing page 2P on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I4−

2P+1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(t) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(u) incrementing P by 1;

(v) if P<

I4/4 then ending said printing the N pages, otherwise looping back to step (q) and performing steps (q)-(v) iteratively until said printing the N pages ends in step (v), wherein steps (q)-(v) are performed in the order recited.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein N<

9.

10. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm adapted to implement a method for printing N graphic pages as a booklet document, said N pages being numbered as page 1, page 2, . . . , page N, said N being a positive integer of at least 2, said method comprising the steps of:

computing a remainder R such that R=N modulo(4); and

printing the N pages on a plurality of sheets of the document according to a printing sequence of the N pages dictated by the remainder R, wherein each sheet has a recto side and a verso side, and wherein the recto and verso sides each have a left hand side and a right hand side, wherein said computing the remainder R has computed R=2 or R=3, and wherein said printing the N pages comprises the steps of;

(a) providing the sheets in a printer such that a next sheet available for being printed is in the printer;

(b) if said computing has computed R=2 then setting I=N+2, I4=N+2, and J=1, and if said computing has computed R=3 then setting I =N+1, I4=N+1, and J=1;

(c) after steps (a)-(b), printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(d) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(e) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(f) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet, and if said computing has computed R=3 then printing page I on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(g) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(h) if N<

5 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(i) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(j) printing page I on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(k) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(l) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(m) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(n) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed, wherein steps (c)-(n) are performed in the order recited;

(o) after step (n), if N<

9 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(p) setting P=3;

(q) after step (p), printing page I4−

2P+2 on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page 2P−

1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(r) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(s) printing page 2P on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I4−

2P+1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(t) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(u) incrementing P by 1;

(v) if P<

I4/4 then ending said printing the N pages, otherwise looping back to step (q) and performing steps (q)-(v) iteratively until said printing the N pages ends in step (v), wherein steps (q)-(v) are performed in the order recited.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein said computing has computed R=2.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein N<

9.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein said computing has computed R=3.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein N<

9.

15. A system comprising a computer and computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said program code when executed by the computer implements a method for printing N graphic pages as a booklet document, said N pages being numbered as page 1, page 2, . . . , page N, said N being a positive integer of at least 2, said method comprising the steps of:

computing a remainder R such that R=N modulo(4); and

printing the N pages on a plurality of sheets of the document according to a printing sequence of the N pages dictated by the remainder R, wherein each sheet has a recto side and a verso side, and wherein the recto and verso sides each have a left hand side and a right hand side, wherein said computing the remainder R has computed R=1, and wherein said printing the N pages comprises the steps of;

(a) providing the sheets in a printer such that a next sheet available for being printed is in the printer;

(b) setting I=N+3, I4=N+3, and J=1;

(c) after steps (a)-(b), printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(d) if N<

5 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(e) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(f) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(g) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet;

(h) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(i) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(j) printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(k) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(l) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(m) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(n) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed, wherein steps (c)-(n) are performed in the order recited;

(o) after step (n), if N<

9 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(p) setting P=3;

(q) after step (p), printing page I4−

2P+2 on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page 2P−

1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(r) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(s) printing page 2P on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I4−

2P+1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(t) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(u) incrementing P by 1;

(v) if P<

I4/4 then ending said printing the N pages, otherwise looping back to step (q) and performing steps (q)-(v) iteratively until said printing the N pages ends in step (v), wherein steps (q)-(v) are performed in the order recited.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein N<

9.

17. A system comprising a computer and computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said program code when executed by the computer implements a method for printing N graphic pages as a booklet document, said N pages being numbered as page 1, page 2, . . . , page N, said N being a positive integer of at least 2, said method comprising the steps of:

computing a remainder R such that R=N modulo(4); and

printing the N pages on a plurality of sheets of the document according to a printing sequence of the N pages dictated by the remainder R, wherein each sheet has a recto side and a verso side, and wherein the recto and verso sides each have a left hand side and a right hand side, wherein said computing the remainder R has computed R=2 or R=3, and wherein said printing the N pages comprises the steps of;

(a) providing the sheets in a printer such that a next sheet available for being printed is in the printer;

(b) if said computing has computed R=2 then setting I=N+2, I4 =N+2, and J=1, and if said computing has computed R=3 then setting I=N+1, I4=N+1, and J=1;

(c) after steps (a)-(b), printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(d) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(e) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(f) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet, and if said computing has computed R=3 then printing page I on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(g) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(h) if N<

5 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(i) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(j) printing page I on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page J on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(k) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(l) decrementing I by 1 and incrementing J by 1;

(m) printing page J on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(n) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed, wherein steps (c)-(n) are performed in the order recited;

(o) after step (n), if N<

9 then removing the printed next sheet from the printer and ending said printing the N pages, otherwise;

(p) setting P=3;

(q) after step (p), printing page I4−

2P+2 on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page 2P−

1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(r) turning the next sheet in the printer on a short edge of the next sheet;

(s) printing page 2P on the left hand side of the next sheet and printing page I4−

2P+1 on the right hand side of the next sheet;

(t) removing the printed next sheet from the printer such that another sheet in the printer becomes the next sheet available for being printed;

(u) incrementing P by 1;

(v) if P<

I4/4 then ending said printing the N pages, otherwise looping back to step (q) and performing steps (q)-(v) iteratively until said printing the N pages ends in step (v), wherein steps (q)-(v) are performed in the order recited.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said computing has computed R=2.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein N<

9.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein said computing has computed R=3.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein N<

9.