Double-sided print layout previewing

• US 8,009,303 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Issued: 08/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Mori, Yasuo, Nishikawa, Satoshi, Kujirai, Yasuhiro, Nakagiri, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): GARCIA, GABRIEL I
• Application Number:
  US12/567,709
• Publication Number:
  US 20100064211A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.1, 358/1.2, 358/1.6, 358/1.13, 358/1.14, 358/1.17, 358/1.18, 358/527, 358/528, 358/537, 358/538, 358/449, 358450-453, 358/1.15
• US Class Current: 358/1.13
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1208 resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1256 User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1284 Local printer device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3871 the composed originals being of different kinds, e.g. low- and high-resolution originals

Abstract

Defect-free printing is achieved by previewing on a display prior to printing, device functions and print specifications. Preview of double-sided faces is concurrently provided when double-sided printing is specified. A preview image is displayed indicating a first printing face on which a plurality of pages have been placed based on a layout attribute, a double-sided printing attribute and document data. The preview image is further modified based on whether or not specified pages of the document data have or have not been deleted.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus for displaying a preview image based on document data generated by an application and having a printer driver generating print data, comprising:

a setting unit constructed to set a layout attribute to place a plurality of pages on a printing face of a sheet and a double-sided printing attribute in according with instruction input via a setting screen provided by the printer driver;

a display controlling unit constructed to display a preview image indicating a first printing face on which the plurality of pages have been placed based on the layout attribute and the double-sided printing attribute set by the setting unit and the document data;

a specifying unit constructed to specify a single page while the preview image is displayed; and

a deleting unit constructed to delete the single page specified by said specifying unit of the plurality of pages to have been placed on the preview image indicating the first printing face displayed by said display controlling unit;

wherein said display controlling unit displays the preview image indicating the first printing face on which (1) a page not to be deleted by said deleting unit of the plurality of pages to have been placed on the first printing face and (2) a single page of a plurality of pages to have been placed on a second printing face following the first printing face have been placed, when the single page was deleted by said deleting unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the deleting unit deletes the single page selected by a user via the preview image displayed by the display controlling unit.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first printing face is an obverse face and the second printing face is a reverse face.

4. A method of controlling preview display of document data generated by an application and a printer driver generating print data, comprising:

a setting step of setting a layout attribute to place a plurality of pages on a printing face of a sheet and a double-sided printing attribute in according with instruction input via a setting screen provided by the printer driver;

a display controlling step of displaying a preview image indicating a first printing face on which the plurality of pages have been placed based on the layout attribute and the double-sided printing attribute set by the setting step and the document data;

a specifying step of specifying a single page while the preview image is displayed; and

a deleting step of deleting the single page specified by said specifying step of the plurality of pages to have been placed on the preview image indicating the first printing face displayed by said display controlling step;

wherein said display controlling step displays the preview image indicating the first printing face on which (1) a page not to be deleted by said deleting step of the plurality of pages to have been placed on the first printing face and (2) a single page of a plurality of pages to have been placed on a second printing face following the first printing face have been placed, when the single page was deleted by said deleting step.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the deleting step deletes the single page selected by a user via the preview image displayed by the display controlling step.

6. The information processing method according to claim 4, wherein the first printing face is an obverse face and the second printing face is a reverse face.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application and a printer driver generating print data, the program comprising:

a setting code for setting a layout attribute to place a plurality of pages on a printing face of a sheet and a double-sided printing attribute in according with instruction input via a setting screen provided by the printer driver;

a display controlling code for displaying a preview image indicating a first printing face on which the plurality of pages have been placed based on the layout attribute and the double-sided printing attribute set by the setting code and the document data;

a specifying code constructed to specify a single page while the preview image is displayed; and

a deleting code for deleting the single page specified by said specifying code of the plurality of pages to have been placed on the preview image indicating the first printing face displayed by said display controlling code;

wherein said display controlling code displays the preview image indicating the first printing face on which (1) a page not to be deleted by said deleting code of the plurality of pages to have been placed on the first printing face and (2) a single page of a plurality of pages to have been placed on a second printing face following the first printing face have been placed, when the single page was deleted by said deleting code.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the deleting code deletes the single page selected by a user via the preview image displayed by the display controlling code.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing method according to claim 7, wherein the first printing face is an obverse face and the second printing face is a reverse face.