N-up sheetlet based imaging with flexible formatting of logical pages
US8248652B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1252
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems herein provide for flexible formatting of print jobs and their associated logical pages. One N-up printing system is adapted to receive a print job from a host system for printing to a tangible medium. The print job includes at least a first logical page. The printing system includes an N-up formatter interface adapted to receive formatting parameters. The printing system also includes an N-up formatter that is communicatively coupled to the N-up formatter interface. The N-up formatter is adapted to generate a first page inclusion object based on the formatting parameters. The N-up formatter is further adapted to input the first logical page to the first page inclusion object and position the first logical page within the first page inclusion object.
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