Systems and methods for efficiently printing poster documents
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorsAnthony Ashton, James Owen
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Abstract
In an exemplary method, a driver for a printing device receives a print job comprising a poster document. The print job is designated to be printed on a printing device. The driver identifies the size of the paper for which the poster document is initially formatted. The driver determines whether the target printing device is capable of printing on larger paper. If the target printing device is capable of printing on larger paper, the driver reformats the poster document for printing on the larger paper.
Claims23
A method for minimizing how many physical pages are used to print a poster document, comprising:
- receiving a print job comprising a document;
- receiving a request to print the document as a poster document;
- identifying an initial paper size for which the document is initially formatted;
- determining whether a target printing device is capable of printing on a larger paper size;
- and
- if the target printing device is capable of printing on the larger paper size, formatting the poster document for printing on the larger paper size.
A computer system that is configured to implement a method for minimizing how many physical pages are used to print a poster document, the computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to implement a method comprising:
- receiving a print job comprising a document;
- receiving a request to print the document as a poster document;
- identifying an initial paper size for which the document is initially formatted;
- determining whether a target printing device is capable of printing on a larger paper size;
- and
- if the target printing device is capable of printing on the larger paper size, formatting the poster document for printing on the larger paper size.
A computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions for implementing a method for minimizing how many physical pages are used to print a poster document, the method comprising:
- receiving a print job comprising a document;
- receiving a request to print the document as a poster document;
- identifying an initial paper size for which the document is initially formatted;
- determining whether a target printing device is capable of printing on a larger paper size;
- and
- if the target printing device is capable of printing on the larger paper size, formatting the poster document for printing on the larger paper size.
A method for enlarging a single-page document to a poster document, comprising:
- receiving a print job comprising the single-page document;
- receiving instructions from a user to enlarge the single-page document to a poster document;
- presenting to the user an option to print the poster document on paper that is non-symmetrical relative to the single-page document;
- and
- if the user selects the option, enlarging the single-page document for printing on the non-symmetrical paper.
A method for allowing a user to manually manipulate characteristics of a poster document before printing, comprising:
- receiving a print job comprising a document;
- receiving a request to print the document as a poster document;
- displaying a user interface window;
- providing a preview area within the user interface window, the preview area showing how the poster document will appear when printed;
- providing at least one size adjustment control within the user interface window, wherein the at least one size adjustment control allows the user to resize the poster document;
- and
- providing at least one paper size control within the user interface window, wherein the at least one paper size control allows the user to change a paper size for which the poster document is formatted for printing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.