System and method for multiple page-per-sheet printing
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorHector Stuart Godley
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Abstract
A method, computer-readable medium and data processing system for printing multiple data sources is provided. A plurality of data sources is collected. Each data source of the plurality of data sources are assigned to one of a plurality of sheet representations that each comprise a logical representation of one of a sequence of sheets on which the data sources are to be printed. A number of data sources assigned to a sheet representation is independent of a number of data sources assigned to other sheet representations. The plurality of data sources may then be printed on the sequence of sheets according to assignments of the data sources to the sheet representations.
Claims20
A method of printing multiple data sources, comprising:
- collecting a plurality of data sources for printing;
- assigning each data source of the plurality of data sources to at least one of a plurality of sheet representations, wherein a number of data sources assigned to a sheet representation is independent of a number of data sources assigned to other sheet representations;
- and
- printing the plurality of data sources on the sequence of sheets according to assignments of the data sources to the sheet representations.
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system, the computer-executable instructions for performing a method of configuring data sources for printing, comprising:
- instructions that when executed provide a window that displays a data source;
- instructions that when executed provide a control that, in response to selection thereof while the data source is displayed in the window, collect the data source for printing, wherein the data source is one of a plurality of data sources;
- and
- instructions that assign each data source of the plurality of data sources to at least one of a plurality of sheet representations, wherein a number of data sources assigned to a sheet representation is independent of a number of data sources assigned to other sheet representations.
A data processing system for printing multiple pages, comprising:
- a network interface;
- a memory that contains a browser and an accumulator module as a set of instructions;
- and
- a processing unit, responsive to execution of the set of instructions, that collects a plurality of data sources, assigns each data source to one of a plurality of sheet representations, wherein a number of data sources assigned to a sheet representation is independent of a number of data sources assigned to other sheet representations, and that configures the plurality of data sources for printing on the sequence of sheets according to assignments of the data sources to the sheet representations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.