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US 2011/0032562 A1Published application
Greenbooks
AssigneeElectronics for Imaging, Inc.
InventorsMark McCuen, Toby Weiss, John Henze
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Abstract
A computer architecture that integrates desktop productivity applications with various visualization engines and various output engines allowing visualization, modification and formatting of the ultimate output from the application. Methods for accomplishing content visualization, editing and formatting in light of one or more printing option are also provided. Methods and apparatus are also provided for environmentally-friendly printing in booklet form.
Claims21
A method of printing an environmentally-friendly booklet comprising:
- providing a processor configured for gathering content, merging content with printer capability information, automatically creating environmentally-friendly booklet impositions, and initiating print jobs, wherein said processor is operatively coupled with a display and at least one printer, and wherein said at least one printer includes a finisher;
- displaying a graphical user interface on said display, wherein said graphical user interface include tools for allowing a user to gather digital content;
- gathering digital content with said processor in response to an instruction by said user;
- automatically gathering printer capabilities from said at least one printer by said processor;
- merging gathered content and printer capabilities, thereby forming merged data;
- presenting a user with at least one environmentally-friendly booklet printing option based on said merged data;
- automatically creating a printing imposition based on the selection of said at least one environmentally-friendly booklet printing option;
- receiving a printing instruction from said user via said graphical user interface to print said content according to said at least one environmentally-friendly booklet printing option;
- printing said content according to said at least one environmentally-friendly booklet printing option on said at least one printer, wherein printing includes the steps of:
- printing content on sheets according to said imposition;
- collating printed pages according to said imposition;
- folding collated pages using said finisher;
- outputting environmentally-friendly booklet, thereby automatically reducing paper consumption.
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A system for printing an environmentally-friendly booklet comprising:
- a client computer having a processor and a monitor, wherein the client computer is operatively coupled with at least one printer;
- a processing module operatively coupled to said process, wherein said publishing module is configured for gathering content, merging content with printer capability information, automatically creating environmentally-friendly booklet impositions, and initiating print jobs, wherein said processor is operatively coupled with a display and at least one printer, and wherein said at least one printer includes a finisher;
- wherein said monitor displays a graphical user interface comprising tools for allowing a user to gather digital content, said tools including:
- tools for gathering digital content with said processor in response to an instruction by said user;
- tools for automatically gathering printer capabilities from said at least one printer by said processor;
- tools for merging gathered content and printer capabilities, thereby forming merged data;
- tools for presenting a user with at least one environmentally-friendly booklet printing option based on said merged data;
- tools for automatically creating a printing imposition based on the selection of said at least one environmentally-friendly booklet printing option;
- tools for receiving a printing instruction from said user via said graphical user interface to print said content according to said at least one environmentally-friendly booklet printing option;
- tools for printing said content according to said at least one environmentally-friendly booklet printing option on said at least one printer, wherein said at least one printer is configured for printing content on sheets according to said imposition, collating printed pages according to said imposition, folding collated pages using said finisher, and outputting an environmentally-friendly booklet, thereby automatically reducing paper consumption.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.