US 2012/0268792 A1 · PRINT PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT PROCESSING METHOD, AND PRINT CONTROL PROGRAM

Abstract

The print processing apparatus can set to perform either the page layout process for each page of the book-bound sheet bundle or the page layout process for the spread pages for the book-bound sheet bundle during bookbinding printing. At the time of combining the page layout function with the bookbinding print function, the arrangement of a plurality of pages on the spread pages for the book-bound sheet bundle is controlled if the page layout process for the spread pages for the book-bound sheet bundle during bookbinding printing is set. When a page-order mismatch occurs in the arrangement order specified for page layout, the arrangement order of pages which are a front cover and a rear cover of the book-bound sheet bundle is changed so as to maintain the integrity of the page order.

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Dependent claims

A print processing apparatus comprising:

a setting unit configured to set a first layout process for arranging a page of original data on each of a first printing area and a second printing area both constituting spread pages of a book or set a second layout process for arranging a page of original data across the spread pages of the book;
and
a print control unit configured to generate print data in which a plurality of pages is continuously arranged on the first printing area constituting the spread pages of the book and a plurality of pages subsequent to the plurality of pages arranged on the first printing area is continuously arranged on the second printing area when the first layout process is set by the setting unit or generate print data in which a plurality of pages is continuously arranged across the first printing area and the second printing area when the second layout process is set by the setting unit,
wherein a printed matter obtained when the first layout process is set and a printed matter obtained when the second layout process is set have a different layout of the original data in the spread pages of the book.

1 more element

A print, processing method to be executed by a print processing apparatus that generates print data according to a printed matter having a different layout of original data in spread pages of a book, the method comprising:

setting, in a setting step, a first layout process for arranging a page of original data on each of a first printing area and a second printing area both constituting spread pages of the book or setting a second layout process for arranging a page of original data across the spread pages of the book;
and
generating, in a print control step, print data in which a plurality of pages is continuously arranged on the first printing area constituting the spread pages of the book and a plurality of pages subsequent to the plurality of pages arranged on the first printing area is continuously arranged on the second printing area when the first layout process is set by the setting step or generating print data in which a plurality of pages is continuously arranged across the first printing area and the second printing area when the second layout process is set by the setting step.

A print control program to be executed by a computer of a print processing apparatus that generates print data according to a printed matter having a different layout of original data in spread pages of a book, the print control program causing the computer to execute:

setting, in a setting step, a first layout process for arranging a page of original data on each of a first printing area and a second printing area both constituting spread pages of the book or setting a second layout process for arranging a page of original data across the spread pages of the book;
and
generating, in a print control step, print data in which a plurality of pages is continuously arranged on the first printing area constituting the spread pages of the book and a plurality of pages subsequent to the plurality of pages arranged on the first printing area is continuously arranged on the second printing area when the first layout process is set by the setting step or generating print data in which a plurality of pages is continuously arranged across the first printing area and the second printing area when the second layout process is set by the setting step.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Print processing apparatus, print processing method, and print control program

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Print processing apparatus, print processing method, and print control program

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