Data generating apparatus, data generating method, and recording medium
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorMasashi KURANOSHITA
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Abstract
A data generating apparatus and a data generating method generate imposition data for imposing a plurality of pages on a print medium. A recording medium stores therein a program which enables a computer to function as an apparatus for generating such imposition data. After imposition data have been converted from grid data into fold data, trials are performed to fold a hypothetical print medium based on the converted fold data, so that pages, which are superimposed by folding the hypothetical print medium, have sequential page numbers and are oriented in one direction. Results of the trials are acquired as fold information for folding an actual print medium.
Claims9
A data generating apparatus for generating imposition data for imposing a plurality of pages on a print medium, comprising:
- a fold data converter for converting grid data defining positions of pages, page numbers of the pages, and orientations of the pages, as the imposition data, into fold data defining positions of fold lines about which the print medium is folded into a signature, folding directions, and a folding sequence;
- a folding trial conductor for attempting to fold a hypothetical print medium, which simulates the print medium, based on the fold data, so that pages superposed by folding the print medium have sequential page numbers and are oriented in one direction;
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- a fold information acquirer for acquiring a result of folding trial events performed to successfully fold the hypothetical print medium into a signature, as fold information representing the positions of fold lines about which the print medium is folded into a signature, folding directions, and a folding sequence.
A data generating method of generating imposition data for imposing a plurality of pages on a print medium, comprising:
- a first step of converting grid data defining positions of pages, page numbers of the pages, and orientations of the pages, as the imposition data, into fold data defining positions of fold lines about which the print medium is folded into a signature, folding directions, and a folding sequence;
- a second step of attempting to fold a hypothetical print medium, which simulates the print medium, based on the fold data, so that pages superposed by folding the print medium have sequential page numbers and are oriented in one direction;
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- a third step of acquiring a result of folding trial events performed to successfully fold the hypothetical print medium into a signature, as fold information representing the positions of fold lines about which the print medium is folded into a signature, folding directions, and a folding sequence.
A non-transitory recording medium storing therein a program for enabling a computer to function as a unit for generating imposition data for imposing a plurality of pages on a print medium, the program enabling the computer to perform functions of:
- converting grid data defining positions of pages, page numbers of the pages, and orientations of the pages, as the imposition data, into fold data defining positions of fold lines about which the print medium is folded into a signature, folding directions, and a folding sequence;
- attempting to fold a hypothetical print medium, which simulates the print medium, based on the fold data, so that pages superposed by folding the print medium have sequential page numbers and are oriented in one direction;
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- acquiring a result of folding trial events performed to successfully fold the hypothetical print medium into a signature, as fold information representing the positions of fold lines about which the print medium is folded into a signature, folding directions, and a folding sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.