Print system for executing printing operations based on macros selectively designated on document set basis
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSatoshi Okimoto, Yoshie Teramura
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Abstract
A print system enables a user to set a different macro for each of a plurality of document sets in a simple method. A macro setting window 44a includes a macro display region 21, a macro setting region 26, an image region 25, a REGISTER button 22, a NEW button 23, and a DELETE button 24. The macro display region 21 displays macros selectable for the user and corresponding identification numbers. The macro setting region 26 includes a first input box 27 and a second input box 28. The user inputs an identification number of a desired macro in the first input box 28. Then, the user inputs in a corresponding second input box a numeral for designate a document set to which the selected macro is applied.
Claims15
A print system that produces plural copies of a document set, comprising:
- an original data generating unit that generates a single set of original data, each of the plural copies of the document set including the single set of the original data, the plural copies of the document set being divided into plural groups;
- a memory that stores a plurality of macros;
- macro designating means for enabling a user to selectively designate at least one macro to each of the plural groups such that the following macro designations may be made by the user:
- 1. designating the same macro to all of the groups, 2. designating a different macro to each group, and 3. designating one macro to some groups and designating another macro to other groups, each of the plural groups respectively comprising at least one copy of the document set including the single set of original data and the at least one designated macro;
- copy number setting means for enabling the user to set a number of copies of the document set for the each of the plural groups, respectively;
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- an image forming unit that produces the number of copies of the document set in the each of the plural groups, respectively.
A print system the produces plural copies of a document set, comprising:
- a computer;
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- an image forming device communicable with the computer, wherein:
- the computer includes:
- a macro generating unit that generates at least one macro;
- an original print data generating unit that generates a single set of original data, each of the plural copies of the document set including the single set of the original data, the plural copies of the document set being divided into plural groups;
- macro designating means for enabling a user to selectively designate at least one macro to each of the plural groups such that the following macro designations may be made by the user:
- 1. designating the same macro to all of the groups, 2. designating a different macro to each group, and 3. designating one macro to some groups and designating another macro to other groups, each of the plural groups respectively comprising at least one copy of the document set including the single set of original data and at least one designated macro;
- copy number setting means for enabling the user to set a number of copies of the document set for the each of the plural groups, respectively;
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- a communication unit that communicates the image forming device;
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- the image forming device includes:
- a first memory that stores the at least one macro transmitted from the communication unit;
- a second memory that stores the single set of original print data transmitted by the communication unit;
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- an image forming unit that produces the number of copies of the document set in each of the plural groups, respectively.
An image forming device that is communicable with an external device and produces plural copies of a document set, each of the plural copies of the document set including a single set of the original data, the plural copies of the document set being divided into plural groups, comprising:
- macro generating means for generating a macro;
- a memory that stores at least one macro generated by the macro generating means;
- macro designating means for enabling a user to selectively designate at least one macro to each of the plural groups such that the following macro designations may be made by the user:
- 1. designating the same macro to all of the groups, 2. designating a different macro to each group, and 3. designating one macro to some groups and designating another macro to other groups, each of the plural groups respectively comprising at least one copy of the document set including the single set of print data and the at least one designated macro;
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- an image forming unit that executes printing operations to produce the number of copies of the document set in the each of the plural groups, respectively, based on the single set of original data received from the external device and based further on the at least one designated macro.
A method of producing plural copies of a document set, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) generating a macro;
- b) transmitting the macro from a computer to an image forming device;
- c) storing the macro transmitted from the computer into a memory of the image forming device;
- d) generating a single set of original data, each of the plural copies of the document set including the single set of the original data, the plural copies of the document set being divided into plural groups;
- e) enabling a user to selectively designate at least one macro to each of the plural groups such that the following macro designations may be made by the user:
- 1. designating the same macro to all of the groups, 2. designating a different macro to each group, and 3. designating one macro to some groups and designating another macro to other groups, each of the plural groups respectively comprising at least one copy of the document set including the single set of original data and the at least one designated macro;
- f) enabling the user to set a number of copies of the document set for the each of the plural groups, respectively;
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- g) producing the number of copies of the document set in the each of the plural groups, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.