Print control method and apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoji Nakagiri, Satoshi Nishikawa, Yasuo Mori
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Abstract
When “store” of intermediate data is designated in a print process, a spooler stores intermediate data and an output job setup file in a spool file. When the stored job is selected, a previewer displays a list of jobs, and displays a print preview image. In this case, if “Same side on” is designated, pages of successive jobs are laid out without any gaps. If “new sheet” is designated, pages of the trailing job are laid out on a new sheet. If “Other side on” is designated, pages of the trailing job are laid out on a new surface.
Claims18
A print control method of combining stored print jobs, comprising:
- a layout instructing step of allowing a user to instruct plural print jobs to use a common layout when the plural print jobs are combined;
- a combine method designating step of allowing a user to designate a combine method from a plurality of combine methods for indicating how to lay out each page of the plural print jobs to be combined on plural sheets when it is instructed in said layout instructing step that the common layout is used by the plural print jobs and double-sided printing is designated;
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- a layout step of successively laying out a last page of a leading print job and a first page of a trailing print job without a gap when a first method is designated as the combine method, laying out the first page of the trailing print job on a surface next to a surface on which the last page of the leading print job is laid out when a second method is designated as the combine method, and laying out the first page of the trailing print job on a sheet next to a sheet on which the last page of the leading print job is laid out when a third method is designated as the combine method.
A print control apparatus for combining stored print jobs, comprising:
- a layout instruction unit, adapted to allow a user to instruct plural print jobs to use a common layout when the plural print jobs are combined;
- a combine method designating unit, adapted to allow a user to designate a combine method from a plurality of combine methods for indicating how to lay out each page of the plural print jobs to be combined on plural sheets when it is instructed in said layout instructing step that the common layout is used by the plural print jobs and double-sided printing is designated;
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- a layout editor, adapted to successively lay out a last page of a leading print job and a first page of a trailing print job without a gap when a first method is designated as the combine method, laying out the first page of the trailing print job on a surface next to a surface on which the last page of the leading print job is laid out when a second method is designated as the combine method, and laying out the first page of the trailing print job on a sheet next to a sheet on which the last page of the leading print job is laid out when a third method is designated as the combine method.
A computer readable storage medium that stores a computer program for combining stored print jobs, said program including:
- a layout instructing procedure code for allowing a user to instruct plural print jobs to use a common layout when the plural print jobs are combined;
- a combine method designating procedure code for allowing a user to designate a combine method from at least three combine methods for indicating how to lay out each page of the plural print jobs to be combined on plural sheets when it is instructed in said layout instructing step that the common layout is used by the plural print jobs and double-sided printing is designated;
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- a layout procedure code for successively laying out a last page of a leading print job and a first page of a trailing print job without a gap when a first method is designated as the combine method, laying out the first page of the trailing print job on a surface next to a surface on which the last page of the leading print job is laid out when a second method is designated as the combine method, and laying out the first page of the trailing print job on a sheet next to a sheet on which the last page of the leading print job is laid out when a third method is designated as the combine method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.