Printing apparatus, print instruction apparatus, image forming apparatus, printing method and a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for inputting a minimum character size for N-up mode printing
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorEiji Nishi
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Abstract
When user specifies a desired minimum font size through a host computer 2, and issues a print instruction to a printer 3, a recommended N-up number operating section 37 of the printer 3 performs an arithmetic operation to obtain a maximum N-up number with which font size not larger than the desired minimum font size are not included. A printing section 35 of the printer 3 prints the obtained N-up number of sheets of original document images on one sheet of paper.
Claims13
A printing apparatus having an N-up mode for printing out a predetermined number of sheets of original document images on one sheet of paper, comprising:
- an arithmetic section for performing at least one arithmetic operation to obtain a maximum number of sheets of said original document images so as to prevent any image on said paper from including characters not larger than a predetermined size when the N-up mode is performed, based on character size information that indicates a minimum character size after a reduction;
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- an output section for printing out the maximum number of sheets of the original document images obtained by the arithmetic operation of the arithmetic section on one sheet of paper;
- wherein the minimum character size is directly inputted by a user before a first of the at least one arithmetic operation.
A print instruction apparatus for issuing an N-up mode print instruction to an image forming apparatus having an N-up mode for printing out a predetermined number of sheets of original document images on one sheet of paper, comprising:
- an input section for inputting a minimum character size;
- a storage section for storing the predetermined number of sheets of original document images and the minimum character size inputted from the input section;
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- a transmitting section for transmitting the minimum character size and the predetermined number of sheets of original document images to the image forming apparatus so as to issue the N-up mode print instruction thereto, wherein the minimum character size indicates a minimum character size after a reduction;
- wherein the minimum character size is specified by a user before any N-up mode print instruction is issued.
A print instruction apparatus for issuing an N-up mode print instruction to image forming apparatus having an N-up mode for printing out a predetermined number of sheets of original document images on one sheet of paper, comprising:
- an input section for inputting a minimum character size;
- a storage section for storing the predetermined number of sheets of original document images and the minimum character size inputted from the input section;
- an arithmetic section for performing at least one arithmetic operation to obtain a maximum number of sheets of the original document images so as to prevent any image on the paper from including characters not larger than the minimum character size when the N-up mode is performed, wherein the minimum character size indicates a minimum character size after a reduction;
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- a transmitting section for transmitting the maximum number of sheets and the predetermined number of sheets of the original document images to the image forming apparatus so as to issue the N-up mode print instruction thereto;
- wherein the minimum character size is directly specified by a user before a first of the at least one arithmetic operation.
An image forming apparatus having an N-up mode for printing out a predetermined number of sheets of original document images on one sheet of paper, and performs the N-up mode in accordance with a print instruction from print instruction apparatus, comprising:
- an arithmetic section for performing at least one arithmetic operation to obtain a maximum number of sheets of the original document images so as to prevent any image on the paper from including characters not larger than a predetermined size when the N-up mode is performed, based on character size information that indicates a minimum character size after a reduction;
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- an output section for printing out the maximum number of sheets of the original document images obtained by the arithmetic operation of the arithmetic section on one sheet of paper;
- wherein the minimum character size is directly inputted by a user before a first of the at least one arithmetic operation.
A printing method in an N-up mode for printing out a predetermined number of sheets of original document images on one sheet of paper, comprising:
- performing at least one arithmetic operation to obtain a maximum number of sheets of the original document images so as to prevent any image on the paper from including characters not larger than a predetermined size when said N-up mode is performed, based on character size information that indicates a minimum character size after a reduction;
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- printing out the maximum number of sheets of the original document images on one sheet of paper;
- wherein the minimum character size is directly inputted by a user before a first of the at least one arithmetic operation.
A computer-readable recording medium that stores a program including instructions for a computer comprising:
- performing at least one arithmetic operation to obtain a maximum number of sheets of original document images so as to prevent any image on paper from including characters not larger than a predetermined size when an N-up mode for printing out a predetermined number of sheets of said original document images on one sheet of paper is performed, based on character size information that indicates a minimum character size after a reduction;
- wherein the minimum character size is directly inputted by a user before a first of the at least one arithmetic operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.