US 9,067,453 B2Granted

Book production system, method and program storage medium

AssigneeXerox Corporation

InventorsMichael A. Wiegand, Albert L. O'Neil, III, Brian Wilson

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Abstract

The disclosed book production system and method allow a book block and flexible book cover for that book block to be printed in the same print job immediately prior to binding. Specifically, a user-selection indicates that a book print job contains both the book block and the cover. Raster image processing is performed to produce raster images based on all page descriptions in the print job. The raster images are sorted by size to identify first raster images for the book block pages and to identify at least one second raster image, which is more than twice as large as any of the first raster images, for the cover. The pages for the book block and the cover can be printed on first print media sheets and on a second larger print media sheet, respectively. Then, the cover can be bound to the book block by an in-line bookbinder.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A book production system comprising:

a graphical user interface displaying a print job submission form for a print job for a book, said print job submission form providing a menu for selection, by a user, of one of a plurality of cover type options, said cover type options comprising:
a first cover type option indicating a pre-printed cover;
a second cover type option indicating that said print job contains page descriptions for pages of a book block and for a cover for said book block and further indicating user-selection of print media sheets for said pages;
and,
a third cover type option indicating that said print job contains said page descriptions for said pages of said book block and for said cover for said book block and further indicating a request for automatic system-selection of said print media sheets for said pages;
a controller in communication with said graphical user interface and receiving said print job for said book from said user using said print job submission form on said graphical user interface, said controller comprising:
a raster image processor performing raster image processing to produce raster images corresponding to each of said page descriptions;
and
a decomposer sorting said raster images corresponding to each of said page descriptions by size when said print job submission form indicates user-selection of one of said second cover type option and said third cover type option on said menu, said decomposer further identifying, based on said size, first raster images for said pages of said book block and at least one second raster image for said cover, said at least one second raster image for said cover being identified due to being larger than any of said first raster images and said sorting of said raster images and said identifying of said first raster images and said at least one second raster image being performed because, within said print job, said cover may correspond to any of said page descriptions;
at least one print engine operatively controlled by said controller, said at least one print engine printing said pages of said book block based on said first raster images and said cover based on said at least one second raster image, said pages being printed on first print media sheets and said cover being printed on a second print media sheet that is larger than said first print media sheets;
and
a bookbinder operatively controlled by said controller, said bookbinder receiving said pages of said book block from said at least one print engine, stacking said pages to form said book block, receiving said cover from said at least one print engine, and binding said cover to said book block to form said book.

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A book production system comprising:

a graphical user interface displaying a print job submission form for a print job for a book, said print job submission form providing a menu for selection, by a user, of one of a plurality of cover type options, said cover type options comprising:
a first cover type option indicating a pre-printed cover;
a second cover type option indicating that said print job contains page descriptions for pages of a book block and for a cover for said book block and further indicating user-selection of print media sheets for said pages;
and,
a third cover type option indicating that said print job contains said page descriptions for said pages of said book block and for said cover for said book block and further indicating a request for automatic system-selection of said print media sheets for said pages;
a controller in communication with said graphical user interface and receiving said print job for said book from said user using said print job submission form on said graphical user interface, said controller comprising:
a raster image processor performing raster image processing to produce raster images corresponding to each of said page descriptions;
a decomposer sorting said raster images corresponding to each of said page descriptions by size when said print job submission form indicates user-selection of said third cover type option on said menu, said decomposer further identifying, based on said size, first raster images for said pages of said book block and at least one second raster image for said cover, said at least one second raster image for said cover being identified due to being greater than two times larger than any of said first raster images and said sorting of said raster images and said identifying of said first raster images and said at least one second raster image being performed because, within said print job, said cover may correspond to any of said page descriptions;
a print media sheet selector automatically selecting first print media sheets for said pages of said book block and a second print media sheet for said cover based on sizes of said first raster images and said at least one second raster image, respectively, when said print job submission for indicates said user-selection of said third cover type option on said menu, said automatically selecting being performed such that said second print media sheet is greater than two times larger than each first print media sheet;
at least one print engine operatively controlled by said controller, said at least one print engine printing said pages of said book block based on said first raster images and said cover based on said at least one second raster image, said pages of said book block being printed on said first print media sheets and said cover being printed on said second print media sheet;
and
a bookbinder operatively controlled by said controller, said bookbinder receiving said pages of said book block from said at least one print engine, stacking said pages to form said book block, receiving said cover from said at least one print engine, and binding said cover to said book block to form said book.

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A book production method comprising:

receiving a print job for a book from a user using a print job submission form on a graphical user interface, said print job submission form providing a menu for selection, by a user, of one of a plurality of cover type options, said cover type options comprising:
a first cover type option indicating a pre-printed cover;
a second cover type option indicating that said print job contains page descriptions for pages of a book block and for a cover for said book block and further indicating user-selection of print media sheets for said pages;
and,
a third cover type option indicating that said print job contains said page descriptions for said pages of said book block and for said cover for said book block and further indicating a request for automatic system-selection of said print media sheets for said pages;
performing raster image processing to produce raster images corresponding to each of said page descriptions;
when said print job submission form indicates user-selection of one of said second cover type option and said third cover type option on said menu, sorting said raster images corresponding to each of said page descriptions by size and further identifying, based on said size, first raster images for said pages of said book block and at least one second raster image for said cover, said at least one second raster image for said cover being identified due to being larger than any of said first raster images and said sorting of said raster images being performed because, within said print job, said cover may correspond to any of said page descriptions;
printing said pages of said book block based on said first raster images and said cover based on said at least one second raster image, said pages being printed on first print media sheets and said cover being printed on a second print media sheet that is larger than said first print media sheets;
stacking said pages to form said book block;
and
binding said cover to said book block to form said book.

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A non-transitory storage medium readable by a computerized device, said non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executed by said computerized device to perform a book production method, said book production method comprising:

receiving a print job for a book from a user using a print job submission form on a graphical user interface, said print job submission form providing a menu for selection, by a user, of one of a plurality of cover type options, said cover type options comprising:
a first cover type option indicating a pre-printed cover;
a second cover type option indicating that said print job contains page descriptions for pages of a book block and for a cover for said book block and further indicating user-selection of print media sheets for said pages;
and,
a third cover type option indicating that said print job contains said page descriptions for said pages of said book block and for said cover for said book block and further indicating a request for automatic system-selection of said print media sheets for said pages;
performing raster image processing to produce raster images corresponding to each of said page descriptions;
when said print job submission form indicates user-selection of one of said second cover type option and said third cover type option on said menu, sorting said raster images corresponding to each of said pages descriptions by size and identifying, based on said size, first raster images for said pages of said book block and at least one second raster image for said cover, said at least one second raster image for said cover being identified due to being larger than any of said first raster images and said sorting of said raster images being performed because, within said print job, said cover may correspond to any of said page descriptions;
printing said pages of said book block based on said first raster images and said cover based on said at least one second raster image, said pages being printed on first print media sheets and said cover being printed on a second print media sheet that is larger than said first print media sheets;
stacking said pages to form said book block;
and
binding said cover to said book block to form said book.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/410,334Filed 2 Mar 2012
Published: US 2013/0230367 A15 Sep 2013
Granted: 30 Jun 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

B42C 19/00
Multi-step processes for making books
B42C 11/04
Casing-in: machines or equipment for casing-in or applying covers to books
G06F 3/1208
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours,…
G06F 3/1244
Print job management: job translation or job parsing, e.g. page banding