EP0249495A2
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Multi-page document printing system with selectable page ordering and orientation
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1987-06-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-06-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to multi-page document printing system of the type which comprises means (51) for storing representations of each page of the document, a plurality of output printers (54, 55) each of which supplies printed pages with a different orientation, and a control system (51) for controlling the supply of the representations of the pages to the output printers so that the document can be printed. According to the invention the printing system is characterised in that it comprises mode selection means (56) for controlling the operation of the control system so that the control system supplies the representations of the pages to a selected one of the output printers in a selected order so that the pages of the document printed have a predetermined orientation.
Inventors
- 👤 Allen Webster Heath
- 👤 Frank Eliot Levine
- 👤 Wayne Leith Pravitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:01
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1297; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103; G06F40/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A multi-page document printing system comprising means (51) for storing representations of each page of said document, a plurality of output printers (54, 55) each of which supplies printed pages with a different orientation, and a control system (51) for controlling the supply of said representations of the pages to said output printers so that said document can be printed, characterised in that it comprises mode selection means (56) for controlling the operation of said control system so that it supplies the representations of the pages to a selected one of said output printers in a selected order so that the pages of the document printed have a predetermined orientation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A multi-page document printing system comprising means (51) for storing representations of each page of said document, a plurality of output printers (54, 55) each of which supplies printed pages with a different orientation, and a control system (51) for controlling the supply of said representations of the pages to said output printers so that said document can be printed, characterised in that it comprises mode selection means (56) for controlling the operation of said control system so that it supplies the representations of the pages to a selected one of said output printers in a selected order so that the pages of the document printed have a predetermined orientation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A document printing system as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that there are two output printers (54, 55), one of which supplies printed pages in succession, print side up, and the other of which supplies printed pages in succession, print side down.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A document printing system as claimed in either of the preceding claims characterised in that said control system supplies the representations of the document pages to the selected output printer either in the normal order, from the first page to the last page, or in the reverse order, from the last page to the first page.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of printing a multi-page document comprising storing representations of each page of said document, and supplying said representations of the pages to a plurality printers each of which supplies printed pages with a different orientation so that said document can be printed, characterised in that said representations of the pages are supplied to a selected one of said printers in a selected order so that the pages of the document printed have a predetermined orientation.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of printing a multi-page document comprising storing representations of each page of said document, and supplying said representations of the pages to a plurality printers each of which supplies printed pages with a different orientation so that said document can be printed, characterised in that said representations of the pages are supplied to a selected one of said printers in a selected order so that the pages of the document printed have a predetermined orientation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of printing a document as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that there are two output printers, one of which supplies printed pages in succession, print side up, and the other of which supplies printed pages in succession, print side down.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method of printing a document as claimed in claim 4 or claim 5 characterised in that the representations of the document pages are supplied to the selected output printer either in the normal order, from the first page to the last page, or in the reverse order, from the last page to the first page.
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