EP0478351A2
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Page number generation and formatting in electronic reprographic/printing products
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1991-09-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A page numbering system in an electronic reprographic printing system generates page numbers and formats. The page numbering system not only aids in page identification and position verification in the printing process, but additionally allows for programming the page numbering format to vary the page number position on the printed page, and for skipping of nondocument pages. The electronic reprographic printing system also includes a user interface such as a touch screen, keyboard or mouse for allowing the system operator to program parameters of the page numberings into the reprographic system. Default parameters are specified when the system operator fails to input particular page numbering parameters.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter M. Krist
- 👤 John L. Rourke
- 👤 Michael Barrett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 07:25
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/20; G06F40/258; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/3871; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/0062; G06K2215/0065; G06K2215/0082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for operating an electronic reprographic system comprising the steps of scanning a set of original documents which comprise a job to be printed; electronically storing in memory images of the scanned documents; converting the images to electronic pages for printing; inputting at least one print mode parameter to obtain printed pages printed in accordance with the print mode parameter and corresponding to the electronic pages; and selectively generating consecutive page numbers each in a predetermined position for selected electronic pages in response to said print mode parameter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for page numbering in an electronic reprographic system comprising the steps of: creating a set of electronic page images which comprises a job to be printed; storing the electronic page images in memory; selectively generating page numbers for the stored electronic page images; determining the location and orientation for the page numbers within corresponding electronic page images; and converting the electronic page images and page numbers to printed pages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the page number generation step includes the step of skipping predetermined electronic pages in response to a print mode parameter specifying a location of the predetermined electronic pages.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
37 words
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a default step of locating a page number in the predetermined position in the absence of a print mode parameter specifying the predetermined position.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
62 words
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the print mode includes a mirror image active mode and a mirror image inactive mode, the mirror image inactive mode locating page numbers in the same predetermined location for consecutive numbered printed pages, the mirror image active mode locating page numbers in predetermined mirror image location for consecutively numbered pages.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
40 words
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the print mode includes a top print mode and a bottom print mode for locating a page number adjacent a head and toe, respectively, of a printed page.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
47 words
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the print mode parameter is a bound page mode, and the predetermined position for page numbers is one of a first location adjacent a bound edge and a second location away from the bound edge.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the generation of page numbers begins with a preselected page number.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, including the step of selecting a position along an edge of the printed page for the page number location.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
37 words
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, including the step of specifying the plex of the printed pages, and wherein the page numbers are generated in preselected locations in response to the plex.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
92 words
An electronic reprographic system comprising: means for scanning a set of original documents which comprise a job to be printed; means for electronically storing in memory images of the scanned documents; means for converting the images to electronic pages for printing; means for inputting at least one print mode parameter to obtain printed pages printed in accordance with the print mode parameter and corresponding to the electronic pages; and means for selectively generating consecutive page numbers each in a predetermined position for selected electronic pages in response to said print mode parameter.
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