An electronic printing process for printing multiple up images

Claim 2

A process for printing reduced size multiple up images in an electronic reprographic printer, comprising the steps of: a) providing an electronic page comprised of image signals representative of said multiple up image; b) from said electronic page, determining the size of of said multiple up image; c) determining the size of the paper stock on which said multiple up images are to be printed by said printer; d) determining the maximum number N of said multiple up images that can be optimally fitted onto said paper stock without interference; and e) in a single pass, using said electronic page to print printing said multiple up images N times on each of said paper stock.

Claim 3

The process according to claim 1 including the step of: scanning a document to provide said image signals representative of said multiple up image.

Claim 4

The process according to claim 2 including the step of: where said document includes extraneous images, cropping said electronic page to provide said multiple up image.

Claim 5

The process according to claim 2 including the step of: where the image on said document is larger than said multiple up image, scaling said electronic page to provide said multiple up image.

Claim 6

The process according to claim 1 in which a second multiple up image is printed in opposing relation to said first mentioned multiple up image on a second side of said paper stock including the steps of: automatically scaling said second multiple up image to the same size as said first mentioned multiple up image, and registering said second side multiple up image on said second side of said paper stock with said first mentioned multiple up image on said paper stock when printing.

Claim 7

The process according to claim 2 including the steps of: a) scanning the opposite side of said reduced size document to provide image signals representative of said multiple up image second side; b) adjusting said second side multiple up image to the same size as the first side multiple up image; and c) in a second pass, printing said second side multiple up image N times on the opposite side of said paper stock with each of said N second side multiple up images in registered relation with said first side multiple up images.

Claim 8

A process for printing multiple copies of the image from a reduced size document on a print media in an electronic printing system having a printer for producing prints on said print media, a document scanner including a platen for scanning documents and converting the document images to image signals, and a user interface including a screen for displaying programming selections for inputting programming instructions to said system, comprising the steps of: a) locating said reduced size document on said platen; b) actuating said scanner to scan said platen and said document to produce image signals of the platen area scanned including said document image; c) using said image signals to display the platen area scanned and said document image on said screen; d) cropping said platen area displayed on said screen to isolate said document image and establish the size of said document image for printing; e) identifying the size of the print media on which multiple copies of said document image are to be printed; f) using the size of said document image from step d and the size of said print media from step e, determining the number N of times said document image can be fitted on said print media for printing by said printer; and g) programming said printer to repeatedly print said document image N times on said print media.

Claim 9

A process for printing multiple copies of the image from a reduced size document on a print media in an electronic printing system having a printer for producing prints on said print media, a document scanner including a platen for scanning documents and converting the document images to image signals, and a user interface including a screen for displaying programming selections for inputting programming instructions to said system, comprising the steps of: a) locating said reduced size document on said platen; b) actuating said scanner to scan said platen and said document to produce image signals of the platen area scanned including said document image; c) using said image signals to display the platen area scanned and said document image on said screen; d) cropping said platen area displayed on said screen to isolate said document image and establish the size of said document image for printing; e) identifying the size of the print media on which multiple copies of said document image are to be printed; f) using the size of said document image from step d and the size of said print media from step e, determining the number N of times said document image can be fitted on said print media for printing by said printer; and g) programming said printer to repeatedly print said document image N times on said print media.

Claim 10

The process according to claim 7 including the steps of: a) re-locating said reduced size document on said platen to scan the second side image on the opposite side of said document; b) actuating said scanner to scan said platen and said document opposite side to produce image signals of the platen area scanned including said document second side image; c) using said image signals to display the platen area scanned and said document second side image on said screen; d) cropping said platen area on said screen to isolate said document second side image and register said document second side image with said document first side image; and e) programming said printer to repeatedly print said document second side image on the opposite side of said print media N times in registered relation with each of said document first side images printed on said print media.

Claim 11

The process according to claim 7 including the step of: programming said printer to print said print media a preselected number of times.

Claim 12

A process for operating an electronic reprographic printer to repeatedly print a reduced size document on a single sheet of paper stock, comprising the steps of: a) scanning said reduced size document to provide image signals representative of said reduced size document; b) determining the size of said reduced size document; c) determining the size of the paper stock on which copies of said reduced size document are to be printed by said printer; d) calculating the maximum number of times N said reduce size document can be printed on each sheet of said paper stock without interference; and e) in a single pass, repeatedly printing said reduced size document N times on each sheet of said paper stock.

Claim 13

A process for operating an electronic reprographic printer to repeatedly print a reduced size document on a single sheet of paper stock, comprising the steps of: a) scanning said reduced size document to provide image signals representative of said reduced size document; b) determining the size of said reduced size document; c) determining the size of the paper stock on which copies of said reduced size document are to be printed by said printer; d) calculating the maximum number of times N said reduce size document can be printed on each sheet of said paper stock without interference; and e) in a single pass, repeatedly printing said reduced size document N times on each sheet of said paper stock.