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Data processing system and method for Preparing a presentation-ready document that produces separate images of fixed and variable data and a bookticket specifying an arrangement of such images
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-10-31
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Granted: 1999-11-09
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Expires: 2016-10-31
Abstract
Abstract A data processing system and method of preparing a presentation-ready document are described. In response to receipt of a document description that includes at least one Page Description Language (PDL) instruction and specifies both fixed data and variable data, the one or more PDL instructions are processed to produce separate presentation-ready images of the fixed data and the variable data. In addition, a bookticket specifying an arrangement of the presentation-ready images of the fixed data and the variable data is automatically generated. In response to receipt of the bookticket, a presentation-ready document is built that includes the presentation-ready images of the fixed data and the variable data in the arrangement specified by the bookticket. In one embodiment of the present invention, the document description specifies the fixed data of the document utilizing a PDL form operator.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald Heiney
- 👤 Anthony Stuart
- 👤 Mahesh Viswanathan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:39
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A method within a data processing system of preparing a presentation-ready document, said method comprising: in response to receipt of a document description including at least one page description language (PDL) instruction, said document description specifying both fixed data and variable data, processing said at least one PDL instruction to produce separate presentation-ready images containing only said fixed data and containing only said variable data, wherein a particular presentation-ready image of fixed data is intended for presentation in at least two pages of a presentation-ready document and is produced only a single time; and automatically generating a bookticket specifying an arrangement of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data within a presentation-ready document.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A method within a data processing system of preparing a presentation-ready document, said method comprising: in response to receipt of a document description including at least one page description language (PDL) instruction, said document description specifying both fixed data and variable data, processing said at least one PDL instruction to produce separate presentation-ready images containing only said fixed data and containing only said variable data, wherein a particular presentation-ready image of fixed data is intended for presentation in at least two pages of a presentation-ready document and is produced only a single time; and automatically generating a bookticket specifying an arrangement of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data within a presentation-ready document.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, and further comprising the step of creating said document description utilizing a user application.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said fixed data are specified in said document description utilizing a PDL form operator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1, and further comprising: in response to receipt of said bookticket at a presentation device, building a presentation-ready document including said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data in said arrangement specified by said bookticket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, and further comprising the step of storing said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data following said processing of said at least one PDL instruction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said presentation-ready document is to be presented utilizing a presentation medium having a selected size, and wherein each of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data has said selected size.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said step of building a presentation-ready document comprises the step of building a presentation-ready document including a plurality of pages, wherein at least one page among said plurality of pages is composed of at least one of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data overlayed with at least one of said presentation-ready images of said variable data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
117 words
A data processing system for preparing a presentation-ready document, said data processing system comprising: means, responsive to receipt of a document description including at least one page description language (PDL) instruction and specifying both fixed data and variable data, for processing said at least one PDL instruction to produce separate presentation-ready images containing only said fixed data and containing only said variable data, wherein a particular presentation-ready image of fixed data is intended for presentation in at least two pages of a presentation-ready document and is produced only a single time; and means for automatically generating a bookticket specifying an arrangement of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data within the presentation-ready document.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
117 words
A data processing system for preparing a presentation-ready document, said data processing system comprising: means, responsive to receipt of a document description including at least one page description language (PDL) instruction and specifying both fixed data and variable data, for processing said at least one PDL instruction to produce separate presentation-ready images containing only said fixed data and containing only said variable data, wherein a particular presentation-ready image of fixed data is intended for presentation in at least two pages of a presentation-ready document and is produced only a single time; and means for automatically generating a bookticket specifying an arrangement of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data within the presentation-ready document.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The data processing system claim 8, and further comprising: a computer system coupled to said means for processing said at least one PDL instruction; and a user application within said computer system, wherein said user application can be utilized to create said document description.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The data processing system of claim 9, wherein said document description specifies said fixed data utilizing a PDL form operator.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The data processing system of claim 8, and further comprising means, responsive to receipt of said bookticket, for building a presentation-ready document including said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data in said arrangement specified by said bookticket.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The data processing system of claim 8, and further comprising a memory, wherein said means for processing said at least one PDL instruction stores said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data within said memory.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The data processing system of claim 8, wherein each of said presentation-ready images produced by said means for processing said at least one PDL instruction has a same size.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
64 words
The data processing system of claim 13, wherein said means for building a presentation-ready document comprises means for building a presentation-ready document including a plurality of pages, wherein at least one page among said plurality of pages is composed of at least one of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data overlayed with at least one of said presentation-ready images of said variable data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
157 words
A program product for use with a data processing system, said program product comprising: a data processing system-usable medium; first instruction code within said data processing system-usable medium, wherein in response to receipt of a document description including at least one page description language (PDL) instruction, said document description specifying both fixed data and variable data, said first instruction code causes said data processing system to process said at least one PDL instruction to produce separate presentation-ready images containing only said fixed data and containing only said variable data, wherein a particular presentation-ready image of fixed data is intended for presentation in at least two pages of a presentation-ready document and is produced only a single time; and second instruction code within said data processing system-usable medium for causing said data processing system to automatically generate a bookticket specifying an arrangement of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data within the presentation-ready document.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
157 words
A program product for use with a data processing system, said program product comprising: a data processing system-usable medium; first instruction code within said data processing system-usable medium, wherein in response to receipt of a document description including at least one page description language (PDL) instruction, said document description specifying both fixed data and variable data, said first instruction code causes said data processing system to process said at least one PDL instruction to produce separate presentation-ready images containing only said fixed data and containing only said variable data, wherein a particular presentation-ready image of fixed data is intended for presentation in at least two pages of a presentation-ready document and is produced only a single time; and second instruction code within said data processing system-usable medium for causing said data processing system to automatically generate a bookticket specifying an arrangement of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data within the presentation-ready document.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The program product of claim 15, wherein said first instruction code utilizes document descriptions that specify said fixed data with a PDL form operator.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
59 words
The program product of claim 15, and further comprising third instruction code within said data processing system-usable medium, wherein in response to receipt of said bookticket, said third instruction code causes a data processing system to build a presentation-ready document including said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data in said arrangement specified by said bookticket.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
32 words
The program product of claim 15, wherein said first instruction code causes said data processing system to store said presentation-ready images of said fixed data and said variable data within a memory.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
32 words
The program product of claim 15, wherein said first instruction code causes said data processing system to produce presentation-ready images of fixed data and variable data that all having a same size.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
64 words
The data processing system of claim 19, wherein said third instruction code causes said data processing system to build a presentation-ready document including a plurality of pages, wherein at least one page among said plurality of pages is composed of at least one of said presentation-ready images of said fixed data overlayed with at least one of said presentation-ready images of said variable data.
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