Blank Page Detection in Saddle Stitch Print Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional print settings can inadvertently include blank pages in printed materials, leading to unnecessary printed output when users are not aware of these pages.
Innovation Solution
A control method for an information processing apparatus that edits pages based on user instructions, notifies users of blank pages, and generates print data to prevent unintended blank pages from being printed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automatic page allocation is performed in booklet printing, then page layout efficiency is improved, but unintended blank pages are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of blank pages during the page allocation process, before actual printing occurs. By identifying blank pages in advance and notifying users, the system allows users to correct the allocation before printing, thus preventing waste of printing resources while maintaining efficient automatic layout capabilities
2Speed
If print preview is displayed without blank page detection, then processing speed is improved, but users cannot detect unintended blank pages
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary detection process that operates between page allocation and print preview display. This intermediary step identifies blank pages and passes this information to the preview display, enabling users to see blank page markers in the preview without significantly impacting processing speed, thus preserving both speed and information
3Manufacturing precision
If blank page notification is added to the printing process, then printing accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the existing page allocation logic to automatically identify blank pages without requiring additional complex detection mechanisms. The same computational resources used for layout optimization are leveraged to detect blank pages, and the notification function utilizes existing user interface frameworks, thus improving printing accuracy while minimizing increases in system complexity
Data Source
AI summary
In a control method for an information processing apparatus, in a case of a selected saddle stitch print setting, adding to output target pages automatically one or more blank pages, based on the number of output target pages being less than a predetermined number, adding one or more blank pages into certain positions of the output target pages, and receiving an output instruction for outputting the output target pages. In a case where one or more blank pages are added automatically, outputting the plurality of output target pages after notifying the user. In a case when the output instruction is received and the one or more blank pages included in the output target pages are added based on all of the blank pages being added, outputting the plurality of output target pages without notifying the user that the one or more blank pages are included in the output target pages.