Automatic Character Orientation Adjustment for Mixed Sheet Print Jobs
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Solution Overview
Problem
In print processing, mixed sheet sizes and orientations can result in characters being output in inverted states, requiring manual user intervention to adjust printer settings, which is impractical for automated or non-user-driven modes.
Innovation Solution
A character output device with a character direction specification unit and a character rotation determination unit that automatically specifies the drawing direction of characters for each page and determines if the page needs rotation based on the output medium's orientation, ensuring characters are output in a readable state without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual user intervention is used to adjust printer settings for mixed sheet sizes and orientations, then character orientation can be corrected, but the operation becomes complex and impractical for automated modes
Solution Approach 1:
The print processing system automatically detects mixed sheet sizes and orientations in the print data, determines the appropriate page rotation angles, and executes the rotation without requiring any user intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously resolving the character orientation issue that would otherwise require manual user adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of the print data to identify pages with mixed sheet sizes and orientations before actual printing occurs. By detecting these conditions in advance and pre-calculating the necessary rotation angles, the system prepares the correct orientation settings beforehand, ensuring characters are properly oriented without requiring user intervention during the printing process.
2Productivity
If automated print processing is implemented without character rotation detection, then printing speed increases, but characters may be output in inverted states
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical adjustment of printer settings with an automated information processing mechanism. The control unit analyzes print data, detects mixed sheet sizes and orientations, calculates rotation angles, and automatically adjusts the printing parameters through software control, eliminating the need for manual intervention while maintaining character readability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates a feedback mechanism where the control unit continuously monitors the print data for mixed sheet sizes and orientations, automatically adjusts page rotation settings based on this detection, and verifies the correctness of character orientation before printing. This closed-loop feedback ensures characters are always output in the correct readable state without compromising printing speed.
3Reliability
If page rotation is automatically determined based on sheet size and orientation detection, then character orientation is corrected, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter being controlled from manual printer settings to automated page rotation angles. By detecting sheet sizes and orientations as input parameters and calculating the corresponding rotation angle as the output parameter, the system simplifies the processing mechanism while maintaining high accuracy in character orientation correction.
Data Source
AI summary
A character output device includes: a character direction specification unit that specifies a drawing direction of characters for each processing-target region of a processing-target page; a character rotation determination unit that determines as to whether the processing-target page rotates or not based on a relation between the specified drawing direction and a direction of an output medium; and an output unit that performs an output processing based on the determination by the character rotation determination unit.