Document Print Settings Template Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiencies in creating templates for documents containing multiple types of data, as they must manually reapply print settings from existing documents to new templates, lacking a direct method to utilize settings already applied to edited documents.
Innovation Solution
A document processing method that allows registration and reading of print settings as template information, enabling users to create templates based on existing document settings, including features like page layout, bookbinding, and paper direction, which can be applied to new documents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If users manually reapply print settings from existing documents to create new templates, then templates can be created with desired settings, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables users to copy print settings from an existing document file directly to create a template. The system reads the document file, extracts its print settings, and applies them to generate a new template file, eliminating the need for manual reapplication of settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows users to save print settings from a document file as a template in advance. This preliminary action stores the settings for future use, so that when creating new documents, users can simply apply the pre-saved template instead of reconfiguring settings each time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users create templates with default values or modify existing templates, then templates are available for use, but users must reapply the same editing settings they already configured for their document
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables direct copying of print settings from a document file to create a template. This preserves the user's existing configuration work and allows them to reuse these settings across multiple documents through template functionality, maintaining both adaptability and ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications are used for different data types, then each data type can be processed with specialized tools, but users must switch between applications and combine printed materials manually
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal template management system that can store and apply print settings from documents containing multiple data types (characters, tables, images). This multi-functional template system consolidates the need to manually configure settings across different applications, providing a unified approach to document processing.
Data Source
AI summary
The object of the present invention is to create a template for print settings used for printing a document based on an existing document. To achieve the object, the present invention is capable of registering the print settings for a document being currently edited as template information and reading the registered template information as print settings for the document being currently edited or a new document. Thus, in the present invention, the print settings for an existing document can be utilized as print settings for printing a document. More preferably, the contents of a registered template can be edited. More preferably, a document in the present invention has a tree structure with pages as leaves; print settings can be made for each subtree; and, when a template is registered, the print settings made for the entire tree structure are registered as the template. More preferably, the document has a tree structure with pages as leaves; print settings can be made for each subtree; settings made at a lower hierarchy are preferentially applied to overlapped setting items; and when a template is registered, the print settings applied to a selected subtree is registered as a template. More preferably, the print settings can be modified by editing the document.