Document Processing Apparatus Page Repeat Layout Preview
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current document processing systems face challenges in efficiently editing and previewing documents with page repeat printing layouts, leading to poor operability and productivity due to confusing cut lines and difficulty in accurately representing the format of output materials during the editing process.
Innovation Solution
A document processing apparatus and method that includes page repeat layout setting save means, generation of output document data, and display control to provide a high-visibility preview display and easy execution of single-sided/double-sided printing control, imposition control, and editing control, allowing for clear layout confirmation and easy document preparation for page repeat printing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If page repeat layout setting is implemented, then printing efficiency is improved, but preview display clarity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the preview display into multiple individual page views within a single preview window. When page repeat layout is activated, the system divides the preview area to show each page separately rather than displaying a confused composite view, allowing users to clearly see the layout arrangement while maintaining preview functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between the page repeat layout setting and the preview display. This intermediary component processes the layout information and transforms it into a clear preview representation, mediating between the printing layout requirements and the user's need for clear preview visualization.
2Productivity
If page repeat layout setting is implemented, then printing efficiency is improved, but operability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that provide users with clear visual information about the page repeat layout settings through the preview display. Users can see the actual layout arrangement in the preview window and make informed adjustments, providing immediate feedback on the effect of their settings without requiring physical printing to verify the layout.
3Device complexity
If traditional preview display is used, then system simplicity is maintained, but layout confirmation accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enhances the preview display by adding spatial dimensionality to show the arrangement of multiple pages on a single sheet. The preview window organizes individual page views in a spatial layout that mirrors the actual printing arrangement, allowing users to confirm layout accuracy without adding complex hardware or fundamentally changing the system architecture.
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AI summary
This invention relates to a document processing apparatus. The document processing apparatus capable of editing the output format of document data formed from a document page includes a page repeat layout setting save unit which saves page repeat layout setting information designated by the user, a document generator which, when a page repeat layout is set by the page repeat layout setting information, generates output document data containing a page repeat printing page prepared by laying out a basic page by a plurality of number of times on one print page in accordance with the page repeat layout setting information by defining as the basic page one print page used when no page repeat layout is set, and a display controller which displays the document data in a print form in a display window on the basis of the output document data.