Poster Printing Page Property Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional small printers used in homes or business offices are limited to printing letter, legal, A4, and A3 sizes and cannot handle larger formats, restricting the ability to print high-quality large format posters efficiently, as they require sophisticated equipment and do not allow users to customize print properties for individual pages within a print job.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that enable users to select and customize print properties for individual physical pages within a large format print job by dividing the logical page size into physical pages based on the selected medium and allowing changes to print properties such as color and image quality for specific pages, using a client device and image forming apparatus connected via a network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If poster printing function divides large poster image into smaller image sections to enable printing on small printers, then large format printing becomes possible using small printers, but users cannot customize print properties for individual pages within the print job
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the large format print job into multiple individual physical pages, allowing each page to be independently selected and customized. The system segments the print job at the page level, enabling users to apply different print properties (such as color, quality, media type) to specific pages rather than treating the entire poster as a single unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic configurability where print properties can be changed on a per-page basis during the printing process. The system allows users to dynamically adjust settings for individual pages within the same print job, making the printing process adaptable and flexible rather than static and uniform.
2Ease of operation
If conventional poster printing uses uniform print properties for all pages, then the printing process is simple, but the quality and flexibility of individual pages cannot be optimized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables different print properties to be applied to different physical pages within the same print job. Users can specify local quality variations by setting different color modes, resolution levels, or media types for specific pages, allowing optimization of each page's quality according to its specific requirements while maintaining overall process simplicity.
3Ease of manufacture
If users want to print large format posters on small printers, then sophisticated large format printers are not needed, but the ability to handle different paper sizes and customize individual pages is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes small printers universal by enabling them to handle large format printing through page division and customization. The system allows a single small printer to perform multiple functions: printing on various paper sizes (letter, legal, A4, A3), applying different print properties to different pages, and producing high-quality large format outputs without requiring specialized large format printing equipment.
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AI summary
A method for changing physical page properties in a large format printing application on a client device, the client device having executable instructions for creating a print job for producing a printout of an image, which includes the steps of: selecting the image for the print job; selecting a logical page size for the printout of the image; dividing the logical page size into a plurality of physical pages based on a selected medium; and selecting at least one physical page from the plurality of physical pages and changing at least one print property on the at least one physical page.