Print Preview Margin Rotation for Flap Media Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing printing technologies struggle with positioning flaps on media with different margin lengths and require user intervention to avoid unintended print shifts and content loss.
Innovation Solution
A storage medium and method that rotates margin information by 180 degrees and adjusts printable area accordingly, providing a preview and ensuring accurate printing on media with flaps by rotating print content based on user settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If print content is rotated to accommodate loading direction of media with flap, then the flap can be positioned in desired direction, but positional shift in print content occurs that is not intended by the user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the image data into two separate components: margin information (background area) and printable area (foreground content). By segmenting these elements, the system can rotate them independently - the margin information is rotated by 180 degrees while the printable area maintains its original orientation, thus preventing positional shifts in the print content while still accommodating the flap positioning requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the image data are treated differently during rotation. The margin information undergoes 180-degree rotation to match the loading direction of media with flaps, while the printable area remains unchanged to preserve its intended position. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between ease of flap positioning and precision of print content placement.
2Adaptability or versatility
If print content is rotated using printer driver, then loading direction of medium with flap is accommodated, but loss of print content occurs
Solution Approach 1:
By separating margin information from the printable area, the patent enables selective rotation of only the margin portion. This segmentation prevents the printable area from being rotated or lost during the adaptation process, while still achieving the necessary loading direction accommodation for media with flaps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary rotation of the margin information before final print content generation. By pre-rotating the margin area to match the required loading direction, the system prepares the background framework while preserving the printable content for subsequent processing without loss.
3Device complexity
If margin information is not adjusted during rotation, then print setting is simplified, but unintended printing results occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs the complex operation of separating and rotating margin information without requiring user intervention. The print setting process remains simple for the user, while the system autonomously handles the technical complexity of margin adjustment, thereby maintaining both simplicity and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing step that automatically adjusts margin information between the user's simple print setting and the final printing output. This intermediary layer handles the rotation and separation of margin data, shielding the user from complexity while ensuring accurate printing results.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus is caused to function as a notification unit configured to notify an application of margin information obtained by rotating margins applied to manuscript data by 180 degrees, based on a first condition; an obtaining unit configured to obtain first image data obtained by applying the margin information to the manuscript data generated by the application; a display control unit configured to rotate the first image data by 180 degrees based on the first condition and to display the data as second image data on a preview screen; and a rotation control unit configured to rotate a printable area of the displayed second image data by 180 degrees based on a second condition in the preview screen.