Printer Driver Document Identification Banner Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
In an enterprise environment, users are reluctant to print jobs without banner pages due to difficulty in differentiating and finding their documents among multiple printed documents, as banner pages provide essential document identification information.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow users to replace banner pages with document identification information, enabling users to specify and print identification details such as user name and document name on the document itself, using a printer driver interface that allows for customizable placement and formatting of this information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If banner pages are used to provide document identification information, then document identification is reliable, but device complexity and printing resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the document identification information from the separate banner page and integrates it directly into the document pages. This is achieved by modifying the print driver to automatically insert identification information (such as document title, author, or custom tags) into the header or footer of each page, eliminating the need for a separate banner page while maintaining reliable document identification.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the function of document identification from the separate banner page into the main document structure. By combining the identification information with the document content itself (through headers, footers, or watermarks), the system eliminates the need for separate separator pages while achieving the same identification purpose.
2Loss of substance
If banner pages are disabled to reduce printing resource consumption, then green printing is achieved, but document identification capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having users configure their document identification preferences in advance through the print driver interface. The system pre-processes the document by automatically inserting identification information into appropriate locations on the pages before printing, so that no separate banner page is needed and printing resources are conserved while identification capability is maintained.
3Ease of operation
If document identification information is printed on each page, then document differentiation is improved, but use of energy and printing resources increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by selectively placing document identification information only in specific local areas of the page (such as headers or footers) rather than throughout the entire document. This approach provides sufficient document differentiation and identification capability while minimizing the amount of printing resources and energy required, as the identification information is confined to small, localized regions.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for replacing banner pages with document identification information in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include receiving a request from a user to cease including a banner page with each printed document, the banner page being separate page containing document identification information, prompting the user to enter document identification information to be printed on the document, receiving the document identification information from the user, receiving a request from the user to print a document, and printing the document with document identification information on one or more pages of the document.