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Previewing an assembled document
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Inventors: Tonkin, Robert;
Assignee: Kinko's Ventures, Inc. (Ventura, CA)
Primary Examiner: Feild; Joseph H.
Assistant Examiner: Bourque; Robert D.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP
A system which enables a user to preview a document by providing a user interface and inputting, via the user interface, information specifying an arrangement of components to create the document, the components including at least two of: a printed page, a tab page, a blank page, a front cover, a back cover, and a binding. Digital images of at least some of the components specified by the input information are obtained and an image of the document is generated by combining the digital images of at least some of the components in a manner so as to simulate an appearance of the document were the document to be physically assembled according to the input information. The image of the document is then caused to be displayed. Also, a system which enables a user to preview a document by providing a user interface and inputting information, via the user interface, (1) specifying a source file which contains content for the document, (2) specifying an arrangement of components to create the document, the components including pages to be printed and at least one of: a tab page, a front cover, a back cover, and a binding, and (3) defining the pages to be printed, including information specifying content from the source file to be printed on the pages. An image of the document is then generated and displayed by combining digital images of at least some of the components, in a manner so as to simulate an appearance of the document were the document to be physically assembled according to the input information. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention addresses the foregoing problems by allowing a user to preview a document prior to assembly.
Thus, in one aspect, the invention enables a user to preview a document by providing a user interface and inputting, via the user interface, information specifying an arrangement of components to create the document, the components including at least two of: a printed page, a tab page, a blank page, a front cover, a back cover, and a binding.
Digital images of at least some of the components specified by the input information are obtained and an image of the document is generated by combining the digital images of at least some of the components in a manner so as to simulate an appearance of the document were the document to be physically assembled according to the input information.
The image of the document is then caused to be displayed.
In a further aspect, the invention enables a user to preview a document by providing a user interface and inputting information, via the user interface, (1) specifying a source file which contains content for the document, (2) specifying an arrangement of components to create the document, the components including pages to be printed and at least one of: a tab page, a front cover, a back cover, and a binding, and (3) defining the pages to be printed, including information specifying content from the source file to be printed on the pages.
An image of the document is then generated and displayed by combining digital images of at least some of the components, in a manner so as to simulate an appearance of the document were the document to be physically assembled according to the input information.
By allowing a user to preview a document prior to assembly, the present invention usually can avoid many of the miscommunication problems associated with prior art document ordering techniques.
In particular, when both the author and the document assembler can view an image of the assembled document, the likelihood of miscommunication can be significantly reduced
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