INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM

Abstract

Bleed widths are set for finishing pages. Bleed regions including the finishing pages are determined based on the set bleed widths for the finishing pages, and the size of the finishing page. The allocation of manuscript data is determined to align the center of the manuscript data to be allocated to that of each determined bleed region.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the software configuration of a document processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2A is a block diagram showing the hardware arrangement of the document processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2B is a block diagram showing the functional arrangement of a host computer according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows an example of the data format of a book file according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4A shows an example of book attributes (document setting information 403) according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4B shows an example of book attributes (document setting information 403) according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows an example of chapter attributes according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows an example of page attributes according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the generation sequence of a book file by a bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows an example of a user interface window upon opening a new book file according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 shows an example of a user interface window upon opening an existing book file according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing sequence of an electronic manuscript import function according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of the generation sequence of an electronic manuscript file in step S801 according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 shows an example of the data structure of a job ticket according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a client-server document processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 shows an example of a “document style setting” window of the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 shows an example of a “finishing size designation” window according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 shows an example of a “printer's mark & bleed setting” window according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 shows an example of a “document style setting” window of the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 shows an example of a “document style setting” window of the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 19 shows an example of a “chapter style setting” window of the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 shows an example of a “chapter style setting” window of the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 21 shows an example of a “page detail setting” window of the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 22 shows an example of a “page detail setting” window of the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 23 shows a display example of a document edit window according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 24 shows an example of a user interface window upon opening an existing book file according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the imposition setting processing by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the imposition processing by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing details of step S2608 according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 28 shows an example of a sheet layout generated by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 29 shows an example of a page layout generated by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 30 shows an example of a page layout generated by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 31 shows an example of a page layout generated by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 32 shows an example of a page layout generated by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 33 shows an example of a page layout generated by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 34 shows an example of a page layout generated by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 35 shows an example of a page layout generated by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing the manuscript data allocation processing by the bookbinding application according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 37 shows an example of manuscript data according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 38A shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 38B shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 39 shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 40A shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 40B shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 41 shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 42 shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 43 shows an example of a typical received manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 44 shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 45 shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 46 shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 47 shows an example of the output result of a manuscript according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus which executes imposition processing for laying out a finishing page on a sheet to print manuscript data on the sheet, comprising: first setting means for setting a bleed width for the finishing page;determination means for determining a bleed region including the finishing page based on the bleed width for the finishing page, which is set by said first setting means, and a size of the finishing page; andallocation means for determining an allocation of the manuscript data by aligning a center of the manuscript data to be allocated to a center of the bleed region determined by said determination means.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising generation means for generating print data required to print the manuscript data in accordance with the allocation determined by said allocation means.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said generation means generates the print data so as to mask manuscript data which protrudes from the bleed region of the manuscript data whose allocation is determined by said allocation means upon printing.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising acquisition means for acquiring the manuscript data, wherein when the manuscript data includes document setting information, said first setting means sets setting information associated with the imposition processing based on the document setting information.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: second setting means for setting to enlarge/reduce manuscript data to fit a finishing size of the finishing page; andfirst enlargement/reduction means for, when said second setting means sets to enlarge/reduce the manuscript data to fit the finishing size of the finishing page, enlarging/reducing the manuscript data to match the finishing size.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: third setting means for setting to enlarge/reduce manuscript data to fit a size of the bleed region; andsecond enlargement/reduction means for, when said third setting means sets to enlarge/reduce the manuscript data to fit the size of the bleed region, enlarging/reducing the manuscript data to match the size of the bleed region.

7. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus which executes imposition processing for laying out a finishing page on a sheet to print manuscript data on the sheet, comprising: a setting step of setting a bleed width for the finishing page;a determination step of determining a bleed region including the finishing page based on the bleed width for the finishing page, which is set in the setting step, and a size of the finishing page; andan allocation step of determining an allocation of the manuscript data by aligning a center of the manuscript data to be allocated to a center of the bleed region determined in the determination step.

8. A program for making a computer execute control of an information processing apparatus which executes imposition processing for laying out a finishing page on a sheet to print manuscript data on the sheet, said program makes the computer execute: a setting step of setting a bleed width for the finishing page;a determination step of determining a bleed region including the finishing page based on the bleed width for the finishing page, which is set in the setting step, and a size of the finishing page; andan allocation step of determining an allocation of the manuscript data by aligning a center of the manuscript data to be allocated to a center of the bleed region determined in the determination step.