INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM

Abstract

Bleed widths are set for finishing pages. An imposition method that requires to execute binding processing of sheets is set. 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 so determined as to align the center of the manuscript data to be allocated to that of a bleed region on the side to undergo the binding processing of the determined bleed regions, based on the setting contents.

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;second setting means for setting an imposition method that requires to execute binding processing of the sheet;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 so as to align an inner side of a bleed region on a side to undergo the binding processing of the bleed region determined by said determination means to a binding side on the sheet based on setting contents by said second setting means.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when said second setting means sets saddle stitching as an imposition method, said allocation means determines the allocation of the manuscript data so as to align the inner side of the bleed region on the side to undergo the binding processing of the bleed region determined by said determination means to the binding side on the sheet.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising third setting means for, when said second setting means sets case binding as an imposition method, setting whether or not the sheet is trimmed using an inline finisher attached to a printing device, wherein when said third setting means sets to trim the sheet using the inline finisher attached to the printing device, said allocation means determines the allocation of manuscript data for an inner sheet of casing-in so as to align the inner side of the bleed region on the side to undergo the binding processing of the bleed region determined by said determination means to the binding side on the sheet, and when said third setting means sets not to trim the sheet using the inline finisher attached to the printing device, said allocation means determines the allocation of manuscript data for an inner sheet of case binding so as to leave the bleed region on the side to undergo the binding processing of the bleed region determined by said determination means.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said allocation means determines allocations of manuscript data on a front cover and a back cover of case binding so as to align an inner side of a bleed region on the side to undergo binding processing to a spine side of bleed regions on each of the front cover and the back cover with respect to a sheet for cover of case binding to a binding side on the spine side on the sheet independently of a determination result of said third setting means.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said allocation means determines the allocation of manuscript data with respect to the finishing page to align a center of the manuscript data to be allocated to a center of the bleed region determined by said determination means.

6. 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.

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: an bleed width setting step of setting a bleed width for the finishing page;an imposition method setting step of setting an imposition method that requires to execute binding processing of the sheet;a determination step of determining bleed region including the finishing page based on the bleed width for the finishing page, which is set in the bleed width setting step, and a size of the finishing page; andallocation step of determining an allocation of the manuscript data so as to align an inner side of a bleed region on a side to undergo the binding processing of the bleed region determined in the determination step to a binding side on the sheet based on setting contents in the imposition method setting step.

8. A program, stored in a computer readable medium, 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: an bleed width setting step of setting a bleed width for the finishing page;an imposition method setting step offsetting an imposition method that requires to execute binding processing of the sheet;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 bleed width setting step, and a size of the finishing page; andallocation step of determining an allocation of the manuscript data so as to align an inner side of a bleed region on a side to undergo the binding processing of the bleed region determined in the determination step to a binding side on the sheet based on setting contents in the imposition method setting step.