A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and article of manufacture optimizes publication layouts using a genetic algorithm approach. In a timely manner, the computer-implemented invention generates and evaluates a large number of publication layouts and selects the optimum layout. The optimal layout has an optimal relationship between the placement of advertisements and stories on the pages of the publication, the maximization of revenues, and the minimization of printing costs.

Computer-implemented optimization of publication layouts

The invention relates to a method, a system and a computer programme for making an image area correction in a printing system. Print data are provided in a logical page order corresponding to at least one signature (25), for printing. At least one parameter of a recording medium (6) on which the print data are printed is determined, this parameter being relevant to the position of the printing format on the recording medium (6), which is folded according to the signature. The position of the pages is then corrected according to this parameter prior to printing, in such a way that the print formats of successive pages of the finished signature are positioned accurately.

Method and system for imposing print data

A method of preparing a publication comprising the steps of displaying the image of a publication, image-conversion-processing the image based on screen conversion operation information to thereby change it, capturing, on a page basis, raster image data to be laid out to the publication, superposing raster image data selected based on layout operation information on a page image of the publication selected based on the screen conversion operation information to thereby display it, and generating the publication by correlating the selected page with the raster image data on the selected page.

Method of preparing publication, electronic publication using the method and displaying method therefor and network system

Whether fascicle setting of bookbinding printing is designated is determined When printing in several bundles is designated, imposition processing and drawing processing are performed on a plurality of printing surfaces on the basis of the fascicle setting After each fascicle is printed, notification processing which prompts a printer driver to issue a saddle stitch command is executed Fascicle processing of bookbinding printing can be transmitted as one printing job to a printer, and the fascicle bookbinding printing function can be realized

Information processing apparatus and control method therefor

A system and method for merge-sequencing ordered subsets of items into a single merged set in a predetermined sorted sequence and error-checking the resulting merged set to provide information about out of order items to allow for efficient error correction methods. The system uses an outcome verifier module to ensure that items placed onto the single merged set are in the proper sequence. Items that are not in the proper sequence are temporarily removed from the merged set. If it is determined that items are missing from the sorted sequence a placeholder may be inserted to mark the place of missing items.

System and method for collating items

In a page arrangement order determination method, when a plurality of pages are to be arranged on a common surface for printing purposes, the order of arrangement of the plurality of pages on the common surface is determined based on only the order of folding of printed paper and a position of a front page. A cutting step required for a work-and-tumble operation and a repeat operation can be effected between a printing step and a bookbinding step, and when one of the work-and-tumble operation and the repeat operation is to be effected, the page arrangement order is determined only by additionally designating the one of the two operations.

Page arrangement order determination method

PURPOSE:To provide the page layout method which integrally manages plate formats and signature allotment charts within a computer, can automatically execute the page layout of manuscripts per page in accordance with the data on the plate formats and signature allotment, lessens the manpower of plate making operations, improves the efficiency thereof and eliminates operation errors and its device. CONSTITUTION:This method has a stage 23 for setting the data on machine plate formats by inputting the data necessary for forming one sheet of plate by subjecting the page information for plural pages, such as sequence of the pages to be allotted to the plate, to page layout, a signature allotment setting stage 24 for forming signature allotment data in accordance with at least the data on the number of the total page layouts per print and the data on the number of the page layouts per plate and a machine plate information forming stage 26 for forming the machine plate information necessary for plate making by allotting the previously formed page information in accordance with the data on the machine plate formats and the signature allotment.

Page layout method and its device

of EP0574914A page reproducing method and an apparatus therefor in which a plate format and a holder indexing table are managed within a computer in a united manner, it is made possible to automatically reproduce a copy each page and each page on the basis of plate format data and holder indexing data, an attempt is made to save power or labor and efficiency of making-out operation, and operation mistakes can be eliminated. The page reproducing method comprises a step 23 of inputting data required to reproduce page information of a plurality of pages to make a single plate, such as an order of pages allocated to the plate or the like, to thereby set machine-plate format data, a holder-indexing setting step 24 of making out holder indexing data on the basis of at least data of the number of total pages of a printed matter and data of the number of reproductions every plates, and a plate-information making-out step 26 of allocating page information made out previously on the basis of the machine-plate format data and holder indexing data, to make out machine-plate information required for making out.

Apparatus for automatically making out holder indexing table for plate making

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic forming device for signature allotment table for plate making which can efficiently form the signature allotment table for plate making, easily corrects errors and can flexibly deal with the presence of a blank page, the change inn the number of page layouts per plate from the middle or the inclusion of the special page layout, such as two-page layout. CONSTITUTION:This device has input sections 2, 4 which input the data on the total page number and the data on the number of page layouts per plate, a page data management section 6 which preserves the data on the total page number, a holding section 8 for the data on the number of the page layouts which holds the data on the number of the page layouts and a page allotment execution section 7 which sets the number of the pages to be put into one plate by the data on the number of the page layouts and allots the pages by each of the set page numbers in accordance with the prescribed sequence. The device may be provided with an input section 1 for the data on ways of binding at need to allot the pages in accordance with the sequence determined by the data on the ways of binding.

Masakatsu Yanaga

Papers

Page arrangement order determination method

Page layout method and its device

Apparatus for automatically making out holder indexing table for plate making

Automatic forming device for signature allotment table for plate making