METHOD FOR PRODUCING PACKAGES OF PRINTED MATERIALS BY PRINTING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS IN ORDER AS ONE PRINT JOB

摘要

A method implemented in a server computer for producing a package of printed documents from multiple original digital documents. A user specifies the multiple original digital documents, their order in the package, and print settings for each original digital document. The user further specifies additional print settings for the package. The server generates a combined digital document by combining contents of the plurality of original digital documents in the specified order, and generates a package job ticket that specifies print settings for the combined digital document in accordance with the print settings for the plurality of original digital documents. The server submits the combined digital document and the package job ticket as a print job to a printer. The printer executes the package print job to produce the multiple documents in the specified order which form a package of printer materials.

主权项

1. A method implemented on a print server which is connected to a printer for producing a package of printed documents from multiple original digital documents, comprising:
(a) receiving user inputs that specify a plurality of original digital documents to be printed in a specified order as a package job, the user inputs further specifying print settings for each of the plurality of original digital documents, the print settings for each of the plurality of original digital document being external to the corresponding original digital document; (b) receiving user inputs that specify a plurality of additional print settings for the package job; (c) generating a combined digital document which is Portable Document Format (PDF) document by combining contents of the plurality of original digital documents, the combined PDF document containing a plurality of parts in the specified order, each part corresponding to one of the plurality of original digital documents; (d) generating, in accordance with the print settings for the plurality of original digital documents, a package job ticket that specifies print settings for the combined PDF document, the package job ticket being external to the combined PDF document, wherein the print settings for each part of the combined PDF document are in accordance with print settings for the original digital document corresponding to that part; and (e) submitting the combined PDF document and the package job ticket as a print job to the printer.