Image-content dependent print cutting system

摘要

Embodiments described herein include an image-content dependent system for cutting a print in response to content of an image disposed on the print. The system includes a print cutter, a computer storage device, and a processing device. The print cutter cuts a print according to an image-content dependent cut pattern. The computer storage device stores image component metadata created from image content of an image disposed on the print to be cut. The processing device uses the image component metadata to generate the image-content dependent cut pattern to be used by the print cutter to cut the print.

主权项

1. An image-content dependent system for cutting a print in response to content of an image disposed on the print, the system comprising:
a processor for processing an image in a print job to identify a plurality of image components independent of an image selection of a user and independent of how the image is formed, the processor associating image component metadata corresponding to the identified image components with the image; a printer for printing the image including the plurality of image components; a print cutter to cut a print according to an image-content dependent cut pattern wherein at least one image is separated from other image components which form the print; a computer storage device to store the image component metadata from image content of the image disposed on the print to be cut; and a processing device using the image component metadata to generate the image-content dependent cut pattern to be used by the print cutter to cut the print.