JP2003348322A - Editing apparatus for simplified bookbinding, editing program for simplified bookbinding, and simplified bookbinding kit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an editing apparatus for simplified bookbinding, an editing program for simplified bookbinding, and a simplified bookbinding kit for easily binding a printed matter into a form of leaflet or a book. <P>SOLUTION: A template selected out of templates specifying layouts of images and sentences within each page is displayed on a display screen by a template display part 5<SB>-</SB>111, an editing part 5<SB>-</SB>112 performs editing for fitting the images and the sentences into the template in accordance with operations, and in response to a print instruction after a plurality of pages are completely edited, the plurality of pages are laid out by a layout part 5<SB>-</SB>113 such that print-out image data representing an image for each paper sheet are created. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple bookbinding editing apparatus for binding printed materials in the form of booklets, books, etc., and a simplified system for operating the computer as the simple bookbinding editing apparatus loaded on a computer. The present invention relates to a bookbinding editing program, and a simple bookbinding kit having a program storage medium storing the above simple bookbinding editing program and print paper subjected to predetermined processing.

[0002]

Conventionally, in the printing industry, DTP has been used to edit and print documents using a personal computer or the like.
(Desk Top Publishing) systems are widely used. In this DTP system, editing software (DTP) is executed on an editing workstation.
An editing operation is performed to determine the layout of an image, text, line drawing, etc. using an application, and the result is generally output in a page description language called PS (Post Script) data. The output PS data is RIP
(Raster Image Processor) Sent to a printer having a function as a workstation. This printer analyzes PS data to generate image data for each page, and outputs a halftone image based on the generated image data. In this way, a printed material is created.

Here, in order to create a printed matter such as a booklet having a plurality of pages, the user edits the plurality of pages on the display screen of the editing workstation using editing software. When editing of a plurality of pages is completed, an imposition operation is performed next, and a print instruction is issued after the imposition operation is completed. Then, PS data representing an image subjected to imposition over a plurality of pages is output to the printer. As a result, images and texts corresponding to a plurality of pages are printed from the printer onto one large print sheet. Further, the user performs folding or cutting on the printed print sheet so that the sheets constituting the printed matter are in the correct page order. In this way, a printed matter such as a booklet having a plurality of pages is created.

[0004]

As described above, in order to create a printed matter in the form of a booklet or a book, edit a plurality of pages, then perform an imposition operation for the plurality of pages, and further add a plurality of pages. It is necessary to print the corresponding image or text on a large print sheet, and to fold or cut the printed print sheet. Along with this, a page editing system equipped with editing software, an imposition system for imposing multiple pages, a printing machine for printing on impositioned print paper, and a device for folding and cutting Needed. For this reason, when binding printed matter in the form of booklets or books,
It requires a lot of work and a large-scale system.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a simple bookbinding editing apparatus, a simple bookbinding editing program, and a simple bookbinding kit that can easily bind a printed material in the form of a booklet or a book. And

[0006]

The simple bookbinding editing apparatus of the present invention that achieves the above object is a template selected from at least one type of template that defines the layout of images and / or sentences in each page. Is displayed on the display screen, an editing unit that applies an image and / or text to the template displayed on the display screen according to the operation, and editing of a plurality of pages is completed by the editing unit. In response to subsequent print instructions,
And an imposition unit that generates print output image data representing an image for each sheet by imposing a plurality of pages.

The editing apparatus for simple bookbinding according to the present invention displays on the display screen a template selected from at least one type of template defining the layout of images and / or sentences in each page, and on the template. Edit the image and / or text according to the operation,
In response to a print instruction after the editing of a plurality of pages is completed, image data for print output representing an image for each sheet is generated by imposing the plurality of pages. For this reason, the user can easily perform an editing operation simply by selecting a desired template and applying an image and / or a sentence to the template. Also, after editing, just issue a print instruction.
A plurality of pages are automatically arranged, and print output image data representing an image for each sheet is generated.
Therefore, the user can easily bind a printed material in the form of a booklet or a book.

The simple bookbinding editing program of the present invention that achieves the above object is executed in a computer, and the computer is used to store at least one type of template that defines the layout of images and / or sentences in each page. A template display unit that displays a template selected from among them on a display screen, an editing unit that applies an image and / or a sentence according to an operation on a template displayed on the display screen, and a plurality of editing units. Simple bookbinding editing provided with an imposition unit that generates print output image data representing an image for each sheet by imposing a plurality of pages upon receiving a print instruction after page editing is completed It is characterized by operating as a device.

The image processing program of the present invention is executed in a computer, and operates the computer as the simple bookbinding editing apparatus of the present invention.
A printed material can be easily bound in the form of a booklet or a book.

Furthermore, a simple bookbinding kit of the present invention that achieves the above object is executed in a computer, and the computer is selected from at least one template that defines the layout of images and / or sentences in each page. A template display unit that displays the selected template on the display screen, an editing unit that applies an image and / or text to the template displayed on the display screen according to an operation, and a plurality of pages by the editing unit. An editing apparatus for simple bookbinding provided with an imposition unit that generates print output image data representing an image for each sheet by imposing a plurality of pages by receiving a print instruction after editing is completed. Program storage medium storing a simple bookbinding editing program to be operated, and the print output image Image based on the data is printed out, the processing for assisting the folding and / or cut work is characterized by comprising a printed sheet which has been subjected.

A simple bookbinding kit of the present invention comprises a program medium storing a simple bookbinding editing program which is executed in a computer and causes the computer to operate as the simple bookbinding editing device of the present invention, and the above-mentioned printing paper. Therefore, the printed material can be easily bound in the form of a booklet or a book.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a personal computer in which an embodiment of a simple bookbinding editing apparatus of the present invention is incorporated and a printer is connected, and FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram thereof.

The personal computer 10 has an external configuration, the main body device 11, an image display device 12 for displaying an image on the display screen 12a in accordance with an instruction from the main body device 11, and the main body device 11 in accordance with key operations. By specifying an arbitrary position on the display screen 12a and a keyboard 13 for inputting various information, a mouse 1 for inputting an instruction corresponding to, for example, an icon or the like displayed at the position.
4 is provided. The main unit 11 has an external appearance, a flexible disk loading slot 11a for loading a flexible disk, and a C for loading a CD-ROM.
It has a D-ROM loading port 11b.

Inside the main unit 11, as shown in FIG. 2, a CPU 1 for executing various programs and a program stored in the hard disk device 3 are read out and the CPU 1 is read out.
The main memory 2 developed for execution in the hard disk drive 3, the hard disk device 3 storing various programs and data, the flexible disk 4_1 is loaded, the flexible disk drive 4 accessing the loaded flexible disk 4_1, and the CD- A CD-ROM drive 5 that accesses the ROM 5_1, an input interface 6 that is connected to input devices such as a digital camera and a color scanner (not shown), and receives original image data from these input devices, a printer 100 and a LAN cable 20 shown in FIG. An output interface 7 that is connected and sends image data (PS (Post Script) data) to the printer 100 is built-in. These various elements, the image display device 12, and the keyboard 1 shown in FIG.
3 and the mouse 14 are connected to each other via a bus 15. The printer 100 is provided with a print sheet 200 on which an image based on the image data is printed out. The print sheet 200 has been processed to assist folding and cutting operations, which will be described in detail later.

Here, the layout software (an example of the simple bookbinding editing program of the present invention) for operating the personal computer 10 as one embodiment of the simple bookbinding editing apparatus of the present invention is stored in the CD-ROM 5_1.
Is stored in the CD-ROM 5_1.
The layout software loaded in the OM drive 5 and stored in the CD-ROM 5_1 is uploaded to the personal computer 10 and stored in the hard disk device 3. Thus, the personal computer 1
0 operates as an embodiment of the simple bookbinding editing apparatus of the present invention.

Here, layout software corresponding to an embodiment of the simple bookbinding editing program of the present invention executed in the personal computer 10 of FIG. 1 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a CD-ROM storing layout software according to an embodiment of the simple bookbinding editing program of the present invention.

The CD-ROM 5_1 shown in FIG. 3 stores layout software 5_10. The layout software 5_10 includes a template display processing routine unit 5_11, an editing processing routine unit 5_12,
And an imposition processing routine unit 5_13. Details of each part of the layout software 5_10 will be described together with an operation of each part of the embodiment of the editing apparatus for simple bookbinding according to the present invention. The layout software 5_10 includes the number of pages of the printed material to be created and the print paper to be used. A template for layout according to the size of 200 (see FIG. 1) and the content of the printed matter is included. The layout software 5_10 has a function of creating a new template. There are a plurality of pages in the template, and each page is made into a template according to the contents of the printed matter. Examples of the contents of the printed material include a photo album and a textbook. It is also possible to place templates with different patterns on each page.
The layout software 5_10 and the print paper 200 correspond to an example of a simple bookbinding kit according to the present invention.

In addition to the page information, the template includes information related to imposition (number of folds, page layout in each fold, etc.) and information indicating the name of the print paper 200. Details of the print paper 200 will be described later.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the simple bookbinding editing apparatus of the present invention.

The simple bookbinding editing apparatus 50 shown in FIG.
Template display unit 5_111 and edit processing unit 5_11
2 and an imposition portion 5_113.

The template display section 5_111 operates under the action of the program of the template display processing routine section 5_11 shown in FIG. 3, and includes at least one type of template that defines the layout of images and / or sentences in each page. Display template 1 selected from
2a.

The editing unit 5_112 operates under the action of the program of the editing processing routine unit 5_12 shown in FIG. 3, and performs editing by applying an image and text on the template displayed on the display screen 12a according to the operation. .

The imposition unit 5_113 operates in response to the program of the imposition processing routine unit 5_13 shown in FIG. 3, and receives the print instruction after the editing of the plural pages by the editing unit 5_112. By performing page imposition, print output image data representing an image for each sheet is generated. Note that each sheet here refers to a drawing area 201 constituting the print sheet 200.
(Refer to FIG. 5).

FIG. 5 shows layout software 5_10.
2 is a diagram showing a flow of processing for creating a photo album by operating the personal computer as an embodiment of the simple bookbinding editing apparatus of the present invention.

The user first starts layout software 5_ installed in personal computer 10.
10 is operated to display a plurality of templates on the display screen 12a. Using the mouse 14 and the keyboard 13, the contents of the photo album as a printed matter, the paper size, and the number of pages are selected from the plurality of templates. Select the appropriate template. Thereby, the template for 8 pages is displayed on the display screen 12a shown in FIG. Note that the arrangement of 8 pages displayed on the display screen 12a is designed so that the user is not aware of folding or the like for ease of viewing.

Next, editing is performed by assigning an image and text to the first page (Page-1). Similarly, from page 2 (Page-2) to page 8 (Pag)
Edit by applying images and sentences up to e-8).

After editing for eight pages, the user gives a print instruction using the mouse 14 and keyboard 13. Then, in response to this print instruction, the layout software 5_10 performs imposition layout for 8 pages based on the imposition information in the template. The layout software 5_10
Displays the print paper name set in the template on the display screen 12a. This prompts the user to set the printer paper 200 in the printer 100. Further, when the user gives an instruction to start printing, the layout software 5_10 generates print output image data representing an image for each page that has been subjected to imposition layout based on the page information and imposition information.
Output to. Here, the print output image data is output in double-sided printing or divided into front and back two times. The printer 200 includes a printer paper 200 described below.
In addition, a printout is made based on the image data.

The printer paper 200 is a print-only paper corresponding to the above-described 8-page template. The printer paper 200 has a front surface 20 as shown in FIG.
The front surface 200a and the back surface 200b each have a drawing area 201 for four pages and a mountain fold processing portion 202 that has been subjected to mountain fold processing.
And a valley folding processing section 203 subjected to valley folding processing and a cutting processing section 204 subjected to cutting processing are provided. Specifically, the mountain fold processing section 202 and the valley fold processing section 203 are creased, and the cut processing section 204 is perforated. For this reason, it is easy to perform folding and cutting. Further, in order to facilitate the binding operation, a mark (not shown) indicating a binding margin, a stapler position, and the like is printed in advance.

The user can make such print paper 200.
After the printing is performed, the print paper 200 is folded at the mountain fold processing unit 202 and the valley fold processing unit 203, cut by the cutting processing unit 204, and further bound by using the above-described mark, A photo album 300 which is a “child growth record” can be easily created.

The simple bookbinding editing device 50 of the present embodiment includes:
A template selected from templates defining the layout of images and sentences in each page is displayed on the display screen 12a by the template display unit 5_111, and the user performs editing to apply images and sentences on the templates according to operations. In response to a print instruction from the user after the editing unit 5_112 finishes editing a plurality of pages, the imposition unit 5_113 performs imposition of the plurality of pages.
In this way, print output image data representing an image for each sheet (each drawing area 201) is generated. Further, as described with reference to FIG. 5, the printer paper 200 is provided with folds, perforations, and the like. Therefore, page editing, imposition, folding, and cutting can be easily performed with one simple bookbinding editing device 50. Moreover, a page editing system, an imposition system, and a large-scale system equipped with a device that performs folding and cutting are unnecessary. Therefore, it is possible to easily bind a printed material in the form of a booklet or a book.

Although the present embodiment has been described with reference to a template that defines the layout of images and sentences in each page, and an example in which editing is performed by applying images and sentences on the template according to operations. The present invention is not limited to this, and any template that defines the layout of images and / or sentences in each page and editing that applies images and / or sentences according to operations on the templates may be used.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention,
An editing device for simple bookbinding that can easily bind a printed material in the form of a booklet or book, an editing program for simple bookbinding,
In addition, a simple bookbinding kit can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a personal computer in which an embodiment of a simple bookbinding editing apparatus of the present invention is incorporated and a printer is connected.

2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the personal computer shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a CD-ROM storing layout software according to an embodiment of a simple bookbinding editing program of the present invention;
FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of a simple bookbinding editing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of processing for creating a photo album using an embodiment of the simple bookbinding editing apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 Main memory 3 Hard disk apparatus 4 Flexible disk drive 4_1 Flexible disk 5 CD-ROM drive 5_1, 5_2 CD-ROM 5_10 Layout software (image processing program) 5_11 Template display process routine part 5_12 Editing process routine part 5_13 Imposition process routine Unit 5_111 template display unit 5_112 editing unit 5_113 imposition unit 6 input interface 7 output interface 10 personal computer 11 main unit 11a flexible disk loading port 11a 11b CD-ROM loading port 12 image display device 12a display screen 13 keyboard 14 mouse 15 bus 20 LAN cable 50 Editing apparatus 100 for simple bookbinding Printer 200 Printer paper 200a Printer paper Front surface 200b Back surface 201 of printer paper Drawing area 202 Mountain folding processing section 203 Valley folding processing section 204 Cutting processing section 300 Photo album

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A template display unit for displaying on a display screen a template selected from at least one type of template defining a layout of images and / or sentences in each page, and a template displayed on the display screen An editing unit that performs editing by assigning images and / or sentences according to operations on the top, and a print instruction after the editing unit finishes editing a plurality of pages. An editing apparatus for simple bookbinding, comprising: an imposition unit that generates print output image data representing an image for each sheet. 2. A template display unit that is executed in a computer and displays on the display screen a template selected from at least one type of template that defines the layout of images and / or sentences in each page. And an editing unit that performs editing by applying images and / or sentences according to operations on the template displayed on the display screen, and a print instruction after the editing unit finishes editing a plurality of pages. A simple bookbinding editing program that operates as a simple bookbinding editing device including an imposition unit that generates image data for print output representing an image for each sheet by imposing a plurality of pages. 3. A template display unit that is executed in a computer and displays on the display screen a template selected from at least one type of template that defines the layout of images and / or sentences in each page. And an editing unit that performs editing by applying images and / or sentences according to operations on the template displayed on the display screen, and a print instruction after the editing unit finishes editing a plurality of pages. A program storage medium storing a simple bookbinding editing program that operates as a simple bookbinding editing device including an imposition unit that generates image data for print output representing an image for each sheet by imposing a plurality of pages And an image based on the print output image data is printed out. Alternatively, a simple bookbinding kit comprising a print paper that has been processed to assist in the cutting operation.