MXPA01001624A - Design of text and graphic imagery on flag or tab media - Google Patents

Abstract

Printed articles such as flag or tab media can be printed with text and/or graphic objects specified by a user. The flag or tab media are useful in marking and indexing functions. The printed text and/or graphic objects can enhance the communicative and organizational effects of the tab or flag media, conveying information indicative of order, sequence, or identification. The flag or tab media can be arranged on a print sheet that is fed into a desktop printer. The layout of the flag or tab media on the print sheet can necessitate"upside-down"printing of the objects in certain areas to achieve an appropriate orientation during use, particularly for folded or inverted media. In this manner, the orientation of an object is flipped according to its position on the media. A design application program executed by a computing system allows an end user to design objects on flag or tab media without worrying about the necessary flipping functions. The application automates the flipping functions, and incorporates them into the workflow of the design process.

Description

DESIGN OF FOKMACIO-t OF GRAPHICAL IMAGES AND TEXT ON FLAG MEDIA OR LABEL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the design of printing arrangement and, more particularly, to the design of graphic image and text formation on flag or label means.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Media for adhesive-backed notes, such as Post-it® notes, are widely used in a variety of environments to facilitate communication and organization. The unique adhesives carried by such notes enable convenient repositioning and reuse. Adhesive-reinforced notes are commercially available in many different configurations. The notes can be ordered, for example, with many colors selected as well as with different text and / or graphic designs. The ordered selection is very extensive, but nevertheless limited to those designs made Ref: 127439 d-LspQn-Lbl.es p-ar- prave.eiorea da natas. End users have been able to obtain notes with customary configurations from suppliers, but usually only in large quantities. More recently, however, users have been able to take advantage of computer software (software) media design of printable notes and notes. The Pa-st-it® note design computer, for example, provides a computer software application that makes it possible for an end user to specify different graphic and / or text objects to be printed on sheets that carry multiple notes . In this way, an end user is able to design notes on a per client basis to meet particular needs or tastes. The graphic and / or text objects can be created by the end user, or obtained from a directory of objects of the clipboard technique or article pins, provided with the note design application. The end user can print the notes on demand using an ordinary office printer. The continued use of adhesive-backed notes has led to a number of variations and extensions. Adhesive-reinforced flags, such as P-st-it® flags, for example, have been available for several years. Such flags are commercially available in various sizes and colors and, in some cases, they carry formation of text images and / or graphics such as numbers, letters, arrows, and the like. Post-i® banners have been used for many applications including bookmarking, site marking, and indexing. The incorporation of unique printed signs such as the formation of text images and / or graphics can improve the communicative and organizational aspects of the function of marking or indexing. Some flags are specially configured for manual marking with pen or pencil. However, end users have been unable to custom design or taste flags in a way that looks professional. In particular, an appropriate computer software application for the customary design of graphic objects and text on flags has not been available. At the same time, printable flag sheets have generally been unavailable to end users. Consequently, apart from manually flags maxca them? The selection of the flag means has been limited to those configurations made available by the providers. La- i vasti-gaci-on continues. led to a recent extension of the Post-it® banner technology that makes it possible for end users to conveniently print flags with desired text and / or graphics objects. In particular, the flags are arranged in pairs and placed end-to-end on a carrier sheet. The carrier sheet is fed into a printer to print objects on the flags. Each flag includes a portion that carries adhesive. For manufacturing reasons, the adhesive-bearing portions of the flags in each pair are arranged adjacent one to the other on a carrier sheet. The image-bearing portions, however, extend from one another in opposite directions. With this arrangement, the portions that carry image of the first and second flags are effectively inverted one in relation to the other. The investment can be vertical or horizontal. If the inversion is vertical, the portions that carry image are with the upper part downwards in relation to each other. In use, flags are commonly used with the same orientation. Accordingly, it is desirable that the text and / or graphic objects printed on the flags also occupy the same orientation. To produce text objects and / or graphics with the same orientation in the final use, the objects in the flags must be designed and printed with different orientations. In this way, the objects are designed and printed to compensate for the orientation induced by the manufacture of the flags on the carrier sheet. Another recent extension of the Post-it® banner technology involves the adaptation of flag media for eX use as folding index labels. The label is foldable around a line separating the first and second fold sections. Several labels can be carried on a printed sheet if -pie for design and printing to taste. When carried on the printing sheet, the first and second folded sections of each label lie flat and face in the same direction, for example, upwards from the printing sheet. After being removed from the printing sheet, however, the label is folded such that the first and second folding sections are facing one away from the other. The internal sides of the label can carry adhesive material that facilitates the adhesive bonding of the label to the opposite sides of a sheet-like element such as a file folder or divider. After joining, each of the first and second folding sections is visible from a different side of the sheet-like element. In the folded position, it is desirable that the text and / or graphic objects, printed on the label sections of the label, occupy the same direction. Specifically, the text and / or graphic objects should have the same orientation when viewed from each side of the sheet-like element to which the label is attached ^ In the flat position on the printing sheet, however, the sections of folding are reversed one in relation to the other. The inversion can be vertical or horizontal depending on the arrangement of the printing sheet. If the inversion is vertical, the folded sections are with the upper part facing downwards relative to one another, when the label occupies a position p-l-ana, for example, unfolded. To produce text objects and / or graphics with the same orientation in the folded position, the objects in the folding sections of the label must be designed and printed in the flat position with different ori- entacle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to the design of the formation of text images and / or graphics on printed articles such as flag or label means. In particular, the present invention is directed to the design of flag or label means that require the design and printing of at least some of the text images and / or graphics with different orientations. The present invention can be implemented by means of an application program of computer software (software) executed in a computer system for general purposes. The present invention is exemplified in a design method implemented via the application program, and also in a manufacturing article, in the form of data storage means, which stores the code of the accommodated application program to carry out that method after the execution by a processor. The flag means designed in accordance with the present invention may take the form of conventional Post-it® flags. The label means represent an extension of the flag means, and may take the form of collapsible index labels. The flag or label means are carried by a printing sheet that is fed into an office printer. The flag or label means may be reinforced with adhesive for attachment to sheet elements such as paper sheets, file folders, dividers, and the like. The labeling means, as an alternative, can be adjusted to size for insertion into label fasteners or shirts worn with the file folders, and do not need to carry an adhesive. Also, the labeling means can be carried on a carrier sheet by adhesive bonding. Alternatively, the labeling means can be defined by perforations in a carrier sheet and thereby form an integral part of the printing sheet. In this case, the labeling means is substantially conformed to the perforated, conventional label sheets. Flag or label means are useful in marking and indexing applications. The incorporation of particular objects of text and / or graphics on the means of flag or label can improve the desired communicative and organizational effects of the means of flag or label, carrying information indicating the order, sequence or identification. The arrangement of the means of flag or label on the printing sheet requires the design and printing of the objects in particular areas with different orientations. Specifically, an object must be printed with an "overturned" orientation, for example "upside down" in which the object is effectively rotated approximately 180 degrees for printing on the inverted area. The rotation of the object can be done around an intermediate point of the medium such that the object is effectively mapped in the inverted area with an upside down orientation. With this mode of design and printing, the objects occupy with this an appropriate orientation in both sections during the use of the means of flag or label.

The present invention is implemented by a computer software application that makes it possible for the end user to specify the text and / or graphic objects that are to be printed on the article, without worrying about the necessary functions, of tipping. The computer software application automates such functions, and incorporates them into the workflow of the design process. Accordingly, the present invention eliminates the need to re-feed the printing sheets in an inverted orientation for reverse printing. Also, the present invention eliminates the need to visually identify objects that require inversion during the design process, and then manually inputs the inversion commands in relation to such objects. Instead of this, the objects introduced in the particular areas are automatically "overturned or flipped" to facilitate observation during the final use. In particular, an object is subject to geometric operations that effectively rotate the object approximately 180 degrees, for printing on the inverted area of the flag or label means. This rotation can be carried out around an intermediate point between the first and second portions in the case in which it is ablated. The first thing to be done is the first one, and the representation of the object with an upside down orientation is desired within the second part. In one modality, an object introduced by a uauari as au tomá: ti caroente i ntraducido en la. first and second portions of the article, with normal and overturned oriantations, respectively. In yet another embodiment, an object introduced into a particular area that requires reverse printing is automatically overturned. In a first embodiment, the present invention provides a method for producing a printed article having first and second portions, the method comprising displaying a representation of the article visually on a display device, receiving the input data of the user specifying an object which will be formed within the article, visually showing the object with a first orientation within the first portion of the article shown, and visually showing the article with a second orientation within the second portion of the article shown, wherein the second orientation is different from the first orientation. The article may comprise a pair of hips or a folding index label. In a second embodiment, the present invention provides the method for producing a printed article having first and second portions, the method comprising displaying a representation of the article visually on a display device, receiving the user's input data that specifies an abbreviated which is to be formed within the article, and a position of the article, visually showing the article at a first orientation within the first portion of the article shown, in the case where the position of the object is within the first portion of the article shown, and visually showing the object with a second orientation within the second portion of the article shown, in the case where the position of the object is within the second portion of the article shown, wherein the second orientation is different from the first orientation. The article may comprise a pair of flags or a folding index label. In a third embodiment, the present invention provides a computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program, the computer program being arranged such that, when the computer is executed, a computer is read. a printed article having first and second portions as shown visually on a screen device, with the receipt of the user aspe is admitted or the object that will be formed within the article, the object is shown with a first orientation within the first portion of the article shown visually, and ob} Ties shown visua 1 mint can a- second orientation within the second portion of the article shown, wherein the second orientation is different from the first orientation. The article can include a. pair gives as a- folding index label. In a fourth embodiment, the present invention provides a computer-readable medium encoded with a. pragraj_a_ da comput dora ,,. the program is arranged such that, when the program is executed, a representation of the article is shown on the screen device, the data of the input of the iisnari or as. received space or an object to be formed within the article, and a position of the object, the object is visually shown with a first orientation within the first portion of the article shown in the case where the position of the object is -te- within the first portion of the article shown, and the object is shown visually can-, a second orientation within the second portion of the article shown, in the case where the position of the object is within the second portion and the article shown, wherein the second ar i in aci . is different, gives the first orientation. The printed article may comprise a pair of flags or a folding index label. In a qui nta mx-d ---_- Ldad, the. present invention provides a method for producing a collapsible label having first and second folding sections and an adhesive material, with the label attached to the adhesive bonding to opposite sides of a sheet-like member. , such that each of the first and second folding sections is visible from a side di-f-erej-ta, my erohra an form of sheet *, al. Dé-tpdo comprises the visual display of a representation of the label on a screen device, receiving the input data of the user that appeals to the user. an object that is going to a_n___. inside the label, visually showing the object with a first orientation within the first pleg roi section of the ma &This is done by visually mapping the object with a second orientation within the second section of the label shown, and by activating a printing device to form a printed label, which, according to the label, is conformed to the where the second orientation is different from the first orientation. In a sixth text the inventive invention provides a method for producing a pair of first and second flags, the second flag being accommodated with an inverse orientation with a primary ration to the first, and each giving the first and second flags includes a Adhesive material, whereby the flags are configured for adhesive bonding to a leaf-shaped element, the ro-e-tada rr.mprpT.fip ai show via mint 1 mint a representation of the first and second flags on a device of screen, receiving the input data of the user that specifies an object that will be formed inside the flag and second flags, visually showing the object with a first orientation inside the first flag, visually showing the object with a second orientation inside of the second flag, where the second orientation is different from the first orientation, and driving a printing device to form a first printed flag which substantially conforms to the first flag shown, and a second printed flag substantially conforming to the second flag shown. In a seventh embodiment, the present invention provides a method for producing a collapsible label having first and second folding sections and an adhesive material, whereby the label is collapsible for adhesive bonding to opposite sides of a sheet-like member such that each of the first and second folding sections is visible from a different side of the sheet member, the method comprises visually displaying a representation of the label on a screen device, receiving the user's input data that specifies an object to be formed within the label and a position of the object, visually showing the object with a first orientation within the first section of the label shown in the case where the position of the object is within the first section of the label shown, showing visionman-ta aJ_ abjata canuae followed guidance within the second section of the label It is shown, in the case of the position, the object is within the second section of the et i. ueta maatrada- ^ en. where the second orientation is different from the first orientation, and by actuating a printing device to form a printed label substantially conforming to the label shows vi its mint. In an eighth embodiment, the present invention provides a method for produce a pair of first and second flags, the second flag being encamped with an inverted flag in relation to the first flag, and each of the first and second flags includes an adhesive material, with which the flags are ready for the one in ad it goes to a. element, in the form of a sheet, the method comprises visually displaying a representation of the first and second flags on a screen device, receiving the data entry of the user specifying an object to be formed within the first and second flags and one position of the object, visually showing the object with a first orientation within the first flag in the case where the position of the object is within the first flag, visually showing the object with a second orientation within the second flag in the case where the position of the obj-eto is within the second flag, wherein the second orientation is different from the primary orientation, and driving a printing device to form a first printed flag that substantially conforms to the first flag shown visually and a second printed flag that substantially conforms to the second flag shown visually. In a ninth modality, the present invention provides a method for printing N intruders. gives a sequence 1-N- on different color media that have m different colors and carried on printing sheets, where m is less than N, and each of the jigging means, which share- un- com n The collars are carried on a common printing sheet, the method comprises printing a first of the objects on one of the media on a first of the sheets-print-press-rin-i PT.1- P .. Q_ a- first of the colors, printing a second of the objects on one of the media on a second of the printing sheets corresponding to a second of the colors, and printing one (m + l) th of the objects on one of the madios on the first of the printing sheets, where the first and the (m-fcl) th objects are printed before the printing of the second object. The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are described in the accompanying drawings and in the description below. Other features, objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMITIONS Figure 1 is a functional block diagram of a computer system configured for the design of forming text images and / or graphics on the flag or label means; Figure 2 is a diagram of a folding etiq-u-eta; Figure 3 e-s a diagram of a printing sheet bearing several labels as shown in Figure 2; Figure 4- aa a diagram gives a label as shown in Figure 2, in a piaged configuration and attached to a leaf shape element; Figure 5 is a diagram of a pair of flags; Figure 6- is a diagram of a print sheet carrying several flag pairs as shown in Figure 5; Figure 7 is a diagram of a flag as shown in Figure 5 and attached to an element in the form of hxrj a; Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating the design of text image formation on a label, as shown in Figure 2 r 'Figure 9 is a diagram illustrating the design of text image formation on a pair of flags as shown in Figure 5; Figure 10 is a diagram illustrating the design of the graphic image formation on a tab, as shown in Figure 2; Figure 11 is a diagram illustrating the design of graphic image formation on a pair of flags, as shown in Figure 5; Figure 12 is a diagram of a computer screen generated for the design of text images and / or graphics on flag or label media; Figure 13 is a diagram of a generated screen for the design of text and / or graphic image on Mac-Laa da bandar-a or da-a-neta; Figure 14 is a flow chart illustrating a method for designing the text and / or graphic image on the flag or label means; Figure 15 is a diagram illustrating the real-time design of the text image formation on a label as shown in Figure 2; Figure 16 is a diagram illustrating the real-time design of text image formation on a pair of flags, as shown in Figure 5; Figure 17 is a diagram illustrating the design of the text image formation and the color vignettes on an etiguette as shown in Figure 2; Figure 18 is a diagram illustrating the design of text image formation and color vignettes on a pair of flags, as shown in Figure 5; Figure 19 is a diagram illustrating a fusion print utilizing a label printing sheet, as shown in Figure 3; and I-a Figure 20 is a diagram illustrating a fusion print using a print sheet of ink at which print order is varied relative to the logical order of a desired sequence. Similar reference numbers and de-aign r. i nnps in the divaraoa drawings indicate similar elements.

DISCHARGE _DETAL-L_-D_- -DE -LA -INVEN ION Figure 1 is a functional block diagram of an exemplary computer system 10 for designing text images and / or graphics on the flag or label means, according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the system 10 may include a processor 12, a memory 14-, input devices 16, a display device 18, and a printer 20. The processor 12 includes a central processing unit (CPU) part of 2_ a general-purpose computer, such as a PC, __acintos ?, or workstation. The memory 14 stores the program code for execution by the processor 12, including the e-1 code for the operating system and the application program code, and generally represents a magnetic hard disk or other storage device in eom-binaci n eo-to the random access memory (^ _M) accessed by the processor 12. As an example, the memory 14 could be realized in part by a storage unit containing movable storage means which carry the code of the application program. The input devices 16 include the input means for inputting the user's input data, such as a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The display device 18 includes an observation screen that provides the graphic output. The screen can take the form of a CRT or flat panel monitor. The printer 20 can be made by an office printer such as an ink jet or laser printer. In some embodiments, the printer 20 provides multiple color output. The processor 12 communicates with the input 16 inputs, the 18-r input diaphragm and the printer 20- by means of one or more input / output controllers (not shown in FIG. I). In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the memory 14 stores the code of the accommodated application program to facilitate the design of the text and / or graphic image on the flag or label means. The application program code may be loaded upwardly on a hard disk drive and in RAM, as necessary, for execution by the processor 12. Alternatively, the application program code may be encoded on any of a variety of removable storage media and uploaded to the RAM during the operation. In general, after execution of the application program code, the processor 12 is configured to process the input of the user received from the input devices 16, the display device 18 to provide the user with interactive output representative of the workflow. of design, and the printer 20 to produce the printed image formation on printed articles, such as flag or flag media, as indicated by the user. In particular, the processor 12 operates the display device 18- to visually display a representation of a printed article, such as a bandar-aa bread to a piag-abia label. The individual flags form first and second portions of the article shown visually. Alternatively, the folding label provides ..p.r-i n ?. - give pl pg pii n n what form first and second portions of the article shown visually. In any case, as will be explained, the format <The printed article needs design and printing of objects within a dalaa ponc-ionaa with a "face down" orientation. The code of the application program stored in the memory 14 and executed by the processor 12 is accommodated to make possible the _. pf. r. to the user of the band-e-t or tag using the system 10. During the execution of the application program code, the processor 12 receives and processes the input of the. ......, 3 r or r. ..__ P laa di-s-paai-t-Input 16. With the input of the user, an end user specifies one or more text objects and / or graphics to be formed within the article. The objects give you inc-ai- letter-a, numbers, words, symbols, and other sequences of characters, in a variety of fonts and point sizes. Graphic objects may include graphic image formation such as the fastener technique stored as objects in a variety of formats. Alternatively, the original graphic objects can be created by the end user. The original graphic objects can be created during the execution of the application program, for example, via an integrated object design tool. Also, the original graphic objects can be created using other graphic design applications and imported for processing within the system 10. In addition to the objects in the form of image or painting, the graphic objects can take the form of colored bands, of limits or other colored printed signs, applied to the printed article for visible distinctiveness. In this way, several printed items can be designed with different colors. In any case, the text and / or graphic objects are converted as necessary to a common bitmap form for processing by the processor 12.

In one embodiment, the processor 12 operates the display device 18 to visually display a representation of a specified object with a first orientation within the first portion of the displayed article. At the same time, the processor 12 operates the display device 18 to visually display the object with a second orientation within the second portion of the displayed article. In this embodiment, the user enters a simple object that is visually displayed in an identical manner, albeit with a rotated orientation, within the first and second portions of the article. Specifically, the object that is visually displayed within the second portion is effectively "overturned" by rotating it approximately 180 degrees. The overturned or "upside down" orientation of the object facilitates the observation of the object in a normal orientation during its final use, such as an indexing application. To place the object face down inside the second portion, rotation can be performed about a midpoint between the first and second portions. In this way, the object is rotated to the upside down orientation and moved to the second portion.

The user input may also include the indication of a position for the entry of the object, as indicated by a mouse or other pointing device. In another embodiment, the application program code can be accommodated such that the processor 12 operates the display device 16 to visually display the object within the first portion of the displayed article visually, in the case where the position of the object is within. of the first portion. In this case, the object is displayed visually, with a normal orientation. If the position of the object is within the second portion of the article, the processor 12 operates the display device 16 to visually show the object with an orientation overturned within the second portion of the visually displayed article. The overturned orientation can be achieved by rotating the object, for example, approximately 180 degrees relative to the normal orientation in which it is originally displayed prior to the rollover operation. Alternatively, a translation operation could be included, before or after the rotation, if the rotation is performed around a central point of the object. Rather, the object can be visually displayed grossly in the position initially indicated by the user's input device. This mode not only makes possible the selective entry of the object within the first or second portion, but can also be configured to allow the entry of the different objects in the first and second portions. Consequently, this latter mode can be particularly applicable to the design of flag pairs, where the design of different objects on the flags will often be desirable. In either mode, the visual representation of the object in an overturned orientation can be achieved by geometrically manipulating the raw bitmap data on a point-by-point basis, for example, by well-known rotation operations. Such operations can be carried out using matrices. When the end user completes the design of the printed article, the processor 12 creates or updates a representative file of the article. The file can represent several items designed by the user. At the request of the user, the processor 12 operates the printer 20 based on the contents of the file, to form a printed representation that substantially corresponds to the article or articles displayed visually on the screen. The format of the article is such that the overturned and non-tilted objects are observed with a common orientation during the use of the article by an end user for its intended purpose. A label, for example, is folded by the end user to produce the desired orientation. With a couple of flags, one of the flags is rotated by the end user to produce the desired orientation. The unique format assignment that requires the overturned design and the printing of the flag or label means is explained in detail later. Figure 2 is a diagram of an exemplary foldable label 22 for use in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the label 22 is accommodated in an unfolded, flat position for design and printing by the printer 20. The label 22 includes a first folding section 24 and a second folding section 26. The label 22 it is foldable around a folding line 28 separating the first and second folding sections 24, 26. The side cuts 30, 32 facilitate folding of the label 22 around the folding line 28. As shown in Figure 3 , the various labels 22 can be carried on a single printing sheet 34 by adhesive bonding. As an alternative, the labels 22 can be integrally formed with the printing sheet 34 and defined by perforations for detachment and insertion in the fasteners or shirts for label associated with a file folder or folder. The printing sheet 34 is fed through the printer 20 to print text and / or graphic objects on the labels 22, according to the user's specification. When carried on the printing sheet 34, the first and second folding sections 24, 26 lie flat and face in the same direction, e.g., outwardly from the printing sheet. After removal from the printing sheet 34, however, the end user manually folds the label 22 inwardly such that the first and second folding sections 24, 26 are facing each other. In an adhesive carrying mode, the first folding section 24 includes an image carrying portion 36 and a coupling portion 38. Similarly, the second folding section 26 includes an image carrying portion 40 and a joining portion 42. portions 36, 40 that carry image can be preprinted with a colored band, as illustrated in Figure 3, or provided in a blank format. The inner side of the label 22, for example, the side facing the printing sheet 34, carries an adhesive material. The adhesive material is brought into generally opposite positions to the joining portions 38, 42 and facilitates adhesive bonding of the label to opposite sides of a sheet-like element such as a file folder or divider. In this way, the tag 22 can be used as an index tag, particularly in conjunction with the order, sequence or identification of the appropriate text and / or graphics objects. As an example, the tag 22 can find application as an index tag for a hanging file folder. Figure 4 is a diagram of a label 22 in the folded configuration, and attached to a sheet-like element 44 such as a file folder. After attachment to the blade-shaped element 44, each folding section 24, 26 is visible from a different side to provide two-sided visibility for indexing ease. In the folded position, it is desirable that the text and / or graphics objects printed on the folding sections 24, 26 occupy the same orientation. Specifically, the text and / or graphic objects should have the same orientation when viewed from each side of the sheet-like element to which the label 22 is attached. Figure 4 further illustrates an object formed in the image-bearing portion 36. , with a vertical orientation. In Figure 4, the object is a text object in the form of the letter A, as indicated by the reference number 46. For purposes of illustration, the label 22 is described herein as having portions 36, 40 that carry image, to carry text objects and / or graphics. In some applications, however, it may be desirable to design or print objects on the entire surface of the respective folding sections 24, 26. In this way, the objects could be formed on or within the areas described as the image-bearing portions 36, 40 and the adhesive-bearing portions 38, 42.

When the image-bearing portion 40 is viewed from the opposite side of the sheet-like element 44, the letter A or some other specific object formed on that side must occupy the same vertical orientation. In other words, it is clear that the objects should not be printed face down when the label 22 is used as a two-sided index label. In the flat position on the printing sheet 34, however, the image-serving portions 36, 40 of the folding sections 24, 26, respectively, are inverted relative to one another. The inversion can be vertical or horizontal depending on the arrangement of the printing sheet 34. In Figures 2 and 3, the inversion is illustrated in terms of the vertical orientation. If the objects were printed on portions 36, 40 that carry image, with the same orientation, the folding of the label 22 would produce objects with different orientations. In order to produce the text objects and / or graphics with the same orientation in the folded position, the objects in the folding sections 24, 26 must be designed and printed in the flat position with different orientations. Thus, in light of the folded end use of the label 22, one of the objects must be intentionally printed face down. In particular, to facilitate reading ability during end use, one of the objects must be rotated, for example, approximately 180 degrees, for printing within the inverted folding section. It should be apparent that such rotation does not preferably produce an image "in the mirror" at least for text image formation. An image in the mirror could result in an inverted object that, in the case of text image formation, would be illegible. Specifically, the text would flow from right to left when viewed in the final orientation of the label 22. In this way, the rotation operation, as described herein, preferably provides an orientation that is "overturned", but which is readable from left to right in the case of text image formation, when the label 22 is observed in its final use. The application program code stored in the memory 14 is arranged to carry out the necessary operations after execution by the processor 12, and automate those functions for the end user as part of the label design process. Figure 5 is a diagram of the pair of flags 48. As shown in Figure 5, the pair of flags 48 includes a first flag 50 and a second flag 52. The flags 50, 52 may correspond substantially in structure to any of the variety of Post-it® flag configurations, commercially available from Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company (3M) of Saint Paul, Minnesota. As shown in Figure 6, several pairs of flags 48 can be carried over a single printing sheet 54 by adhesive bonding. Each pair of tags 48 is divided into first and second flags 50, 52 on line 51. Flag 50 includes a picture carrying portion 56 and a joining portion 58. Similarly, flag 52 includes a portion 60 that carries image and a connecting portion 62. The objects could be designed and printed, however, on or within the entire areas indicated by the image-bearing portions 56, 60 and the joint portions 58, 62. The flags 50, 52 carry the adhesive materials in the areas opposite the joining portions 58, 62. For manufacturing reasons, the flags 50, 52 are arranged end to end on the printing sheet 54, such that the joining portions 58, 62 are placed adjacent to each other. to the other and the image-bearing portions 56, 60 are positioned opposite one another. Although the arrangement shown in Figure 6 is appropriate for printing by the end user via the printer 20, it complicates the design of the text and / or graphics objects in the portions 56, 60 that carry image. Specifically, with this arrangement the portions 56, 60 that carry image are inverted one with respect to the other. Again, the inversion is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 as vertical, but may be horizontal depending on the arrangement of the pairs of labels 48 on the printing sheet 54. Figure 7 is a diagram of a flag 50 attached to an element 64 in the form of a leaf. In Figure 7, the flag 50 includes a text object, in the form of a letter A, indicated by the reference numeral 66. In this example, the letter A occupies a vertical orientation in relation to the sheet-like element 64 . Flags 50, 52 will often be used in the same orientation. For example, flags 50, 52 may be extended in any number of directions from the edge of a sheet of paper, file folder, or divider. Accordingly, it is desirable that the text and / or graphic objects printed on the adjacent flags 50, 52 also occupy the same orientation during the end use. To produce text and / or graphic objects with the same orientation in use, the objects in the flags 50, 52 are designed and printed in the flat position with different orientations one in relation to the other. In other words, as with the label 22, one of the objects in flags 50, 52 must be intentionally "overturned," for example, printed face down. In particular, the objects printed on the image-bearing portion 60 must be printed with an overturned orientation, for example rotated. After detachment from the printing sheet 54 and rotation to the orientation of the flag 50, the object in the portion 60 having image will occupy the same orientation as the object in the image-bearing portion 56. The code of the application program stored in the memory 14 is arranged to carry out the functions necessary to dump the printed objects in the flags 50, 52 and, again, to incorporate such objects. functions in an automatic way in the workflow of the banner design process. Figures 8-11 are diagrams illustrating the printing of the text and graphic objects within the label 22 and the pair of flags 48 of Figures 2 and 5, respectively. In Figure 8, a simple text object in the shape of the letter A is formed within the portion 36 that carries image of the first folding section 24 with a normal orientation, as indicated by the reference number 53, while the same object is formed within the image-bearing portion 40, of the second folding section 26 with an overturned orientation, as indicated by the reference number 55. Similarly, Figure 9 represents the formation of the objects of text 57, 59 in the form of the letter A in portions 56, 60 carrying image, with opposite orientations. Figure 10 illustrates the formation of a graphic object, in the form of simple stars 61, 63, with opposite orientations within the image-bearing portions 36, 40 of the label 22. Finally, Figure 11 illustrates the formation of objects similar graphs 65, 67 with opposite orientations within portions 56, 60 carrying image of flag pair 48. In operation, a different group of objects may be specified for each label 22 or pair of flags 48 on a recording sheet 34 , 54. Of course, in many cases, different objects will be formed within each flag 50, 52 in a given pair of flags. Figure 12 is a diagram of a computer screen 68 presented for text design and / or graphic image formation on the flag or label means, according to one embodiment of the present invention. The screen 68, as illustrated in Figure 12, can be produced by the display device 18 under the control of the processor 12. When a user initiates the application program stored in the memory 14, the processor 12 operates the display device 18 to present the screen 68. As shown in Figure 12, the screen 68 may include a region in the form of a window 70. The window 70 includes a design area 72 that contains a representation of an item such as a label. folding or a pair of flags, which is the object of the design. The design area 72 can be configured for the size resizing by the user, and the re-escalation resulting from the tag or pair of flags, represented in the design area. In the example of Figure 12, the article in the design area 72 is a foldable label 22, as described with reference to Figures 2-5. In addition to the design area 72, the window 70 may include a window header 74 that provides the information identifying the application program and / or a file associated with the article in the design area 72 or a group of articles carried by a print sheet. The window 70 can also include a menu bar 76 with a variety of pull-down menus, tool buttons, and associated commands that can be selected to implement various design features described herein. As shown in Figure 12, the visual representation of the label 22 includes a representation of the first folding section 24 and the second folding section 26, as well as the folding line 28. Also, a user input area 78. it is defined for the entry of text and / or graphic objects for the end user. If desired, the user's input area 78 may be configured to extend over the entire surface of the label 22 or flag pair 48.

Also, the program can be accommodated to allow a user to move and readjust the size of the area 78 of the user's input on a user preferred basis. A mechanism, such as an arrow to flip the page or an image scroll bar, could be incorporated, whereby the user can move between different labels 22 or pairs of flags 48. As an alternative, a complete sheet of labels 22 or pairs of flags 48 could be displayed visually. In the example of Figure 12, the user's input area 78 substantially coincides with the image-serving portions 36, 40 of the visually displayed representation of the label 22. The user specifies a graphic object for entry in area 78, for example, by filling or gluing an object within dashed lines 80. The user can perform the gluing or filling function by placing the cursor within the area 78, for example, with a mouse or other pointing device, and selecting a glue or paste function from the menu bar 76. Alternatively, the code of the application program can be accommodated to accept the pull-and-release operations, whereby graphic objects are mapped within a directory or folder or pulled to the area 78. As another alternative, an insert or import command can be selected from the menu bar 76 to initiate a sweeping function. The user performs the sweep function to select a particular file representative of an object to be inserted in the area 78. It is also conceivable that a file can contain multiple objects. The user can also enter a text object by activating a text object within area 78, and entering individual text characters in a sequential manner via a keyboard. The text object can be activated by selecting a text entry mode from the menu bar 76, and placing the mouse cursor within the area 78. The font selection, style and size can be implemented via the bar of the menu 76. The application program is preferably arranged such that, after the entry of an object, the user is able to move the object within the area 78 by selecting it and pulling it with a mouse or other pointing device. Also, after the design of a particular label or flag, it may be desirable to include a feature or feature, whereby the content can be copied and pasted onto additional labels or flags. Similarly, a cut and paste or pull-and-release feature can be incorporated whereby objects, either individually or in groups, can be moved between different labels and flags. In any of the above cases, the processor 12 responds to the input data of the user, of the object by actuating the input device 18 to visually display the specified object with an ordinary orientation within the image-bearing portion 36, and with an orientation overturned within the portion 40 that carries image. The image-bearing portion 40 can be referred to as the "rollover" zone, as long as its content is effectively "overturned" relative to the content of the image-bearing portion 36. In particular, to facilitate readability of the contents of the "rollover" zone by an end user when the folding sections 24, 26 are folded inward, the content of the image-bearing portion 36 is rotated.

In this embodiment, the user selects a mode by which an identical object is visually displayed within each of the folding sections 24, 26, albeit with overturned orientations. This mode can be referred to as a self-dump mode. If identical objects are desired, there is no need to separately specify the objects for each of the folding sections 24, 26. Rather, a simple object can be specified and displayed visually in both sections 24, 26. Thus, if if desired, the code of the application program can be accommodated, in effect, to disable the folding section 26, for purposes of object entry. In other words, the code of the application program can be configured in the auto-dump mode such that the user is only allowed to enter an object in the portion of the area 78 corresponding to the first folding section 24. The object entered by the user in the first folding section 24 it is automatically shown, however, with an orientation overturned within the second folding section 26.

As an alternative, the code of the application program may be accommodated to allow entry of an object anywhere within the area 78. Yet, in this auto-dump mode, the identical object is visually displayed in both sections 24, 26 with different orientations. If the user introduces the object within the portion of the area 78 corresponding to the second folding section 26 in a normal orientation, the object is nonetheless visually displayed within the second folding section 26 with the orientation overturned. The overturned visual representation can be achieved by momentarily "dumping" the object shown after entry by the end user. At the same time, the object is automatically shown within the first folding section 24 with a normal orientation. In this way, the user only needs to enter a single object in the auto-dump mode to achieve the design of the article with identical objects in the first and second folding sections 24, 26. In this way, the code of the application program is accommodated to automate the rollover function necessary to reduce the complexity of the design task for the end user. The auto-dump mode eliminates the steps of manually entering identical objects in both sections 24, 26, identifying, the objects that require the dump, and then entering a dump command in relation to the objects. At the same time, however, this mode allows the user to select the particular characteristics of the object and the position of the object, as desired within sections 24, 26. In the example of Figure 12, the object specified by the user is a text object in the form of the letter A. The processor 12 operates the display device 18 to visually display the letter A in the first folding section 24, as indicated by the reference number 82. At the same time, in the auto-dump mode, the processor 12 visually automatically displays the same letter A with an orientation overturned within the second folding section 26, as indicated by the reference number 84. In this way, the object is visually displayed automatically with an orientation overturned on the label portion 22, which requires reverse printing, for example, the tipping zone of the second folding section 26. In this way, the code of the application program introduces the necessary rollover function in the design workflow, without the need for manual intervention by the user. Once the design of the label 22 is complete, the user saves the design in a file. Prior to the completion of the design, the user may choose to introduce one or more additional objects, each of which are automatically displayed visually in both of the sections 24, 26 with opposite orientations. For example, the user may wish to incorporate a number or letter in combination with a particular color band and / or a particular graphic object. Also, the user can design several labels or flags arranged on a common printing sheet. Labels can be identical or they can carry different specified objects on an individual basis for each label. At the same time of saving in the file or at some later time, the user selects the file for printing. In response, the processor 12 operates the printer 20 to print a label or labels on the printing sheet 34, according to the contents of the file. In this way, the printer 20 prints the object in a normal orientation within the portion 36, and with an orientation overturned within the portion 40. The user removes the printed label 22 from the impregnation sheet 34 and manually folds the label to the use. In the folded position, the objects printed on the folding sections 24, 26, for example, on both sides gives the label 22, occupy a common orientation. Figure 13 is a diagram of a second screen 86 for computer observation, illustrating an alternative mode of operation. The screen 86 substantially corresponds to the screen 68 of Figure 12. In the example illustrated in Figure 13, however, the processor 12 does not visually automatically display an identical object in both folding sections 24, 26. Rather, the code of the application program is accommodated to allow the entry of different objects within the folding sections 24, 26. In many cases, the user will want an identical object to be printed on both sides of the label 22. For example, It is desirable to present the same number or letter on both sides of an index label. The user may wish, in other cases, that different objects are printed on opposite sides of the label 2-2 ^ While the user may want a particular letter or number to be printed on one side, a different text object or a different graphic object may be desired for the other side As shown in Figure 13, in this differential mode, the user may specify a text object such as the letter A, indicated by the reference number 88, within the first folding section 24. However, the user may specify a different text object such as the letter B, indicated by the reference number 90, within the second folding section 26. As illustrated in Figure 13, the different text objects 88, 90 introduced in sections 24, 26 may have different point fonts, styles and sizes. In addition, different objects can represent different types of objects. For example, the user may choose to enter a text object in section 24 and a graphic object in section 26. In any case, the object introduced in the area portion 78 corresponding to the second section 26 is visually displayed with an orientation overturned The object may be momentarily "overturned" after entry of the object to the second section 26. In the differential mode illustrated by Figure 13, the user specifies the position at which the object is to be introduced into the room 78. Based on the specified position, the processor 12 determines not only where to visually display the specified object, but also the orientation of the displayed object. If the user specifies that the object has to be placed within the first folding section 24, for example, by placing the cursor within the first folding section with a mouse, the processor 12 operates the display device 18 to visually display the object with a normal orientation. If the user specifies that the object has to be placed inside the second folding section 26, the processor 12 operates the display device 18 to visually show the object with an overturned orientation. The initial blanket object can be visually displayed with a normal orientation, and then rotated to the "overturned" orientation. In this way, the object is visually shown with a normal orientation within the first folding section 24 in the case where the specified position of the object is within the first folding section. Alternatively, the object is visually shown with an orientation "overturned within the second folding section 26 in the case where the specified position of the object is within the second folding section.Thus, the workflow of the process of The design again benefits from the automation of the rollover function.At the same time, however, the user is able to freely specify different text objects and / or graphics to be placed within the folding sections 24, 26. The Figure 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method for designing text images and / or graphics on flag or label media.The flowchart illustrates the availability of the auto-dump and differential operation modes, as shown in FIG. describes with reference to screens 68, 86 of Figures 11 and 12, respectively, when the user initiates the application program, as indicated by the serial number. or reference 92, the program code is loaded into the random access memory (RAM) associated with the processor 12 for execution. The processor 12 first operates the display device 18- to produce a display screen, as illustrated in Figures 12 and 13. The display presents a collapsible label or a pair of flags, depending on the design task chosen by the user. user. The processor 12 then allows the user to select either the auto-dump or differential mode for the design of the displayed article. In particular, as indicated by block 94, processor 12 asks whether the auto-dump mode has been selected. If so, the processor 12 proceeds to disable the rollover zone, as indicated by the block 96. In other words, the processor 12 prevents the user from inserting an object into the inverted portion of the article. The processor 12 proceeds to wait for entry by the user, as indicated by the block 98, but accepts only the entry that resides within the non-inverted portion of the article. In the case of a label 22, the inverted portion, or the rollover zone, is the portion of the user input area 78 corresponding to the second folding section 26. In the case of the pair of flags 48, the inverted portion could The second flag 52 and, in particular, the portion 60 that bears the image to the degree that it coincides with the entry area 78 of the user of the screen 68. In the auto rollover mode, the user sa allows him only to enter an object. in the portion normally oriented by the article. In the case of the label 22, for example, the user is allowed to enter a text object in the portion of the area 78 corresponding to the first folding section. For a pair of flags 48, the user is allowed to enter a text object in the portion of the area 78 corresponding to the first flag 50. The processor 12 visually shows the object, however, in both portions of the article. In this way, the user is able to introduce identical objects on both sides of the label 22 or both flags 50, 52 when introducing a simple object. The rollover process to visually show the object within the rollover zone is automatic. If the auto-dump mode is not selected, the processor 12 directly proceeds to wait for the user's input, as indicated by line 100, without disabling the dump zone. Instead, the processor 12 accepts objects entered by the user notwithstanding the position of the object within the user's input area 78. As well, the processor 12 accepts different effects for different portions of the article. In this way, the processor 12 operates in the differential mode described with reference to Figure 13. Based on the position of the entered object, however, the processor 12 determines whether to tip the object or not. As the user input is received in the form of text data and / or graphic object, as indicated by the block 98, the processor 12 determines whether the user is creating a new text or a graphic object, as indicated by line 102, or by adding additional characters to an active text object, as indicated by line 104. If the user is specifying a new text or graphic object, processor 12 again asks whether or not the auto-bounce mode is selected. , as indicated by the block 106. If the auto-dump mode is selected, the processor 12 creates an object representative of the object in an overturned orientation, as indicated by the block 108. The processor 12 creates the dump object based on a bitmap representation of the object. If the object is represented in a different format, conversion to the bitmap format may be necessary. Processor 12 manipulates the bit map on a point-by-point basis by assigning a new address to each point. The new address corresponds to the points within the rollover zone that provide a representation of the object with an overturned orientation. The processor 12 can be configured to compute the new addresses using a geometric rotation operation, for example, with arrays. The rotation operation can be performed in relation to a central point of the article, such that the object is visually shown with both orientations substantially at the same distance from the central point. With the label 22, for example, rotation can be performed relative to a point on the center line 28. Once an address is computed for each point in the bitmap, the processor 12 operates the display device 18 to visually display the object in the rollover area with the orientation overturned. If the auto-lift mode is not selected, as indicated by line 110, the differential mode is activated. In this way, the differential mode can be considered to the default mode in an antler mode, although the opposite arrangement could be selected. In the differential mode, the processor 12 accepts objects entered by the user into the inverted and non-inverted potions of the article. However, the processor 12 must determine whether a particular object is entered within the rollover zone, as indicated by the block 112. The processor 12 determines the relative position of the object by reference to the coordinates of the object within the screen or , at a higher level, the adjustment of a position flag indicating the coordinates. If the user attempts to insert an object between the inverted and non-inverted portions of the article, the processor 12 can be configured to assign the object to one of the portions, based on the relative coordinates. To prevent oscillation or tilting, the processor 12 can incorporate a hysteresis effect in the evaluation of the coordinates. In any case, if the processor 12 determines that the object lies within the inverted portion, or the rollover zone, a rollover object is created, as indicated by line 114 and block 10 &; After the creation of the rollover object, the processor 12 returns to wait for the user to enter, as indicated by line 116 and block 98. In this way, any object that is introduced into the rollover zone is automatically "overturned". "by the processor 12 and displayed visually with the resulting orientation. If the user enters the object in the non-inverted portion, however, the processor 12 keeps the object in its non-inverted orientation and returns to wait for user input, as indicated by line 118 and block 98. If the entry received from the user constitutes the input of additional characters to an active text object, the processor 12 again determines whether the auto-roll mode is selected or not, as indicated by block 120. If so, processor 12 automatically updates an object dump that corresponds to the active text object, as indicated by block 122. Processor 12 then returns to wait for additional user input, as indicated by line 124. If the auto-dump mode is not selected, the Processor 12 asks if the object constitutes the entrance to the tipping zone or 5 & no, as indicated by line 126 and block 128. In this case, processor 12 does not necessarily determine whether each additional character is entered in the rollover zone. Of course, all the characters entered for an active text object will reside in the same area as the text object. In this way, the processor 12 can simply refer to a flag that has been adjusted for the text object. If the text object resides in the rollover zone, the processor 12 proceeds to update a corresponding dump object with the additional character, as indicated by line 130, and block 122. After the update, processor 12 proceeds to wait for user input, as indicated by line 124. If the text object resides in the non-inverted portion of the article, processor 12 simply proceeds to wait for user input, as indicated by line 132 and block 98. In this case, the object is visually displayed in a non-rollover orientation. Although not illustrated in Figure 14, the user input could also include changes to either an existing text or graphic object, ta} -is like changes in the position of the object, for example, when dragging the object, changes in the font or style, or changes in size. In this house, an applicable dump object could be updated with such changes. Also, if the position of the object changes, the processor 12 could re-evaluate whether the object continues to reside in the rollover zone or not, if the differential mode is selected. If not, the processor 12 may be configured to modify the orientation of the object, as appropriate, depending on its position relative to the rollover zone. For example, if the object is placed in the non-inverted region, it can be displayed visually in a non-overturned orientation, for example, "normal". Figures 15-19 are diagrams illustrating a variety of additional features that can be implemented by the appropriate configuration of the application program executed by the processor 12. Figures 15 and 16, for example, illustrate a mode by which the characters of Individual texts that are entered by the user and added to an active text object, are used to immediately update a pending dump object with an apparent response in real time. Individual characters are entered into the active text object, in the non-rollover orientation. At the same time, the updated dump object is visually displayed in the overturned orientation and refreshed every new character entered by the user. In this way, the individual characters are displayed visually in the overturned orientation, substantially simultaneously with the entry of the characters in the active text object. This process gives the effect of visual representation in real time of the overturned object. With reference to Figures 15 and 16, if a user is in the process of entering the word "FLAG" into an active text object in the first folding section 24 or in the first flag 50, as indicated by the numbers of reference 134, 136, each character is shown substantially simultaneously in the second folding section 26 and in the second flag 52, as indicated by the reference numerals 138, 140. Figures 17 and 18 illustrate a mode by which color limits can be added to the respective label 22 or to the pair of flags 48. In Figure 17, for example, color vignettes 142, 144 are formed around the periphery of the first folding section 24 and the second section of folding 26, respectively. In Figure 18, colored vignettes 146, 148 are formed around the first flag 50 and the second flag 52, respectively. Colored vignettes 142, 144, 146, 148, or other colored structures may be formed within the label 22 or flags 50, 52 to further distinguish individual labels and flags from one another, thereby assisting the indexing and marking functions. In this way, the user can select colored limits differently for different labels or flags. In particular, the user can specify different colors for different labels or flags on a single print sheet. This color index mode can be implemented, for example, by incorporating a limit command in the menu bar. Alternatively, differently colored vignettes can be part of a group of graphic objects available to the user in a pull-and-drop or sweep mode. Colors can be selected by reference to a color palette, consistent with many conventional graphic design applications. In one embodiment, a predetermined group of color vignettes can be provided as an omission for a group of labels or banners accommodated in a print sheet. The user can select the group of bullets by default and then proceed with the creation of text and / or graphic objects for incorporation in each label or individual flag. Figure 19 illustrates the printing of a complete print sheet 24 carrying several labels 22. As shown in Figure 19, the labels 22 include text objects defined according to a selected sequence. In particular, each label 22 carries a different letter, AL, in the orientation not overturned in the first folding section 24 and the orientation overturned in the folding section 26. The letters, numbers, or other sequential text characters can be selected by the end user as a default index group. The characters in the default index group are then automatically applied to the labels 22 within the printing sheet 34 with the necessary orientations. The default index group could form one of several templates or macros built into the design application program. In addition to the default index group, the application program could also be accommodated to make it possible for the user to enter additional objects, for example, the user could choose to enter certain graphic objects together with the text objects defined by the index group by omission. Also, the user may wish to incorporate additional text objects. In this way, the default index group can serve as a component of the group of objects formed on the labels 22. Although the labels 22 are illustrated in Figure 19, the default index group is easily applicable to a print sheet 54 which carries flags 50, 52 as shown in Figure 6. As an additional feature, the design application program could be accommodated to provide a merging data feature, whereby objects defined by an end user are printed over multiple labels or flags carried over multiple media sheets. For example, if a user wants to print N indicating objects of a sequence N on different color media, and m different colors are available for the media, where m is less than N, the (m + l) th object must be printed using the reuse of one of the colors. If the media that share common colors are carried over the print sheets and the objects are printed sequentially, it may be necessary to feed one of the sheets to the reuse colors for those objects from m + 1 to N. To avoid the need for sheets However, the order of printing of the objects may be altered according to one embodiment of the present invention. For example, the first and the (m + l) th objects can be printed sequentially on a common leaf before the second object and (m + 2) these objects are printed on the second sheet. As an example, the user can obtain a team with five different sheets of labels or flags, each sheet bearing labels or flags that have a different band of color or bullet. Thus, in this example, the team could provide five different colors for printing the label or flag. The user may want ten flags or labels that differ in color for joining to a fifth folder group for file, pendant, cut, for example, a group of folders set to size to receive flags or labels in one of five positions arranged to intervals through the top of the folder. With a feature of merging data, the user could choose to print the ten labels or flags between the sheets of labels or flags of five different colors, without the need to feed the sheets. In particular, the application program could be accommodated such that the print order differs from the logical order of the ten labels or flags. For example, labels or flags A and F (or 1 and 6 in the case of numerical objects) could be printed on a first sheet, for example, red, labels or flags B and G (or 2 and 7 in the case of numerical objects) could be printed on a second sheet, for example, blue, labels or flags C and H (or 3 and 8 in the case of numerical objects) could be printed on a third sheet, for example, green, labels or flags D (or 4 and 9 in the case of numerical objects) could be printed on a fourth sheet, for example, yellow, and the labels or flags E and J (or 5 and 10 in the case of numerical objects) they could be printed on a fifth sheet, for example, purple. In this way, the user prints a subset of the labels or flags provided on the print sheet, and assigns one of the five colors to each of the ten labels or flags without the need to feed the sheets. As an illustration, the sixth label or flag in the logical order of the sequence of ten labels or flags, is not the sixth label or flag to be printed. Rather, it is printed on the first sheet along with the first label or flag, in recognition that the sixth label or flag will be the first to reuse the color red. Figure 20 provides an illustration of a single sheet 150 carrying labels 150, 152 that carry the first and sixth numerical objects of a sequence of ten objects, given a selection of the five different colors. As an alternative to using the sheets of different color, the user could specify the particular color vignettes for the labels formed on a simple print sheet, and then print the entire sheet or a subset of labels with the color vignettes specified in instead of relying on preprinted colors. A number of embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, it will be understood that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.

It is noted that in relation to this date, the best method known to the applicant to carry out the aforementioned invention, is that which is clear from the present description of the invention.

Claims (10)

CLAIMS Having described the invention as above, the content of the following claims is claimed as property:

1. A method for producing a printed article having first and second portions, the method is characterized in that it comprises: visually displaying a representation of the article on a screen device, receiving the input data of the user specifying an object to be formed within the article; visually displaying the object with a first orientation within the first portion of the article shown; and visually displaying the object with a second orientation within the second portion of the article shown, wherein the second orientation is different from the first orientation.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the second orientation is rotated approximately 180 degrees relative to the first orientation.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the article includes a folding label, the first portion is a first folding section of the label, and the second portion is a second folding section of the label.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the article includes a pair of first and second flags, the first portion is the first flag, and the second portion is the second flag, the second flag is accommodated with an inverted orientation with respect to to the first flag.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the object includes at least one of a text object and a graphic object.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises automatically displaying the object with the second orientation within the second portion of the article visually shown in response to the user's input.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the object includes a text object, and the user's input data includes one or more individual text symbols sequentially entered by a user, the method is further characterized by comprising: displaying visually the individual text symbols with the first orientation within the first portion of the article shown as the individual text symbols are entered by the user; and visually displaying the individual text symbols with the second orientation within the second portion of the article shown as the individual text symbols are entered by the user, wherein the second orientation is rotated approximately 180 degrees relative to the first orientation.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises driving a printing device to form a printed article that corresponds substantially to the article shown, wherein the printed article includes a folding label having a first printed folding section that substantially corresponds to the first portion of the article shown, and a second printed folding section substantially corresponding to the second portion of the article shown, the label further includes an adhesive material on a side opposite the first and second printed folding sections, with which the printed label is foldable for adhesive bonding to opposite sides of a sheet-like element such that each of the first and second folding sections is visible from a different side of the sheet-like element.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises driving a printing device to form a printed article that corresponds substantially to the article shown, wherein the printed article includes a first printed banner corresponding substantially to the first portion of the printed article. item shown, and a second printed flag substantially corresponding to the second portion of the item shown, the second printed flag is accommodated with an inverted orientation relative to the first printed flag, and each of the first and second flags includes an adhesive material , whereby the printed flags are configured for adhesive bonding to a sheet element.

10. A computer readable medium, characterized in that it is encoded with instructions that cause a processor to carry out the method according to any of claims 1-9.