US Patent 7095526 Automatic layout method for full-bleed printing

Patent 7095526 was granted and assigned to Eastman Kodak on August, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Eastman Kodak

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7095526

Date of Patent

August 22, 2006

Patent Application Number

09691332

Date Filed

October 18, 2000

Patent Primary Examiner

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Edward Coles

Patent abstract

The invention is an improved method of automatically laying out a print job to be printed on a printer having a multiplicity of available media sizes. The method utilizes the ability of the printer to print full-bleed on at least some of the four edges of the paper media, and includes automatically performing the calculations to determine the appropriate shift in the location of the print area on the paper media, as well as determining whether the print area must be rotated to obtain the best fit to the media, thereby minimizing the amount of post-printing trimming required. The invention is useful in simplex and duplex printing.