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Print control apparatus, print control method, and recording medium for arranging print elements to be printed over an area of a print medium
US8976385B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8976385-B2 |
| Application number | US-60700409-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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A printing apparatus is caused to print an image in which elements included in a document are arranged on a page by a print control method. The document, which includes the elements and information for arranging the elements, is acquired. An element disposed on an edge of the page is detected from among the elements included in the acquired document. The printing apparatus is caused to print an image in which the elements included in the document are arranged on the page and in which the element disposed on the edge of the page is expanded to a predetermined output area.
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What is claimed is: 1. A print control apparatus comprising: an acquiring unit configured to acquire a first element and a second element to be printed, the first element and the second element being arranged over an area corresponding to a print medium; a determining unit configured to determine an attribute for each of the first element and the second element acquired by the acquiring unit; an arranging unit configured to arrange each of the first element and the second elem…
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Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8976385B2 cover?
- A printing apparatus is caused to print an image in which elements included in a document are arranged on a page by a print control method. The document, which includes the elements and information for arranging the elements, is acquired. An element disposed on an edge of the page is detected from among the elements included in the acquired document. The printing apparatus is caused to print an…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Murayama Michihei, Katano Kiyoshi, Canon Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/1205. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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