Patent ID: 11899997
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 20:
21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a method of arranging a plurality of images for nesting printing, in which images are printed side by side in a main scanning direction that intersects a sheet conveyance direction, the method comprising:
arranging the plurality of images side by side in the main scanning direction such that either one of a long side direction and a short side direction of each image included in the plurality of images coincides with the main scanning direction in accordance with a combination of respective rotations of images included in the plurality of images and also such that the plurality of images are contained in a rectangular region defined based on the combination;
calculating an area of a margin that is a part of the rectangular region, the part being where the plurality of images arranged by the arranging are not present; and
selecting one of a plurality of the combinations based on the area of the margin corresponding to each combination.