Patent ID: 6857796
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: B42C,B42P

Abstract:
1. A printing system comprising: a) a printing device capable to contain sheets of printing paper of different kinds; and b) a controller for controlling said printing device, comprising: cover page data separating means for separating cover page data from book data, wherein a print image of a cover portion is derived form said cover page data said cover portion including a front cover and a rear cover of a booklet, back cover page data generating means for generating back cover page data by extracting character information included in said cover page data, page data storing means for storing said cover page data and body page data, wherein a print image of a body portion of the booklet is derived form said body page data, said body page data being the rest of said book data after separation of said cover page data, said page data storing means further storing said back cover page data, wherein a print image of a back cover portion of the booklet is derived from said back cover page data; print-format setting means for setting respective print formats for said cover page data and body page data and back cover page data, and output means for continuously outputting print data including said cover page data, body page data, and back cover page data to said printing device in accordance with said respective print formats, said output means comprising control means for controlling an output sequence of said cover page data, said body page data and said body page data in said print data in accordance with said respective print formats, wherein said printing device comprises: printing means for continuously inputting said print data from said controller to print said cover portion, said body portion and back cover portion of the booklet in accordance with said respective printing formats on the sheets of printing paper of different kinds.