Patent ID: 8194270
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: B41F,B65H

Abstract:
1. A print preparation method using a server that includes a terminal unit connected to the server, said method comprising: a job selecting step of selecting, which is carried out as a step of pre-printing, one of a number of selective page data pieces for a particular page; a step of storing printing data in the server, said printing data including a plurality of page data pieces each of which includes platemaking data and related information which is associated with one of a plurality of page, the printing data further including the number of selective page data pieces for the particular page, which has a number of alternative versions and requires a number of printing plates each of which is considered to be a unit; and a step of sending the selected page data piece among the selective page data pieces by the terminal unit to a controller that is connected to the server.