Patent ID: 8164783
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of automatically adjusting the placement of a plurality of images juxtaposed for imposition on a media sheet comprising: (a) user selecting the images to be juxtaposed and automatically rasterizing the images to be juxtaposed; (b) automatically selecting a band of pixels along the image margins to be juxtaposed; (c) automatically comparing the selected pixel bands to be juxtaposed for commonality of one of (i) repeating pattern, (ii) solid tint and (iii) solid color; (d) automatically determining if the pixel band comparison is within a predetermined tolerance value; and (e) automatically juxtaposing the images without a gutter only when the comparison is within the predetermined tolerance; and, (f) automatically imposing the juxtaposed images on a media sheet.