Patent ID: 7679774
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for screen-aided generation of an electronic document from rasterized page image data in an application computer which creates print data for a printer, comprising the steps of: filing the rasterized page image data in an at least one electronic storage; in the application computer providing a first group of n page rasterized image data stored page-by-page and a second group of m overlay rasterized image data in a relationship of 1: n or m:1 associated such that one page of said first group is associated with at least one overlay of said second group or one overlay of said second group is associated with at least one page of aid first group, and wherein n and m are respective whole numbers greater than two; in a first display screen region of a basic processing window of the application computer displaying symbols of the first group for each page in an ordered structure; in a second display screen region simultaneously displaying in the same basic processing window but separate from the first region of the application computer displaying image data of at least one page of the first group selected in the first display screen region in detail; in the first display screen region selecting with a selection device one of the symbols corresponding to one of the pages displayed in the first display screen region and displaying a supplemental thumb nail display window of less detail for that selected symbol, said selection being independent of and in addition to the selected page being shown in detail in the second display screen region; for each displayed symbol representing a corresponding page, also in said first display screen region showing with an overlay symbol if an overlay is to be associated and combined with the page represented by the displayed symbol; and generating said electronic document as said print data by an editor computer program loaded on the application computer, said editor computer program combining said page rasterized image data with said overlay rasterized image data.