Patent ID: 7724389
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: B41J,G03G,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for printing N sets of a source document, N being a natural number, the source document having been split into a first sub-document and a second sub-document, the method comprising: (a) printing on a first printer N sets of the first sub-document; (b) placing printed sheets of the N sets of the first sub-document in a paper inserter unit of a second printer; (c) starting a printing process on the second printer to print N sets of the second sub-document while merging the sheets of the first sub-document in the paper inserter unit with printed sheets of the second sub-document according to a predetermined merging order; (d) when an interruption occurs in the printing step (c) during printing of an n (d1) removing from the second printer already printed and merged sheets of the n set; (d2) removing from the paper inserter unit any remaining sheets of the n (d3) starting a printing process on the second printer to print N-n sets of the second sub-document while merging the sheets of the first sub-document in the paper inserter unit with printed sheets of the second sub-document according to the predetermined merging order; (d4) determining a point of interruption of the n (d5) identifying a first sheet of the first sub-document after the point of interruption; (d6) placing printed sheets of the n (d7) starting a printing process on the second printer to print the n