Patent ID: 8139256
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a print device for printing on sheets of paper coupled with a graphical user interface (GUI) said GUI further comprising a pointing device; providing at least a first and second document files each comprising a plurality of pages, wherein at least one document file from among the first document file and the second document file comprises a scan file; providing a merge template for creating a merged print file comprising a plurality of said pages, wherein the merge template comprises tools for specifying pagination in said merged print file and imposition of multiple pages on one or more of the sheets of paper; displaying a thumbnail page image of each of the pages and a visual representation of said merge template on the GUI; providing a user a drag-and-drop selection means via the GUI for: combining the selected page images using said merge template, wherein the merge template incorporates scripted merging instructions for precisely re-sizing one or more of the selected pages and layout options for the precise placement of one or more of the selected pages in a multiple pages per sheet format, forming combined page images; graphically re-arranging the combined page images within the merge template according to any desired order to create a new document file; and printing said new document file using said print device.