Patent ID: 6104470
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A printing system, comprising:at least one printer for printing images on at least one sheet in accordance with electrical image signals and control signals fed to said at least one printer;control means for feeding electrical image signals and control signals to said at least one printer;input means for receiving and feeding the electrical image signals to said control means,said control means includingoperating means for generating control signals relating to a document-finishing operation for the at least one sheet to be printed by said at least one printer, anddisplay means for displaying operating information,said operating means adapted to permit an operator to select a document-finishing operation to be effected by the at least one printer on the at least one sheet;said display means displaying a visual representation on a screen of a sheet or document in accordance with a selected document-finishing operation,said display means displaying the visual representation of a sheet or document in accordance with more than one selectable document-finishing operation,wherein the visual representation is a single adaptable visual representation provided with selection areas which represent selectable document-finishing operations,said operating means selecting a document-finishing operation upon activation of a selection area in the adaptable visual representation, andsaid display means displaying an updated visual representation of the sheet or document in accordance with the selected document-finishing operation.