Patent ID: 7679777

Claim:
A method for printing comprising: actuating a job supplement process on a user interface to enable a job supplement print job to be built up from opposing sides of an object; initiating manual document handling identification (ID) copy mode; placing a first side of an object to be scanned on a platen of a printing system; said object includes a width and a length having an area; said platen includes an area; said object area is up to about 20 percent of said platen area; scanning only said object area including a first side image of said object, said scanning includes a scanner for scanning only said object area of said platen area and converting objects on said platen to image signals; storing a first side image of said object; turning said object onto a second side and placing said second side on said platen; scanning only said object area including a second side image of said object wherein placing of said first side and said second side of said object occurs on same area of said platen; printing said first side image adjacent to said second side image in a single pass on a single side of a media sheet; and, on completing scanning of said second side image, disabling said job supplement process to enable scanning of the next job by said scanner.