Smart cover page for duplex copier jobs

Abstract

Control over the output of duplex or double-sided copying is facilitated by indicator pages identifying an original page which should be copied to the front side of a new copy page, even if the back side of a previous copy page must be left blank in order to do so. Special separator pages containing detectable indicia such as a bar code may be inserted within single-side originals immediately prior to a page which should be printed on the front side of a duplex copy page to serve as the indicator page. Pages with unique, detectable content such as white space followed by large-print chapter or section headings may be employed as the indicator page, identifying the respective page as a page which should be printed on the front side of a new duplex copy page. Special dual-form separator pages containing different detectable indicia identifying either the front or back of a subsequent duplex original page may be employed to start each new chapter or section within a duplex original on a new page within the copy even if some chapters or sections within the original start on the back of a page, Indicator pages may also alter copy characteristics such as darkness and enlargement/reduction for the respective identified pages.