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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
Dave Clark, Pittsford, NY (US);
Michael Puyot, Escondido, CA (US);
Rajan Ramaswamy, San Diego, CA (US);
William Bland, Cardiff, CA (US);
John Manard, San Diego, CA (US);
Phogenix Imaging, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A photofinishing system and method for utilizing otherwise wasted space on a sheet of photographic paper. The system includes a printer such as an ink jet printer, laser printer or digital silver-halide system for printing a set of desired images on a larger sheet of photographic paper. The system nests the images on the larger sheet so as to minimize wasted space. The amount of wasted space is determined and, if the space is large enough, the system prints an extra image in the space. The extra image can comprise a diagnostic pattern, promotional literature or an additional copy of at least one of the desired images.