Information processing apparatus, computer program product, and information processing method configured to rotate documents

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a size detecting unit that detects a size of each page of a document to be processed;

an orientation detecting unit that detects orientation of each page of the document;

a receiving unit that receives a setting of post processing that is to be performed on a printed sheet on which the document is printed;

a determining unit that determines whether pages of different sizes, both having one side of the same length and other sides of different lengths, are detected in the document;

a rotation control unit that, when the determining unit determines that the pages of the different sizes have been detected, rotates pages so that sides of the same length are aligned on the basis of the setting of the post processing received by the receiving unit, wherein

the determining unit determines whether two different sizes are detected by the size detecting unit,

when a first page of the document is of a smaller size of the two sizes and is arranged in a portrait orientation, the rotation control unit rotates pages such that a page of the smaller size is arranged in the portrait orientation and a page of a larger size of the two sizes is arranged in a landscape orientation, and

when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the landscape orientation, and when the first page of the document is of the larger size and arranged in the portrait orientation, the rotation control unit rotates pages such that a page of the smaller size is arranged in the landscape orientation and a page of the larger size is arranged in the portrait orientation, and wherein

when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the portrait orientation, and if the post processing setting received by the receiving unit indicates open to left the rotation control unit rotates a page of the larger size to left,

when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the portrait orientation, and if the post processing setting received by the receiving unit indicates open to right, the rotation control unit rotates a page of the larger size to right, and

when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the landscape orientation, and when the first page of the document is of the larger size and arranged in the portrait orientation, the rotation control unit rotates a page of the larger size page to right.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit that displays a print preview screen of the document with the rotated pages.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an output unit that outputs the document with the rotated pages to outside, transmits the document with the rotated pages to an image forming apparatus connected to the outside, and causes the image forming apparatus to print the document.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the rotation control unit rotates the pages in accordance with a predetermined rotation direction that is set in an image forming apparatus connected to outside.

5. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program codes embodied in the medium, wherein the program codes when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute:

(a) detecting a size of each page of a document to be processed;

(b) detecting orientation of each page of the document;

(c) receiving a setting of post processing that is to be performed on a printed sheet on which the document is printed;

(d) determining whether pages of different sizes, both having one side of the same length and other sides of different lengths, are detected in the document;

(e) rotating, when it is determined that the pages of the different sizes have been detected at the detecting the size, pages so that sides of the same length are aligned on the basis of the setting of the post processing received at the receiving;

(f) determining whether two different sizes are detected in (b);

(g1) rotating, when a first page of the document is of a smaller size of the two sizes and is arranged in a portrait orientation, pages such that a page of the smaller size is arranged in the portrait orientation and a page of a larger size of the two sizes is arranged in a landscape orientation;

(g2) rotating, when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the landscape orientation, and when the first page of the document is of the larger size and arranged in the portrait orientation, the pages such that a page of the smaller size is arranged in the landscape orientation and a page of the larger size is arranged in the portrait orientation;

(g3) rotating, when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the portrait orientation, and if the post processing setting received in (c) indicates open to left, a page of the larger size to left;

(g4) rotating, when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the portrait orientation, and if the post processing setting received in (c) indicates open to right, a rotation control unit rotates a page of the larger size to right;

(g5) rotating, when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the landscape orientation, and when the first page of the document is of the larger size and arranged in the portrait orientation, a page of the larger size page to right.

6. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus, the information processing method comprising:

(a) detecting a size of each page of a document to be processed;

(b) detecting orientation of each page of the document;

(b) receiving a setting of post processing that is to be performed on a printed sheet on which the document is printed;

(d) determining whether pages of different sizes, both having one side of the same length and other sides of different lengths, are detected in the document;

(e) rotating, when it is determined that the pages of the different sizes have been detected at the detecting the size, pages so that sides of the same length are aligned on the basis of the setting of the post processing received at the receiving;

(f) determining whether two different sizes are detected in (b);

(g1) rotating, when a first page of the document is of a smaller size of the two sizes and is arranged in a portrait orientation, the pages such that a page of the smaller size is arranged in the portrait orientation and a page of a larger size of the two sizes is arranged in a landscape orientation.

(g2) rotating, when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the landscape orientation, and when the first page of the document is of the larger size and arranged in the portrait orientation, the pages such that a page of the smaller size is arranged in the landscape orientation and a page of the larger size is arranged in the portrait orientation;

(g3) rotating, when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the portrait orientation, and if the post processing setting received in (c) indicates open to left, a page of the larger size to left;

(g4) rotating, when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the portrait orientation, and if the post processing setting received in (c) indicates open to right, a rotation control unit rotates a page of the larger size to right;

(g5) rotating, when the first page of the document is of the smaller size and arranged in the landscape orientation, and when the first page of the document is of the larger size and arranged in the portrait orientation, a page of the larger size page to right.