US 11,733,945 B2
Methods for processing documents using rules in variable data printing operations
Javier A. Morales, Rochester, NY (US); and Timothy Sterling Geesman, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/495,109.
Prior Publication US 2023/0108301 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1243 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06F 3/1208 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for variable data printing operations, the method comprising:
defining a text object within a document template for a plurality of documents, wherein the text object includes a first text variable that dynamically changes between the plurality of documents;
evaluating a value for the first text variable according to a text object rule having a first statement;
evaluating a value for a second text variable for the text object according to a second statement of the text object rule;
changing an order of the first statement and the second statement of the text object rule;
implementing an action to modify a text object format for the text object according to the first statement based on the value for the first text variable;
inserting text data according to the modified text object format into the text object for the document; and
displaying the document with the modified text object including the text data according to the modified text object format.