Information processing apparatus and program product
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazutaka Yamada
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Abstract
When a print instruction is input, an information processing apparatus of the invention converts designated data to print data appropriate for print setting information of a designated printing device, inputs the print data to the printing device, and forms an image based on the designated data through the designated printing device. On the other hand, when an instruction to display a preview screen is input, the designated data is converted to print data appropriate for the print setting information of the designated printing device and a preview screen GPI based on the print data is displayed.
Claims5
An information processing apparatus having a print preview function, comprising:
- an operation unit that allows a user to input instructions;
- a print processing unit that controls a printing device to print an image based on data and printing method that are designated with a print instruction that is input through the operation unit;
- a first image data generating unit that generates a first print preview image data that shows a print output result obtained when the print processing unit controls the printing device to print an image based on data and a first printing method that are designated with a preview instruction that is input through the operation unit for performing the print preview function;
- a first preview unit that displays, on a display device, an image based on the first print preview image data;
- a second image data generating unit that generates a second print preview image data that shows a print output result obtained when the print processing unit controls the printing device to print an image based on the data designated with the preview instruction, and based on a second printing method designated with a method-change instruction that is input through the operation unit;
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- a second preview unit that displays, on the display device, an image based on the second print preview image data in parallel to the image based on the first print preview image data.
An information processing apparatus having a print preview function, comprising:
- an operation unit that allows a user to input instructions;
- a print processing unit that controls a printing device designated with a print instruction to print an image based on data designated with the print instruction, the print instruction being input through the operation unit;
- a first image data generating unit that generates a first print preview image data that shows a print output result obtained when the print processing unit Controls a first printing device designated with a print-preview instruction to print an image based on data designated with the print-preview instruction, the print-preview instruction being input through the operation unit for performing the print preview function;
- a first preview unit that displays, on a display device, an image based on the first print preview image data;
- a second image data generating unit that generates a second print preview image data that shows a print output result obtained when the print processing unit controls a second printing device designated with a device-change instruction to print an image based on the data designated with the print-preview instruction, the device-change instruction being input through the operating unit for changing the printing device from the first printing device to the second printing device;
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- a second preview unit that displays, on the display device, an image based on the second print preview image data in parallel to the image based on the first print preview image data.
A computer-readable program product for causing a computer having a print processing unit that controls a printing device to print an image based on data and printing method that are designated with a print instruction, to perform procedures comprising:
- generating a first print preview image data that shows a print output result obtained when the print processing unit controls the printing device to print an image based on data and a first printing method that are designated with a print-preview instruction;
- displaying, on a display device, an image based on the first print preview image data;
- generating a second print preview image data that shows a print output result obtained when the print processing unit controls the printing device to print an image based on the data designated with the preview instruction, and based on a second printing method designated with a method-change instruction;
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- displaying, on the display device, an image based on the second print preview image data in parallel to the image based on the first print preview image data.
A computer-readable program product for causing a computer having a print processing unit that controls a printing device designated with a print instruction to print an image based on data designated with the print instruction, to perform procedures comprising:
- generating a first print preview image data that shows a print output result obtained when the print processing unit controls a first printing device designated with a print-preview instruction to print an image based on data designated with the print-preview instruction;
- displaying, on a display device, an image based on the first print preview image data;
- generating a second print preview image data that shows a print output result obtained when the print processing unit controls a second printing device designated with a device-change instruction to print an image based on the data designated with the print-preview instruction;
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- displaying, on the display device, an image based on the second print preview image data in parallel to the image based on the first print preview image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.