Print instructing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAtsushi Kamasuka, Fumio Shoji
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Abstract
A print instruction apparatus includes a selecting unit which selects an attached file to be printed on a sheet together with a base file designated in advance as a print target. The print instructing apparatus includes a generating unit which generates code information for the selected attached file, and a transmitting unit which transmits a print instruction of the base file and the code information of the attached file to the printing apparatus.
Claims19
A print instructing apparatus which issues a print instruction to a printing apparatus, comprising:
- a file selecting unit which selects an attached file to be printed together with a base file designated in advance as a print target;
- a generating unit which generates code information for the selected attached file;
- and
- a transmitting unit which transmits a print instruction of the base file and the code information of the attached file to the printing apparatus.
A print instructing apparatus which transmits a print instruction to a printing apparatus, comprising:
- a selecting unit which selects, as a print mode, one of
- a first print mode which prints a base file,
- a second print mode which prints code information generated from the base file,
- a third print mode which prints a list including attribute information for at least one base file, and
- a fourth print mode which lays out and prints at least one of the code information, the attribute information, and another file, and the base file;
- and
- a transmitting unit which transmits a print instruction according to the selected print mode to the printing apparatus.
A print instructing apparatus which issues a print instruction to a printing apparatus, comprising:
- a printing purpose selecting unit which selects a purpose of printing for a designated file or data;
- a layout selecting unit which selects a print layout of code information generated from the file or data in accordance with the purpose of printing;
- and
- a transmitting unit which transmits a print instruction according to the selected print layout to the printing apparatus.
A print instructing method which issues a print instruction to a printing apparatus, comprising:
- a file selecting step of selecting an attached file to be printed together with a base file designated in advance as a print target;
- a generating step of generating code information for the selected attached file;
- and
- a transmitting step of transmitting a print instruction of the base file and the code information of the attached file to the printing apparatus.
A print instructing method which transmits a print instruction to a printing apparatus, comprising:
- a selecting step of selecting, as a print mode, one of
- a first print mode which prints a base file,
- a second print mode which prints code information generated from the base file,
- a third print mode which prints a list including attribute information for at least one base file, and
- a fourth print mode which lays out and prints at least one of the code information, the attribute information, and another file, and the base file;
- and
- a transmitting step of transmitting a print instruction according to the selected print mode to the printing apparatus.
A print instructing method which issues a print instruction to a printing apparatus, comprising:
- a printing purpose selecting step of selecting a purpose of printing for a designated file or data;
- a layout selecting step of selecting a print layout of code information generated from the file or data in accordance with the purpose of printing;
- and
- a transmitting step of transmitting a print instruction according to the selected print layout to the printing apparatus.
A computer program stored in a storage medium, said program making a computer execute:
- a file selecting step of selecting an attached file to be printed together with a base file designated in advance as a print target;
- a generating step of generating code information for the selected attached file;
- and
- a transmitting step of transmitting a print instruction of the base file and the code information of the attached file to a printing apparatus.
A computer program stored in a storage medium, said program making a computer execute:
- a selecting step of selecting, as a print mode, one of
- a first print mode which prints a base file,
- a second print mode which prints code information generated from the base file,
- a third print mode which prints a list including attribute information for at least one base file, and
- a fourth print mode which lays out and prints at least one of the code information, the attribute information, and another file, and the base file;
- and
- a transmitting step of transmitting a print instruction according to the selected print mode to a printing apparatus.
A computer program stored in a storage medium, said program making a computer execute:
- a printing purpose selecting step of selecting a purpose of printing for a designated file or data;
- a layout selecting step of selecting a print layout of code information generated from the file or data in accordance with the purpose of printing;
- and
- a transmitting step of transmitting a print instruction according to the selected print layout to a printing apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.