Image Forming Data Preprocessing System, Image Forming Apparatus and Computer
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorDaisuke ASAI
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Abstract
An image forming data preprocessing system for preprocessing first image forming data decides whether the first image forming data contains an object of a specific type or not. The system executes a suppression processing if it is decided that the first image forming data contains the object of the specific type. The suppression processing includes converting at least a part of the image forming data to provide second image forming data. The second image forming data is smaller in a required colorant consumption amount than the first image forming data.
Claims14
An image forming data preprocessing system for preprocessing first image forming data, the system comprising:
- a deciding block for deciding whether the first image forming data contains an object of a specific type or not;
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- a suppressing block for executing a suppression processing if the deciding block decides that the first image forming data contains the object of the specific type, the suppression processing including converting at least a part of the image forming data to provide second image forming data,
- wherein the second image forming data is smaller in a required colorant consumption amount than the first image forming data.
The image forming data preprocessing system according to 1, wherein the suppressing block converts the entire first image forming data to provide the second image forming data.
An image forming apparatus which receives first image forming data, the apparatus comprising:
- a deciding block for deciding whether the first image forming data contains an object of a specific type or not;
- a suppressing block for executing a suppression processing if the deciding block decides that the first image forming data contains the object of the specific type, the suppression processing including converting at least a part of the image forming data to provide a second image forming data, wherein the second image forming data is smaller in a required colorant consumption amount than the first image forming data;
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- an image forming block for forming an image on a recording medium based on the second image forming data.
A computer for preprocessing first image forming data, the computer comprising:
- a deciding block for deciding whether the first image forming data contains an object of a specific type or not;
- a suppressing block for executing a suppression processing if the deciding block decides that the first image forming data contains the object of the specific type, the suppression processing including converting at least a part of the image forming data to provide second image forming data, wherein the second image forming data is smaller in a required colorant consumption amount than the first image forming data;
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- a transmitting block for transmitting the second image forming data to an image forming apparatus to cause the image forming apparatus to form an image on a recording medium.
A carrier carrying a software program readable and executable by a hardware to perform a function comprising the steps of
- receiving first print data and a color print command;
- extracting, in response to the color print command, an object from the first print data;
- deciding whether the extracted object is of a predetermined object type or not, and providing a conversion command if the extracted object is of the predetermined object type;
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- converting, in response to the conversion command, at least the extracted object to provide second print data based on the first print data, the second print data being smaller in required colorant consumption amount than the first print data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.