Print data processing device and print data processing program
AssigneeCanon Finetech Inc.
InventorsChiharu Yumoto, Kenji Ueda
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Abstract
When a plurality of sets of data items are stored in corresponding frames on respective pages for printing, a data processing device confirms the size of each frame and, for each page, confirms the size of data to be stored in each frame. In addition, a check is made if data of each of the plurality of data items overflows the corresponding frame. If an overflow is detected, a predetermined warning message is issued before performing a printing. When print data stored in a database is processed, one print page at a time, the processing described above allows a user identify a frame overflow of print data on any page before printing.
Claims18
A print data processing device that processes print data, one print page at a time, comprising:
- a database reading unit that reads a content of a database in which a plurality of sets of data items are stored;
- a layout unit that sets a frame in a desired position on a page and, at the same time, merges data, read from said database, into the frame;
- a print data generation unit that generates print data on a page basis based on a result acquired from the merge of said layout unit;
- a checking unit that, for each page, confirms a size of data to be stored in each frame and checks if the data will overflow the frame;
- and
- a warning unit that issues a predetermined warning when an overflow is detected.
A print data processing program that processes print data generated by a data processing device, said program causing a computer to perform the steps of:
- when a plurality of sets of data items are stored in corresponding frames on respective pages for printing, confirming a size of each frame;
- confirming a size of data to be stored in each frame;
- checking if any data will overflow any one of the frames when the data is printed;
- and
- if an overflow is detected, issuing a predetermined warning message before performing a printing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.