Scanner driver program, information processing apparatus and copy system

A scanner driver program for an information processing apparatus capable of transmitting/receiving information to/from a scanner and a printer, the information processing apparatus operated by an application program to implement an instruction function of giving the printer an instruction to print an image read by the scanner in alignment with at least one end of a printable range belonging to a print paper size to be printed, the scanner driver program allowing the information processing apparatus to implement:

• a determination function of determining a readable range of a read paper size to be read by the scanner;
• an acquisition function of executing a printer driver program prepared for the printer so as to acquire a printable range belonging to a print paper size as large as the read paper size;
• a read function of reading an image in the readable range determined by the determination function;
• an addition function of adding a blank corresponding to a range of the printable range not overlapping the readable range to the image read by the read function when the printable range acquired by the acquisition function includes the readable range determined by the determination function;
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• a control function of making control to print the image added with the blank by the addition function in accordance with an instruction of the instruction function.

A scanner driver program for an information processing apparatus capable of transmitting/receiving information to/from a scanner and a printer, the information processing apparatus operated by an application program to implement an instruction function of giving the printer an instruction to print an image read by the scanner in alignment with at least one end of a printable range belonging to a print paper size to be printed, the scanner driver program allowing the information processing apparatus to implement:

• a determination function of determining a readable range of a read paper size to be read by the scanner;
• an acquisition function of executing a printer driver program prepared for the printer so as to acquire a printable range belonging to a print paper size as large as the read paper size;
• a change function of changing a read range of an image to be read by the scanner to an overlapping range where the readable range determined by the determination function and the printable range acquired by the acquisition function overlap each other;
• a read function of reading an image in the read range changed by the change function;
• an addition function of adding a blank corresponding to a range of the printable range not overlapping the readable range determined by the determination function, to the image read by the read function when the printable range acquired by the acquisition function includes the range not overlapping the readable range;
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• a control function of making control to print the image read by the read function in accordance with an instruction of the instruction function when the printable range does not include the range not overlapping the readable range, and making control to print the image added with the blank by the addition function in accordance with an instruction of the instruction function when the printable range includes the range not overlapping the readable range.

An information processing apparatus capable of transmitting/receiving information to/from a scanner and a printer, comprising in a memory:

• an application program having an instruction function of giving the printer an instruction to print an image read by the scanner in alignment with at least one end of a printable range belonging to a print paper size to be printed;
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• a scanner driver program having a determination function of determining a readable range of a read paper size to be read by the scanner;
• an acquisition function of executing a printer driver program prepared for the printer so as to acquire a printable range belonging to a print paper size as large as the read paper size;
• a change function of changing a read range of an image to be read by the scanner to an overlapping range where the readable range determined by the determination function and the printable range acquired by the acquisition function overlap each other;
• a read function of reading an image in the read range changed by the change function;
• an addition function of adding a blank corresponding to a range of the printable range not overlapping the readable range to the image read by the read function when the printable range acquired by the acquisition function includes the range not overlapping the readable range determined by the determination function;
• and a control function of making control to print the image read by the read function in accordance with an instruction of the instruction function when the printable range does not include the range not overlapping the readable range, and making control to print the image added with the blank by the addition function in accordance with an instruction of the instruction function when the printable range includes the range not overlapping the readable range.

A copy system comprising:

• a scanner;
• a printer;
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• an information processing apparatus capable of transmitting/receiving information to/from the scanner and the printer, the information processing apparatus including:
• an application program having an instruction function of giving the printer an instruction to print an image read by the scanner in alignment with at least one end of a printable range belonging to a print paper size to be printed;
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• a scanner driver program having a determination function of determining a readable range of a read paper size to be read by the scanner, an acquisition function of executing a printer driver program prepared for the printer so as to acquire a printable range belonging to a print paper size as large as the read paper size, and a control function of making control to print an image within an overlapping range between the readable range and the printable range in accordance with an instruction of the instruction function when the readable range determined by the determination function includes the printable range acquired by the acquisition function.

A copy system comprising:

• a scanner;
• a printer;
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• an information processing apparatus capable of transmitting/receiving information to/from the scanner and the printer, the information processing apparatus including:
• an application program having an instruction function of giving the printer an instruction to print an image read by the scanner in alignment with at least one end of a printable range belonging to a print paper size to be printed;
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• a scanner driver program having a determination function of determining a readable range of a read paper size to be read by the scanner, an acquisition function of executing a printer driver program prepared for the printer so as to acquire a printable range belonging to a print paper size as large as the read paper size, a read function of reading an image in the readable range determined by the determination function, an addition function of adding a blank corresponding to a range of the printable range not overlapping the readable range to the image read by the read function when the printable range acquired by the acquisition function includes the readable range determined by the determination function, and a control function of making control to print the image added with the blank by the addition function in accordance with an instruction of the instruction function.

A copy system comprising:

• a scanner;
• a printer;
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• an information processing apparatus capable of transmitting/receiving information to/from the scanner and the printer, the information processing apparatus including:
• an application program having an instruction function of giving the printer an instruction to print an image read by the scanner in alignment with at least one end of a printable range belonging to a print paper size to be printed;
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• a scanner driver program having a determination function of determining a readable range of a read paper size to be read by the scanner;
• an acquisition function of executing a printer driver program prepared for the printer so as to acquire a printable range belonging to a print paper size as large as the read paper size;
• a change function of changing a read range of an image to be read by the scanner to an overlapping range where the readable range determined by the determination function and the printable range acquired by the acquisition function overlap each other;
• a read function of reading an image in the read range changed by the change function;
• an addition function of adding a blank corresponding to a range of the printable range not overlapping the readable range to the image read by the reading function when the printable range acquired by the acquisition function includes the range not overlapping the readable range determined by the determination function;
• and a control function of making control to print the image read by the reading function in accordance with an instruction of the instruction function when the printable range does not include the range not overlapping the readable range, and making control to print the image added with the blank by the addition function in accordance with an instruction of the instruction function when the printable range includes the range not overlapping the readable range.