Printing system, printing apparatus, image processing apparatus, and data conversion method
OwnerNaofumi UEDAinventor
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Abstract
When a printing apparatus designated by a user obtains print data not capable of being printed in the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus transmits the print data to other apparatus with specification information representing a specification of the printing apparatus. In this case, the other apparatus converts the received print data to print data capable of being printed in the printing apparatus based on the specification information, and transmits the print data back to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus prints based on the converted print data.
Claims14
A printing system comprising a printing apparatus which prints an image based on print data, and an image processing apparatus which obtains impossible print data non-printable by the printing apparatus from the printing apparatus, and converts the impossible print data to possible print data printable by the printing apparatus,
- wherein said printing apparatus comprises a transmitting section which transmits specification information representing a specification of the printing apparatus itself to the image processing apparatus, and
- the image processing apparatus converts the obtained impossible print data to the possible print data based on the received specification information.
A printing apparatus which transmits impossible print data non-printable by the printing apparatus itself to an external apparatus for obtaining print data and converting the print data, obtains the converted print data from the external apparatus, and prints an image based on the converted print data, comprising
- a transmitting section which transmits specification information representing a specification of the printing apparatus itself to the external apparatus.
An image processing apparatus which obtains impossible print data non-printable by an external apparatus from the external apparatus for printing an image based on print data, and performs a predetermined data conversion with respect to the impossible print data, wherein
- the image processing apparatus obtains specification information representing a specification of the external apparatus, and converts the impossible print data based on the specification information.
A data conversion method by a printing system provided with a printing apparatus which prints an image based on print data, and with an image processing apparatus which obtains impossible print data non-printable by the printing apparatus from the printing apparatus and converts the impossible print data to possible print data printable by the printing apparatus, the data conversion method for converting the impossible print data to the possible print data, comprising:
- a transmission step of the printing apparatus transmitting specification information representing a specification of the printing apparatus itself to the image processing apparatus;
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- a step of the image processing apparatus converting the obtained impossible print data to the possible print data based on the received specification information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.