# US 2013/0278952 A1 · Print controlling apparatus, print controlling system, print controlling method, and computer program product > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0278952 A1 - Document ID: US20130278952A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/860,120 - Filed: 2013-04-10 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2012-04-18 - Inventors: Hiroaki SUZUKI; Hiroo Kitagawa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130278952A1 ## CPC - G06K 15/02: using printers - B41J 2/2114: {Ejecting specialized liquids, e.g. transparent or processing liquids (B41J2/211 takes precedence)} - G03G 15/6585: {by using non-standard toners, e.g. transparent toner, gloss adding devices} - H04N 1/54: Conversion of colour picture signals to a plurality of signals some of which represent particular mixed colours, e.g. for textile printing - B41J 2/2117: {Ejecting white liquids} - G03G 2215/00805: Gloss adding or lowering device - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - G03G: ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A print controlling apparatus, in which image data is generated, includes: a generating unit that generates the image data based on gloss control plane data to identify a type of a surface effect to be provided to a recoding medium and an area to be provided with the surface effect in the recording medium; and an outputting unit that outputs the image data. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A print controlling apparatus in which image data is generated, the print controlling apparatus comprising: a generating unit that generates the image data based on gloss control plane data to identify a type of a surface effect to be provided to a recoding medium and an area to be provided with the surface effect in the recording medium; and an outputting unit that outputs the image data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The print controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a gloss control value to identify the type of the surface effect and the area to be provided with the surface effect in the recording medium is specified for each pixel in the gloss control plane data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The print controlling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a plane data generating unit that generates the gloss control plane data. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The print controlling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the plane data generating unit generates first gloss control plane data in which the gloss control value is specified in units of drawn objects included in the image data as the gloss control plane data, and the print controlling apparatus further comprises a converting unit that converts the first gloss control plane data into second gloss control plane data that is the gloss control plane data in which the gloss control value is specified in units of pixels. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The print controlling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the plane data generating unit generates the gloss control plane data in which a surface effect to give gloss is associated with a gloss control value that is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value, and a surface effect to suppress gloss is associated with a gloss control value that is lower than a second predetermined value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The print controlling apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the plane data generating unit generates the gloss control plane data including premium gloss and gloss as types of the surface effect to give gloss, and matt and premium matt as types of the surface effect to suppress gloss. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The print controlling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the plane data generating unit generates the gloss control plane data in which each type of the surface effect is associated with every two percent of a density ratio calculated from the gloss control value. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The print controlling apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: an input unit that receives a designation of a transparent image other than the surface effect and an area to be applied with the transparent image in the image data from a user, wherein the plane data generating unit generates clear plane data to identify the transparent image other than the surface effect and the area to be applied with the transparent image in the recording medium, based on the designation from the user, and the generating unit generates clear toner plane data using color plane data, the gloss control plane data, and the clear plane data, depending on whether one or more post-processing machines are connected and what kind of post-processing machine is connected to a printing apparatus. ### Claim 9 A print controlling system in which image data is generated, the print controlling system comprising: a generating unit that generates the image data based on gloss control plane data to identify a type of a surface effect to be provided to a recoding medium and an area to be provided with the surface effect in the recording medium; and an outputting unit that outputs the image data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The print controlling system according to claim 9, wherein a gloss control value to identify the type of the surface effect and the area to be provided with the surface effect in the recording medium is specified for each pixel in the gloss control plane data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The print controlling system according to claim 9, further comprising a plane data generating unit that generates the gloss control plane data. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The print controlling system according to claim 11, wherein the plane data generating unit generates first gloss control plane data in which the gloss control value is specified in units of drawn objects included in the image data as the gloss control plane data, and the print controlling system further comprises a converting unit that converts the first gloss control plane data into second gloss control plane data that is the gloss control plane data in which the gloss control value is specified in units of pixels. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The print controlling system according to claim 11, wherein the plane data generating unit generates the gloss control plane data in which a surface effect to give gloss is associated with a gloss control value that is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value, and a surface effect to suppress gloss is associated with a gloss control value that is lower than a second predetermined value. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The print controlling system according to claim 13, wherein the plane data generating unit generates the gloss control plane data including premium gloss and gloss as types of the surface effect to give gloss, and matt and premium matt as types of the surface effect to suppress gloss. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The print controlling system according to claim 11, wherein the plane data generating unit generates the gloss control plane data in which each type of the surface effect is associated with every two percent of a density ratio calculated from the gloss control value. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The print controlling system according to claim 11, further comprising: an input unit that receives a designation of a transparent image other than the surface effect and an area to be applied with the transparent image in the image data from a user, wherein the plane data generating unit generates clear plane data to identify the transparent image other than the surface effect and the area to be applied with the transparent image in the recording medium, based on the designation from the user, and the generating unit generates clear toner plane data using color plane data, the gloss control plane data, and the clear plane data, depending on whether one or more post-processing machines are connected and what kind of post-processing machine is connected to a printing apparatus. ### Claim 17 A print controlling method comprising: generating image data based on gloss control plane data to identify a type of a surface effect to be provided to a recoding medium and an area to be provided with the surface effect in the recording medium; and outputting the image data.