Communication system, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program for information processing apparatus, and printer
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMina SHINAGAWA
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Abstract
A communication system includes an information processing apparatus and a printer. A controller of the information processing apparatus is configured to receive a layout instruction, generate image data representing a layout image including a first object and a second object, generate edit order data indicating an edit order of the first object and the second object, and send the image data and the edit order data to the printer. A controller of the printer is configured to edit the received image data in accordance with the received edit order data, and activate the printer engine to form the layout image based on the edited image data.
Claims12
A communication system comprising an information processing apparatus and a printer,
- wherein the information processing apparatus includes a first user interface and a first controller, the first controller configured to:
- receive a layout instruction via the first user interface;
- generate image data representing a layout image, the layout image having a first object and a second object, the first object having a first attribute and the second object having a second attribute;
- generate edit order data indicating an edit order of the first object and the second object, the edit order data including a first attribute identification representing the first attribute and a second attribute identification representing the second attribute;
- and
- send the image data and the edit order data to the printer,
- wherein the printer includes a printer engine, a second user interface, and a second controller, the second controller configured to:
- receive the image data and the edit order data from the information processing apparatus;
- receive, via the second user interface, an edit instruction to edit the received image data;
- process editing of the image data in accordance with the received edit order data;
- and
- activate the printer engine to form the layout image based on the edited image data.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a controller of an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a layout instruction;
- generating image data representing a layout image, the layout image having a first object and a second object, the first object having a first attribute and the second object having a second attribute;
- generating edit order data indicating an edit order of the first object and the second object, the edit order data including a first attribute identification representing the first attribute and a second attribute identification representing the second attribute;
- and
- sending the image data and the edit order data.
A printer comprising:
- a printer engine;
- a user interface;
- a communication interface;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive, via the communication interface, image data representing a layout image, the layout image having a first object and a second object, the first object having a first attribute and the second object having a second attribute;
- receive, via the communication interface, edit order data indicating an edit order of the first object and the second object, the edit order data including a first attribute identification representing the first attribute and a second attribute identification representing the second attribute;
- receive, via the user interface, an edit instruction to edit the received image data;
- process editing of the image data in accordance with the received edit order data;
- and
- activate the printer engine to form the layout image based on the edited image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.