Image recording apparatus capable of forming image outputs in various formats

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• print data input means for inputting print data;
• image forming means for forming an image on a record medium in accordance with the inputted print data;
• and
• controlling means having a table employed to determine line direction data, character direction data and line feed direction data in reference to inputted page direction information representing a page direction of an image to be formed and inputted print direction information representing a print direction of the image to be formed, wherein said controlling means determines a processing mode of the inputted print data on the basis of the line direction data, the character direction data and the line feed direction data.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• print data input means for inputting print data;
• processing means for performing data-processing of the print data;
• and
• output means for outputting the processed print data as image data to an image forming unit;
• wherein said processing means include first setting means for setting line direction data representing a line direction, second setting means for setting character direction data representing character direction, and third setting means for setting line feed direction data representing line feed direction, and
• wherein said processing means determines a processing mode of the inputted print data on the basis of the line direction data, the character direction data, and the line feed direction data.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• print data input means for inputting print data;
• processing means for performing data-processing of the input print data;
• and
• output means for outputting the processed print data as image data to an image forming unit;
• wherein said processing means determines a processing mode of the inputted print data in accordance with inputted page direction information representing page direction of an image to be formed and in accordance with inputted print direction information representing print direction of the image to be formed.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• print data input means for inputting print data;
• processing means for performing data-processing of the print data;
• and
• output means for outputting the processed print data as image data to an image data forming unit;
• wherein said processing means determines a processing mode of the inputted print data in accordance with inputted page direction information representing a page direction of an image to be formed and in accordance with feed direction of a record medium.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• print data input means for inputting print data;
• processing means for performing data-processing of the print data;
• and
• output means for outputting the processed print data as image data to an image forming unit;
• wherein said processing means determines a line direction on the basis of feed direction of a record medium, and wherein a control means determines a processing mode of the inputted print data on the basis of the determined line direction.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• print data input means for inputting print data;
• control means for forming dot image data on the basis of print data input through said print data input means and for developing the formed dot image data on an image buffer, wherein at least one page of dot image data can be developed;
• and
• output means for outputting the dot image data developed on said image buffer to a printing unit;
• wherein said control means controls a development state of said dot image data on said image buffer on the basis of inputted print direction information representing a print direction of an image to be formed.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• print data input means for inputting print data;
• control means for forming dot image data on the basis of said print data input through said print data input means and for developing the formed dot image data in an image buffer, wherein at least one page of dot image data can be developed;
• and
• output means for outputting the dot image data developed in said image buffer to a printing unit;
• wherein said control means controls a development state of said dot image data in said image buffer on the basis of a feed direction of a record medium.

An image processing apparatus for outputting dual-side image data to a dual-side image recording apparatus comprising:

• input means for inputting print data;
• processing means for performing data-processing of the input print data, said processing means having first and second dual-side image data generation modes, said modes generating dual-side image data in different ways;
• and
• output means for outputting the dual side image data to a dual-side image recording apparatus;
• wherein said processing means includes memory means for storing data representative of a direction of a seam side of a recording medium, and changes the first and second dual-side image data generation modes in accordance with the data representative of the direction.