Information processing apparatus and method for transmitting printing information, and recording medium readable by a computer storing a program for transmitting printing information
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShunya Mitsuhashi
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Abstract
Output control information generated by an application program is converted to output information and stored in a printer spooler for analysis by an external apparatus. The stored output information is re-converted by an adaptive printing processor and sent to a printing apparatus for printing.
Claims39
An information processing apparatus for transmitting printing information to an external apparatus comprising:
- first converting means for converting first printing information to second printing information;
- and
- second converting means for converting the second printing information to third printing information wherein the second converting means collects a plurality of divided image data each of which is indicated by a different instruction in the second printing information to produce one image data and generates an instruction indicating the one image data in the third printing information.
An information processing method of operating an information processing apparatus for transmitting printing information to an external apparatus comprising the steps of:
- converting first printing information to second printing information using first converting means;
- and
- converting the second printing information to third printing information using a second converting means wherein the second converting means collects a plurality of divided image data each of which is indicated by a different instruction in the second printing information to produce one image data and generates an instruction indicating the one image data in the third printing information.
A recording medium readable by a computer in which a program is stored, the program for transmitting printing information from an information processing apparatus to an external apparatus comprising the steps of:
- converting first printing information to second printing information using first converting means;
- and
- converting the second printing information to third printing information using a second converting means wherein the second converting means collects a plurality of divided image data each of which is indicated by a different instruction in the second printing information to produce the image data and generates an instruction indicating said one image data in the third printing information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.