Print control apparatus and method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHirokazu Kawamoto
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds. The information processing apparatus includes (i) means for acquiring information from the printing apparatus, (ii) means for determining whether a cover of a booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus, based on the information obtained by the acquiring means, (iii) means for enabling selection of one of a first paper feed containing cover sheets for printing the cover of the booklet, if the determining means determines that the cover of the booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus, and (iv) generating means for generating print data linked to the paper feeds.
Claims39
An information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- acquiring means for acquiring information from the printing apparatus;
- determining means for determining whether a cover of a booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus, based on the information obtained by the acquiring means;
- selection enabling means for enabling selection of one of a first paper feed containing page sheets for printing a desired text thereon and a second paper feed containing cover sheets for printing the cover of the booklet if the determining means determines that the cover of the booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus;
- and
- generating means for generating print data linked to the paper feeds.
A printing control method for an information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring information from the printing apparatus;
- determining whether a cover of a booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus, based on the information obtained in the acquiring step;
- enabling selection of one of a first paper feed containing page sheets for printing a desired text thereon and a second paper feed containing cover sheets for printing the cover of the booklet if the determining means determines that the cover of the booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus;
- and
- generating print data linked to the paper feeds.
A program for causing a computer to perform printing control of an information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the program comprising control sequences for executing the steps of:
- acquiring information from the printing apparatus;
- determining whether a cover of a booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus, based on the information obtained in the acquiring step;
- enabling selection of one of a first paper feed containing page sheets for printing a desired text thereon and a second paper feed containing cover sheets for printing the cover of the booklet if the determining means determines that the cover of the booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus;
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- generating print data linked to the paper feeds.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform printing control of an information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the program comprising control sequences for executing the steps of:
- acquiring information from the printing apparatus;
- determining whether a cover of a booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus, based on the information obtained by the acquiring means;
- enabling selection of one of a first paper feed containing page sheets for printing a desired text thereon and a second paper feed containing cover sheets for printing the cover of the booklet if the determining means determines that the cover of the booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus;
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- generating print data linked to the paper feeds.
A display control apparatus for controlling a screen display for selecting print settings of a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the display control apparatus comprising:
- a first screen for displaying a plurality of print formats including booklet printing and for processing a selection of a print format from among the plurality of print formats;
- and
- a second screen for processing a selection of a paper feed containing desired sheets,
- wherein, if booklet printing is selected as the print format on the first screen, the second screen displays an item that enables selection of the paper feed for a cover of the booklet and an item that enables selection of the paper feed for the pages of the booklet, and
- wherein the second screen processes a selection of one of the items and displays the selected item.
A display control method for controlling setting a screen display for selecting print settings in a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the display control method comprising the steps of:
- displaying, on a first screen, a plurality of print formats including booklet printing and for processing a selection of a print format from among the plurality of print formats;
- and
- providing a second screen for processing a selection of a paper feed containing desired sheets,
- wherein, if booklet printing is selected as the print format on the first screen, the second screen displays an item that enables selection of the paper feed for a cover of the booklet and an item that enables selection of the paper feed for the pages of the booklet, and
- wherein the second screen processes a selection of one of the items and displays the selected item.
A program for causing a computer to perform display control for controlling setting a screen display for setting print settings in a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the program comprising control sequences for executing the steps of:
- displaying, on a first screen, a plurality of print formats including booklet printing and for processing a selection of a print format from among the plurality of print formats;
- and
- providing a second screen for processing a selection of a paper feed containing desired sheets,
- wherein, if booklet printing is selected as the print format on the first screen, the second screen displays an item that enables selection of the paper feed for a cover of the booklet and an item that enables selection of the paper feed for the pages of the booklet, and
- wherein the second screen processes a selection of one of the items and displays the selected item.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform display control for controlling setting a screen display for setting print settings in a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the program comprising control sequences for executing the steps of:
- displaying, on a first screen, a plurality of print formats including booklet printing and for processing a selection of a print format from among the plurality of print formats;
- and
- providing a second screen for processing a selection of a paper feed containing desired sheets,
- wherein, if booklet printing is selected as the print format on the first screen, the second screen displays an item that enables selection of the paper feed for a cover of the booklet and an item that enables selection of the paper feed for the pages of the booklet, and
- wherein the second screen processes a selection of one of the items and displays the selected item.
An information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- selection enabling means for enabling selection of whether to print at least one of a front surface of a cover and a back surface of a cover;
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- insertion means for inserting data that generates a blank page, when the printing is performed, at a location corresponding to the print data of the front surface of the cover and the back surface of the cover if at least one of the front surface of the cover and the back surface of the cover is not to be printed.
A printing control method for an information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the method comprising the steps of:
- enabling selection of whether to print at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the cover if cover printing is selected;
- and
- inserting data that generates a blank page, when the printing is performed, at a location corresponding to the print data of the front surface of the cover and the back surface of the cover if at least one of the front surface of the cover and the back surface of the cover is not to be printed.
A program for causing a computer to perform printing control of an information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the program comprising control sequences for executing the steps of:
- enabling selection of whether to print at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the cover if cover printing is selected;
- and
- inserting data that generates a blank page, when the printing is performed, at a location corresponding to the print data of the front surface of the cover and the back surface of the cover if at least one of the front surface of the cover and the back surface of the cover is not to be printed.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform printing control of an information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds, the program comprising control sequences for executing the steps of:
- enabling selection of whether to print at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the cover if cover printing is selected;
- and
- inserting data that generates a blank page, when the printing is performed, at a location corresponding to the print data of the front surface of the cover and the back surface of the cover if at least one of the front surface of the cover and the back surface of the cover is not to be printed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.