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US 7,066,665 B2Granted
Printing apparatus and printing method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsIsao Edatsune, Tatsuya Kitazawa
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Abstract
Since both an output setting value and an output subject identifier, which are contained by a setting program, are stored as one record into a drawing table, an output condition such as a layout of image data which is designated when a printing operation is carried out can be previously set before the printing operation is carried out. Since photograph numbers of image data stored in a memory card are defined in relation to output subject identifiers, such image data to be printed out can be designated.
Claims26
A method of generating an instruction to be used in a printing operation, comprising:
- (a) selecting a first image stored in a first storage;
- (b) generating first relation information which relates a first identifier to a second identifier, the first relation information being stored in a second storage separated from the first storage,
- wherein the first identifier corresponds to a printing area of a printing medium, and
- wherein the second identifier identifies the first image;
- and
- (c) generating an instruction to be used in the printing operation based on the first relation information.
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An apparatus for generating an instruction to be used in a printing operation, comprising:
- a selection unit that selects a first image stored in a first storage;
- and
- a controller that generates first relation information which relates a first identifier to a second identifier, the first relation information being stored in a second storage separated from the first storage,
- wherein the first identifier corresponds to first printing area information of a printing medium,
- wherein the second identifier identifies the first image, and
- wherein the controller generates an instruction to be used in the printing operation based on the first relation information.
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A method of generating an instruction to be used in a printing operation, comprising:
- reading relation information which relates a first identifier to information concerning a first image from a first storage,
- wherein the first identifier corresponds to first area information concerning a first area of a printing medium on which the first image is to be arranged;
- acquiring the image data for the first image from a second storage separated from the first storage based on the relation information;
- and
- generating an instruction to print based on the image data and the relation information.
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A method of generating an instruction to be used in a printing operation, comprising:
- reading relation information which relates a first identifier to information concerning a first image,
- wherein the first identifier corresponds to first area information concerning a first area of a printing medium on which the first image is to be arranged;
- acquiring the image data for the first image based on the relation information;
- and
- generating an instruction to print based on the image data and the relation information,
- wherein the relation information relates the information concerning the first image to the first identifier and relates the information concerning the first image to a second identifier,
- wherein the second identifier corresponds to second area information,
- wherein the second area information concerns a second area of a printing medium on which the first image is to be arranged, and
- wherein the instruction to print causes the first image to be arranged on at least the first area and the second area of the print medium.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a selecting unit that selects a first image from a first storage as a selected image;
- an input unit that acquires first area information concerning a first area of a printing medium on which the selected image is to be arranged, wherein a first identifier corresponds to the first area information;
- and
- a controller that generates first relation information which relates the first identifier to an image identifier of the selected image,
- wherein the controller acquires image data from a second storage separated from the first storage, which is identified by the image identifier of the selected image, based on the first relation information, and
- wherein the controller generates an instruction to print based on the acquired image data and the first relation information.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading unit that reads relation information which relates a first identifier to information concerning a first image from a first storage,
- wherein the first identifier corresponding to first area information concerning a first area of a printing medium on which the first image is to be arranged;
- an image data acquiring unit that acquires the image data for the first image from a second storage separated from the first storage based on the relation information;
- and
- a controller that generates an instruction to print based on the acquired image data and the relation information.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading unit that reads relation information which relates a first identifier to information concerning a first image,
- wherein the first identifier corresponding to first area information concerning a first area of a printing medium on which the first image is to be arranged;
- an image data acquiring unit that acquires the image data for the first image based on the relation information;
- and
- a controller that generates an instruction to print based on the acquired image data and the relation information,
- wherein the relation information relates the information concerning the first image to the first identifier and relates the information concerning the first image to a second identifier,
- wherein the second identifier corresponds to second area information,
- wherein the second are information concerns a second area of a printing medium on which the first image is to be arranged, and
- wherein the instruction to print causes the first image to be arranged on at least the first area and the second area of the print medium.
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A method of generating an instruction to be used in a printing operation, the method comprising:
- selecting and image;
- generating relation information which relates a first identifier and a second identifier to a third identifier, wherein the first identifier corresponds to a first printing area of a printing medium, and the second identifier corresponds to a second printing area of the printing medium, and wherein the third identifier identifies the image;
- and
- generating an instruction to be used in the printing operation based on the relation information, wherein the instruction causes the image to be arranged on at least the first area and the second area of the print medium.
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An apparatus for generating an instruction to be used in a printing operation, the apparatus comprising:
- a selection unit that selects an image;
- and
- a controller that generates relation information which relates a first identifier and a second identifier to a third identifier,
- wherein the first identifier corresponds to first printing area information of a printing medium, and the second identifier corresponds to second printing area information of the printing medium,
- wherein the third identifier identifies the image, and
- wherein the controller generates an instruction to be used in the printing operation based on the relation information wherein the instruction causes the image to be arranged on at least the first area and the second area of the print medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.