Printing control method, control device, and printing system
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorTakashi Toyofuku
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Abstract
The present invention provides a highly productive printing system and a simple printing device included therein. Correcting data for correcting a printing state of an image are prepared for at least each of the printing devices and stored in a printer server. In the printer server, printing data input from a terminal device is converted into bit map data via an RIP processor, and the bit map data is transmitted from the printer driver to two of the same kind of printing devices. At this time, the printing device selects data corresponding to the respective printing devices and transmits them with the bit map data. When the printing devices print the transmitted bit map data, they correct the printing state based on the correcting data transmitted together with the bit map data.
Claims19
A printing control method of making a plurality of printing devices, for printing an image on a recording medium, print an image based on printing data representing the image to be printed with a control device connected to the printing devices, the printing control method comprising:
- (a) obtaining and storing a plurality of correcting data in advance for correcting a printing state of the image at the time of printing for each of the printing devices;
- (b) inputting the printing data from an external source;
- (c) converting the input printing data into data with a data format capable of being printed by the printing devices;
- (d) selecting correcting data related to a printing device to print the image based on the printing data from the stored correcting data by a selection component, wherein if the plurality of printing devices are made to print the image based on the printing data in a parallel process, the selection component selects a same type of printing device from the plurality of printing devices to print the image based on the printing data, the selection component selects the correcting data for each of the selected printing devices, and the plurality of printing devices operate simultaneously to print a common image output in parallel;
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- (e) transmitting the converted printing data and the selected correcting data, or corrected printing data which are obtained by correcting the converted printing data based on the selected correcting data to the plurality of printing devices to print the image based on the printing data.
A control device that is connected to a plurality of printing devices for printing an image on a recording medium and controls the plurality of printing devices for printing the image based on printing data representing the image to be printed input from an external source, the control device comprising:
- a conversion component for converting the printing data into data with a data format capable of being printed by the plurality of printing devices;
- a storage component for obtaining and storing a plurality of correcting data for correcting a printing state of the image at the time of printing for each of the plurality of printing devices;
- a selection component for selecting correcting data related with the plurality of printing devices to print the image based on the printing data from the correcting data stored in the storage component, wherein if the plurality of printing devices are made to print the image based on the printing data in a parallel process, the selection component selects a same type of printing device from the plurality of printing devices to print the image based on the printing data, the selection component selects the correcting data for each of the selected printing devices, and the plurality of printing devices operate simultaneously to print a common image output in parallel;
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- a data transmission component for transmitting the printing data converted by the conversion component and the correcting data selected by the selection component, or corrected printing data which are obtained by correcting the. printing data converted by the conversion component based on the correcting data selected by the selection component to the plurality of printing devices to print the image based on the printing data.
A printing system comprising:
- a plurality of printing devices for printing an image on recording media;
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- a control device, which is connected to the printing devices for printing the image on the recording media and controls the printing devices to print the image based on printing data that is inputted from an external source and represents the image to be printed, wherein the control device comprises:
- a conversion component for converting the printing data into a format capable of being printed by the printing devices;
- a storage component for obtaining and storing a plurality of correcting data for correcting a printing state of the image at the time of printing for each of the printing devices;
- a selection component for selecting, from the plurality of correcting data stored in the storage component, correcting data corresponding to the printing devices for printing the image based on the printing data, wherein if the plurality of printing devices are made to print the image based on the printing data in a parallel process, the selection component selects a same type of printing device from the plurality of printing devices to print the image based on the printing data, the selection component selects the correcting data for each of the selected printing devices, and the plurality of printing devices operate simultaneously to print a common image output in parallel;
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- a data transmission component for transmitting, to the printing devices that print the image based on the printing data, one of the printing data converted by the conversion component and the correcting data selected by the selection component, and corrected printing data obtained by correcting the printing data converted by the conversion component based on the correcting data selected by the selection component.
A control device that is connected to a plurality of printing devices for printing an image on a recording medium and controls the plurality of printing devices for printing the image based on printing data representing the image to be printed input from an external source, the control device comprising:
- a conversion component for converting the printing data into data with a data format capable of being printed by the plurality of printing devices;
- a storage component for obtaining and storing a plurality of correcting data for correcting a printing state of the image at the time of printing for each of the plurality of printing devices;
- a selection component for selecting correcting data related with the plurality of printing devices to print the image based on the printing data from the correcting data stored in the storage component;
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- a data transmission component for transmitting the printing data converted by the conversion component and the correcting data selected by the selection component, or corrected printing data which are obtained by correcting the printing data converted by the conversion component based on the correcting data selected by the selection component to the plurality of printing devices to print the image based on the printing data, wherein the data transmission component comprises a data transmission means for transmitting the printing data converted by the conversion component and the correcting data selected by the selecting component to the plurality of printing devices operating simultaneously in conjunction with the control device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.