Information processing apparatus, system, and information processing method

An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus for generating a scanning instruction to send to a device for forming visible information by scanning a recording medium with a laser beam, the information processing method comprising:

• reading line information in which a scanning speed and a radiation output value of the laser beam are registered in advance for each of a plurality of lines;
• extracting, from the line information, all lines which are overlapping a target line in a line direction and which are positioned within a predetermined distance from the target line;
• performing at least one process of
• removing, from a scanning object, at least one of the lines extracted at the extracting,
• changing the radiation output value of at least one of the lines extracted at the extracting to a value lower than an initial value, and
• changing the scanning speed of at least one of the lines extracted at the extracting to a value greater than an initial value, and
• switching the process to be executed when rendering lines, according to the number of extracted lines.

A system for forming visible information by irradiating a recording medium with a laser beam, the system comprising:

• a line extracting unit configured to read line information in which a scanning speed and a radiation output value of the laser beam are registered in advance for each of a plurality of lines, and extract, from the line information, all lines which are overlapping a target line in a line direction and which are positioned within a predetermined distance from the target line;
• a scanning line adjusting unit configured to perform at least one process of
• removing, from a scanning object, at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit,
• changing the radiation output value of at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit to a value lower than an initial value, and
• changing the scanning speed of at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit to a value greater than an initial value;
• a laser radiating device configured to radiate the laser beam from a starting end to an ending end of a line based on the line information;
• and
• switching the process to be executed when rendering lines, according to the number of extracted lines.

An information processing apparatus for generating a scanning instruction to send to a device for forming visible information by scanning a recording medium with a laser beam, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• a line extracting unit configured to read line information in which a scanning speed and a radiation output value of the laser beam are registered in advance for each of a plurality of lines, and extract, from the line information, all lines which are overlapping a target line in a line direction and which are positioned within a predetermined distance from the target line;
• and
• a scanning line adjusting unit configured to perform at least one of,
• remove, from a scanning object, at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit,
• change the radiation output value of at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit to a value lower than an initial value, and
• change the scanning speed of at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit to a value greater than an initial value,
• wherein
• unless a number of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit is less than or equal to a threshold,
• the scanning line adjusting unit is further configured to,
• set, as the scanning object only a line that is furthest away from the target line among the lines extracted by the line extracting unit, and
• remove, from the scanning object, a line that is before a line furthest away from a line closest to the target line.