Print controlling apparatus, image forming apparatus, and method for forming image
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsAlexey Bronislavovich Danilevich, Ilya Vladimirovich Safonov
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus, a print controlling apparatus, and an image forming method using the same are provided. The image forming method includes extracting at least one graphical primitive from print data, forming an image by arranging the graphical primitive according to whether the extracted graphical primitives are close to each other or not, converting the formed image into a sketch image, modifying the print data by replacing the sketch image and some of the graphical primitives constituting the sketch image, and draft-printing using the modified print data.
Claims23
An image forming method of a print controlling apparatus, the method comprising:
- extracting two or more graphical primitives included in print data;
- forming an image by arranging the two or more graphical primitives according to a determination of whether the extracted graphical primitives are disposed close to each other;
- converting the formed image into a sketch image;
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- modifying the print data by replacing a portion of the graphical primitives, which corresponds to the sketch image, with the sketch image such that draft-printing is performed using the modified print data.
A print controlling apparatus usable with an image forming apparatus, the print controlling apparatus comprising:
- a user interface unit to receive a print command regarding a print job;
- an extraction unit to extract two or more graphical primitives included in print data which corresponds to the print job;
- an image forming unit to form an image by arranging the two or more graphical primitives according to a determination of whether the extracted graphical primitives are disposed close to each other;
- a sketch image generation unit to convert the formed image into a sketch image;
- a print data generation unit to modify the print data by replacing a portion of the graphical primitives, which corresponds to the sketch image, with the sketch image;
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- a communication interface unit to transmit the modified print data to the image forming apparatus.
An image forming apparatus usable with a print controlling apparatus, comprising:
- a communication interface unit to receive print data;
- an extraction unit to extract two or more graphical primitives included in the print data;
- an image forming unit to form an image by arranging the two or more graphical primitives according to a determination of whether the extracted graphical primitives are disposed close to each other;
- a sketch image generation unit to convert the formed image into a sketch image;
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- a printing unit to modify the print data by replacing at least a portion of the graphical primitives, which corresponds to the sketch image, with the sketch image, and to perform draft-printing using the modified print data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.