Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer-readable storage medium storing program, for generating drawing data
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsYoshinori Sochi, Yosuke Aoki
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus for generating drawing data by using a print job including setting information and print data. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of drawing data generation units that generate drawing data; a selection unit that selects one of the plurality of drawing data generation units that is compliant with a print instruction for the print data; and a print job output unit that outputs the print job to the drawing data generation unit selected by the selection unit.
Claims8
An information processing apparatus for generating drawing data by using a print job including setting information and print data, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of drawing data generation units that generate drawing data, each drawing data generation unit associated with a different source application for creating print jobs, and each drawing data generation unit supporting a different set of attributes to render;
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- a controller that analyzes the setting information of the print job to identify a source application of the print job;
- in response to a determination that the source application of the print job is associated with one of the drawing data generation units, the controller selects the one of the drawing data generation units for rendering the print job;
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- in response to a determination that the source application of the print job is not associated with any of the drawing data generation units, the controller compares the print data of the print job with the different set of attributes of the drawing data generation units for each page in the print job, and selects a drawing data generation unit for a page of the print job based on the comparison.
An information processing method comprising:
- outputting a print job including setting information and print data to one or more of a plurality of drawing data generation units that generate drawing data, each drawing data generation unit associated with a different source application for creating print jobs, and each drawing data generation unit supporting a different set of attributes to render;
- analyzing the setting information of the print job to identify a source application of the print job;
- in response to determining that the source application of the print job is associated with one of the drawing data generation units, selecting the one of the drawing data generation units for rendering the print job;
- and
- in response to a determining that the source application of the print job is not associated with any of the drawing data generation units:
- comparing the print data of the print job with the different set of attributes of the drawing data generation units for each page in the print job;
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- selecting a drawing data generation unit for a page of the print job based on the comparison.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-readable program that, when executed by a computer, causes an information processing apparatus to perform a process, the process comprising:
- outputting a print job including setting information and print data to one or more of a plurality of drawing data generation units that generate drawing data, each drawing data generation unit associated with a different source application for creating print jobs, and each drawing data generation unit supporting a different set of attributes to render;
- analyzing the setting information of the print job to identify a source application of the print job;
- in response to determining that the source application of the print job is associated with one of the drawing data generation units, selecting the one of the drawing data generation units for rendering the print job;
- and
- in response to a determining that the source application of the print job is not associated with any of the drawing data generation units:
- comparing the print data of the print job with the different set of attributes of the drawing data generation units for each page in the print job;
- and
- selecting a drawing data generation unit for a page of the print job based on the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.