Image processing system, image generation-output control apparatus, method of processing image, and storage medium of program to execute method of processing image, to control plural output apparatuses to output same output image

A second control apparatus for an image processing system for sequentially executing a plurality of processes, the image processing system including a first control apparatus capable of controlling an execution of the plurality of processes, the first control apparatus including a first drawing information generator for generating drawing information to which an image forming apparatus refers when performing an image generation-output operation based on information of a target image to be output, the second control apparatus capable of controlling an execution of the image generation-output operation based on command information of the image generation-output operation received from the first control apparatus, the second control apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of second drawing information generators corresponding to the first drawing information generator, the plurality of second drawing information generators to generate drawing information to which the image forming apparatus refers when performing the image generation-output operation based on the information of the target image to be output;
• a printer controller to instruct the image forming apparatus to execute the image generation-output operation based on the drawing information generated by the one or more output side second drawing information generators;
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• a control parameter converter to receive designation of one or more of the second drawing information generators to be used for executing a plurality of processes for generating the drawing information based on the information of the target image to be output, and to convert one or more control parameters designated for generating the drawing information by using the designated plurality of the second drawing information generators depending on processing capability of the designated one or more of the second drawing information generators,
• wherein when plural pages are to be condensed to a single page to be used for the image generation-output operation, the control parameter converter converts the one or more control parameters depending on a data format processable by the second drawing information generator to be used for generating drawing information corresponding to each of the plural pages to be condensed as the single page.

A second control apparatus for an image processing system for sequentially executing a plurality of processes, the image processing system including a first control apparatus capable of controlling an execution of the plurality of processes, the first control apparatus including a first drawing information generator for generating drawing information to which an image forming apparatus refers when performing an image generation-output operation based on information of a target image to be output, the second control apparatus capable of controlling an execution of the image generation-output operation based on command information of the image generation-output operation received from the first control apparatus, the second control apparatus comprising

• a plurality of second drawing information generators corresponding to the first drawing information generator, the plurality of second drawing information generators to generate drawing information to which the image forming apparatus refers when performing the image generation-output operation based on the information of the target image to be output;
• a receiver to receive a designation of one or more of the second drawing information generators to be used for generating the drawing information to which the image forming apparatus refers when performing the image generation-output operation based on the information of the target image to be output among the plurality of second drawing information generators;
• a control parameter converter to convert one or more control parameters designated for generating the drawing information by using the designated one or more of the second drawing information generators depending on processing capability of the designated one or more of the second drawing information generators;
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• a transmitter to transmit the converted one or more control parameters and the information of the target image to be output to the designated one or more the second drawing information generators,
• wherein when plural pages are to be condensed to a single page to be used for the image generation-output operation, the control parameter converter converts the one or more control parameters depending on a data format processable by the second drawing information generator to be used for generating drawing information corresponding to each of the plural pages to be condensed as the single page.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of method of image processing by an image processing system for sequentially executing a plurality of processes, the image processing system including a first control apparatus capable of controlling an execution of the plurality of processes, the first control apparatus including a first drawing information generator for generating drawing information to which an image forming apparatus refers when performing an image generation-output operation based on information of a target image to be output, the second control apparatus capable of controlling an execution of the image generation-output operation based on command information of the image generation-output operation received from the first control apparatus, the second control apparatus including a plurality of second drawing information generators corresponding to the first drawing information generator, the method comprising:

• designating one or more of the second drawing information generators to be used for generating the drawing information based on the information of the target image to be output among the plurality of the second drawing information generator;
• converting one or more control parameters designated for generating the drawing information by using the designated one or more second drawing information generators depending on processing capability of the designated one or more second drawing information generators;
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• instructing the image forming apparatus to execute the image generation-output operation based on the drawing information generated by using the designated one or more second drawing information generators controlled by using the converted one or more control parameters,
• wherein when plural pages are to be condensed to a single page to be used for the image generation-output operation, the converting step converts the one or more control parameters depending on a data format processable by the second drawing information generator to be used for generating drawing information corresponding to each of the plural pages to be condensed as the single page.