Image output apparatus and method

Image output apparatus an method

SYSTEM AND PROCEDURE FOR THE CIRCUIT OF THE MODE OF OPERATION OF A PRINTER

Printing apparatus and printing control device

PAGE COMPLEXITY ANALYZER

The printing system includes a print engine 108 capable of printing an image on a media; an input buffer 120 adapted to store processed elements of pages for pages to be printed; an assembly means 136 adapted to assemble ready to print pages from the elements of pages; an estimator 116 adapted to estimate complexity of page assembly according to the elements of pages in the estimated page; a transmission interface for transmitting the ready to print pages to the print engine and to transfer an image to the media; and a speed control element 140 for controlling a speed of the print engine wherein the speed is set according to the estimated complexity of pages assembly.

Resource-oriented printer system and method of operation

A host computer and printer and method of operation in which the data file describing a document is examined by a resource assembler which determines which resources are required from the host computer to print the document. The resource assembler translates the document into a set of render primitives for each band or page of the document and creates a dependency list interrelating the required resources with each band or page. The resource assembler places the required resources and set of primitives into a host resource store and communicates the dependencies to other portions of the system. A resource loader uses the list to determine the most efficient manner for loading and releasing resources from a printer resource store. A resource scheduler controls the actual timing of resource and primitives transfer and determines when all required resources for a band or page are present within the printer resource store. The resource scheduler generates an execute signal which causes a resource ...

Job management device, job management method, and image forming apparatus including the job management device and method

A job management device that determines an order in which a plurality of jobs are processed. The job management device includes a storage device that stores therein issued jobs in order and a controller. The controller selects, when the job execution rate of the job is higher than the acceptable rate of the job as a result of the comparison therebetween, a next job, calculates a job execution rate of the next job, and compares an acceptable rate of the next job with an obtained job execution rate; and performs, when the job execution rate of at least one job stored in the storage device is lower than or equal to an acceptable rate of at least one job as a result of the comparison therebetween performed on each job stored in the storage device, control so that the job whose job execution rate is lower than or equal to the acceptable rate of the job is executed.

Determining ejection order of recording sheets based on predicted rasterization time

An image forming apparatus includes: rasterization processors that rasterize input image data and generate raster image data; a predictor that predicts a rasterization processing time required for the rasterization processors to rasterize input image data of a unit to be subjected to an image formation process on each recording paper sheet; a hardware processor that determines an order in which the rasterization processors rasterize the input image data of the unit; an image former that performs the image formation process based on the raster image data; a sheet ejection processor that acquires, from the image former, each recording paper sheet subjected to the image formation process, and performs a sheet ejection process; and the hardware processor that determines an order of the recording paper sheets to be ejected by the sheet eject processor, to adjust the order of the recording paper sheets to an order of pages.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM

An information processing apparatus for creating drawing data based on a printing job, includes a plurality of drawing data creating units configured to create respective drawing data based on the printing job; a determining unit configured to determine, through an analysis of the printing job, a drawing data creating unit from the drawing data creating units to create a drawing datum based on the printing job; and a screen displaying unit configured to display, in respective manners, a content of the printing job with a plurality of display screens associated with the respective drawing data creating units, in a case where the determining unit fails to select any one of the drawing data creating units. 1. An information processing apparatus for creating drawing data based on a printing job , comprising:a plurality of drawing data creating units configured to create respective drawing data based on the printing job;a determining unit configured to determine, through an analysis of the printing job, a drawing data creating unit from the drawing data creating units to create a drawing datum based on the printing job; anda screen displaying unit configured to display, in respective manners, a content of the printing job with a plurality of display screens associated with the respective drawing data creating units, in a case where the determining unit fails to select any one of the drawing data creating units.2. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the screen displaying unit displays the printing job with the display screens associated with the respective drawing data creating units claim 1 , and switches displaying from one of the display screens to another of the display screens claim 1 , when accepting a switching operation.3. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , whereinthe printing job includes printing data and setting information,selectable setting values in the setting information are predetermined according ...

Method and apparatus to account for hard copy cost

In one embodiment, a method of accounting for printing to a sheet of media in a printing device includes recording the type of media actually used, determining an amount of pigment used on the sheet of media, and calculating the cost of printing to the media by adding the cost of the sheet of media actually used and the cost of the pigment used on the sheet of media. The method also includes determining an amortized cost related to the printing device per sheet of media, and adding it to the cost of the media and the cost of the pigment.

Printing apparatus and control method of printing apparatus

A printing apparatus of the invention includes a medium information acquisition section that acquires medium information that can specify a type of a print medium, a printing section that discharges print ink to the print medium, a coating section that coats the print medium with precoat liquid before the printing section performs printing, and a coating control section that controls the coating section. The coating control section variably changes an amount of coating of the precoat liquid per unit area according to the acquired medium information.

Image processing apparatus and method encoding multi-valued image generated with fewer values

An image processing apparatus includes a determining unit that determines whether image data includes multi-valued drawing information for drawing a multi-valued image; a multi-valued drawing unit that draws the multi-valued image of the image data when the multi-valued drawing information is determined to be included in the image data; a less-than-multi-valued drawing unit that draws a less-than-multi-valued image of the image data when the multi-valued drawing information is not determined to be included in the image data; a value-count reducing image processing unit that reduces number of values of a drawing result of the multi-valued image to generate an image with a fewer number of values; and a less-than-multi-valued encoding processing unit that encodes a drawing result obtained by drawing the less-than-multi-valued image and encodes the generated image with the fewer number of values.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus including a first obtaining unit configured to obtain first image data to be printed, a second obtaining unit configured to obtain second image data indicating a subject identical to that of the first image data and expressed by a geometric condition different from that of the first image data, and a determination unit configured to determine ink amounts of respective inks including a first ink that reflects light in a normal reflection and a second ink that is different from the first ink and has a ratio of an intensity of light reflected in the normal reflection direction to an intensity of light reflected in the diffuse direction smaller than that of the first ink in a case where light based on brightness at each position of the first image data and the second image data.

OUTPUTTING PLURALITY OF IMAGES HAVING DIFFERENT SIZES

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus capable of performing effective power-saving operation. SOLUTION: The image processing apparatus includes a CPU, a memory, and a bus connecting the CPU and the memory, and performs processing for printing print data. The image processing apparatus includes an input unit for inputting print data from an external device, a conversion unit for converting print data into raster data, and a measuring unit for measuring a time required for conversion in the conversion unit. Measurement is performed by the measuring unit (S102), and based on the measurement result, the setting for lowing the speed of conversion processing in the conversion unit is performed (for example, the setting for reducing at least one of the operating frequency of the CPU, the power supply voltage of the CPU, and the operating frequency of the bus) (S103-S108). COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT ...

Verfahren, Vorrichtung und Computerprogrammprodukt zum Verarbeiten von Druckdaten zum Erzeugen eines Druckbildes auf einem endlosen Trägermaterial

Bei der Erfindung werden mit Hilfe von Auslöseinformationen Bedingungen definiert. Bereits in einer Seitenbeschreibungssprache erzeugte Druckdaten werden mit Hilfe einer Datenverarbeitungseinheit (12) verarbeitet, die prüft, ob die in den Auslöseinformationen spezifizierten Bedingungen für mindestens eine Seite des Dokuments und/oder für das gesamte Dokument erfüllt sind. Ist das der Fall, so wird die der Auslöseinformation zugeordnete Aktion ausgeführt und die Druckdaten durch die Aktion geändert, wobei die der Datenverarbeitungseinheit (12) als Eingangsdruckdaten zugeführte Druckdaten nach dem Ausführen der Aktion als Ausgangsdruckdaten ausgegeben werden. Bei der Aktion können beispielsweise Bilder, Texte, Barcodes, Grafiken eingefügt, sogenannte Finishing-Optionen hinzugefügt oder Schriftarten geändert werden.

Media loading in printing systems

PROCEDURE AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC PRINTERS '' TIME OUT ''

Image forming apparatus and Image forming method

SYSTEM TO PRINT ARTWORK CONTAINING OVERLAPPED INKS

Systems and methods provide a mechanism to print documents having artwork with overlapping inks. One aspect of the systems and methods includes sending the document to a printer having a printer control system. The printer control system detects overlapping areas, and flattens the artwork into separate atomic regions. The system determines of the colors in the atomic regions are available on the printer as process colors or spot colors. Unavailable spot colors are converted to process colors, and blended with the available spot colors.

Color conversion apparatus, look-up table generating method, and look-up table generating apparatus

A look-up table generating method generates a look-up table by synthesizing at least first and second look-up tables to indicate first and second output characteristics for first and second region. The first output characteristic includes an output characteristic in which a first color difference between color values of the first and second color materials under a first observation light source is within a first range for all of the first region, and a second color difference between color values of the first and second color materials under a second observation light source is outside a second range for at least part of the first region. The second output characteristic includes an output characteristic in which the first color difference is outside the first range for at least part of the second region, and the second color difference is within the second range for all of the second region.

Apparatus to print print data when colors contained in cartridge are insufficient and method thereof

An apparatus and method of efficiently forming an image of print data even if the residual amount of toner or ink of a specified color is insufficient. The method includes calculating an amount of ink or toner of each color that is required to form the image of the print data, comparing the calculated required amount of the ink or toner of each color with a stored residual amount of the ink or toner of each color, and forming the image of the print data using the ink or toner of the color of which the residual amount of the ink or toner is sufficient if there is any color of which the stored residual amount of the ink or toner is less than the required amount of the ink or toner as a result of the comparison.

Image forming method, non-transitory computer readable storage medium stored with program for image forming system, and image forming system

There is provided an image forming method using an image forming system that includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses. A print setting using attribute information that is necessary for image formation performed by a first image forming apparatus is registered in a second image forming apparatus in advance, it is determined whether a print setting of print data coincides with the registered print setting when a rasterization process of image data is performed by the second image forming apparatus, when the print settings coincide with each other, the attribute information is generated by the second image forming apparatus and is transmitted from the processing unit of the second image forming apparatus to an image forming unit of the first image forming apparatus together with the image data and the print setting, whereby the image formation is performed.

Image forming apparatus, control method, and program

A method is provided for appropriately controlling, if paper information of a paper to be used in printing is not registered, registration of the paper information and the printing process. An image forming apparatus which stores in a storage area, attribute information of a recording medium used in printing analyzes, before printing, print data, determines before printing the print data whether attribute information matching the acquired attribute information is stored in the storage area, and registers in the storage area the acquired attribute information which is not stored in the storage area.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

In order to obtain a smooth gradation reproduction in an image to be formed, an image processing apparatus inputs first data of an image to be formed which includes a color and second data of the image to be formed which does not include the color and has continuous gradation; determines printing material amount data corresponding to the first data; determines, based on the printing material amount data, a dot pattern when forming the image by performing a printing scan a plurality of times on a printing medium; and generates, based on the second data, a switching signal that switches each pixel in accordance with an area ratio of each of a first dot pattern and a second dot pattern.

System and method for dynamic printer timeout

A resource oriented host computer-printer system is disclosed in which the host computer and printer share information and data processing duties. A system and method for analyzing the execution times for draw primitives allows the host computer to determine whether the printer will be able to render draw primitives in real-time. If the printer cannot render the draw primitives in real-time, the host computer may send the draw primitives to be pre-rendered by the printer. The rendering is accomplished in less than thirty seconds. The host computer can determine the execution times for the draw primitives and dynamically alter the timeout period accordingly. If the printer exceeds the determined execution time, the host computer generate a timeout error message. No false timeout error messages are generated by the host computer because the timeout period is related to the actual processing time required by the printer. If the printer is coupled to a network, the timeout period may be set ...

Datenverarbeitungssystem und Ausgangseinheit

Druckvorrichtung

Media loading in printing systems

Control apparatus stores information relating to one or more print jobs scheduled to be performed by each of a plurality of printing devices 10. This information includes the quantity of media required to complete each of the print jobs. The control apparatus learns an initial or current quantity of media held in one or more of the printing devices 20 and estimates or otherwise determines the quantity of media remaining in a media holder of a printing device during the performance of a print job 30. The control apparatus generates an alert when the quantity of media reaches a predetermined minimum value indicating that more media will be required to accommodate a particular print job 35.

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR COST MEASUREMENTS FOR PRINTER SYSTEMS

OPERATING PROCEDURE AND OPERATIONAL FUND-ORIENTED PRINTER SYSTEM

Image output apparatus and method

RESOURCE-ORIENTED PRINTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION

... 48 RESOURCE-ORIENTED PRINTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION A host computer and printer and method of operation is disclosed wherein the data file describing a document is examined by a resource assembler which determines which resources are required from the host computer to print the document. The resource assembler translates the document into a set of render primitives for each band or page of the document and creates an dependency list interrelating the required resources with each band or page. The resource assembler places the required resources and set of primitives into a host resource store and communicates the dependencies to other portions of the system. A resource loader uses the list to determine the most efficient manner for loading and releasing resources from a printer resource store. A resource scheduler controls the actual timing of resource and primitives transfer and determines when all required resources for a band or page are present within the printer resource store ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRINTING IMAGE AFTER DETERMINING PRINTING SPEED BASED ON NUMBER OF PRINTING LINES

PURPOSE: A method and a device for printing an image at speed determined by the number of printing lines are provided to prevent lowering of printing quality caused from a printing interrupt during printing and realize fast printing according to property of image data by using a memory of limited capacity, as the printing is performed after determining the speed by using the number of previously calculated printing lines of the image data. CONSTITUTION: A decoder(210) performs decoding by dividing the image data to be printed into image data of a specific size. A line calculator(220) calculates the number of printing lines of the decoded the image data. A printing speed determiner(230) determines the printing speed of each divided image data based on the calculated number of printing lines. A printing part(240) prints the divided image data according to the determined printing speed. The printing speed determiner includes a memory storing the image data and the number of the printing lines ...

PRINTING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

The present invention relates to a printing device capable of printing an image on a sheet conveyed from at least one of a plurality of sheet storage units. The present invention comprises a memory unit; a judgment unit; a notification unit; a selection instruction receiving unit; an execution instruction receiving unit; and an execution unit. The memory unit stores one or more printing jobs. The judgment unit judges, in the sheet storage units, whether there is at least one sheet storage unit in which attribution information of a sheet to be used by the printing job stored in the memory unit is registered. The notification unit notifies that there is no sheet storage unit in which the attribution information of the sheet to be used by the printing job stored in the memory unit is registered based on the judgment of the judgment unit. The selection instruction receiving unit receives a selection instruction from a user to select at least one of the printing jobs stored in the memory unit ...

인쇄장치 및 그 제어 방법과, 기억매체

... 복수의 시트 격납부 중 적어도 하나로부터 반송된 시트 상에 화상을 인쇄할 수 있는 인쇄장치에 있어서, 하나 이상의 인쇄 잡을 기억하는 기억부; 상기 복수의 시트 격납부에서, 상기 기억부에 기억된 인쇄 잡에서 사용하는 시트의 속성정보가 등록되어 있는 적어도 하나의 시트 격납부가 있는가 없는가를 판정하는 판정부; 상기 판정부에 의한 판정에 의거하여 상기 기억부에 기억된 상기 인쇄 잡에서 사용하는 시트의 상기 속성정보가 등록되어 있는 시트 격납부가 없다는 것을 통지하는 통지부; 상기 기억부에 기억된 상기 인쇄 잡 중에서 적어도 하나의 인쇄 잡을 선택하기 위한 선택 지시를 유저로부터 수신하는 선택 지시 수신부; 상기 선택 지시에 의해 선택된 적어도 하나의 인쇄 잡에 대한 실행 지시를 유저로부터 수신하는 실행 지시 수신부; 및 상기 실행 지시 수신부에 의해 수신된 상기 실행 지시에 따라 상기 선택 지시에 의해 선택된 상기 적어도 하나의 인쇄 잡을 실행하는 실행부를 구비하고, 상기 통지부는, 상기 실행 지시 수신부가 상기 실행 지시를 수신하기 전에, 상기 기억부에 기억된 상기 인쇄 잡에서 사용하는 시트의 상기 속성정보가 등록되어 있는 시트 격납부가 없다는 것을 통지할 수 있다.

Resource-oriented printer system and method of operation

A host computer and printer and method of operation in which the data file describing a document is examined by a resource assembler which determines which resources are required from the host computer to print the document. The resource assembler translates the document into a set of render primitives for each band or page of the document and creates a dependency list interrelating the required resources with each band or page. The resource assembler places the required resources and set of primitives into a host resource store and communicates the dependencies to other portions of the system. A resource loader uses the list to determine the most efficient manner for loading and releasing resources from a printer resource store. A resource scheduler controls the actual timing of resource and primitives transfer and determines when all required resources for a band or page are present within the printer resource store. The resource scheduler generates an execute signal which causes a resource ...

Electronic printing of print jobs containing jam-prone sheets

In electronic collated printing of an electronic document of plural electronic pages with a printer printing normal sheets with a normal jam rate but printing abnormal printing sheets with a substantially higher jam rate, where associated with the electronic pages is printing sheet selection information, there is provided here electronic separation of the electronic pages of the document which specify the abnormal printing sheets. The system then prints those separated pages onto their abnormal printing sheets prior to printing any of the other electronic pages, temporarily holds them in an interposer, then prints the other pages of the document onto normal sheets, and provides collated merging in the interposer to provide collated output of the entire electronic document.

Printing data processor which manages memory

To reduce the amount of memory used and process time in an expansion process, an editing process part ( 1 ) is used to select a mode of reproduction of page state. Before printing data of intermediate form is stored in an intermediate-form printing data memory ( 6 ), a register process part ( 4 ) included in an editing process part ( 1 ) analyzes the data and detects in what page state the data is reproduced on paper. The page state is converted into page state data and added to printing data of intermediate form. Therefore, an expansion process part ( 21 ) at the next stage performs the expansion process on the basis of page state data and therefore need not secure an assumed maximum amount of memory used for the expansion process.

Image forming apparatus using changeable threshold value for memory allocation

An image forming apparatus includes a storing section that has a common storage area, the common storage area having a plurality of areas that are coexisting in the common storage area in accordance with a threshold value and are used to generate and store a plurality of pieces of data that have different formats based on electronic data; a language format discriminating section to discriminate a description language format of the electronic data; and a control section to change the threshold value based on the description language format discriminated by the language format discriminating section.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

If the RIP processing time of a specific page of a plurality of pages in a processing block exceeds a predetermined time, the RIP processing of the specific page is not yet completed, and the RIP processing of pages preceding the specific page is already completed, an image processing apparatus sets a processing block that includes only the RIP processing completed pages preceding the specific page. The number of pages included in the newly set processing block is less than a predetermined number of pages.

PRINTING APPARATUS, EXTERNAL APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS

A printing apparatus connected to an external apparatus for temporarily storing a print job including a plurality of pages of image data, receives image data related to the print job from the external apparatus and performs printing using the received image data, comprising a storage unit for temporarily storing the image data received from the external apparatus, a printing unit for performing printing using the image data stored in the storage unit, a determination unit for determining an amount of free area in the storage unit and a control unit for performing a control to switch storage of the image data in the storage unit from storing all of the pages of the image data to storing some of the pages of the image data, in response to the amount of free area determined becoming smaller than a predetermined area during printing.

Image forming apparatus, image forming method and computer-readable recording medium that stores program

Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a storing section that has a common storage area, the common storage area having a plurality of areas that are coexisting in the common storage area in accordance with a threshold value and are used to generate and store a plurality of pieces of data that have different formats based on electronic data; a language format discriminating section to discriminate a description language format of the electronic data; and a control section to change the threshold value based on the description language format discriminated by the language format discriminating section.

PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINT JOB CONTROL METHOD

A printing device includes a receiving part receiving print job data, an analysis part, a memory part, an image forming part that executes a print process of image information using first and second consumable products and that includes a remaining amount detecting part, and a print control unit that controls the print process. When the remaining amount of the first consumable product is detected to be lower than a predetermined amount, the print process using the first consumable product is temporarily suspended, the memory part stores the image information and the print information of the print job data that are sequentially received by the receiving part. When the print information for another print process not using the first consumable product is stored in the memory part, the print control unit deletes information relating to the print job data of the suspended print process.

Image forming apparatus that ensures prompt start of printing medium supply, recording medium, and image forming method

An image forming apparatus includes a printer, a drawing data creating circuit, a medium supply circuit, and a printing amount managing circuit that manages a printing amount. The medium supply circuit performs a primary supply and a secondary supply. The medium supply circuit starts the primary supply prior to completion of creating drawing data. The drawing data creating circuit fixes a color for use in printing. The printing amount managing circuit changes the printing amount according to a specified color specified in the print data before the drawing data creating circuit fixes the color for use when the printing amount needs to be changed to start the primary supply. The printing amount managing circuit corrects the printing amount according to the color for use when the printing amount is changed according to the specified color.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD

An image forming apparatus for performing image formation using a recording material includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a remaining amount of the recording material, a prediction unit configured to predict a remaining amount of the recording material based on data used for the image formation, a setting unit configured to set the predicated remaining amount of the recording material as a remaining amount of the recording material to be displayed, and a control unit configured to perform control so that when the predicted remaining amount of the recording material reaches a remaining amount of the recording material to be acquired next by the acquisition unit, the remaining amount of the recording material to be displayed is maintained at the remaining amount of the recording material to be acquired next by the acquisition unit until the acquisition unit acquires the next remaining amount of the recording material.

Processing device and method

An approach is provided for identifying black and white pages in a color document stream. This approach may be utilized in digital printing systems. This approach examines a small portion of the color data for a page to identify whether the color data is indicative of the page being a black and white page or a full color page. This approach also examines the relative sizes of compressed color separations for the pages. Pages that are determined to be black and white pages may be printed in a black and white mode, whereas full color pages may be printed in a full color page mode.

RECORDER AND PROGRAM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently use a memory in a printer having a structure in which print data is analyzed to be developed into image data. SOLUTION: When print data such as PDL data from a host is received, it is judged whether or not there is a space of a capacity (1 Mbyte) necessary for analyzing the print data (S130). When there is the space, the space of that capacity is secured as a memory area for analysis of the print data (S140). Next, it is judged whether or not there is a space of a capacity (1 Mbyte or more) necessary for developing image data (S150). When there is the space, the space of the capacity of 1 Mbyte or more secured as large as possible as a memory area for development of image data (S160). Thus, each of the memory areas is secured, and then the processing of analysis is carried out (S170). Even if the memory area for development of image data is not (S150: NO), the processing of analysis of the print data is carried out. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI ...

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DECIDING COST METRICS

PURPOSE: To accelerate printing by deciding the executing time of a draw primitive so as to prepare the model of a printer and deciding/storing cost information for plotting draw primitive to decide an execution cost. CONSTITUTION: A resources loader 214 shown as a part of a computer 202 decides the order of transferring resources including draw primitive to a resource storing device by using an attribute prepared by a resources assembler 208. In addition the resources loader 214 is capable of releasing resources from a printer resources storage device 220 in order to generate a place for new resources. Draw primitive transferred by the resources loader 214 instructs the printer 218 to use designated resources, to prepare a graphic code and to plot a graphic object. When all the resources necessary for the specific page of a document exist within the printer resources storage device 220, a resources scheduler 216 prepares an executing time for indicating that the partial set of resources ...

Media loading in printing systems

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

FE16-01014AUO1 An information processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit that acquires a processing attribute of a printing process corresponding to a printing instruction for executing the printing process using print data, a second acquiring unit that acquires an apparatus attribute of an image forming apparatus that executes the printing process, a third acquiring unit that acquires a data attribute of the print data, a print data interpretation unit that performs an interpreting process for the print data based on the processing attribute, a request unit that requests the print data interpretation unit to perform the interpreting process according to the printing instruction when it is not possible to determine from at least one of the processing attribute, the apparatus attribute and the data attribute whether or not an error occurs in the printing process, and a controller that displays information indicating that the error occurs in the printing process.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

FE16-01014AU01 An information processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit that acquires a processing attribute of a printing process corresponding to a printing instruction for executing the printing process using print data, a second acquiring unit that acquires an apparatus attribute of an image forming apparatus that executes the printing process, a third acquiring unit that acquires a data attribute of the print data, a print data interpretation unit that performs an interpreting process for the print data based on the processing attribute, a request unit that requests the print data interpretation unit to perform the interpreting process according to the printing instruction when it is not possible to determine from at least one of the processing attribute, the apparatus attribute and the data attribute whether or not an error occurs in the printing process, and a controller that displays information indicating that the error occurs in the printing process. FE16-01014AU01 ...

COST METRICS

A resource oriented host computer-printer system is disclosed in which t he host computer and printer share information and data processing duties. A system and method for analyzing the execution times for draw primitives allows the host computer to determine whether the printer will be able to render draw primitives in real - time. The inventive system sends a series of test instructions to the printer at the time the printers is installed on the host computer. A timer is used to time a predetermined peri od of time during which the draw primitives are sent to the printer for execution. Based on th e number of draw primitives executed and the type of draw primitives executed, the system constructs a printer model. A log file is used to store the acquired cost metric data. In one embodiment of the invention, a clumping procedure is used to classify cost metric data. A seri es of cost tables stores the classified cost metric data. A map table provides a map to the co st table to speed up ...

Input Tray Selection Mechanism

A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a print job data stream, selecting an appropriate input tray from which to print the print job based on a set of rules indicated in one or more tables and performing an action indicted in the one or more tables. 1. A machine-readable medium including data that , when accessed by a machine , cause the machine to perform operations comprising:receiving a print job data stream;selecting an appropriate input tray from which to print the print job based on a set of rules indicated in one or more tables; andperforming an action indicted in the one or more tables.2. The machine readable of including data that claim 1 , when accessed by the machine claim 1 , further cause the machine to perform operations comprising determining actions to enable alteration of the set of rules.3. The machine readable of including data that claim 1 , when accessed by the machine claim 1 , further cause the machine to perform operations comprising:processing the print job data stream to determine whether a tray has been specified;matching job requirements specified in the print job data stream with content of the specified tray upon determining that a tray has been specified; andperforming a lookup of a first of the one or more tables to determine an action that is to be implemented at the specified tray.4. The machine readable of including data that claim 3 , when accessed by the machine claim 3 , further cause the machine to perform operations comprising:determining whether the action is a change tray action; andperforming the action upon determining that the action is a not change tray action.5. The machine readable of including data that claim 4 , when accessed by the machine claim 4 , further cause the machine to perform operations comprising:matching job requirements specified in the print job data stream with content of a first tray upon determining that the action is a change tray action; andperforming a lookup of the first table to ...

PRINTING APPARATUS, EXTERNAL APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS

A printing apparatus connected to an external apparatus for temporarily storing a print job including a plurality of pages of image data, receives image data related to the print job from the external apparatus and performs printing using the received image data, comprising a storage unit for temporarily storing the image data received from the external apparatus, a printing unit for performing printing using the image data stored in the storage unit, a determination unit for determining an amount of free area in the storage unit and a control unit for performing a control to switch storage of the image data in the storage unit from storing all of the pages of the image data to storing some of the pages of the image data, in response to the amount of free area determined becoming smaller than a predetermined area during printing.

Image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium using difference in processing speed information

Provided is an image processing apparatus including a print image generation section that generates print image data to be supplied to a printing device by executing a rasterizing process with a resolution for printing on print data, and an image density calculation section that executes the rasterizing process on the print data with a resolution lower than the resolution for printing and calculates image density information used in control of an image forming process in the printing device based on raster image data which is generated through the rasterizing process and has a resolution lower than the resolution for printing, wherein a difference in a processing speed between the print image generation section and the image density calculation section causes the image density information of a page prior to a page of the print image data being printed by the printing device to be supplied to the printing device.

Image processing apparatus, method thereof, and image forming apparatus that determine a dot arrangement of printing material by halftone processing

An image processing apparatus includes at least one memory storing instructions and at least one processor executing the instructions to provide an input unit configured to input image data representing a color of an image, and information identifying high gloss and low gloss areas in the image, a first determination unit configured to determine, based on the image data, a recording amount of a printing material for forming the image on a recording medium, and a second determination unit configured to determine a dot arrangement of the printing material by halftone processing for the recording amount according to the information.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM USING THE SAME

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology for accurately managing the number of printed materials with respect to each user, in an image forming apparatus having limitation on the number of prints. SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus executing printing processing based on operation by a printing executing user who executes printing includes: an information storage part storing printing limitation information and notification destination information set for each user and related to limitation on printing conditions and/or printing amount; a user information acquisition part acquiring printing instructing user information which is information on a printing instructing user who instructs the printing executing user to execute printing; an information acquisition part acquiring, from the information storage part, the printing limitation information and the notification destination information corresponding to the printing instructing user information acquired by the user information acquisition ...

IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device capable of suppressing paper intervals from being generated when printing data in which commands for both-faced printing and commands for single-faced printing are mixedly present, an image forming method, an image forming control program, and a recording medium. SOLUTION: It is determined whether or not the commands for both-faced printing and the commands for single-faced printing are mixedly present in the printing demand received by a printing data analyzing section 302. When it is determined that the commands for both-faced printing and the commands for single-faced printing are mixedly present in the printing demand, an interleave number of sheets which can be housed in a conveying passage is determined, the output order of printing images is decided based on the determined number of sheets, blank images are inserted while deciding switching timing from the both-faced printing to the single-faced printing, thereby it is possible ...

Bilderzeugungsgerät mit Vorhersage des Verbrauchs eines Verbrauchsartikels und Verfahren zum Betreiben desselben

Bilderzeugungsgerät (12) zum Erzeugen eines Ausdrucks unter Verwendung eines Verbrauchsartikels (34), wobei das Bilderzeugungsgerät (12) mit verschiedenen Verwendungen arbeitet, die bei der Erzeugung eines Ausdrucks einen unterschiedlichen Verbrauch des Verbrauchsartikels (34) aufweisen, wobei das Bilderzeugungsgerät (12) folgende Merkmale umfaßt: eine Bildmaschine (24), die konfiguriert ist, um den Ausdruck zu erzeugen; und eine Verarbeitungsschaltungsanordnung (22), die mit der Bildmaschine (24) gekoppelt ist, und konfiguriert ist, dass sie Vorhersageoperationen bezüglich des Verbrauch des Verbrauchsartikels (34) für eine erste Verwendung, mit der das Bilderzeugungsgerät (12) arbeitet, durchführt (S12), um eine Wahrscheinlichkeit vorherzusagen, daß ein Bildauftrag verarbeitet werden kann; eine Verwendungsänderungsanzeige bezüglich des Verbrauchsartikels (34) empfängt (S18), die anzeigt, daß das Bilderzeugungsgerät (12) mit einer zweiten Verwendung arbeitet; die Durchführung der Vorhersageoperationen ...

Image output apparatus and method

Print apparatus and print method

Image forming apparatus and image forming method

RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD

PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

System and method for mode switching

A host computer and printer and method of operation wherein the printer is able to switch between two modes of operation. When the printer is powered up, it initializes its internal data registers and printer memory, followed by a check to see if additional firmware, in the form of a cartridge or the like, is added to the printer. If additional firmware is present, the printer turns operational command over to the additional firmware. The present invention, residing in the additional firmware, stores a complete image of the printer state, internal registers, and memory in a location that cannot be accessed by either mode of operation. The present invention compresses the data so that the complete image of the printer state, internal registers, and memory occupies approximately eight KBytes of memory. The storage location may be part of the printer memory itself, or any other suitable location. The additional firmware then returns operational control to the original firmware within the printer ...

Printing method and apparatus for dividing each of the two or more print jobs into a plurality of sub-print jobs

A method of managing plural print jobs is disclosed, the method includes receiving two or more print jobs on an image forming apparatus; dividing each of the two or more print jobs into a plurality of sub-print jobs for printing by a print engine of the image forming apparatus; determining an estimated processing time and an estimated delay to print time for each of the sub-print jobs; managing the printing of each of the two or more print jobs based on the estimated processing time and the estimated delay to print time for each of the sub-print jobs by determining a printing priority for the two or more print jobs based on a printing sequence, which reduces down time of the print engine of the image forming apparatus; and printing the two or more print jobs based on the determined printing priority.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to start image formation in accordance with a second job while performing the image formation in accordance with a first job, each of the first job and the second job including information indicating one of paper feeding units; a detecting unit configured to detect whether a recording medium is stored in a paper feeding unit indicated by the first job; and an image formation control unit configured to cause the image forming unit to continue the image formation in accordance with the second job when the detecting unit detects that a recording medium is stored in the paper feeding unit, and cause the image forming unit to suspend the image formation in accordance with the second job when the detecting unit detects that no recording medium is stored in the paper feeding unit.

CLOUD-BASED PARALLEL INK ESTIMATION FOR PRODUCTION PRINTERS

Systems and methods are provided for ink estimation. One embodiment is a system for dynamic ink use estimation. The system includes a cloud computing system. The cloud computing system includes a cloud event service able to receive a print job and potential configurations of a printer selected for printing the print job, and to initialize virtual printers for the printer that each correspond with one of the potential configurations. The cloud computing system also includes the virtual printers, which are able to operate in parallel to estimate amounts of ink used for each configuration during printing of the print job, and to store the estimated amounts of ink in a cloud storage.

Processing device and method

Output apparatus

A device and method for control of font selection

RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD

PURPOSE: To efficiently use a memory and improve total throughput by identifying the kinds of recording heads and dynamically changing a work area for processing by a processing means and the region allocation of a storage means for storing bit data bit-expanded by the processing unit. CONSTITUTION: In an add-on printer which makes monochrome recording and color recording possible by replacing a recording head-integrated type ink cartridge, when it is judged, on the basis of a signal sent from a cartridge identifying element 109, that the mounted ink cartridge is for color recording (or for monochrome recording), the memory layout of a DRAM 104 is laid out for color recording (or for monochrome recording). The remaining memory region is used for a receiving buffer, an image buffer, a cache area and the like. Then, when data are stored in the receiving buffer, recording data are expanded into the image buffer through a printing control work area laid out. COPYRIGHT: (C)1996,JPO ...

Image forming systems and methods of forming an image

System and Method for Dynamic Printer Timeout

Image forming apparatus

Printing apparatus, data processing method for printing apparatus and storage medium

A printing apparatus and method for processing data in the printing apparatus includes estimating a printing time by adding an intermediate data generation time and a rendering time, determining whether the estimated printing time of each page keeps up with a timing at which an image needs to be formed on a conveyed sheet for each page. If it is determined that the estimated printing time does not keep up with the timing at which the image needs to be formed, further determining whether an idle time is present by comparing the intermediate data generation time and the rendering time. If it is discriminated that the idle time is present, the changing an optimization level for determining whether to perform processing on a particular object in the document image data during rendering, or to perform the processing during intermediate data generation.

Image output apparatus and method

Image output apparatus comprising a marking engine (3); and a marking engine control system (2) for supplying data defining an image in a suitable format to the marking engine to cause the marking engine to output the image. The marking engine control system includes a system for: 1) determining from the data defining the image, or from the condition of the marking engine control system, whether the marking engine could output an image of a predetermined type which is not to be output, and if it could not, controlling the marking engine to output the image; and 2) if it is determined in step 1) that the marking engine could output an image of the predetermined type, determining from the data defining the image whether the image includes image characteristics indicating that the image is of the predetermined type; and controlling the marking engine to output the image only if the image is determined no to be of the predetermined type.

Parallel printing system

A parallel Raster Image Processor system that includes a plurality of Raster Image Processors (RIPs) for parallel processing of a plurality of document jobs into a printer-ready format for the printing of the document jobs and a splitter. The splitter configured to combine the plurality of document jobs to form a plurality of chunks, each chunk is sent to a respective designated RIP for processing.

Printing apparatus and method of controlling the same, and storage medium

There are provided a printing apparatus which holds a job, determines whether attribution information of a sheet to be used by the stored job is registered for a sheet storage unit, judges whether a sheet exists in a sheet storage unit to be used by the job, and notifies a result of the determination and a result of the judgment.

Printing apparatus and method and computer readable medium

A printing apparatus includes one or more print processing sections that execute a printing process of printing an image represented by input printing image data onto a recording medium, and plural data processing sections that execute a generating process of generating the printing image data for inputting to the print processing section based on input data for a print subject. Further, the printing apparatus includes a control unit that inputs in a distributed manner the data for a print subject corresponding to a single printing job to plural data processing sections with the plural data processing sections executing in parallel the generating process for assigned parts of the data for a print subject.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system for processing function requests received over different communication interfaces

An information processing apparatus that includes a plurality of communicating units, and that is capable of performing at least one function, includes an identifying unit and a processing unit. The identifying unit identifies the communicating unit connected to an external device. The processing unit performs processing corresponding to the communicating unit identified by the identifying unit, by using correspondence information that indicates correspondence between the communicating unit and regulation information.

Printing device having memory usage indicator

A printing device is provided, the printing device including memory configured to receive and store a pending print job, a print engine configured to print the pending print job onto a medium, a processor configured to determine an amount of memory utilized by the pending print job, and a memory usage indicator configured to display to a user a representation of the amount of memory utilized by the pending print job.

Printing apparatus and printing method

A printing apparatus includes a head capable of discharging CMYK inks including a K ink, and a control unit configured to, based on image data to be printed, generate ink amount data for controlling an ink amount of each of the CMYK inks discharged by the head, and to control the head based on the ink amount data, wherein the control unit generates the ink amount data as ink amount data such that lightness of a composite color at least does not increase in a direction from a freely-selected coordinate point toward a black point, the composite color being formed by the CMY inks excluding the K ink based on ink amount data of each of the CMYK inks corresponding to a coordinate on a straight line from the freely-selected coordinate point toward the black point in a predetermined hue range of a color gamut of a color space of the image data.

Image forming systems and methods of forming an image

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODE SWITCHING

A host computer and printer and method of operation is disclosed wherein the printer is able to switch between two modes of operation. When the printer is powered up, it initializes its internal data registers and printer memory, followed by a check to see if additional firmware, in the form of a cartridge or the like, is added to the printer. If additional firmware is present, the printer turns operational command over to the additional firmware. The present invention, residing in the additional firmware, stores a complete image of the printer state, internal registers, and memory in a location that cannot be accessed by either mode of operation. The present invention compresses the data so that the complete image of the printer state, internal registers, and memory occupies approximately eight KBytes of memory. The storage location may be part of the printer memory itself, or any other suitable location. The additional firmware then returns operational control to the original firmware ...

System and Method for Mode Switching

Apparatus to print print data when colors contained in cartridge are insufficient and method thereof

PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A printing apparatus includes a storage unit, an acquisition unit, a detection unit, a display unit, and a setting unit. The storage unit stores a printing job. The acquisition unit obtains sheet attribute information designated by the print job stored in the storage unit. The detection unit detects a closed state of a sheet receiving unit which can be opened or closed. The display unit displays the sheet attribute information obtained by the acquisition unit, when the closed state of the sheet receiving unit is detected by the detection unit. The setting unit sets the sheet attribute information displayed by the display unit for the closed sheet receiving unit, when the closed state of the sheet receiving unit is detected by the detection unit. COPYRIGHT KIPO 2016 (110) Controller unit (112) Reader I/F (113) Printer I/F (120) Reader unit (121) Scanner control unit (122) Original supply unit (130) Printer unit (131) Printer control unit (132) Input unit (133) Opening and shutting detecting ...

PRINTING METHOD IN PAGE PRINTER

A page printer for forming an electrostatic latent image on a printing drum by expanding print data consisting of character data, etc., into image data consisting of a dot matrix in an expansion unit, storing the matrix for each band in a raster buffer RAM, and outputting this image data for each band. Data corresponding to the expanding time for each band in the expansion unit are in advance prepared and stored for each band in a band management memory, the longest time necessary for the expansion is calculated from the data stored in this band management memory, a rotating speed of the printing drum is calculated on the basis of this longest time and the rotating time of the printing drum is thus optimized. In this way, prints with white gaps can be prevented.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, PRINTER, AND EXPENDABLE PARTS ORDER ACCEPTING DEVICE

An STB (100) connected, when used, to a printer (200) and a content distributing device (21) for accepting an order of an expendable part (223a to 223c) used for the printer (200) comprises a communication I/F section (103) for acquiring a content related to a point, a job management section (106b) for outputting the acquired content to the printer (200) to print it and cumulating the point related to the content, a pointer storage section (109), a printer I/F section (107), and an order control section (106a) for sending a message to order an expendable part along with the cumulated points to a content distributing device (21). On accepting the order of the expendable part from the STB (100), the content distributing device (21) carries out a charging to subtract the amount of money corresponding to the point sent along with the order from the price of the expendable part.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A calculating unit calculates, as a reference number N of scans, a sum by adding 1 to a product M of the number m of scans in a main-scanning direction and the number n of scans in a sub-scanning direction. An assigning unit assigns, as a count of scans indicating a scan order, an integer 1 or more and the product M or more to each pixel of a unit image. A changing unit changes the count of scans of some pixels to which a first scan is assigned to an N-th scan. The generating unit generates print data, in which nozzle groups from a nozzle group arranged on a downstream end in the sub-scanning direction to a nozzle group arranged on an upstream end are sequentially assigned to pixels from the pixels to which the first scan is assigned to the pixels to which the N-th scan is assigned. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: the recording device including:', 'a recording head including a plurality of nozzles that are arranged in a sub-scanning direction and that eject droplets to record dots;', 'a sub-scanning unit that causes the recording head to scan in the sub-scanning direction relative to a recording medium; and', 'a main-scanning unit that causes the recording head to scan in a reciprocating manner in a main-scanning direction crossing the sub-scanning direction,', 'the recording device alternately repeating a scan in the main-scanning direction and a scan in the sub-scanning direction when recording the dots;, 'an acquiring unit configured to acquire image data of an image to be formed by a recording device,'}a calculating unit configured to calculate, as a reference number N of scans in a recording area on the recording medium corresponding to a unit image that is obtained by dividing the image in the sub-scanning direction, a sum by adding 1 to a product M of a number m of scans in the main-scanning direction and a number n of scans in the sub-scanning direction that are needed to record the image with a recording target resolution, where N is an ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

An image processing apparatus includes a print processing portion, a first determination portion, a first determination target excluding portion, and a print color mode switching portion. The first determination portion determines, for each page of the document sheets, whether or not each of a plurality of divided areas is of a color type that is different from the print color mode. The first determination target excluding portion excludes divided areas that are determined as being of a color type that is different from the print color mode in a first set number or more of pages of the document sheets, from determination targets of the first determination portion from then. The print color mode switching portion is able to switch the print color mode during the print process when the number of divided areas that are the determination targets of the first determination portion becomes a predetermined number or smaller.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TONER LEVEL IN ELECTRO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT ENGINES

The toner in the toner cartridge is determined by taking each of the rasterized images output by the RIP and evaluating the pixel levels over the surface thereof. The average value is determined as a percentage of the maximum toner that can be applied to the page. This is then subtracted from a toner value and a remaining toner level determined. Further, all pages of the rasterized document can be evaluated to predetermine the toner level after printing. If this falls below a predetermined minimum, printing is inhibited for that document.

SIGNAL CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND PRINT SYSTEM

Provided are a signal conversion method and apparatus, a recording medium storing non-transitory program, and a print system which can prevent a color reproduction gamut from being excessively narrowed while avoiding a print failure caused by excess color material. A signal conversion method for limiting the total amount of color materials used in a printing device that forms an image on a recording medium using a plurality of color materials includes determining a final output vector after the total amount of color materials used is limited for an input vector, on the basis of a plurality of input/output signal conversion processes based on different limit values of the total amount of color materials used and weight definition information in which weights applied to the conversion results of the plurality of input/output signal conversion processes are determined according to the input vector. 1. A signal conversion method for converting an image signal in order to limit a total amount of color materials used in a printing device that forms an image on a recording medium using a plurality of color materials , comprising:preparing a plurality of input/output signal conversion processes based on different limit values such that a plurality of results of conversion from an input vector to a vector in which the total amount of color materials used is limited to a value equal to or less than the limit value are generated; anddetermining a final output vector after the total amount of color materials used is limited for the input vector, on the basis of the plurality of input/output signal conversion processes and weight definition information in which weights applied to the conversion results of the plurality of input/output signal conversion processes are determined according to the input vector.2. The signal conversion method according to claim 1 , further comprising:a step of applying the plurality of input/output signal conversion processes to the input vector to ...

Apparatus, printing apparatus, control method of printing, and storage medium

There are provided: an attribute determination unit configured to determine an attribute of an object included in image data to be subjected to printing processing; a color conversion unit configured to convert the color space of the image data into a color space compatible with a printing apparatus in accordance with the determination results obtained by the attribute determination unit; an edge determination unit configured to determine an edge of an object included in the image data whose color space has been converted by the color conversion unit; and a black monochromatization unit configured to convert the color of a pixel, which is a pixel of an achromatic object of the objects of the image data whose color space has been converted into the color space compatible with the printing apparatus and which is a pixel determined to be an edge by the edge determination unit, into black alone.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD

An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit to receives an XML paper specification (XPS) file, an XPS file processing unit which converts the XPS file into an output data corresponding to printing paper to print the XPS file using information regarding the height and width of a FixedPage in the XPS file, and a control unit which controls the image forming apparatus to print the output data. Accordingly, even when an XPS file does not include information regarding printing paper, a user can select and print printing paper suitable for the user's demand.

Print control system, print control apparatus, print control method, and storage medium that determine whether printing can be performed based on paper information

A print control system that controls a printing apparatus having a paper feed unit, the system includes one or more processors operating, to determine whether printing using print data can be performed, based on first paper information included in a print setting in the print data, second paper information that is set in the printing apparatus, and printability information indicating a printable combination of the first paper information included in the print setting and the second paper information set in the printing apparatus. The first paper information included in the print setting and the second paper information set in the printing apparatus each includes both of (i) information regarding a type of paper and (ii) information regarding a size of paper. The printing is controlled using the print data, based on a result of the determination.

PRINTING SYSTEM COMPRISING A RASTER IMAGE PROCESSOR AND A METHOD FOR PRINTING BY MEANS OF SAID PRINTING SYSTEM

A printing system for printing a print job includes a receiving unit, a control unit, a raster image processor, a print unit and a user interface. The receiving unit is configured to receive the print job. The raster image processor is configured to rasterize the print job according to predetermined raster image processor settings. The print unit is configured to print the rasterized print job. The control unit is configured to control the rasterizing process of the print job and the printing process of the rasterized print job, and the user interface for communication between a user of the printing system and the control unit. The control unit includes an analyzing unit configured to analyze properties of print data of the print job, and a comparing unit configured to compare the properties of the analyzed print data with the predetermined raster image processor settings, wherein, upon detection of a discrepancy between the properties of the analyzed print data and the predetermined raster ...

Image formation apparatus and image formation system using the same

An image formation apparatus configured to execute print processing, includes an information storage configured to store print-limit information and notification-destination information set for each user. The print-limit information includes at least one of a print condition and a limit on a printable amount. A user-information acquisition unit is configured to acquire print-instructing-user information, which is information on a print-instructing user instructing a print-executing user to execute printing. An information-acquisition unit is configured to acquire, from the information storage, the print-limit information and the notification-destination information corresponding to the print-instructing-user information acquired by the user-information acquisition unit, and a notification unit is configured to notify the print-instructing user of a result of print control by the print controller, based on the notification-destination information acquired by the information-acquisition unit.

Method for selecting interpreters for pdf direct printing

A method implemented in a printer for PDF direct printing. The printer includes a PDF interpreter such as APPE (Adobe PDF Print Engine), and at least one other interpreter also capable of interpreting PDF data, such as a PostScript interpreter. The printer automatically selects either APPE or the PS interpreter or both to interpret a PDF document. If the PDF document is PDF/VT, PDF/X-4 or later, then APPE is selected. If the PDF document is not one of these versions but contains transparency data, APPE is selected to interpret the pages containing transparency data, and the other pages may be interpreted using the PS interpreter. If the PDF document is not one of the above versions and contains no transparency data, the PS interpreter is selected. Other factors such as the busy status of the interpreters may be considered in making the selection.

PRINTING AND PACKAGING WORK CONTROLLER, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, PRINTING AND PACKAGING WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PRINTING AND PACKAGING WORK CONTROL METHOD

A printing and packaging work controller includes: an instruction receiving unit that receives and accumulates a print instruction including a delivery address of a printed material; a notification receiving unit that receives from a worker a start notification indicating that the worker is available to start new packaging work; a generating unit that, upon receipt of the notification, sorts unprocessed print instructions accumulated at the time of receipt of the notification into groups each having the same delivery address, to generate work units each including print instructions having the same address; a calculating unit that calculates, for each of the work units, a time required for printing and packaging work of the work unit; and an allocation controller that selects, based on the time required, the work unit to be allocated to the worker, and supplies the print instructions of the work unit to a printer corresponding to the worker. 1. A printing and packaging work controller comprising:a print instruction receiving unit that receives a print instruction including specification of a delivery address of a printed material, and accumulates the print instruction in an accumulating unit;a start notification receiving unit that receives from a worker a start notification indicating that the worker has become available to start a new packaging work;a work unit generating unit that, upon receipt of the start notification from the worker, sorts unprocessed print instructions accumulated in the accumulating unit at the time of receipt of the start notification into groups each having the same specified delivery address, to thereby generate work units each including print instructions having the same delivery address;a required time calculating unit that calculates, for each of the generated work units, a time required for a printing and packaging work of the work unit; andan allocation controller that performs a control of selecting, on the basis of the calculated ...

Image processing apparatus that reduces time required for printing process, control method for the image processing apparatus, printing system, control method for the printing system, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus which prevents a printing process from taking long. The image processing apparatus is connected to a printing apparatus having a storage unit and transfers image data to the printing apparatus. A size of predetermined image data when a speed at which the predetermined image data is stored in the storage unit and a speed at which the predetermined image data stored in the storage unit is printed are the same is obtained as a threshold size. A size of the image data stored in the storage unit in a compressed form is estimated. A compression method for use in compressing the transferred image data is selected from a plurality of compression methods based on the threshold size and the estimated size of the image data. The image processing apparatus notifies the printing apparatus of the determined compression method.

METHOD FOR PRINTING A GRAYSCALE RASTER IMAGE

A method is provided for enhancing a grayscale raster image comprising pixels. The method comprises the steps of composing a second raster image of equal dimensions to said raster image, selecting a target pixel in the second raster image, having a target position, and deriving a grayscale value for the target pixel from a grayscale value of a pixel in said raster image that is in a neighborhood of a pixel on a position corresponding to the target position, thereby dispersing the gray value of a pixel in a predetermined range around its original position and working the second raster image up for a halftoning process without using pixel segmentation. 1. A method for enhancing a raster image that comprises pixels , a pixel having a position in the raster image and a grayscale value , the method comprising the steps of:a) defining a second raster image of equal dimensions to said raster image;b) selecting a target pixel in the second raster image, having a target position;c) deriving a grayscale value for the target pixel from a grayscale value of a pixel in said raster image that is in a neighborhood of a pixel on a position corresponding to the target position, thereby dispersing the grayscale value of a pixel in a predetermined range around its original position and working the second raster image up for a halftoning process without using pixel segmentation.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel in said raster image is selected randomly within a range around the target position.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein a high-pass filter is applied to enhance a contrast before dispersing a grayvalue.4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the range around the target position is dependent on a grayscale value in said raster image.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a high-pass spatial filter in sequence with a low-pass spatial filter is used to disperse a grayscale value with sufficient contrast.6. The method according to claim 1 , ...

AUTOZONING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRINT PARAMETERS

A method, medium, and system including determining a material property value to assign to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements, wherein the material property values assigned to the plurality of 3D volume elements are classified into a predetermined number of bins that correspond to a plurality of different additive manufacturing (AM) print parameter sets, generating a plurality of transfer functions to determine relationships between the material property values assigned to the plurality of 3D volume elements and a plurality of desired AM print parameter sets, automatically determining, based on the plurality of transfer functions, an assignment of one of the plurality of different AM print parameter sets to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements, and validating the determined assignments of the plurality of different AM print parameter sets for the plurality of 3D volume elements based on the plurality of transfer functions. 1. A method comprising:determining, using a processor, a representation of a model of a part as a plurality of discrete three-dimensional (3D) volume elements, the part including a plurality of regions;determining, using the processor, a material property value to assign to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements, wherein the material property values assigned to the plurality of 3D volume elements are classified into a predetermined number of bins that correspond to a plurality of different additive manufacturing (AM) print parameter sets;generating, using the processor, a plurality of transfer functions to determine relationships between the material property values assigned to the plurality of 3D volume elements and a plurality of desired AM print parameter sets;automatically determining, using the processor and based on the plurality of transfer functions, an assignment of one of the plurality of different AM print parameter sets to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements; andvalidating, using the processor, the ...

CLASSIFICATION BASED PRINTING MATERIAL SET SELECTION

In some examples, classification based printing material set selection may include analyzing a preliminary rendering. Classification based printing material set selection may further include generating raster data based at least in part on a further rendering of the print data, and generating further print data including the raster data. 115.-. (canceled)17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein claim 16 , to generate the preliminary rendering of the print data claim 16 , the instructions are executable to cause the processor to:generate a full-resolution rendering of the print data using a same color management as the further rendering of the print data, wherein the full-resolution rendering represents the preliminary rendering, and wherein the full-resolution rendering is at a same resolution as the further rendering of the print data.18. The system according to claim 16 , wherein claim 16 , to generate the preliminary rendering of the print data claim 16 , the instructions are executable to cause the processor to:generate a low-resolution rendering of the print data using a same color management as the further rendering of the print data, wherein the low-resolution rendering represents the preliminary rendering, and wherein the low-resolution rendering is at a lower resolution compared to the further rendering of the print data.19. The system according to claim 16 , wherein claim 16 , to generate the preliminary rendering of the print data claim 16 , the instructions are executable to cause the processor to:generate the preliminary rendering of the print data using a different color management compared to a color management used for the further rendering of the print data,wherein the different color management is selected from a set of a available color managements to identify the set of active printing materials from a set of available printing materials, andwherein the different color management includes reduced transitions between printing materials of ...

DETERMINING HALFTONE SCHEMES

Methods and apparatus of determining a halftone scheme are described. In an example, data representing a three-dimensional object is obtained, the data comprising object model data representing the geometry of the three-dimensional object and object property data representing at least one object property of at least a portion of the object. It is determined if a halftone scheme dependent object property is specified by the object property data and a halftone scheme is determined. Data representing a portion of the object having a halftone scheme dependent object property is associated with a determined halftone scheme. 1. A method comprising:obtaining data representing a three-dimensional object, the data comprising object model data representing the geometry of the three-dimensional object and object property data representing at least one object property of at least a portion of the object;determining if a halftone scheme dependent object property is specified by the object property data, wherein a halftone scheme dependent object property is an object property the representation of which in an object generated using control data is dependent on selection of an appropriate halftone scheme to generate control data;determining a halftone scheme;associating data representing a portion of the object having a halftone scheme dependent object property with a determined halftone scheme.2. A method according to further comprising:mapping object property data for a portion of the object having an associated halftone scheme to a print material coverage representation specifying print materials for use in generating the object;applying the halftone scheme associated with the volume to generate control data for generating the portion.3. A method according to in which determining the halftone scheme comprises selecting from a plurality of halftone schemes.4. A method according to comprising determining that the object property data associated with a portion of the object ...

PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

At the printing of a first set of copies, image data of a page that requires a long development time is preferentially stored in an image data storage section (S to S). This makes it possible to curb a decrease in printing speed. 1. A printing apparatus having an electronic sorting function for carrying out , when images of multiple pages are to be printed in a plurality of sets of copies , a printing process of printing each set of copies in collated form ,the printing apparatus comprising:a communication section to carry out communication with an external apparatus;a development process section to carry out a development process of developing print data received by the communication section from the external apparatus into image data,a printing process section to carry out a printing process based on the image data;a development time measuring section to measure a time required to complete the development process for each of the pages,an image data storage section to store the image data therein; anda control section to control respective operations of the foregoing sections,in order for said printing apparatus to perform printing using the electronic sorting function, the control section operating at printing of a first set of copies to cause the image data storage section to preferentially store image data of a page that requires a long development time, andthe control section operating at printing of a second or subsequent set of copies to cause the printing process section to perform a printing process so that printing of a page whose image data is stored in the image data storage section is carried out using that image data, while, for printing of another page whose image data is not stored in the image data storage section, the control section causing the communication section to obtain print data of that page from the external apparatus, and then causing the development process section to subject the obtained print data to the development process to ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO PREDICT AN EVENT BASED ON RESOURCE INFORMATION

An image forming apparatus includes: a schedule information generation unit that generates schedule information including an order of execution of received jobs; an acquisition unit that acquires resource information related to a resource used to execute a job; a prediction unit that predicts a timing of occurrence of an event that possibly occurs in the apparatus as the received jobs are executed in accordance with the order of execution on the basis of the schedule information and the resource information; a display information generation unit that generates display information for displaying a period of execution of the job to be executed and the timing of occurrence of the event along the same time axis, and for displaying a degree of influence of the event on execution of the job; and a display controller that controls display of the display information. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a schedule information generator that generates schedule information of received print jobs which are to be executed, the schedule information including an order of execution of the print jobs;an acquirer that acquires resource information related to paper to be used to execute the print jobs;a predictor that predicts, based on the schedule information and the resource information, paper depletion that will occur in the image forming apparatus during the execution of the print jobs;a display controller that controls to display execution time period of the print jobs along time axis and degree of influence of the predicted paper depletion regarding the execution of the print jobs by changing color of the displayed execution time period; wherein, in response to the degree being high, information on a tray in which the predicted paper depletion will occur, the information on the tray being displayed in a second area which is different from a first area in which the execution time period is displayed.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprisingan ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING PRINT DATA FOR AN INKJET PRINTING DEVICE

In a method and device for ascertaining print data for a print image to be printed, the print data is adapted and/or determined such that the time curve of the ink flow quantity, exhibits no quantity changes or flow rates due to which ink ejection errors might be produced, in particular nozzle failures. The time curve may have been produced by the print data, 1. A device for ascertaining print data for a print image to be printed by a print bar of an inkjet printing device , the print bar including one or more nozzles and the print data indicates , for a plurality of dots of the print image , a respective ink quantity that is to be ejected by a respective nozzle of the one or more nozzles of the print bar , the device comprising:a communication interface configured to receive the print data; and ascertain, based on the print data, a time curve of an ink flow quantity of ink that, during the printing of the print image, flows in the print bar and/or is ejected from the one or more nozzles of the print bar;', 'determine, based on the time curve of the ink flow quantity, whether an ink ejection error will be produced by at least one nozzle of the one or more nozzles during the printing of the print image due to changes of the ink flow quantity; and', 'adapt the print data for the print image to be printed based on the determination., 'processing circuitry that is configured to2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:ascertain, based on the time curve of the ink flow quantity, an amplitude spectrum indicative of, for a plurality of change frequencies of the ink flow quantity, a respective amplitude of a frequency component of the time curve of the ink flow quantity for the respective change frequency; anddetermine, based on the amplitude spectrum, whether an ink ejection error will be produced during the printing of the print image due to changes of the ink flow quantity.3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the ...

Thermal printer

It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique capable of suppressing power consumption when printing an image with high density in a thermal printer. the recording paper contains a reversible thermochromic recording material which is in a color-developed state in an initial state, starts color reduction at T1 or higher after the start of rising temperature, and turns into an achromatized state at T2 or higher which is higher than T1. A thermal printer includes the input unit that receives image data, the image processing unit that converts the density for each pixel of the image data into heating data based on the density and temperature characteristics of the reversible thermochromic recording material, and the print processing unit that makes the thermal head heat the recording paper for each pixel based on the heating data to form an image on the recording paper.

PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD

There is provided a printing apparatus that conveys a print medium and performs printing on the conveyed print medium, the printing apparatus including a print data generation unit configured to generate print data by performing predetermined pseudo halftone processing of image data to be printed for quantizing the image data; a pattern data generation unit configured to generate print data on a detection pattern by performing the same predetermined pseudo halftone processing of data on the detection pattern for quantizing the data on the detection pattern; a pattern printing unit configured to print a detection pattern based on the generated print data on the detection pattern; a measuring unit configured to measure the printed detection pattern; and a print control unit configured to control printing based on the print data generated for the image data, based on a measurement result of the detection pattern. 1. A printing apparatus that conveys a print medium and performs printing on the conveyed print medium , the printing apparatus comprising:a print data generation unit configured to generate print data by performing predetermined pseudo halftone processing of image data to be printed for quantizing the image data;a pattern data generation unit configured to generate print data on a detection pattern by performing the same predetermined pseudo halftone processing of data on the detection pattern for quantizing the data on the detection pattern;a pattern printing unit configured to print a detection pattern based on the generated print data on the detection pattern;a measuring unit configured to measure the printed detection pattern; anda print control unit configured to control printing based on the print data generated for the image data, based on a measurement result of the detection pattern.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the print control unit controls conveyance of a print medium.3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD

In a case where the printing of a plurality of copies based on an original image is to be executed by causing a feeding stage which is set for each of the plurality of copies to perform feeding, a feed operation is controlled so as to stop feeding from a feeding stage which serves as a feed target when a sheet attribute designated in a job and a sheet attribute set in the feeding stage are different from each other. 121.-. (canceled)22. An image forming apparatus comprising:a first sheet storage unit;a second sheet storage unit;a printing unit configured to print an image on a sheet,a control unit configured to execute a print job in which the first sheet storage unit is designated for printing a first copy and the second sheet storage unit is designated for printing a second copy and a sheet attribute is designated and cause the printing unit to print the image on the sheet,wherein, in a case where the designated sheet attribute does not coincide with a sheet attribute set for the first sheet storage unit designated for printing the first copy, the control unit stops the execution of the print job, andwherein, in a case where the designated sheet attribute does not coincide with a sheet attribute set for the second sheet storage unit designated for printing the second copy, the control unit does not stop the execution of the print job.23. The image forming apparatus according to claim 22 ,wherein, in a case where the designated sheet attribute does not coincide with the sheet attribute set for the second sheet storage unit designated for printing the second copy, the control unit executes the print job and causes the printing unit to print the image on the sheet conveyed from the second sheet storage unit.24. The image forming apparatus according to claim 22 ,wherein the sheet attribute is a sheet size.25. The image forming apparatus according to claim 24 ,wherein, in a case where the designated sheet size does not coincide with the sheet size set for the second ...

AUTOZONING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRINT PARAMETERS

A method, medium, and system to automatically determine parameter sets for an additive manufacturing (AM) of a part, the method including executing a load analysis on a model of a part to emulate a load on each of a plurality of regions of the part; determining a representation of the model of the part as a plurality of discrete three-dimensional (3D) volume elements; determining, based on an output of the load analysis, a life or material property value to assign to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements; automatically determining an assignment of one of a plurality of additive manufacturing (AM) print parameter sets to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements; and saving a record of the determined assignments of the AM print parameter sets to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements. 1. A method comprising:executing, by a processor, a load analysis on a model of a part to emulate a load on each of a plurality of regions of the part;determining, by the processor, a representation of the model of the part as a plurality of discrete three-dimensional (3D) volume elements;determining, by the processor and based on an output of the load analysis, a material property value to assign to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements;automatically determining, by the processor and based on the material property value assigned to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements, an assignment of one of a plurality of different additive manufacturing (AM) print parameter sets to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements;saving a record of the determined assignments of the plurality of AM print parameter sets to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements; andtransmitting the record of the determined assignments of the plurality of different AM print parameter sets to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements to an AM controller, the AM controller to control an AM system to generate the part based on the model of the part and the determined assignments of the ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PREDICTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

An information processing device includes an information acquisition unit that acquires at least one of attribute information of image data to be image processed and setting information related to the image process on the image data, and a prediction unit that predicts, based on a machine-learned model that accepts input of at least one of the attribute information and the setting information to output a period required for the image process, a period required for the image process on the image data from information acquired by the information acquisition unit. 1. An information processing device comprising:an information acquisition unit that acquires at least one of attribute information of image data to be image processed and setting information related to the image process on the image data; anda prediction unit that predicts, based on a model that accepts input of at least one of the attribute information and the setting information to output a period required for the image process, a period required for the image process on the image data from information acquired by the information acquisition unit.2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the attribute information indicates at least one of a data size of the image data claim 1 , a number of objects included in the image data claim 1 , types of the objects claim 1 , the number of the objects whose spot color is set claim 1 , presence or absence of the objects whose spot color is set claim 1 , the number of the objects whose transparency effect is set claim 1 , presence or absence of the objects whose transparency effect is set claim 1 , the number of the objects whose overprint is set claim 1 , and presence or absence of the objects whose overprint is set.3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the setting information indicates at least one of a type of an image processing engine used for the image process claim 1 , a setting of a scaling factor of image ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

When a sum of a first gradation data for a first color and a second gradation data for a second color is greater than the maximum value of thresholds of a first threshold matrix, a generation unit generates a first overlapping gradation data and second overlapping gradation data by dividing a value obtained by subtracting the maximum value from the sum. Further, the generation unit generates a first quantization data based on a result of comparing the first overlapping gradation data with the second threshold or a result of comparing a difference between the first gradation data and the first overlapping gradation data with the first threshold, and generates a second quantization data based on a result of comparing the second overlapping gradation data with the first threshold or a result of comparing a difference between the second gradation data and the second overlapping gradation data with the second threshold. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe first quantization data is binary data that determines whether or not to print the color material of the first color, and the second quantization data is binary data that determines whether or not to print the color material of the second color.5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4 , whereinthe generation unit is configured to,in a case where the range including the first gradation data is lower in gradation than the range including the second gradation data,generates the first quantization data based on the result of comparing the first overlapping gradation data with the second threshold or the result of comparing a difference between the first intra-range gradation value and the first overlapping gradation data with the first threshold and generates the second quantization data based on the result of comparing the second intra-range gradation value with the second threshold, andin a case where the range including the first gradation data is higher in gradation than the ...

PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

A printing apparatus includes a head capable of discharging CMYK inks including a K ink, and a control unit configured to, based on image data to be printed, generate ink amount data for controlling an ink amount of each of the CMYK inks discharged by the head, and to control the head based on the ink amount data, wherein the control unit generates the ink amount data as ink amount data such that lightness of a composite color at least does not increase in a direction from a freely-selected coordinate point toward a black point, the composite color being formed by the CMY inks excluding the K ink based on ink amount data of each of the CMYK inks corresponding to a coordinate on a straight line from the freely-selected coordinate point toward the black point in a predetermined hue range of a color gamut of a color space of the image data. 1. A printing apparatus , comprising:a head configured to discharge a plurality of inks including a black-based ink; anda control unit configured to, based on image data to be printed, generate ink amount data for controlling an ink amount of each of the plurality of inks discharged by the head, and to control the head based on the ink amount data, whereinthe control unit generates the ink amount data as ink amount data such that lightness of a composite color at least does not increase in a direction from a freely-selected coordinate point toward a black point, the composite color being formed by the plurality of inks excluding the black-based ink based on ink amount data of each of the plurality of inks corresponding to a coordinate on a straight line from the freely-selected coordinate point toward the black point in a predetermined hue range of a color gamut of a color space of the image data.2. A printing apparatus , comprising:a head configured to discharge a plurality of inks including a black-based ink; anda control unit configured to, based on image data to be printed, generate ink amount data for controlling an ink amount ...

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PROVISION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM

A confidential information provision device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire a confidential level of information that is to be printed on a recording medium; and a provision unit configured to provide confidential information to the recording medium in accordance with the confidential level, the confidential information provided to the recording medium being constituted of a material that is detectable in a non-contact manner.

CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A control apparatus includes a storing unit, a determining unit, a first notification unit, a selection unit, and a second notification unit. The storing unit stores attribute information of sheets to be stored in sheet holding units. The determining unit determines whether attribute information of sheets to be used by a job corresponds to the stored sheet attribute information. The first notification unit notifies, in a case where the determining unit determines that the attribute information does not correspond, a user that the attribute information does not correspond to the sheet attribute information. The selection unit selects the stored sheet attribute information to change the attribute information of sheets to be used by the job. The second notification unit notifies, in accordance with selection of the sheet attribute information, the user that the attribute information of sheets to be used by the job corresponds to the stored sheet attribute information. 1. A control apparatus comprising:a storing unit configured to store attribute information of sheets to be stored in sheet holding units;a determining unit configured to determine whether attribute information of sheets to be used by a job corresponds to the sheet attribute information stored in the storing unit;a first notification unit configured to notify, in a case where the determining unit determines that the attribute information of sheets to be used by the job does not correspond to the sheet attribute information stored in the storing unit, a user that the attribute information of sheets to be used by the job does not correspond to the sheet attribute information stored in the storing unit;a selection unit configured to select the sheet attribute information stored in the storing unit to change the attribute information of sheets to be used by the job; anda second notification unit configured to notify, in accordance with selection of the sheet attribute information by the selection unit, the ...

CONTROL APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A control apparatus includes a display unit, a storing unit, a determining unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a job. The storing unit stores attribute information about a sheet to be accommodated in a sheet holding unit. The determining unit determines whether attribute information about a sheet to be used in the job corresponds to attribute information about the sheet stored in the storing unit. The control unit controls the determining unit, wherein, after determination processing by the determining unit has been completed. the control unit controls the determining unit to further perform determination processing in response to a change of the attribute information about the sheet stored in the storing unit, or in response to a change of the attribute information about the sheet to be used in the job. 1. A printing apparatus having a plurality of sheet holding units , the printing apparatus comprising:a display unit configured to display a print job;a storage configured to store sheet attribute information of sheets to be stored in the plurality of sheet holding units;a determining unit configured to determine, based on the sheet attribute information stored in the storage, whether there is a sheet holding unit in the plurality of sheet holding units for which sheet attribute information designated in the print job is registered;a notification unit configured to notify a determination result by the determining unit;a setting instruction receiving unit configured to receive, from a user, a setting instruction for setting sheet attribute information stored in the storage; anda setting unit configured to set, according to the received setting instruction, the sheet attribute information stored in the storage,wherein the determining unit determines, according to the setting of the sheet attribute information stored in the storage, whether there is a sheet holding unit in the plurality of sheet holding units for which sheet attribute information ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PAGE CLASSIFICATION THEREIN

In a case of performing free size printing with a charging approach in which a charge classification is determined based on a color pixel utilization rate, the color pixel utilization rate calculating is performed using a total number of pixels in an image area cut out at a size for color pixel utilization rate calculation, rather than the generation image data on the whole, for a denominator. With this, the calculation result of the color pixel utilization rate is prevented from becoming inaccurate. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a determination unit configured to determine whether an output sheet size is in a first category or in a second category having a size larger than that of the first category;a unit configured to obtain a color surface area in a printing target page; anda deciding unit configured to decide a charge classification of the page from among a monochrome charge classification and a plurality of color charge classification based on the determined category and the obtained color surface area, whereinthe determining unit, in a case where the output sheet size is unknown, is configured to determine that the output sheet size is in the second category.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the deciding unit includes a unit configured to obtain a color surface area rate by claim 1 , in a case where the output sheet size is in the first category claim 1 , dividing a color surface area by a surface area corresponding to the first category claim 1 , and in a case where the output sheet size is in the second category claim 1 , dividing a color surface area by a surface area corresponding to the second category claim 1 , and the deciding unit is configured to decide the classification of the page in accordance with a combination of the determined category and the color surface area rate.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the unit configured to obtain the color surface area rate is configured to ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING DECOLORATION INK IMAGE

According to an embodiment, a detection apparatus for detecting a decoloration ink image includes an image reading unit, a decoloration unit, and a controller. The controller acquires image data using the image reading unit before decoloration that is the image data on the sheet before decoloration processing is executed by the decoloration unit. In addition, the controller determines whether or not there is a difference between the image data to be decolored and the decolored image data, thereby determining whether or not the decoloration ink is used in the sheet. 1. A detection apparatus for detecting a decoloration ink image , comprising:an image reading unit that reads an image printed on a sheet;a decoloration unit that decolores a decoloration ink image section that is printed with decoloration ink on the image printed on the sheet; and acquires image data to be decolored using the image reading unit, the image data to be decolored being the image data on the sheet before decoloration processing is executed by the decoloration unit,', 'acquires the decolored image data using the image reading unit, the decolored image data being the image data on the sheet after the decoloration processing is executed, and', 'determines whether or not there is a difference between the image data to be decolored and the decolored image data, thereby determining whether or not the decoloration ink is used on the sheet., 'a controller that'}2. The detection apparatus for detecting a decoloration ink image printed according to claim 1 ,wherein the detection apparatus further comprises:a plurality of sheet ejection trays; anda sheet ejection unit that ejects the sheet after the decoloration processing is executed to any of a plurality of the sheet ejection trays,wherein the controller controls the sheet ejection unit such that the sheet is ejected to one of the sheet ejection trays if there is a difference between the image data before the decoloration processing is executed and ...

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM

A storage section configured to store image data of a raster form therein, a processing section configured to process the image data in a unit of an image block having a predetermined block size in a raster direction, and a control section configured to provide the processing section with information related to the block size and an image size are provided, and the processing section performs counting from the beginning of the image data, and obtains, in a lump, from the storage section, image data corresponding to Wb pixels that are successive from an N-th pixel represented by N=(n−1)Wa+(m−1)Wb+1, wherein Wa and Wb respectively denote the image size and the block size in the raster direction, m and n denote parameters for specifying the location of an image block. 1. An image processing device comprising:a storage section configured to store therein image data representing an image and represented in a raster form;a processing section configured to process the image data in a unit of an image block having a predetermined block size in a raster direction; anda control section configured to provide the processing section with information related to the block size and an image size of the image,wherein the processing section performs counting from a beginning of the image data to determines a starting end corresponding to an N-th pixel represented by N=(n−1)Wa+(m−1)Wb+1, and obtains, in a lump, from the storage section, pieces of image data included in the image data and corresponding to a pixel row including successive pixels whose number is equal to Wb to process the pieces of image data, andwherein Wa denotes the image size in the raster direction, Wb denotes the block size in the raster direction, m denotes a natural number not exceeding a minimum natural number among natural numbers each being larger than or equal to a number resulting from dividing Wa by Wb, n denotes a natural number not exceeding the image size in an intersection direction intersecting with ...

WRITE CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND WRITE CONTROL METHOD

A write control apparatus is for receiving one page worth of image data and performing processes, and writing an image by exposing a photoconductor. The write control apparatus includes a write control unit including a process function unit for performing the processes; a computer for generating setting values of parameters used by the process function unit; and first and second memories for storing the setting values. When the computer sends a trigger signal to start image formation to the write control unit, the second memory stores one page worth of the setting values stored in the first memory, and the setting values of a desired page among a plurality of pages worth of the setting values stored in the second memory are applied to operations by the process function unit when the write control unit controlled by the computer writes an image of the desired page. 1. A write control apparatus for receiving one page worth of image data , performing various processes on the received image data , controlling an exposure unit according to the processed image data , and writing an image by exposing a photoconductor , the write control apparatus comprising:a write control unit configured to include a process function unit for performing the processes;a computer configured to generate setting values of various parameters used by the process function unit, and to control the write control unit;a first memory configured to store the setting values of the parameters generated by the computer; anda second memory configured to store one page worth of the setting values of the parameters stored in the first memory, the second memory being capable of storing a plurality of pages worth of the setting values, whereinwhen the computer sends a trigger signal indicating start of image formation to the write control unit, the second memory stores one page worth of the setting values stored in the first memory, and the setting values of a desired page among the plurality of pages worth ...

PRINTING APPARATUS

A printing apparatus includes a print engine and a first controller configured to generate a raster data from a print job and cause the print engine to perform a print process based on the raster data. The first controller includes a first core and a second core. The first core is configured perform an analyzing process of analyze a job control command included in the print job and the second core is configured to perform an RIP process of generating the raster data from a PDL command. 1. A printing apparatus , comprising:a print engine; anda controller,wherein the controller is configured to generate raster data based on a print job and control the print engine to perform printing based on the generated raster data, the print job being data containing a job control command and a PDL command, the job control command being a command to control the print job, a PDL command being a command to generate the raster data, a first core which is a processor core configured to perform, in the printing, an analyzing process, the analyzing process being a process to analyzing the job control command contained in the print job; and', 'a second core which is another processor core configured to perform a RIP process, the RIP process being a process of generating the raster data based on the PDL command., 'wherein the controller comprises2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , perform the analyzing process of analyzing the job control command included in the print job when the first core obtains the print job; and', 'after performing the analyzing process, perform a start notification process when the PDL command included in the print job is detected in the analyzing process, the start notification process being a process of notifying the second core of a start of the RIP process for the detected PDL command, and, 'wherein the first core is configured towherein the second core starts the RIP process when receiving a notification by the start notification process.3. The ...

Redirection of a File Based on Distance Between Physical Ports of an Intermediate Device

An example embodiment may involve a target device receiving a file that contains a job. The job may be associated with preferences that are not supported by the target device. In response, the target device may determine weighted ratings for candidate devices, where the weighted ratings are based on the inverse of the physical port distance along an outside of the network switch device. The physical port distance is between a respective pair of two physical ports on the network switch device in which cables are inserted to communicatively connect the target device to the respective candidate devices. The target device may transmit the file to the candidate device with the highest weighted rating. 1. A method for redirecting a file between printing devices , the method comprising:receiving, by a target printing device, the file containing at least part of a print job, wherein the print job is associated with one or more printing preferences;based on the printing preferences or a state of the target printing device, querying, by the target printing device, a network switch device for a list of IP addresses of devices reachable by way of the network switch device;querying, by the target printing device, the devices that use the IP addresses to identify a subset thereof that support a printer management information base (MIB), wherein the subset of the devices are candidate printing devices reachable by way of the network switch device;obtaining, by the target printing device, respective printing capabilities of each candidate printing device;determining, by the target printing device, a first candidate printing device and a second candidate printing device of the candidate printing devices, wherein the printing capabilities of the first candidate printing device and the second candidate printing device match the printing preferences of the print job;determining, by the target printing device, a first weighted rating for the first candidate printing device, wherein the ...

TANDEM TYPE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

A tandem type image forming system includes a first image forming apparatus, and a second image forming apparatus connected in series to the first image forming apparatus and located on a downstream side in a sheet conveyance direction with respect to the first image forming apparatus. The tandem type image forming system has a controller which shortens a second sheet interval when conveying a plurality of consecutive sheets from the first image forming apparatus to the second image forming apparatus than a first sheet interval when conveying the plurality of consecutive sheets from the second image forming apparatus to a post processing apparatus connected to the second image forming apparatus. 1. A tandem type image forming system , comprising:a first image forming apparatus; anda second image forming apparatus connected in series to the first image forming apparatus and located on a downstream side in a sheet conveyance direction with respect to the first image forming apparatus,wherein the tandem type image forming system has a controller which shortens a second sheet interval when conveying a plurality of consecutive sheets from the first image forming apparatus to the second image forming apparatus than a first sheet interval when conveying the plurality of consecutive sheets from the second image forming apparatus to a post processing apparatus connected to the second image forming apparatus.2. The tandem type image forming system according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in order to maintain the first sheet interval at a fixed interval for the plurality of sheets conveyed continuously from the second image forming apparatus to the post processing apparatus claim 1 , the controller makes a sheet of the plurality of sheets wait in the second image forming apparatus claim 1 , and thereafter claim 1 , conveys the sheet to the post processing apparatus.3. The tandem type image forming system according to claim 1 , wherein when the second sheet of the plurality of ...

PRINTING OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Systems and methods relating to generated printed products are provided. One system includes a transceiver configured to transmit commands to a printing press, the commands used by the printing press to execute print operations to generate printed products. The system further includes a processing circuit configured to receive data indicating a first amount of a printed product for a print operation. The processing circuit is further configured to determine a second amount of the printed product to be printed by modifying the first amount using a characteristic of the printed product. The processing circuit is further configured to transmit, using the transceiver, a first command to the printing press configured to cause the printing press to print the second amount of the printed product. In some implementations, a plant selection system determines where to print the product based on the amount to be printed and/or characteristics of the product. 1. A system comprising:a transceiver configured to transmit commands to a printing press, the commands used by the printing press to execute print operations to generate printed products; and receive data indicating a first amount of a printed product for a print operation to generate the printed product using a printing press;', 'determine a second amount of the printed product to be printed by the printing press under the print operation by modifying the first amount using a characteristic of the printed product; and', 'transmit, using the transceiver, a first command to the printing press configured to cause the printing press to print the second amount of the printed product., 'a processing circuit configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the printing press comprises at least one of a web offset printing press claim 1 , a gravure printing press claim 1 , or a digital printing press.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to apply a rule to the first amount of the printed product ...

SMART PAGE DECODING SYSTEM INCLUDING LINEARIZATION FOR VIEWING AND PRINTING

Methods and apparatus for decoding data streams are provided. A computing device can receive a decoder-input data stream encoded in a decoder-input format. The decoder-input data stream can include one or more pages of content. The decoder-input data stream can be initiated by an identifier identifying the decoder-input format (which may be the same as an encoder-output format) and a lookup table. The lookup table can reference objects within the decoder-input data stream and can specify locations of each of the one or more pages within the decoder-input data stream. The computing device can generate an output based on the decoder-input data stream. 1. A method , comprising:receiving, at a computing device, a decoder-input data stream encoded in a decoder-input format, the decoder-input data stream comprising one or more pages of content, the decoder-input data stream being initiated by an identifier identifying the decoder-input format and a lookup table, wherein the lookup table references objects within the decoder-input data stream and specifies locations of each of the one or more pages within the decoder-input data stream; andgenerating an output of the computing device based on the decoder-input data stream.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the output of the computing device comprises reformatting the decoder-input data stream into a decoder-output data stream encoded in a decoder-output format claim 1 , the decoder-output data stream being initiated by a header identifying the decoder-output format claim 1 , the decoder-output data stream comprising the one or more pages of content and being terminated by a cross-reference table and a trailer object claim 1 , the cross-reference table referencing objects in the one or more pages of content.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein reformatting the decoder-input data stream into the decoder-output data stream encoded in the decoder-output format comprises:determining a list of pages to be encoded in the ...

PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

It is determined whether printing of an image having a size corresponding to a preset size set as print settings for data to be printed on a print medium is allowed based on the preset size and one or more candidates of the size of the print medium obtained by detecting the size of the print medium using a sensor. If it is determined that the printing is allowed, a screen inquiring whether an image based on the data to be printed having a size corresponding to the preset size is printed is displayed. If the printing is instructed via the screen, the image is printed on the print medium. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operation panel provides the first option by displaying a first display item corresponding to the first option3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second screen indicates the setting medium size.4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the print unit prints the image in accordance with the setting medium size claim 1 , regardless of the designated size claim 1 , if the first option is selected.5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operation panel provides the first option if the setting medium size is smaller than the designated size claim 1 , and does not provide the first option claim 1 , if the setting medium size is larger than the designated size.6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the print unit prints the image having a size corresponding to the setting size claim 1 , if the first option is selected.7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operation panel displays the second screen if an opened cassette closes.8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising the cassette.9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the print unit prints the image even if the setting medium size is different from the designated size claim 1 , if an auto reduce/enlarge setting is set.10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a reading unit configured to ...

Print control device, print system, print control method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

A print control device includes a receiver that receives a print job and a processor that generates image data by rasterizing data of each page of the print job in parallel with a reception of the print job and controls a page order for rasterizing the data of each page. The processor rasterizes the data of each page in an order from a front page until a finish of a reception of data of a predetermined page determined according to a binding format of an output document to be prepared by the print job. After the reception of the data of the predetermined page is finished, the processor controls the page order to optimally rasterize the data of each page according to the binding format.

Adaptive power states in a distributed raster image processing environment

Raster image processing computer devices buffer pages of print-ready bitmaps waiting to be printed by a printing engine. A computer device monitors the printing speed of the printing engine and estimates the processing time for the raster image processing computer devices to produce the print-ready bitmaps, based on the complexity of the pages of the print job. The computer device compares the printing speed to the processing time to predict whether the number of pages of the print-ready bitmaps buffered by the raster image processing computer devices will increase or decrease. The computer device places one or more of the raster image processing computer devices in a reduced-power sleep mode when the number of pages of the print-ready bitmaps buffered is between a buffer minimum and a buffer maximum, and is predicted to not decrease.

Information processing apparatus and storage medium

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is configured to generate second print data without dividing image data into units of bands if it is determined that memory of the information processing apparatus for generating the second print data has been successfully allocated, and to generate first print data by dividing image data into units of bands if it is determined that the memory of the information processing apparatus for generating the second print data has failed to be allocated.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CONVERTS IMAGE DATA FROM LINE SEQUENCE TO BLOCK SEQUENCE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An apparatus that performs image processing on input image data in parallel in units of block according to an aspect of the invention includes a derivation unit configured to derive a memory size used in conversion processing of converting data alignment sequence in the image data from a line sequence into a block sequence which is executed before rendering of the image data and a memory size used in the conversion processing which is executed after the rendering of the image data, a determination unit configured to determine a timing for executing the conversion processing based on the derivation results, and a conversion unit configured to execute the conversion processing at the determined timing. 1. A method for generating raster data of units of block , the method comprising:obtaining a first data size of data of one or more lines included in a band in a predetermined data format;converting, if the obtained first data size is not greater than a second data size, data of the band in an input image data which is in a predetermined data format different from a raster data format into data of blocks in the predetermined data format;rasterizing the data of blocks in the predetermined data format into raster data of the blocks;rasterizing, if the obtained first data size is greater than a second data size, data of a band in the predetermined data format including the one or more lines into raster data of the band including the one or more lines; andgenerating the raster data of the band into raster data of blocks,wherein the second data size is determined based on information corresponding to data size of raster data of the band.2. An information processing apparatus for generating raster data of units of block , the information processing apparatus comprising:one or more processors configured to function as:obtaining unit configured to obtain a first data size of data of one or more lines included in a band in a predetermined data format;converting unit configured ...

INKJET PRINTER AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD

An inkjet printer system that records images in a shorter time while taking ink drying time into account includes an output data generator including an ink information acquirer, a hard-to-dry index acquirer, a first image setter, a first area setter, and a layout arranger. The ink information acquirer acquires, for two or more images, ink information including an amount of ink required to record the images. The hard-to-dry index acquirer acquires, for each of the two or more images, a hard-to-dry index calculated from the ink information and indicating how difficult the ink is to dry. The first image setter sets an image having a highest hard-to-dry index to be a first image. The first area setter sets a first area in a recording area of a recording medium that is upstream in a conveying direction. The layout arranger arranges the first image in the first area earlier than other images. 1. An inkjet printer system comprising:an image data acquirer that acquires two or more sets of image data concerning images each being a recording target;a medium information acquirer that acquires medium information including information representative of a recording area concerning a recording medium in which the images are to be recorded;an output data generator that generates a set of output data by combining the two or more sets of image data such that two or more of the images corresponding to the image data are arranged so as to be in the recording area and not to be superposed on each other; anda recorder that records the two or more images by ejecting at least one ink onto the recording medium based on the output data while conveying the recording medium in a conveying direction; wherein an ink information acquirer that acquires, for each of the two or more images, ink information including an amount of ink required to record the image;', 'a hard-to-dry index acquirer that acquires, for each of the images, a hard-to-dry index calculated from the ink information and ...

Image formation apparatus

An image formation apparatus includes: a tray selection unit configured, based on print size information designated in print data, to select one of medium trays; an edit region setup unit configured, when the size of the print medium in the selected medium tray is different from print medium corresponding to the designated print medium size, to analyze the print data based on an orientation of the print medium in the selected medium tray and to set an edit region of the print data; a drawing unit configured, on the basis of the print data and the edit region, to create image data within the edit region; and an image formation unit configured to print the image data on the print medium fed from the selected medium tray.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

An image forming apparatus includes a printing unit printing, on a printed matter on which a first color patch for color adjustment is printed, an image based on digital print data including a second color patch, and a measurement unit measuring the first and second color patches. An information processing apparatus adjusts color information for printing the image, based on a result of measurement of the first and second color patches measured by the measurement unit, and instructs the image forming apparatus to print the image based on the adjusted color information. 1. An information processing apparatus controlling an image forming apparatus including:a printing unit printing, on a printed matter on which a first color patch for color adjustment is printed, an image based on digital print data including a second color patch; anda measurement unit measuring said first and second color patches on said printed matter printed by said printing unit,said information processing apparatus comprising:an adjustment unit adjusting color information for printing said image on said printed matter by said printing unit, based on a result of measurement of said first and second color patches measured by said measurement unit; andan instruction output unit instructing said image forming apparatus to print said image based on the color information adjusted by said adjustment unit.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said adjustment unit makes a determination as to whether or not a color difference between said first and second color patches is less than a specified value.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein said adjustment unit adjusts a parameter of said color information based on a result of the determination.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a color patch generation and placement unit generating said second color patch included in the digital print data.5. The ...

Printing control apparatus and printing control method

A printing control apparatus configured to execute printing using continuous sheets stored in a plurality of storage portions includes a determination unit configured to determine a continuous sheet usable by each print job in a print queue, and a decision unit configured to decide a use order of the continuous sheets stored in the plurality of storage portions based on a result of determination by the determination unit, wherein the decision unit decides the use order so that a continuous sheet with a smaller remaining amount is used preferentially.

APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE

A method, apparatus, and system for calibration of a media processing device are provided. The method may include providing a calibration sub-routine where the calibration sub-routine includes a plurality of calibration operations to be performed in sequence. The method may further include associating an audible note with each calibration operation and generating the audible note for each calibration operation as each respective calibration operation is performed, where the audible note is generated by a frequency of operation of a motor. The audible note associated with one calibration operation may be different from the audible note associated with another calibration operation. 1. A method for calibrating a media processing device comprising:advancing media past a sensor in a first direction;determining a white-level for the media;determining a black-level for the media based on a first mark on the media; andreversing the media past the sensor in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to determine a mark length based on the first mark on the media.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:advancing the media past the sensor in the first direction in response to determining the mark length.3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining a page length in response to advancing the media past the sensor in the first direction in response to determining the mark length.4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising verifying the white-level in response to determining the black level.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining a white-level for the media is performed as the media is advanced past the sensor in the first direction.6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein determining a black-level for the media based on a first mark on the media is performed as the media is advanced past the sensor in the first direction.7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining a black-level for the media based on a first ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CONVERTS IMAGE DATA FROM LINE SEQUENCE TO BLOCK SEQUENCE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An apparatus that performs image processing on input image data in parallel in units of block according to an aspect of the invention includes a derivation unit configured to derive a memory size used in conversion processing of converting data alignment sequence in the image data from a line sequence into a block sequence which is executed before rendering of the image data and a memory size used in the conversion processing which is executed after the rendering of the image data, a determination unit configured to determine a timing for executing the conversion processing based on the derivation results, and a conversion unit configured to execute the conversion processing at the determined timing. 1. An apparatus that performs image processing on input image data in parallel in units of block , the apparatus comprising:a derivation unit configured to derive a memory size used in conversion processing of converting data alignment sequence in the image data from a line sequence into a block sequence which is executed before rendering of the image data and a memory size used in the conversion processing which is executed after the rendering of the image data;a determination unit configured to determine a timing for executing the conversion processing based on derivation results; anda conversion unit configured to execute the conversion processing at the determined timing.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the determination unit determines whether the conversion processing is executed before the rendering or executed after the rendering so as to decrease the memory size used in the conversion processing based on the derivation results.3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a generation unit configured to generate vector data,wherein the input image data is page description language (PDL) data,wherein the generation unit generates the vector data based on intermediate data obtained by analyzing the PDL data, andwherein the derivation ...

PRINT AGENT COVERAGE VECTORS

In an example, a method includes determining, using processing circuitry, a first and second set of print agent coverage vectors characterising a white to black neutral axis in a color space. The first set of print agent coverage vectors may comprise non-black colorant elements and no black colorant elements, and the second set of print agent coverage vectors may comprise black colorant elements and no non-black colorant elements. Print agent coverage vectors characterising a skeleton of a color gamut using the non-black colorants and no black colorants and including the first set of print agent coverage vectors may also be determined, and a third set of print agent coverage vectors may be determined from the print agent coverage vectors characterising the skeleton using interpolation. A fourth set of print agent coverage vectors may be determined from the third set of print agent coverage vectors by, for each of a plurality of vectors of the third set, determining an amount of each non-black colorant specified in the vector of the third set of print agent coverage vectors, determining an amount of black colorant from one of the vectors from the second set of print agent coverage vectors; and determining a vector of the fourth set of print agent coverage vectors based on the amounts of non-black and black colorants. 1. A method comprising: the first set of print agent coverage vectors comprises non-black colorant elements and no black colorant elements, and', 'the second set of print agent coverage vectors comprises black colorant elements and no non-black colorant elements;, 'determining, using processing circuitry, a first and second set of print agent coverage vectors characterising a white to black neutral axis in a color space, whereindetermining, using processing circuitry, print agent coverage vectors characterising a skeleton of a color gamut using the non-black colorants and no black colorants and including the first set of print agent coverage vectors; ...

COLOR CONVERSION APPARATUS, LOOK-UP TABLE GENERATING METHOD, AND LOOK-UP TABLE GENERATING APPARATUS

A color conversion apparatus includes a storage section configured to store a look-up table specifying a correspondence relationship between an used amount of a first color material used for a formation of a printing material in a printing device and an used amount of a second color material used for a formation of a color reproduction image in an image-forming apparatus, with the look-up table further specifying the correspondence relationship indicating a first output characteristic for a first region included in an input color space represented by a color of the first color material, and further specifying the correspondence relationship indicating a second output characteristic, which is different from the first output characteristic, for a second region, which is different from the first region, included in the input color space, and a color conversion section configured to perform a color conversion in reference to the look-up table. 1. A color conversion apparatus comprising:a storage section configured to store a look-up table specifying a correspondence relationship between an used amount of a first color material used for a formation of a printing material in a printing device and an used amount of a second color material used for a formation of a color reproduction image in an image-forming apparatus, with the look-up table further specifying the correspondence relationship indicating a first output characteristic for a first region included in an input color space represented by a color of the first color material, and further specifying the correspondence relationship indicating a second output characteristic, which is different from the first output characteristic, for a second region, which is different from the first region, included in the input color space; anda color conversion section configured to perform a color conversion in reference to the look-up table.2. The color conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinan output characteristic ...

METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING PRINT DATA TO GENERATE A PRINT IMAGE ON A PRINT SUBSTRATE

Print data generated in a page description language can be processed using a processor. The processing can include checking whether conditions specified in trigger information are satisfied for at least one page of the document and/or for the entire document. Based on the checking, an action associated with the trigger information can be executed that changes the print data. The print data supplied as input print data can be output as output print data after the execution of the action. For example, images, text, barcodes, and/or graphics may be inserted via in the action. Finishing options may also be added, or fonts may be changed. 1. A method to process print data to generate a print image on a continuous substrate material , the method comprising:providing input print data by a first data source;providing, via a second data source, data having at least one item of trigger information and having information about an action to be executed, the action being associated with the at least one item trigger information; andprocessing, by a processor, the input print data provided by the first data source and the data provided by the second data source, wherein:the processing of the input print data includes checking as to whether the input print data includes the at least one item of trigger information or satisfies a condition specified by the at least one item of trigger information,the action associated with the at least one item of trigger information is executed by the processor if the input print data includes the at least item of trigger information or the input print data satisfies the condition specified by the at least one item of trigger information, andthe processor outputs the processed input print data as output print data.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the data having the at least one item of trigger information and having the information about the action to be executed are stored independently of the input print data.3. The method according ...

CONTROL DEVICE, PROCESSING APPARATUS SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request for processing; and a control unit that, in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a processing apparatus based on traveling time taken for the processing apparatus to travel to the plurality of places and processing time taken for the processing apparatus to finish the processing after traveling. 1. A control device comprising: a receiving unit that receives a request for processing, the processing being one of 1) reproducing, 2) cooking, or 3) assembling or disassembling; and', 'a control unit that,, 'at least one processor configured to act as1) in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing reproducing the movie image from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a movie image reproduce processing apparatus based on traveling time taken for the movie image reproduce processing apparatus to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing reproducing time taken for the movie image reproduce processing apparatus to finish the movie image reproducing after arriving at each of the plurality of places,2) in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing cooking from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a cooking device that makes a beverage or instantly based on traveling time taken for the cooking device to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing cooking time taken for the cooking device to finish the cooking after arriving at each of the plurality of places, or3) in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing assembling or disassembling from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of an assembling or disassembling device that assembles or disassembles a machine, or the like based on traveling time taken for the assembling or ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO PREDICT AN EVENT BASED ON RESOURCE INFORMATION

An image forming apparatus includes: a schedule information generation unit that generates schedule information including an order of execution of received jobs; an acquisition unit that acquires resource information related to a resource used to execute a job; a prediction unit that predicts a timing of occurrence of an event that possibly occurs in the apparatus as the received jobs are executed in accordance with the order of execution on the basis of the schedule information and the resource information; a display information generation unit that generates display information for displaying a period of execution of the job to be executed and the timing of occurrence of the event along the same time axis, and for displaying a degree of influence of the event on execution of the job; and a display controller that controls display of the display information. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a controller that executes a print job using a resource; andat least one hardware processor and a memory storing instructions configured to implement:a schedule information generator that generates schedule information of the print job to be executed;an acquirer that acquires resource information related to paper used to execute the print job;a predictor that predicts, based on the schedule information and the resource information, paper depletion that possibly occurs in the apparatus during the execution of the print job;a display information generator that generates first display information for representing a period of execution of the print job, and second display information for representing a predicted paper depletion of which degree of influence on execution of the print job is equal to or higher than a certain degree;a display controller that controls display of the first and second display information; whereinthe display controller judges, in a case the paper deletion of which degree of influence on the execution of the print job is equal to or higher than the ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An information processing apparatus that communicates with a first printing device and a second printing device that manages a number of printed pages in color in different color levels and a number of printed pages in black and white. The information processing apparatus includes a managing unit configured to manage a number of printed pages in black and white and a number of printed pages classified into each level in the plurality of color levels; a first acquiring unit configured to acquire status information and first log information relating to the first job; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire second log information relating to a second job; and an adjusting unit configured to adjust the number of printed pages relating to the first job based on the status information and the first log information. 1. An information processing apparatus that communicates with a first printing device that manages a number of printed pages in a single color level and a number of printed pages in black and white , and a second printing device that manages a number of printed pages of each level in a plurality of color levels and the number of printed pages in black and white , the apparatus comprising:a receiving unit configured to receive a job;a managing unit configured to manage a number of printed pages in black and white and a number of printed pages classified into each level in the plurality of color levels, for a first job corresponding to a reference of the management in the second printing device, if a destination of the first job received by the receiving unit is the first printing device;a first acquiring unit configured to acquire status information for processing of the first job and first log information relating to the first job from the first printing device if the first job has been transmitted to the first printing device;a second acquiring unit configured to acquire second log information including a number of printed pages in black and white and a ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO PREDICT AN EVENT BASED ON RESOURCE INFORMATION

An image forming apparatus includes: a schedule information generation unit that generates schedule information including an order of execution of received jobs; an acquisition unit that acquires resource information related to a resource used to execute a job; a prediction unit that predicts a timing of occurrence of an event that possibly occurs in the apparatus as the received jobs are executed in accordance with the order of execution on the basis of the schedule information and the resource information; a display information generation unit that generates display information for displaying a period of execution of the job to be executed and the timing of occurrence of the event along the same time axis, and for displaying a degree of influence of the event on execution of the job; and a display controller that controls display of the display information. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a schedule information generator that generates schedule information of received print jobs which are to be executed, the schedule information including an order of execution of the print jobs;an acquirer that acquires resource information related to paper to be used to execute the print jobs;a predictor that predicts, based on the schedule information and the resource information, paper depletion that will occur in the image forming apparatus during the execution of the print jobs;a display controller that controls to display execution time period of the print jobs along time axis and degree of influence of the predicted paper depletion regarding the execution of the print jobs by changing color of the displayed execution time period, and, in response to the degree being high, information on a tray in which the predicted paper depletion will occur, the information on the tray being displayed in an area which is divided by a line from an area in which the execution time period is displayed;an auto switcher that switches trays, in response to paper being depleted during ...

Encrypted File Printing System, Encrypted File Printing Method, And Encrypted File Print Control Program

An encrypted file printing system includes: a client terminal configured to generate a print file; an authorization management server configured to manage authorization of the print file; and an image forming apparatus configured to perform printing of the print file, the client terminal, the authorization management server, and the image forming apparatus being connected by a communication network, wherein the authorization management server includes: a key generating unit; and a decrypting unit, the client terminal includes: an encrypting unit; and a print instructing unit, the image forming apparatus includes: a decrypting unit; a rasterizing unit; a memory; and a control unit, and the control unit includes: a complexity calculating unit; a processing time calculating unit configured to calculate a first processing time in a first processing mode and a second processing time in a second processing mode; and a decryption destination determining unit.

PRINT FLUID SELECTION

Example implementations relate to print fluid selection. For example, a system for print fluid detection may include a cloud-based printing platform coupled to a plurality of printing devices. A print fluid selection module may be implemented in the cloud-based printing platform. The print fluid selection module may determine a type of document to be printed by a printing device among the plurality of printing devices, and select a print fluid setting among a plurality of print fluid settings for printing the document, based on the determined document type. The printing fluid selection may be enabled only for printing devices that include authentic components, as verified by a printing supply verification module. 1. A system for print fluid selection , comprising:a cloud-based printing platform coupled to a plurality of printing devices; and determine a type of a document to be printed by a printing device among the plurality of printing devices; and', 'select a print fluid setting among a plurality of print fluid settings for printing the document, based on the determined document type, wherein the selected print fluid setting defines a change to the document based on the determined type and wherein the change comprises at least one of the following: replacing text in the document with a pre-defined font type, replacing text in the document with a pre-defined font size, replacing bold text in the document with a pre-defined text format, and replacing solid lines in the document with a pre-defined line format., 'a print fluid selection processor module implemented in the cloud-based printing platform, the print fluid selection processor module to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cloud-based printing platform includes a printing supply verification processor module to verify authenticity of components in a printing device among the plurality of printing devices in response to receiving component information from the printing device.3. The system of claim 1 , ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A print-mode determination processor determines the print mode of a print job that is described in a page description language (PDL) and that has a print mode set to an automatic determination mode, using image data generated for a preflight check by a preflight checker that performs a preflight check of image data of a print job. The image data for a preflight check has a resolution lower than that of thumbnail image data and sufficient to determine whether to set a color print mode or a black-and-white print mode, such as presence or absence of a color part in the image data of the print job or the degree of the color part, so that the time required for generating and analyzing image data for print mode determination can be shortened. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a preflight image generator that generates image data for a preflight check when a print job described in a page description language is input;a print mode determiner that determines whether to execute the print job in a color print mode or a black-and-white print mode by analyzing pixel information of the image data for a preflight check;a preflight checker that performs a preflight check of the print job using the image data for a preflight check;a raster image processor that performs raster image processing in a print mode determined by the print mode determiner to the print job having been subjected to the preflight check by the preflight checker so as to generate image data for printing; anda print unit that executes the print job using the image data for printing generated by the raster image processor, and performs printing processing in a print mode determined by the print mode determiner.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprisingan analysis amount adjuster that adjusts at least one ofa resolution of the image data for a preflight check generated by the preflight image generator, anda ratio of pixels on which pixel information is analyzed by the print mode ...

METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RENDERING AN IMAGE

A method of rendering an image as a plurality of bands is disclosed. A plurality of edge tracking conditions for at least one of the bands is determined, the edge tracking conditions comprising waiting for at least one other band. A plurality of distinct rendering schedules is determined for the image, each rendering schedule specifying an edge tracking condition for each of the bands, the edge tracking condition for each band being selected from the corresponding plurality of edge tracking conditions for the band. A cost for a rendering schedule is determined. The rendering schedule cost is based on an edge tracking condition specified for each of the bands using a tracking cost of edges associated with the band through at least one intermediate band positioned between the band and the band specified in the edge tracking condition. The image is rendered in accordance with a selected rendering schedule, the rendering schedule being selected based on the cost determined for the rendering schedule. 1. A method of rendering an image as a plurality of bands , the method comprising:determining a plurality of edge tracking conditions for at least one of said bands, the edge tracking conditions comprising waiting for at least one other band;determining a plurality of distinct rendering schedules for the image, each rendering schedule specifying an edge tracking condition for each of said bands, the edge tracking condition for each band being selected from the corresponding plurality of edge tracking conditions for said band;determining a cost for a rendering schedule, the rendering schedule cost being based on an edge tracking condition specified for each of the bands using a tracking cost of edges associated with the band through at least one intermediate band positioned between said band and the band specified in the edge tracking condition; andrendering the image in accordance with a selected rendering schedule, the rendering schedule being selected based on the cost ...

PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

According to the printing apparatus, a print job is held; the held print job is executed; a plurality of sheet attribute information are stored for each sheet; the held print job is executed based on stored sheet attribute information; the plurality of stored sheet attribute information are displayed; sheet attribute information from out of the plurality of sheet attribute information displayed is selected; the selected sheet attribute information is changed; and control is performed control so that sheet attribute information that matches sheet attribute information used in the held print job, of the stored plurality of sheet attribute information, is not changed. 1. A printing apparatus , comprising:a holding unit configured to hold a print job;an executing unit configured to execute the print job held in the holding unit;a storing unit configured to store a plurality of sheet attribute information for each sheet, the print job held in the holding unit being executed by the executing unit based on sheet attribute information stored in the storing unit;a displaying unit configured to display the plurality of sheet attribute information stored in the storing unit;a selecting unit configured to select sheet attribute information from out of the plurality of sheet attribute information displayed by the displaying unit;a changing unit configured to change the sheet attribute information selected by the selecting unit; anda controlling unit configured to control so that sheet attribute information that matches sheet attribute information used in the print job held in the holding unit, of the plurality of sheet attribute information stored in the storing unit, is not changed by the changing unit.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprisinga notification unit configured to prompt, in a case where the sheet attribute information selected by the selecting unit matches the sheet attribute information used in the print job held in the holding unit, a ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PAPER FEED CONTROL METHOD

The image forming apparatus of the present invention is an image forming apparatus capable of performing, in accordance with reception of print data from an external device, image formation for a sheet that is set in a specific sheet set unit by using sheet attribute information added to the received print data without using sheet attribute information associated in advance with the specific sheet set unit, the image forming apparatus including: one or more controllers including at least one processor or at least one circuit including a function, the one or more controllers being configured to function as: a unit configured to prevent image formation in accordance with reception of print data from being performed based on that sheet attribute information added to the print data received from the external device is specific sheet attribute information. 1. An image forming apparatus capable of performing , in accordance with reception of print data from an external device , image formation for a sheet that is set in a specific sheet set unit by using sheet attribute information added to the received print data without using sheet attribute information associated in advance with the specific sheet set unit , the image forming apparatus comprising:one or more controllers including at least one processor or at least one circuit including a function, the one or more controllers being configured to function as:a unit configured to prevent image formation in accordance with reception of print data from being performed based on that sheet attribute information added to the print data received from the external device is specific sheet attribute information.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe controller further includes a unit configured to cancel, in accordance with reception of print data to which the specific sheet attribute information is added, printing registration of the print data.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , ...

Y-Z banding/layering for complex page rip

A method for managing memory use in a graphics processing system receives a plurality of objects to be reproduced on an output medium, the output medium being divided into a plurality of bands. Objects falling within a band are stored in a corresponding local band memory and shared objects intersecting the band and at least one other band in at least one shared memory arena. Each shared memory arena is associated with a band counter defining the number of bands referencing said shared memory arena. The local band memory is associated with a data structure storing a shared memory arena identifier of the at least one shared memory arena where the shared objects intersecting the band are stored. The method facilitates release of the at least one shared memory arena in response to rasterizing the band selected for rasterizing based on the plurality of shared memory arena identifiers. 1. A method for managing memory use in a graphics processing system , the method comprising:receiving a plurality of objects to be reproduced on an output medium, the output medium being divided into a plurality of bands;storing data for objects intersecting a band in a corresponding band memory, wherein the band memory comprises objects falling within said band and references to shared objects intersecting more than one band;storing the shared objects in a plurality of shared memory arenas, each shared memory arena being associated with a band counter defining the number of bands referencing said shared memory arena, wherein each band is associated with a global memory metric determined based on shared memory arenas storing shared objects referenced in the corresponding band memory and band counters corresponding to said shared memory arenas, such that at least two bands are associated with different global memory metrics;selecting a band for rasterizing based on the associated global memory metric, wherein the selected band is rasterized using data from the corresponding band memory and ...

Printing Method and Apparatus for Dividing Each of the Two or More Print Jobs into a Plurality of Sub-print Jobs

A method of managing plural print jobs is disclosed, the method includes receiving two or more print jobs on an image forming apparatus; dividing each of the two or more print jobs into a plurality of sub-print jobs for printing by a print engine of the image forming apparatus; determining an estimated processing time and an estimated delay to print time for each of the sub-print jobs; managing the printing of each of the two or more print jobs based on the estimated processing time and the estimated delay to print time for each of the sub-print jobs by determining a printing priority for the two or more print jobs based on a printing sequence, which reduces down time of the print engine of the image forming apparatus; and printing the two or more print jobs based on the determined printing priority.

Information processing apparatus and image processing system

An information processing apparatus is for generating image data by using drawing information for drawing an image. The information processing apparatus includes a print data acquirer configured to acquire print data including the drawing information from outside; a request acceptor configured to accept a request to display the image data of any page in the print data; a reader configured to read specific drawing information of pages in the print data up to a page before the any page accepted by the request acceptor, from a drawing information storage storing the specific drawing information, which is the drawing information that may be applied to the image data of pages after a page in which the drawing information is described, among the drawing information included in the print data; and a generator configured to generate the image data of the any page by applying the read specific drawing information.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus, including: an image forming unit configured to form an image; an adjustment unit configured to select a type of adjustment processing, and execute the selected type of adjustment processing for the image forming unit; and a determination unit configured to determine an adjustment time based on the selected type of adjustment processing, wherein the determination unit determines, in a case where the adjustment unit causes the image forming unit to stop the image forming operation for executing the selected type of adjustment processing in a downtime, a first adjustment time, and wherein the determination unit determines, in a case where the image forming unit has finished the image forming operation, a second adjustment time longer than the first adjustment time. 1. An image forming apparatus , comprising:an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet;an adjustment unit configured to select a type of adjustment processing to be executed for the image forming unit from among a plurality of types of adjustment processing for adjusting the image forming unit, and to execute the selected type of adjustment processing for the image forming unit;a determination unit configured to determine an adjustment time based on the selected type of adjustment processing; anda display unit configured to display the adjustment time determined by the determination unit,wherein the determination unit determines, in a case where the adjustment unit causes the image forming unit to stop the image forming operation for executing the selected type of adjustment processing in a downtime, a first adjustment time based on the selected type of adjustment processing,wherein the determination unit determines, in a case where the image forming unit has finished the image forming operation, a second adjustment time based on the selected type of adjustment processing, andwherein the second adjustment time is longer than the first adjustment time.2. The image ...

METHOD FOR SCHEDULING OPERATOR ACTIONS FOR A PRINT-WHILE-RIP JOB AND A PRINT SYSTEM

A method for scheduling operator actions for a print job to be printed in a print-while-rip mode includes assuming at least one part of a print job duration which is unknown due to missing information, establishing at least one operator action during the at least one second part of the print job duration based on a first part of the print job duration, displaying a time bar for the print job on the user interface, the time bar starting from the established start time and including a first time bar part corresponding to and proportional to the first part of the print job duration and at least one second time bar part corresponding to the at least one second part of the print job duration, and for each established operation action, displaying a digital object representing the operator action at the corresponding moment in time on the second time bar part. 1. A method for scheduling operator actions for a print job to be printed in a print-while-rip mode by a printing system , the printing system comprising a user interface and a controller configured to schedule the print job in time , wherein the print job has not yet been received completely by the printing system and has a plurality of known print job properties and missing information that are essential for an accurate print job duration calculation of the print job , the method comprising the steps of:receiving the print job at least partially in a print buffer of the printing system;determining a first part of the print job duration, the first part of the print job duration being guaranteed to be consumed based on the plurality of known print job properties of the print job and based on the at least partially received print job;establishing a start time of the print job;assuming at least one second part of the print job duration, the at least one second part of the print job duration being unknown due to the missing information;establishing at least one operator action at the printing system during the at least ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus, including: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet; an adjustment unit configured to select a type of adjustment processing to be executed for the image forming unit from among a plurality of types of adjustment processing, and to execute the selected type of adjustment processing for the image forming unit; a determination unit configured to determine a required time of the selected type of adjustment processing; and a display unit configured to display a remaining time to be taken until the selected type of adjustment processing finishes being executed based on the required time, wherein the display unit counts down the remaining time, and the display unit controls a resolution of the remaining time based on the selected type of adjustment processing. 1. An image forming apparatus , comprising:an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet;an adjustment unit configured to select a type of adjustment processing to be executed for the image forming unit from among a plurality of types of adjustment processing, and to execute the selected type of adjustment processing for the image forming unit;a determination unit configured to determine a required time of the selected type of adjustment processing; anda display unit configured to display a remaining time to be taken until the selected type of adjustment processing finishes being executed based on the required time,wherein the display unit counts down the remaining time, andwherein the display unit controls a resolution of the remaining time based on the selected type of adjustment processing.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in a case where the adjustment unit sequentially executes at least two types of adjustment processing among the plurality of types of adjustment processing claim 1 , the display unit changes the resolution of the remaining time based on each of types of the at least two types of adjustment ...

COLOR VERIFICATION APPARATUS, COLOR VERIFICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM

A color verification apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention uses a color measuring instrument to measure an estimation object in a printed matter including a RIP image formed by an image forming apparatus and thereby acquires a measured color value of the estimation object. The color verification apparatus calculates an estimated color value of a color verification target object from the measured color value of the estimation object and a conversion coefficient. The color verification apparatus performs color verification on the color verification target object in the printed matter based on the estimated color value of the color verification target object and a theoretical color value of the color verification target object when it is determined that color measurement is unavailable to the color verification target object. 1. A color verification apparatus comprising:an input processor that accepts input of a RIP image in a device-dependent color system and a color profile on condition that the RIP image is generated by performing rasterization and color conversion on an original document image including a color verification target object for image formation in an image forming apparatus and the color profile defines correspondence relationship between a color space based on a device-dependent color system for the RIP image and a color space based on a device-independent color system;a color measurement availability determiner that compares the color verification target object with a color measuring aperture of a color measuring instrument and determines whether the color measuring instrument can perform color measurement on the color verification target object, based on a comparison result indicative whether the color verification target object completely covers a color measuring aperture of the color measuring instrument;an estimation object list generator that extracts an estimation object and generates a list on condition that the ...

METHOD OF ESTIMATING A PROCESS DURATION FOR AN IMAGE REPRODUCTION JOB

A method of controlling an image reproduction system, wherein a process duration is estimated on the basis of a measured time (D) for the processing of a number (n) of pages that have been processed already, the method comprising storing a digital table which contains a number of pre-defined job types as well as a respective correction factor (A) for each job type; when a job is received (S), assigning (S) a job type to the received job; calculating (S) a first estimate (D) for a time needed for processing at least a specified collection of pages from the job; calculating (S) a second estimate (D) by multiplying the first estimate (D) with the correction factor (A); when said specified collection of pages has been processed, calculating a deviation of the first estimate (D), and updating (S) the correction factor (A); and storing the updated correction factor. 1. A method of controlling an image reproduction system , wherein a process duration for processing a reproduction job is estimated on the basis of a measured time (D) for the processing of a number (n) of pages that have been processed already , said method comprising the steps of:{'b': '4', 'storing a digital table, said digital table containing a number of pre-defined job types and a respective correction factor (A; A) for each job type, each job type being at least determined by a media attribute;'}when a job is received, assigning a job type from the digital table to the received job;{'b': '1', 'calculating a first estimate (D) for a time needed for processing at least a specified collection of pages from the job, said first estimate being calculated on the basis of a model that reflects at least the dependency of the processing time on the number of pages to be processed;'}{'b': 2', '1', '4, 'calculating a second estimate (D) by multiplying the first estimate (D) with the correction factor (A; A) that is related to the assigned job type;'}{'b': '2', 'scheduling the job using the second estimate (D);'} ...

PRINTING SYSTEM FOR CUT SHEETS ON A PLURALITY OF MEDIA TYPES AND A METHOD THEREFOR

A printing system for cut sheets includes a controller for controlling the printing of image data on the cut sheets and scheduling the cut sheets in a printing order. The cut sheets have a plurality of media types, each media type having a dedicated preferred maximum speed for transporting the cut sheets of said media type along a paper path of the printing system. The controller is configured to schedule the cut sheets for printing taking into account change-over times between changes in media types of the scheduled cut sheets. The controller is further configured to calculate a first total time of printing the cut sheets including the change-over times, to determine a common speed for printing the cut sheets among the plurality of media types, to calculate a second total time of printing the cut sheets at the determined common speed excluding the change-over times, and, if the first total time is smaller than the second total time, to print the cut sheets at the corresponding dedicated preferred maximum speeds including change-over times, and, if the first total time is larger or equal to the second total time, to print the cut sheets at the determined common speed. 1. A printing system for cut sheets , the printing system comprising:a controller for controlling the printing of image data on the cut sheets and scheduling the cut sheets in a printing order, the cut sheets having a plurality of media types, each media type having a dedicated preferred maximum speed for transporting the cut sheets of said media type along a print head or a print assembly of the printing system,wherein the controller is configured: to calculate a first total time of printing the cut sheets with the preferred maximum print speeds for the plurality of media types including the at least parts of the change-over times;', 'to determine a common speed for printing the cut sheets of the plurality of media types;', 'to calculate a second total time of printing the cut sheets at the determined ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus includes: rasterization processors that rasterize input image data and generate raster image data; a predictor that predicts a rasterization processing time required for the rasterization processors to rasterize input image data of a unit to be subjected to an image formation process on each recording paper sheet; a hardware processor that determines an order in which the rasterization processors rasterize the input image data of the unit; an image former that performs the image formation process based on the raster image data; a sheet ejection processor that acquires, from the image former, each recording paper sheet subjected to the image formation process, and performs a sheet ejection process; and the hardware processor that determines an order of the recording paper sheets to be ejected by the sheet eject processor, to adjust the order of the recording paper sheets to an order of pages. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a plurality of rasterization processors that rasterize, in parallel, input image data having page information including page order information, and generate raster image data;a predictor that predicts a rasterization processing time required for the rasterization processors to rasterize input image data of a unit to be subjected to an image formation process on each recording paper sheet;a hardware processor that determines an order in which the rasterization processors rasterize, in parallel, the input image data of the unit to be subjected to the image formation process on recording paper sheets;an image former that performs the image formation process based on the raster image data in an order in which the rasterization processors have finished the rasterization processes on the input image data of the unit to be subjected to the image formation process on recording paper sheets;a sheet ejection processor that acquires, from the image former, each recording paper sheet subjected to the image formation process ...

IMAGE ERASING APPARATUS

An image erasing apparatus includes an erasing unit, a reading unit, and a control unit. The erasing unit erases an image formed in a recording medium. The reading unit reads control information included in the image. The control unit determines whether or not to erase the image using the erasing unit on the basis of date information included in the control information. 1. An image erasing apparatus , comprising:an erasing unit configured to erase an image formed on a recording medium;a reading unit configured to read control information included in the image by scanning the recording medium before erasing the image using the erasing unit; anda control unit configured to determine whether or not to erase the image using the erasing unit on the basis of period information included in the control information read by the reading unit.2. The image erasing apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the period information includes year information representing a date range.3. The image erasing apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the period information includes month information representing a date range.4. The image erasing apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the period information included in the control information includes period information regarding a period, during which erasing of the erasing unit is prohibited.5. The image erasing apparatus according to claim 4 ,wherein the control information includes information of a date when the image is formed on the recording medium.6. The image erasing apparatus according to claim 5 ,wherein the determination of the control unit regarding whether or not to erase the image includes a first mode, in which determination is performed on the basis of the period information regarding the period during which erasing is prohibited, and a second mode, in which determination is performed on the basis of the information of the date when the image is formed on the recording medium.7. The image erasing apparatus according to claim ...

Image Forming with Save Mode for Reducing Color Material Cost

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a save mode setting unit, a reference cost obtaining unit, a minimum monetary-sum extraction unit, and a usage volume setting unit. The minimum monetary-sum extraction unit is configured to extract a minimum monetary sum for each tone from reference costs for a plurality of image forming modes. The usage volume setting unit is configured to: obtain a post-reduction cost where a reduced monetary sum by the save mode is subtracted from the minimum monetary sum; and set reference usage volume as usage volumes for the dark color material and the light color material in the save mode, the reference usage volume being obtained based on the reference costs for the image forming modes corresponding to the post-reduction cost. 1. An image forming apparatus , comprising:an image forming unit configured to reproduce tone with a dark color material and a light color material with different density, the image forming unit having a plurality of image forming modes where usage volumes of the dark color material and the light color material are different at identical tone among the plurality of image forming modes;a save mode setting unit configured to establish a save mode where the usage volumes of the dark color material and the light color material for any of the plurality of image forming modes are changed so as to reduce total color material cost;a reference cost obtaining unit configured to obtain a reference cost from unit prices of the dark color material and light color material with respect to reference usage volumes for the dark color material and the light color material set per tone in the plurality of image forming modes;a minimum monetary-sum extraction unit configured to extract a minimum monetary sum for each tone from the reference costs for the plurality of image forming modes; and obtain a post-reduction cost where a reduced monetary sum by the save mode is subtracted from the minimum monetary sum; and ...

Image processing apparatus, computer-readable recording medium, and image processing method

An image processing apparatus that outputs print data to a recording apparatus including a recording unit that causes each of a plurality of nozzles to eject droplets to record dots on a recording medium, the image processing apparatus comprises: an acquiring module that acquires image data for an image to be formed by the recording unit; a determining module that determines whether or not the image data is laminated image data formed of a plurality of layers; and a generating module that generates, when the image data is the laminated image data, the print data that assigns nozzles for recording dots corresponding to respective pixels of the laminated image data such that a specific nozzle for recording dots that correspond to pixels at an identical pixel position in the laminated image data varies from one layer to another.

Media processing system with scheduler

A media processing system is arranged to process image receiving media under predetermined physical conditions. The system includes a scheduler arranged to schedule jobs to be processed in the system and to calculate predicted timings (T0) at which media will have to be ready for processing and to indicate the predicted timings on a user interface. The system further includes a buffer in which a supply of media that has been received from a first environment is kept in a specified second environment before being processed. The scheduler is configured to calculate an acclimatization time required for the media to acquire the predetermined physical conditions by being kept in the second environment in the buffer, and to calculate and indicate a predicted timing (T1) at which the media should be present in the sheet buffer at the latest in view of the calculated acclimatization time.

RENDERING APPARATUS AND RENDERING METHOD

A rendering apparatus of the present invention determines one of a plurality of estimation methods used for estimating a time required to render printing data, on a basis of features of a plurality of rendering objects included in the printing data, and estimates the time required to render the printing data by the determined method. 1. A rendering apparatus comprising:a determining unit configured to determine one of a plurality of estimation methods used for estimating a time required to render printing data, on a basis of features of a plurality of rendering objects included in the printing data; andan estimating unit configured to estimate the time required to render the printing data by the determined method.2. The rendering apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the features includes at least one of a number of overwriting objects and a number of clips.3. The rendering apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the estimating unit is configured to obtain a parameter corresponding to the determined method claim 1 , a type of the parameter being different according to the determined method.4. The rendering apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of methods include: a first method in which the time is estimated based on a number of the objects or sizes of the objects included in the printing data; and a second method in which the time is estimated based on a positional relationship between the objects included in the printing data.5. The rendering apparatus according to claim 4 , whereinthe second method is a method corresponding to sorting processing in which a plurality of rendering objects on each scan line are sorted in order, andthe obtained parameter is a parameter related to the number of times of the sorting processing.6. The rendering apparatus according to claim 4 , whereinthe second method is a method corresponding to processing in which one of the rendering objects is subject to hidden-surface removal, andthe obtained parameter is a ...

PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING INTERPRETERS INTERPRETING PRINT DATA, PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A printing apparatus includes a first interpretation unit configured to generate intermediate data of a page by interpreting print data, a second interpretation unit configured to generate intermediate data of another page by interpreting the print data, and a controller configured to perform, according to a specific print setting command indicating that a specific process is to be performed on all pages, control such that the specific process is performed on all the pages. The controller performs the control if the specific print setting command is included in a specific page. 1. A printing apparatus comprising:a first interpretation unit configured to generate intermediate data of a page by interpreting print data;a second interpretation unit configured to generate intermediate data of another page by interpreting the print data; anda controller configured to perform, according to a specific print setting command indicating that a specific process is to be performed on all pages, control such that the specific process is performed on all the pages,wherein the controller performs the control if the specific print setting command is included in a specific page.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller further performs claim 1 , according to a print setting command claim 1 , which is included in a page claim 1 , indicating that a predetermined process is to be performed on the page claim 1 , control such that the predetermined process is performed on only the page.3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the specific page is a first page.4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the specific page is a first valid page of the print data.5. The printing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein an invalid page command is included in pages before the first valid page.6. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a setting unit configured to set the specific page.7. The printing apparatus ...

Apparatus, printing apparatus, control method of printing, and storage medium

There are provided: an attribute determination unit configured to determine an attribute of an object included in image data to be subjected to printing processing; a color conversion unit configured to convert the color space of the image data into a color space compatible with a printing apparatus in accordance with the determination results obtained by the attribute determination unit; an edge determination unit configured to determine an edge of an object included in the image data whose color space has been converted by the color conversion unit; and a black monochromatization unit configured to convert the color of a pixel, which is a pixel of an achromatic object of the objects of the image data whose color space has been converted into the color space compatible with the printing apparatus and which is a pixel determined to be an edge by the edge determination unit, into black alone.

CLASSIFICATION BASED PRINTING MATERIAL SET SELECTION

In some examples, classification based printing material set selection may include analyzing a preliminary rendering. Classification based printing material set selection may further include generating raster data based at least in part on a further rendering of the print data, and generating further print data including the raster data. 1. A system comprising:a classification rendering engine to generate a preliminary rendering of print data;an active printing material identification engine to analyze the preliminary rendering to identify a set of active printing materials for the print data based at least in part on a pixel threshold filter; and generate raster data based at least in part on a further rendering of the print data and the set of active printing materials; and', 'generate further print data including the raster data and the set of active printing materials., 'a print engine to2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the classification rendering engine is to generate the preliminary rendering of the print data by:generating a full-resolution rendering using a same color management as the further rendering of the print data, wherein the full-resolution rendering represents the preliminary rendering, and wherein the full-resolution rendering is at a same resolution as the further rendering of the print data.3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the classification rendering engine is to generate the preliminary rendering of the print data by:generating a low-resolution rendering using a same color management as the further rendering of the print data, wherein the low-resolution rendering represents the preliminary rendering, and wherein the low-resolution rendering is at a lower resolution compared to the further rendering of the print data.4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the classification rendering engine is to generate the preliminary rendering of the print data by: the different color management is selected from a set of ...

PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATERIAL

A printing apparatus includes a plasma processing unit that processes a surface of a processing object by using plasma; a recording unit that forms a first-color image on the surface of the processing object by inkjet recording, the surface being plasma-processed by the plasma processing unit, and forms a second-color image to be superimposed on the first-color image by the inkjet recording; and an adjusting unit that adjusts a plasma energy amount that is to be applied to the processing object according to the second-color image. 1. A printing apparatus comprising:a plasma processing unit that processes a surface of a processing object by using plasma;a recording unit that forms a first-color image on the surface of the processing object by inkjet recording, the surface being plasma-processed by the plasma processing unit, and forms a second-color image to be superimposed on the first-color image by the inkjet recording; andan adjusting unit that adjusts a plasma energy amount that is to be applied to the processing object according to the second-color image.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe plasma processing unit acidifies at least the surface of the processing object.3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a reading unit that reads the second-color image recorded by the recording unit; andan analysis unit that analyzes the second-color image read by the reading unit, whereinthe adjusting unit adjusts the plasma energy amount according to a result of the analysis of the analysis unit.4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a reception unit that receives an input from a user, whereinthe adjusting unit adjusts the plasma energy amount according to the input received by the reception unit.5. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe second-color image has a color of which luminosity is lower than luminosity of a color of the first-color image.6. The printing apparatus ...

PRINT CONTROL DEVICE THAT FACILITATES MANAGEMENT OF PRINT JOB, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

A print control device that facilitates management of print job. The print control device performs a processing on a print job to generate image data capable of being printed by an image forming device, transmits the generated image data to the image forming device, determines whether or not the data amount of image data that has not yet been printed by the image forming device, among the transmitted image data, exceeds a threshold value, and, in a case where the data amount of the image data that has not yet been printed exceeds the threshold value, holds transmission of image data of a subsequent print job and transmits job information that indicates an attribute of the subsequent print job and does not include image data, to the image forming device. 1. A print control device comprising:a memory device that stores a set of instructions; andat least one processor that executes the instructions to:perform a processing on a put print job to generate image data that is capable of being printed by an image forming device;transmit the generated image data to the image forming device;determine whether or not the data amount of image data that has not yet been printed by the image forming device, among the transmitted image data, exceeds a threshold value; andin a case where it is determined that the data amount of the image data that has not yet been printed exceeds the threshold value, hold the transmission of image data of a subsequent print job, and transmit job information that indicates an attribute of the subsequent print job and does not include image data, to the image forming device.2. The print control device according to claim 1 ,wherein in a case where, after the transmission of the image data of the subsequent print job is held, it is determined that the amount of the image data comes not to exceed the threshold value, at least one processor executes the instruction to restart the held transmission of the image data.3. The print control device according to ...

APPARATUS FOR GENERATING IMAGE DATA, METHOD, AND MEDIUM

An object of the present invention is to reproduce glossiness and sense of sparkle on a printed material. The present invention is an apparatus for generating image data for reproducing material appearance of an object to be rendered on a printed material, the apparatus including: a gloss level obtaining unit configured to obtain a gloss level that evaluates glossiness of the object to be rendered; a sparkle level obtaining unit configured to obtain a sparkle level that evaluates sense of sparkle of the object to be rendered; and a deriving unit configured to derive a parameter relating to use of ink for reproduction of the material appearance by an image forming device, the image forming device receiving and printing the image data based on the obtained gloss level and sparkle level. 1. An apparatus for generating image data for reproducing material appearance of an object to be rendered on a printed material , the apparatus comprising:a gloss level obtaining unit configured to obtain a gloss level that evaluates glossiness of the object to be rendered;a sparkle level obtaining unit configured to obtain a sparkle level that evaluates sense of sparkle of the object to be rendered; anda deriving unit configured to derive a parameter relating to use of ink for reproduction of the material appearance by an image forming device, the image forming device receiving and printing the image data based on the obtained gloss level and sparkle level.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the gloss level obtaining unit derives the gloss level based on one captured image obtained by imaging the object to be rendered.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the gloss level obtaining unit converts an RGB value of each pixel forming the one captured image into a luminance value to derive the gloss level for each pixel and generates a gloss level image in which each pixel has a gloss level as a pixel value.4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the sparkle ...

DISPENSING PROCESS

A method is described in which printing instructions representing printing content to be printed by a printing system are received, the printing system comprising a dispenser to dispense printing material. Whether to perform a first mapping process or a second mapping process is then selected. The first mapping process comprises mapping an indicator to a first dispensing process to dispense printing material from the dispenser to produce content according to a content characteristic of the printing content at a given location, and the second mapping process comprises mapping the indicator to a second dispensing process to dispense printing material to produce content according to the content characteristic at the given location. The first dispensing process is different than the second dispensing process. The indicator represents the content characteristic. The method also comprises performing the selected mapping process. 1. A method comprising:receiving printing instructions representing printing content to be printed by a printing system, the printing system comprising a dispenser to dispense printing material;selecting whether to perform a first mapping process or a second mapping process, the first mapping process comprising mapping an indicator to a first dispensing process to dispense printing material from the dispenser to produce content according to a content characteristic of the printing content at a given location, and the second mapping process comprising mapping the indicator to a second dispensing process to dispense printing material to produce content according to the content characteristic at the given location, the first dispensing process being different than the second dispensing process, the indicator representing the content characteristic; andperforming the selected mapping process.2. A method according to claim 1 , comprising:deriving, from the received printing instructions, printing data indicating the content characteristic of the ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, SETTING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores a medium setting including information representing a printing area on a printing medium, a printing section that performs printing on the printing medium based on the medium setting stored in the storage section, a determining section that determines whether a first medium setting included in a print job sent from an information processing apparatus and including information representing a printing area on a printing medium differs from a second medium setting stored as the medium setting in the storage section, and a controller that changes the medium setting stored in the storage section from the second medium setting to the first medium setting, when the determining section determines that the first medium setting differs from the second medium setting.

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

An information processing system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to analyze a print job taken out of a printer queue storing the print job for ordering an execution of printing; transmit the print job to an output device when an analysis of the print job indicates that the print job is a re-input job that is input to the printer queue again after being taken out of the printer queue; execute a predetermined processing when the analysis indicates that the print job is not the re-input job; embed re-input information indicating that the print job is the re-input job into the print job after the predetermined processing is executed; and return the print job having been edited to the printer queue.

Automated Print Job Redirection

An example embodiment may involve receiving a print job. The print job may be associated with one or more printing preferences. The example embodiment may also involve determining to redirect the print job, and querying one or more network entities for printing capabilities of one or more candidate printing devices. The first example embodiment may further involve, possibly based on a comparison between the printing preferences and the printing capabilities of the one or more candidate printing devices, selecting one of the one or more candidate printing devices for redirection of the print job. The printing capabilities of the selected printing device may meet the printing preferences. The first example embodiment may additionally involve transmitting the print job to the selected printing device.

PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTER, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

A print control apparatus includes a generating section, a converting section, a calculating section, and a selecting section. The generating section generates intermediate data by analyzing print data, the intermediate data being data in a stage preceding raster data that is a group of pixels. The converting section converts the intermediate data generated by the generating section into the raster data. The calculating section calculates an expected processing time, the expected processing time being an expected time to be spent on converting a predetermined amount of intermediate data generated by the generating section into raster data. The selecting section selects, as a printing speed of a print mechanism unit, any one of plural predetermined speeds by using the expected processing time calculated by the calculating section. 1. A print control apparatus comprising:a generating section that generates intermediate data by analyzing print data, the intermediate data being data in a stage preceding raster data that is a group of pixels;a converting section that converts the intermediate data generated by the generating section into the raster data;a calculating section that calculates an expected processing time, the expected processing time being an expected time to be spent on converting a predetermined amount of intermediate data generated by the generating section into raster data; anda selecting section that selects, as a printing speed of a print mechanism unit, any one of a plurality of predetermined speeds by using the expected processing time calculated by the calculating section.2. The print control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the selecting section calculates a printing speed at which the print mechanism unit is assumed to perform printing on a recording material of a number of pages corresponding to the predetermined amount of intermediate data in the expected processing time calculated by the calculating section claim 1 , and selects a ...

PRINTER, PRINTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

A printer includes an intermediate-data processor and an output-print-data generating unit. The intermediate-data processor performs a process in such a manner that intermediate data is generated from input print data. The output-print-data generating unit generates output print data from the intermediate data. The intermediate-data processor specifies one from intermediate-data generating schemes for a component of an object, on a basis of predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit, and generates the intermediate data. The predicted generation performance is predicted for respective cases of generating the intermediate data by using the intermediate-data generating schemes. 1. A printer comprising:an intermediate-data processor that generates intermediate data from input print data; andat least one or more processors configured to act as an output-print-data generating unit that generates output print data from the intermediate data,wherein, based on a predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit, the intermediate-data processor specifies one from a plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes for a component of an object and generates the intermediate data, the predicted generation performance being predicted for respective cases of generating the intermediate data by using the plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes, andwherein the component of the object includes color of the object, and it is determined whether or not generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit is to be predicted for another intermediate-data generating scheme, based on information about the color of the object.2. The printer according to claim 1 ,wherein the component of the object further includes a shape of the object, and it is determined whether or not generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit is to be predicted for another intermediate-data generating scheme, based on ...

PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

There is provided a computer-readable medium having a computer program for causing a computer to perform operations including: acquiring a printing condition for print data to be printed by a printing apparatus; generating the print data based on the printing condition; determining, based on the printing condition, whether to generate a plurality of log data, each including an image corresponding to the print data; if it is determined to generate the plurality of log data for the print data, generating and storing in a storage device first log data which is log data according to the acquired printing condition, and second log data which is log data according to another printing condition different from the acquired printing condition; if it is determined not to generate the plurality of log data for the print data, generating and storing in the storage device only the first log data. 1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon and readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus , the computer program , when executed by the computer , causing the information processing apparatus to perform:acquiring a printing condition for print data to be printed by a printing apparatus;generating the print data based on the printing condition;outputting the generated print data to the printing apparatus;determining, based on the printing condition, whether to generate a plurality of log data, each including an image corresponding to the print data;if it is determined to generate the plurality of log data for the print data, generating and storing in a storage device first log data, and second log data, the first log data being according to the acquired printing condition, the second log data being according to another printing condition different from the acquired printing condition; andif it is determined not to generate the plurality of log data for the print data, generating and storing in the storage device only the first ...

PRINT CONTROL DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD

A print control device includes a control unit configured to acquire print image data from a storage device according to a print request and to cause a printer which is configured to execute printing based on the print image data to execute the printing, wherein the control unit acquires from the storage device, operation status information of the storage device storing the print image data and attribute information of the print image data stored in the storage device and enables the operation status information and the attribute information to be displayed on a display unit. 1. A print control device , comprising:a control unit configured to acquire print image data from a storage device according to a print request and to cause a print unit which performs printing based on the print image data to perform the printing, acquires from the storage device, operation status information of the storage device storing the print image data and attribute information of the print image data stored in the storage device and', 'enables the operation status information and the attribute information to be displayed on a display unit., 'wherein the control unit'}2. The print control device according to claim 1 , whereinthe control unit changes based on the operation status information, a mode of the operation status information to be displayed on the display unit.3. The print control device according to claim 1 , whereinwhen the control unit displays on the display unit, the attribute information of the print image data stored in the storage device, the control unit compares the attribute information with attribute information of the print image data at the time of storing the print image data in the storage device, and when a difference is found, the control unit displays a warning on the display unit.4. The print control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a storage unit, whereinthe control unit stores in the storage unit, access success/failure information ...

PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS

A printing apparatus of the invention includes a medium information acquisition section that acquires medium information that can specify a type of a print medium, a printing section that discharges print ink to the print medium, a coating section that coats the print medium with precoat liquid before the printing section performs printing, and a coating control section that controls the coating section. The coating control section variably changes an amount of coating of the precoat liquid per unit area according to the acquired medium information. 1. A printing apparatus , comprising:a medium information acquisition section that acquires medium information that can specify a type of a print medium;a coating section that coats the print medium with precoat liquid before printing; anda coating control section that controls the coating section,wherein the coating control section variably changes an amount of coating of the precoat liquid per unit area according to the acquired medium information.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a print data acquisition section that acquires print data; anda printing section that discharges print ink to the print medium based on the print data,wherein the coating control section determines a coating target area, which is an area where the precoat liquid is coated on the print medium, based on the print data.3. The printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the coating control section determines a print element area claim 2 , which is an area where the print ink is coated on the print medium claim 2 , as the coating target area.4. The printing apparatus according to claim 2 , whereinthe precoat liquid and the print ink are ultraviolet ray curable ink,the printing apparatus further includes a curing section that cures the ultraviolet ray curable ink, andthe curing section includesa first curing section that cures the precoat liquid coated on the print medium before the printing section performs ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT INFORMATION GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PRINT INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

An image processing apparatus includes a print information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of print information of each print job to be performed on an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material, the plurality of pieces of print information divided by a predetermined number of parallel processes and arranged in ascending or descending discrete page order, a command analyzing unit that command-analyzes the acquired print information, a rasterizing unit that rasterizes the command-analyzed print information to generate raster data, and a concatenating unit that concatinates the generated raster data in a consecutive page order. The print image acquisition unit, the command analyzing unit, and the rasterizing unit perform parallel processes thereof on the print information. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising:a print information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of print information of each print job to be performed on an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material, the plurality of pieces of print information divided by a predetermined number of parallel processes and arranged in ascending or descending discrete page order;a command analyzing unit that command-analyzes the acquired print information;a rasterizing unit that rasterizes the command-analyzed print information to generate raster data; anda concatenating unit that concatinates the generated raster data in a consecutive page order,wherein the print image acquisition unit, the command analyzing unit, and the rasterizing unit perform parallel processes thereof on the print information.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the print information is generated so that durations of time consumed from an operation of the print information acquisition unit to acquire the print information to an operation of the rasterizing unit to generate the raster data based on the print information are ...

COLOR CONVERSION APPARATUS, LOOK-UP TABLE GENERATING METHOD, AND LOOK-UP TABLE GENERATING APPARATUS

A look-up table generating method generates a look-up table by synthesizing at least first and second look-up tables to indicate first and second output characteristics for first and second region. The first output characteristic includes an output characteristic in which a first color difference between color values of the first and second color materials under a first observation light source is within a first range for all of the first region, and a second color difference between color values of the first and second color materials under a second observation light source is outside a second range for at least part of the first region. The second output characteristic includes an output characteristic in which the first color difference is outside the first range for at least part of the second region, and the second color difference is within the second range for all of the second region. 1. A look-up table generating method for generating a look-up table that specifies a correspondence relationship between an used amount of a first color material used for a formation of a printing material in a printing device and an used amount of a second color material used for a formation of a color reproduction image in an image-forming apparatus , the method comprising:generating the look-up table by synthesizing at least a first look-up table that specifies a correspondence relationship between the used amounts of the first and second color materials to indicate a first output characteristic for a first region included in an input color space represented by a color of the first color material, and a second look-up table that specifies a correspondence relationship between the used amounts of the first and second color materials to indicate a second output characteristic, which is different from the first output characteristic, for a second region included in the input color space,the first output characteristic including an output characteristic in which a first color ...

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system

An information processing apparatus that includes a plurality of communicating units, and that is capable of performing at least one function, includes an identifying unit and a processing unit. The identifying unit identifies the communicating unit connected to an external device. The processing unit performs processing corresponding to the communicating unit identified by the identifying unit, by using correspondence information that indicates correspondence between the communicating unit and regulation information.

IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming method using plural types of developers includes: step for performing a designation relating to a change of a type of developer to be used; step for inputting first image data including a first image of a first color that is different from the type of developer designated by the change of the type; step for receiving second image data including a second image of the first color that is designated; step of changing at least the first color of the first image data to a developer designated by the change of the type; and step for printing the first image data of which the first color is changed and the second image data expressing the first color without changing the first color on a same medium. 1. An image forming method using plural types of developers , comprising:step for performing a designation relating to a change of a type of developer to be used;step for inputting first image data including a first image of a first color that is different from the type of developer designated by the change of the type;step for receiving second image data including a second image of the first color that is designated;step of changing at least the first color of the first image data to a developer designated by the change of the type; andstep for printing the first image data of which the first color is changed and the second image data expressing the first color without changing the first color on a same medium.2. The image forming method according to claim 1 ,wherein the first color includes at least one of a cyan color, a magenta color, a yellow color, a black color, a red color, a green color and a blue color, andwherein the step for performing the designation relating to the change of the type of developer to be used includes a designating a special developer of a type other than a cyan color, a magenta color, a yellow color, a black color, a red color, a green color, and a blue color.3. The image forming method according to claim 1 ,wherein the second ...

IMAGE ANALYSIS PROCESSING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM

An image analysis processing system includes: a plurality of image forming apparatuses including an image former; an image reader that reads an image formed on a recording medium; an analysis adjuster capable of performing adjustment on the image former by obtaining printing information on the recording medium and analyzing the printing information; and an adjustment timing determiner that obtains information regarding usage status in the image forming apparatus having been subject to the adjustment, determines, at least on the basis of the information regarding the usage status, a timing for performing adjustment on another predetermined image forming apparatus incapable of performing the adjustment on the basis of a result of analysis of the printing information, and transmits information regarding the timing to the predetermined image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus, the image reader, the analysis adjuster, and the adjustment timing determiner being connected to a network. 1. An image analysis processing system comprising:a plurality of image forming apparatuses including an image former;an image reader that reads an image formed on a recording medium by the image former;an analysis adjuster capable of performing adjustment on the image former by obtaining printing information on the recording medium read by the image reader and analyzing the printing information; andan adjustment timing determiner that obtains information regarding usage status in the image forming apparatus having been subject to the adjustment, determines, at least on the basis of the information regarding the usage status, a timing for performing adjustment on another predetermined image forming apparatus incapable of performing the adjustment on the basis of a result of analysis of the printing information, and transmits information regarding the timing to the predetermined image forming apparatus,the image forming apparatus, the image reader, the analysis adjuster, and the ...

CONTROL DEVICE, PROCESSING APPARATUS SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request for processing; and a control unit that, in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a processing apparatus based on traveling time taken for the processing apparatus to travel to the plurality of places and processing time taken for the processing apparatus to finish the processing after traveling. 1. A control device comprising:a receiving unit that receives a request for processing; anda control unit that, in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a processing apparatus based on traveling time taken for the processing apparatus to travel to the plurality of places and processing time taken for the processing apparatus to finish the processing after traveling.2. The control device according to claim 1 ,wherein the control unit controls the traveling route of the processing apparatus such that average wait time becomes shortest, the average wait time being an average of waiting time at each of the plurality of places.3. The control device according to claim 1 ,wherein the receiving unit further receives priorities of a plurality of requests for processing, andthe control unit controls the traveling route of the processing apparatus further based on the priorities.4. The control device according to claim 1 ,wherein the processing apparatus is an image forming apparatus, andthe receiving unit receives a request for image forming processing.5. The control device according to claim 4 ,wherein the control unit estimates the processing time based on a number of items of printed matter, a number of pages in an item of printed matter, a type of printing, or a past record.6. A processing apparatus system comprising:a processing apparatus that performs processing; anda control device that controls the processing ...

PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

A print control apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a setup execution unit. The acquisition unit acquires, from a portable terminal, setting of an apparatus condition of an image forming apparatus that performs printing on continuous paper and of a print start time at which the image forming apparatus starts the printing. The setup execution unit starts a setup process for the image forming apparatus such that the setup process is completed by the print start time on the basis of the setting of the apparatus condition acquired by the acquisition unit. The setup process is performed for the image forming apparatus to perform the printing. 1. A print control apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires, from a portable terminal, setting of an apparatus condition of an image forming apparatus that performs printing on continuous paper and of a print start time at which the image forming apparatus starts the printing, the apparatus condition including information relating to a number of purge processes; and', 'a setup execution unit that starts a setup process for the image forming apparatus such that the setup process is completed by the print start time on a basis of the setting of the apparatus condition acquired by the acquisition unit, the setup process being performed for the image forming apparatus to perform the printing., 'a central processor configured to act as2. The print control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the central processor is further configured to act as:a calculation unit that calculates a setup start time from a total required time required for the setup process for the apparatus condition acquired by the acquisition unit and from the print start time,wherein the setup execution unit starts the setup process for the image forming apparatus at the setup start time calculated by the calculation unit.3. The print control apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the setup execution unit maintains the image forming apparatus ...

PRINTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR TRAY SELECTION IN PRINTING

Tray selection in printing may involve checking for the availability of paper trays which may provide increased paper throughput, and by postponing a switch to use such trays to help avoid excessive tray switching that could adversely affect paper throughput. When a higher ranked tray is unavailable, tray selection may involve checking the availability of lower ranked trays before the present tray is empty, and by postponing a switch to such trays to help avoid excessive tray switching. A change in printing condition may provide a convenient and opportune time to switch between trays without adversely affecting paper throughput. 1. A method for printing comprising:receiving a print job in a printing machine; and checking for a first condition in which a higher ranked tray, among the plurality of trays, contains a number of sheets above a first lower limit, the higher ranked tray ranked higher than a present tray among the plurality of trays,', 'checking for a second condition corresponding to a change in printing condition occurring in the printing machine unrelated to the number of sheets contained in the higher ranked tray, and', 'obtaining a sheet for printing the page, the sheet obtained from the higher ranked tray when the first and second conditions are satisfied, the sheet obtained from the present tray or other tray when any one or both of the first and second conditions are not satisfied, the other tray being among the plurality of trays and being ranked lower than the present tray., 'printing a page of the print job, wherein the printing includes performing a tray selection process for selecting a tray among a plurality of trays from which paper will be obtained for printing the page of the print job, and the tray selection process comprises2. The method of claim 1 , wherein ranking of the trays is based on paper throughput claim 1 , such that a paper throughput for the higher ranked tray is greater than a paper throughput for the present tray.3. The ...

OUTPUTTING PLURALITY OF IMAGES HAVING DIFFERENT SIZES

Provided are an image forming apparatus for outputting a plurality of images having different sizes according to a method pre-set by a user without interrupting a current printing operation when the plurality of images having different sizes are obtained and a method of operating the image forming apparatus. 1. An image forming apparatus that outputs a plurality of images having different sizes , the image forming apparatus comprising:a communication interface to obtain a plurality of images;at least one processor to:detect respective sizes of the plurality of images, and in response to a determination that at least one of the respective sizes of the plurality of images is not identical to another of the respective sizes of the plurality of images, set the respective sizes of the plurality of images based on a pre-set output mode; andan image forming job performer to perform an outputting operation based on the respective set sizes of the plurality of images.2. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , when the output mode is pre-set to an automatic batch output mode claim 1 , the at least one processor sets the respective sizes of the plurality of images to a specific size in a batch.3. The image forming apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor sets the respective sizes of the plurality of images to a largest size or a smallest size from among the detected sizes of the plurality of images in a batch.4. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , when the output mode is pre-set to an automatic alternative output mode claim 1 , the at least one processor:detects sizes of paper in paper trays of the image forming apparatus, compares the respective sizes of the plurality of images to the sizes of the paper in the paper trays, andwhen at least one size from among the detected sizes of the plurality of images does not match any size of the paper in the paper trays, sets the at least one size to a specific size.5. The image ...

Printing apparatus and printing control method

The invention provides a printing apparatus, a printing control method, and a processing apparatus, which suppress the occurrence of rework after a start of a printing operation and suppress an output of a printing result not intended by a user due to a mismatch between a state of expansion or contraction and print settings. To this end, printing is performed in print processing by determining whether or not an operable state is established which is a state of expanding a housing to a second position.

IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

An image forming system includes a print system and a management server. The print system includes one or plural image forming apparatuses. The management server receives a print order from a user, and upon receiving the print order, performs a print job using the print system under a print condition specified by the print order. Further, the management server generates a suggestion of a print condition in consideration of operation status of the print system and an amount of a consumable good required for the print job, differently from the print condition specified by the print order, and notifies the user of the suggestion. 1. An image forming system , comprising:a print system that comprises one or plural image forming apparatuses; anda management server configured to receive a print order from a user, and upon receiving the print order, perform a print job using the print system under a print condition specified by the print order;wherein the management server generates a suggestion of a print condition in consideration of operation status of the print system and an amount of a consumable good required for the print job, differently from the print condition specified by the print order; notifies the user of the suggestion.2. The image forming system according to claim 1 , wherein the management server receives priority information from the user and the priority information indicates a priority level of each of one or plural specific items in the print condition; andthe management server generates the suggestion in consideration of the priority information together with the operation status of the print system and the amount of the consumable good.3. The image forming system according to claim 2 , wherein the specific items include quality claim 2 , cost claim 2 , and delivery date.4. The image forming system according to claim 1 , wherein the management server (a) receives from a user a resource reservation order to reserve a usage amount of the consumable good ...