Image forming apparatus and image forming method for processing data described with structured description language
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1. An image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, comprising:
- informing means for informing, to an external apparatus, information for acquiring data and layout information necessary for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium; and
acquisition means for acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus according to the information by said informing means.
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Abstract
The invention provides a high-quality efficient print system of load diffusion type, capable of printing document data described with a structured description language based on page concept.
A printing apparatus transmits, to a server, information for identifying the document data and physical layout information required for determining the layout of the document data, and the server converts the document data into document data described with the structured description language capable of page layout based on the received information.
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1. An image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, comprising:
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informing means for informing, to an external apparatus, information for acquiring data and layout information necessary for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium; and
acquisition means for acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus according to the information by said informing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image forming system composed of an image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described in a structured description language and an external apparatus for executing a conversion process of the data described with said structured description language, the system comprising:
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informing means for informing, to an external apparatus, information for acquiring data and layout information necessary for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium;
acquisition means for acquiring data based on the information for acquiring data;
conversion means for converting the acquired data based on said layout information;
transfer means for transferring the converted data from said external apparatus to said image forming apparatus; and
output means for outputting an image by analyzing the transferred data.
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11. An image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, comprising:
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reception means for receiving a print instruction including layout information required for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium;
changing means for changing the layout information received by said reception means;
informing means for informing, to an external apparatus, layout information changed by said changing means; and
acquisition means for acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus in response to the information by said informing means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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14. An image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, comprising:
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reception means for receiving a print instruction;
determination means for determining layout information required for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium, in case the received print instruction does not include said layout information;
informing means for informing, to an external apparatus, layout information determined by said determination means; and
acquisition means for acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus in response to the information by said informing means.
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17. An image forming method for outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, comprising steps of:
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informing, to an external apparatus, information for acquiring data and layout information necessary for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium; and
acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus according to the information by said informing step.
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26. An image forming method for outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, comprising steps of:
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receiving a print instruction including layout information required for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium;
changing the received layout information;
informing, to an external apparatus, the changed layout information; and
acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus in response to the information by said informing step.
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29. An image forming method for outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, comprising steps of:
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receiving a print instruction;
determining layout information required for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium, in case the received print instruction does not include said layout information;
informing, to an external apparatus, the determined layout information; and
acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus in response to the information by said informing step.
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32. A memory medium storing a program to be executed by an image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, the program causes a computer to execute:
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an informing step of informing, to an external apparatus, information for acquiring data and layout information necessary for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium; and
an acquisition step of acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus according to the information by said informing step.
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33. A memory medium storing a program to be executed by an image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, the program causes a computer to execute:
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a reception step of receiving a print instruction including layout information required for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium;
a changing step of changing the layout information received by said reception step;
an informing step of informing, to an external apparatus, the layout information changed by said changing step; and
an acquisition step of acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus in response to the information by said informing step.
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34. A memory medium storing a program to be executed by an image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, the program causes a computer to execute:
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a reception step of receiving a print instruction;
a determination step of determining layout information required for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium, in case the received print instruction does not include said layout information;
an informing step of informing, to an external apparatus, the layout information determined by said determination step; and
an acquisition step of acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus in response to the information by said informing step.
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35. A program to be executed by an image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, the program comprising:
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an informing step of informing, to an external apparatus, information for acquiring data and layout information necessary for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium; and
an acquisition step of acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus according to the information by said informing step.
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36. A program to be executed by an image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, the program comprising:
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a reception step of receiving a print instruction including layout information required for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium;
a changing step of changing the layout information received by said reception step;
an informing step of informing, to an external apparatus, the layout information changed by said changing step; and
an acquisition step of acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus in response to the information by said informing step.
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37. A program to be executed by an image forming apparatus capable of outputting an image on a recording medium based on data described with a structured description language, the program comprising:
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a reception step of receiving a print instruction;
a determination step of determining layout information required for assigning an image based on the data to the recording medium, in case the received print instruction does not include said layout information;
an informing step of informing, to an external apparatus, the layout information determined by said determination step; and
an acquisition step of acquiring data outputted from said external apparatus in response to the information by said informing step.
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