Printing data creation program and printing data processing apparatus

• US 20030164981A1
• Filed: 02/20/2003
• Published: 09/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Minolta Corporation Limited (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Minolta Corporation Limited (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Kawabuchi, Yoichi, Murakami, Masakazu, Ikeda, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,830,542 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.18
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/02 using printers
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/1819 for a same print job
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/1822 Analysing the received data before processing

Abstract

The printing data processing system searches for reference indication (i.e., link sources) in the received ML source data, and adds the page information for the linked objects to the ML source data. The page number on which the linked object is printed is printed after the printing of each link source term included when a ML source file, such as a home page. Consequently, when a home page is printed, for example, the user can easily arrive at the linked object from the link source in the printed document while the home page layout on the personal computer is kept intact.

Claims

1. A printing data creation program causes a computer to perform printing data creation comprising the steps of:

a paper size input step in which the paper size onto which printing will be performed is input;

a page layout step in which the page end position is identified and page layout processing is conducted based on the input paper size and input ML source data;

a linked object page information creation step in which page information regarding the linked object is created based on the page layout result obtained in the page layout step and the input ML source data; and

a creation step in which data that can be printed is created from the page information for the linked object and the input ML source data.

2. A printing data creation program as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the creation step creates data for printing page information regarding the linked object behind the link source term.

3. A printing data creation program as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the creation step creates data for printing page information regarding the linked object in a specified area of the page.

5. A printing data creation program as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the linked object page information creation step inhibits creating the page information for the linked object if the linked object comprises a sound file or a file executed by a CGI program or other executable type file.

6. A printing data creation program as claimed in claim 1,

wherein said creation step creates a new ML source file where necessary in order to insert page information for the linked object in the input ML source data.

7. A computer-readable recording medium in which the printing data creation program as claimed in claim 1 is recorded.

4. A printing data creation program as claimed in claim

wherein the linked object page information creation step inhibits creating the page information for the linked object unless the linked object resides in the same file.

8. A printing data processing apparatus that performs printing based on printing data, comprising:

a paper size input unit that inputs the size of the paper on which printing will be performed;

a page layout processing unit that identifies the page end position and conducts page layout based on the input paper size and input ML source data;

a linked object page information creating unit that creates page information regarding the linked object based on the page layout result obtained by the page layout processing unit and the input ML source data; and

a printing data creating unit that creates data that can be subjected to printing from the page information for the linked object and the input ML source data.

9. A printing data processing apparatus as claimed in claim 8,

wherein said printing data processing apparatus includes a personal computer and a printer.

10. A printing data processing apparatus as claimed in claim 8,

wherein said printing data processing apparatus includes an image forming apparatus having functions of copying and printing of data received from an external device.

11. A printing data processing apparatus as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the printing data creating unit creates data for printing page information regarding the linked object behind the link source term.

12. A printing data processing apparatus as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the printing data creating unit creates data for printing page information regarding the linked object in a specified area of the page.

13. A printing data processing apparatus as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the linked object page information creating unit inhibits creating the page information for the linked object unless the linked object resides in the same file.

14. A printing data processing apparatus as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the linked object page information creating unit inhibits creating the page information for the linked object if the linked object comprises a sound file or a file executed by a CGI program or other executable type file.

15. A printing data processing apparatus as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the printing data creating unit creates a new ML source file where necessary in order to insert page information for the linked object in the input ML source data.

16. A printing data creation method comprising the steps of:

inputting a paper size and ML source data;

identifying the page end position and conducting page layout processing based on the input paper size and the input ML source data;

creating page information regarding the linked object based on the page layout result obtained in the page layout step and the input ML source data; and

creating data that can be printed from the page information for the linked object and the input ML source data.