Information processing apparatus and method utilizing print previews, and computer-readable storage medium

• US 20050206953A1
• Filed: 05/06/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nishikawa, Satoshi, Mori, Yasuo, Kujirai, Yasuhiro, Nakagiri, Koji
• Granted Patent: US 7,609,401 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1208 resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1256 User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1284 Local printer device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3871 the composed originals being of different kinds, e.g. low- and high-resolution originals

Abstract

Defect-free printing is achieved by previewing on a display prior to printing, device functions and print specifications. Preview of double-sided faces is concurrently provided when double-sided printing is specified. Display is performed by generation of data which allows print preview that reflects consideration of device information and-document data. Data is generated for perspective-reverse-face preview when page-specification information is set for double-sided faces.

Claims

1-30. -30. (canceled)

31. An information-processing apparatus for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application, comprising:

data-generating means for obtaining page-specification information for the document data to generate perspective-reverse-face rendering data when the page-specification information is a double-side-faces specification, and

displaying-and-controlling means for performing control so that displaying means displays a perspective-reverse-face preview of the document data according to the generated perspective-reverse-face rendering data.

32. The information-processing apparatus for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 31, further comprising specification means for specifying whether perspective-reverse faces are previewed or only obverse faces are displayed when previewing is performed for the document data for which the double-side-faces specification is set, wherein, when said specification means specifies that only the obverse faces are displayed, said data-generating means generates rendering data for only obverse faces of logical pages alternately everyone page.

33. The information-processing apparatus for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 32, wherein said specification means specifies one of an even-number page and an odd-number page to be an obverse face, and said data-generating means generates rendering data by assuming the specified page to be the obverse face.

34. The information-processing apparatus for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 31, further comprising spooling means for receiving the document data via rendering means controlled by an operating system and retaining the document data as intermediate data, wherein said data-generating means generates rendering data from the intermediate data retained by said spooling means and reoutputs the rendering data to said rendering means.

35. The information-processing apparatus for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 34, further comprising print-data generating means for converting the rendering data inputted from said data-generating means via said rendering means controlled by said operating system to print-data that can be interpreted by said printer.

36. The information-processing apparatus for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 35, further comprising transmitting means for transmitting the print-data to said printer via a network, the print-data having been converted and generated by said print-data generating means.

37. The information-processing apparatus for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 36, wherein the previewing can be started before spooling of all logical pages.

38. An information-processing method of controlling preview display of document data generated by an application, comprising:

a data-generating step of obtaining page-specification information for the document data to generate perspective-reverse-face rendering data when the page-specification information is a double-side-faces specification, and

a displaying-and-controlling step of performing control so that displaying means displays a perspective-reverse-face preview of the document data according to the generated perspective-reverse-face rendering data.

39. The information-processing method of controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 38, further comprising a specification step of specifying whether perspective-reverse faces are previewed or only obverse faces are displayed when previewing is performed for the document data for which the double-side-faces specification is set, wherein, when said specification step specifies that only the obverse faces are displayed, said data-generating step generates rendering data for only obverse faces of logical pages alternately every one page.

40. The information-processing method of controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 39, wherein

said specification step specifies one of an even-number page and an odd-number page to be an obverse face, and

said data-generating step generates rendering data by assuming the specified page to be the obverse face.

41. The information-processing method of controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 38, further comprising a spooling step of receiving the document data via rendering means controlled by an operating system and retaining the document data as intermediate data, wherein said data-generating step generates rendering data from the intermediate data retained by said spooling step and reoutputs the rendering data to said rendering means.

42. The information-processing method of controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 41, further comprising a print-data generating step of converting the rendering data inputted from said data-generating step via said rendering means controlled by said operating system to print-data that can be interpreted by said printer.

43. The information-processing method of controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 42, further comprising a transmitting step of transmitting the print-data to said printer via a network, the print-data having been converted and generated in the print-data generating step.

44. The information-processing method of controlling preview display of document data generated by an application according to claim 43, wherein the previewing can be started before spooling of all logical pages.

45. A computer-readable storage medium containing a program for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application, comprising:

data-generating program code for obtaining page-specification information for the document data to generate perspective-reverse-face rendering data when the page specification information is a double-side-faces specification, and

displaying-and-controlling program code for performing control so that displaying means displays a perspective-reverse-face preview of the document data according to the generated perspective-reverse-face rendering data.

46. The computer-readable storage medium containing a program according to claim 45, further comprising a specification program code for specifying whether perspective-reverse faces are previewed or only obverse faces are displayed when previewing is performed for the document data for which the double-side-faces specification is set, wherein, when said specification program code specifies that only the obverse faces are displayed, said data-generating program code generates rendering data for only obverse faces of logical pages alternately everyone page.

47. The computer-readable storage medium containing a program according to claim 46, wherein

said specification program code specifies one of an even-number page and an odd-number page to be an obverse face, and

said data-generating program code generates rendering data by assuming the specified page to be the obverse face.

48. The computer-readable storage medium containing a program according to claim 45, further comprising a spooling program code for receiving the document data via rendering means controlled by an operating system and retaining the document data as intermediate data, wherein said data-generating program code generates rendering data from the intermediate data retained by said spooling program code and reoutputs the rendering data to said rendering means.

49. The computer-readable storage medium containing a program according to claim 48, further comprising a print data generating program code for converting the rendering data inputted from said data-generating program code via said rendering means controlled by said operating system to print-data that can be interpreted by said printer.

50. The computer-readable storage medium containing a program according to claim 49, further comprising a transmitting program code for transmitting the print-data to said printer via a network, the print-data having been converted and generated by the print-data generating program code.

51. The computer-readable storage medium containing a program according to claim 50, wherein the previewing can be started before spooling of all logical pages.

52-76. -76. (canceled)

77. A program for controlling preview display of document data generated by an application, comprising:

data-generating program code for obtaining page-specification information for the document data to generate perspective-reverse-face rendering data when the page-specification information is a double-side-faces specification, and

displaying-and-controlling program code for performing control so that displaying means displays a perspective-reverse-face preview of the document data according to the generated perspective-reverse-face rendering data.

78. The program according to claim 77, further comprising a specification program code for specifying whether perspective-reverse faces are previewed or only obverse faces are displayed when previewing is performed for the document data for which the double-side-faces specification is set, wherein, when said specification program code specifies that only the obverse faces are displayed, said data-generating program code generates rendering data for only obverse faces of logical pages alternately every one page.

79. The program according to claim 78, wherein

said specification program code specifies one of an even-number page and an odd-number page to be an obverse face, and

said data-generating program code generates rendering data by assuming the specified page to be the obverse face.

80. The program according to claim 77, further comprising a spooling program code for receiving the document data via rendering means controlled by an operating system and retaining the document data as intermediate data, wherein said data-generating program code generates rendering data from the intermediate data retained by said spooling program code and reoutputs the rendering data to said rendering means.

81. The program according to claim 80, further comprising a print-data generating program code for converting the rendering data inputted from said data-generating program code via said rendering means controlled by said operating system to print-data that can be interpreted by said printer.

82. The program according to claim 81, further comprising a transmitting program code for transmitting the print-data to said printer via a network, the print-data having been converted and generated by the print-data generating program code.

83. The program according to claim 82, wherein the previewing can be started before spooling of all logical pages.

84. to 88. (canceled)