Print controlling device, image forming device, print controlling method, and computer readable recording medium storing control program
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1. A print controlling device comprising:
- a control unit to control printing according to an instruction which relates to the printing;
wherein the control unit;
analyzes a page description language which relates to the printing, and determines whether the printing is practically monochrome printing or color printing; and
changes a first command of the page description language to a second command for monochrome printing when it is determined that the printing is monochrome printing.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a print controlling device including a control unit to control printing according to an instruction which relates to the printing, wherein the control unit analyzes a page description language which relates to the printing, determines whether the printing is practically monochrome printing or color printing, and changes a first command of the page description language to a second command for monochrome printing when it is determined that the printing is monochrome printing.
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1. A print controlling device comprising:
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a control unit to control printing according to an instruction which relates to the printing;
wherein the control unit;
analyzes a page description language which relates to the printing, and determines whether the printing is practically monochrome printing or color printing; and
changes a first command of the page description language to a second command for monochrome printing when it is determined that the printing is monochrome printing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An image forming device comprising:
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a receiving unit to receive an instruction which relates to printing;
a control unit to control the printing according to the instruction which relates to the printing received by the receiving unit; and
a printing unit to execute the printing according to a control from the control unit;
wherein the control unit;
analyzes a page description language which relates to the printing, and determines whether the printing is practically monochrome printing or color printing; and
changes a first command of the page description language to a second command for monochrome printing when it is determined that the printing is monochrome printing. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A print controlling method comprising:
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analyzing a page description language which relates to a printing, and determining whether the printing is practically monochrome printing or color printing; and
changing a first command of the page description language to a second command for monochrome printing when it is determined that the printing is monochrome printing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A computer readable recording medium that stores a control program which is executed by a control unit of a print controlling device that controls printing according to an instruction which relates to the printing, the control program causing the control unit execute:
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analyzing a page description language which relates to the printing, and determining whether the printing is practically monochrome printing or color printing; and
changing a first command of the page description language to a second command for monochrome printing when it is determined that the printing is monochrome printing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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