PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus, the print control apparatus comprising:
- a manipulation inputter configured to receive a command to print a document;
a controller configured to calculate a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document, and determine a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount;
a printer driver configured to generate print data on the document according to the determined print saving mode; and
a communication interface configured to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus.
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Abstract
A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus, an image forming apparatus, a print control method, an image forming method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided. The print control apparatus includes a manipulation inputter configured to receive a command to print a document, a controller configured to calculate a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document, and determine a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount, a printer driver configured to generate print data on the document according to the determined print saving mode, and a communication interface configured to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus, the print control apparatus comprising:
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a manipulation inputter configured to receive a command to print a document; a controller configured to calculate a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document, and determine a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount; a printer driver configured to generate print data on the document according to the determined print saving mode; and a communication interface configured to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus, the print control apparatus comprising:
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a manipulation inputter configured to receive a command to print a document; a controller configured to calculate a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving mode applicable to the document, and determine a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount; a printer driver configured to generate print data on the document; and a communication interface configured to transmit the generated print data and information on the determined print saving mode to the image forming apparatus.
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10. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive print data; a controller to calculate a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving mode applicable to the print data, and determine a print saving mode to be applied to the print data based on the calculated toner amount; and an image forming unit to print the received print data using the determined print saving mode.
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11. A print control method, the method comprising:
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receiving a command to print a document; calculating a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document and determining a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount; generating print data on the document according to the determined print saving mode; and transmitting the generated print data to an image forming apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A print control method, comprising:
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receiving a command to print a document; calculating a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving mode applicable to the document and determining a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount; generating print data on the document; and transmitting the generated print data and information on the determined print saving mode to an image forming apparatus.
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19. An image forming method, comprising:
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receiving print data; calculating a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document and determining a print saving mode to be applied to the print data based on the calculated toner amount; and printing the received print data using the determined print saving mode.
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program to execute a print control method, wherein the print control method comprises:
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receiving a command to print a document; calculating a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document and determining a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount; generating print data on the document according to the determined print saving mode; and transmitting the generated print data to an image forming apparatus
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