Information processor, method for processing information and memory medium for storing program readable by computer
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1. An information processor for generating printing data to be transmitted to a printer comprising:
- an intermediate code conversion unit for converting data to be printed which is generated by an application into a print job of an intermediate code format and temporarily storing the print job in association with print setting information for the data to be printed;
a composition instructing unit for instructing a plurality of print jobs of the intermediate code format converted by said intermediate code conversion unit to be composed together so as to generate one composed job;
a discrimination unit for analyzing the print setting information of the plurality of print jobs stored by said intermediate code conversion unit when said composition instructing unit instructs the plurality of print jobs to be composed together so as to obtain one composed job, and for discriminating whether the plurality of print jobs have a same print setting or different print settings for a certain print setting item for which each print job is allowed to have one unique print setting;
a confirmation message display unit for, if said discrimination unit discriminates that the plurality of print jobs have different print settings for the print setting item, displaying a confirmation message indicating that the different print settings should be unified to a common print setting; and
a setting unifier unit for generating the print setting information for the composed job based on the common print setting, after said confirmation message display unit displays the confirmation message.
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Abstract
In order to compose a plurality of print jobs together to prepare one composed job and provide a desired printed result with no inconvenience to a user, an information processor of the present invention includes a generator for generating print setting information for the composed job, for analyzing the print setting information of a plurality of print jobs and unifying information which can be respectively set only to one print job when a plurality of print jobs are instructed to be composed together so as to obtain one composed job.
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1. An information processor for generating printing data to be transmitted to a printer comprising:
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an intermediate code conversion unit for converting data to be printed which is generated by an application into a print job of an intermediate code format and temporarily storing the print job in association with print setting information for the data to be printed; a composition instructing unit for instructing a plurality of print jobs of the intermediate code format converted by said intermediate code conversion unit to be composed together so as to generate one composed job; a discrimination unit for analyzing the print setting information of the plurality of print jobs stored by said intermediate code conversion unit when said composition instructing unit instructs the plurality of print jobs to be composed together so as to obtain one composed job, and for discriminating whether the plurality of print jobs have a same print setting or different print settings for a certain print setting item for which each print job is allowed to have one unique print setting; a confirmation message display unit for, if said discrimination unit discriminates that the plurality of print jobs have different print settings for the print setting item, displaying a confirmation message indicating that the different print settings should be unified to a common print setting; and a setting unifier unit for generating the print setting information for the composed job based on the common print setting, after said confirmation message display unit displays the confirmation message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for generating printing data to be transmitted to a printer comprising:
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an intermediate code conversion step of converting data to be printed which is generated by an application into a print job of an intermediate code format and temporarily storing the print job in association with print setting information for the data to be printed; a composition instructing step of instructing a plurality of print jobs of the intermediate code format converted in said intermediate code conversion step to be composed together so as to generate one composed job; a discrimination step of analyzing the print setting information of the plurality of print jobs stored in said intermediate code conversion step when, in said composition instructing step, the plurality of print jobs are instructed to be composed together so as to obtain one composed job, and discriminating whether the plurality of print jobs have a same print setting or different print settings for a certain print setting item for which each print job is allowed to have one unique print setting; a confirmation message display step of, if said discrimination step discriminates that the plurality of print jobs have different print settings for the print setting item, displaying a confirmation message indicating that the different print settings should be unified to a common print setting; and a setting unifier step of generating the print setting information for the composed job based on the common print setting, after said confirmation message display step displays the confirmation message. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer-readable memory medium which stores a printing data generating program for generating printing data to be transmitted to a printer, the program comprising:
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code for an intermediate code conversion step of converting data to be printed which is generated by an application into a print job of an intermediate code format and temporarily storing the print job in association with print setting information for the data to be printed; code for a composition instructing step of instructing a plurality of print jobs of the intermediate code format converted by said code for an intermediate code conversion step to be composed together so as to generate one composed job; code for a discrimination step of analyzing the print setting information of the plurality of print jobs stored by said code for an intermediate code conversion step when said code for a composition instructing step instructs the plurality of print jobs to be composed together so as to obtain one composed job, and discriminating whether the plurality of print jobs have a same print setting or different print settings for a certain print setting item for which each print job is allowed to have one unique print setting; code for a confirmation message display step of, if said code for a discrimination step discriminates that the plurality of print jobs have different print settings for the print setting item, displaying a confirmation message indicating that the different print settings should be unified to a common print setting; and code for a setting unifier step of generating the print setting information for the composed job based on the common print setting after said code for a confirmation message display step displays the confirmation message. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A printing data generating program for generating printing data to be transmitted to a printer, said program comprising:
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code for an intermediate code conversion step of converting data to be printed which is generated by an application into a print job of an intermediate code format and temporarily storing the print job in association with print setting information for the data to be printed; code for a composition instructing step of instructing a plurality of print jobs of the intermediate code format converted by said code for an intermediate code conversion step to be composed together so as to generate one composed job; code for a discrimination step of analyzing the print setting information of the plurality of print jobs stored by said code for an intermediate code conversion step when said code for a composition instructing step instructs the plurality of print jobs to be composed together so as to obtain one composed job, and discriminating whether the plurality of print jobs have a same print setting or different print settings for a certain print setting item for which each print job is allowed to have one unique print setting; code for a confirmation message display step of, if said code for a discrimination step discriminates that the plurality of print jobs have different print settings for the print setting item, displaying a confirmation message indicating that the different print settings should be unified to a common print setting; and code for a setting unifier step of generating the print setting information for the composed job based on the common print setting after said code for a confirmation message display step displays the confirmation message. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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