Image processing device for printing a plurality of manuscript data sets in prescribed order based on composition guideline data
First Claim
1. An image processing device comprising:
- a first acquiring unit for acquiring composition guideline data containing information specifying a plurality of manuscript data sets formed by a plurality of users which are different from each other, and specifying an output order of the plurality of manuscript data sets;
a second acquiring unit for accessing a first external device among a plurality of external devices based on the composition guideline data to acquire at least one of the plurality of manuscript data sets from a shared data storage unit of each user of the first external device via communication; and
an output instruction unit for issuing an output instruction for outputting, in an order indicated by the composition guideline data, the plurality of manuscript data sets specified by the composition guideline data, including the at least one manuscript data set acquired by the second acquiring unit, whereinthe composition guideline data further contains user authentication information for accessing the shared data storage unit of each user, the user authentication information being specified for each of the plurality of manuscript data sets, and the second acquiring unit acquires the manuscript data sets from the shared data storage unit corresponding to the information specifying the manuscript data cct sets of the composition guideline data.
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Abstract
An image processing device acquires composition guideline data containing information specifying a plurality of manuscript data sets and the printing order of the data sets. The image processing device accesses an external device based on composition guideline data to acquire at least one of the manuscript data sets from that external device via communication. A print instruction is issued such that the plurality of manuscript data sets specified by composition guideline data, including the acquired manuscript data set, are printed in the order indicated by composition guideline data. Thus, a plurality of manuscript data sets may be easily printed in a prescribed order based on composition guideline data.
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16 Claims
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1. An image processing device comprising:
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a first acquiring unit for acquiring composition guideline data containing information specifying a plurality of manuscript data sets formed by a plurality of users which are different from each other, and specifying an output order of the plurality of manuscript data sets; a second acquiring unit for accessing a first external device among a plurality of external devices based on the composition guideline data to acquire at least one of the plurality of manuscript data sets from a shared data storage unit of each user of the first external device via communication; and an output instruction unit for issuing an output instruction for outputting, in an order indicated by the composition guideline data, the plurality of manuscript data sets specified by the composition guideline data, including the at least one manuscript data set acquired by the second acquiring unit, wherein the composition guideline data further contains user authentication information for accessing the shared data storage unit of each user, the user authentication information being specified for each of the plurality of manuscript data sets, and the second acquiring unit acquires the manuscript data sets from the shared data storage unit corresponding to the information specifying the manuscript data cct sets of the composition guideline data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling an image processing device comprising:
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a first acquiring step acquiring composition guideline data containing information specifying a plurality of manuscript data sets formed by a plurality of users which are different from each other, and specifying an output order of the plurality of manuscript data sets; a second acquiring step accessing an external device among a plurality of external devices based on the composition guideline data to acquire at least one of the plurality of manuscript data sets from a shared data storage unit of each user of the external device via communication; and an output instruction step issuing an output instruction for outputting, in an order indicated by the composition guideline data, the plurality of manuscript data sets specified by the composition guideline data, including the at least one manuscript data set acquired at the second acquiring step, wherein the composition guideline data further contains user authentication information for accessing the shared data storage unit of each user, the user authentication information being specified for each of the plurality of manuscript data sets, and in the second acquiring step, the manuscript data sets are acquired from the shared data storage unit corresponding to the information specifying the manuscript data sets of the composition guideline data.
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program for an image processing device, the control program causing a computer to execute processing comprising the steps of:
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a first acquiring step acquiring composition guideline data containing information specifying a plurality of manuscript data sets formed by a plurality of users which are different from each other, and specifying an output order of the plurality of manuscript data sets; a second acquiring step accessing an external device among a plurality of external devices based on the composition guideline data to acquire at least one of the plurality of manuscript data sets from a shared data storage unit of each user of the external device via communication; and an output instruction step issuing an output instruction for outputting, in an order indicated by the composition guideline data, the plurality of manuscript data sets specified by the composition guideline data, including the at least one manuscript data set acquired at the second acquiring step, wherein the composition guideline data further contains user authentication information for accessing the shared data storage unit of each user, the user authentication information being specified for each of the plurality of manuscript data sets, and in the second acquiring step, the manuscript data sets are acquired from the shared data storage unit corresponding to the information specifying the manuscript data sets of the composition guideline data.
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