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 including at least one object;
a controller configured to determine a plurality of print saving modes that are applicable to the document based on an attribute of the at least one object of the document, calculate a toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes, compare the calculated toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes with a preset toner amount, select a print saving mode in which a difference between the preset toner amount and the calculated toner amount is at a minimum amount from among the plurality of print saving modes, and determine the selected print saving mode as a print saving mode to be applied to the document;
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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18 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 including at least one object; a controller configured to determine a plurality of print saving modes that are applicable to the document based on an attribute of the at least one object of the document, calculate a toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes, compare the calculated toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes with a preset toner amount, select a print saving mode in which a difference between the preset toner amount and the calculated toner amount is at a minimum amount from among the plurality of print saving modes, and determine the selected print saving mode as a print saving mode to be applied to the document; 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)
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8. 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 including at least one object; a controller configured to determine a plurality of print saving modes that are applicable to the document based on an attribute of the at least one object of the document, calculate a toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes, compare the calculated toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes with a preset toner amount, select a print saving mode in which a difference between the preset toner amount and the calculated toner amount is at a minimum amount from among the plurality of print saving modes, and determine the selected print saving mode as a print saving mode to be applied to the document; 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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9. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive print data including at least one object; a controller to determine a plurality of print saving modes that are applicable to the print data based on an attribute of the at least one object of the print data, calculate a toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes, compare the calculated toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes with a preset toner amount, select a print saving mode in which a difference between the preset toner amount and the calculated toner amount is at a minimum amount from among the plurality of print saving modes, and determine the selected print saving mode as a print saving mode to be applied to the print data; and an image forming unit to print the received print data using the determined print saving mode.
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10. A print control method, the method comprising:
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receiving a command to print a document including at least one object; determining a plurality of print saving modes that are applicable to the document based on an attribute of the at least one object of the document; calculating a toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes; comparing the calculated toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes with a preset toner amount; selecting a print saving mode in which a difference between the preset toner amount and the calculated toner amount is at a minimum amount from among the plurality of print saving modes; determining the selected print saving mode as a print saving mode to be applied to the document; 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 (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A print control method, comprising:
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receiving a command to print a document including at least one object; determining a plurality of print saving modes that are applicable to the document based on an attribute of the at least one object of the document; calculating a toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes; comparing the calculated toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes with a preset toner amount; selecting a print saving mode in which a difference between the preset toner amount and the calculated toner amount is at a minimum amount from among the plurality of print saving modes; determining the selected print saving mode as a print saving mode to be applied to the document; 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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17. An image forming method, comprising:
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receiving print data including at least one object; determining a plurality of print saving modes that are applicable to the print data based on an attribute of the at least one object of the print data; calculating a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document; comparing the calculated toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes with a preset toner amount; selecting a print saving mode in which a difference between the preset toner amount and the calculated toner amount is at a minimum amount from among the plurality of print saving modes; determining the selected print saving mode to be applied to the print data; and printing the received print data using the determined print saving mode.
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18. 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 including at least one object; determining a plurality of print saving modes that are applicable to the document based on an attribute of the at least one object of the document; calculating a toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes; comparing the calculated toner amount for each of the plurality of print saving modes with a preset toner amount; selecting a print saving mode in which a difference between the preset toner amount and the calculated toner amount is at a minimum amount from among the plurality of print saving modes; determining the selected print saving mode as a print saving mode to be applied to the;
document;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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