Print target data processing apparatus, print target data processing method, and storage medium, which control division into plural print media

• US 9,569,704 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2013
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): Dulaney, Benjamin O
• Application Number:
  US13/960,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20140063512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,288 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1208 resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1244 Job translation or job parsing, e.g. page banding
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1252 for sheet based media
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/1843 Changing size or raster resolution
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10004 Still image; Photographic image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/60 Analysis of geometric attributes

Abstract

An imaging apparatus includes: an image obtaining unit which obtains print target data to be printed; a second print size specifying unit which specifies a print size for printing the obtained print target image on one or more print media; a print medium size specifying unit which specifies a size of the print media on which the print target data is printed; and a division judging unit which judges whether or not the print target data is divided into the plural print media when being printed, on the basis of the specified print size and the specified size of the print media.

Claims

1. A print target data processing apparatus comprising:

a file memory, and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to perform functions comprising;

obtaining print target data which is to be printed;

specifying a print size for printing the obtained print target data on one or more print media;

specifying a size of the print media on which the print target data is to be printed;

judging whether or not the print target data is divided into the plural print media when being printed, based on the specified print size and the specified size of the print media;

determining a pixel pitch of pixels constituting the print target data at a time of printing the print target data in the specified print size on the print media; and

determining a pixel pitch of pixels constituting a specific object portion at a time of printing the specific object portion in the specified print size on the print media, based on a number of all pixels constituting the print target data and a ratio of the specific object portion to an image.

2. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an imaging device,

wherein the processor obtains, as the print target data, image data including the specific object portion of an image imaged by the imaging device,

wherein the processor further specifies an actual size of a specific object, and

wherein the processor specifies the print size of the image data for printing the specific object portion included in the obtained image data in the actual size of the specified specific object on the print media.

3. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor specifies the print size based on information correlated to the obtained print target data.

4. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an input device,

wherein the processor specifies the print size which is assigned based on a predetermined operation in the input device by a user.

5. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor generates plural image files by dividing the print target data into plural pieces of data and correlates the generated plural image files to one another.

6. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor determines the pixel pitch of pixels constituting the specific object portion at a time of printing the specific object portion in the actual size on the print media, based on the actual size of the specific object.

7. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor determines the pixel pitch of pixels constituting the specific object portion at the time of printing the specific object portion in an actual size of a specific object corresponding to the specific object portion on the print media, based on the number of pixels constituting the image data and the ratio of the specific object to the image.

8. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor further generates an image file including related information which is relevant to the print target data.

9. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the processor further generates the image file in which a size of the related information is changed, based on the specified print size.

10. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor obtains, from the printer, the size of the print media with which the printer can perform printing, and specifies the obtained size.

11. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an input device,

wherein the processor specifies the size of the print media, which size is assigned based on a predetermined operation in the input device by a user.

12. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the processor generates plural image files so that positional information of a divided image therein with respect to the print target data is included in each of the plural image files, and

the processor carries out control to store in the file memory the plural image files including the generated respective positional information.

13. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the data of the divided image includes an overlap width portion corresponding to the positional information.

14. The print target data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor generates a file for the print target data, the print target data including print information for being printed on the print media of the specified size as a print condition for a printer, when the print target data is judged not to be divided into the plural print media.

15. A method for processing print target data by using a print target data processing apparatus, the method comprising:

an obtaining processing to obtain print target data which is to be printed;

a first specifying processing to specify a print size for printing the print target data obtained by the obtaining processing on one or more print media;

a second specifying processing to specify a size of the print media on which the print target data is printed;

a judging processing to judge whether or not the print target data is divided into the plural print media when being printed, based on the print size specified by the first specifying processing and the size of the print media specified by the second specifying processing;

a first determining processing to determine a pixel pitch of pixels constituting the print target data at a time of printing the print target data in the specified print size on the print media; and

a second determining processing to determine a pixel pitch of pixels constituting a specific object portion at a time of printing the specific object portion in the specified print size on the print media, based on a number of all pixels constituting the print target data and a ratio of the specific object portion to an image.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a program that is executable by a computer of a print target data processing apparatus, the program being executable by the computer to cause the computer to perform functions comprising:

an obtaining function to obtain print target data which is to be printed;

a first specifying function to specify a print size for printing the print target data obtained by the obtaining function on one or more print media;

a second specifying function to specify a size of the print media on which the print target data is printed;

a judging function to judge whether or not the print target data is divided into the plural print media when being printed, based on the print size specified by the first specifying function and the size of the print media specified by the second specifying function;

a first determining function to determine a pixel pitch of pixels constituting the print target data at a time of printing the print target data in the specified print size on the print media; and

a second determining function to determine a pixel pitch of pixels constituting a specific object portion at a time of printing the specific object portion in the specified print size on the print media, based on a number of all pixels constituting the print target data and a ratio of the specific object portion to an image.