JPH1158853A - Apparatus and method for processing printing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable outputs reflecting a user's intention by determining an output direction from a map on the basis of an output data size with the use of the map defining an output paper direction when a printing process is carried out. SOLUTION: A paper direction-obtaining function 202 obtains information of a paper set at present from a printer paper information file in a memory device 207 that can be accessed by a printer 208 or an output control device, thereby obtaining a size of the present paper and a direction in which the paper is set. A data direction-obtaining function 203 obtains a direction of printing data detected on the basis of printing data, a printing parameter and an attribute sent in accordance with a printing requirement from a client apparatus. A printing direction-controlling function 204 is carried out on the basis of an output paper direction-setting map which is a description to set a printing paper direction. In this case, the output paper direction-setting map is preserved on a file or floppy disk of a memory device 209 accessible by the output control device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a print processing apparatus and a print processing method, and in a print processing of print data generated by a document and drawing preparation apparatus or an image processing apparatus, is set in a print data output apparatus. Prevent output interruption due to paper shortage and respond to user needs by executing flexible paper selection according to the user's request and paper status in the output device from multiple different paper sizes / paper orientations The present invention relates to a print processing apparatus and a print processing method capable of outputting optimum print data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a print control system for executing a printing process, control items required when printing output data include paper mapping control, scale control, output direction control, and the like. The paper mapping is a control for determining a paper size for outputting print data and selecting a paper of the determined size. In the paper mapping in the conventional print processing apparatus, the paper is generally selected by an automatic paper selection function or by outputting to a paper selected by a user setting. Automatic paper selection is a function for automatically selecting the smallest paper size from among the paper sizes in which the data fits according to the size of the data to be output.

The scale control is a control for executing enlargement or reduction of output data, and a conventional general scale control method has an automatic scaling function. This is achieved by applying an enlargement / reduction ratio based on the paper size, for example, paper sizes A3 to A4 or A4 to B5.
The magnification is changed by a preset enlargement or reduction ratio of 18 times, 1.414 times or the like.

The output direction control determines and executes the output in the vertical or horizontal direction of the output paper. The output direction control is particularly important in a print processing apparatus having a paper folding function. . Conventionally, the output direction is generally fixedly determined by the automatic paper selection function described above or by the output paper tray selected by the user.

[0005] As a conventional technique which has developed the above-described print control, there is the following technique. JP-A-04-25587
No. 2 determines the paper size based on the document size and the magnification in automatic paper selection, and determines whether the paper tray
A configuration is disclosed in which a paper tray on which printing is performed is more efficiently selected based on information such as “no paper” and a preset priority order of a selected tray.

In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-331163, a paper size to be printed is set in advance, and reduction / enlargement of print data is executed in accordance with the set paper size.
1 illustrates a printing apparatus that executes print processing of a plurality of print data while unifying one print size.

In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H5-270097, the size and direction of a sheet that can be fed are compared with the output size and direction of the print data specified by the print information, and the print data is output based on the comparison result. There is disclosed a processing device for executing printout by executing enlargement / reduction and rotation of the image.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 5-1000053 discloses an automatic scaling mode in which an appropriate magnification is calculated from document size data and transfer paper size data, and the data is scaled so that an image of the whole area of the document is formed on transfer paper. There is disclosed a print processing apparatus having a manual scaling mode for manually performing multi-stage magnification selection, and a combined mode for combining these two modes. If the combined mode is set, an automatic scaling mode is set. An apparatus is shown in which the control to add the scaling factor M2 set by the manual scaling factor after obtaining the appropriate scaling factor M1 in the magnification mode can be performed and a more appropriate scaling factor can be easily set.

[0009]

However, in the above-described paper mapping or output direction control in the conventional print control system, the output paper is automatically selected from the print data size, or the user is requested to print out the print request. It is done depending on whether it is set sequentially at the time,
For example, in a printer / plotter with a paper folding function,
Unless the output paper corresponding to the data size / direction to be printed is set in the tray of the output device for each print size in consideration of the paper direction, the paper folding by the paper folding function is performed as expected by the user. In some cases.

Further, in a conventional printer / plotter capable of outputting the same paper size in both vertical and horizontal directions, when the user runs out of paper of a desired size and direction in the printer, the output is stopped. If the vertical data is output to the horizontal paper by rotation by the automatic rotation function, it is necessary to correct the paper direction of the output result later by reworking.

According to the print processing apparatus and print processing method of the present invention, an output paper direction setting map that defines the output paper direction according to the size of print data is created, and the output paper direction setting map is set in the output apparatus based on this map. Provided is a print processing apparatus and a print processing method which are configured to output print data by selecting an optimum sheet from a plurality of sheets and to enable output reflecting a user's intention.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a print processing apparatus according to the present invention converts print data to a sheet selected from a plurality of sheets having at least one of different sizes or directions. A print processing device that outputs and prints, a means for detecting a paper size and a direction that can be output by an output device such as a printer that executes printing, and print data or print parameters or attributes associated with the print data. Means for detecting an output data size and a data direction based on any of the above; an output paper direction setting map in which the output data size is associated with the output paper direction; and output data detected based on the output paper direction setting map. Output direction control means for setting the output paper direction from the size, and output for outputting print data on paper in the set output direction Characterized by comprising a stage, a.

Further, in the print processing apparatus of the present invention,
The output paper orientation setting map is stored in at least one storage unit connected to a network connected to a client device that issues a print request and a printer that executes output of print data, and responds to a print request from the client device. The selected output paper orientation setting map is used.

Further, in the print processing apparatus of the present invention,
The output paper orientation setting map is stored in at least one storage unit in the print control unit attached to the printer that executes the output of the print data, and the output paper orientation setting map selected in response to the print request from the client device is stored in the output paper orientation setting map. It is characterized by being used.

Further, in the print processing apparatus of the present invention,
The output paper direction setting map is selected according to an identifier in an attribute value sent together with print data or print parameters from a client device that issues a print request.

Further, in the print processing apparatus of the present invention,
The output paper direction setting map is selected according to a default value preset in a print control unit attached to the printer.

Further, in the print processing apparatus of the present invention,
The output paper direction setting map is generated in a client device that issues a print request, and is transferred to a print control unit of a printer that outputs print data.

Further, in the print processing apparatus of the present invention,
The output paper direction setting map is characterized by comprising data in which the output data size of the print data and the output paper direction are associated one-to-one.

Further, in the print processing apparatus of the present invention,
The output paper direction setting map has a configuration that allows setting of a “fixed” mode and a “priority” mode.
In the mode setting, a sheet only in the sheet direction set in the output sheet direction setting map is selected as an output sheet,
In the “priority” mode setting, the paper in the paper direction set in the output paper direction setting map is preferentially selected, and if there is no paper in the paper direction set in the output paper direction setting map, a different direction is selected. And outputting the selected sheet.

Further, the print processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the print processing apparatus has a rotation means for rotating the print data in accordance with the output paper direction set by the output paper direction setting map.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a print processing method for outputting print data to a sheet selected from a plurality of sheets having at least one of different sizes or directions and executing printing. Detecting the paper size and orientation that can be output by an output device such as a printer that executes the process, and detecting the output data size and data orientation based on either the print data or the print parameters or attributes associated with the print data Output direction control step for setting the output paper direction from the detected output data size based on an output paper direction setting map in which the output data size and the output paper direction are associated with each other. And a print data output step of outputting print data.

Further, in the print processing method of the present invention,
The output paper direction setting map has a configuration in which a “fixed” mode and a “priority” mode can be set. When the “fixed” mode is set, the output paper direction setting map is set in the output direction control step. Is selected as the output paper only in the paper direction set in, and when the “priority” mode is set, in the output direction control step,
The paper in the paper direction set in the output paper direction setting map is preferentially selected, and if there is no paper in the paper direction set in the output paper direction setting map, the paper in a different direction is selected and output. It is characterized by having comprised.

[0023]

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of a print processing apparatus according to the present invention. The print processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes printers 1 and 101, an output control device 102 connected to the printer 1, printers 2 and 103, a client device 10.
4 and a database 105, and each component is connected by a network 106 so that data communication is possible.

In the embodiment shown in FIG.
2 is connected to the printers 1 and 101, but a configuration in which the output control device is incorporated in the printer and integrated with the printer is also possible. The network shown in FIG. 1 further includes a plurality of client devices, printers,
A database may be connected.

Printer 1, 101 and Printer 2,
Reference numeral 103 denotes printing of data transferred from the client device 104 or the database 105 via the network in accordance with a print request from the client device 104. The printers 1 and 101 are connected to a network via an output control device 102, and a print request from the client device 104 is received by the output control device 102. The output of the printers 2 and 103 is controlled by the printer 2
Executed within

Printer 1, 101 and Printer 2,
Reference numeral 103 denotes various sizes such as A3, A4, B4, and B5 so that printing on paper of a plurality of sizes and directions is possible.
It has a predetermined number of trays for accommodating sheets of the same size in the vertical and horizontal directions so that they can be output in the vertical and horizontal directions, and has a print sheet supply mechanism for supplying a sheet selected from a plurality of set sheets to the output unit. And print data can be output to the selected paper.

Although not shown, the printer may be provided with, for example, a paper folding function, a punch function, a staple function, a binder function, and the like. For the output sheet, processing such as folding, punching, binding using staples, or binding using punch holes is performed according to each function.

If the output control device 102 is provided with a scaling function for enlarging / reducing print data and a rotation function for rotating print data, the output data is enlarged / reduced as necessary. Reduction and rotation processes are performed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block diagram necessary for executing print processing in the print processing apparatus of the present invention. The functional block diagram of FIG. 2 will be described in comparison with each component of the print processing apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 2, a print request 201 is made by the client device 104 shown in FIG. For example, this print request 20
In the case where the printing according to No. 1 is executed in the printers 1 and 101, the print request is first received by the output control device 102.

The output control device 102 has a paper direction acquisition function 202, a data direction acquisition function 203, a print direction control function 204, and a data rotation function 205. The paper orientation acquisition function 202 acquires the currently set paper information from the printer paper information file in the storage device 207 accessible by the printer 208 or the output control device 102, and sets the existing paper size and the paper size. Get the direction you are. For example, A3 size
If the print paper direction is vertical and horizontal, and the A2 size paper is set only in the horizontal direction in the printer 208, the information regarding the paper size and direction set in the printer acquired by the output control device 102 is [A3, vertical] ], [A3,
Horizontal], [A2. Horizontal].

Further, the paper direction acquisition function 202 determines whether or not there is a paper corresponding to the size of the print data determined based on the print data, print parameters, attributes, and the like sent in response to the print request from the client device. Information may be obtained, or if the print request is a print request that specifies the size and direction of the output paper, these may be detected, and only information on the presence or absence of paper in those sizes and directions may be obtained. Good.

The data direction acquisition function 203 includes print data sent in response to a print request from a client device,
This is a function for acquiring the direction of print data detected based on print parameters and attributes.

The above-described paper direction obtaining function 202 and data direction obtaining function 203 can be operated in parallel or serially in the output control device 102, and the operation order is not limited.

The print direction control function 204 is a function executed based on an output paper direction setting map as a setting description for setting the print paper direction shown in FIG. The output paper direction setting map is stored in a file system of a storage device 209 accessible by the output control device 102 or on a floppy disk.

The output paper direction setting map may be created by the print client at the time of a print request, and may be sent together with the print request. Also, a plurality of maps created in advance are stored on a network or in a storage medium such as a file system or a ROM in an output control device, and an output paper direction setting map to be used based on parameters, attributes, and the like at the time of a print request. Or an output paper direction setting map set in advance as a default may be used.

Here, the output paper direction setting map shown in FIG. 4 will be described in detail. The setting in the output sheet direction setting map enables to describe all the sheets that can be set by an output device such as a printer or only the sheets that need to be controlled in the printing direction. For each sheet to be set, the printing direction is portrait (portrait) and landscape (landsc).
ape), automatic (auto) mode can be set,
The mode is fixed (fix), priority (prior)
Can be set.

The output control device 102 associates the output paper size of the print data sent in response to the print request from the client device, the print data determined according to the print parameters and the attributes with the output paper direction setting map. ,
Controls the output paper direction in the output device.

The output paper size of the print data is, for example, A0
Or, in the case of A1, the printing direction in the output paper direction setting map shown in FIG.
e), and portrait. In addition, these setting modes are designated as fixed (fix). In the case of such a setting, the output processing is performed in the printing direction specified in the output paper direction setting map. Paper in different directions is not selected for printing paper selection. If there is no paper in the specified print direction, the output is interrupted and the paper supply is awaited. In this case, only when the data direction is different from the designated print paper direction, the print data is rotated by the data rotation function 205 of FIG. 2 so that the data direction and the print paper direction become the same.

The output paper size of the print data is, for example, A2
In the output paper direction setting map shown in FIG. 4, the printing direction is “landscape”. In these setting modes, priority is specified. In such a setting, if the paper in the printing direction specified in the output paper direction setting map is set on an output device such as a printer, the output process is performed on the paper in the specified direction. If there is no paper in the specified direction in the output device, and paper of the same size and in a different direction is set in the output device, that paper is selected as the output paper and the output process is executed. The print data is rotated by the function 205 so that the data direction is the same as the print paper direction.

The output paper size of the print data is, for example, A3
In the output paper direction setting map shown in FIG. 4, the printing direction is automatic. In these setting modes, priority is specified. In this case, paper in the same direction as the data direction is selected and data output, that is, print processing is executed. If there is no paper in the direction specified in the output paper direction setting map shown in FIG. 4 in the output device as a printer, the print data is rotated by the data rotation function 205 in FIG. Output processing is performed for.

When the setting mode of the size A3 of the output paper direction setting map shown in FIG. 4 is, for example, fixed (fix), the printing direction is automatic (auto), so that the printing direction is basically the same as the data direction. Paper is selected and data is output, but paper in a direction different from the data direction is not selected for printing paper selection. If there is no paper in the same direction as the data direction, the output is interrupted and paper supply is waited. Therefore, in the case of this setting, the rotation processing of the print data by the data rotation function 205 is not executed.

The above-described print direction control processing is executed using the output paper direction setting map. If the print request from the client device specifies the size and direction of the output paper, the print request is given priority. May be set to When an output parameter for determining a print style is sent from a print instruction unit that executes print control, the information is processed with priority.

FIG. 3 shows an output control flow using the output paper direction setting map. In step 301, when there is a print request from the client device, the output control device acquires data relating to the paper direction of the print paper set in a printer capable of outputting data of the data size accompanying the print request.

In step 303, the data direction of the data requested to be printed is detected. Further, in step 304, print direction setting information in the output sheet direction setting map is obtained.

When the print direction setting in the output paper direction setting map is the fixed direction (fix) mode (step 30)
5: Yes), the process proceeds to step 306, and it is determined whether or not the sheet in the setting direction in the setting map is set to be printable in the printer. If the orientation setting in the output paper orientation setting map is portrait or landscape, the paper in the corresponding direction is considered.If the orientation setting is automatic, the presence or absence of portrait or landscape paper is determined according to the data direction. You. If it is determined that there is no paper in the set direction (step 30)
6: No), it is determined that printing cannot be performed with the settings, and printing is stopped.

If the paper in the set direction is set in the printer and is in a printable state (step 306: Yes),
Proceeding to step 307, a comparison is made between the data direction and the direction of the output paper. The data direction is determined based on print data, print parameters, and attributes from the client device. If the print direction setting in the output paper direction setting map is “auto”, the setting direction paper determination in step 306 is basically performed based on the data direction, so the data rotation processing in step 308 Is not performed, but the print direction setting in the output paper direction setting map is set to “portrait” or “horizontal (l).
In the case of "andscale)," the data direction does not always match the set output paper direction.
Therefore, if the data direction and the output paper direction do not match in step 307 (step 307: No), data rotation processing is executed in step 308, and then printing processing (step 314) is executed. If the data direction matches the output paper direction (step 30)
7: Yes) is the printing process as it is (step 314).
Execute

In step 305, if the print direction setting in the output paper direction setting map is not the fixed direction (fix) mode (step 305: No), that is, if it is the direction priority (prior) mode, the process proceeds to step 309 and It is determined whether the paper in the set direction in the map is set in the printer so as to be printable. If the orientation setting in the output paper orientation setting map is portrait or landscape, the paper in the corresponding direction is considered.If the orientation setting is automatic, the presence or absence of portrait or landscape paper is determined according to the data direction. You.

The paper in the set direction is set in the printer,
When it is in a printable state (Step 309: Yes)
Proceeds to step 310, where the data direction and the output paper direction are compared. If the data direction does not match the output paper direction in step 310 (step 310:
No), the data is rotated in step 311 and then the printing process (step 314) is executed. If the data direction matches the output paper direction (step 310: Yes), the printing process (step 314) is executed as it is.

If it is determined in step 309 that there is no paper in the set direction, then in step 312,
It is determined whether sheets of different directions are set in the printer. If there is a sheet in a different direction, the data direction is compared with the direction of the output sheet in step 313. If the direction of the data and the sheet is different, the data is rotated in step 311 and then printed. It is processed. If they are the same, the printing process is performed as it is (step 31)
4) is done.

The output control using the output paper direction setting map shown in FIG.
n) is portrait (portrait) or horizontal (landsc)
The case of ape) is summarized as follows.

[0051]

[Table 1] [Specified direction] [Mode] [Setting direction paper] [Output paper] a Vertical / horizontal fixed Yes Set direction paper output * ab b Vertical / horizontal fixed None Output c c Vertical / horizontal priority Setting direction paper output * Ad Vertical / horizontal priority None Different direction paper output * a, b * a Rotation may occur depending on the data direction. * B Output is stopped if there is no paper in different direction.

On the other hand, the case where the designated direction is automatic is as follows.

[0053]

[Table 2] [Specified direction] [Mode] [Data direction paper] [Output paper] e Automatic fixed Yes Data direction paper output f Automatic fixed None Output aborted g Automatic priority enabled Data direction paper output h Automatic priority none Different direction paper output * C, d Involves rotation according to the * c data direction. * D If there is no other direction paper, output is stopped.

The relationship between data and output when printing is performed by applying the print processing apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which, in the output device 501 on which sheets of the same size to be operated and having different printing directions are set, the sheet direction of the printing result is not considered. By setting the paper direction to “automatic” in the print paper direction setting, a paper having the same direction as the direction of the print data is selected as a print paper, and a print process is performed, and an output result 502 is obtained. Even if one of the papers runs out of paper, the other paper is selected as the printing paper, so that printing is not interrupted.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the printing paper is manually closed with staples or a punch hole is opened and closed with a binder after printing. Since it is desirable that the paper direction of the printing result is the same, the printing paper direction is set. To "portrait" or "landscape"
Is set, the mode is set to “priority”, and the printing process is performed. FIG. 6 shows a case where the direction setting is “portrait”, and data of A4 length and A4 width are all printed and output in A4 length on the output device 601. In this case, A
Rotation processing is performed on the four horizontal data by the data rotation function. In this case, by setting the mode to “priority”, even if one of the sheets runs out of paper, the printing is not interrupted, and the printing paper direction can be manually adjusted before closing. That is, in the example of FIG. 6, when the A4 length paper is out of paper, printing is performed on A4 width paper. In this case, rotation processing is performed on the A4 vertical data by the data rotation function.

When the printing paper is automatically closed with staples or the printing paper is folded after printing, the expected result cannot be obtained unless the printing paper direction is the same. "" Or "Landscape" and the mode is set to "Fixed", and print processing is performed. By setting the mode to “fixed”, even if one sheet runs out of paper, the other sheet is not used.

In printing using a plurality of sizes of printing paper, an expected printing result can be obtained by setting an appropriate printing paper orientation for each size.

FIG. 7 shows a case where print data of A4 and A3 are mixed. In the output device 701, A4 portrait and landscape paper and A3 portrait and landscape paper are set. To obtain an output result as shown in FIG. 7, the output paper direction setting map is set as follows, for example.

[0060]

[Table 3]

If the setting is as described above, the output device 701
Selects fixed vertical paper for A4 data and horizontal paper for A3 data as output paper. As a result, the output results 702 have the same length in the height direction, and the printing paper is automatically stapled 703 after printing.
Work such as closing can be efficiently executed.

If the staples 803 are to be output in the form shown in FIG. 8 and output as a sheet only in the horizontal direction as shown in the output result 802 in FIG. 8, the output sheet direction setting map is set as follows, for example. I do.

[0063]

[Table 4]

If the setting is as described above, the output device 801
Can select a fixed horizontal sheet for A3 data and A4 data as an output sheet, and obtain an output result 802.

[0065]

As described above, according to the print processing apparatus and the print processing method of the present invention, when executing the print processing, the map is defined based on the output data size using the map defining the output paper direction. Since the output direction is determined from, the print output that steadily reflects the user's intention by the definition of the map becomes possible.

Further, according to the print processing apparatus and the print processing method of the present invention, a fixed mode and a priority mode can be set in the output paper direction setting map. In the fixed mode, paper selection only in the set paper direction is performed. In the priority mode, when the paper in the set paper direction runs out, the paper in a different direction is selected and output, so flexible print output by mode setting according to the user's application is possible Becomes

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration to which a print processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a print processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the print processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an output paper direction setting map according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example (part 1) of a print output to which the print processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example (part 2) of a print output to which the print processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example (part 3) of a print output to which the print processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example (part 4) of print output to which the print processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Printer 1 102 Output control device 103 Printer 2 104 Client device 105 Database 106 Network 201 Print request function 202 Paper direction acquisition function 203 Data direction acquisition function 204 Printing direction control function 205 Data rotation function 206 Printing function 207 Database 208 Printer 209 Database

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A print processing apparatus that outputs print data to a sheet selected from a plurality of sheets having at least one of different sizes and / or directions, and executes the printing. Means for detecting the paper size and direction that can be output in the apparatus; means for detecting the output data size and data direction based on print data or any of print parameters or attributes associated with the print data; and the output data. An output paper direction setting map in which a size and an output paper direction are associated with each other; an output direction control unit configured to set an output paper direction from the detected output data size based on the output paper direction setting map; Output means for outputting the print data on paper in the output direction. Place. 2. An output paper direction setting map is stored in a storage unit connected to a network connected to a client device that issues a print request and a printer that executes output of print data. 2. The print processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an output paper direction setting map selected according to a print request from the printer is used. 3. The output paper direction setting map is stored in at least one storage unit in a print control unit attached to a printer that executes print data output, and is selected in response to a print request from the client device. 2. An output paper orientation setting map is used.
The print processing apparatus according to the above. 4. The output paper direction setting map is selected according to an identifier in an attribute value sent together with print data or print parameters from a client device that issues a print request. The print processing apparatus according to the above. 5. The print processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the output paper direction setting map is selected according to a default value set in print control means attached to the printer. 6. The printing method according to claim 1, wherein the output paper direction setting map is generated in a client device that issues a print request, and is transferred to a print control unit of a printer that executes output of print data. Processing equipment. 7. The output paper direction setting map according to claim 1, wherein the output paper direction setting map is configured by data in which an output data size of print data and an output paper direction are associated one-to-one. Print processing device. 8. The output paper direction setting map has a configuration in which a “fixed” mode and a “priority” mode can be further set. In the “fixed” mode setting, the output paper direction setting map is set in the output paper direction setting map. In the "Priority" mode setting, the paper in the paper direction set in the output paper direction setting map is preferentially selected and set in the output paper direction setting map. 8. The print processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein when there is no sheet in the set sheet direction, a sheet in a different direction is selected and output. 9. The print processing according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation unit configured to execute rotation of the print data in accordance with the output paper direction set by the output paper direction setting map. apparatus. 10. A print processing method for outputting print data and executing printing on a sheet selected from a plurality of sheets having at least one of different sizes or directions, and an output device such as a printer for executing printing. Detecting the output paper size and data direction based on the print data, print parameters associated with the print data, or attributes; and the output data size. An output direction control step of setting an output paper direction from the detected output data size based on an output paper direction setting map in which the output data direction is associated with the output paper direction. And a print data output step of outputting the print data. 11. The output paper direction setting map has a configuration in which a “fixed” mode and a “priority” mode can be set, and when the “fixed” mode is set, the output direction control step includes: When the "priority" mode is set, a sheet having only the sheet direction set in the output sheet direction setting map is selected as an output sheet. The paper in the specified paper direction is preferentially selected, and when there is no paper in the paper direction set in the output paper direction setting map, the paper in a different direction is selected and output. The print processing method according to claim 10.