JP2000235466A5 - - Google Patents

Description

[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises : purpose setting means for setting a printing purpose of a document ; and display control means for causing a display means to display a setting screen for setting an instruction on printing conditions of the document. Printing condition creation means for creating a printing condition for printing the document according to an instruction set on the setting screen displayed on the display means by the display control means , and printing created by the printing condition creation means And a print instruction unit for instructing the external apparatus to print the document based on the condition, and the display control command is displayed according to the printing purpose set by the purpose setting unit. The display mode of the setting screen should be changed.

[0011]
According to the present invention, when the display control means displays the setting screen for setting the instruction regarding the printing condition of the document, the setting screen to be displayed according to the printing purpose set by the purpose setting means. According to the instruction set on the setting screen, the display condition is changed, printing conditions for printing the document are created by the printing condition creation unit, and the document is printed by the printing instruction unit based on the created printing conditions. Print instruction to the external device to print Therefore, while changing the display form of the setting screen at the time of printing instruction according to the printing purpose etc., the complexity of setting operation is reduced and redundant such as explicit registration of setting without reducing functions etc. Operations can be eliminated.

[0061]
【Effect of the invention】
As described above, according to the present invention, when displaying a setting screen for setting an instruction relating to the printing conditions of a document by the display control means , the printing purpose set by the purpose setting means and the setting purpose are specified In order to change the display form of the setting screen by using the execution environment information or the like, the complexity of the setting operation at the time of printing the document data can be reduced and the setting can be performed without reducing the function etc. The advantage is that redundant operations such as explicit registration can be eliminated.

Claims (29)

Purpose setting means for setting the printing purpose of the document;
Display control means for causing a display means to display a setting screen for setting an instruction regarding the printing condition of the document;
Printing condition creation means for creating a printing condition for printing the document in accordance with an instruction set on the setting screen displayed on the display means by the display control means ;
Printing instruction means for instructing the external device to print the document based on the printing conditions created by the printing condition creating means;
The image processing apparatus, wherein the display control device changes the display mode of the setting screen to be displayed according to the printing purpose set by the purpose setting unit. The object setting means has a plurality of preset printing purposes, and sets one printing purpose selected from the plurality of printing purposes as a printing purpose of the document. The image processing apparatus according to 1). The purpose setting unit sets, as a print purpose of the document, a print purpose corresponding to at least one output form selected from a plurality of preset output forms for specifying the print purpose. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the output form includes a condition as to whether or not the user of the document is the person who instructs the printing purpose. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the purpose setting unit sets the printing purpose according to an attribute of the document or operation environment information on an operation environment of the print instruction apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the document is created or edited by an application program operating on the image processing apparatus, and the operation environment information includes information on the application program. . 6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the operating environment information includes information on a printing apparatus that prints the document. 6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the document attribute includes identification information for identifying the document. 6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the document attribute includes information on a user who uses the document. The image processing according to claim 1, wherein the display control means changes a setting item for setting an instruction related to a printing condition for printing the document according to the printing purpose set by the purpose setting means. apparatus. The display control means is characterized by changing at least a part of a display form of setting items for setting an instruction regarding a printing condition for printing the document according to the printing purpose set by the purpose setting means. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The display control means changes a display position of a setting item for setting an instruction regarding a printing condition for printing the document according to the printing purpose set by the purpose setting means. Image processing device. A database that associates the printing purpose for printing a document with the recommended printing conditions for printing the document;
Purpose setting means for setting a printing purpose for printing the document;
Display control means for causing a display means to display a setting screen for setting an instruction regarding the printing condition of the document;
Recommended printing condition reference means for displaying the recommended printing conditions according to the printing purpose set by the purpose setting means by the display control means with reference to the database;
A printing condition creating unit that creates a printing condition for printing the document according to an instruction set on the setting screen displayed by the display control unit ;
An image processing apparatus comprising: print instruction means for instructing an external apparatus to print the document based on the printing condition created by the printing condition creation means. The image processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the database is updated according to a history of instructions set on the setting screen. The object setting means has a plurality of preset printing purposes, and sets one printing purpose selected from the plurality of printing purposes as a printing purpose of the document. The image processing apparatus according to 13. The purpose setting unit sets, as a print purpose of the document, a print purpose corresponding to at least one output form selected from a plurality of preset output forms for specifying the print purpose. The image processing apparatus according to claim 13, characterized in that: 14. The image processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the purpose setting unit sets the printing purpose according to an attribute of the document or operation environment information on an operation environment of the print instruction apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the document is created or edited by an application program operating on the image processing apparatus, and the operating environment information includes information on the application program. . The operating environment information includes at least one of information on a printing apparatus for printing the document, identification information for identifying the document, and information on a user who uses the document. Item 18. An image processing apparatus according to item 17. 14. The image processing according to claim 13 , wherein the display control means changes a setting item for setting an instruction on a printing condition for printing the document according to the printing purpose set by the purpose setting means. apparatus. The display control means is characterized by changing at least a part of a display form of setting items for setting an instruction regarding a printing condition for printing the document according to the printing purpose set by the purpose setting means. The image processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein Wherein the display control unit, in response to the set for the purpose setting means the print object, according to claim 13, wherein changing the display position of the setting item for setting an indication of print conditions for printing the document Image processing device. When displaying a setting screen for setting an instruction relating to a printing condition of a document, displaying the setting purpose of the document on the setting screen in a selectable manner ;
Changing the display mode of the setting screen to be displayed according to the printing purpose selected on the setting screen ;
In response to an instruction that has been set in the previous SL setting screen, and creating a print condition for printing the document,
And c. Instructing the external device to print the document based on the printing conditions. When the setting screen is displayed, a plurality of preset output forms for specifying the printing purpose of the document are displayed in a selectable manner, and the printing purpose corresponding to the selected at least one output form is the document The printing instruction method according to claim 23, wherein the printing instruction is set as a printing purpose. The method according to claim 23, wherein when changing the display mode of the setting screen, a setting item for setting an instruction regarding a printing condition for printing the document is changed. The method according to claim 23, wherein when changing the display mode of the setting screen, at least a part of the display mode of the setting items for setting the instruction regarding the printing condition for printing the document is changed. . The printing instruction method according to claim 23, wherein when changing the display mode of the setting screen, the display position of the setting item for setting an instruction regarding the printing condition for printing the document is changed. The printing purpose for printing the document and the recommended printing conditions for printing the document are associated in advance and stored as a database, and when the setting screen is displayed, the recommended printing conditions corresponding to the printing purpose are displayed. The print instruction method according to claim 23, characterized in that the database is referred to and displayed. The print instruction method according to claim 28, further comprising the step of updating the database according to the history of the instruction set on the setting screen.