JP2000293343A - Print system, control method of print system, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide efficient print service by analyzing whether or not input image data can be printed by a printer and outputting a report according to the analysis result. SOLUTION: A receiving terminal device 101 is provided with a print control information analyzing means 106; when reception is done, print control information 117 stored in an information storage medium 102 is analyzed, converted in command system when necessary, and stored in a main storage means 105, and it is decided that the print job that the print control information 117 requests can be executed. When the print job can not be executed, it is decided whether this system supports the data format of image data and the result is stored in the main storage means 105. Consequently, efficient print service can be provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing system for printing an image on a printing device connected via communication means,
The present invention relates to a control method in a printing system and a storage medium for storing a control program in the printing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the improvement of computer technology, the spread of personal computers, and the spread of image input devices such as digital cameras, it has become possible for individuals to easily handle high-definition digital image data. These image data are, for example, TIFF, PICT, JPE
In various image file formats such as G and RAW,
It is recorded on a predetermined information storage medium.

[0003] Such image data is usually output by a printer connected to a computer owned by an individual. However, satisfactory printing may not be possible with a printer owned by an individual. In order to respond to such a demand, a print service for outputting and reproducing image data recorded on an information recording medium by a high-performance (high-definition) printer is available at a development shop, a photo shop, a DPE shop, or a personal computer shop. be able to. In order to receive such a service, it is necessary to give image data to a place that provides a print service and request printing. It is recently possible to send image data and request printing via a communication line, but usually, an information recording medium on which image data is recorded,
It is common to receive the service by handing it over or bringing it to the service destination.

[0004] A service station that accepts such a print service does not always have a high-performance (high-definition) printing apparatus for actually performing printing in the service station. In order to make effective use of the service station space, it is disadvantageous to have a large-sized high-performance (high-definition) printing device,
Also, having an expensive high-performance printing apparatus for each service station is disadvantageous in terms of cost. Therefore,
Only the terminal for reception is placed in the service station, and the contents of the information recording medium requested by the user for the print service are communicated to a high-definition printing device that can perform high-definition printing at a remote location. Send over the line,
There was a printing system for printing.

[0005]

However, in the above-described printing system, the image data designated for printing is in a data format that cannot be output by the high-definition printing apparatus, or the control information of the image output control information is transmitted to the high-definition printing apparatus. However, there is a problem that if the control content is ineffective for the user, the request of the print requester cannot be answered. In such a case, transmitting the image data and the image output control information to the high-definition printing apparatus through the communication line adversely affects the cost of the communication line and takes time to determine whether printing is possible or impossible. There was a problem that the client could not be given sufficient service. Furthermore, if the requester is charged before the determination of printability or non-printability, if a print job that cannot be printed is discovered later, a refund of the charged service fee will occur, and the service will be refunded. There was a problem of confusion. In addition, there is also a problem that the requester makes an incorrect print request because the print content cannot be confirmed while the print request is being received while viewing the print image.

In view of such a problem, the image printing system according to the present invention is less likely to cause an erroneous print request or a charge for an unexecutable print job, and provides an efficient print service. It is an object to provide an image printing system capable of performing the above.

[0007]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing system for printing an image on a printing apparatus connected via communication means.
It is characterized by comprising analyzing means for analyzing whether the input image data is image data that can be printed by the printing apparatus, and outputting means for outputting a report based on the analysis result by the analyzing means.

[0008] A control method in a printing system according to the present invention is a control method in a printing system for printing an image on a printing apparatus connected via communication means, wherein input image data is printed by the printing apparatus. An analysis step for analyzing whether or not the image data can be performed, and an output step for outputting a report based on an analysis result by the analysis step are provided.

Further, a storage medium according to the present invention is a storage medium for storing a control program in a printing system for printing an image on a printing apparatus connected via a communication means, wherein the control program stores the input image. An analysis step for analyzing whether data is image data that can be printed by the printing apparatus, and an output step for outputting a report based on the analysis result of the analysis step.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a reception terminal device placed at a service station.

Reference numeral 107 denotes a bus for transmitting and receiving data and commands to and from each means of the receiving terminal device.

Reference numeral 102 denotes an information storage medium, which is assumed to be brought by the requester to the service station to make a print request.

Reference numeral 117 denotes print control information, which stores information on print control set in advance by the requester.

Reference numeral 118 denotes image data photographed by a digital camera or the like, which is data to be printed according to print control information.

Reference numeral 103 denotes an information storage medium reading means for reading data in the information storage medium 102 into a reception terminal device.

A main storage unit 105 is used by each unit as a working memory.

Reference numeral 106 denotes a print control information analysis unit which analyzes the print control information 117 stored in the information storage medium, converts the command system for all print jobs described in the print control information 117, This is for determining whether or not execution is possible.

Reference numeral 109 denotes a template image synthesizing unit, which reads a simple template image from the simple template image storage unit 110 that stores the simple template image when the template image synthesis is requested by the print control information 117, and specifies the designated template image. A simple template image is synthesized with the image data.

Reference numeral 111 denotes a report creating unit, based on the analysis result of the print control information analyzing unit 106, for a print job described in the print control information 117, a report 114 on whether or not the print job can be executed (hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity,
It is called a print control information analysis report. ). Further, the report creating unit 111 sums up the print types of the printable print jobs and the number of prints, calculates the fee charged for printing all the printable print jobs, and creates the print control information analysis report 114. Is what you do.

Reference numeral 113 denotes a result (simple print result) of simple printing according to an executable print job.

Reference numeral 112 denotes a simple printing means for outputting the simple print result 113 and the print control information analysis report 114 to a paper medium, which is sufficient for simple printing realized at relatively low cost. It is intended to print at a resolution. Reference numeral 115 denotes a command input unit that inputs a command to the reception terminal device 101.

Reference numeral 116 denotes a communication means, and a communication medium 120
The command and data are transmitted and received to and from the high-definition printing apparatus 121 via the.

On the other hand, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 121 denotes a high-definition printing apparatus installed in a printing base station, which has the following configuration.

Reference numeral 119 denotes a bus, which is a high-definition printing device 12.
1 is for transmitting and receiving data and commands.

Reference numeral 122 denotes communication means, and a communication medium 120
, And transmits and receives commands and data to and from the reception terminal device 101.

Reference numeral 123 denotes a main storage unit, which each unit uses as a working memory.

Reference numeral 124 denotes a print control information analysis unit that analyzes print control information received from the receiving terminal device 101 and converts a command system of a print job described in the print control information.

Reference numeral 126 denotes a template image synthesizing means, which reads a high-definition template image from the high-definition template image storage means 125 for storing a high-definition template image and designates the image when the template control is requested by the print control information. A high-definition template image is synthesized with the generated image data.

Reference numeral 128 denotes a high-definition printing result, which is passed to the client as a result.

A high-definition printing unit 127 prints a high-definition printing result 128.

In such a configuration, when the information storage medium 102 is inserted into the information storage medium reading means 103 in the reception terminal device 101 in the image printing system of the present invention, the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. Execute the reception process.

First, in step S21, the print control information analysis means 106 analyzes the print control information 117 stored in the information storage medium 102, and if necessary, converts the command system of the print control information to the main storage means. To 10
5 and determine whether or not the print job requested by the print control information 117 can be executed, and store the result in the main storage unit 105. Whether or not the print job can be executed depends on whether the data format of the image data is supported by the system, and for a print job requesting composite printing with a template image, the specified template image data ID is supported by the system. This is based on the determination as to whether or not the image data has been specified and whether or not the image data designated for printing exists in the information storage medium 102.

Next, in step S22, a print job requesting composite printing with a template image is executed.
For the print job for which it is determined that the print job can be executed in 21, the template image combining unit reads the simple template image data from the simple template image storage unit, and performs a simple template image combining process. Here, the simple template image refers to a template image having a resolution sufficient for performing low-resolution simple printing, and is template image data having a lower resolution than a template image used in actual high-definition printing. As a result, the storage space of the simple template storage means is effectively utilized, and the processing speed of the template image is advantageously improved.

Next, in step S23, the report creating means performs a print control information analysis report creating process. In the print control information analysis report creation process performed by the report creation unit, a report is generated that refers to the result of whether or not the print job can be executed in step S21 and the reason for the unexecutable print job. Further, a printing fee charged to the client is calculated from the sum of the unit prices of the executable printing jobs, and a report is generated.

Next, in step S24, the simple printing unit 112 executes a print job that can be executed, performs simple printing of image data, and copies the print control information analysis report created in step S23 into text data. Print as

Next, in step S25, the user has a command input as to whether or not to order high-definition printing processing by looking at the simplified print result printed in S24. The requester makes a simple print result 113 and a print control information analysis report 114
If you are dissatisfied with and do not order high-definition printing,
In the step of S5, the determination is NO, and the reception terminal device 10
1 ends the reception process.

If the simple print result 113 and the print control information analysis report 114 are satisfied in the step S25 and an order command for high-definition printing is input, the determination in S26 becomes YES, and the process proceeds to S27. Proceed.

In step S27, a high-definition print ordering process is performed by the communication means 116. In the high-definition printing order processing, communication with the high-definition printing apparatus 121 is established via the communication medium 120, and print control information and image data are transmitted to the high-definition printing apparatus 121, so that high-definition printing is performed. Order processing.

When the order processing for high-definition printing is completed in step S27, the reception terminal device 101 according to the present invention ends the reception processing shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in the high-definition printing apparatus 121 in the printing system according to the present invention, when the communication means 122 receives an order for a high-definition printing request from the reception terminal apparatus 101 via the communication medium 120, the printing received from the reception terminal 101 is performed. After the control information and the image data are stored in the main storage unit 123, a high-definition printing process is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG.

First, in step S31, the print control information analyzing means 124 analyzes the print control information stored in the main storage means 123, and if necessary, converts the command system of the print control information to execute the main storage means 123. And determines whether or not the print job requested by the print control information can be executed, and stores the result in the main storage unit 123. Executability is requested by requesting whether image data designated for printing is transmitted from the reception terminal device, whether the data format of the image data is supported by the present system, and requesting composite printing with a high-definition template image. For a print job, the determination is based on whether or not the specified template image data ID is supported by the present system.

Next, in step S32, a print job requesting composite printing with a template image is executed.
For the print job for which it is determined that the print job can be executed in step 1, the template image synthesizing unit 126 reads the high-definition template image data from the high-definition template image storage unit 125 and performs a template image synthesizing process.

Next, in step S33, the high-definition printing means 127 performs high-definition printing of the image data or the image data combined with the template image for the print job determined to be printable in step S1. Then, the high-definition printing processing procedure in the high-definition printing apparatus of the present invention ends.

As described above, in the image printing system according to the present invention, the reception terminal device 101 is the print control information analysis unit 1
06, the print control information 117 is analyzed at the time of reception, a print job that cannot be printed is detected, and the report creation unit 111 creates a report on whether the print job cannot be executed. At the same time as printing, image data requested to be printed by the print control information 117 can be simply printed. This allows the requester to view the print information analysis report 114 and the simplified print result 113 and then order high-definition print processing, so that the client may be charged for a print job that cannot be printed. It is intended to solve the problem that the client places an order for printing of unintended image data.

Further, in the image printing system according to the present invention,
The reception terminal device 101 and the high-definition printing device 121 have template image combining means for combining a template image with image data captured by a digital camera or the like,
The receiving terminal is a simple template image storage unit 110 that holds and stores a simple template image necessary and sufficient for simple printing,
The simple high-definition printing apparatus has a high-definition template image storage unit 125 that stores and holds a template image of sufficient quality for high-definition printing.
Since there is no need to transmit the template image and no need to include the template image in the information medium submitted by the client, an efficient printing service can be provided.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the reception terminal device 101 in the image printing system of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, a personal computer (PC) is used, and the central processing unit sequentially executes various programs loaded on the DRAM of the PC, so that the print control information analysis means, the report It executes each means of a creating means and a template image synthesizing means.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the reception terminal device in this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 401 denotes a PC, which may be a general PC at present.

Numeral 402 denotes a DRAM which functions as a main memory.

Reference numeral 403 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) for executing a program existing on the DRAM 402.

Reference numeral 404 denotes a hard disk which is a non-volatile storage medium, which is generally provided in a PC at present.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that each program (such as a basic operating system) on the DRAM is read from the hard disk into the DRAM when the PC is started, and the program is activated.

Reference numeral 405 denotes a basic operating system, which manages data on a storage medium such as a hard disk or a memory card in units of directories and files, similarly to a general operating system at present. Further, the embodiment is shown as including driver software for driving various hardware resources. The basic operating system 405 has an application program interface (API), and each program on the DRAM can transmit and receive data to and from each hardware resource and other programs by calling the API of the basic operating system. I do.

Reference numeral 406 denotes a print control information analysis program, which is an embodiment of the print control information analysis means 106.

Reference numeral 407 denotes a report creation program.
5 is an example of a report creation unit 111.

Reference numeral 408 denotes a template image synthesizing program, which is an embodiment of the template image synthesizing means 109.

Reference numeral 409 denotes a simple template image storage area, which is an embodiment of the simple template image storage means 110. When the PC is not running, the simple template image data is stored on the hard disk 4 as a non-volatile storage medium.
04, and is read into the template image storage area 409 as needed when the PC operates.

Reference numeral 410 denotes a memory card reader, which is an embodiment of an information storage medium reading means. The memory card reader may be one generally provided in a notebook PC at present.

A keyboard interface 411 includes terminals for connecting the keyboard 412, a controller, and the like. The keyboard 412 and the keyboard interface 411 are examples of the command input unit, and may be those generally provided in a PC at present.

A modem 413 is connected to the telephone line 414, and is connected to the high-definition printing apparatus 1 via a public telephone line network.
21 shows an example of communication connection with the communication means 122 of FIG. As another preferred embodiment, a dedicated line may be used instead of a public line in order to ensure the communication connection as a system.

Reference numeral 415 denotes a display interface which can display image data and text data on the display 416. The display 416 and the display interface 415 are constituent elements as a preferred embodiment of the reception terminal device according to the present invention, and are intended for the operator of the reception terminal device to more easily operate.

Reference numeral 417 denotes a parallel interface, which may be generally provided in a PC.

Reference numeral 418 denotes an ink jet printer.
This is for printing in page units. The inkjet printer 418 is connected to a PC via a parallel cable and a parallel interface, and is an example of the simple printing unit 112. In the present embodiment, an ink jet printer is used as an example of a simple printing means. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any device capable of printing data in a PC on a CRT, a liquid crystal display, or a paper medium may be used. A relatively inexpensive device is appropriate.

Reference numeral 419 denotes a simple print result.

Reference numeral 420 denotes a memory card brought by the client to the service station. A memory card is a preferred embodiment,
It can be used as a photographed image storage medium of a digital camera, and after the client shoots with a digital camera,
Using the function of the digital camera, the image data to be printed is checked while reproducing the photographed image data on the liquid crystal display of the digital camera, and the resulting print control information is stored in the same memory card. Shall be. FIG. 9 is an example showing a state in the memory card brought by the client. As shown in FIG. 9A, in the memory card, data is managed by directories and files as a format supported by the file system of the basic operating system. ImgN. XXX are all image data files, and it is assumed that image data photographed by a digital camera is filed as a preferred embodiment. In addition, PrintScript.
txt is an example of the print control information 117, and FIG.
It is assumed that the print job is described in text as follows. For the sake of simplicity, a file of such a format of print control information will be referred to as a print script file in the future. The syntax of the print script file is PRIN
T_JOB_START indicates the start of one print job, and the file name of the image data to be printed is described in the next line. Further, when synthesizing template image data, the ID of the template image data to be synthesized is described. PRINT_JOB_END indicates the end of one print job. Also, SC
RIPT_END indicates that there is no more print job.

That is, the print script file shown in FIG. jpg and print Img2.
bmp and the template image of ID = 00010001, and then prints out the image. print raw and Im
g4. Print tif. Print control information.

Hereinafter, the procedure of the reception process by the reception terminal device having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the requester inserts the memory card 420 brought into the service station into the memory card reader 410, the reception terminal device in the embodiment changes to S51 in FIG.
Then, the receiving process is started.

First, in S51, the print control information analysis program 406 scans a file in the memory card,
Print script file “PrintScript.t”
xt ". PrintScriptFile.
When txt is found, the contents of the file are read into the work area 421, and the print control information is analyzed and the command system is converted. In the present embodiment, the conversion of the command system indicates that the text in the print script is converted into a print job table as shown in FIG. FIG. 10 shows a print job table created in the work area by the print control information analysis program. As shown in FIG. , Print image file name, composite template data ID, print image print enable / disable, composite template print enable / disable, and print job execution enable / disable fields.

In the printing system of this embodiment, the supported image formats are JPG / BMP
/ TIF only. Further, the synthesized template stored in the simple template image storage area 409 and can be synthesized is:
It is assumed that all the IDs are 0002XXXXXX (X is arbitrary). Therefore, the print script file is
In the case of b), the print job table created by the print control information analysis program in step S1 is as shown in FIG. (In the columns of printability of print image, printability of composite template, and printability of print job,
'1' indicates possible, and '0' indicates impossible. )

In the present embodiment, Img5. ID = 00 in tif
It is described in the print job table that the synthesized template data of 020001 is synthesized. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining such a combining process. tif is as shown in FIG. 6A) and the template image storage area 409
ID = 00020001 stored in
6b), the template image composition program in the present embodiment stores the template image composition data as shown in FIG. 6c) in the work area 421.
To be used for the simple printing process in S54.

Next, in step S53, the report creation program 407 performs a print report creation process. In the print report creation processing, print report text data as shown in FIG. 11 is created with reference to the print job table of FIG. In this embodiment, the normal printing unit price is 100
Assuming that the unit price of the circle and the template image combined printing is 120 yen, the total amount of the printing fee of the executable print job is calculated to generate the text data.

Next, in step S54, a printer driver program not explicitly shown in FIG. 4 is started. The printer driver program is included in the basic operating system 405 in this embodiment,
Each program on the M402 can print image data and text data from the ink jet printer 418 by driving a printer driver program via an API of the basic operating system 405, which is a general configuration of a current PC. . In step S54, the AP of the basic operating system 405
Via I, the print report created in step S53 is printed, and a print job in the print job table of FIG. At this time, as a preferred embodiment, in simple printing, printable image data is index-printed together with a print report as shown in FIG.

The requester, while viewing the simplified print result 419 as shown in FIG. 13, whether or not the requested print job is available, the simplified print result of the printable image, the total amount, and the like, while viewing the high-definition print. It is determined whether to make a request.

When the client requests high definition printing,
In step S5, a high-definition print ordering command is input from the keyboard 412. If high-definition printing is not requested, a command for terminating the reception process is input from the keyboard 412.

In step S56, the keyboard input in step S55 is determined. In S55, if the end command of the receiving process is input from the keyboard, the process proceeds to S5.
The determination at 6 is NO, and the reception process in the reception terminal device of the present embodiment ends. In step S55, if a high-definition print ordering command is input from the keyboard, the process proceeds to step S55.
The determination at 56 is YESS, and the modem 413
The high-definition print ordering process of S57 is performed via PrintScr in FIG. 10B.
ipt. The print job that cannot be printed is deleted from the txt file, and the print script file Pr as shown in FIG.
intScript2. txt and the modem 413
And to the high-definition printing device 121 via
PrintScript2. The image data specified by the txt print job is transmitted via the modem 413.

When the transmission of the print script file and the image data specified by the print job is completed in S57, the reception processing of the reception terminal device in this embodiment is completed.

Next, the configuration of the high-definition printing apparatus 121 in this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, a PC 701, a DRAM 702, a central processing unit 703, a hard disk 704, a basic operating system 705,
The print control information analysis program 06, the template image synthesis program 707, and the work area 713
401, 402, 403, 404, 40 in FIG.
5, 406, 408 and 421. The high-definition template image storage area 708 is almost the same as the simple template image storage area 409 in FIG.
The high-definition template image data stored in 08 is 40
It is assumed that the template image data has a resolution higher than that of No. 9 and has a resolution that can withstand the quality of high-definition printing.

A modem 709, a telephone line 710, and a parallel interface 711 are equivalent to 413, 414, and 417 in FIG. 4, respectively. Reference numeral 418 denotes a high-definition printer that creates a negative film from digital image data and performs printing by performing a chemical process, and prints a high-definition print result 714 that is a result to be sent to the client. is there.

In such a configuration, the high-definition printing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a telephone line 710 and a modem 709.
When a high-definition printing process is received from the reception terminal device 401 via the reception terminal device 401, the high-definition printing process as shown in FIG. 8 is executed.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the high-definition printing process in the high-definition printing apparatus 121 of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, in S81, the print control information analysis program 706 sends the print script file (PrintScript2.t) received via the modem 709.
xt) is analyzed to create a print job table. This process is the same as the process of S51 in FIG.

Next, in S82, the template image synthesizing program 707 performs a template image synthesizing process as necessary. This process is the same as S52 in FIG.

Next, in S83, the high definition printer 712
Of the printer driver, and executes high-definition print processing according to the print job table. When all print jobs described in the print job table are completed in S3, all high-definition printing requested by the requester is completed, and a high-definition printing result 714 as a result is obtained. The high-definition printing process by the high-definition printing apparatus of the present embodiment ends.

In the present embodiment, as an embodiment of the receiving terminal device and the high-definition printing device, an example constituted by a PC and a PC peripheral device is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In the image printing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the reception terminal device 101
The print control information 117 at the time of reception is analyzed, a print job that cannot be printed is detected, and the report creation unit 111 creates a report on whether the print job can be executed. At the same time as printing, image data requested to be printed by the print control information 117 can be simply printed. This allows the requester to view the print information analysis report 114 and the simplified print result 113 and then place an order for high-definition print processing. An object of the present invention is to solve a problem that a client orders printing of unintended image data.

[0090]

As described above, according to the present invention, a user can recognize whether or not printing can be performed by a printing apparatus before printing on the printing apparatus, thereby preventing a request for an unexecutable print job. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image printing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart illustrating a reception processing procedure performed by a reception terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a high-definition printing process performed by the high-definition printing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a reception terminal device in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a reception processing procedure of the reception terminal device in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating template image combining processing by a template image combining program.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a high-definition printing apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a high-definition printing process performed by the high-definition printing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state of data in a memory card.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a print job table in a work area.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of text data of a print control information analysis report according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a simple print result according to the embodiment.

FIG. 13 shows a print script (PrintScript).
2. txt).

Claims (30)

[Claims] 1. A printing system for printing an image on a printing device connected via a communication unit, wherein the analyzing unit analyzes whether the input image data is image data that can be printed by the printing device. And a printing unit for outputting a report based on the analysis result by the analyzing unit. 2. The printing system according to claim 1, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit the input image data to the printing device when printing by the printing device is instructed. 3. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit is a printing unit that simply prints the image data. 4. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein a printing fee for each image is added to the report. 5. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the analysis unit analyzes according to whether a template specified by the image data can be used. 6. The printing system according to claim 1, further comprising connection means for connecting a storage medium for storing image data, wherein the image data is input from a storage medium connected to the connection means. . 7. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the analysis unit analyzes the image data according to whether a file format of the image data is compatible with the printing apparatus. 8. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein a comment indicating whether printing is possible for each image is added to the report. 9. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the number of printable images and the number of unprintable images are added to the report. 10. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein a total printing amount is added to the report. 11. A control method in a printing system for causing a printing device connected via communication means to print an image, the method comprising analyzing whether input image data is image data that can be printed by the printing device. Analysis steps to perform,
An output step of outputting a report based on an analysis result of the analysis step. 12. The printing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a transmission step of transmitting the input image data to the printing apparatus when printing by the printing apparatus is instructed.
A control method in the printing system described in the above. 13. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the outputting step is a printing step for simply printing the image data. 14. The control method according to claim 11, wherein a printing fee for each image is added to the report. 15. The control method according to claim 11, wherein in the analyzing step, the analysis is performed according to whether a template specified by the image data can be used. 16. The printing system according to claim 1, further comprising connection means for connecting a storage medium for storing image data, wherein the image data is input from a storage medium connected to the connection means. 12. A control method in the printing system according to item 11. 17. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the analyzing step analyzes in accordance with whether or not a file format of the image data is compatible with the printing apparatus. 18. The control method according to claim 11, wherein a comment indicating whether printing is possible for each image is added to the report. 19. The printing system according to claim 11, wherein the number of printable images and the number of unprintable images are added to the report. Control method. 20. The report according to claim 11, wherein a total printing amount is added to the report.
20. A control method in the printing system according to 8 or 19. 21. A storage medium for storing a control program in a printing system for printing an image on a printing apparatus connected via communication means, wherein the control program prints input image data on the printing apparatus. A storage medium comprising: an analysis step of analyzing whether image data can be generated; and an output step of outputting a report based on an analysis result of the analysis step. 22. A transmission step for transmitting the input image data to the printing apparatus when printing by the printing apparatus is instructed.
The storage medium according to the above. 23. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein said outputting step is a printing step for simply printing said image data. 24. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein a printing fee for each image is added to said report. 25. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein in the analyzing step, the analysis is performed according to whether a template specified by the image data can be used. 26. The storage medium according to claim 21, further comprising connection means for connecting a storage medium for storing image data, wherein the image data is input from a storage medium connected to the connection means. . 27. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein in the analyzing step, the analysis is performed according to whether a file format of the image data is compatible with the printing apparatus. 28. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein a comment indicating whether printing is possible for each image is added to the report. 29. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the number of printable images and the number of unprintable images are added to the report. 30. The report according to claim 21, wherein a total printing amount is added to the report.
30. The storage medium according to 8 or 29.