JP2002079718A - Imaging method and its system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set printing presentation documents and printing distribution materials arbitrarily, and print presentation documents and distribution materials by one printing setting. SOLUTION: A host computer 101 is connected by connecting cables 242 and 243 to an imaging apparatus 103 via a controller 102. The host computer 101 converts formed document/figures to a PDL(Page Description Language) and sends the PDL to the controller 102. The controller 102 translates and rasterizes the PDL sent from the host computer 101. Rasterized image signals are sent to the imaging apparatus 103 and outputted by the imaging apparatus 103.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming method and a system therefor, and more particularly, to an image forming method and a system therefor which can arbitrarily set print settings of a presentation document and a distributed material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, there has been proposed an image forming apparatus comprising an image reading section for reading an image and converting the image signal into an image signal, a memory for holding the image signal, and an image output section for outputting the held image signal. And is used as a color copying machine. Further, there is known an image forming system in which this image forming apparatus is connected to a host computer via a controller, and a color image created by the host computer is output by the image forming apparatus. A color image created by a host computer is rasterized by a controller, stored in a memory inside the controller, and then output to an image forming apparatus that operates as a color printer. The image forming apparatus, based on the instruction of the operator,
It works both as a color copier and as a color printer.

[0003] The controller has a large capacity memory,
By compressing image data, a large amount of raster data can be stored in a memory. In addition, the controller can output a page that has been developed at the same time to the image forming apparatus while developing the color image sent from the host computer into a bitmap, and can start printing.

In such an image forming system, a presentation mode in which a presentation document of transparency and an arbitrary number of distributed materials can be printed by a single print start instruction is set by setting a printer driver on a host computer. Some have.

[0005]

However, in the presentation mode in the conventional image forming system, the presentation manuscript and the handout are printed with the same settings except for the material and the number of copies. Therefore, the user cannot reduce the layout of the distribution material alone, print on both sides, sort or staple. In order for the user to use these functions, it was necessary to change the settings of the printer driver and perform printing two or more times.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image forming method and a system therefor which can arbitrarily set print settings of a presentation manuscript and a distributed material. It is in.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image forming method for printing a presentation manuscript and a distributed material by a single print start instruction. A print setting step for setting a print format of the presentation manuscript and the handout, and image data generation for generating image data of the presentation manuscript and the handout in accordance with the print format set in the print setting step An image signal generating step for generating a rasterized image signal from the image data generated in the image data generating step; and forming the image signal generated in the image signal generating step on an output medium. And an image forming step.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the print setting step has a print format applied only to the presentation document and a print format applied only to the distributed material. Features.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the print format applied only to the presentation original is a print format for outputting to a plurality of types of the output media. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the print format applied only to the distributed material is a print format related to the number of copies of the distributed material, reduced layout, finisher setting, or double-sided printing. It is characterized by the following.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image forming system capable of printing a presentation manuscript and a handout according to a single print start instruction. Setting means, according to the print format set by the print setting means, image data generating means for generating image data of the presentation manuscript and the distribution material, from the image data generated by the image data generating means, An image signal generating means for generating a rasterized image signal, and an image forming means for forming the image signal generated by the image signal generating means on an output medium are provided.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the print setting unit is configured to set a print format to be applied only to the presentation original, and to be applied only to the distribution material. And a distribution material priority print setting unit for setting a print format to be set.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect, the presentation original priority print setting means includes:
It is characterized by including a print format for outputting to a plurality of types of the output media.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect, the distribution material priority print setting means includes a print format related to the number of copies of the distribution material, reduced layout, finisher setting, or double-sided printing. And

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium recording a program for controlling an image forming system capable of printing a presentation manuscript and a distributed material by a single print start instruction. A print setting step of setting a print format of the distribution material; an image data generating step of generating image data of the presentation manuscript and the distribution material according to the print format set in the print setting step; A computer configured to execute an image signal generating step of generating a rasterized image signal from the image data generated in the generating step, and an image forming step of forming the image signal generated in the image signal generating step on an output medium. On which a program to be executed by Characterized in that Yuta is readable recording medium.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of an image forming system according to the present invention. The host computer 101 connects the connection cables 242 and 24
3 is connected to the image forming apparatus 103 via the controller 102. The image forming apparatus 103 is a full-color copying machine in the present embodiment, and copies a document placed on a platen in color and outputs a color image sent from the computer 101 via the controller 102. Also works as a printer.

The host computer 101 receives a DTP (De
sk Top Publishing) application software to create / edit various documents / graphics. The host computer 101 converts the created document / graphic into a PD.
L (Page Description Language = Page Description Language, for example, Adobe's Post Script)
Send to 02.

The controller 102 translates the PDL sent from the host controller 101 and performs rasterization. The rasterized image signal is transmitted to the image forming apparatus 10.
3 and output by the image forming apparatus 103.

The connection cables 242 and 243 are serial or parallel cables, and may be connected via a network represented by Ethernet (registered trademark).

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of the image forming apparatus according to the present invention. When operating as a copying machine, an image input system A for inputting an image, and an exposure system B for transferring a toner image onto a sheet from a print signal from the image input system A
And a paper feed system C for supplying paper to the exposure system B, and a paper discharge system D for fixing and discharging the paper transferred by the exposure system B.

A case where an original is copied as a copying machine will be described. In the image input system A, the platen glass 2
At 01, a document 202 to be read is placed. The original 202 is illuminated by the illumination 203,
After passing through 205 and 206, the optical system 207 causes the CCD 2
An image is formed on the image 08. Mirror 2 by motor 209
04, the first mirror unit 210 including the illumination 203,
The second mirror unit 211, which is mechanically driven at the speed V and includes the mirrors 205 and 206, is driven at a speed of 1 / 2V and scans the entire surface of the document 202. Image processing circuit 2
Reference numeral 12 processes the image information read by the CCD 208 as an electric signal, temporarily stores the image information in an image memory, and outputs it as a print signal.

In the exposure system B, the image processing circuit section 212
The output print signal is sent to a laser driver (not shown) to drive four semiconductor lasers (not shown). The polygon mirror 213 receives four laser beams emitted from four semiconductor lasers (not shown). The first of the four laser beams is a mirror 214, 2
15 and 216, the photosensitive drum 217 is scanned.
Is the photosensitive drum 2 via the mirrors 218, 219 and 220.
21 is scanned, and third is mirrors 222, 223, and 224.
And scans the photosensitive drum 225 through the mirror 22.
The photosensitive drum 229 is scanned through 6, 227 and 228.

The developing device 230 for supplying the yellow (Y) toner receives the photosensitive drum 217 in accordance with the first laser beam.
A developing unit 231 that forms a yellow toner image on the top and supplies magenta (M) toner forms a magenta toner image on the photosensitive drum 221 according to the second laser beam, and forms a cyan (C) toner. The developing device 232 that supplies
A developing device 233 that forms a cyan toner image on the photosensitive drum 225 in accordance with the third laser light and supplies black (Bk) toner, forms a magenta toner image on the photosensitive drum 229 in accordance with the fourth laser light. To form Above 4
The toner image of the color (Y, M, C, Bk) is transferred to the paper,
A full-color output image can be obtained.

The four photosensitive drums 217, 221,
225 and 229 are arranged at regular intervals with a distance d. The sheet is transported at a constant speed v by the transport belt 239.
, And synchronized at this timing,
The four semiconductor lasers are driven.

In the paper feeding system C, the paper cassettes 234 and
The paper fed from either one of the manual feed tray 235 and the manual feed tray 236 is adsorbed onto the transfer belt 238 via the registration roller 237 and is conveyed. Synchronized with the paper feed timing, the photosensitive drums 217, 22
Toners 225, 229 are developed with toner of each color, and the toner is transferred to the paper as the paper is transported.

The paper on which the toner of each color has been transferred is separated in the paper discharge system D and is transported by the transport belt 239. The transferred paper is fixed on the paper by the fixing device 240, and is discharged to the discharge tray 241.

In the case of double-sided operation, the paper cassette 23
4, 235, and paper fed from one of the manual feed trays 236, are adsorbed onto the transfer belt 238 via the registration rollers 237, and are conveyed. Synchronized with the paper feed timing, the photosensitive drums 217, 22
Each of the toners 1, 225, and 229 is developed with toner of each color. The image is formed on the first surface while the paper is conveyed, and the toner is transferred to the paper. The paper on which the toner of each color is transferred is separated, transported by the transport belt 239, and the toner is fixed on the paper by the fixing device 240.
The sheet is conveyed to the double-side reversing unit 245 by passing through the vertical discharge path 246 by the discharge deflection plate.

After a specified time, the entrance roller of the double-sided reversing unit rotates in the reverse direction, and the sheet is reversed, conveyed to the double-sided pass pre-conveying unit 247, and conveyed to the double-sided pass 244. At this time, double-sided pass 2
The upper side of the paper on 44 is the image of the first surface. When the sheet is conveyed to the two-sided pass, the sheet is re-feeded immediately after the paper is aligned, and the image forming on the second side is performed.
After the zero pass, the paper is discharged to the paper discharge tray 241. When a double-sided operation is continuously performed on a plurality of sheets, re-feeding from a two-sided pass and feeding from a sheet tray are performed alternately.

Next, the case of outputting an image sent from the host computer 101 via the controller 102 will be described. The rasterized image signal from the controller 102 is directly transferred to a PWM circuit (not shown) in the image forming apparatus 103 via the connection cable 242. A print signal from the PWM circuit is sent to the exposure system B, and an image is formed in the same manner as in the case of a copier operation.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of an image signal between the image forming apparatus and the controller according to the present invention. The image read by the CCD sensor 208 in the image forming apparatus 103 is output to the image processing circuit unit 212 as a digital signal for each of three color components of red (R), green (G), and blue (B). Is done.

The image processing circuit section 212 includes a masking circuit 112 for converting the R0, G0, B0 signals from the CCD sensor 208 into R, G, B signals, and a masking circuit 1
A luminance / density conversion unit 104 that performs luminance / density conversion based on the R, G, and B signals from the M / C 12 and converts them into M1, C1, and Y1 signals;
Output masking / UC for converting 1,1 signal into Y, M, C, Bk signals which are toner colors of image forming apparatus 103
And an R circuit 106.

Further, R,
A character / line image detection circuit 105 that determines whether each pixel in the original image is a part of a character or a line image based on the G and B signals,
It has a compression / expansion circuit 107 for compressing the C1 and Y1 signals, storing the information in the memory 108 after reducing the amount of information, and expanding the data read from the memory 108.

With such a configuration, the masking circuit 1
12 is input (R0, G
(0, B0) signal to a standard (R, G, B) signal.

[0035]

Where cij (i = 1,2,3 j = 1,2,3) is CC
This is a constant unique to the device in consideration of various characteristics such as the sensitivity characteristics of the D sensor and the spectral characteristics of the illumination lamp.

The brightness / density conversion unit 104 is constituted by a look-up table of RAM or ROM, and performs an operation as in the following equation. C1 = −K × log10 (R / 255) M1 = −K × log10 (G / 255) (2) Y1 = −K × log10 (B / 255) where K is a constant.

The output masking / UCR circuit 106
In order to convert the 1, 1, and 1 signals into the Y, M, C, and Bk signals that are the toner colors of the image forming apparatus, the following calculation is performed.

[0039]

Where aij (i = 1,2,3,4 j = 1,2,3,4) is
It is a device-specific constant that takes into account the color characteristics of the toner,
Further, Bk1 = min (C1, M1, Y1) (4).

Based on equations (2), (3) and (4), C
The R, G, B signals read by the CD sensor 208 are
The C1, M1, Y1, and Bk1 signals are corrected to C, M, Y, and Bk signals based on the spectral distribution characteristics of the toner, and output to the exposure system B.

The character / line drawing detection circuit 105 determines whether each pixel in the original image is a part of a character or a line drawing, generates a character / line drawing determination signal TEXT, and sends it to the compression / expansion circuit 107. I do. The compression / expansion circuit 107 includes an image signal (R, G, B) and a character / line image determination signal TEX.
T is compressed to reduce the amount of information and then stored in the memory 108, and the image signal (R, G, B) and the character / line drawing determination signal TEXT are expanded by the data read from the memory 108. . The detailed description of the image compression / decompression circuit is omitted.

The controller 102 includes the controller 10
2 includes a CPU 110 for performing control, a memory 109 for storing a control program and holding an image signal, and a hard disk 110. Note that the controller 102 may be a form that is built in the image forming apparatus 103.

The image signal sent from the host computer 101 via the connection cable 243 is stored in the memory 1
09. At this time, the CPU 110 converts and stores the Y, M, C, and Bk signals that match the spectral sensitivity characteristics of the toner. The image signal held in the memory 109 is read out in synchronization with the image forming timing on the copying machine side. The rasterized image signal from the controller 102 is transmitted via the connection cable 242 to the image forming apparatus 103.
The image is directly transferred to a PWM circuit (not shown). The image signal held in the memory 109 may be the image signal read by the CCD 208 via the cable 242 in some cases.

As described above, in this embodiment, both the operation of the image forming apparatus 103 alone as a copying machine and the system operation including the controller 102 exist. First, the operation of the copier alone will be described. In the case of the copying machine operation, the image signal read by the CCD 208 passes through the masking circuit 112 and the luminance / density conversion unit 104,
The data is written to the memory 108 after compression by the compression / expansion circuit 107. The character / line drawing determination signal TEXT determined by the character / line drawing determination circuit 105 is also written into the memory 108 after being compressed by the compression / decompression circuit.

The data read from the memory 108 is
The image data is expanded by a compression / expansion circuit 107 and sent to a laser driver via a PWM circuit (not shown) in an output masking / UCR circuit 106 in accordance with the image forming timing of the copying machine.

FIG. 4 is a timing chart when the image forming apparatus according to the present invention operates as a copier alone. The image read by the CCD 208 is 401
The image data written to the memory 108 at the timing shown in FIG.
It is read out at the timings indicated by 2, 403, 404 and 405. 402, 403, 404 and 405
The relationship between the timings shown in FIG.
The data is read out at intervals of / v. As mentioned above, d
Is the spacing of four equally spaced drums, v
Is the speed of the sheet conveyed by the conveyor belt.

Next, the operation of the system including the controller 102 will be described. The system operation including the controller 102 is roughly divided into a scan operation and a PD operation.
There are L expansion operation and printout operation. The scanning operation is an operation of taking an image read by the CCD 208 into the controller 102, converting the image into RGB data or YMCK data, and holding the image data in the memory 109.

The PDL expansion operation is performed by the host computer 1
The CPU 110 of the controller 102 interprets the data in the PDL language sent from 01, develops it into a full-color image, and writes it on the image memory 109. This full-color image is developed as image data separated into four colors of yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (Bk) in accordance with the output characteristics of the image forming apparatus 103.

The printout operation is performed in the image memory 1
09, the full-color image and the character / line image determination signal TEXT are transmitted to the four photosensitive drums 217 and 22.
The data is read out in synchronization with 1, 225 and 229, sent to a laser driver through a PWM circuit (not shown), and printed.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart when the image forming apparatus according to the present invention operates together with the controller and the host computer. In a section indicated by 501, a PDL developing operation is performed. In a section indicated by 502, a character / line drawing determination signal TEXT is generated, and at the same time, a writing operation to the image memory 509 is performed. The image data written on the memory 109 is read at the timings indicated by 503, 504, 505 and 506. 50
The timing relationships shown in 3, 504, 505 and 506 are read out at time d / v intervals as shown. As described above, d is the interval between the four photosensitive drums arranged at equal intervals, and v is the speed of the sheet conveyed by the conveyor belt.

The feature here is that the PDL expansion operation and the generation of the TEXT signal are performed at the same time, and the processing speed is increased as compared with the case where these operations are performed sequentially. The control of the simultaneous processing of these operations is performed by the CPU 11.
Performed by 0.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing print settings of the printer driver in the host computer. The presentation mode printing from the host computer 101 will be described. On the host computer 101, PDL data for presentation mode printing is generated by a printer driver. FIG. 6 shows print settings in the case of creating 40 copies of a distribution material in a double-sided reduced layout 4-UP. The printer to be used is selected in the printer name selection 601, and the paper feed tray 602 is selected as Auto. The number of copies 603 of the handouts is set to 40 copies. Here, the number of copies of the presentation OHP is fixed at 1 and cannot be specified.

The color mode 604 is set to CMYK. The media type 605 of the material for distribution is set to plain paper, and the presentation mode 606 is set to print.

The reduced layout 607 is set in 4-UP. This setting is effective only for materials for distribution, and four pages are reduced and printed on one page. The double-sided setting 608 is also effective only for the materials for distribution. OK button 6
Clicking on 09 starts printing, and the cancel button 610 cancels printing.

For example, when the number of pages of the input document is 16 and the OK button 609 is pressed in accordance with the above-described settings, PDL data for OHP is distributed based on an instruction set by the printer driver. PDL data for the material is generated respectively. Controller 102
Generates bitmap data for OHP used for presentation and bitmap data for plain paper used for distribution materials, respectively, from PDL data for OHP and PDL data for distribution materials. Image forming apparatus 10
In the third exposure system B, image data for one page of the input document is formed on one surface of one OHP at the same magnification as the input data. In this manner, input documents for 16 pages are formed on different OHPs in units of one page (the output number of OHPs is 16).

On the other hand, on plain paper for distribution material, an image of four pages of the input document is printed on one side of one plain paper in 4-UP.
Then, on the back surface, an image of four pages of the input document is reduced and formed by 4-UP. That is, an image for eight pages of the input document is formed on one sheet of plain paper. In this case, the images of the first to fourth pages of the input document are formed on the surface of the first plain paper, and the images of the fourth to eighth pages of the input document are formed on the back of the first plain paper. Images of pages 9 to 12 of the input document are formed on the front surface of the paper, and images of pages 13 to 16 of the input document are formed and output on the back surface. One bundle of two sheets of plain paper, each having an image for four pages formed on each of the front and back sides, is printed as an output of one distribution target person (16).
Input document data for a page is formed on two sheets of plain paper, and 40 copies (for 40 distribution targets) are printed (the total output number of plain paper is therefore 80).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of presentation mode printing in the host computer. In FIG. 6, printing is started by clicking an OK button 609, and it is determined whether a reduced layout is set (S701). If there is a setting,
The PDL data for presentation OHP is created (S702). Here, unless the setting of the reduced layout 607 is other than 1-UP (none), the printer driver setting P
DL data is created by the printer driver. Next, PDL data for distribution materials is created (S70).
3). Here, according to the settings of the printer driver, the paper feed tray 602 is Auto, the number of copies 603 is 40, the color mode 604 is CMYK, the media type 605 is plain paper, the reduced layout 607 is 4-UP, and the duplex printing 608 is performed.
Is ON, and corresponding PDL data is created by the printer driver.

These PDL data are sent to the host computer 1 together with instructions set by the printer driver.
01 to the controller 102. The controller 102 stores the transferred PDL data in the hard disk 111 in the controller 102. At this time, the CPU 110 of the controller 102 loads the presentation OHP PDL data into the memory 109 as a raster image (S704). Similarly, C
The PU 110 stores the distribution material PDL data in the memory 109.
(S705).

If the reduced layout is not set, the paper feed stage 602 is set to Auto according to the setting of the printer driver.
o, number of copies 603: 40, color mode 604: CMY
K, media type 605 is plain paper, presentation mode 606 is on, reduced layout 607 is 1-U
P (none), PDL data for which double-sided printing 608 is ON is created (S706). After the PDL data is transferred to the controller 102, the CPU 110 of the controller 102
Develops the PDL data as a raster image in the memory 109 (S707).

The raster data developed in the memory 109 is sent to the laser driver via the connection cable 242 and printing is started. First, presentation O
HP printing is performed (S708). Paper tray manual feed tray,
1 copy, media type OHP, color mode CMYK
Raster data is printed with the driver setting of. Although not shown in the printer driver of this embodiment, if there is an OHP insertion mode for alternately outputting OHP and plain paper, the setting of the printer driver applied only to the presentation original is reflected in the presentation original printing. Is done.

Next, the handout is printed according to the print settings (various settings such as setting of the number of copies, setting of reduced layout, setting contents of layout, and setting of setting of both sides) from the driver (S709). At this time, OH
In the case of a printer driver that supports P-insertion, the setting of OHP-insertion is applied only to the presentation document, so that it is always printed OFF. Also,
When using a copier or printer that supports finisher-related functions such as sorters and staples, and the printer driver supports these functions, the finisher-related functions (staple mode, etc.) The setting of the printer driver applied only to the handout is reflected in handout printing.

A storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus is stored in the storage medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD
-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also an OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) May perform some or all of the actual processing, and the processing may realize the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instructions of the program code, It goes without saying that the CPU included in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

[0068]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A print setting step for setting the print format of the presentation manuscript and the handout, an image data generating step for generating image data of the presentation manuscript and the handout according to the print format set in the print setting step, and an image data generating step. An image signal generating step of generating a rasterized image signal from the generated image data, and an image forming step of forming the image signal generated in the image signal generating step on an output medium, so that the presentation original and The print setting of the distributed material can be arbitrarily set, and the user can print the desired presentation document and the material for distribution with one print setting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of an image forming system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of an image signal between an image forming apparatus and a controller according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a timing chart when the image forming apparatus according to the present invention operates as a copier alone.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart when the image forming apparatus according to the present invention operates together with a controller and a host computer.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of print settings of a printer driver in a host computer.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of presentation mode printing in a host computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Host computer 102 Controller 103 Image forming apparatus 242, 243 Connection cable A Image input system B Exposure system C Paper feed system D Paper discharge system 201 Platen glass 202 Document 203 Illumination 204-206, 214-216, 218-220, 2
22-224, 226-228 Mirror 207 Optical system 208 CCD 209 Motor 210 First mirror unit 211 Second mirror unit 212 Image processing circuit unit 213 Polygon mirror 217, 221, 225, 229 Photosensitive drum 230-233 Developing units 234, 235 Paper cassette 236 Manual feed tray 237 Registration roller 238 Transfer belt 239 Conveyor belt 240 Fixer 241 Discharge tray 244 Double-sided pass 245 Double-sided reversing unit 246 Discharge vertical pass 247 Double-sided pass pre-conveyance unit 104 Brightness / density conversion unit 105 Character / line drawing detection Circuit 106 Output masking / UCR circuit 107 Compression / expansion circuit 108, 109 Memory 110 CPU 111 Hard disk 112 Masking circuit 601 Printer name selection 602 Paper feed stage 603 Number of copies 604 Color mode 605 Media type 606 Presentation mode 607 Reduced layout 608 Duplex setting 609 OK button 610 Cancel button

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An image forming method for printing a presentation manuscript and a handout according to a single print start instruction, a print setting step of setting a print format of the presentation manuscript and the handout, and setting in the print setting step An image data generating step of generating image data of the presentation manuscript and the handout material according to the print format, and an image for generating a rasterized image signal from the image data generated in the image data generating step A signal generation step;
An image forming step of forming the image signal generated in the image signal generating step on an output medium. 2. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the print setting step includes a print format applied only to the presentation document and a print format applied only to the distributed material. . 3. The image forming method according to claim 2, wherein the print format applied only to the presentation original is a print format for outputting to a plurality of types of the output media. 4. The image according to claim 2, wherein the print format applied only to the handout material is a print format related to the number of copies of the handout material, reduced layout, finisher setting, or double-sided printing. Forming method. 5. An image forming system capable of printing a presentation manuscript and a handout according to a single print start instruction, and a print setting means for setting a print format of the presentation manuscript and the handout. Image data generating means for generating image data of the presentation manuscript and the distributed material according to the printing format set by the means; and converting the rasterized image signal from the image data generated by the image data generating means. An image forming system comprising: an image signal generating unit for generating; and an image forming unit for forming the image signal generated by the image signal generating unit on an output medium. 6. The print setting means for setting a print format applied only to the presentation document, and a distribution document priority print setting for setting a print format applied only to the distribution material. The image forming system according to claim 5, further comprising: 7. The image forming system according to claim 6, wherein the presentation original priority print setting unit includes a print format for outputting to a plurality of types of the output media. 8. The distribution material priority print setting means, wherein the number of copies of the distribution material, reduced layout, finisher setting,
The image forming system according to claim 6, further comprising a print format for duplex printing. 9. A recording medium storing a program for controlling an image forming system capable of printing a presentation manuscript and a handout material in response to a single print start instruction, the printing medium comprising a print format of the presentation manuscript and the handout material. A print setting step of performing setting, an image data generating step of generating image data of the presentation manuscript and the distribution material according to the print format set in the print setting step, and the image data generated in the image data generating step. A program for causing a computer to execute an image signal generating step of generating a rasterized image signal from image data, and an image forming step of forming the image signal generated in the image signal generating step on an output medium. Recorded computer-readable notes Recording medium.