JP2004202755A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (12)

A document file that defines an object that can be placed in a file in an order different from the page order and reference information that indicates the position of the object in the file and that defines a page composed of a predetermined object is converted into print data. An image forming apparatus that receives and prints from an image processing apparatus without printing,
Receiving means for sequentially receiving objects included in the document file transmitted from the image processing apparatus;
Compression means for applying a predetermined compression process for reducing the data size in units of objects to the object received by the receiving means;
An image forming apparatus comprising: a storage unit that stores an object that has been subjected to a predetermined compression process by the compression unit. A determination unit for determining the type of the object received by the reception unit;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined compression process is a compression process using a compression method according to the type of the object determined by the determination unit. Determining means for determining whether or not the usage amount of the storage means exceeds a predetermined limit usage amount;
When it is determined by the determining means that the usage amount of the storage means has exceeded a predetermined limit usage amount, the object already stored in the storage means is subjected to re-compression processing for increasing the compression rate. Compression means;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a replacement unit that replaces an object stored in the storage unit before the recompression process is performed with an object after the recompression process is performed. apparatus. A document file that defines an object that can be placed in a file in an order different from the page order and reference information that indicates the position of the object in the file and that defines a page composed of a predetermined object is converted into print data. A program used in an image forming apparatus for receiving and printing from an image processing apparatus without printing,
A reception procedure for sequentially receiving objects included in a document file transmitted from the image processing device;
A compression procedure for applying a predetermined compression process for reducing the data size in units of objects to the object received in the reception procedure;
A program for causing the image forming apparatus to execute a writing procedure for writing an object that has been subjected to the predetermined compression processing in a storage unit that stores the object that has been subjected to the predetermined compression processing in the compression procedure. A document file that defines an object that can be placed in a file in an order different from the page order and reference information that indicates the position of the object in the file and that defines a page composed of a predetermined object is converted into print data. An image forming method for receiving and printing from an image processing apparatus without printing,
A receiving step of sequentially receiving objects included in the document file transmitted from the image processing device;
A compression step of applying a predetermined compression process for reducing the data size in units of objects to the object received in the reception step;
A storage step of storing an object that has been subjected to a predetermined compression process in the compression step.   4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the object received in the reception procedure is an image object including image data, the compression unit performs a lossy compression method on the image object. .   4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the object received in the reception procedure is a character object including character data, the compression unit performs a lossless compression method on the character object.   4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the object received in the reception procedure is a graphic object including graphic data, the compression unit performs a lossless compression method on the graphic object. 5.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document file is a PDF (Portable Document Format) file.   The program according to claim 4, wherein the document file is a PDF (Portable Document Format) file.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the program of Claim 4 or 10.   The image forming method according to claim 5, wherein the document file is a PDF (Portable Document Format) file.