JP2004202852A - Image output apparatus, image output method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily check the assortment of bundles (sections), a page order, consistency in the directions of front and back sides of paper, etc., so as to facilitate an arrangement, only by making a user check a page mark, a section mark, and front and back marks, which are printed on the end of the paper; and to concurrently realize the beauty of finish of a marginless-printed image and the easiness of alignment in marginless printing. <P>SOLUTION: A printer driver part 101 adds the page mark to printing information to be outputted to a printer 110, in such a manner that a position is shifted in every page, adds the section mark in such a manner that a position is shifted in every prescribed printing unit (a grouping of sections and print jobs), adds the front and back marks in such a manner that they are located in different positions on the front and back sides of the printing paper, in perfecting printing, and adds the page mark and the section mark in such a manner that they are printed on the back side of the printing paper, in the marginless printing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image output apparatus, an image output method, a program, and a recording medium that output print information to a printing unit that prints an image based on print information on print paper.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when one computer outputs data continuously to a printing device (printer), or when a plurality of people use a network printer, the documents output from each computer are stacked on a tray, and it is difficult to determine the separation of each document. Was.
[0003]
In such a case, conventionally, a sheet indicating a separator such as a separator sheet, a banner, or the like is output, or the output is performed while rotating the printing direction or the output sheet direction for each output.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-described conventional method of inserting a separator sheet has a problem that the separator sheet is wasted.
[0005]
Furthermore, in order to correct the paper orientation, order, front and back, etc. in one set of a plurality of output sheets, the user must manually check the page numbers and the printed contents. There was a problem that only had to be sorted.
[0006]
As a method for solving this problem, a method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-65363 has been proposed. In the conventional method described in JP-A-11-65363, a page mark is added to the same place of a page in the case of ordinary paper, and the mark is added so that the marks do not overlap each other in the case of an OHP sheet. Thus, a missing page can be easily found.
[0007]
However, if the page order of a single sheet bundle is simply disturbed, it is possible to easily detect missing or incorrect pages using the above-described conventional method, but a plurality of printed materials are mixed. In such a case, since the same page or the like exists for each copy, in the above-described conventional method, the user can determine the print content by simply checking whether or not another copy is mixed in a certain bundle of paper. There is a problem that it is necessary to perform each operation by hand, which is a very complicated operation and may cause an error or the like.
[0008]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printing method that prints an image based on print information on a print sheet by first printing information to be output to printing means. Mark is added so that the position is shifted for each page, and the position of the second mark is shifted for each predetermined printing unit (one unit, job) with respect to the print information to be output to the printing means. When printing on both sides of the printing paper, a third mark is added to the printing information to be output to the printing means so as to be located at different positions on the front and back of the printing paper. It is possible to easily recognize the disorder of the front and back sides of the paper bundle, the disorder or missing of the bundle order, and the fact that a certain part (job) contains printing paper of another part (job). Can be easily corrected, and Even if it has been done, the user can easily check and change the sorting of the bundle (set), the page order, the uniformity of the front and back sides of the paper, etc. just by checking the first to third marks by the user. And when the image based on the print information is printed on the entire surface of the printing paper, the first mark image and the second mark image are added so as to be printed on the back surface of the printing paper. When printing an image on the entire surface of the printing paper, the first and second mark images are added without overlapping the image on the front surface, realizing the beauty of the borderless printed image and the ease of alignment at the same time. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image output apparatus, an image output method, a program, and a recording medium which can provide an image forming environment.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image output apparatus for outputting print information to a printing means (printing apparatus 110 shown in FIG. 1) for printing an image based on print information on printing paper, A first adding unit (a mark position calculating unit 103 and a mark image synthesizing unit 104 shown in FIG. 1) for adding a first mark to the print information to be shifted for each page; The second adding means (the mark position calculating unit 103 and the mark image synthesizing unit 104 shown in FIG. 1) for adding the second mark to the print information to be output in such a manner that the position is shifted by a predetermined printing unit. ) And third adding means for adding a third mark to print information to be output to the printing means at different positions on the front and back of the printing paper when printing on both sides of the printing paper. As shown in FIG. Mark position calculating section 103, and having a mark image combining unit 104) and.
[0010]
A second invention according to the present invention is characterized in that the first adding unit and the second adding unit are configured to print the image based on the print information on the entire surface of a printing sheet (when performing borderless printing). The first mark and the second mark are added so as to be printed on the back surface of the sheet.
[0011]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image output method for outputting print information to a printing unit for printing an image based on print information on a printing sheet, wherein the print information to be output to the printing unit is provided by a first method. A first adding step (steps S109, S110, S115, S116 in FIG. 16) for adding the mark of each page so that the position is shifted for each page, and a second adding step for the print information to be output to the printing means. A second addition step (steps S102, S108, S114 in FIG. 16) for adding a mark so that the position is shifted for each predetermined printing unit, and is output to the printing means when printing is performed on both sides of the printing paper. A third adding step (steps S103, S107, and S113 in FIG. 16) of adding a third mark to the print information to be performed so that the third mark is at a different position on the front and back of the printing paper. Characterized in that it.
[0012]
A fourth invention according to the present invention is characterized in that the first adding step and the second adding step are such that when an image based on the print information is printed on the entire surface of the printing paper, the image is printed on the back surface of the printing paper. In addition, the first mark and the second mark are added (steps S114, S115, and S116 in FIG. 16).
[0013]
A fifth invention according to the present invention is a program for executing the image output method according to the third or fourth aspect.
[0014]
A sixth invention according to the present invention is characterized in that a program for executing the image output method according to claim 3 or 4 is recorded on a recording medium in a computer-readable manner.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a print output device according to the present invention.
[0016]
In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a computer such as a personal computer / workstation (PC / WS), which can transmit print data to a printing apparatus 110 via a network 120.
[0017]
In the computer 100, a printer driver 101 generates print information printable by the printing apparatus 110 based on data output from the application 102, and outputs the printing information to the printing apparatus 110.
[0018]
In the printer driver unit 101, a mark position calculation unit 103 calculates various mark positions shown in FIGS. A mark image combining unit 104 combines various mark images shown in FIGS. 4 to 12 described below with a page image. A mark image memory 105 holds various mark image data shown in FIGS.
[0019]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the computer 100 shown in FIG.
[0020]
Referring to FIG. 1, a CPU 201 controls each device connected to a system bus 204 based on a program stored in a program ROM of a ROM 203, and performs overall control of the entire computer 100.
[0021]
The font ROM of the ROM 203 stores font data and the like, and the data ROM of the ROM 203 stores various data. Reference numeral 202 denotes a RAM, which functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like of the CPU 201.
[0022]
A keyboard controller (KBC) 205 controls an input from a keyboard (KB) 209 or a pointing device (not shown) such as a mouse. Reference numeral 206 denotes a monitor controller (MC) which controls display on a monitor (Monitor) 210.
[0023]
A hard disk controller (HDC) 207 controls access to the hard disk (HD) 211. A network interface (NWI / F) 208 controls communication with the network 120.
[0024]
With the above configuration, the computer 100 can transmit print information to the printing device 110 via the network 120 and execute printing on the printing device 110.
[0025]
Hereinafter, various mark printing in the print output device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0026]
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark print area in the print output device of the present invention.
[0027]
In the figure, reference numeral 302 denotes a mark print area, which corresponds to an area around the normal print area 301. In the print output apparatus of the present invention, various marks (page mark, set mark, Print data is generated so that a display mark or the like is printed.
[0028]
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark printing state during single-sided printing in the print output device of the present invention.
[0029]
In the figure, reference numeral 401 denotes a set mark, which is added to a sequentially shifted position for each set (for each set when a plurality of copies are output, for each job when a plurality of jobs are output continuously, etc.). As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to easily determine that other jobs are not mixed because the set marks 401 are aligned.
[0030]
Reference numeral 402 denotes a page mark which is added to a position sequentially shifted for each page. Thus, as shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to easily determine that the order of the pages is correct and that there is no missing page.
[0031]
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark printing state during double-sided printing in the print output device of the present invention, and the same components as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0032]
In the figure, reference numeral 501a denotes a front mark which is added to a predetermined position on the front surface. Reference numeral 501b denotes a back mark, which is added to a predetermined position on the back surface (a position different from the predetermined position on the front surface so as to be distinguishable from the front surface mark 501a). As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, it is possible to easily determine whether the front and back of the paper are aligned by the fact that the front and back marks 501 are aligned (only the front and back marks 501 a or 501 b are provided). It becomes.
[0033]
As shown in the figure, the set mark 401 and the page mark 402 at the time of double-sided printing are added at positions overlapping the front and back of the physical page (that is, the set mark 401b and the page mark added to the back of the sheet). 402b is added to a position directly behind the set mark 401a and the page mark 402a added to the front of the sheet), and in particular, the position of the page mark 402 changes for each physical page.
[0034]
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mark printing state in 2-in-1 (printing with two pages arranged on one print sheet) double-sided printing in the print output device of the present invention. The same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0035]
In the mark printing state at the time of 2-in-1 double-sided printing, the set mark 401, the page mark 402, and the front / back mark 501 are added to the physical page as in the case of the normal double-sided printing shown in FIG.
[0036]
The set mark 401 and the page mark 402 are added so as to overlap the front and back of the sheet (that is, the set mark 401b and the page mark 402b added to the back of the sheet are set to the set mark 401a added to the front of the sheet. , Added to the position directly behind the page mark 402 a). In particular, the position of the page mark 402 changes for each physical page.
[0037]
Also, in FIG. 9, a description has been given of 2 in 1 in which images of two pages are arranged and printed on one sheet of printing paper. However, the same applies to the case of arranging and printing images of three or more pages on one sheet of printing paper. 401, page mark 402, and front / back mark 501 are added for each physical page.
[0038]
As described above, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, in the output sheet bundle, it is easy to determine the unity of the set by looking at the set mark 401, and by checking the position of the page mark 402, the order of the pages can be changed. By making the determination easier, and by observing the position of the front and back marks 501, it is easier to determine whether the front or the back is used, and when the sheets are separated, the sheets can be easily aligned.
[0039]
Hereinafter, various mark positions (upper left corner coordinates of various marks) in the print output device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, this corresponds to the case where the set mark 401 is added to the right end of the sheet, the page mark 402 is added to the lower end of the sheet, and the front and back marks 501 are added to the upper end of the sheet.
[0040]
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark print position of a front page in the print output device of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark print position of a back page in the print output device of the present invention. is there. The coordinates of the sheet are (0, 0) at the upper left in the figure. Also, the size of the front and back marks is “sw × sh”, the size of the set mark is “bw × bh”, and the size of the page mark is “pw × ph”. Further, the paper size is set to “W × H”. 10 and 11 illustrate a case where the front and back marks 501 are printed (added) on the upper end of the paper, the set mark 401 is printed (added) on the left end of the paper, and the page mark 402 is printed (added) on the lower end of the paper. Description is omitted.
[0041]
As shown in FIG. 10, the print position (bx1, by1) of the table mark 501a is (b0 (≧ (W / 2)), 0). The print position (sx1, sy1) of the set mark 401a is (W-sw, sh × (set number -1)). Further, the print position (px1, py1) of the page mark 402a is (pw × (page number −1), H-ph).
[0042]
As shown in FIG. 11, the print position (bx2, by2) of the back mark 501b is (W-b0-bw, 0). The print position (sx2, sy2) of the set mark 401b is (0, sh × (set number -1)). Further, the print position (px2, py2) of the page mark 402b is (W-pw × (page number), H-ph).
[0043]
In this way, the printing position of the set mark 401 is moved for each print job unit (set). Further, each time each page is printed, the position where the page mark 402 is printed is moved.
[0044]
Furthermore, in the case of double-sided printing, the front and back marks 501 are located at different positions (bx1, by1) and (bx2, by2) on the front and back sides of the sheet so that the front and back sides can be distinguished as indicated by bx1 and bx2. In addition, the set mark 401 and the page mark 402 are added at positions (sx1, sy1), (sx2, sy2), (px1, py1), (px2, py2) where the positions of the front and back images overlap.
[0045]
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the page mark width pw shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.
[0046]
As shown in the drawing, the page width pw is obtained by dividing the length of the page width W by the total number of pages (page width pw = page width W / total number of pages).
[0047]
That is, when “total number of pages = 4”, “pw = W / 4” as shown in FIG.
[0048]
However, if the total number of pages is large, the page mark width pw becomes extremely small. Therefore, the page mark width pw should not be smaller than the page mark width minimum value pmin. That is, in the case of “W / n <pmin”, “pw = pmin” is set as shown in FIG. When the page mark position exceeds the page width, the page mark position returns to the position of the first page, and the page mark image (for example, pattern, color, etc.) is changed.
[0049]
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a print mark setting dialog at the time of normal printing in the print output device of the present invention, which is displayed on the monitor 210 shown in FIG. 2 at the time of normal printing. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a print mark setting dialog box for 2 in 1 printing in the print output device of the present invention, and is displayed on the monitor 210 shown in FIG. 2 during 2 in 1 printing. 13 and 14, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0050]
In the figure, reference numeral 1301 denotes a set mark print check unit, which can be checked (checked by a pointing device or the like not shown) to indicate the presence or absence of the set mark 401. Reference numeral 1304 denotes a group mark print position setting unit which can select the print position of the group mark 401 from the upper end, the lower end, the left end, and the right end.
[0051]
Reference numeral 1302 denotes a page mark print check unit. By putting a check here (indicating by a pointing device or the like not shown), the presence or absence of the page mark 402 can be instructed. Reference numeral 1305 denotes a page mark print position setting unit which can select the print position of the page mark from the upper end, the lower end, the left end, and the right end.
[0052]
Reference numeral 1303 denotes a front / back mark printing check unit. By checking this (instruction by a pointing device or the like not shown), the presence / absence of the front / back mark 501 can be indicated. A front and back mark printing position setting unit 1306 can select a printing position of the front and back mark 501 from an upper end, a lower end, a left end, and a right end.
[0053]
Note that the set mark 401, page mark 402, and front / back mark 501 are controlled by the printer driver unit 101 in the mark print position setting units 1304 to 1306 so that one position cannot be selected at the same time so that they do not overlap. I have.
[0054]
A selection state display unit 1307 displays a diagram showing a print position setting state of the set mark 401, the page mark 402, and the front and back marks 501.
[0055]
Reference numeral 1308 denotes a cancel button. By instructing this button (instructing by a pointing device or the like not shown), the setting in this dialog is invalidated and the print processing is stopped.
[0056]
Reference numeral 1309 denotes an OK button. By instructing this button (instruction by a pointing device or the like not shown), the print processing is effectively started with the settings in this dialog.
[0057]
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a print mark setting dialog at the time of “borderless printing” in the printout apparatus of the present invention, which is displayed on the monitor 210 shown in FIG. 2 at the time of “borderless printing”. The same components as those in FIG. 13 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0058]
In the figure, reference numeral 1501 denotes a mark printing check unit on the back surface. By putting a check in this box (instructed by a pointing device or the like not shown), each mark is printed on the back surface without being printed on the front surface.
[0059]
Thereby, at the time of “borderless printing”, a page mark and a set mark can be added to the paper surface (back surface) without overlapping the image on the front surface.
[0060]
In accordance with the settings in the setting dialog described above, the printer driver unit 101 controls so that the set mark 401, the page mark 402, and the front / back mark 501 are combined with the print information and printed.
[0061]
Hereinafter, a first control processing procedure in the print output apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
[0062]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a first control processing procedure in the print output device of the present invention, which is executed by the CPU 201 illustrated in FIG. 2 based on a program stored in the HD 211 or another recording medium. In addition, S101 to S118 indicate each step.
[0063]
When a print button (not shown) of the application 102 is pressed (instructed), the printer driver unit 101 displays one of the mark print selection dialogs shown in FIGS. When the OK button 1309 is instructed, the presence / absence of a page mark, the presence / absence of a set mark, the presence / absence of a front / back mark, the printing position, and the like are obtained from the mark printing selection dialogue. Based on this, the printer driver unit 101 executes the processing of steps S101 to S118, synthesizes the set mark 401, the page mark 402, and the front / back mark 501 with the print information, and outputs the print information to the printing apparatus 110. Hereinafter, the procedure will be described.
[0064]
First, it is determined whether it is the beginning of a copy (S101), and it is determined that the start of the copy (the beginning of each copy when a plurality of copies are output, the start of each job when a plurality of jobs are continuously output, and the like). If it is determined, the position of the set mark (if addition of the set mark is instructed) and the position of the front and back mark (if the addition of the front and back mark is instructed) are calculated according to the specified print position (S102). , S103), and proceeds to step S104.
[0065]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S101 that it is not the beginning of the set, the process proceeds directly to step S104.
[0066]
In step S104, physical page image information is generated based on the print information output from the application 102, and it is determined whether or not the physical page is a front (S105). It is determined whether or not the mark print setting has been made (the mark printing check unit 1501 on the back side shown in FIG. 15 has been checked) (S106). If it is determined that the back side mark print setting has not been made, Combines the front mark 501 (if the addition of the front and back marks is instructed) and the set mark 401a (if the addition of the set mark is instructed) with the physical page (front) image data (S107, S108).
[0067]
Next, the printing position of the page mark 401a is calculated according to the page number and the specified printing position (if the addition of the page mark is instructed) (S109), and the page mark 402a is set to the physical page (table) image. The data is synthesized with the data (S110).
[0068]
Next, the physical page (table) image data in which the respective mark images are combined is output to the printing apparatus 110, and it is determined whether or not there is a next page (S112). If it is determined that there is no next page, the process ends.
[0069]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S105 that the physical page is not the front (back), the back mark 501b is combined with the physical page image (back) data (if the addition of the front and back marks is instructed) ( (S113), the section mark 401b is combined with the physical page image (back) data (if addition of a section mark is instructed) (S114).
[0070]
Next, the print position of the page mark 402b is calculated (S115), the page mark 402b is combined with the physical page (back) image data (S116), and the process proceeds to step S111, where the physical page (back) combined with each mark image is calculated. ) Output the image data to the printing device 110.
[0071]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S106 that the mark print setting on the back side has been made (the mark print check unit 1501 on the back side shown in FIG. 15 has been checked), the physical page (front) image data Is output to the printing apparatus 110 (S117), dummy physical page (back) image data (blank data) is generated (S118), and the process proceeds to step S114, where the copy mark 401b and the page mark are added to the physical page (back) image data. 402b is synthesized (S114-S116) and output to the printing device 110 (111).
[0072]
As described above, the page mark 402 is output with the position shifted for each page, and the set mark 401 is output with the position shifted for each predetermined printing unit (one set, job unit). The front / back mark 501 is output with its position shifted from the front to the back, and the page mark 402 and the set mark 401 are output at positions where they are overlapped on the front and back, and the application 102 prints a plurality of pages on one page (physical page). In such a case, by outputting the various marks (the page mark 402, the set mark 401, and the front / back mark 501) on the physical page, even if the printed matter is disjointed, the page may be omitted, the set may be mixed, or the like. , And the like can be easily determined and aligned.
[0073]
In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the printer driver unit 101 executes the flowchart shown in FIG. 16 to combine various marks with page image data, and outputs the combined page image data to the printing apparatus 110. However, the printing apparatus (printer, multifunction peripheral), the printer server, or the like, sets the print data received from the computer 100 such as a PC / WS by using the print mark setting dialog shown in FIGS. Based on the print data to which the print mark setting information has been added), a printing device, a printer server, or the like executes the same steps as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. 16 to realize print processing with the print mark added. May be configured. That is, the present invention is applicable to any of an information processing apparatus that transmits print data to a printing apparatus, a controller of a printing apparatus that performs print processing based on print data received from the information processing apparatus, a print server, and the like.
[0074]
It should be noted that at the time of “borderless printing”, a configuration has been described in which the print mark setting dialog shown in FIG. 15 is displayed and various marks can be printed on the back surface. Alternatively, the print mark setting dialog shown in FIG. 15 may be displayed so that various marks can be printed on the back side.
[0075]
When “borderless printing”, “footer”, and “header” are set, various marks may be automatically printed on the back surface.
[0076]
Further, in the print mark setting dialogs shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, a mark color, a shaded pattern, and the like may be selectable.
[0077]
Although the above-described printing apparatus 110 has been described as an example of a laser beam system, other printing systems such as a liquid crystal shutter system, an inkjet system, a thermal transfer system, and a sublimation system may be used even if an LED system is used. The present invention is applicable to both full color and monochrome.
[0078]
Hereinafter, the configuration of a data processing program that can be read by the print output device according to the present invention will be described with reference to a memory map shown in FIG.
[0079]
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a recording medium that stores various data processing programs that can be read by the print output device according to the present invention.
[0080]
Although not shown, information for managing a group of programs stored in the recording medium, for example, version information, a creator, and the like are also stored, and information that depends on the OS or the like on the program reading side, for example, identifies and displays the program. Icons and the like may also be stored.
[0081]
Further, data dependent on various programs is also managed in the directory. In addition, when a program or data to be installed is compressed, a decompression program or the like may be stored.
[0082]
The functions shown in FIG. 16 in this embodiment may be performed by a host computer by a program installed from the outside. In this case, the present invention is applied even when a group of information including a program is supplied to the output device from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or an FD, or from an external recording medium via a network. Things.
[0083]
As described above, the recording medium storing the program codes of the software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to the system or the apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or the apparatus stores the recording medium in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention is also achieved by reading and executing the program code.
[0084]
In this case, the program code itself read from the recording medium implements the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.
[0085]
As a recording medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, A silicon disk or the like can be used.
[0086]
When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a part or all of the actual processing is performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
[0087]
Further, after the program code read from the recording medium is written into a memory provided on a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a CPU or the like provided in the 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.
[0088]
Further, the present invention may be applied to a system including a plurality of devices or to an apparatus including a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus. In this case, by reading out a recording medium storing a program represented by software for achieving the present invention to the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. .
[0089]
Further, by downloading and reading out a program represented by software for achieving the present invention from a database on a network by a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. .
[0090]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the position of the first mark is shifted for each page with respect to the print information to be output to the printing unit that prints the image based on the print information on the printing paper. In addition, a second mark is added to the print information to be output to the printing unit so that the position is shifted by a predetermined printing unit, and the second mark is output to the printing unit when printing on both sides of the printing paper. Since the third mark is added to the print information to be printed so as to be located at different positions on the front and back sides of the printing paper, the front and back sides of the paper bundle are disturbed, the order of the pages in the bundle is disturbed or missing, and a certain part is omitted. It is easy to recognize that (job) contains printing paper of another copy (job), and it is easy to fix them by hand. Also, the user can check the first to third marks. Just click, sorting bundle (parts), page order, easily check the integrity or the like of the front and back direction of the paper, to facilitate trim.
[0091]
When printing an image based on the print information on the entire surface of the printing paper, the image is printed by adding the first mark image and the second mark image so as to be printed on the back surface of the printing paper. When printing on the entire surface of a sheet, an image forming environment in which the first and second mark images are added without overlapping the images to simultaneously achieve the beautiful finish of borderless printed images and the ease of alignment. And the like can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a print output apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computer illustrated in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark print area in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark printing state during single-sided printing in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a set mark printing state in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a page mark printing state in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark printing state during double-sided printing in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a print state of a front mark and a back mark in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark printing state during 2-in-1 (printing with two pages arranged on one print sheet) double-sided printing in the print output apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark print position of a front page in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark print position of a back page in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a page mark width pw shown in FIGS. 10 and 11;
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a print mark setting dialog box during normal printing in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a print mark setting dialog box in 2 in 1 printing in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a print mark setting dialog at the time of “borderless printing” in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a first control processing procedure in the print output device of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a recording medium that stores various data processing programs that can be read by the print output device according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
100 computer
101 Printer driver
102 Application
103 Mark position calculator
104 mark image synthesis unit
105 mark image memory
110 printing device
120 network

Claims (6)

An image output device that outputs print information to a printing unit that prints an image based on print information on printing paper,
First adding means for adding a first mark to the print information to be output to the printing means so that the position is shifted for each page;
A second adding unit that adds a second mark to the print information to be output to the printing unit so that the position is shifted by a predetermined printing unit;
A third adding unit that adds a third mark to printing information to be output to the printing unit at different positions on the front and back sides of the printing sheet when printing on both sides of the printing sheet;
An image output device comprising: The first addition means and the second addition means, when printing an image based on the print information on the entire surface of the printing paper, the first mark and the second mark so as to be printed on the back surface of the printing paper. The image output device according to claim 1, wherein a mark is added. An image output method for outputting print information to a printing unit that prints an image based on print information on printing paper,
A first adding step of adding a first mark to the print information to be output to the printing unit so that the position is shifted for each page;
A second adding step of adding a second mark to the print information to be output to the printing means so that the position is shifted by a predetermined print unit;
A third adding step of, when printing on both sides of the printing paper, adding a third mark to printing information to be output to the printing unit so that the third mark is at a different position on the front and back of the printing paper;
An image output method comprising: The first addition step and the second addition step include: when printing an image based on the print information on the entire surface of a printing sheet, the first mark and the second mark so that the image is printed on the back side of the printing sheet. 4. The image output method according to claim 3, wherein a mark is added. A program for executing the image output method according to claim 3. A recording medium in which a program for executing the image output method according to claim 3 or 4 is readable by a computer.

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