JP2005086394A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (9)

A printing apparatus capable of allocating and printing a plurality of images on one print recording medium,
Print mode selection means for selecting one of the color mode and the monochrome mode;
Image reading means for reading an image from a document according to the selected print mode;
An image acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of images by causing the image reading means to perform a reading operation a plurality of times;
Image data generating means for allocating the plurality of acquired images to one print recording medium and generating print image data according to the selected print mode;
Printing means for printing the generated print image data on the print recording medium;
A print mode setting unit that applies the print mode first selected by the print mode selection unit to all of the plurality of images read by the image reading unit;
A printing apparatus comprising: The print mode selection means comprises two selection means, a color mode selection means for executing printing in the color mode and a monochrome mode selection means for executing printing in the monochrome mode,
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a mode selection control unit that enables selection of only a print mode set by the print mode setting unit when the image reading unit reads a second or subsequent image.   An error notifying unit for notifying an error when a print mode different from the print mode first selected by the print mode selecting unit is selected when the image reading unit reads the second and subsequent images. Item 4. The printing apparatus according to Item 1.   2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a guide unit that guides a print mode first selected by the print mode selection unit when the image reading unit reads a second or subsequent image.   The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit starts printing from an already read image before a plurality of reading operations by the image reading unit are completed. A selection means for selecting a plurality of image prints for reducing a plurality of acquired images and allocating and printing on one print recording medium according to a predetermined layout;
Color printing execution instruction means for executing printing in the color mode;
A monochrome print execution instructing unit provided independently of the color print execution instructing unit for executing printing in a monochrome mode;
An image reading unit that reads an image from a document based on an execution instruction of any one of the color printing execution instruction unit and the monochrome printing execution instruction unit;
Print mode storage means for storing a print mode applied to a reading operation by the image reading means;
When the multiple image printing is selected, an image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of images by performing a reading operation by the image reading unit a plurality of times; and
Image data generating means for allocating the plurality of acquired images to one print recording medium and generating print image data according to the stored print mode;
Printing means for printing the generated print image data on the print recording medium;
Print mode comprising: a print mode setting unit that applies the print mode stored in the print mode storage unit to the second and subsequent reading operations when the image reading unit executes the first reading operation. apparatus. A printing method for allocating and printing a plurality of images on one print recording medium using a printing apparatus including an image reading unit and a printing unit,
Selecting any one of the color mode and the monochrome mode by using any one of the color printing execution instruction means and the monochrome printing execution instruction means provided separately from each other;
Causing the image reading means to read an image from a document according to the selected print mode;
Storing the print mode selected for the first image reading operation by the image reading means in the print mode storage means;
Applying the stored print mode to the second and subsequent reading operations by the image reading unit, and performing the reading operation a plurality of times to obtain a plurality of images;
Allocating the plurality of acquired images to one print recording medium, and generating print image data according to the stored print mode;
Printing the generated print image data on the print recording medium by the printing means;
The printing method characterized by including. The printing method according to claim 7 , wherein the step of generating the print image data is to generate print image data from an image read by the image reading unit before all the plurality of images are acquired. A computer program for causing a computer having an image reading unit and a printing unit to execute a method of allocating and printing a plurality of images on one print recording medium,
Selecting one of the print modes from among color mode and monochrome mode;
Causing the image reading means to read an image from a document according to the selected print mode;
Storing the selected print mode for the first image reading operation by the image reading means;
Applying the stored print mode to the second and subsequent reading operations by the image reading unit, and performing the reading operation a plurality of times to obtain a plurality of images;
Allocating the plurality of acquired images to one print recording medium, and generating print image data according to the stored print mode;
Printing the generated print image data on the print recording medium by the printing means;
A computer program that causes a computer to execute.