JP2005128768A - Image processor, image data acquiring and transferring method, program, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus that saves form cost. <P>SOLUTION: The image processor (reader part 1) which is connected to a printer part 2 and a server (PC/WS 11) holding a plurality of image data, and equipped with an operation part accepting input operations from a user detects whether the printer part 2 has a both-sided printing function, acquires image data specified by the user through the operation part from the server according to the detection result, and transfers the acquired image data to the printer part 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image data acquisition / transfer method, a program, and a storage medium, and in particular, is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data, Image processing apparatus including an operation unit that receives an input operation from a user, an image data acquisition / transfer method applied to the image processing apparatus, a program for causing a computer to execute the image data acquisition / transfer method, and the program Related to the storage medium.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an image forming system in which a plurality of data for forming an image is stored in a server, and predetermined data is read from the server and printed on an image forming apparatus as necessary (for example, Patent Document 1). , See Patent Document 2).
JP 2002-132636 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-30096

  However, the image forming apparatus in the conventional image forming system performs single-sided printing uniformly based on the data read from the server.

  On the other hand, depending on the image forming apparatus, some image forming apparatuses have a double-sided printing function built-in. However, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of resource saving because of the paper cost.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides an image processing apparatus, an image data acquisition / transfer method, a program, and a storage medium that reduce paper costs.

  To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an input operation from a user is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data. In the image processing apparatus including the operation unit that receives the detection unit, the detection unit that detects whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a double-sided printing function, and the detection result detected by the detection unit, Acquisition means for acquiring image data designated by the user via the operation unit from the server, and transfer means for transferring the image data acquired by the acquisition means to an image forming apparatus to be detected by the detection means. An image processing apparatus is provided.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation unit that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data, and that accepts an input operation from a user. In the image processing apparatus, detection means for detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a double-sided printing function, and acquisition of acquiring image data designated by a user via the operation unit from the server And a transfer unit that converts the image data acquired by the acquisition unit according to a detection result detected by the detection unit and transfers the image data to an image forming apparatus to be detected by the detection unit. An image processing apparatus is provided.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, there is provided an operation unit that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data, and that accepts an input operation from a user. In the image data acquisition and transfer method applied to the image processing apparatus, a detection step for detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function, and a detection result detected by the detection step Acquiring the image data designated by the user via the operation unit from the server, and transferring the image data acquired by the acquiring step to the image forming apparatus to be detected in the detecting step. And a transfer step. An image data acquisition and transfer method is provided.

  Furthermore, according to the fifteenth aspect of the invention, there is provided an operation unit that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data, and that accepts an input operation from a user. In the image data acquisition and transfer method applied to the image processing apparatus, a detection step for detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a double-sided printing function, and a designation specified by the user via the operation unit An acquisition step of acquiring image data from the server, and the image data acquired by the acquisition step are converted according to the detection result detected by the detection step, and the image forming apparatus to be detected in the detection step And a transfer step of transferring. An image data acquisition and transfer method is provided.

  Furthermore, a program for causing a computer to execute the image data acquisition / transfer method, and a computer-readable storage medium storing the image data acquisition / transfer method as a program are provided.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the connected image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function, and if the duplex printing function is available, the user can perform duplex printing or simplex printing. It is possible to select printing, and when double-sided printing is selected, the image forming apparatus performs printing using the double-sided printing function. When single-sided printing is selected, the image forming apparatus has a single-sided printing function. To print.

  As a result, printing is performed in a printing form desired by the user, and paper cost can be reduced when double-sided printing is selected.

  When a plurality of image forming apparatuses are connected, it is possible to take an optimum printing form for the image forming apparatus depending on whether or not the image forming apparatus to be output has a duplex printing function. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  The image processing apparatus includes a reader unit 1, a printer unit 2, and an image input / output control unit 3. The reader unit 1 reads an image of a document and outputs image data obtained as a result to the printer unit 2 and the image input / output control unit 3. The printer unit 2 forms an image according to the image data sent from the reader unit 1 and the image input / output control unit 3 and records the image on a recording sheet. The image input / output control unit 3 is connected to the reader unit 1 and includes a facsimile unit 4, a file unit 5, a computer interface unit 7, a formatter unit 8, an image memory unit 9, a core unit 10, and the like.

  The facsimile unit 4 decompresses the compressed image data received via the telephone line, transfers the decompressed image data to the core unit 10, and compresses and compresses the image data transferred from the core unit 10. The transmitted image data is transmitted via a telephone line. A hard disk 12 is connected to the facsimile unit 4, and the received compressed image data can be temporarily stored.

  A magneto-optical disk drive unit 6 is connected to the file unit 5, and the file unit 5 compresses the image data transferred from the core unit 10 and uses the compressed image data as a keyword for searching the compressed image data. At the same time, it is stored in the magneto-optical disk set in the magneto-optical disk drive unit 6. The file unit 5 searches the compressed image data stored in the magneto-optical disk based on the keyword transferred via the core unit 10, reads the detected compressed image data, decompresses it, and decompresses it. The transferred image data is transferred to the core unit 10.

  The computer interface unit 7 is an interface between a personal computer or workstation (hereinafter referred to as “PC / WS”) 11 serving as a server and the core unit 10.

  The formatter unit 8 expands the code data representing the image transferred from the PC / WS 11 into an image data format that can be recorded by the printer unit 2. The image memory unit 9 converts the data transferred from the PC / WS 11. Temporary storage.

  Although the core unit 10 will be described in detail later, the core unit 10 controls the flow of data among the reader unit 1, the facsimile unit 4, the file unit 5, the computer interface unit 7, the formatter unit 8, and the image memory unit 9. Is.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a mechanical configuration of the reader unit 1 and the printer unit 2.

  The document feeder 101 of the reader unit 1 feeds a document consisting of a plurality of pages to the platen glass 102 one page at a time from the last page. After reading the document for each page, the document on the platen glass 102 is read. To be discharged. When the document is conveyed onto the platen glass 102, the lamp 103 is turned on, the movement of the scanner unit 104 is started, and the document is exposed and scanned. The reflected light from the original at this time is guided to a CCD image sensor (hereinafter referred to as “CCD”) 109 via mirrors 105, 106, 107 and a lens 108. The image of the original that has been exposed and scanned in this manner is read by the CCD 109, and as a result, predetermined image processing is performed on the image data output from the CCD 109. Thereafter, the image data is transferred to the printer unit 2 and the core unit 10 of the image input / output control unit 3.

  The laser driver 221 of the printer unit 2 drives the laser light emitting unit 201 and causes the laser light emitting unit 201 to emit laser light corresponding to the image data output from the reader unit 1. The laser beam is irradiated onto the photosensitive drum 202, and a latent image corresponding to the laser beam is formed on the photosensitive drum 202. A developer is attached to the latent image portion of the photosensitive drum 202 by the developing unit 203. Then, at a timing synchronized with the irradiation start timing of the laser beam, the recording paper is fed from either the cassette 204 or the cassette 205 and conveyed to the transfer unit 206, and the developer attached to the photosensitive drum 202 is applied to the recording paper. Transcript. The recording paper to which the developer has been transferred is conveyed to the fixing unit 207, and the developer is fixed to the image paper by the heat and pressure of the fixing unit 207. The recording paper that has passed through the fixing unit 207 is discharged by the discharge roller 208, and the sorter 220 stores the discharged recording paper in each bin and sorts the recording paper. The sorter 220 stores the recording paper in the uppermost bin when the sorting process is not set. If double-sided recording is set, the recording paper conveyed to the discharge roller 208 is sent to the flapper 209 by reversing the rotation direction of the discharge roller 208, and is guided to the refeed conveyance path by the flapper 209. It is burned. If multiple recording is set, the recording paper is guided to the refeed conveyance path by the flapper 209 before being conveyed to the discharge roller 208. The recording paper guided to the refeed conveyance path is fed to the transfer unit 206 at the timing described above.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the reader unit 1.

  The A / D / SH unit 110 performs analog / digital conversion on the image data output from the CCD 109 and performs shading correction. The image data processed by the A / D / SH unit 110 is transferred to the printer unit 2 through the image processing unit 111 and also transferred to the core unit 10 of the image input / output control unit 3 through the interface unit 113. The

  The CPU 114 controls the image processing unit 111 and the interface 113 according to the setting content set by the operation unit 115. For example, when the copy mode for performing copying by performing trimming processing is set in the operation unit 115, the image processing unit 111 performs trimming processing and then transfers the obtained image data to the printer unit 2. . When the facsimile transmission mode is set on the operation unit 115, the image data and a control command corresponding to the set mode are transferred from the interface 113 to the core unit 10. Such a control program for the CPU 114 is stored in the memory 116, and the CPU 114 performs control while referring to the memory 116. The memory 116 is also used as a work area for the CPU 114.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the core unit 10.

  Image data sent from the reader unit 1 is transferred to the data processing unit 121 via the interface 122, and control commands from the reader unit 1 are transferred to the CPU 123 via the interface 122. The data processing unit 121 performs image processing such as image rotation processing and scaling processing, and the image data transferred from the reader unit 1 to the data processing unit 121 is a control command transferred from the reader unit 1 to the CPU 123. In response, the data is transferred to the facsimile unit 4, the file unit 5, and the computer interface unit 7 via the interface 120.

  Further, code data representing an image input via the computer interface unit 7 is transferred to the data processing unit 121 via the interface 120, and then transferred to the formatter unit 8 to be developed into image data. The image data is transferred to the data processing unit 121 and then transferred to the facsimile unit 4 and the printer unit 2.

  Image data from the facsimile unit 4 is transferred to the data processing unit 121 via the interface 120, and then transferred to the printer unit 2, the file unit 5, and the computer interface unit 7. The image data from the file unit 5 is transferred to the data processing unit 121 through the interface 120 and then transferred to the printer unit 2, the facsimile unit 4, and the computer interface unit 7.

  The CPU 123 performs the above control according to the control program stored in the memory 124 and the control command transferred from the reader unit 1. The memory 124 is also used as a work area for the CPU 123.

  In this way, the image processing apparatus combines functions such as document image reading, image printing, image transmission / reception, image storage, and data input / output from the PC / WS 11 with the core unit 10 at the center. Can be performed.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the operation unit 115.

  In FIG. 5, 300 is a numeric keypad for inputting the number of output (printing) copies, 301 is a stop key for stopping the output operation, 302 is a start key for starting the output operation, and 303 is a liquid crystal display device with a touch sensor. It is. The liquid crystal display device 303 includes a list display unit 304, a copy number display unit 305, a double-sided instruction button 306, and a single-sided instruction button 307. The list display unit 304 displays a list of files to be printed existing on the PC / WS 11 (server), and the file selected by the user is highlighted. The number of copies display unit 305 displays the number of copies output by the user operating the numeric keypad 300. The double-sided instruction button 306 and the single-sided instruction button 307 are displayed when the printer unit is configured to be able to perform double-sided printing, and when the user clicks the double-sided instruction button 306 or the single-sided instruction button 307, double-sided printing or single-sided printing is designated. it can. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of the operation unit 115 including the liquid crystal display device 303 when the printer unit is not capable of duplex printing, and the duplex instruction button 306 and the simplex instruction button 307 are not displayed.

  When the user presses the start key 302, the file highlighted on the list display unit 304 is clicked on the duplex display button 306 and the single-side instruction button 307 by the number of copies displayed in the copy display unit 305. Printing is performed by the printer unit 2 according to the button printing method.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of data output processing executed by the CPU 114 of the reader unit 1. This data output process is a process for the CPU 114 of the reader unit 1 to acquire a file in the PC / WS 11 and output it to the printer unit 2 in accordance with a user instruction input from the operation unit 115 of the reader unit 1. .

  When the start key 302 of the operation unit 115 is pressed, the CPU 114 starts executing the data output process shown in FIG.

  In step S401, the CPU 114 determines whether or not the printer unit 2 connected to the reader unit 1 has a double-sided printing function. This determination may be performed by checking the contents set in the reader unit 1 by the configuration function (environment setting function), or may be performed from information obtained through communication with the printer unit 2. It may be.

  If it is determined that the printer unit 2 has the double-sided printing function, the process proceeds to step S402. On the other hand, if it is determined that the double-sided printing function is not provided, the process proceeds to step S405.

  In step S402, the CPU 114 of the reader unit 1 communicates with the PC / WS 11 (server) via the core unit 10 and the computer interface unit 7 of the image input / output control unit 3, acquires a list of files that can be output, The data is displayed on the list display unit 304 of the operation unit 115 of the reader unit 1. The user who sees this file list selects a file to be printed, designates the number of copies to be printed on the copy number display unit 305, and further has a double-sided printing function here, so a double-sided instruction button 306 and a single-sided instruction button 307 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 303. When the user wants to perform double-sided printing, the user clicks the double-sided instruction button 306, and when he wants to perform single-sided printing, the user clicks the single-sided instruction button 307. Thereafter, the user waits for the start key 302 to be pressed, and when it is pressed, the process proceeds to step S403.

  In step S403, the CPU 114 requests the PC / WS 11 (server) to transmit a file selected from the file list. In the request, when the double-side instruction button 306 is clicked, the PC / WS 11 is requested to send double-sided data, and when the single-side instruction button 307 is clicked, the PC / WS 11 is requested to send single-sided data. To do. As a result of this request, when double-sided data or single-sided data of the requested file is transmitted from the PC / WS 11, the CPU 114 transfers the double-sided data or single-sided data to the printer unit 2 and is designated in the copy number display unit 305. Tell the number of printed copies.

  In the next step S404, the completion of the transfer of the double-sided data or single-sided data to the printer unit 2 is awaited.

  In step S405, the CPU 114 of the reader unit 1 communicates with the PC / WS 11 (server) via the core unit 10 and the computer interface unit 7 of the image input / output control unit 3, acquires a list of files that can be output, The data is displayed on the list display unit 304 of the operation unit 115 of the reader unit 1. A user who sees this file list selects a file to be printed and designates the number of copies to be printed on the number display section 305. Here, since the duplex printing function is not provided, the duplex instruction button 306 and the simplex instruction button 307 are not displayed on the liquid crystal display device 303. Thereafter, the user waits for the start key 302 to be pressed, and when it is pressed, the process proceeds to step S406.

  In step S406, the CPU 114 requests the PC / WS 11 (server) to transmit a file selected from the file list. At the time of the request, sending of single-sided data is requested. As a result of this request, when single-sided data of the request file is transmitted from the PC / WS 11, the CPU 114 transfers the single-sided data to the printer unit 2 and informs the number-of-prints designated in the copy number display unit 305.

  In the next step S404, the completion of the transfer of single-sided data to the printer unit 2 is awaited, and if completed, this data output processing is terminated.

  Note that step S403 or step S406 is executed, and while waiting for completion of transfer of double-sided data or single-sided data to the printer unit 2 in step S404, the collating function (copy output function) of the PC / WS 11 is used. Even if the collating function on the printer unit 2 side is used, the selected file continues to be highlighted on the list display unit 304. Thereby, the user can easily recognize what the file being printed is.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the CPU 114 of the reader unit 1 automatically detects whether or not the printer unit 2 has a duplex printing function, and the printer unit 2 has a duplex printing function. For example, according to the user's instruction for double-sided printing, the printer unit 2 can be made to perform printing using the double-sided printing function, so that the paper cost can be reduced as compared with the conventional apparatus in which the printer unit uniformly performs single-sided printing. Can do.

[Second Embodiment]
The image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment includes a reader unit 1, a printer unit 2, and an image input / output control unit 3. The control system included in the reader unit 1 is configured separately from the image processing apparatus. It may be.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the second embodiment in which a control system included in the reader unit is configured separately from the image processing apparatus.

  Reference numeral 801 denotes an instruction device (corresponding to the control system of the reader unit 1 and the image input / output control unit 3 in the first embodiment), and 802 denotes an image forming apparatus (reader unit 1 excluding the control system in the first embodiment). 803 is a server device (corresponding to the PC / WS 11 in the first embodiment). The instruction device 801, the image forming device 802, and the server device 803 may be connected by a cable, or may be arranged apart from each other and connected by communication means.

  The instruction device 801 has the same configuration as that of the operation unit 115 in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 and an output destination selection button (A, B) 811 for newly selecting an output destination. , 812 and an output destination display unit 813 for displaying the selected output destination. That is, in the system having the configuration shown in FIG. 8, it is possible to connect a plurality of different image forming apparatuses to the instruction device 801. In this case, it is necessary to specify an output destination, and thus this configuration is used.

  In addition, when a plurality of image forming apparatuses are connected to the instruction device 801, the instruction device 801 automatically performs an optimum collation (copy output) according to whether or not the image forming apparatus has a double-sided printing function. It is also possible to select and output print data to the image forming apparatus.

  In this case, it is necessary to collect apparatus information from a plurality of image forming apparatuses. As a method for collecting apparatus information, the instruction apparatus 801 is connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses via a network, and apparatus information is obtained from MIB (Management Information Base) information. Information acquisition method, definition file specific to the image forming device connected to the physical IF port of the output destination and output destination network address, and the corresponding definition file when outputting print data To acquire apparatus information by analyzing the above, and a method of acquiring apparatus information by bidirectional communication according to a predetermined procedure when the instruction apparatus 801 and a plurality of image forming apparatuses are connected by a Centronics interface. Conceivable.

[Other embodiments]
In the first embodiment, when duplex printing is performed, the CPU 114 of the reader unit 1 requests the server (PC / WS 11) to send duplex data, and transfers the duplex data transmitted from the server to the printer unit 2. However, instead of this, when performing double-sided printing, the CPU 114 of the reader unit 1 requests the server (PC / WS11) to send single-sided data, and the PDL (Page Description Language) sent from the server ) The single-side instruction portion in the data may be replaced with the double-side instruction and transferred to the printer unit 2.

  In the second embodiment, the configuration in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses are connected to the instruction device 801 has been described. In such a configuration, an instruction is issued depending on whether the image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function. The apparatus 801 may include a double-sided print command or a single-sided print command in the PDL data to be sent to the image forming apparatus.

  Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing a program code of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus. Is also achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

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

  Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, and a DVD. -RW, DVD-R, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, etc. can be used.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) running on the computer based on an instruction of the program code. Includes a case where the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by performing part or all of the actual processing.

  Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in 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. This includes the case where the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the mechanical structure of a reader part and a printer part. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of a reader part. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a core part. It is a figure which shows the structure of an operation part. It is a figure which shows the structure of the operation part containing a liquid crystal display device when the printer part is not the structure which can perform double-sided printing. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the data output process performed with CPU of a reader part. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of 2nd Embodiment which comprised the control system contained in the reader part separately from the image processing apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1. Reader unit (image processing device)
2. Printer unit (image forming device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Image input / output control part 4 ... Facsimile part 5 ... File part 7 ... Computer interface part 8 ... Formatter part 9 ... Image memory part 10 ... Core part 11 ... PC / WS (server)
114... CPU (detection means, acquisition means, transfer means)
115 ... operation unit

Claims (21)

In an image processing apparatus including an operation unit that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data and receives an input operation from a user.
Detecting means for detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a double-sided printing function;
According to a detection result detected by the detection means, an acquisition means for acquiring image data designated by a user via the operation unit from the server;
An image processing apparatus comprising: transfer means for transferring image data acquired by the acquisition means to an image forming apparatus to be detected by the detection means.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one image forming apparatus and the server is connected to the image processing apparatus by a communication unit.   The operation unit includes a display device, and the display device displays a list of a plurality of image data held by the server, and the acquisition is performed by a user specifying desired image data from the list. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein image data to be acquired by the means is determined.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transfer unit transfers information on the number of copies designated by a user through the operation unit to the image forming apparatus together with the image data.   When the detection unit detects that the double-sided printing function is provided by the detecting unit, if the double-sided printing is designated by the user via the operation unit, the double-sided part of the designated image data is specified. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein image data for printing is acquired from the server.   If the detection unit detects that the double-sided printing function is not provided by the detection unit and / or if single-sided printing is designated by the user via the operation unit, the designated image data The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein image data for single-sided printing is acquired from the server. In an image processing apparatus including an operation unit that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data and receives an input operation from a user.
Detecting means for detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a double-sided printing function;
Acquisition means for acquiring image data designated by the user via the operation unit from the server;
A transfer unit that converts the image data acquired by the acquisition unit according to a detection result detected by the detection unit, and transfers the image data to an image forming apparatus to be detected by the detection unit. Processing equipment. The acquisition means acquires image data for single-sided printing from the designated image data from the server,
When the detection unit detects that the double-sided printing function is provided, the transfer unit converts the image data for single-sided printing acquired by the acquiring unit into image data for double-sided printing, and the detection 8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the image processing apparatus transfers the image to an image forming apparatus to be detected by the means. Image data acquired by the acquisition unit from the server is configured in a page description language,
9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the transfer means converts single-sided printing designation in image data configured in a page description language into double-sided printing designation.   The detection unit detects whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function by recognizing contents set in the image processing apparatus by an environment setting function of the image processing apparatus. 9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus.   The detection unit detects whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function based on information obtained by the image processing apparatus communicating with the at least one image forming apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus. Image data acquisition and transfer applied to an image processing apparatus that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data and that receives an input operation from a user In the method
A detection step of detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function;
According to the detection result detected by the detection step, an acquisition step of acquiring image data designated by a user via the operation unit from the server;
A transfer step of transferring the image data acquired in the acquisition step to the image forming apparatus to be detected in the detection step.   13. The image data acquisition and transfer method according to claim 12, wherein in the transfer step, information on the number of copies designated by a user via the operation unit is transferred to the image forming apparatus together with the image data.   In the obtaining step, when it is detected that the double-sided printing function is provided in the detecting step, if double-sided printing is designated by the user via the operation unit, the double-sided printing data in the designated image data is designated. 13. The image data acquisition and transfer method according to claim 12, wherein image data for printing is acquired from the server. Image data acquisition and transfer applied to an image processing apparatus that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data and that receives an input operation from a user In the method
A detection step of detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function;
An acquisition step of acquiring, from the server, image data designated by a user via the operation unit;
A transfer step of converting the image data acquired in the acquisition step according to the detection result detected in the detection step and transferring the image data to the image forming apparatus to be detected in the detection step. Image data acquisition and transfer method. The obtaining step obtains image data for single-sided printing from the designated image data from the server,
When it is detected that the double-sided printing function is provided by the detecting step, the transferring step converts the image data for single-sided printing acquired by the acquiring step into image data for double-sided printing, and the detection 16. The image data acquisition and transfer method according to claim 15, wherein the image data is transferred to the image forming apparatus to be detected in the step. The image data acquired from the server in the acquisition step is configured in a page description language,
17. The image data acquisition and transfer method according to claim 16, wherein the transferring step converts single-sided printing designation in image data configured in a page description language into double-sided printing designation. Image data acquisition and transfer applied to an image processing apparatus that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data and that receives an input operation from a user In a program for causing a computer to execute the method,
A detection step of detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function;
According to the detection result detected by the detection step, an acquisition step of acquiring image data designated by a user via the operation unit from the server;
A transfer step of transferring the image data acquired in the acquisition step to the image forming apparatus to be detected in the detection step. Image data acquisition and transfer applied to an image processing apparatus that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data and that receives an input operation from a user In a program for causing a computer to execute the method,
A detection step of detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function;
An acquisition step of acquiring, from the server, image data designated by a user via the operation unit;
A transfer step of converting the image data acquired in the acquisition step according to the detection result detected in the detection step and transferring the image data to the image forming apparatus to be detected in the detection step. program. Image data acquisition and transfer applied to an image processing apparatus that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data and that receives an input operation from a user In a computer-readable storage medium storing the method as a program, the program includes:
A detection step of detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function;
According to the detection result detected by the detection step, an acquisition step of acquiring image data designated by a user via the operation unit from the server;
A storage medium comprising: a transfer step of transferring the image data acquired in the acquisition step to the image forming apparatus to be detected in the detection step. Image data acquisition and transfer applied to an image processing apparatus that is connected to at least one image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a server that holds a plurality of image data and that receives an input operation from a user In a computer-readable storage medium storing the method as a program, the program includes:
A detection step of detecting whether or not the at least one image forming apparatus has a duplex printing function;
An acquisition step of acquiring, from the server, image data designated by a user via the operation unit;
A transfer step of converting the image data acquired in the acquisition step according to the detection result detected in the detection step and transferring the image data to the image forming apparatus to be detected in the detection step. Storage medium.

Images