JP2005144797A - Printing device, data processing device, print processing method, storage medium storing computer-readable program and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To distinguish an image output influenced by a specific factor generated during execution of an image output process from an image output normally obtained and automatically deliver the paper to different paper delivery destinations so that a user can confirm the extent of the influence afterward at an optional timing. <P>SOLUTION: The data processing method comprises the steps of (step S1902) detecting whether or not there is a specific event adversely having influence on the printing results to a recordingmedium in an image output process and (step S1904) discharging the recordingmedium delivered to an intermediate paper delivery means in such a statethat the printing results are influenced to an escape paperdelivery destination other than a normal paper deliverydestination based on the detection results. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing apparatus that records an image on a recording medium, a data processing apparatus that can communicate with the printing apparatus, a printing processing method, a storage medium that stores a computer-readable program, and a program.

  In the conventional printing industry, offset printing performed through the plate-making process is the mainstream, and printing systems that must produce plates with a large amount of waste paper and film inevitably have problems in terms of cost and time. Cost effective only for lot printing.

  Recently, on-demand printing (hereinafter referred to as ODP), in which digital data created by DTP or the like is directly printed using a digital output machine without going through a plate making process, has attracted attention. In this on-demand output, since a plateless digital output machine is used, it is possible to significantly reduce cost and time without the need to make a film and the need to produce a waste paper.

Such digital device apparatuses are beginning to be used not only for printing providers that handle ODP but also for printing in-house product manuals and company profile brochures in general offices.
JP 2002-149532 A

  However, the conventional example has the following problems.

  In print orders brought to a print provider, it is necessary to reproduce the same color on all pages and to have high image position accuracy compared to printing conference materials and reports used in general offices. Many.

  Events that cause color changes and image displacement include printing interruption due to the occurrence of an operator call such as no paper, full paper discharge bins, no staples, and paper feed port switching. It is necessary to prevent interruptions due to the above factors during printing.

  However, preparations such as whether or not paper that can print a print job at one time is installed, and whether or not an empty output bin that can be loaded with all pages are secured, are prepared for the capabilities of the device and the operator's preparation for printing. Because it depends on the performance, color variation and image position shift caused by printing interruption due to occurrence of operator call such as no paper in the middle of printing, full paper discharge bin, staple staple etc. To prevent it, operator skill was required.

  Normally, there is often another work during printing, and color variations and image misalignments that occur due to the interruption of printing due to the occurrence of an operator call or the switching of the paper feed port occur. The only way to check whether there is a print is to check the printed results one by one.

  Also, these prints are often large pages, and it was very time consuming to check the results of all the printed materials that were ejected in large quantities.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a first object of the present invention is to determine whether or not a specific event has occurred during the image output process that affects the printing result on the recording medium. The image output process is performed by detecting and discharging the recording medium discharged to the intermediate discharge unit in the affected state to an escape discharge destination different from the normal discharge destination based on the detection result. The image output affected by a specific factor that occurs during execution and the image output that was output normally are divided and automatically discharged to different output destinations. The printing apparatus, the printing processing method, and the computer-readable program that can freely construct an environment that can be easily discriminated without imposing a monitoring burden as in the past. To provide a storage medium, and program storing ram.

  In addition, the second object is to discharge the paper discharged to the intermediate paper discharge unit during the image output process when a specific paper discharge state for sampling and checking the image state recorded on the recording medium is set. When it is determined that the specified paper discharge condition is satisfied, the recording medium discharged to the intermediate paper discharge unit is discharged to an escape paper discharge destination different from the normal paper discharge destination. Thus, every time the specific paper discharge state is established in accordance with the execution of the image output process, the escape paper discharge is forcibly performed, the image output state is extracted, and the user can check the image output state at an arbitrary timing. A printing apparatus, a printing processing method, and a computer-readable program that can freely construct an environment that can be easily discriminated without imposing a conventional monitoring burden To provide a 憶媒 body and programs.

  The third object is that when information indicating that escape paper discharge has been performed from the printing apparatus is received for a print job input to the printing apparatus, the received information is displayed on the display unit via the user interface. When an instruction to the reprint instruction unit arranged on the displayed user interface is detected, the print job reprint instruction stored in the printing apparatus is used to reduce the output effect of the print job. A data processing apparatus and a printing processing method capable of freely setting up a printing processing environment that can confirm that it has been received and escaped, and can immediately issue a reprinting instruction from a remote destination, and a memory storing a computer-readable program To provide media and programs.

  The printing apparatus according to the present invention is a printing apparatus that records an image on a recording medium based on print data, an intermediate paper discharge unit that temporarily stores a recording medium that is formed and discharged, and an image output process. Detecting means for detecting whether or not a specific event that affects the print result on the recording medium has occurred, and the intermediate paper discharge means in the affected state based on a detection result by the detection means And a control means for discharging the recording medium discharged to the escape discharge destination different from the normal discharge destination.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium based on print data, an intermediate paper discharge means for temporarily storing a recording medium on which an image is formed and discharged; A setting unit for setting a specific discharge state for sampling and checking an image state recorded on the recording medium, and a discharge state discharged to the intermediate discharge unit during the image output process by the setting unit. A determination unit that determines whether or not a specified specific discharge state is satisfied; and when the determination unit determines that the specific discharge state is satisfied, the medium is discharged to the intermediate discharge unit And a control unit for discharging the recording medium to an escape discharge destination different from the normal discharge destination.

  A data processing apparatus according to the present invention is a data processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus, and receives information indicating that an escape paper discharge has been performed from the printing apparatus for a print job submitted to the printing apparatus. A confirmation display means for displaying the received information on a display unit via a user interface, and an instruction for a reprint instruction unit arranged on the user interface displayed on the display unit by the confirmation display means. Control means for instructing reprinting of a print job stored in the printing apparatus when detected.

  A print processing method according to the present invention is a print processing method in a printing apparatus that includes an intermediate paper discharge unit that temporarily stores a recording medium that is formed and discharged, and that records an image on the recording medium based on print data. In the image output process, a detection step for detecting whether or not a specific event that affects the print result on the recording medium has occurred, and the affected state based on the detection result of the detection step And a control step for discharging the recording medium discharged to the intermediate paper discharge means to an escape paper discharge destination different from the normal paper discharge destination.

  A printing processing method according to the present invention is a printing apparatus that includes an intermediate paper discharge unit that temporarily stores a recording medium that is formed and discharged, and that records an image on a recording medium based on print data. A setting step for setting a specific discharge state for sampling and checking the image state recorded on the recording medium, and a discharge state discharged to the intermediate discharge unit during the image output process by the setting step. A determination step for determining whether or not the specified specific discharge state is satisfied; and when the determination step determines that the specific discharge state is satisfied, the sheet is discharged to the intermediate discharge unit And a control step of discharging the recording medium to an escape discharge destination different from the normal discharge destination.

  A print processing method according to the present invention is a print processing method in a data processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus, and indicates that an escape discharge has been performed from the printing apparatus for a print job input to the printing apparatus. A confirmation display step for displaying the received information on the display unit via a user interface when the information to be displayed is received, and a reprint instruction arranged on the user interface displayed on the display unit by the confirmation display step And a control step for instructing reprinting of a print job stored in the printing apparatus when an instruction to the printing unit is detected.

  According to the printing apparatus, the printing processing method, the medium, and the program according to the present invention, it is detected whether a specific event that affects the printing result on the recording medium occurs during the image output process, and based on the detection result. Therefore, the recording medium discharged to the intermediate discharge unit in the affected state is discharged to an escape discharge destination different from the normal discharge destination, thereby causing a specific factor that occurs during the execution of the image output process. The image output affected by the image output and the image output output normally can be divided and automatically discharged to different output destinations, and the user can confirm the influence degree at any timing afterwards. Thus, an environment that can be easily discriminated can be freely constructed without imposing a burden of monitoring.

  Further, when a specific paper discharge state for sampling and checking the image state recorded on the recording medium is set, the paper discharge state discharged to the intermediate paper discharge unit during the image output process is the setting step. When it is determined that the specific paper discharge state set by is satisfied, the recording medium discharged to the intermediate paper discharge unit is discharged to an escape paper discharge destination different from the normal paper discharge destination. Along with the execution of the image output process, every time a specific paper discharge state is established, the user can confirm the image output state at any timing by forcibly discharging the paper and extracting the image output state. It is possible to freely construct an environment that can be easily discriminated without imposing a conventional monitoring burden.

  According to the data processing device and the print processing method, the medium, and the program according to the present invention, when the information indicating that the escape discharge is performed from the printing device with respect to the print job input to the printing device, The received information is displayed on the display unit via the user interface, and when an instruction to the reprint instruction unit arranged on the displayed user interface is detected, the print job stored in the printing apparatus is re-executed. By giving a print instruction, it is possible to confirm that the print job has been escaped due to the influence of the output of the print job, and it is possible to freely prepare a print processing environment in which a reprint instruction can be immediately given from a remote destination.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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

[First Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, an on-demand printing system (hereinafter referred to as ODP) will be described, but the scope of the present invention is not intended to be limited to a description example.

[Configuration of printing system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a printing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and conceptually shows the system configuration of an ODP provider and a simple flow of printing processing.

  In FIG. 1, a host computer 100, which is a computer having an IP (Internet Protocol) address of “111.2.33.34”, for example, is configured in the LAN 600, such as a multifunction device having “222.33.4.222”. This is an example in which two device devices of the image input / output device 101, for example, a printing device 102 such as a printer of “222.33.3.4333” are configured in the LAN 600. These device devices such as multifunction peripherals and printers are selectively used depending on purposes such as printing speed, good image quality, and the presence or absence of a finishing function such as stapling or bookbinding.

[Server configuration]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the host computer 100 shown in FIG. 1, and the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In the figure, reference numeral 501 denotes a CPU, which comprehensively controls devices connected to a CPU bus 509 based on control program codes held in a ROM 502. Reference numeral 503 denotes a RAM which functions as a temporary storage memory used by the CPU 501 and is configured such that the memory capacity can be expanded by an optional RAM connected to an expansion port (not shown).

  The RAM 503 is used for storing drawing objects created as print data, a work memory temporarily used by a control program held in the ROM 502, and the like.

  A media drive 504 serves as an access interface with various media such as a flexible disk, CD, and DVD. A hard disk (HDD) 505 stores various programs and data. Reference numeral 506 denotes an interface unit that receives input from the user with a keyboard / mouse. Reference numeral 507 denotes a display that serves as an output unit that transmits information to the user. Reference numeral 508 denotes a peripheral device interface unit for two-way communication connection with a peripheral device such as a printer via a network.

  Reference numeral 509 denotes a CPU bus including an address, data, and control bus. The ROM 502, RAM 503, media drive 504, HDD 505, keyboard / mouse 506, display 507, and peripheral device interface unit 508 are all connected to the CPU bus 509. Is accessible to other devices.

[Device Configuration]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the multi-function peripheral 101 shown in FIG. 1. The image input / output apparatus (multi-function peripheral) 101 is hosted on a LAN (Local Area Network) 600 such as Ethernet (registered trademark). It is an example connected to a computer.

  In FIG. 3, an image input / output device (multifunction machine) 101 includes a reader unit 200 that performs image data reading processing, a printer unit 300 that performs image data output processing, a keyboard that performs image data input / output operations, and Generated from an operation unit 170 having a liquid crystal panel for displaying / setting image data and various functions, image data read by controlling the reader device 200, and code data received from a host computer via the LAN 600 An image storage unit 180 that can store / save image data, and a finishing unit 400 that discharges printing paper can be mounted. The controller unit 110 is connected to these components and controls the components. Yes.

  The reader unit 200 includes a document feeding unit 250 that transports a document sheet, and a scanner unit 210 that optically reads a document image and converts it into image data as an electrical signal. A paper feed unit 310 having a plurality of paper feed cassettes to be accommodated, a marking unit 320 for transferring / fixing image data onto a recording paper, a reversing process of the printed recording paper, and the like are carried to the finishing section. And a paper discharge unit 330.

  The finishing unit 400 includes an intermediate unit 410 that temporarily stores sheets for each bundle of jobs and sheets, and an optional discharge unit 420 that performs finishing processing such as stapling and job offset, and finally stores printed matter. And have.

  The controller unit 110 provides a copy function that controls the reader unit 200 to read image data of an original and controls the printer unit 300 to output the image data to a recording sheet. In addition, a network scanner function that converts image data read from the reader unit 200 into code data and transmits the code data to the host computer via the network 600, or a drawing command or code data such as PDL received from the host computer via the network 600. Are converted into image data, and output to the printer unit 300, such as a network printer function.

  Furthermore, it has finishing function blocks for storing, stapling, bookbinding, and job offset for paper printed by the copy function, network printer function, etc., making it possible to sort and process each unit. ing.

  4 is a cross-sectional view showing details of the reader unit 200 and the printer unit 300 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, in the reader unit 200, the original sheets stacked on the original feeding unit 250 are sequentially fed onto the platen glass 211 one by one from the top according to the stacking order, and a predetermined reading operation is performed by the scanner unit 210. After the completion, the read original paper is discharged onto the discharge tray 219 from the original on the platen glass 211.

  When the original paper is conveyed onto the platen glass 211, the lamp 212 is turned on, then the movement of the optical unit 213 is started, and the original paper is irradiated and scanned from below. The reflected light from the original paper is guided to a CCD image sensor (hereinafter referred to as “CCD”) 218 via a plurality of mirrors 214, 215, 216 and a lens 217, and the scanned original image is read by the CCD 218. It is done. Further, the image data read by the CCD 218 is transferred to the controller unit 110 after being subjected to predetermined processing.

  When the document feed unit 250 has a document feed reading function, the document sheets stacked on the document feed unit 250 pass through the document feed reading position 240 at a constant speed. In this case, the optical unit 213 moves to the document flow reading position 240, irradiates the document conveyed at a constant speed by the lamp 212, reads the image by the CCD 218 as needed, generates image data, and transfers the image data to the controller unit 110.

  Next, in the printer unit 300, a laser beam corresponding to the image data output from the controller unit 110 is issued from a laser issuing unit 322 driven by a laser driver 321, and the photosensitive drum 323 is electrostatically charged according to the laser beam. A latent image is formed, and a developer is attached to a portion of the electrostatic latent image by the developing device 324.

  On the other hand, recording paper is fed from any of the cassette 311, the cassette 312, the cassette 313, the cassette 314, and the manual paper feed stage 315 at the timing synchronized with the start of laser beam irradiation, and is conveyed to the transfer unit 325 by the conveyance path 331. Then, the developer adhering to the photosensitive drum 323 is transferred to the recording paper. The recording sheet on which the image data is transferred is conveyed to the fixing unit 327 by the conveying belt 326, and the image data is fixed on the recording sheet by the heating / pressurizing process in the fixing unit 327. The recording paper that has passed through the fixing unit 327 passes through the transport path 335 and the transport path 334 and is sent to the paper discharge device 400. When the print surface is reversed and sent to the paper discharge device 400, the paper is guided to the transport path 336 and the transport path 338, and the recording paper is transported in the reverse direction, and passes through the transport path 337 and the transport path 334 to be discharged. Sent to the device 400.

  When image data is recorded on both sides of a recording sheet, after passing through the fixing unit 327, the recording sheet is guided from the conveying path 336 to the conveying path 333 by the flapper 329, and then the recording sheet is conveyed in the reverse direction. The flapper 329 is guided to the conveyance path 338 and the refeed conveyance path 332. The recording sheet guided to the refeed conveyance path 332 passes through the conveyance path 331 and is fed to the transfer unit 325 in the same manner as described above.

  The sheet sent to the paper discharge device 400 passes through the transport path 401 or the transport path 403 and is stored in the intermediate tray 402 or the intermediate tray 404. The intermediate trays 402 and 404 store sheets in units of jobs, bundles, a specific number of pages, and the like, and the sheets are alternately stored. When paper is loaded into one of the intermediate trays and the accumulation of a job, a bundle, and a specific number of pages is completed, the paper is conveyed to the paper discharge trays 421 to 432 or the escape tray 408. If paper is being sent from the main body by the next printing while paper is being transported from one of the intermediate trays to the paper output tray or escape tray, the other unused middle The paper is carried into the tray, and the paper is carried into the intermediate tray and the paper is carried out from the intermediate tray at the same time.

  As described above, the intermediate trays 402 and 404 are alternately used for each job, bundle, and specific number of sheets. In this embodiment, if there is no factor for confirming the printed matter, the intermediate trays 402 and 404 are moved to one of the discharge trays 421 to 432. When there is a factor for confirming the printed matter, the paper is discharged to the escape tray 408.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the conveyance of paper is controlled by flapper control to the conveyance paths 405, 406, and 407. For example, when conveying from the intermediate tray 402 to the escape tray 408, the conveyance path 405 is connected to the discharge tray from the intermediate tray 402. At the time of conveyance to any of 421 to 432, the sheet is sent through the conveyance paths 406 and 407.

  In addition, each unit is provided with energy saving measures, and can individually cut off the power supply and operate independently.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing details of the controller unit 110 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 5, a main controller 111 incorporates a CPU 112, a bus controller 113, and functional blocks including various controller circuits described later, and is connected to a ROM 114 via a ROM I / F 115 and via a DRAM I / F 117. Connected to the DRAM 116, connected to the codec 119 via the codec I / F 118, connected to the network controller 121 via the network I / F 123, and performs a predetermined control operation with the LAN 600 via the connector 122. The network is generally Ethernet (registered trademark).

  The ROM 114 stores various control programs executed by the CPU 112 of the main controller 111 and calculation data. In the DRAM 116, the CPU 112 119 compresses the raster image data stored in the DRAM 116 by a known compression method such as MH / MR / MMR / JBIG, and decompresses the compressed data into a raster image. An SRAM 120 is connected to the codec 119, and the SRAM 120 is used as a temporary work area for the codec 119.

  The main controller 111 is connected to a scanner I / F 140 via a scanner bus 141, connected to a printer I / F 145 via a printer bus 146, and further connected to an expansion board via a general-purpose high-speed bus 125 such as a PCI bus. Are connected to an expansion connector 124 and an input / output control unit (I / O control unit) 126.

  The I / O control unit 126 is equipped with two channels of an asynchronous serial communication controller 127 for transmitting and receiving control commands to and from the reader unit 200 and the printer unit 300. The serial communication controller 127 is an I / O controller. It is connected to the scanner I / F 140 and the printer I / F 145 via the bus 128.

  The scanner I / F 140 is connected to the scanner connector 142 via the first asynchronous serial I / F 143 and the first video I / F 144, and the scanner connector 142 is further connected to the scanner unit 210 of the reader unit 200. Yes. The scanner I / F 140 performs desired binarization processing and scaling processing in the main scanning direction and / or sub-scanning direction on the image data received from the scanner unit 210, and is sent from the scanner unit 210. A control signal is generated based on the video signal, and the image data is transferred to the main controller 111 via the scanner bus 141.

  The printer I / F 145 is connected to the printer connector 147 via the second asynchronous serial I / F 148 and the second video I / F 149, and the printer connector 147 is further connected to the marking unit of the printer unit 300. ing. The printer I / F 145 performs smoothing processing on the image data output from the main controller 111, outputs the image data to the marking unit, and further generates a control signal based on the video signal sent from the marking unit. Is output to the printer bus 146.

  Then, the CPU 112 operates based on a control program read from the ROM 114 via the ROM I / F 115, for example, interprets PDL (page description language) data received from the host computer 100, and performs rasterizing processing on raster image data. Do.

  The bus controller 113 controls data transfer input / output from / to external devices connected to the scanner I / F 140, printer I / F 145, and other expansion connectors 124, and the like. Arbitration (arbitration) at the time of bus contention And DMA data transfer control. That is, for example, the above-described data transfer between the DRAM 116 and the codec 119, the data transfer from the scanner unit 210 to the DRAM 116, the data transfer from the DRAM 116 to the marking unit, and the like are controlled by the bus controller 113 and are DMA-transferred. .

  The I / O control unit 126 is connected to the panel I / F 132 via the LCD controller 131 and the key input I / F 130, and the panel I / F 132 is connected to the operation unit 170.

  Further, the I / O control unit 126 is connected to an EEPROM 135 as a nonvolatile memory, and is connected to a hard disk drive (HDD) 162 capable of writing / reading image data via an E-IDE connector 161, Are connected to a real-time clock module 133 for updating / saving the date and time managed in the network. The real time clock module 133 is connected to the backup battery 134 and backed up by the backup battery 134.

  In addition, each controller unit is provided with energy saving measures, can individually cut off the power supply, and can operate independently.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the internal details of the main controller 111 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 6, a processor core (CPU) 151 is connected to a system bus bridge (SBB) 152 via a 64-bit processor bus (SC bus). The SBB 152 is a 4 × 4 64-bit crossbar switch, and is connected to a memory controller (MC) 153 that controls an SDRAM or ROM including a cache memory, and a dedicated local bus (MC bus) in addition to the processor core 151. Furthermore, it is connected to the G bus 154 that is a graphic bus and the B bus 155 that is an IO bus, and is connected to all four buses. The SBB 152 is designed so as to ensure simultaneous parallel connection between these four modules as much as possible. A data compression / decompression unit (CODEC) 168 is also connected via a CODEC I / F.

  The G bus 154 is cooperatively controlled by a G bus arbiter (GBA) 156, and is connected to a scanner / printer controller (SPC) 158 for connecting to a scanner or printer.

  The B bus 155 is cooperatively controlled by a B bus arbiter (BBA) 157. In addition to the SPC 158, a power management unit (PMU) 159, an interrupt controller (IC) 160, and a serial interface controller (SIC) 161 using UART. USB controller 162, parallel interface controller (PIC) 163 using IEEE 1284, LAN controller (LANC) 164 using Ethernet (registered trademark), general-purpose input / output controller (MISC) 165, PCI bus interface (PCIC) 166 It is connected.

  The B bus arbiter 157 is an arbitration for cooperatively controlling the B bus 155. The B bus 155 receives a bus use request for the B bus 155, and after arbitration, is given to one master selected for use permission. Is prohibited from performing bus access. The arbitration method has three levels of priority, and a plurality of masters are assigned to each priority.

  The interrupt controller 160 accumulates interrupts from the functional blocks and the controller unit 110 described above, and redistributes them to the controllers 158 and 161 to 166 and the non-maskable interrupt (NMI) supported by the CPU 151.

  The G bus arbiter 156 controls the G bus 154 in a coordinated manner by a central arbitration method, and has a request signal and a permission signal dedicated to each bus master. In addition, as a method of giving priority to the bus master, all bus masters have the same priority, a fair arbitration mode in which the bus right is granted fairly, and a priority arbitration mode in which the bus is preferentially used by any one bus master Either of these can be specified.

[Intermediate tray input / output control]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a first data processing procedure in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to the input control procedure of the intermediate trays 402 and 404 shown in FIG. Note that S1701 to S1711 indicate each step.

  In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which two intermediate trays 402 and 404 are held and sheets are accumulated on the discharge tray 408 while alternately carrying in and out. One intermediate tray or three or more intermediate trays may be used, and loading and unloading are performed according to the following sequence.

  First, in step S1701, it is determined which intermediate tray (one of the two intermediate trays 402 and 404) to carry the paper. In the case of the first carry-in, an intermediate tray with a high priority is selected, and thereafter, an intermediate tray with the next priority is sequentially selected. The intermediate tray functions as an intermediate buffer that temporarily accumulates a certain unit of paper such as a job or a bundle and then discharges it to the paper discharge tray. In step S1702, there is no previous temporarily accumulated paper remaining. If it does not remain, it is determined as an intermediate tray for carrying in paper.

  If the temporarily accumulated paper remains, it is considered that the carry-out from the intermediate tray to the paper discharge tray or the escape tray is not completed, and waits until all the paper is carried out.

  Further, it is determined from the job attributes specified for the print job whether or not the number of pages of one job is larger than the maximum storage capacity of the intermediate tray (S1703), and it is determined that the number of pages of one job is larger than the intermediate tray capacity. In this case, since one job cannot be stored in the intermediate tray, the operation is performed to store every predetermined number of sheets (S1709).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1703 that the number of pages of one job is not larger than the intermediate tray capacity, it is determined whether or not a plurality of copies are designated from the copy designation in the job attribute (S1704). If it is determined that the number of pages of one job is larger than a predetermined number in step S1706, and if it is determined that the number of pages of one job is larger than the predetermined number, step S1706 is executed. In step S1707, the operation is performed so that sheets are accumulated in the intermediate tray for each job.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1706 that the number of pages in one job is smaller than the predetermined number, sheets are accumulated in predetermined page units so that the intermediate tray can be switched in a certain unit (S1709).

  In step S1704, it is determined that the job is a plurality of copies designation job. In step S1705, it is determined that the job is a multi-page job, and in step S1711, it is determined whether the number of pages of one job is larger than a predetermined number of jobs. When it is determined that the number of pages is larger than a predetermined number, the operation is performed so as to store sheets on the intermediate tray in units of copies (bundles) (S1708), and the process proceeds to step S1710.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S704 that the job is a plurality of copies designation job, but it is determined in step S1706 that the number of pages of the job is smaller than a predetermined number, it is stored in the intermediate tray in units of predetermined pages (S1709), and the process proceeds to step S710. move on.

  Then, in one of steps S1707, S1708, and S1709, sheets are accumulated in the intermediate tray until each threshold is reached according to the sheet accumulation mode in the intermediate tray (step S1710), and the process ends.

  On the other hand, although the predetermined number in step S1706 is not shown, the setting can be changed from the operation panel or the like. When this is set to “1”, one-page jobs are accumulated for each predetermined page (S1709). In the case of a page job, intermediate tray accumulation is performed in units of jobs if the copy designation is 1, and in units of copies (bundles) if the copy designation is 2 or more.

  Further, the predetermined page unit in step S1709 is a value that can be set in the same way as in the case of the predetermined page, for example, every 100 sheets in the case of printing at the time of mass copying, unlike the predetermined number of sheets in step S1706. Usually, it is stored in the nonvolatile memory NVRAM.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a second data processing procedure in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to a detection processing procedure for an event identified as having an influence on the color tone or the like during image formation. S1801 to S1812 indicate each step.

  In general, factors that cause image position, color change, and the like are paper feed port switching (S1801), full load (S1802), no paper (S1803), paper jam (S1804), consumables lifespan and life warning ( In many cases, the printing is interrupted by the determination of S1805). Although not shown, other paper replacement requests, no staples, staple staple jams, calibration processing, etc. may be interrupted upon detection of abnormalities depending on the device configuration. Good.

  For each of the above events, in steps S1808 to S1812, for each sheet accumulated in the intermediate tray, an abnormality factor storage process is performed corresponding to the unit of printed matter such as a job unit, a copy unit, or a page unit, and any event occurs. Information indicating whether or not it has been performed is stored. That is, it stores which job and what page and which page the abnormal printing paper is. This information is also used as a material for determining whether the paper temporarily stored in the intermediate tray is discharged as a normal printed matter to the discharge tray or to be discharged to the escape tray for the user to confirm the printed matter.

  If it is detected in step (S1806) that there is an abnormality, a page describing information such as an abnormality factor, job name, file name, number of output sheets, output time, etc. is inserted and printed, and the host computer 100 is also printed. A similar abnormality is notified (see FIG. 13) (S1807), and the process ends.

  As a result, since the header information is printed on the output of the page inserted in the printed material that has been subjected to escape discharge, the user examines the factors printed on the page of the printed material and confirms the output being discarded. Prompt.

  This header page is printed from the first page like a printer, and when it is discharged face-down to the intermediate tray, all the paper in the intermediate tray is escaped and then escaped. On the other hand, when printing is performed from the back page like a copy and discharged face-up to the intermediate tray, the header page is also discharged to the intermediate tray and then discharged to the escape tray. By controlling in this way, the header page is always discharged at the head of the paper that has been escaped and discharged.

  Even in the case of copying, it goes without saying that printing can be performed from the top and reversed in the main body, and the sheet can be discharged face-down to the intermediate tray and face-up to the sheet discharge tray and escape tray.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a third data processing procedure in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to a procedure for controlling the carry-out from the intermediate trays 402 and 404 to the paper discharge tray or escape tray. Note that S1901 to S1906 indicate each step.

  First, in step (S1901), it is determined whether or not the accumulation mode threshold value determined by the algorithm determined in FIG. 8 has been exceeded. That is, when accumulation of a predetermined unit is completed, carry-out of paper from the intermediate tray is started. In step (S1902), it is determined whether there is an abnormality factor in the printed matter on the intermediate tray according to the unit of the printed matter such as a page unit, a job unit, a copy unit, and the like. If it is determined that there is no abnormality, the printed matter in a predetermined unit is conveyed to the paper discharge tray (S1903). If it is determined that there is an abnormality factor, the escape tray is output in a predetermined unit such as a page unit, a job unit, or a copy unit in which an abnormality has occurred. Then, the paper is conveyed (S1904). Here, when there is an abnormality factor, the sheet is conveyed to the escape tray in a unit that does not affect the predetermined unit of the next normal printed matter accumulated in the same intermediate tray. That is, if the job is abnormal for each page, the job, that is, the sheet is discharged to the escape tray. Further, if there is an abnormality in the page number of a job that outputs a plurality of pages, all pages of a certain job are output to the escape tray. Further, in a job where multiple copies are concentrated, if only the second page of the third copy is abnormal, all pages of the third copy are discharged to the escape tray. Then, in step S1903 and step S1904, sheet unloading is started, and when all the sheets are unloaded from the intermediate tray (S1905), the abnormality factor is reset (S1906), and the unloading control from the intermediate tray is ended.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the data processing procedure in the data processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to the processing procedure on the host computer 100 side host computer side shown in FIG. S2001 to S2004 indicate each step, and each step is loaded from the hard disk 505 onto the RAM 503 and executed by the CPU 501.

  The processing on the host computer side operates according to the program stored in the ROM 502. In step S1807, the host computer 100 is notified that the escape paper discharge has been performed. When the host computer 100 receives that the escape paper discharge has been performed (S2001), the host computer 100 displays information related to the escape paper discharge job as shown in FIG. 19 described later (S2002), and further causes the abnormality, job name, and file name. Information such as the number of output sheets and output time may be displayed. Subsequently, the user examines the factors of the printed matter discharged to the escape tray and prompts the user to confirm reprinting (S2003). When reprinting is instructed, the reprinting process is performed (S2004). The process ends.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a result of paper ejected in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention. For example, the contents of the header page describing information about the paper ejected in step S1904 shown in FIG. It is an example which shows.

  As described with reference to FIG. 8, a header page on which information such as the job name, factor, time, and number of pages that have been escaped is printed on the printed material that has been escaped from the intermediate tray. In addition to facilitating confirmation, it is possible to provide guidelines on how to deal with them. In addition, even when the escaped paper is discharged due to a plurality of factors, the header is printed for each factor, so that the user can check very easily.

[Detailed description of device device processing]
Next, processing of the device device of the printing system will be described.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a schematic structure of internal software of the controller unit 110 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 12, reference numeral 700 denotes controller software, which includes a protocol interpretation unit 701, a job control unit 702, a device unit 703, and a device management unit 704.

  The protocol interpretation unit 701 interprets commands (protocols) sent from the host computer or the operation unit 150 via the interfaces (411-414), and performs the following processes (1) to (3) according to the contents. I do.

  (1) Request the job control unit 702 to execute a job.

  (2) The device management unit 704 is requested to change the power mode and execute device calibration processing.

  (3) Capability information such as various states of the image input / output device and the time required for various processes is acquired from the job control unit 702 and the device management unit 704 and notified to the request source.

The job control unit 702 generates and executes various jobs based on requests from the protocol interpretation unit, and manages the status of these jobs.

  The device management unit communicates with the reader unit 200 and the printer unit 300 via the device unit 703, manages the status of various units, and controls devices for power management and calibration based on requests from the protocol interpretation unit. Execute.

A device unit 703 includes a scanner device control unit configured by driver software for controlling the reader unit 200 included in the image input / output apparatus 100, a printer device control unit configured by driver software for controlling the printer unit 300, and a rendering command and code such as PDL. It is composed of a code data development device control unit composed of software modules for developing data into images, and is used for the job control unit 702 and the device management unit 704.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the structure of the job control unit 702 shown in FIG. 11, and the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In FIG. 13, reference numeral 700 denotes controller software, 701 denotes a protocol interpretation unit, 702 denotes a job control unit, and 703 denotes a device unit. The job control unit 702 includes a job generation unit 800, a job processing unit 810, a document processing unit 820, a page processing unit 830, a band processing unit 840, and a device allocation unit 850. The job processing unit 810 includes a job management unit 811, a binder management unit 812, and a document management unit 813. The device unit 703 can include a plurality of devices such as a first device 851, a second device 852, and a third device 853.

  A series of operation requests sent from the host computer or the operation unit 150 is sent via each interface (411-414) in the form of a command (protocol). The sent command is interpreted by the protocol interpretation unit 701 and then sent to the job control unit 702. At this point, the command is converted into a form that can be understood by the job control unit 702.

  The job generation unit 800 generates a job 814. The job 814 includes various jobs such as a copy job, a print job, a scan job, and a fax job. The protocol interpreted by the protocol interpreter 701 includes, for example, various setting information such as the name of the document to be printed, the number of copies to be printed, and the designation of the output destination paper discharge tray, and the print data itself (PDL data). Etc. are included. The job 814 is sent to the job processing unit 810 for processing.

  The job processing unit 810 has settings related to the entire binder, such as a job management unit 811 that performs settings related to the entire job, such as the output order of a plurality of binders that constitute a job, and an output order of a plurality of documents that constitute the binder. A binder management unit 812 and a document management unit 813 for making settings related to the entire document such as the output order of a plurality of pages constituting the document, and settings and processing related to the entire job 814 are performed.

  Further, the job processing unit 810 divides the job 814 other than the settings and processing related to the entire job 814 into the binder 815 that is a smaller work unit constituting the job 814, and the binder 815 other than the settings and processing related to the entire binder 815. Is divided into documents 816, which are units of smaller work that constitutes.

  The document 816 is associated with the input document 821 on a one-to-one basis, and the input document 821 is converted into an output document 822 by the document processing unit 820. For example, when considering a scan job in which a bundle of documents is read by a scanner and converted into a plurality of image data, an input document 821 describes settings for the bundle of documents and operation procedures, and settings for a plurality of image data. The output document 822 contains the operation procedure. A document processing unit 820 has a role of converting a bundle of paper into a plurality of image data.

  The document processing unit 820 performs conversion processing from the input document 821 in units of documents to the output document 822, and divides the input page 831 that is a unit of smaller work except for setting and processing related to the entire document, and the page processing unit 830. Request processing. This is exactly the same as when the job processing unit 815 is devoted to processing in units of jobs and generates the binder 815 and the document 816 for more detailed work. Specifically, the setting and operation in units of documents relate to page order such as page rearrangement, designation of double-sided printing, addition of a cover, and OHP insertion.

  The page processing unit 830 performs conversion processing from the input page 831 to the output page 832 in page units. For example, in the case of the scan job described above, the input page 831 describes various settings such as the reading resolution and reading direction (landscape / portrait) and the procedure, and the output page 832 stores the image data storage location. Etc. Settings and procedures are written.

  Up to this point, we have explained that the job unit is gradually reduced so that it can be handled in page units. If an expensive system can have a page memory for one page, the job may be subdivided and processed in units of pages. However, in reality, there is a system that processes the job 814 with a memory (band memory) for several lines when the page memory for one page cannot be provided due to a problem such as memory cost. In such a case, the conversion process is performed by dividing the page into bands, which are finer units. The input band 841, the band processing unit 840, and the output band 842 are the same as those in the page.

  The job processing unit 810, the document processing unit 820, the page processing unit 830, and the band processing unit 840 all use various physical devices that constitute the image input / output device 100 when processing proceeds. Naturally, device conflict occurs when a plurality of processing units work simultaneously, and the device allocation unit 850 mediates the competition. As an example, the first to third devices 851 to 853 shown in FIG. 12 are logical devices allocated to the above-described processing units by the device allocation unit 850. For example, a page memory, a band memory, and a document feeding unit 250 are used. A marking unit 320 engine, a scanner unit 210, and the like are conceivable.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation input UI displayed on the display 507 shown in FIG. In the following, an example of a UI that informs the user of the information of the image that has been ejected and sets whether to perform additional printing will be described.

  In FIG. 14, information equivalent to the header information shown in FIG. 10 is displayed, and the user is notified of information such as the cause of escape paper discharge, the job name, the number of printed sheets, and the time (not shown). In the header printing, an example is shown in which one header is printed for each bundle, but here, it is possible to confirm a list of information on all the bundles that have been ejected and escaped.

  Furthermore, as a result of the print confirmation, there is a check box for checking whether or not the image can be used as normal printing as it is without any positional deviation or color variation, and whether or not to redo. By specifying these, the host specifies the number of additional copies that need to be printed from the host device, and the shortage can be printed again with a simple action, either during printing or after printing. Is possible.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment described above, the user is notified of escape paper discharge information by printing a header as shown in FIG. 10, but in a multi-function peripheral or the like, a lot of information is displayed on the UI screen. Since it can be communicated to the user, information equivalent to the header information may be displayed on the UI screen.

[Third Embodiment]
In the first embodiment described above, the user is notified of escape discharge information by printing a header as shown in FIG. 10, but a bundle for each cause of escape discharge can be clearly seen. As described above, the bundle may be discharged by job offset, or only the header page may be shifted and discharged. Further, a plurality of escape trays may be provided, and the escape trays may be separated for each factor.

  According to the above-described embodiment, even if there is no operator's skill, the pages, bundles, and jobs that may cause color fluctuation or image position deviation are escaped and discharged from a large amount of printed matter. Therefore, it is possible to easily check the color variation of the printed matter and the image position deviation.

  In addition, for pages, bundles, and jobs that have undergone escape discharge, events that cause color fluctuations and image displacement are printed as header pages, facilitating operations that reduce color fluctuations and image displacement. In addition, it is possible to suppress the occurrence frequency of color variation and image positional deviation.

  In addition, by enabling escape discharge of specific pages, bundles, and jobs, it is possible to perform sampling inspection without waiting for completion of discharge of all jobs.

  The configuration of a data processing program that can be read by the image processing system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the memory map shown in FIG.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a memory map of a storage medium for storing various data processing programs readable by the image processing system according to the present invention.

  Although not particularly illustrated, information for managing a program group stored in the storage medium, for example, version information, creator, etc. is also stored, and information depending on the OS on the program reading side, for example, a program is identified and displayed. Icons may also be stored.

  Further, data depending on various programs is also managed in the directory. In addition, a program for installing various programs in the computer, and a program for decompressing when the program to be installed is compressed may be stored.

  The functions shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 in this embodiment (FIG. 10 corresponds to the data processing side) may be performed by a host computer by a program installed from the outside. In this case, the present invention is applied even when an information group including a program is supplied to the output device from a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or an FD, or from an external storage medium via a network. Is.

  As described above, a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to the system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the storage medium in the storage medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by reading and executing the programmed program code.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  Therefore, as long as it has the function of the program, the form of the program such as an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to the OS is not limited.

  As a storage medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, DVD, etc. Can be used.

  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.

  As another program supply method, a browser of a client computer is used to connect to a homepage on the Internet, and the computer program itself of the present invention or a compressed file including an automatic installation function is stored on a recording medium such as a hard disk from the homepage. It can also be supplied by downloading. It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from a different homepage. That is, a WWW server, an ftp server, and the like that allow a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer are also included in the claims of the present invention.

  In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed to users, and key information for decryption is downloaded from a homepage via the Internet to users who have cleared predetermined conditions. It is also possible to execute the encrypted program by using the key information and install the program on a computer.

  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) or the like running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

  Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written to 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. It goes without saying that 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.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications (including organic combinations of the embodiments) are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and these are excluded from the scope of the present invention. is not.

  Although various examples and embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will not limit the spirit and scope of the present invention to the specific description in the present specification.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a figure explaining the structure of the printing system which shows 1st Embodiment concerning this invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a host computer illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the multifunction machine illustrated in FIG. 1. It is sectional drawing which shows the detail of the reader part shown in FIG. 3, and a printer part. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating details of a controller unit illustrated in FIG. 3. It is a block block diagram which shows the internal details of the main controller shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 1st data processing procedure in the image processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 2nd data processing procedure in the image processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 3rd data processing procedure in the image processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 3rd data processing procedure in the data processor which concerns on this invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a discharge result of escape discharge in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the schematic structure of the internal software of the controller part shown in FIG. FIG. 13 illustrates a structure of a job control unit illustrated in FIG. 12. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation input UI displayed on the display illustrated in FIG. 2. It is a figure explaining the memory map of the storage medium which stores the various data processing program which can be read by the image processing system which concerns on this invention.

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100 Host 101 Multifunction machine 102 Printer 600 LAN

Claims (19)

A printing apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium based on print data,
Intermediate paper discharge means for temporarily storing a recording medium to be discharged after image formation;
Detecting means for detecting whether a specific event that affects a printing result on the recording medium occurs during an image output process;
Control means for discharging the recording medium discharged to the intermediate discharge means in the affected state to an escape discharge destination different from the normal discharge destination based on the detection result by the detection means;
A printing apparatus comprising:   2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the influence is detected by the detection unit, the control unit discharges a bundle including the page or a job including the page to an escape discharge destination. Storage means for storing escape job information including any one of a file name, a factor, and the number of pages of a job that has performed escape paper discharge;
Printing the escape job information stored in the storage means, and a confirmation sheet output means for outputting a confirmation sheet so as to be the first page according to the discharge direction designation;
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit configured to notify the escape request information stored in the storage unit to a host computer that is a print request source. A printing apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium based on print data,
Intermediate paper discharge means for temporarily storing a recording medium to be discharged after image formation;
Setting means for setting a specific paper discharge state for sampling and checking the image state recorded on the recording medium;
A determination unit that determines whether or not a discharge state discharged to the intermediate discharge unit during the image output process satisfies a specific discharge state set by the setting unit;
Control means for discharging the recording medium discharged to the intermediate discharge means to an escape discharge destination different from the normal discharge destination when the determination means determines that the specific discharge state is satisfied. When,
A printing apparatus comprising:   4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit discharges a specific page for every fixed number of sheets or a specific bundle for every predetermined number of copies to an escape discharge destination different from the normal discharge destination. A plurality of the intermediate sheet discharge means;
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit alternately controls a discharge destination to be discharged according to an allowable discharge capacity set in each of the intermediate discharge units. .   The control means performs paper discharge to each intermediate paper discharge means and paper discharge from the intermediate paper discharge means to the normal paper discharge destination or from the intermediate paper discharge means to the escape paper discharge destination in parallel. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: Storage means for storing a print job input from the data processing device;
A recovery setting unit for performing recovery setting for an output that is escaped when the print job stored by the storage unit is printed;
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The printing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the recovery setting unit performs recovery setting based on an instruction from the host computer or an instruction from an operation unit.   The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific event includes no paper, no consumables, and the like. A data processing device capable of communicating with a printing device,
A confirmation display means for displaying on the display unit via a user interface based on the received information when information indicating that the escape paper discharge has been performed from the printing apparatus;
Control means for issuing a reprint instruction for a print job stored in the printing apparatus when an instruction to the reprint instruction section arranged on the user interface displayed on the display section is detected by the confirmation display section; ,
A data processing apparatus comprising:   The confirmation display means displays, on the display unit, job information including any one of the file name, escape factor, and number of pages of an escaped job based on the information received from the printing apparatus. 12. The data processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the data processing apparatus is characterized in that: A printing processing method in a printing apparatus that includes an intermediate paper discharge unit that temporarily stores a recording medium that is formed and discharged, and that records an image on the recording medium based on print data,
A detection step of detecting whether a specific event occurs that affects a printing result on the recording medium during an image output process;
A control step of discharging the recording medium discharged to the intermediate discharge unit in the affected state to an escape discharge destination different from a normal discharge destination based on a detection result of the detection step;
A print processing method characterized by comprising: A printing processing method in a printing apparatus that includes an intermediate paper discharge unit that temporarily stores a recording medium that is formed and discharged, and that records an image on the recording medium based on print data,
A setting step for setting a specific discharge state for sampling and checking the image state recorded on the recording medium;
A determination step of determining whether or not a discharge state discharged to the intermediate discharge unit during the image output process satisfies the specific discharge state set by the setting step;
A control step of discharging the recording medium discharged to the intermediate discharge unit to an escape discharge destination different from the normal discharge destination when the determination step determines that the specific discharge state is satisfied. When,
A print processing method characterized by comprising: A print processing method in a data processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus,
A confirmation display step of displaying the received information on the display unit via the user interface when the information indicating that the escape paper discharge is performed from the printing apparatus;
A control step for instructing reprinting of a print job stored in the printing apparatus when an instruction to the reprint instruction unit arranged on the user interface displayed on the display unit is detected by the confirmation display step; ,
A print processing method characterized by comprising:   16. The print processing method according to claim 14, wherein the specific event includes no paper, no consumables, and the like.   A computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the print processing method according to claim 14.   A program for executing the print processing method according to any one of claims 14 to 17.

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