JP2008023890A - Printing apparatus and printing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing apparatus which can eliminate the time and a user's effort in reprinting print data printed out in the past. <P>SOLUTION: An image processing apparatus includes a recording means (a history management section 70c) for recording print related information on a recording medium as history information when any of the printout data recorded on the detachably connected recording media is printed out, a display means (a preview processing section 70e) for displaying a list of a part or all of the printout data or the like corresponding to the information stored in the history information when a reprint request to the printed printout data is made, a setting means (a control section 70a) for carrying out the setting of printing after obtaining corresponding history information when any of the printout data or information concerning the printout data selected, and printing means (a print processing section 70g) for printing printout data based on the condition set by the setting means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing apparatus and a printing method.

  A technique as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is disclosed. In this technique, when predetermined print data is printed by a predetermined printer, print setting information is stored as print history information. Then, when printing new print data with a predetermined printer, the print history information is displayed in a list and the user selects it, selects an item that can be set from the selected print history information, and sets the predetermined printer. To print new print data.

JP 2003-323280 A (abstract, claim)

  By the way, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, setting information at the time of printing in the past is displayed in a list as a print history, and desired setting information is selected by referring to information indicating a date and a printer model. To do. For this reason, when printing certain print data again, it is necessary to specify the history information corresponding to the print data from the date and the model of the printer, which causes a problem that the operation is complicated.

  In addition, for example, when printing image data by manual operation without relying on such a technique, first, target image data is specified from a plurality of image data, and then the same as when set in the past. It is necessary to perform the setting manually to print. For this reason, like the above-mentioned case, there exists a problem that operation is complicated.

  The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and its purpose is a printing apparatus capable of omitting the user's trouble in reprinting print data that has been printed in the past, and In order to provide a printing method.

  In order to achieve the above object, the printing apparatus of the present invention, when any of print data recorded on a detachably connected recording medium is printed, information relating to printing is recorded on the recording medium as history information. When a printing request is made again for the recording means for recording and the printed print data recorded on the recording medium, the print data corresponding to the information stored in the history information or a part of the information related thereto Alternatively, display means for displaying a list of all, and setting means for obtaining setting information relating to printing by acquiring corresponding history information when either print data displayed by the display means or information related thereto is selected; Printing means for printing print data based on the conditions set by the setting means. For this reason, it is possible to provide a printing apparatus that can save the user's trouble when printing the print data that has been printed in the past again.

  In addition to the above-described invention, the printing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention includes, as the history information, print data type recorded on a recording medium, print paper type, print paper size, and print paper layout. In addition, a part or all of the information indicating the print quality is stored, and the setting unit is configured to make settings related to printing based on the information. For this reason, when printing the print data again, the trouble of setting the type of printing paper or the like can be omitted.

  In addition to the above-described invention, the printing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention includes, as history information, the contents of image correction processing performed on print data and parameters thereof as print data units recorded on a recording medium. Is stored, and the setting means performs corresponding image correction processing on the print data selected based on the information. For this reason, it is possible to obtain the same printing result as when printing in the past, and to improve the processing speed by omitting a part of the image correction processing (for example, face recognition processing).

  According to another aspect of the invention, in addition to the above-described invention, the display unit calculates a priority order based on whether or not the print data is previewed before printing, and print data based on the priority order. Display target or display order is determined. For this reason, it can be estimated that the print data that has been previewed and printed has a high degree of importance. Therefore, the operability can be improved by generating a preview screen according to the degree of importance.

  In addition to the above-described invention, the printing device according to another aspect of the present invention obtains a priority order in consideration of a display form at the time of previewing print data, and displays print data based on the priority order. Or the display order is determined. For this reason, for example, it is presumed that the print data printed on the entire screen is more important than the print data printed on the multi-screen, so that the preview screen is considered in consideration of the display form. By generating, printing that meets the needs of the user can be performed.

  In addition to the above-described invention, the printing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention includes, in addition to the above-described invention, the history information includes common information common to the printing apparatuses and non-common information different between the printing apparatuses and is printed. If the model is the same model with reference to the model information, the setting means uses both the non-common information and the common information to set the different information. In some cases, settings are made with reference to only common information. For this reason, print information set in the past can be used effectively regardless of the type of the machine.

  In addition to the above-described invention, the printing device according to another aspect of the present invention may be configured such that the recording unit changes the setting related to printing after the printed print data displayed by the display unit is selected. The history information is updated with the information related to the new setting. For this reason, information that has been changed based on the user's will is preferentially stored as history information, thereby enabling printing that accurately reflects the user's will.

  Also, the printing method of the present invention records information about printing on the recording medium as history information when any of the print data recorded on the detachably connected recording medium is printed. When a print request for the recorded print data is made again, a part or all of the print data corresponding to the information stored in the history information or the related information is displayed in a list. If either the selected print data or related information is selected by the user, the history information corresponding to the corresponding print data is acquired, the print settings are made, and the print data is printed based on the set conditions. To do. For this reason, it is possible to provide a printing method that can save the user's trouble when printing the print data that has been printed in the past again.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a printing apparatus 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A printing apparatus 11 shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called composite printing apparatus in which a scanner device, a printing device, and a copying device are integrated. The printing apparatus 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 50, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 51, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 52, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM) 53, a GP (Graphic Processor) 54, an I / F (I / F). Interface) 55, bus 56, LCD 15, operation button 16, card slot 18 into which the memory card M is inserted, card I / F circuit 60, printer engine controller 62, paper feed motor 63, roller 64, carriage motor 65, drive belt 66, a carriage 67, and a recording head 68.

  Here, the CPU 50 controls each unit. The ROM 51 stores various programs executed by the CPU 50. The RAM 52 temporarily stores programs and data. The EEPROM 53 is a rewritable ROM. The GP 54 performs a drawing process and supplies the obtained image to the LCD 15 to display it.

  The I / F 55 appropriately converts the data expression format. The bus 56 is a signal line group for enabling exchange of information. The operation button 16 generates information corresponding to a user operation. The memory card M is a recording medium in which image data as print data and print history information described later are stored. The card slot 18 is provided in a part of a case (not shown) of the printing apparatus 11, and the memory card M is inserted into this part. The card I / F circuit 60 is an interface for reading / writing information from / to the memory card M.

  The printer engine controller 62 is a control device for controlling the paper feed motor 63, the carriage motor 65, and the recording head 68. The paper feed motor 63 moves the printing paper in the sub-scanning direction by rotating the roller 64. The roller 64 is configured by a cylindrical member, and moves the printing paper in the sub-scanning direction. The carriage motor 65 reciprocates the carriage 67 in the main scanning direction by applying a driving force to a driving belt 66 whose one end is fixed to the carriage 67. The recording head 68 has a plurality of nozzles formed on the surface facing the printing paper, and records information on the printing paper by discharging color ink from the plurality of nozzles.

  FIG. 2 shows functional blocks for performing processing related to print history information when printing predetermined image data stored in the memory card M by the printing apparatus 11 shown in FIG. The functional block 70 shown in this figure is realized by the cooperation of software as a program stored in the ROM 51 or the EEPROM 53 shown in FIG. 1 and hardware such as the CPU 50.

  The control unit 70a as setting means shown in FIG. 2 controls each unit based on information input from the input unit 70b. The input unit 70b inputs information from the operation button 16. When the image data recorded on the memory card M is printed, the history management unit 70c as a recording unit generates print history information. Also, when printing the printed image data again, the corresponding print history information is acquired. The image acquisition unit 70d acquires predetermined image data from the memory card M. The preview processing unit 70e as a display unit generates a preview image (thumbnail image) by thinning out the image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 70d and displays the preview image on the LCD 15. The correction processing unit 70f performs image correction processing on the image data. The print processing unit 70g as a printing unit outputs the image data subjected to the correction process to the printer engine controller 62.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the memory card M. Information stored in the memory card M includes an image data group 80 and print history information 90. Here, the image data group 80 includes a plurality of image data 81 photographed by a digital camera (not shown), for example. The print history information 90 includes model information 91 and a plurality of print content information 92. The model information 91 is information indicating the model of the printing apparatus that generated the print history information 90 (for example, information indicating the model name). The print content information 92 is information generated corresponding to each of the image data 81, and is composed of a plurality of pieces of information relating to print settings and the like as shown on the right side of the drawing.

  Here, the image data file name information 101 is information indicating the file name of the target image data. The print count information 102 indicates the number of times the corresponding image data has been printed so far. The last print date / time information 103 indicates the date / time when the corresponding image data was printed last. The preview information 104 includes information indicating the number of times the corresponding image data has been previewed in the past and the previewed form. That is, as shown enlarged on the right side of the figure, the preview information 104 includes a preview content 121 indicating the content of the preview (either full-screen preview or multi-screen preview described later) and a preview indicating the number of times each preview has been performed. Number of times 122. The paper size information 105 is information indicating the size of the paper on which the corresponding image data is printed. The paper type information 106 is information indicating the type of paper (for example, plain paper, photo paper, etc.) on which the corresponding image data is printed. The print layout information 107 is information indicating the layout of image data (marginless printing, printing of a plurality of sheets, etc.). The print quality information 108 is information indicating the print quality (high quality printing, high speed printing, etc.). The image correction information 109 has a correction content 123 and a correction parameter 124 as shown in an enlarged manner on the right side of the figure, and indicates the content of image correction processing performed on the image data during printing. The correction content 123 indicates correction content such as brightness, contrast, sharpness, vividness, and red-eye reduction processing. The correction parameter 124 is information indicating a correction amount for each content or an area to be corrected.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, the memory card M storing the image data 81 is inserted into the card slot 18 for the first time, or a digital camera (not shown) incorporating the memory card M is connected (not shown). It is started when it is first connected to the I / F 55 by a cable. Hereinafter, a case where the memory card M is inserted into the card slot 18 will be described as an example.

  Step S10: For example, the control unit 70a obtains its own model information stored in the ROM 51 or the EEPROM 53.

  Step S11: The control unit 70a determines whether or not the print history information 90 corresponding to the model information acquired in step S10 exists in the memory card M via the history management unit 70c. Proceed to S13, otherwise proceed to step S12. When the memory card M is inserted into the card slot 18 for the first time, the process proceeds to step S12.

  Step S12: The control unit 70a requests the history management unit 70c to generate the print history information 90 corresponding to itself. As a result, the history management unit 70 c generates print history information 90 as shown in FIG. 3 and stores it in the memory card M. At this time, since the image data is not printed, only the model information 91 acquired in step S10 is stored as the print history information 90.

  Step S13: The history management unit 70c acquires the print history information 90 corresponding to itself from the memory card M, and stores it in the RAM 52, for example.

  Through the above processing, when a memory card M is newly inserted into the card slot 18, print history information 90 is newly generated in the memory card M. When the memory card M for which the print history information 90 has been generated is inserted into the card slot 18, the corresponding print history information 90 is read and stored in the RAM 52 or the like.

  Next, processing when selecting and printing predetermined image data after the memory card M is inserted into the card slot 18 as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  Step S30: The control unit 70a determines whether or not the user has operated the operation button 16 to instruct the preview of the image data stored in the memory card M. If so, the process proceeds to step S31. In other cases, the same processing is repeated.

  Step S31: The control unit 70a causes the image acquisition unit 70d to acquire the image data 81 corresponding to the image for which the preview is instructed from the memory card M.

  Step S32: The preview processing unit 70e performs a decoding process on the image data 81 acquired in step S31 and thins out pixels at a predetermined ratio to generate thumbnail image data for preview. If a thumbnail image is attached to the image data 81, the thumbnail image can be used.

  Step S33: The preview processing unit 70e supplies the thumbnail image generated in step S32 to the LCD 15 for display. FIG. 6A is an example of an image displayed on the LCD 15 at this time. This example is a full-screen display example, and one image is displayed on the LCD 15. FIG. 6B shows another display example. This example is an example of multi-surface display, and nine images are displayed on the LCD 15. The displayed number may be other than nine.

  Step S34: The history management unit 70c determines whether or not the print content information 92 corresponding to the image data displayed on the LCD 15 exists in the print history information 90. In the example shown in FIG. 6A, it is determined whether or not the print content information 92 corresponding to one image displayed on the LCD 15 exists. In the example shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not all the print content information 92 corresponding to the nine images displayed in FIG.

  Step S35: The history management unit 70c generates print content information 92 corresponding to the displayed image, and stores it in the memory card M as the print history information 90. Note that, in the case of the multi-screen display shown in FIG. 6B, a case in which print content information 92 exists and a case in which print content information 92 does not exist is assumed. In this case, the process is not executed for the existing print content information 92, and only the non-existent print content information 92 is generated. When newly generating the print content information 92, the file name of the image data is stored as the image data file name information 101.

  Step S36: The history management unit 70c updates the preview information 104 of the print content information 92 to be previewed. Specifically, in the case of full preview (in the case of FIG. 6A), “full preview” is stored as the preview content 121, and the full preview value is incremented by “1” as the number of previews 122. . On the other hand, in the case of multi-view preview (in the case of FIG. 6B), “multi-view preview” is stored as the preview content 121 and the multi-view preview value is incremented by “1” as the number of previews 122.

  Step S37: The control unit 70a determines whether or not the user has instructed printing of the predetermined image data displayed in the preview by operating the operation button 16, and proceeds to Step S38 when instructed. In other cases, the same processing is repeated.

  Step S38: The control unit 70a executes a print setting process based on the information input by operating the operation button 16. Specifically, the paper size, paper type, paper layout, print quality, image correction content (brightness, contrast, sharpness, vividness, red-eye reduction processing) and the like are set. In addition, when the initial setting is made by default, the setting process is performed based on the information.

  Step S39: The control unit 70a causes the image acquisition unit 70d to acquire the designated image data from the memory card M and supply it to the correction processing unit 70f. The correction processing unit 70f performs image correction processing on the image data supplied from the image acquisition unit 70d based on the information set in step S38. For example, brightness, contrast, sharpness, or vividness is corrected as manual correction. As automatic correction, red-eye reduction processing, scene correction processing (for example, correction processing optimized for people, landscapes, and night scenes), EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) correction processing, or PIM (Print Image Matching) correction processing Etc.

  Step S40: The print processing unit 70g outputs the corrected image data to the printer engine controller 62. The printer engine controller 62 converts the image data into CMYK color system image data, and then performs halftone processing and the like to obtain print raster data. Then, the printer engine controller 62 drives the recording head 68 to discharge the ink of each color stored in the carriage 67 onto the printing paper based on the printing raster data, thereby printing a color image corresponding to the image data. Print on paper.

  Step S41: The history management unit 70c updates the print content information 92 corresponding to the image data to be printed based on the print setting process executed in step S38 and the image correction process executed in step S39. Specifically, the history management unit 70c increments the print count information 102 of the corresponding print content information 92 by “1”. Next, the history management unit 70c acquires current date / time information from a timer (not shown), and updates the final print date / time information 103 with the date / time information. Subsequently, the paper size information 105, the paper type information 106, the print layout information 107, and the print quality information 108 are updated based on the information set in step S38. If there is no change from the existing information, it is left as it is. In addition, the history management unit 70c updates the image correction information 109 based on the correction process executed in step S39. Specifically, the correction contents 123 are set based on the executed image processing, and parameters (correction amount and correction area) corresponding to each image processing are set. For example, when contrast correction processing is performed as manual correction processing, information indicating that contrast correction has been performed is stored as the correction content 123, and the contrast correction amount is stored as the correction parameter 124. In addition, when the red-eye reduction process as the automatic correction process is executed, information indicating that the red-eye reduction process has been performed is stored as the correction content 123, and information indicating the region subjected to the red-eye reduction process and the correction Information about the amount is stored as the correction parameter 124. Further, when the correction process of the person's skin color based on the face recognition process is performed, the fact that the person correction has been performed is stored as the correction content 123, and the face area specified by the face recognition process and the correction are corrected. The amount (the correction amount for each of R, G, and B) is stored as a correction parameter 124.

  With the above processing, the image data stored in the memory card M can be previewed and desired image data can be printed. When previewing and printing, the print history information 90 is updated as necessary.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, an operation in the case where image data printed in the past is reprinted (print reprint) using the print history information 90 generated as described above will be described.

  Step S50: The control unit 70a performs a step when the user selects “6. extra print” by operating the operation button 16 on the menu screen shown in FIG. 6C displayed on the LCD 15. Proceed to S51, otherwise the same processing is repeated.

  Step S51: The history management unit 70c selects the print history information 90 corresponding to itself from the print history information 90 stored in the memory card M. If there is no print history information 90 corresponding to itself, an error display is performed, or “6. extra print” is excluded from the menu items shown in FIG.

  Step S52: The control unit 70a counts the number of pieces of print content information 92 that have been printed (print number information 102 is “1” or more).

  Step S53: The control unit 70a proceeds to step S54 when the counted value is a certain ratio or more with respect to the number of images existing on the memory card M (for example, when it is 60% or more), otherwise. In this case, the process proceeds to step S55. In addition, when the counted value is not the ratio but the counted value is equal to or larger than a predetermined value (for example, when the number is 20 or more), or when the number of screens is three or more, the process proceeds to step S54. Also good.

  Step S54: The control unit 70a executes a process of selecting a part of the print content information 92. Specifically, in the table shown in FIG. 8, the print content information 92 corresponding to the priority rankings 1 and 2 is selected. Here, FIG. 8 shows the relationship between presence / absence of printing, preview contents, and priority. “Printed” and “Not printed” indicate whether printing has been performed in the past. “Full preview” indicates that the preview illustrated in FIG. 6A has been performed in the past, “Multi-screen preview” indicates that the preview illustrated in FIG. 6B has been performed in the past, and “No preview”. Indicates that none of these previews has been performed. When printing is performed after performing a full preview, it can be determined that the importance of the image data is high. Further, when printing is performed after performing a multi-surface preview, it can be determined that the importance of the image data is not as high as that of the full-surface preview. In addition, when printing is performed without a preview, it can be determined that the importance is low compared to the former two, but the importance is higher than image data without printing. Therefore, these priorities are set to 1 to 3. Also, when there is no printing, it is considered that the larger the preview display is, the less important it is when printing is not performed even though the preview is performed in full screen or multi-screen display. “6” is set, and “5” is set in the case of the multi-view preview. Also, when there is no preview, the importance is unknown, so it is set to “4”.

  Step S55: The control unit 70a executes a process of selecting all of the print content information 92. That is, the print content information 92 corresponding to the one having the priority order of 1 to 3 is selected.

  Step S56: The control unit 70a executes a process of rearranging the print content information 92 selected in Step S54 or Step S55 in descending order of priority shown in FIG. Specifically, the print content information 92 corresponding to the image data that has been printed after the full preview has been given the highest priority, and the priority is “2” followed by “3”. Line up. Note that when there are a plurality of items having the same priority order, for example, the one with the latest final print date or the one with the larger number of prints or previews is given priority.

  Step S57: The image acquisition unit 70d acquires image data corresponding to the print content information 92 on which the rearrangement process has been performed, and supplies the acquired image data to the preview processing unit 70e. After generating thumbnail images from the image data, the preview processing unit 70e displays a list on the LCD 15 in the form shown in FIG. 6B, for example. In addition, you may make it display in order from a high priority order with the form of FIG. 6 (A), without displaying a list.

  Step S58: The control unit 70a determines whether or not an operation for instructing printing is performed by the user after a predetermined image is selected from the images displayed in the list. If the operation is performed, the process proceeds to Step S59. In other cases, the same processing is repeated.

  Step S59: The control unit 70a acquires the print content information 92 corresponding to the image selected in step S58, and performs print settings based on the information stored in the print content information 92. Specifically, the paper size and the like are set based on the paper size information 105, the paper type information 106, the print layout information 107, and the print quality information 108.

  Step S60: The correction processing unit 70f performs image correction processing based on the image correction information 109 stored in the print content information 92. In other words, the correction processing unit 70f performs image correction processing on the image data supplied from the image acquisition unit 70d based on the correction content 123 and the correction parameter 124 included in the print content information 92. Specifically, the correction based on the information included in the correction content 123 is performed based on the parameter included in the correction parameter 124.

  Step S61: The print processing unit 70g outputs the image data subjected to the image correction processing by the correction processing unit 70f to the printer engine controller 62 for printing.

  Step S62: The history management unit 70c updates the print content information 92. Specifically, the history management unit 70 c increments the value stored in the print count information 102 by “1” and stores the current date and time in the final print date information 103. If the print setting information is changed manually, the print content information 92 is updated with the changed content. This is because manual changes are considered important because they are based on the user's will.

  According to the above embodiment, a list of images that have been printed in the past is displayed on the LCD 15, and a desired image is selected from the list and printed. It is possible to select and print a desired image. In addition, information related to print settings and image correction processing made in the past is stored as print content information, and the print settings and image correction processing content and parameters are set using the print content information. An image printed in the same state as that printed in the past can be easily obtained.

  In the above embodiment, the contents of the image correction process are stored as the correction contents 123 and the correction parameters 124, and these pieces of information are used when printing is performed again. For this reason, for example, in the skin color correction and red-eye reduction processing, the processing speed can be improved by omitting the processing for specifying the correction region (for example, the face region and the red-eye region).

  Further, according to the above embodiment, the priority order is given to the image data based on the presence / absence of the preview and the content thereof, and the preview screen at the time of reprinting is displayed based on the priority order. The operability can be improved by preferentially displaying the image data that is presumed to be high in importance.

  The above embodiment is merely an example, and there are various other modified embodiments. For example, in the above embodiment, when the print history information 90 including the model information 91 corresponding to its model is stored in the memory card M, printing is performed using the information. However, for example, even if the models are different, for example, the paper size information 105, the paper type information 106, the print layout information 107, and the print quality information 108 can be used in common. You may make it utilize about. That is, the print history information 90 is divided into common information that can be used even if the models are different and non-common information that cannot be used. If the models are the same, both the common information and the non-common information are used. If not, only common information may be used.

  Also, information necessary for decoding JPEG format image data, which is variable length coding compression (for example, information indicating the position in the file corresponding to the left end of the image) is also stored as print history information. Such information may be used when decoding the image data.

  In the above embodiment, the description has been given by taking the composite type printing apparatus as an example, but the present invention is applied to a normal printing apparatus (printing apparatus of a type connected to a personal computer). be able to. Further, the present invention may be applied to a normal stand-alone printing apparatus. Further, text data or the like may be printed instead of image data.

  In the above embodiment, the image data with the priority order 1 to 3 shown in FIG. 8 is targeted. For example, the image data with the priority order 4 to 6 is also subject to the preview. You may make it do. For example, if there are only a few image data with priority levels 1 to 3, for example, image data with priority levels 4 to 6 may be sequentially captured and displayed.

  In the above embodiment, the processing shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7 is executed in the printing apparatus 11. However, for example, it can be executed in a host computer connected to the printing apparatus 11. is there.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the printing apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional block implement | achieved in the printing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in the memory card shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart executed in the printing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. 6 is another flowchart executed in the printing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. 3 is an example of a screen displayed on the printing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1. 6 is another flowchart executed in the printing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the priority order which displays an image.

Explanation of symbols

  70a Control unit (setting unit), 70c History management unit (recording unit), 70e Preview processing unit (display unit), 70g Print processing unit (printing unit)

Claims (8)

When any of the print data recorded on the detachably connected recording medium is printed, a recording unit that records information about printing on the recording medium as history information;
When a request for reprinting the printed print data recorded on the recording medium is made, a list of print data corresponding to the information stored in the history information or a part or all of the information related thereto is displayed. Display means for displaying;
When either the print data displayed by the display means or the information related thereto is selected, setting means for acquiring the corresponding history information and making settings related to printing;
Printing means for printing the print data based on the conditions set by the setting means;
A printing apparatus comprising: As the history information, a part or all of the information indicating the type of print paper, the size of the print paper, the layout on the print paper, and the print quality is stored in units of print data recorded on the recording medium. And
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit performs setting related to printing based on the information. As the history information, information indicating the contents of image correction processing performed on the print data and parameters thereof is stored in units of print data recorded on the recording medium,
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit performs a corresponding image correction process on the print data selected based on the information.   The display means calculates priority according to whether or not print data is previewed before printing, and determines a display target or display order of the print data based on the priority. The printing apparatus as described.   5. The printing according to claim 4, wherein the display unit obtains a priority order in consideration of a display form at the time of previewing the print data, and determines a display target or a display order of the print data based on the priority order. apparatus. The history information includes common information common to the printing apparatuses and non-common information different between the printing apparatuses, and includes model information indicating a model of the printing apparatus on which printing has been performed,
The setting means refers to the above model information, and if it is the same model, sets using both non-common information and common information, and if it is a different model, refers to only the common information To make settings,
The printing apparatus according to claim 1.   When the setting relating to printing is changed after the printed print data displayed by the display means is selected, the recording means updates the history information with information relating to the new setting. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: When any of the print data recorded on the detachably connected recording medium is printed, information on printing is recorded on the recording medium as history information,
When a request for reprinting the printed print data recorded on the recording medium is made, a list of print data corresponding to the information stored in the history information or a part or all of the information related thereto is displayed. Display
When either the displayed print data or information related thereto is selected by the user, the history information corresponding to the corresponding print data is acquired and the settings related to printing are performed.
Printing the print data based on set conditions;
A printing method for a printing apparatus.

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