JP2008181449A - Print support system, print support method, print support program, printing system, printing method, printing program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To generate printed matter of excellent durability matched to a using environment, by print setting in response to the using environment of the printed matter. <P>SOLUTION: This print support system or the like is provided with a print job definition data acquiring part 11 for acquiring a print job definition data included in a print data transmitted from a user, a using environment detecting part 13 arranged in a printed matter using place, and for detecting using environment information as to the using environment, a using environment information acquiring part for acquiring the using environment information detected by the using environment detecting part 13, via radio communication, a using environment consistency evaluating part 14 for evaluating whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquiring part 11 is suitable for the using environment information or not, and a print job definition data output part 17 for outputting the print job definition data, when printing is judged to be executed based on an evaluation result by the using environment consistency evaluating part 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a printing support system, a printing support method, a printing support program, a printing system, a printing method, a printing program, and a recording medium for performing printing suitable for the environment by performing print settings in consideration of the environment.

In general, when printing print data in a page description language (PDL) such as PostScript (trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc., USA), information about the print job is displayed as print job definition data (DPA).
(Document Printing Application), JDF (Job
(Definition Format) or the like, and a method of controlling printing is known.

There has also been proposed an apparatus that performs print settings using the above-described print job definition data in consideration of the environment surrounding the printing apparatus during printing. As an apparatus for performing print settings in consideration of the printing environment as described above, there is an electrophotographic process control apparatus described in Patent Document 1. This apparatus is an image forming process control apparatus for determining an optimum operation fee for image formation, and measures a state of each part in the image forming apparatus and information obtained from the measuring part is predetermined. A pre-processing unit that converts the parameters into the parameters representing the state of the image and a neural network that has been subjected to predetermined learning in advance. A state prediction unit that outputs a predicted state of a specific part in the forming apparatus, a state comparison unit that compares an output of the state prediction unit and a target state of the specific part, and a comparison result of the state comparison unit An operation for generating an operation amount difference fee from the operation amount, sending it to the state prediction unit, and determining the amount obtained by adding the difference amount to the current operation value as the optimum operation amount when the comparison result converges It is a device having a determination portion.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-72859

However, although the invention described in Patent Document 1 includes a sensor, it performs control in accordance with the printing environment at the time of printing based on information obtained by the sensor. Although the environment around the printing apparatus is taken into consideration, the print setting is not performed in consideration of the use environment when using the printed matter printed by the printing apparatus at a later date.

Therefore, the durability of the printed material greatly fluctuates depending on the usage environment such as a dry place, a humid place, a bright place, a dark place, and the like. The reason is that even if the printed material is generated based on the information obtained at the time of printing, the place where the printed material is actually used is different from the installation location of the print control device, so in the environment where the printed material is actually used, This is because the print setting has no meaning at all.

For this reason, even if there is no problem at the time of printing, when using the printed matter at a later date, regardless of whether it is used in a humid place or using paper that is sensitive to moisture or in a very dark place Various inconvenient problems have occurred when black ink is used on blackish paper, or printing is performed on paper having a low strength such as tissue despite being used in a place where wind power is strong.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and by performing print settings according to the use environment of the printed matter, a print support system that generates a printed matter having excellent durability adapted to the use environment, printing It is an object to provide a support method, a print support program, a printing system, a printing method, a printing program, and a recording medium.

[Mode 1] In order to achieve the above object, a printing support system according to mode 1 includes:
A print job definition data acquisition unit for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
A usage environment information acquisition unit for acquiring usage environment information relating to the environment of the place where the printed material is used;
A usage environment matching degree evaluation unit that evaluates whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit;
A print job definition data output unit that outputs the print job definition data when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result by the use environment matching degree evaluation unit;
It is provided with.

According to this configuration, the use environment information acquisition unit acquires use environment information related to the environment of the place where the printed material is used, and the use environment coincidence evaluation unit acquires the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit. Is evaluated whether it is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit, and based on the evaluation result by the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit, it is determined whether to execute printing, It is possible to perform print settings according to the usage environment of the printed material, and to obtain an effect that it is possible to generate a printed material with excellent durability adapted to the usage environment.

[Mode 2] The invention of mode 2 relates to the printing support system of mode 1,
A usage environment information detection unit is provided at a place where the printed material is used, detects the usage environment information, and sends the usage environment information to the usage environment information acquisition unit via wireless communication.
According to this configuration, the usage environment information detection unit is disposed at a place where the printed material is used, detects the usage environment information, and the usage environment information is detected from the usage environment information detection unit via the wireless communication. Since it is sent to the environment information acquisition unit, it is possible to obtain usage environment information in a place where the printed material is actually used, and it is possible to generate a printed material adapted to the usage environment in real time.

[Mode 3] The invention of mode 3 relates to the printing support system of mode 1,
The usage environment coincidence evaluation unit has an evaluation information database in which information serving as a reference for evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information is databased.
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation unit has the information evaluation information database that serves as a reference when evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, so that the computer automatically Therefore, an effect that an objective evaluation can be performed is obtained.

[Form 4] The invention of form 4 relates to the printing support system of form 3,
The usage environment coincidence evaluation unit predetermines a threshold for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information, and determines that printing is to be executed if the threshold is equal to or higher than the threshold. .
According to this configuration, the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit determines in advance a threshold for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information, and determines that printing is to be executed if the threshold is equal to or greater than the threshold. Therefore, print settings that do not correspond to the usage environment of the printed matter are not performed.
The effect that an appropriate judgment can be obtained is obtained.

[Embodiment 5] The invention of embodiment 5 relates to the printing support system of embodiment 2,
The use environment information detection unit is a sensor device, a measurement device, or a camera arranged in a place where a printed material is used.
According to this configuration, since the use environment information detection unit is a sensor device, a measurement device, or a camera arranged at a place where the printed material is used, when the sensor device or the measurement device is used, the detection or measurement is performed as it is. The transmitted data can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition unit via wireless communication. When a camera is used, the image can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition unit via wireless communication. The acquisition unit can obtain the effect that the usage environment information can be acquired in real time.

[Mode 6] The invention of mode 6 relates to the printing support system of mode 5,
The sensor device is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, or a magnetic sensor.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in the fifth aspect can be obtained.
[Mode 7] The invention of mode 7 relates to the printing support system of mode 5,
The measuring device is a chromaticity meter, a barometer, an anemometer, an anemometer, a voltmeter, or an ammeter.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in the fifth aspect can be obtained.

[Embodiment 8] The invention of embodiment 8 relates to the printing support system of any one of embodiments 1 to 7,
When the use environment coincidence evaluation unit determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for use environment information, the use environment match degree evaluation unit further includes a user presenting unit for presenting and notifying the determination result to the user. And
According to this configuration, when the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for the usage environment information, the user presentation unit presents the determination result to the user and notifies the user. As a result, it is possible for the user to prevent the unexpected situation that the requested content is not printed.

[Mode 9] In order to achieve the above object, a printing support method according to mode 9 includes:
A print job definition data acquisition step for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
A usage environment information acquisition step for acquiring usage environment information relating to the environment of the place where the printed material is used;
A use environment matching degree evaluation step for evaluating whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the use environment information acquired by the use environment information acquisition unit;
A print job definition data output step for outputting the print job definition data when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result of the use environment matching degree evaluation step;
It is characterized by including.

According to this configuration, the use environment information acquisition step acquires use environment information related to the environment of the place where the printed material is used, and the use environment coincidence evaluation step acquires the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition step. Is evaluated whether it is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition step, and based on the evaluation result of the usage environment coincidence evaluation step, it is determined whether to execute printing. It is possible to perform print settings according to the usage environment of the printed material, and to obtain an effect that it is possible to generate a printed material with excellent durability adapted to the usage environment.

[Mode 10] The invention of mode 10 relates to the printing support method of mode 9,
It is arranged at a place where the printed material is used, and includes a usage environment information detection step of detecting the usage environment information and sending the usage environment information to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication.
According to this configuration, the usage environment information detection step is arranged at a place where the printed material is used, detects the usage environment information, and the usage environment information is detected from the usage environment information detection step via the wireless communication. Since the environment information is sent to the use environment information acquisition step, it is possible to obtain the use environment information in the place where the printed material is actually used, and it is possible to generate the printed material adapted to the use environment in real time. .

[Form 11] The invention of form 11 relates to the printing support method of form 9,
The use environment coincidence evaluation step includes an evaluation information database in which information serving as a reference for evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information is databased.
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation step includes an information evaluation information database that serves as a reference when evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, so that the computer automatically Therefore, an effect that an objective evaluation can be performed is obtained.

[Mode 12] The invention of mode 12 relates to the printing support method of mode 11,
The usage environment coincidence evaluation step determines in advance a threshold value for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information, and determines that printing is to be executed if the threshold value is equal to or greater than the threshold value. .
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation step determines in advance a threshold value for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, and determines that printing is executed when the print job definition data is equal to or greater than the threshold value. Therefore, print settings that do not correspond to the use environment of the printed matter are not performed, and an effect that an appropriate determination can be made is obtained.

[Mode 13] The invention of mode 13 relates to the printing support method of mode 10,
The use environment information detecting step includes a sensor device disposed at a place where the printed material is used,
A measuring instrument or a camera is used.
According to this configuration, since the use environment information detection step uses a sensor device, a measurement device, or a camera arranged at a place where the printed material is used, when the sensor device or the measurement device is used, it is directly detected or measured. Can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication, and when a camera is used, the image can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication. In the acquisition step, there is an effect that the usage environment information can be acquired in real time.

[Form 14] The invention of form 14 relates to the printing support method of form 13,
The sensor device is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, or a magnetic sensor.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in the thirteenth aspect is obtained.
[Mode 15] The invention of mode 15 relates to the printing support method of mode 13,
The measuring device is a chromaticity meter, a barometer, an anemometer, an anemometer, a voltmeter, or an ammeter.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in the thirteenth aspect is obtained.

[Mode 16] The invention of mode 16 relates to the printing support method of any one of modes 9 to 15,
When the use environment coincidence evaluation step determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for use environment information, the use environment match degree evaluation step further includes a user presenting step of presenting and notifying the determination result to the user. And
According to this configuration, when the use environment matching degree evaluation step determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for the use environment information, the user presentation step presents and notifies the determination result to the user. As a result, it is possible for the user to prevent the unexpected situation that the requested content is not printed.

[Mode 17] In order to achieve the above object, a print support program according to mode 17
A print job definition data acquisition step for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
Usage environment information acquisition step for acquiring usage environment information related to the environment of the place where the printed material is used,
A usage environment matching degree evaluation step for evaluating whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit;
When it is determined that printing is to be executed based on the evaluation result by the use environment matching degree evaluation unit, the computer is caused to execute processing that is realized as a print job definition data output step for outputting the print job definition data. And

According to this configuration, the use environment information acquisition step acquires use environment information related to the environment of the place where the printed material is used, and the use environment coincidence evaluation step acquires the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition step. Is evaluated whether it is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition step, and based on the evaluation result of the usage environment coincidence evaluation step, it is determined whether to execute printing. It is possible to perform print settings according to the usage environment of the printed material, and to obtain an effect that it is possible to generate a printed material with excellent durability adapted to the usage environment.

[Form 18] The invention of form 18 relates to a print support program of form 17,
It is arranged at a place where the printed material is used, and includes a usage environment information detection step of detecting the usage environment information and sending the usage environment information to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication.
According to this configuration, the usage environment information detection step is arranged at a place where the printed material is used, detects the usage environment information, and the usage environment information is detected from the usage environment information detection step via the wireless communication. Since the environment information is sent to the use environment information acquisition step, it is possible to obtain the use environment information in the place where the printed material is actually used, and it is possible to generate the printed material adapted to the use environment in real time. .

[Embodiment 19] The invention of embodiment 19 relates to a printing support program of embodiment 17,
The use environment coincidence evaluation step includes an evaluation information database in which information serving as a reference for evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information is databased.
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation step includes an information evaluation information database that serves as a reference when evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, so that the computer automatically Therefore, an effect that an objective evaluation can be performed is obtained.

[Mode 20] The invention of mode 20 relates to the printing support program of mode 19,
The usage environment coincidence evaluation step determines in advance a threshold value for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information, and determines that printing is to be executed if the threshold value is equal to or greater than the threshold value. .
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation step determines in advance a threshold value for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, and determines that printing is executed when the print job definition data is equal to or greater than the threshold value. Therefore, print settings that do not correspond to the use environment of the printed matter are not performed, and an effect that an appropriate determination can be made is obtained.

[Form 21] The invention of form 21 relates to the printing support program of form 18,
The use environment information detecting step includes a sensor device disposed at a place where the printed material is used,
A measuring instrument or a camera is used.
According to this configuration, since the use environment information detection step uses a sensor device, a measurement device, or a camera arranged at a place where the printed material is used, when the sensor device or the measurement device is used, it is directly detected or measured. Can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication, and when a camera is used, the image can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication. In the acquisition step, there is an effect that the usage environment information can be acquired in real time.

[Form 22] The invention of form 22 relates to the printing support program of form 21,
The sensor device is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, or a magnetic sensor.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in mode 21 is obtained.
[Form 23] The invention of form 23 relates to the print support program of form 21,
The measuring device is a chromaticity meter, a barometer, an anemometer, an anemometer, a voltmeter, or an ammeter.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in mode 21 is obtained.

[Mode 24] The invention of mode 24 relates to the printing support program of any one of modes 17 to 23,
When the use environment coincidence evaluation step determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for use environment information, the use environment match degree evaluation step further includes a user presenting step of presenting and notifying the determination result to the user. And
According to this configuration, when the use environment matching degree evaluation step determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for the use environment information, the user presentation step presents and notifies the determination result to the user. As a result, it is possible for the user to prevent the unexpected situation that the requested content is not printed.

[Mode 25] In order to achieve the above object, a printing system according to mode 25 includes:
A print job definition data acquisition unit for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
A usage environment information acquisition unit for acquiring usage environment information relating to the environment of the place where the printed material is used;
A usage environment matching degree evaluation unit that evaluates whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit;
A print job definition data output unit that outputs the print job definition data when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result by the use environment matching degree evaluation unit;
And a printing unit that executes printing based on the print job definition data output from the print job definition data output unit.

According to this configuration, when the usage environment information detection unit is arranged at a place where the printed material is used and the usage environment information regarding the environment of the usage place is detected, the usage environment information acquisition unit is The detected usage environment information is acquired via wireless communication, and the usage environment matching degree evaluation unit acquires the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit,
Since it is evaluated whether or not it is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit, and based on the evaluation result by the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit, it is determined whether or not to execute printing. It is possible to perform print settings according to the use environment, and to obtain an effect that it is possible to generate a printed material with excellent durability adapted to the use environment.

[Mode 26] The invention of mode 26 relates to a printing system of mode 25,
A usage environment information detection unit is provided at a place where the printed material is used, detects the usage environment information, and sends the usage environment information to the usage environment information acquisition unit via wireless communication.
According to this configuration, the usage environment information detection unit is disposed at a place where the printed material is used, detects the usage environment information, and the usage environment information is detected from the usage environment information detection unit via the wireless communication. Since it is sent to the environment information acquisition unit, it is possible to obtain usage environment information in a place where the printed material is actually used, and it is possible to generate a printed material adapted to the usage environment in real time.

[Mode 27] The invention of mode 27 relates to a printing system of mode 25,
The usage environment coincidence evaluation unit has an evaluation information database in which information serving as a reference for evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information is databased.
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation unit has the information evaluation information database that serves as a reference when evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, so that the computer automatically Therefore, an effect that an objective evaluation can be performed is obtained.

[Embodiment 28] The invention of embodiment 28 relates to the printing system of embodiment 27,
The usage environment coincidence evaluation unit predetermines a threshold for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information, and determines that printing is to be executed if the threshold is equal to or higher than the threshold. .
According to this configuration, the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit determines in advance a threshold for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information, and determines that printing is to be executed if the threshold is equal to or greater than the threshold. Therefore, print settings that do not correspond to the usage environment of the printed matter are not performed.
The effect that an appropriate judgment can be obtained is obtained.

[Mode 29] The invention of mode 29 relates to the printing system of mode 26,
The use environment information detection unit is a sensor device, a measurement device, or a camera arranged in a place where a printed material is used.
According to this configuration, since the use environment information detection unit is a sensor device, a measurement device, or a camera arranged at a place where the printed material is used, when the sensor device or the measurement device is used, the detection or measurement is performed as it is. The transmitted data can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition unit via wireless communication. When a camera is used, the image can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition unit via wireless communication. The acquisition unit can obtain the effect that the usage environment information can be acquired in real time.

[Embodiment 30] The invention of embodiment 30 relates to the printing system of embodiment 29,
The sensor device is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, or a magnetic sensor.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in aspect 29 can be obtained.
[Embodiment 31] The invention of embodiment 31 relates to the printing system of embodiment 29,
The measuring device is a chromaticity meter, a barometer, an anemometer, an anemometer, a voltmeter, or an ammeter.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in aspect 29 can be obtained.

[Mode 32] The invention of mode 32 relates to the printing system of any one of modes 25 to 31,
When the use environment coincidence evaluation unit determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for use environment information, the use environment match degree evaluation unit further includes a user presenting unit for presenting and notifying the determination result to the user. And
According to this configuration, when the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for the usage environment information, the user presentation unit presents the determination result to the user and notifies the user. As a result, it is possible for the user to prevent the unexpected situation that the requested content is not printed.

[Mode 33] In order to achieve the above object, the printing method of mode 33 includes:
A print job definition data acquisition step for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
A usage environment information acquisition step for acquiring usage environment information relating to the environment of the place where the printed material is used;
A use environment matching degree evaluation step for evaluating whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the use environment information acquired by the use environment information acquisition unit;
A print job definition data output step for outputting the print job definition data when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result by the use environment matching degree evaluation unit;
And a printing step for executing printing based on the print job definition data output from the print job definition data output step.

According to this configuration, the use environment information acquisition step acquires use environment information related to the environment of the place where the printed material is used, and the use environment coincidence evaluation step acquires the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition step. Is evaluated whether it is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition step, and based on the evaluation result of the usage environment coincidence evaluation step, it is determined whether to execute printing. It is possible to perform print settings according to the usage environment of the printed material, and to obtain an effect that it is possible to generate a printed material with excellent durability adapted to the usage environment.

[Form 34] The invention of form 34 relates to a printing method of form 33,
It is arranged at a place where the printed material is used, and includes a usage environment information detection step of detecting the usage environment information and sending the usage environment information to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication.
According to this configuration, the usage environment information detection step is arranged at a place where the printed material is used, detects the usage environment information, and the usage environment information is detected from the usage environment information detection step via the wireless communication. Since the environment information is sent to the use environment information acquisition step, it is possible to obtain the use environment information in the place where the printed material is actually used, and it is possible to generate the printed material adapted to the use environment in real time. .

[Form 35] The invention of form 35 relates to a printing method of form 33,
The use environment coincidence evaluation step includes an evaluation information database in which information serving as a reference for evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information is databased.
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation step includes an information evaluation information database that serves as a reference when evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, so that the computer automatically Therefore, an effect that an objective evaluation can be performed is obtained.

[Form 36] The invention of form 36 relates to the printing method of form 35,
The usage environment coincidence evaluation step determines in advance a threshold value for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information, and determines that printing is to be executed if the threshold value is equal to or greater than the threshold value. .
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation step determines in advance a threshold value for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, and determines that printing is executed when the print job definition data is equal to or greater than the threshold value. Therefore, print settings that do not correspond to the use environment of the printed matter are not performed, and an effect that an appropriate determination can be made is obtained.

[Form 37] The invention of form 37 relates to a printing method of form 34,
The use environment information detecting step includes a sensor device disposed at a place where the printed material is used,
A measuring instrument or a camera is used.
According to this configuration, since the use environment information detection step uses a sensor device, a measurement device, or a camera arranged at a place where the printed material is used, when the sensor device or the measurement device is used, it is directly detected or measured. Can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication, and when a camera is used, the image can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication. In the acquisition step, there is an effect that the usage environment information can be acquired in real time.

[Form 38] The invention of form 38 relates to the printing method of form 37,
The sensor device is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, or a magnetic sensor.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in aspect 37 can be obtained.
[Embodiment 39] The invention of embodiment 39 relates to the printing method of embodiment 37,
The measuring device is a chromaticity meter, a barometer, an anemometer, an anemometer, a voltmeter, or an ammeter.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in aspect 37 can be obtained.

[Form 40] The invention of form 40 relates to the printing method of any one of forms 33 to 39,
When the use environment coincidence evaluation step determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for use environment information, the use environment match degree evaluation step further includes a user presenting step of presenting and notifying the determination result to the user. And
According to this configuration, when the use environment matching degree evaluation step determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for the use environment information, the user presentation step presents and notifies the determination result to the user. As a result, it is possible for the user to prevent the unexpected situation that the requested content is not printed.

[Form 41] In order to achieve the above object, a printing program of form 41 includes:
A print job definition data acquisition step for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
Usage environment information acquisition step for acquiring usage environment information related to the environment of the place where the printed material is used,
A usage environment matching degree evaluation step for evaluating whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit;
Output from the print job definition data output step for outputting the print job definition data and the print job definition data output step when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result by the use environment coincidence evaluation unit It is characterized by causing a computer to execute processing realized as a printing step for executing printing based on print job definition data.

According to this configuration, the use environment information acquisition step acquires use environment information related to the environment of the place where the printed material is used, and the use environment coincidence evaluation step acquires the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition step. Is evaluated whether it is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition step, and based on the evaluation result of the usage environment coincidence evaluation step, it is determined whether to execute printing. It is possible to perform print settings according to the usage environment of the printed material, and to obtain an effect that it is possible to generate a printed material with excellent durability adapted to the usage environment.

[Form 42] The invention of form 42 relates to a printing program of form 41,
It is arranged at a place where the printed material is used, and includes a usage environment information detection step of detecting the usage environment information and sending the usage environment information to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication.
According to this configuration, the usage environment information detection step is arranged at a place where the printed material is used, detects the usage environment information, and the usage environment information is detected from the usage environment information detection step via the wireless communication. Since the environment information is sent to the use environment information acquisition step, it is possible to obtain the use environment information in the place where the printed material is actually used, and it is possible to generate the printed material adapted to the use environment in real time. .

[Form 43] The invention of form 43 relates to a printing program of form 41,
The use environment coincidence evaluation step includes an evaluation information database in which information serving as a reference for evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information is databased.
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation step includes an information evaluation information database that serves as a reference when evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, so that the computer automatically Therefore, an effect that an objective evaluation can be performed is obtained.

[Form 44] The invention of form 44 relates to a printing program of form 43,
In the usage environment matching degree evaluation step, a threshold value for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information is determined in advance. If the threshold value is equal to or higher than the threshold value, it is determined that printing is executed. .
According to this configuration, the use environment coincidence evaluation step determines in advance a threshold value for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, and determines that printing is executed when the print job definition data is equal to or greater than the threshold value. Therefore, print settings that do not correspond to the use environment of the printed matter are not performed, and an effect that an appropriate determination can be made is obtained.

[Form 45] The invention of form 45 relates to a printing program of form 42,
The use environment information detecting step includes a sensor device disposed at a place where the printed material is used,
A measuring instrument or a camera is used.
According to this configuration, since the use environment information detection step uses a sensor device, a measurement device, or a camera arranged at a place where the printed material is used, when the sensor device or the measurement device is used, it is directly detected or measured. Can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication, and when a camera is used, the image can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition step via wireless communication. In the acquisition step, there is an effect that the usage environment information can be acquired in real time.

[Form 46] The invention of form 46 relates to a printing program of form 45,
The sensor device is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, or a magnetic sensor.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in aspect 45 can be obtained.
[Form 47] The invention of form 47 relates to a printing program of form 45,
The measuring device is a chromaticity meter, a barometer, an anemometer, an anemometer, a voltmeter, or an ammeter.
According to this configuration, the same effect as in aspect 45 can be obtained.

[Form 48] The invention of form 48 relates to the printing program of any one of forms 41 to 47,
When the use environment coincidence evaluation step determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for use environment information, the use environment match degree evaluation step further includes a user presenting step of presenting and notifying the determination result to the user. And
According to this configuration, when the use environment matching degree evaluation step determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for the use environment information, the user presentation step presents and notifies the determination result to the user. As a result, it is possible for the user to prevent the unexpected situation that the requested content is not printed.

[Mode 49] A recording medium according to mode 49 is a computer-readable recording medium recording the printing support program according to any one of modes 17 to 24 or the printing program according to any one of modes 41 to 48. is there.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. This printing support system can be applied as a printing system including a printing unit, and can also be applied as a combination of devices having functions of each unit of the printing support system.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a printing support system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The print support system 1 includes a print job definition data acquisition unit 11, a usage environment information acquisition unit 12, a usage environment information detection unit 13, a usage environment coincidence evaluation unit 14, a user presentation unit 15, and an evaluation information database. 16 and a print job definition data output unit 17.
The print job definition data acquisition unit 11 extracts and acquires print job definition data from content data and print job definition data included in print data requested by a user using a personal computer or the like.
The use environment information acquisition unit 12 uses the use environment information when the printed material sent from the use environment information detection unit 13 is used, for example, the use environment information indicating the place where the printed material is scheduled to be used or the use time. get.

The usage environment information detection unit 13 is a device that is connected to the usage environment information acquisition unit 12 via wireless communication, is arranged at a place where a printed material is actually used, and detects the usage environment. Examples of the usage environment information detection unit 13 include various sensor devices, various measurement devices, various cameras, and the like, but are not limited thereto. Use environment information acquisition unit 1
In many cases, they are connected remotely via wireless communication including a network such as the Internet. Furthermore, as a type of the sensor device, for example, various devices such as a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, a magnetic sensor, or a tactile sensor can be used. Moreover, as a kind of measuring apparatus, various apparatuses, such as a chromaticity meter, a thermometer, a barometer, an anemometer, an anemometer, and an ammeter, can be used. As the types of cameras, various cameras such as security cameras, web cameras, map cameras, surveillance cameras, CCD cameras, wireless cameras, night vision cameras, and the like can be used.

The use environment coincidence evaluation unit 14 takes in the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit 11 and the use environment information acquired by the use environment information acquisition unit 12,
These are compared to evaluate how well the print settings based on the print job definition data are suitable for the usage environment. In the evaluation method, a threshold value is set in advance as a value indicating the degree to which the print setting is adapted to the usage environment, and if it is less than this threshold value, it is output as it is. Emits or suppresses output.

The evaluation information database 16 stores a table in which print settings based on print job definition data and usage environment information are associated with each other so that the usage environment matching degree evaluation unit 14 can refer to the evaluation information database 16. Then, the degree to which the print setting is adapted to the usage environment is evaluated.
When the user presentation unit 15 evaluates that the evaluation result in the usage environment matching degree evaluation unit 14 is not adapted, the user presentation unit 15 does not immediately issue a warning to the user or suppress the output.
Once the user confirms the degree of adaptation, it can be output as it is within the user's tolerance.

The print job definition data output unit 17 outputs the print job definition data after the usage environment matching evaluation, but the output destination is the print support system in the present embodiment, and therefore the print job definition data output unit 17 outputs the print job definition data to the print control apparatus or the printing apparatus. It becomes. When outputting to the print control apparatus, print job setting data for the printing apparatus is generated based on the print job definition data, and the print job setting data is sent to the printing apparatus. When outputting to a printing apparatus, printing is performed after generating print job setting data in the printing apparatus.

According to this configuration, when the use environment information detection unit 13 is arranged at a place where the printed material is used and detects use environment information regarding the environment of the use place, the use environment information acquisition unit 12
The use environment information detected by the use environment information detection unit 13 is acquired via wireless communication, and the print job definition data acquired by the use environment coincidence evaluation unit 14 by the print job definition data acquisition unit 11 is used as the use environment information. It is evaluated whether or not it is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the acquisition unit 12, and based on the evaluation result by the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit 14, it is determined whether or not to execute printing. It is possible to perform print settings according to the print settings, and it is possible to generate printed materials with excellent durability adapted to the use environment.

In addition, the use environment coincidence evaluation unit 14 has the information evaluation information database 16 that serves as a reference when evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the use environment information, so that the computer automatically evaluates it. Therefore, objective evaluation can be performed.
Further, the use environment information detection unit 13 is a sensor device arranged at a place where the printed material is used,
Since it is a measuring device or a camera, when using a sensor device or a measuring device, the sensed or measured data can be transmitted to the usage environment information acquisition unit 12 via wireless communication, and the camera is used. Uses the environment information acquisition unit 1 via the wireless communication.
The usage environment information acquisition unit 12 can acquire the usage environment information in real time.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the computer system.
Here, the print support system 1 includes a print job definition data acquisition unit 11, a usage environment information acquisition unit 12, a usage environment information detection unit 13, a usage environment coincidence evaluation unit 14, a user presentation unit 15,
A computer system for realizing the evaluation information database 16, the print job definition data output unit 17 and the like on software is provided, and the hardware configuration thereof is a central processing unit responsible for various controls and arithmetic processing as shown in FIG. CPU (Central P) which is processing device
PCI (Permanent Access Memory) 60, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 62 constituting a main storage device (Main Storage), and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 64 which is a read-only storage device.
ipheral Component Interconnect (BUS) and ISA (In
In addition to being connected by various internal / external buses 68 such as a standard standard architecture bus, an input / output interface (I / F) 66 is connected to the bus 68.
Via an external storage device (Secon, such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
(dary storage) 70, output means 7 such as printing means, CRT, LCD monitor
2. An input device 74 such as an operation panel, a mouse, a keyboard, and a scanner, and a network L for communicating with a print instruction device (not shown) are connected.

When the power is turned on, a system program such as BIOS stored in the ROM 64 or the like is stored in various dedicated computer programs stored in the ROM 64 in advance or a CD.
-Various dedicated computer programs installed in the storage device 70 via a storage medium such as a ROM, DVD-ROM, flexible disk (FD), or the like via the communication network L such as the Internet are similarly loaded into the RAM 62. Each function of each means as described above can be realized on software by the CPU 60 performing predetermined control and arithmetic processing using various resources in accordance with instructions described in the program loaded in the RAM 62. .

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the printing support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
First, when the print support program is started in step S101, in step S102, the user inputs print job definition data to be sent using a client device such as a personal computer. Next, in step S103, the usage environment information detection unit 13 arranged in advance at the place where the printed material is used detects the usage environment information at that time and location, and the usage environment information acquisition unit 12 obtains the detection result. Receive via wireless communication.

Next, the usage environment information is transferred from the usage environment information acquisition unit 12 to the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit 14. In step S 104, the usage environment information coincidence evaluation unit 14 is acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit 11. Based on the print job definition data and the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit 12, the degree of coincidence of the usage environment is calculated with reference to the evaluation information stored in the evaluation information database. In step S105, it is determined whether or not the degree of coincidence is less than a predetermined threshold value. If it is less than the threshold value, it is sent to the user bulletin unit 15 to display a warning. If it is equal to or greater than the threshold value, printing is executed as it is in step S106, and the process ends in step S108.
As described above, the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit 14 determines in advance a threshold for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information, and determines that printing is executed when the print job definition data is equal to or greater than the threshold. It is possible to make an appropriate determination without performing print settings that do not correspond to the usage environment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of print job definition data stored in the evaluation information database.
“Setting NO” indicates the order of print settings described in the print job definition data, and numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,. “Paper type” is a type of paper according to the purpose of use of the paper. In this example, plain paper and OHP are given as examples. However, thick paper, colored paper, tracing paper, coated paper, photo There are various types such as glossy paper. “Ink” is the type of ink to be used, and examples thereof include dyes and pigments. “Post-processing” refers to post-processing after printing. Here, laminating is mentioned.
In addition, the sheet folding method, the sheet cutting method, the binding position, the binding method, the duplex printing method, and the like are included.

Here, among the items described above, the type of “ink” is an important element in the use environment evaluation unit 14, and therefore, a description will be given below in particular.
There are dyes and pigments in ink jet printers, and there are water-based, oil-based, solvent-based and solid inks depending on how the ink is dissolved, but solvents other than solid ink are used. At present, water-soluble (water-based) dye inks are mainly used because ink for ink jet printers has high reliability with respect to the clogging problem of the nozzles of the head.

Although this water-based dye is superior in high image quality, there is a problem that it is inferior in water resistance and light resistance. Therefore, the water-based dye ink is often used for printed materials used indoors. On the other hand, water-based pigments were delayed in practical use due to problems such as water dispersion methods and nozzle clogging, but they were used more outdoors due to their excellent light resistance and water resistance, requiring larger prints. It is widely used in wide format (large) inkjet printers.

In any case, in order to print beautifully with a water-based inkjet printer, an ink receiving layer that receives ink on the surface of the medium itself, which is a printing material, is required, and the substrate (paper, film, fabric, etc.) itself is coated with the receiving layer. There is a need. As a coating material,
Porous silica is commonly used, such as silica gel with many small holes (porous). Inkjet ink is fixed while penetrating into the pores of silica, and when the coating layer is sufficiently thick, a high-quality image without bleeding can be obtained. However, the ink receiving layer itself causes various troubles. The ink-receiving layer absorbs ink and at the same time absorbs water and suspended matters (such as cigarette smoke), and causes yellowing, and also makes it easy for water to penetrate and peel off from the laminate film.

The decisive difference between a solvent-based inkjet printer and an aqueous inkjet printer is that no ink-receiving layer is required. This is because the method of fixing the ink is completely different from the aqueous method, and the base material itself is fixed while being dissolved with a solvent. Therefore, the ink receiving layer is not required, so the medium is inexpensive and there are few problems caused by the ink receiving layer. However, on the contrary, it cannot be printed on a base material that cannot be melted, but at present, most of the printed surface is vinyl chloride (PVC), and some of them are polyolefin type. However, the advent of solvent-based inkjet printers has drastically improved water resistance and light resistance against water, and can be said to have an overwhelming advantage for outdoor use such as signboards.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a method for inputting print job definition data.
In FIG. 4, a plurality of print job definition data has already been input. For example, when print job definition data is input, it can be expressed using a language as shown in FIG.
The print job definition is referred to as a job ticket. Between <Job Ticket> and </ Job Ticket>, “A4” is set as <Paper Size>, “Plain Paper” is set as <Paper Type>, and “file:” is set as <File>. ///C:/foo/bar.pdf ", <Printer>
“Printer A”, “ink” as “dye”, and “post-process” as “none”. That is, this corresponds to NO. Similarly, “A4” is set as <paper size>, “plain paper” is set as <paper type>, and “file: /// c: is set as <file>.
/ Foo / bar. "pdf", <Printer> as "Printer A", <Ink> as "Printer A"
“None” is the NO. 1, “A4” as <paper size>,
<Paper type> is “OHP”, and <file> is “file: /// c: / foo /
bar. pdf ", <Printer>as" Printer A ", <Ink>as" Dye ", <
As a post process, “None” is NO. 2 is expressed. NO. 3, NO. The same applies to 4 and is omitted here.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of evaluation values of usage environment information stored in the evaluation information database.
In this example, evaluation values 0 to 4 are assigned according to “indoor / outdoor / weather”. First, the usage environment information detection unit 13 such as a barometer or a camera acquires weather information of a place where the printed material is used. When the weather information is obtained, the evaluation value is acquired by collating with the corresponding NO in FIG. For example, the setting NO. In the case of 0, the evaluation value is “3” if indoors.
The evaluation value is “0” when outdoors and the evaluation value is “3” when the weather is fine. If the weather is rain, the evaluation value is “0”. Similarly, setting NO. 1 and NO. In the case of 2, the evaluation value is “3” if indoor, the evaluation value is “1” if outdoor, and the evaluation value is “3” if the weather is clear.
If the weather is rain, the evaluation value is “0”. Similarly, setting NO. In the case of 3, the evaluation value is “3” if indoor, the evaluation value is “3” if outdoor, and the evaluation value is “3” if the weather is sunny.
" If the weather is rain, the evaluation value is “3”. Similarly, setting NO. In the case of 4, the evaluation value is “3” if indoor, the evaluation value is “4” if outdoor, and the evaluation value is “3” if the weather is sunny. If the weather is rain, the evaluation value is set to “4”.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an evaluation result display method.
If the threshold is set to “3 or more” as the evaluation value determination method described above, “indoor”, “sunny”
In the case of any setting NO. However, in the case of “outdoor” or “rain”, the setting No. 3 and NO. 4 can be used, but NO. 0-NO. Since 2 is less than the threshold, it cannot be used. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, a warning is displayed to the user. This warning is only a warning that "Print settings are not suitable for your environment", but in more detail, for example, "Print settings are not suitable for the weather in your environment", or “The print setting is an evaluation value 0 with respect to the weather of the use environment” can be displayed.

The display method is normally displayed as a warning diagram on the display, but may be displayed on the display used by the user when the user inputs print job definition data.
Accordingly, when the usage environment matching degree evaluation unit 14 determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for the usage environment information, the user presentation unit 15 presents the determination result to the user and notifies the user. If this is the case, it is possible to prevent an unexpected situation where the requested content is not printed.

Next, a case where illumination information is used in the print support system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 8 shows an evaluation table showing the visibility of the ink and the color reproducibility when the illumination information is obtained from the illuminometer or chromaticity meter as the use environment information detection unit 13 and used under illumination. It will be created.

In the figure, two types of inks “Dye Ink 0” and “Dye Ink 1” are used, and the evaluation is when the usage environment is “sunlight”, “incandescent light”, and “sodium light”, respectively. The value is shown. That is, in this example, an evaluation value corresponding to each light source is given based on the difference in illumination depending on the type of light source.
For example, when the threshold value is “3”, when the dye ink is 0, the evaluation value in sunlight is “3”.
Since the evaluation value with incandescent light is “3” and the evaluation value with sodium light is “0”,
Printing is possible as it is except for sodium light, and if it is sodium light, a warning as shown in FIG. 7 is issued.

However, in general, the light source is mainly sunlight outdoors and fluorescent or incandescent lamps indoors. However, even if it is generally sunlight, if the sun is directly above it, it will be on the earth's revolution orbit. If there is
There are various illuminances, such as in the case of a zenith angle of 60 degrees, and there are various types of fluorescent lamps such as daylight color, white, and daylight white, and even discharge lamps such as mercury lamp, sodium lamp, and xenon lamp. Illuminance is considered. Therefore, when evaluating using this illumination information, it is preferable to further include time, weather, and the like in the elements.

The print job definition data is input by creating a job ticket clearly indicating that <ink> is dye ink 0 between <job ticket> to </ job ticket>, and sequentially applying them to FIG. be able to.
As another example, when the wind environment is strong, the wind energy is obtained by using an anemometer as the use environment information detection unit 13, and a high evaluation value is set for a thick paper type. Similarly, when the humidity of the usage environment is high, the humidity is obtained by using a hygrometer as the usage environment information detection unit 13, and the evaluation value is set high for the paper type having high water resistance. can do.

As another example, the use environment information detection unit 13 can be a camera, and weather information, lighting information, and the like can be acquired from the captured image of the camera and used as use environment information.
Furthermore, it is also possible to acquire accurate information by combining the various usage environment information detection units 13 to detect the usage environment information in detail.
In addition to the use environment information detection unit 13 described above, a mobile phone that is normally used can be used as a sensor device or a camera.

In the above embodiment, the case where the control program stored in advance in the ROM is executed when executing the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the program showing these procedures is also described. The program may be incorporated into a RAM and executed from a storage medium on which is recorded. Alternatively, the program may be acquired from a network.

Here, the storage medium is a semiconductor storage medium such as RAM or ROM, a magnetic storage type storage medium such as FD or HD, an optical reading type storage medium such as CD, CDV, LD, or DVD, or a magnetic storage type such as MO. / Optical reading type storage media, including any storage media that can be read by a computer regardless of electronic, magnetic, optical, or other reading methods.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible without deviating from the meaning of this invention.
In the present embodiment, the usage environment information acquisition unit 12 and the usage environment information detection unit 13 are connected by wireless communication via a network or the like. An external storage medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, or USB memory may be used.

In the present embodiment, the use environment matching degree evaluation 14 is configured to evaluate the print job definition data and the use environment information using a threshold value. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A flag can be added to the information for evaluation, or the evaluation degree can be divided into various stages, and a threshold can be selected according to the time and location.
Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration in which the user presentation unit 15 is provided and the user selects is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and print job definition data is automatically generated according to the evaluation result of the use environment matching degree evaluation unit 14. The output unit 17 may be configured to determine whether to output or not to output.

In the present embodiment, the use of measurement equipment, a camera, a sensor device, or the like is used to obtain the use environment information. However, the use environment information can be obtained by various methods without being limited thereto. Shall.
In this embodiment, the evaluation information database is provided separately from the use environment coincidence evaluation unit 14. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the use environment coincidence evaluation unit 14 includes a table for evaluation. You can also

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a computer system. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in the printing support system according to the embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a table showing print job definition data. The NO. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating print job definition data of 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the evaluation method of utilization environment information. It is a figure which shows an example of the display method of an evaluation result. It is a figure which shows another example of the evaluation method of utilization environment information.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Print support system, 11 ... Print job definition data acquisition part, 12 ... Usage environment information acquisition part, 13 ... Usage environment information detection part, 14 ... Usage environment coincidence evaluation part, 15 ... User presentation part, 16
... Evaluation information database, 17 ... Print job definition data output section

Claims (14)

A print job definition data acquisition unit for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
A usage environment information acquisition unit for acquiring usage environment information relating to the environment of the place where the printed material is used;
A usage environment matching degree evaluation unit that evaluates whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit;
A print job definition data output unit that outputs the print job definition data when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result by the use environment matching degree evaluation unit;
A printing support system comprising: A use environment information detection unit that is disposed at a place where the printed material is used, detects the use environment information, and sends the use environment information to the use environment information acquisition unit via wireless communication. Item 4. The printing support system according to Item 1. 2. The evaluation environment database according to claim 1, wherein the usage environment coincidence evaluation unit has a database of information serving as a reference when evaluating whether the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information. The printing support system described. The usage environment coincidence evaluation unit predetermines a threshold for evaluating that the print job definition data is suitable for the usage environment information, and determines that printing is to be executed if the threshold is equal to or higher than the threshold. The printing support system according to claim 3. The printing support system according to claim 2, wherein the usage environment information detection unit is a sensor device, a measuring device, or a camera arranged in a place where printed material is used. The printing support system according to claim 5, wherein the sensor device is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, or a magnetic sensor. The printing support system according to claim 6, wherein the measuring device is a chromaticity meter, a barometer, an anemometer, an anemometer, a voltmeter, or an ammeter. When the use environment coincidence evaluation unit determines that the print job definition data is not suitable for use environment information, the use environment match degree evaluation unit further includes a user presenting unit for presenting and notifying the determination result to the user. The printing support system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A print job definition data acquisition step for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
A usage environment information acquisition step for acquiring usage environment information relating to the environment of the place where the printed material is used;
A use environment matching degree evaluation step for evaluating whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the use environment information acquired by the use environment information acquisition unit;
A print job definition data output step for outputting the print job definition data when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result by the use environment matching degree evaluation unit;
A printing support method comprising: A print job definition data acquisition step for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
Usage environment information acquisition step for acquiring usage environment information related to the environment of the place where the printed material is used,
A use environment matching degree evaluation step for evaluating whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the use environment information acquired by the use environment information acquisition unit; and the use environment match degree A print support program for causing a computer to execute processing realized as a print job definition data output step for outputting the print job definition data when it is determined to execute printing based on an evaluation result by an evaluation unit . A print job definition data acquisition unit for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
A usage environment information acquisition unit for acquiring usage environment information relating to the environment of the place where the printed material is used;
A usage environment matching degree evaluation unit that evaluates whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit;
A print job definition data output unit that outputs the print job definition data when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result by the use environment matching degree evaluation unit;
A printing unit that executes printing based on the print job definition data output from the print job definition data output unit;
A printing system comprising: A print job definition data acquisition step for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
A usage environment information acquisition step for acquiring usage environment information relating to the environment of the place where the printed material is used;
A use environment matching degree evaluation step for evaluating whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the use environment information acquired by the use environment information acquisition unit;
A print job definition data output step for outputting the print job definition data when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result by the use environment matching degree evaluation unit;
A print step for executing printing based on the print job definition data output from the print job definition data output step;
A printing method comprising: A print job definition data acquisition step for acquiring print job definition data included in the print data transmitted from the user;
Usage environment information acquisition step for acquiring usage environment information related to the environment of the place where the printed material is used,
A usage environment matching degree evaluation step for evaluating whether the print job definition data acquired by the print job definition data acquisition unit is suitable for the usage environment information acquired by the usage environment information acquisition unit;
Output from the print job definition data output step for outputting the print job definition data and the print job definition data output step when it is determined to execute printing based on the evaluation result by the use environment coincidence evaluation unit A printing program for causing a computer to execute processing realized as a printing step for executing printing based on print job definition data. A computer-readable recording medium on which the printing support program according to claim 10 or the printing program according to claim 13 is recorded.

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