JP2012218319A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (15)

Receiving means for receiving print data including data designated to be output as a first color that is a colored color as an alternative color of a transparent color that cannot be designated as a colored color;
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit that forms an image including a first color designated as an alternative color of the transparent color and the transparent color from the print data received by the receiving unit. . A determination unit that refers to the print data received by the reception unit and determines whether to output the print data in the first color or not in the first color;
When the determination unit determines that the print data is not output in the first color, the image forming unit forms an image output in the transparent color that does not include the first color. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the determination unit performs the determination using instruction information from a user included in the received print data. An acquisition means for acquiring reference information associated with the first color, the color corresponding to the first color and the information indicating the transparent color;
When the image forming unit determines that the determination unit outputs the first color,
The object according to claim 2 or 3, wherein an object having a color corresponding to the first color and an object corresponding to the transparent color are generated with reference to the reference information, and the image is formed using the generated object. Image forming apparatus. The image forming unit is determined not to output the first color by the determination unit,
The object according to claim 4, wherein an object not including a color corresponding to the first color and an object corresponding to the transparent color are generated with reference to the reference information, and the image is formed using the generated object. Image forming apparatus. Print data generation means for generating print data including data designated to be output in a first color that is a color as an alternative color of a transparent color that cannot be designated as a color;
Printing including an instruction to form an image output in the first color designated as an alternative color of the transparent color and an image output in the transparent color in the print data generated by the print data generation unit An information processing apparatus comprising: a print data transmission unit that transmits data to an image forming apparatus that forms an image. Selecting means for selecting whether to output the print data transmitted by the print data transmitting means in the first color or not to output in the first color;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the print data transmission unit transmits print data including an instruction according to the selection by the selection unit. Receiving means for receiving first print data including data designated to be output as a first color that is a color as an alternative color of a transparent color that cannot be designated as a color;
Generating means for generating second print data for an engine that processes the transparent color from the first print data received by the receiving means;
First image forming means for forming an image with a color including the first color from the first print data received by the receiving means;
First output means for outputting an image formed by the first image forming means to a recording medium;
Second image forming means for forming an image in the transparent color from the second print data generated by the generating means;
An image forming apparatus comprising: a second output unit configured to output an image formed by the second image forming unit to a recording medium output by the first output unit. A determination means for referring to the received first print data and determining whether to output the first color or not to output the first color;
The first image forming unit forms an image output in the transparent color not including the first color when it is determined by the determination unit that the first color is not output. The image forming apparatus according to claim 8.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the determination unit performs the determination using instruction information from a user included in the received print data. A receiving step of receiving print data including data designated to be output in a first color that is a colored color as an alternative color of a transparent color that cannot be designated as a colored color;
An image forming method comprising: forming an image including a first color designated as an alternative color of the transparent color and the transparent color from the received print data. A print data generation step for generating print data including data designated to be output in a first color that is a color as an alternative color of a transparent color that cannot be designated as a color;
The generated print data includes print data including an instruction to form an image output in the first color designated as an alternative color of the transparent color and an image output in the transparent color. An information processing method comprising: a print data transmission step for transmitting to a forming image forming apparatus. Receiving a first print data including data designated to be output in a first color that is a color as an alternative color of a transparent color that cannot be designated as a color; and
Generating second print data for the engine that processes the transparent color from the received first print data;
A first image forming step of forming an image with a color including the first color from the received first print data;
A first output step of outputting the image formed in the first image forming step to a recording medium;
A second image step for forming the transparent color image from the generated second print data;
And a second output step of outputting the image formed in the second image forming step to the recording medium output in the first output step.   A program for causing a computer to function as the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or claim 8 to 10.   A program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus according to claim 6 or 7.