JP2017140789A - Printing control program and image forming device as well as printing control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing control program that is designed to perform printing while deleting drawing objects such as an auto shape with a simple operation.SOLUTION: A printing control program is designed to generate printing data from document data having structured data, which are constituted of a plurality of objects, such as OOXML data in which a property for each object is described and ODF data, which allows a device equipped with a display section and an operation section to execute: a first step for causing the display section to display an object printing setting screen on which an object to be deleted which is not printed is selected from the plurality of objects (S103) and then accepting operation for the operation portion to select the object to be deleted; a second step (S106) for analyzing the document data (S105) and specifying the selected object to be deleted, from the plurality of objects; and a third step (S107) for generating printing data by deleting the specified object to be deleted from the document data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a print control program, an image forming apparatus, and a print control method, and in particular, a print control program for controlling printing of structured data, an image forming apparatus capable of printing structured data, and printing including the image forming apparatus. The present invention relates to a printing control method in a system.

  Office suite applications capable of processing such as document creation and spreadsheets are commonly used in various situations such as office work, education, and home. Typical office suite applications include Microsoft (registered trademark, hereinafter abbreviated) Word (registered trademark, abbreviated below), Excel (registered trademark, abbreviated below), PowerPoint (registered trademark, abbreviated below), and the like. These applications have been standardized by a standardization organization, and specifications for OOXML (Office Open XML) and ODF (OpenDocument Format) have been published. Documents created by the office suite application on printers that support these formats Can be printed directly.

  Here, a document created by an office suite application is often used in common by a large number of unspecified people such as organizations, and notes and the like at the time of input are written in a drawing object such as a balloon (called an auto shape). By adding, it becomes possible to edit the worksheet appropriately. However, since the auto shape is printed as it is, it is necessary to remove or delete the auto shape from the print range when printing as the final submission. Against this background, there is a need for a proposal for a method for simply setting a drawing object such as an auto shape so that it is not printed.

  Although not related to an office suite application, as a technology related to object deletion, for example, Patent Document 1 below is a document management apparatus that communicates with a server and manages the confidentiality of electronic data generated by a confidentiality maintenance program. When the confidentiality program shifts to a termination process or a standby process, the screen image deletion means for deleting the screen image based on the electronic data displayed on the display means and the display means are displayed. An arrangement including object deletion means for deleting an object registered as a copy of a screen image is disclosed.

JP 2007-048216 A

  As a method for setting a drawing object such as an auto shape so as not to be printed, there is a method of using an existing function of an office suite application. For example, a method to set whether or not to print a drawing object on the option setting screen can be considered, but since this setting targets all drawing objects, it will not print even necessary objects other than Auto Shape. . A method of setting whether to print for each object is also conceivable, but setting for each object is complicated and the convenience of the user is significantly impaired. Furthermore, there are various types and versions of office suite applications, and the setting method differs depending on the type and version.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its main purpose is to perform printing using structured data such as OOXML data or ODF data created by an office suite application, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a print control program, an image forming apparatus, and a print control method that can perform printing by deleting drawing objects such as auto shapes by a simple operation.

  One aspect of the present invention is a print control program that includes a display unit and an operation unit and operates on an apparatus that generates print data from document data. The document data includes a plurality of objects, and each object Structured data in which an attribute is described, causing the display unit to display an object print setting screen for selecting a deletion target object that is not to be printed from the plurality of objects, and performing the deletion by the operation unit A first process for receiving a selection operation of a target object; a second process for analyzing the document data to identify the selected deletion target object from the plurality of objects; and the deletion target specified from the document data A third process for generating the print data from which the object has been deleted is executed.

  One aspect of the present invention is an image forming apparatus that includes a display unit, an operation unit, an image processing unit that generates print data from document data, and a print processing unit that executes print processing based on the print data. The document data is structured data composed of a plurality of objects, and attributes are described for each object, and an object print setting screen for selecting a deletion target object not to be printed from the plurality of objects. Is displayed on the display unit, the display control unit accepting the selection operation of the deletion target object by the operation unit, and the document data is analyzed to select the deletion target object selected from the plurality of objects. Control the analysis unit to be specified and the image processing unit to delete the deletion target object specified from the document data An object deleting unit for generating the print data, characterized in that it comprises a.

  One aspect of the present invention is a print including a client device that creates document data, an image forming device that includes a display unit and an operation unit, and that executes print processing based on print data generated from the document data A print control method in a system, wherein the document data is structured data including a plurality of objects, and attributes are described for each object, and the client device creates the document data and forms the image And the image forming apparatus receives the document data from the client apparatus, and selects an object print setting screen for selecting a deletion target object that is not a print target from the plurality of objects included in the document data. Display on the display unit, accept the selection operation of the object to be deleted by the operation unit, Analyzing document data, identifying the selected object to be deleted from among the plurality of objects, generating the print data by deleting the object to be deleted specified from the document data, and generating the generated print A printing process is executed based on the data.

  One aspect of the present invention includes a client device that includes a display unit and an operation unit and creates document data, and an image forming apparatus that executes print processing based on print data generated from the document data A print control method in a system, wherein the document data is structured data including a plurality of objects and attributes are described for each object, and the client device selects a print target from the plurality of objects. An object print setting screen for selecting an object to be deleted is displayed on the display unit, a selection operation of the object to be deleted by the operation unit is accepted, the document data is analyzed, and the object is selected from the plurality of objects The deleted object is identified, and the document data and the identified deletion object The image forming apparatus receives the document data and the designation information from the client apparatus, refers to the designation information, and receives the document data from the document data. The print data from which the deletion target object is deleted is generated, and print processing is executed based on the generated print data.

  One aspect of the present invention includes a client device that includes a display unit and an operation unit and creates document data, and an image forming apparatus that executes print processing based on print data generated from the document data A print control method in a system, wherein the document data is structured data including a plurality of objects and attributes are described for each object, and the client device selects a print target from the plurality of objects. An object print setting screen for selecting an object to be deleted is displayed on the display unit, a selection operation of the object to be deleted by the operation unit is accepted, the document data is analyzed, and the object is selected from the plurality of objects The deleted object is specified, and the deleted object specified from the document data is specified. Generating the print data from which an image has been deleted and transmitting the print data to the image forming apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus receives the print data from the client apparatus and executes a print process based on the print data. And

  According to the printing control program, the image forming apparatus, and the printing control method of the present invention, when printing is performed using structured data such as OOXML data or ODF data created by an office suite application or the like, a simple operation can be performed. Printing can be performed by deleting drawing objects such as auto shapes.

  The reason is that the image forming apparatus (printing control program) analyzes the input document data (structured data) and selects a deletion target object such as a predetermined graphic object or an object including a predetermined keyword from the document data. This is because print data is created by deleting the specified object to be deleted from the document data and instructing the print engine to print.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the client apparatus which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the tree structure of document data. It is an xml description example (document.xml description example) of document data. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating printing processing of the image forming apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating print processing (deletion target object specifying processing) of the image forming apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 3 is an example of an object print setting screen displayed on the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an example of a document (a created document and a printed document) according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is another example of the object print setting screen displayed on the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is another example of the document (The created document and the printed document) based on 1st Example of this invention. It is another example of the object print setting screen displayed on the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is another example of the document (The created document and the printed document) based on 1st Example of this invention. It is another example of the object print setting screen displayed on the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is another example of the object print setting screen displayed on the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is another example of the document (The created document and the printed document) based on 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the client apparatus based on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the image forming apparatus which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the print instruction | indication process of the client apparatus based on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the print instruction | indication process (specification process of a deletion target object) of the client apparatus concerning 2nd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the client apparatus based on the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the image forming apparatus which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the print instruction | indication process of the client apparatus based on 3rd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the print instruction | indication process (specification process of a deletion target object) of the client apparatus which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is an example of the conventional document (created document). It is an example of the conventional option setting screen. It is an example of the conventional document (printed document).

  As shown in the background art, office suite applications have been widely used in recent years, and document data (structured data such as OOXML data and ODF data) created by office suite applications has been commonly used in offices. Yes. In this office suite application, as shown in FIG. 25, a document can be appropriately edited by adding a note or the like to an auto shape 44 such as a balloon. However, since the auto shape 44 is printed as it is, it is necessary to remove or delete the auto shape 44 from the printing range when printing as a final submission.

  To solve this problem, as shown in FIG. 26, it is possible to set whether or not to print the drawing object on the option setting screen 50 of the office suite application (see the rectangular frame in the figure). When “Drawing objects are not printed” is set, all drawing objects are excluded from the print target. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 27, not only the AutoShape 44 but also essential objects (in this case, graphics) Object) will not be printed. Although a method of setting whether to print for each object is also conceivable, setting for each object is complicated and the convenience for the user is significantly impaired. Furthermore, there are various types and versions of office suite applications, and the setting method is different for each type and version, so that the usability is poor.

  Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when document data (structured data) is printed, the data structure is used to obtain a predetermined type of graphic object or an object including a predetermined keyword from the document data. A deletion target object is specified, print data is generated by deleting the specified deletion target object from the document data, and the generated print data is output to a print engine to execute printing.

  There are three methods for realizing the above control. The first method is a method in which an image forming apparatus that receives document data and performs direct printing analyzes the document data to identify a deletion target object, and generates print data in which the deletion target object is deleted from the document data. is there. In the second method, a client device that creates document data analyzes document data to identify a deletion target object, generates designation information that designates the identified deletion target object, and uses the document data and the designation information. In this method, the received image forming apparatus generates print data in which the deletion target object is deleted from the document data with reference to the designation information. A third method is a method in which a client device that creates document data analyzes document data, specifies a deletion target object, generates a print job in which the deletion target object is deleted from the document data, and transmits the print job to the image forming apparatus. It is. Hereinafter, each method will be described in each embodiment.

  First, a print control program, an image forming apparatus, and a print control method according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to the present exemplary embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a client device, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a tree structure of document data, and FIG. 5 is an example of xml description of document data. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the printing process of the image forming apparatus. FIGS. 8, 10, 12, 14, and 15 are examples of the object print setting screen displayed on the image forming apparatus. , 11, 13, and 16 are examples of documents. The first example is an example for realizing the first method described in the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing system according to the present exemplary embodiment includes one or more client apparatuses 10 that create a document and one or more image forming apparatuses 20 that execute document printing. , Ethernet (registered trademark), Token Ring, FDDI (Fiber-Distributed Data Interface), and other networks defined by standards such as LAN (Local Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network). These devices may be connected via a network, or may be directly connected via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like. Hereinafter, each device will be described in detail.

[Client device]
The client device 10 is a computer device such as a personal computer, and generates document data to be printed and direct prints using the document data. As shown in FIG. 2A, the client device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a network I / F unit 13, a display unit 14, an operation unit 15, and the like.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11a and a memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) 11b and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 11c. The CPU 11a stores a control program stored in the ROM 11b or the storage unit 12. The operation of the entire client apparatus 10 is controlled by expanding and executing in the RAM 11c. Also, as shown in FIG. 2B, the control unit 11 (CPU 11a) executes an OS (Operating System) 16, an application 17, a direct print utility 18, and the like.

  The OS 16 is Windows (registered trademark), Mac OS (registered trademark), Android, or the like, and allows the client device 10 to operate the application 17 and the direct print utility 18.

  The application 17 is an office suite application that performs sentence creation, spreadsheet, image processing, etc., and creates document data (structured data such as OOXML data and ODF data in this embodiment) composed of a plurality of objects. To do. The structured data is data in which attributes (object placement and size, color, object type, object number, object shape, text information, etc.) are described for each object.

  The direct print utility 18 monitors a predetermined folder (for example, a folder in the storage unit 12), and when document data created by the application 17 (hereinafter referred to as OOXML data) is stored in the predetermined folder, an image is displayed. The OOXML data is transmitted to the forming apparatus 20 and direct printing is instructed. The direct print utility 18 also prints to set the number of copies to be printed, a paper feed tray used for printing, duplex / single-sided printing, color / monochrome printing, aggregation functions such as 2 in 1, and finishing functions such as folding, punching, and stapling. A setting screen is displayed on the display unit 14, and print setting information is generated according to a user operation on the print setting screen.

  The storage unit 12 includes an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like, and is necessary for executing various programs such as the OS 16, the application 17, and the direct print utility 18 that are executed by the control unit 11. Data, OOXML data created by the application 17 and the like are stored.

  The network I / F unit 13 includes a NIC (Network Interface Card), a modem, and the like, connects the client apparatus 10 to a communication network, and transmits OOXML data and print setting information to the image forming apparatus 20. The network I / F unit 13 also performs communication processing when the direct print utility 18 searches for the image forming apparatus 20 on the network.

  The display unit 14 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (electroluminescence) display device, and the like, and displays a document creation screen of the application 17 and a print setting screen of the direct print utility 18.

  The operation unit 15 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and enables operations such as creation of a document by the application 17, setting of printing conditions by the direct print utility 18, and direct print instruction.

[Image forming apparatus]
The image forming apparatus 20 is an MFP (Multi-Functional Peripherals), a printer, or the like, and executes print processing based on OOXML data and print setting information received from the client apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 3A, the image forming apparatus 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a network I / F unit 23, a display operation unit 24, an image processing unit 25, a print processing unit 26, and the like. The

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU 21a and a memory such as a ROM 21b and a RAM 21c. The CPU 21a expands and executes a control program stored in the ROM 21b and the storage unit 22 on the RAM 21c, thereby performing the operation of the entire image forming apparatus 20. Control. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the control unit 21 functions as a display control unit 27, an analysis unit 28, an object deletion unit 29, and the like.

  The display control unit 27 causes the display operation unit 24 to display an object print setting screen for setting whether or not to print the specific object or whether or not to print the annotation object. An operation such as selection of a specific object or an annotation object (referred to as a deletion target object) that is not a target is accepted. The specific object is a graphic object such as a balloon graphic, an elliptical graphic, a square graphic, or a graphic specified by the user. The annotation object is a graphic object including a keyword that calls attention (such as “*”), “note”, or “caution” (referred to as an annotation keyword), or a keyword (change) that indicates a change such as “update” or “change”. A graphic object including a keyword (referred to as a role keyword), a graphic object including a keyword designated by the user, and the like.

  The analysis unit 28 analyzes the OOXML data, and specifies a deletion target object such as a specific object or an annotation object from a plurality of objects included in the OOXML data based on the setting of the object print setting screen. For example, in the case of setting not to print the balloon graphic, the balloon graphic is specified by searching the character string corresponding to the balloon graphic from the xml description of the OOXML data. In addition, the analysis unit 28 analyzes the layer structure of a plurality of objects included in the OOXML data, and deletes them from the objects arranged at the forefront (or objects other than the objects arranged at the back). Identify the target object. Then, designation information for specifying the deletion target object is generated (in this embodiment, a deletion flag is set) so that the specified deletion target object is not printed.

  The object deletion unit 29 controls the image processing unit 25 and refers to the designation information (deletion flag) generated by the analysis unit 28 to generate print data in which the deletion target object is deleted from the OOXML data.

  The display control unit 27, the analysis unit 28, and the object deletion unit 29 may be configured as hardware, or a print control program that causes the control unit 21 to function as the display control unit 27, the analysis unit 28, and the object deletion unit 29. The print control program may be executed by the CPU 21a.

  The storage unit 22 includes an HDD, an SSD, and the like. Various programs used by the control unit 21, data necessary for executing the program, OOXML data and print setting information received from the client device 10, and print data generated from the OOXML data Memorize etc.

  The network I / F unit 23 includes a NIC, a modem, and the like, connects the image forming apparatus 20 to a communication network, and receives OOXML data and print setting information from the client apparatus 10. The network I / F unit 23 responds to an inquiry from the client device 10 when the client device 10 searches for the image forming apparatus 20 on the network.

  The display operation unit 24 is a touch panel provided with a pressure-sensitive operation unit (touch sensor) in which transparent electrodes are arranged in a grid pattern on the display unit (the display unit and the operation unit may be separated). Then, various screens related to the image forming process are displayed in accordance with instructions from the control unit 21 to enable various operations related to the image forming process. In this embodiment, in particular, an object print setting screen is displayed in accordance with an instruction from the display control unit 27, and operations such as the presence / absence of printing and selection of an object to be deleted are accepted on the object print setting screen.

  The image processing unit 25 functions as a RIP unit (Raster Image Processor), generates intermediate data (an intermediate language display list (DL)) from OOXML data, rasterizes each page, and generates a bitmap format. Image data (in this embodiment, this image data is used as print data) is generated. At that time, the object to be deleted is deleted under the control of the object deletion unit 29. Specifically, when generating intermediate data from OOXML data, intermediate data is not generated for the deletion target object specified by the specification information. Further, the image processing unit 25 performs screen processing, gradation correction, density balance adjustment, thinning, halftone processing, and the like on the print data as necessary. Then, the image processing unit 25 outputs the generated print data to the print processing unit 26. Note that deleting from the print data means that the data is not printed out. In addition to not generating intermediate data of the object to be deleted, the object to be deleted is made transparent or the same color as the background, or the layer of the object to be deleted It includes the case of moving to the back side and making it invisible.

  The print processing unit 26 executes print processing based on the print data. The print processing unit 26 includes an exposure unit that performs exposure by irradiating a laser beam based on print data, a photosensitive drum, a developing unit, a charging unit, a photosensitive unit cleaning unit, and a primary transfer roller, and each color of CMYK. An image forming unit that forms a toner image, an intermediate belt that is rotated by a roller and functions as an intermediate transfer member that conveys the toner image formed by the image forming unit to a sheet, and a toner image that is formed on the intermediate belt A secondary transfer roller for transferring to a sheet, a fixing unit for fixing a toner image transferred to the sheet, a conveying unit such as a sheet feeding roller, a registration roller, a loop roller, a reverse roller, and a sheet discharging roller for conveying the sheet. Composed.

  FIGS. 1 to 3 show an example of the printing system according to the present embodiment, and the configuration of each apparatus can be changed as appropriate as long as structured data such as OOXML data and ODF data can be printed. For example, when a control device such as a printer controller or RIP controller including the image processing unit 25 is connected to the communication network, and the control device controls the image forming apparatus 20 including the print processing unit 26, the control unit of the control device. (CPU) may be configured to execute the print control program.

  Next, an overview of direct printing of OOXML data in the printing system having the above configuration will be given. As shown in the background art, in an office suite application, you can add a note to a drawing object (auto shape) such as a callout. However, when printing a document, this auto shape will not be printed on paper. Must be removed from the print range or deleted. As a way to do this, in Microsoft Word, you can set the drawing options not to be printed by unchecking the [Print drawing objects created in Word] check box in [Word Options]. In this method, not only auto shapes but also essential objects constituting a document such as a graph are not printed. In Microsoft Excel, you can set whether or not to print with properties for each object, but this method requires settings for all objects to be deleted, which makes the operation complicated. is there. Also, the setting method and setting location differ depending on the type of application such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. and the version of the application, so it is not easy to use.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, during direct printing of OOXML data, the image forming apparatus 20 displays a screen for setting whether or not to delete an object to be deleted such as an auto shape to which a note is added. When “Do not print” is selected on the screen, the image processing unit 25 is instructed to delete the object to be deleted from the print data when the image processing unit 25 generates the print data from the OOXML data. . That is, in this embodiment, not all objects such as graphics, graphs, and smart art are deleted from the print data at once, but drawing objects such as graphs and smart art (required objects constituting the document) are print data. And a drawing object (deletion target object) such as an auto shape to which a note is added is controlled to be deleted from the print data.

  In order to perform the above control, in this embodiment, the deletion target object is specified by using the data structure of the OOXML data and referring to the description content of a specific part of the OOXML data. More specifically, OOXML document data created by Microsoft Word or the like is composed of parts and files that define the reference relationship to each part, and these packages are in a state of being ZIP-compressed. FIG. 4 shows a tree structure of ZIP-compressed document data. The document data includes a “[Content_Types] .xml” file, a “_rels” folder, a “docProps” folder, a “word” folder, and the like. The "word" folder that describes the document contents is the "document.xml" file, "fontTable.xml" file, "setting.xml" file, "styles.xml" file, "webSetting.xml" file, "_rels" A folder, a “charts” folder, an “embeddings” folder, a “theme” folder, a “media” folder, and the like. Details of the OOXML specifications are described in detail in “http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-376.htm” and the like.

  FIG. 5 shows a specific example of the “document.xml” file in the “word” folder. The XML file uses a code called a tag (token) to define the structure, appearance, and meaning of data. For example, a portion surrounded by a solid line in the figure is a portion describing contents corresponding to a specific object such as an auto shape, and a character string (here, “circular balloon”) corresponding to the specific object is described. In addition, a portion surrounded by a broken line in the figure is a portion describing contents corresponding to a note written in the auto shape, and a character string of a note (here, “in charge”) is described. Therefore, by extracting a specific character string from the “document.xml” file, it is possible to identify the object to be deleted in the OOXML data, and by generating specification information for specifying the object to be deleted, the OOXML data The object to be deleted can be deleted when generating the print data from.

  The operation during direct printing of the image forming apparatus 20 having the above configuration will be described below. The CPU 21a performs the processing of each step shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 and 7 by developing and executing the print control program stored in the ROM 21b and the storage unit 22 on the RAM 21c. In the following description, the client device 10 creates OOXML data using the application 17, the direct print utility 18 transmits the OOXML data and print setting information to the image forming device 20, and the image forming device 20 Assume that OOXML data and print setting information are received.

  The control unit 21 of the image forming apparatus 20 performs direct printing in accordance with a user instruction (S101), and allows the user to select document data to be subjected to direct printing. When document data is selected (S102), the control unit 21 (display control unit 27) displays an object print setting screen on the display operation unit 24, and accepts operations such as the presence of printing and selection of an object to be deleted (S103). ). 8, 10, 12, 14, and 15 are examples of the object print setting screen 30. On the object print setting screen 30, whether or not to print the specific object print setting unit 31 and the annotation object for setting whether or not to print a specific object (and what kind of specific object is not printed) ( Further, an annotation object print setting unit 32 for setting what keyword includes an annotation object that is not printed is displayed.

  For example, if the figures overlap, as shown in FIG. 8, if you select "Do not print specific object", select the figure you do not want to print (the ellipse figure in FIG. 8) from the candidate figures. It can be deleted from the print data. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, when “Do not print annotation object” is selected, a figure including an annotation keyword such as “*, Note, Caution”, a figure including a change keyword such as “Update, Change”, “in charge”, etc. From the figure including the role keyword, a figure that is not desired to be printed (the figure including the annotation keyword in FIG. 10) can be selected and deleted from the print data. Further, the specific object and keyword can be set by the user. Furthermore, the specific object and the annotation object can be set in combination (in a combination of AND and OR). For example, as shown in FIG. 12, “does not print a square figure” and “a figure including a role keyword”. Can be set in combination with "Do not print".

  Note that after setting on the object print setting screen 30, it may be possible to confirm in advance on the screen how the document is printed. In this case, a preview button is provided on the object print setting screen 30, and when the preview button is pressed, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) performs a process for specifying an object to be deleted, which will be described later, and the control unit 21 (display control unit 27). ) Refers to the designation information (deletion flag), generates preview image data in which the object to be deleted is deleted from the document data, and displays the preview image on the object print setting screen 30 or a screen transitioning from the object print setting screen 30. Can be displayed.

  When the control unit 21 (display control unit 27) receives an instruction to start printing (for example, an operation such as an OK button on the object print setting screen 30 or a start button on the display operation unit 24) (Yes in S104), the control is performed. The unit 21 (analyzing unit 28) analyzes the document data (S105), specifies the deletion target object, and generates designation information specifying the specified deletion target object (sets a deletion flag) (S106). This deletion target object specifying process will be described later. Thereafter, the control unit 21 (object deletion unit 29) controls the image processing unit 25 to delete the deletion target object (the object for which the deletion flag is set) specified by the analysis unit 28 and generate print data ( In step S107, the print data is transferred to the print processing unit 26 to execute print processing (S108).

[Identification of the object to be deleted]
As illustrated in FIG. 7, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) acquires setting information set on the object print setting screen 30 (S201), and is described in document data (for example, “document.xml” file). For the first object (S202), the following processing is performed.

  First, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) determines whether the target object is the foreground object as necessary (S203). This determination is made because the specific object and the annotation object are drawn after drawing the essential objects that make up the document. Therefore, if the target object is not the foremost object, it is an essential object that makes up the document. This is because it can be judged. Although it is determined here whether the target object is the foreground object, it may be determined whether the target object is not the backmost object. In this case, if the target object is the backmost object, the target object can be determined to be an essential object constituting the document.

  If the target object is not the foreground object, the process proceeds to S210. If the target object is the foreground object, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) refers to the setting information acquired in S201 to specify the specific object. Is determined not to be printed (S204). If the setting is not to print the specific object (if the specific object is to be printed), the process proceeds to S207. If the setting is not to print the specific object, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) causes the document data ("document. Referring to the description of the “xml” file), it is determined whether the target object is a specific object (S205). Specifically, when a character string such as “circular balloon” is included in the description corresponding to the target object in the “document.xml” file, it is determined that the target object is a specific object. If it is determined that the target object is not a specific object, the process proceeds to S207. If it is determined that the target object is a specific object, a deletion flag is set for the target object (S206), and the process proceeds to S207. .

  Next, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) refers to the setting information acquired in S201, and determines whether the setting is for not printing the annotation object (S207). If the setting is not to print the annotation object (if the annotation object is printed), the process proceeds to S210. If the setting is not to print the annotation object, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) causes the document data ("document. Referring to the description of the “xml” file), it is determined whether the target object is an annotation object (S208). Specifically, if the description corresponding to the target object in the “document.xml” file includes a character string such as “Caution”, it is determined that the target object is an annotation object. If it is determined that the target object is not an annotation object, the process proceeds to S210. If it is determined that the target object is an annotation object, a deletion flag is set for the target object (S209), and the process proceeds to S210. .

  Next, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) determines whether or not the next object is described in the document data ("document.xml" file) (S210). If there is no next object, the deletion target object is determined. When the specific process is completed and there is a next object, the object is set as a target object (S211), and the process returns to S203 to repeat the same process.

  Hereinafter, a specific example will be described with respect to a print result when the specific object or the annotation object is set not to be printed.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the application 17 of the client device 10 is used to create a document by arranging a required object 41 such as a graphics object or an image object in a page, and further, on the required object 41. Consider a case where a specific object 42 (here, an oval figure) is drawn. When the document 40a created in this way is directly printed, as shown in FIG. 8, “not print specific object” is selected in the specific object print setting unit 31 of the object print setting screen 30, and “ When “Do not print ellipse graphic” is selected, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) specifies an object including the character string “ellipse graphic” from the “document.xml” file and sets a deletion flag. The control unit 21 (object deletion unit 29) sets the drawing object for which the deletion flag is set when the image processing unit 25 generates print data from the document data (converts OOXML data into intermediate data). The image processing unit 25 is instructed to be deleted from the print data. As a result, the document 40b printed by the print processing unit 26 is in a state where only the specific object 42 (elliptical figure) is deleted from the created document 40a, as shown in FIG. 9B.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11A, two circular balloon graphics are drawn on the essential object 41, one of which is an annotation keyword (here, “caution” character) and the other is another character. Consider the case. When the document 40a created in this way is directly printed, “not print annotation object” is selected in the annotation object print setting unit 32 of the object print setting screen 30 as shown in FIG. When “Do not print graphic including annotation keyword” is selected, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) specifies an object (annotation object 43) including the annotation keyword from the “document.xml” file and sets a deletion flag. set. At this time, there is a balloon graphic on the left side of FIG. 11A, but since this balloon graphic does not include the annotation keyword, it is not determined as an object to be deleted. Then, when the image processing unit 25 generates print data from the document data, the control unit 21 (object deletion unit 29) causes the image processing unit to delete the drawing object in which the deletion flag is set from the print data. 25. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11B, the document 40b printed by the print processing unit 26 deletes only the annotation object 43 (the speech balloon with the word “caution”) from the created document 40a. It will be in the state.

  FIG. 8 shows a case where one type of specific object is deleted from the print data, and FIG. 10 shows a case where one type of annotation object is deleted from the print data. The object 42 and / or one or more types of annotation objects 43 may be deleted from the print data. For example, as shown in FIG. 13A, one square figure and one ellipse figure are drawn on the essential object 41, and the role keyword (in this case, “in charge” character) is written on the ellipse figure. Consider the case where other characters are written on the figure. When the document 40a created in this way is directly printed, as shown in FIG. 12, the specific object print setting unit 31 on the object print setting screen 30 selects “do not print a specific object”. Control is performed when “Do not print square graphic” is selected, “Do not print annotation object” is selected in the annotation object print setting unit 32, and “Do not print graphic including role keywords” is selected. The unit 21 (analyzing unit 28) includes an object (specific object 42) including a character string of “square figure”, a character string of “elliptical figure”, and a “role” keyword from the “document.xml” file. An object (annotation object 43) is specified and a deletion flag is set. Then, when the image processing unit 25 generates print data from the document data, the control unit 21 (object deletion unit 29) causes the image processing unit to delete the drawing object in which the deletion flag is set from the print data. 25. As a result, the document 40b printed by the print processing unit 26 is only the specific object 42 (square figure) and the annotation object 43 (figure including the role keyword) from the created document 40a, as shown in FIG. 13B. Will be deleted.

  The specific object can also be set by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, when “specify graphic” is selected in the specific object print setting unit 31 of the object print setting screen 30, a desired graphic (here, a star graphic) is selected from the pull-down menu. In this case, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) specifies an object (specific object 42) including the character string “star shape” from the “document.xml” file. Set the delete flag.

  The keyword can also be set by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, when “specify a keyword” is selected in the annotation object print setting unit 32 of the object print setting screen 30, an arbitrary keyword (here “confirmed”) can be input. In this case, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) specifies an object (annotation object 43) including the character string “confirmed” from the “document.xml” file and sets a deletion flag. .

  9, 11, and 13 exemplify the case where control is performed so that one specific object 42 or one annotation object 43 is not printed. For example, as shown in FIG. When a plurality of objects including a role keyword (in this case, “in charge”) are drawn in 40a, “not print annotation object” is selected in the annotation object print setting unit 32 of the object print setting screen 30; Furthermore, when “do not print the figure including the role keyword” is selected, the control unit 21 (analysis unit 28) extracts all the objects including the role keyword (annotation object 43) from the “document.xml” file. Then, the deletion flag is set, and the control unit 21 (object deletion unit 29) sets all the drawings for which the deletion flag is set. Object is to be deleted from the print data. As a result, the printed document 40b is in a state where all objects including the role keyword are deleted, as shown in FIG.

  9 to 16 show the case where control is performed so that a specific graphic or a graphic including a specific keyword is not printed. However, the combination setting specifying a specific color, the size of the graphic / character, etc. It may be possible to make a setting such as a combination setting that designates, or not to print a graphic including text painted in a specific color. By making such a setting, a specific object can be selected and deleted from the print target for a document created by superimposing many objects.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the control unit 21 (printing control program) uses the structure of document data such as OOXML and analyzes the description content of the “document.xml” file to generate a specific character string. In order to control the deletion object to be deleted from the print data when the image processing unit 25 generates the print data from the document data by specifying the deletion target object in the document data by extracting, A desired printed matter can be easily created.

  Next, a print control program, an image forming apparatus, and a print control method according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the client apparatus, and FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the image forming apparatus. 19 and 20 are flowcharts showing the print instruction process of the client device. The second example is an example for realizing the second method described in the embodiment.

  In the first embodiment described above, when the image forming apparatus 20 analyzes document data such as OOXML to identify a deletion target object and generates print data from the document data, the deletion target object is deleted from the print data. However, the client apparatus 10 can specify the deletion target object, send the document data and the designation information for designating the deletion target object to the image forming apparatus 20, and instruct direct printing. In that case, the client apparatus 10 and the image forming apparatus 20 are configured as follows.

[Client device]
As shown in FIG. 17A, the client device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a network I / F unit 13, a display unit 14, an operation unit 15, and the like, as shown in FIG. In addition, the control unit 11 (CPU 11a) executes the OS 16, the application 17, the direct print utility 18, and the like. The direct print utility 18 includes a display control unit 18a, an analysis unit 18b, an object deletion instruction unit 18c, and the like. That is, in the present embodiment, the configuration of the direct print utility 18 is different from that in the first embodiment.

  The display control unit 18a causes the display unit 14 to display an object print setting screen for setting whether or not to print the specific object or whether or not to print the annotation object. Accept operations such as selection.

  The analysis unit 18b analyzes document data (structured data such as OOXML data and ODF data) created by the application 17, and deletes objects such as specific objects and annotation objects based on the settings of the object print setting screen. Is identified. The analysis unit 18b analyzes the layer structure of a plurality of objects included in the document data, and deletes the object from the objects arranged at the forefront (or objects other than the objects arranged at the back). Identify the target object. Then, designation information for designating the deletion target object is generated so that the specified deletion target object is not printed.

  The object deletion instruction unit 18c adds the designation information generated by the analysis unit 18b to the print setting information, transmits the document data and the print setting information to which the designation information is added to the image forming apparatus 20, and instructs direct printing.

  The display control unit 18a, the analysis unit 18b, and the object deletion instruction unit 18c constitute a print control program.

[Image forming apparatus]
As shown in FIG. 18A, the image forming apparatus 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a network I / F unit 23, a display operation unit 24, an image processing unit 25, a print processing unit 26, and the like. The control unit 21 functions as an object deletion unit 29 as illustrated in FIG. That is, in this embodiment, the display control unit 27 and the analysis unit 28 are deleted from the control unit 21 as compared with the first example.

  When the object deletion unit 29 controls the image processing unit 25 to generate print data from the OOXML data, the object deletion unit 29 refers to the designation information included in the print setting information received from the client device 10 and analyzes the analysis unit of the client device 10. Print data in which the deletion target object identified by 18b is deleted is generated.

  The operation during direct printing of the client device 10 having the above configuration will be described below. The CPU 11a performs the processing of each step shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 19 and 20 by developing and executing the print control program stored in the ROM 11b and the storage unit 12 in the RAM 11c.

  When the user creates document data (OOXML data) using the application 17 and saves the document data in a predetermined folder, the control unit 11 (direct print utility 18) of the client device 10 accepts direct printing (S301), and the control unit 11 The (display control unit 18a) displays an object print setting screen on the display unit 14, and accepts operations such as the presence / absence of printing and selection of an object to be deleted (S302). The configuration of this object print setting screen is the same as that shown in FIGS. 8, 10, 12, 14, and 15 of the first embodiment.

  As in the first embodiment, a preview button is provided on the object print setting screen 30, and when the preview button is pressed, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 18b) performs a process for specifying an object to be deleted, which will be described later, The control unit 11 (display control unit 18a) refers to the designation information, generates preview image data in which the deletion target object is deleted from the document data, and transitions from the object print setting screen 30 or the object print setting screen 30 A preview image may be displayed.

  When the control unit 11 (display control unit 18a) receives an instruction to start processing (for example, an operation such as an OK button on the object print setting screen 30) (Yes in S303), the control unit 11 (analysis unit 18b) Then, the document data is analyzed (S304), the deletion target object is specified, and designation information for specifying the specified deletion target object is generated (S305). This deletion target object specifying process will be described later. Thereafter, the control unit 11 (the object deletion instructing unit 18c) transmits the document data and the print setting information to which the designation information is added to the image forming apparatus 20 to instruct direct printing (S306). When the image forming apparatus 20 receives the document data and the print setting information to which the designation information is added, the control unit 21 (object deletion unit 29) controls the image processing unit 25, refers to the designation information, and designates it. The deletion target object specified by the information is deleted to generate print data, and the print processing unit 26 executes print processing based on the print data.

[Identification of the object to be deleted]
As shown in FIG. 20, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 18b) acquires setting information set on the object print setting screen 30 (S401), and is described in the document data (for example, “document.xml” file). For the first object (S402), the following processing is performed.

  First, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 18b) determines whether the target object is the foreground object (or not the backmost object) as necessary (S403). If the target object is not the foreground object, the process proceeds to S410. If the target object is the foreground object, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 18b) refers to the setting information acquired in S401 to specify the specific object. Is set to not print (S404). If the setting is not to print the specific object, the process proceeds to S407. If the setting is not to print the specific object, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 18b) refers to the description of the document data ("document.xml" file). Then, it is determined whether the target object is a specific object (S405). If it is determined that the target object is not a specific object, the process proceeds to S407. If it is determined that the target object is a specific object, designation information for generating the target object as a deletion target object is generated (S406), and S407. Transition to.

  Next, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 18b) refers to the setting information acquired in S401, and determines whether the setting is for not printing the annotation object (S407). If the setting is not to print the annotation object, the process proceeds to S410. If the setting is not to print the annotation object, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 18b) refers to the description of the document data ("document.xml" file). Then, it is determined whether the target object is an annotation object (S408). If it is determined that the target object is not an annotation object, the process proceeds to S410. If it is determined that the target object is an annotation object, designation information is generated that sets the target object as a deletion target object (S409). Transition to.

  Next, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 18b) determines whether or not the next object is described in the document data ("document.xml" file) (S410), and if there is no next object, the deletion target object is determined. When the specific process is completed and there is a next object, the object is set as a target object (S411), and the process returns to S403 to repeat the same process.

  As described above, the client device 10 side also analyzes the description content of the document data ("document.xml" file), extracts a specific character string, and specifies the deletion target object in the document data. Can be easily created.

  Next, a print control program, an image forming apparatus, and a print control method according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 21 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the client apparatus, and FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the image forming apparatus. 23 and 24 are flowcharts showing the print instruction process of the client device. The third example is an example that realizes the third method described in the embodiment.

  In the second embodiment described above, when the client device 10 analyzes document data such as OOXML to specify a deletion target object, and the image forming device 20 generates print data from the document data, the deletion target object is Although the designation information is generated so as to be deleted from the print data, the client apparatus 10 can generate a print job in which the object to be deleted is deleted and instruct the image forming apparatus 20 to perform printing. In that case, the client apparatus 10 and the image forming apparatus 20 are configured as follows.

[Client device]
As shown in FIG. 21A, the client device 10 includes hardware such as a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a network I / F unit 13, a display unit 14, an operation unit 15, and the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 11 (CPU 11a) executes the OS 16, the application 17, the printer driver 19, and the like. That is, in this embodiment, the printer driver 19 is executed by the control unit 11 (CPU 11a) instead of the direct print utility 18.

  The printer driver 19 is a print job (PJL) in a language in which the image forming apparatus 20 can interpret document data (structured data such as OOXML data and ODF data) created by the application 17 and composed of a plurality of objects. (PDL (Page Description Language) data described in a page description language such as (Printer Job Language), PS (PostScript), PCL (Printer Control Language)). The printer driver 19 includes a display control unit 19a, an analysis unit 19b, an object deletion unit 19c, and the like.

  As in the second embodiment, the display control unit 19a displays an object print setting screen for setting whether to print a specific object or whether to print an annotation object on the display unit 14. And accepting operations such as the presence of printing and selection of objects to be deleted.

  Similarly to the second embodiment, the analysis unit 19b analyzes the document data, and selects a specific object, an annotation object, or the like from a plurality of objects included in the document data based on the setting of the object print setting screen. Identify the object to be deleted. The analysis unit 19b analyzes the layer structure of a plurality of objects included in the document data, and deletes the object from the objects arranged at the forefront (or objects other than the objects arranged at the back). Identify the target object. Then, designation information for specifying the deletion target object is generated (a deletion flag is set) so that the specified deletion target object is not printed.

  The object deletion unit 19c refers to the designation information (deletion flag) generated by the analysis unit 19b when generating a print job (in this embodiment, this print job is referred to as print data) from the document data. Generate a print job with the deletion object deleted.

  The display control unit 19a, the analysis unit 19b, and the object deletion unit 19c constitute a print control program.

[Image forming apparatus]
As illustrated in FIG. 22, the image forming apparatus 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a network I / F unit 23, a display operation unit 24, an image processing unit 25, a print processing unit 26, and the like. That is, the object deletion unit 29 is deleted as compared with the second embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the image processing unit 25 generates intermediate data from the print job (PDL data), rasterizes each page, and generates bitmap format image data. In addition, the print processing unit 26 executes print processing based on the image data.

  The operation during direct printing of the client device 10 having the above configuration will be described below. The CPU 11a performs the processing of each step shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 23 and 24 by developing and executing the print control program stored in the ROM 11b and the storage unit 12 in the RAM 11c.

  When the user creates document data (OOXML data) using the application 17 and instructs printing, the control unit 11 (printer driver 19) of the client device 10 receives the printing instruction (S501), and the control unit 11 (display control). The unit 18a) displays an object print setting screen on the display unit 14, and accepts operations such as the presence / absence of printing and selection of an object to be deleted (S502). The configuration of this object print setting screen is the same as that shown in FIGS. 8, 10, 12, 14, and 15 of the first embodiment.

  As in the first and second embodiments, a preview button is provided on the object print setting screen 30, and when the preview button is pressed, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 19b) specifies the deletion target object specifying process described later. The control unit 11 (the display control unit 19a) refers to the designation information, generates preview image data in which the deletion target object is deleted from the document data, and generates the preview image data from the object print setting screen 30 or the object print setting screen 30. A preview image may be displayed on the transition screen.

  When the control unit 11 (display control unit 19a) receives an instruction to start processing (for example, an operation such as an OK button on the object print setting screen 30) (Yes in S503), the control unit 11 (analysis unit 19b) Then, the document data is analyzed (S504), the deletion target object is specified, and designation information for specifying the specified deletion target object is generated (deletion flag is set) (S505). This deletion target object specifying process will be described later.

  Thereafter, the control unit 11 (object deletion unit 19c) deletes the object to be deleted (the object for which the deletion flag is set) specified by the analysis unit 19b, and generates a print job (PDL data) (S506). 11 (printer driver 19) sends a print job to the image forming apparatus 20 to instruct printing (S507). When the image forming apparatus 20 receives the print job, the image processing unit 25 generates print data from the print job, and the print processing unit 26 executes print processing based on the print data.

[Identification of the object to be deleted]
As shown in FIG. 24, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 19b) acquires the setting information set on the object print setting screen 30 (S601), and is described in the document data (for example, “document.xml” file). For the first object (S602), the following processing is performed.

  First, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 19b) determines whether the target object is the foreground object (or not the backmost object) as necessary (S603). If the target object is not the foreground object, the process proceeds to S610. If the target object is the foreground object, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 19b) refers to the setting information acquired in S601 to specify the specific object. It is determined whether the setting is not to print (S604). If the setting is not to print the specific object, the process proceeds to S607. If the setting is not to print the specific object, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 19b) refers to the description of the document data ("document.xml" file). Then, it is determined whether the target object is a specific object (S605). If it is determined that the target object is not a specific object, the process proceeds to S607. If it is determined that the target object is a specific object, a deletion flag is set (S606), and the process proceeds to S607.

  Next, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 19b) refers to the setting information acquired in S601, and determines whether the setting is for not printing the annotation object (S607). If the setting is not to print the annotation object, the process proceeds to S610. If the setting is not to print the annotation object, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 19b) refers to the description of the document data ("document.xml" file). Then, it is determined whether the target object is an annotation object (S608). If it is determined that the target object is not an annotation object, the process proceeds to S610. If it is determined that the target object is an annotation object, a deletion flag is set (S609), and the process proceeds to S610.

  Next, the control unit 11 (analysis unit 19b) determines whether or not the next object is described in the document data ("document.xml" file) (S610). If there is no next object, the deletion target object is determined. When the specific process is terminated and there is a next object, the object is set as a target object (S611), and the process returns to S603 and the same process is repeated.

  As described above, the client device 10 analyzes the description content of the document data ("document.xml" file), extracts a specific character string, specifies the deletion target object in the document data, and sets the deletion target object. A desired print can also be easily created by generating a deleted print job and sending it to the image forming apparatus 20.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the configuration and the printing control method can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in each of the above embodiments, OOXML data is exemplified as structured data. However, structured data may be data in which attributes are described for each object, and control of the present invention is also applied to ODF data. The method can be applied as well.

  Further, although cases have been described with the above embodiments where control is performed so that the deletion target object is not printed, the control method of the present invention can also be applied to the case where control is performed so that the deletion target object is not displayed. it can.

  The present invention relates to a print control program for controlling printing of structured data, a recording medium on which the print control program is recorded, an image forming apparatus capable of printing structured data, and a print control method in a printing system including the image forming apparatus. Is available.

10 Client device 11 Control unit 11a CPU
11b ROM
11c RAM
12 storage unit 13 network I / F unit 14 display unit 15 operation unit 16 OS
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 17 Application 18 Direct print utility 18a Display control part 18b Analysis part 18c Object deletion instruction | indication part 19 Printer driver 19a Display control part 19b Analysis part 19c Object deletion part 20 Image forming apparatus 21 Control part 21a CPU
21b ROM
21c RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 Memory | storage part 23 Network I / F part 24 Display operation part 25 Image processing part 26 Print processing part 27 Display control part 28 Analysis part 29 Object deletion part 30 Object print setting screen 31 Specific object print setting part 32 Annotation object print setting part 40 Document 40a Created Document 40b Printed Document 41 Essential Object 42 Specific Object 43 Annotation Object 44 Auto Shape 50 Option Setting Screen

Claims (23)

A print control program that operates on an apparatus that includes a display unit and an operation unit and generates print data from document data,
The document data is structured data composed of a plurality of objects, and attributes are described for each object.
In the device,
A first process for displaying an object print setting screen for selecting a deletion target object not to be printed from the plurality of objects on the display unit, and receiving a selection operation of the deletion target object by the operation unit;
A second process of analyzing the document data and identifying the selected object to be deleted from the plurality of objects;
Executing a third process for generating the print data in which the deletion target object specified from the document data is deleted;
A print control program characterized by that. In the first process, a graphic object can be specified on the object print setting screen,
In the second process, referring to the description of the document data, the character object corresponding to the designated graphic object is extracted, thereby specifying the graphic object as the object to be deleted.
The print control program according to claim 1. In the first process, a keyword can be specified on the object print setting screen,
In the second process, by referring to the description of the document data and extracting a character string of a specified keyword, an object including the keyword is specified as the deletion target object.
The print control program according to claim 1, wherein the print control program is a print control program. In the first process, a preview image obtained by deleting the selected object to be deleted from the plurality of objects is generated and displayed on the display unit.
The printing control program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein In the second process, the layer structure of the plurality of objects is analyzed, and the deletion target object is specified from among the objects arranged in the foreground or objects other than the object arranged in the foreground. ,
The printing control program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The document data is data created by an office suite application.
The print control program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein The document data is OOXML (Office Open XML) data.
The print control program according to claim 6. An image forming apparatus comprising: a display unit; an operation unit; an image processing unit that generates print data from document data; and a print processing unit that executes print processing based on the print data,
The document data is structured data composed of a plurality of objects, and attributes are described for each object.
A display control unit that causes the display unit to display an object print setting screen for selecting a deletion target object that is not to be printed from the plurality of objects, and that accepts a selection operation of the deletion target object by the operation unit;
An analysis unit that analyzes the document data and identifies the selected object to be deleted from the plurality of objects;
An object deletion unit that controls the image processing unit to generate the print data obtained by deleting the deletion target object specified from the document data.
An image forming apparatus. The display control unit can specify a graphic object on the object print setting screen,
The analysis unit identifies the graphic object as the object to be deleted by extracting a character string corresponding to the specified graphic object with reference to the description of the document data.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 8. The display control unit can specify a keyword on the object print setting screen,
The analysis unit refers to the description of the document data and extracts a character string of a specified keyword, thereby specifying an object including the keyword as the deletion target object.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus. The display control unit generates a preview image obtained by deleting the selected object to be deleted from the plurality of objects and displays the preview image on the display unit.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus. The analysis unit analyzes the layer structure of the plurality of objects, and specifies the object to be deleted from among the objects arranged in the foreground or the objects arranged in the foreground,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus. The document data is data created by an office suite application.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus. The document data is OOXML (Office Open XML) data.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 13. A printing control method in a printing system, comprising: a client device that creates document data; and an image forming device that includes a display unit and an operation unit and executes printing processing based on print data generated from the document data. And
The document data is structured data composed of a plurality of objects, and attributes are described for each object.
The client device is
Creating the document data and sending it to the image forming apparatus;
The image forming apparatus includes:
Receiving the document data from the client device;
An object print setting screen for selecting a deletion target object that is not to be printed from the plurality of objects included in the document data is displayed on the display unit, and the selection operation of the deletion target object by the operation unit is received;
Analyzing the document data to identify the selected object to be deleted from the plurality of objects,
Generating the print data in which the deletion target object specified from the document data is deleted;
Print processing based on the generated print data;
And a printing control method. A printing control method in a printing system, comprising: a client device that includes a display unit and an operation unit, and creates document data; and an image forming device that executes print processing based on print data generated from the document data. And
The document data is structured data composed of a plurality of objects, and attributes are described for each object.
The client device is
An object print setting screen for selecting a deletion target object that is not to be printed from the plurality of objects is displayed on the display unit, and a selection operation of the deletion target object by the operation unit is received;
Analyzing the document data to identify the selected object to be deleted from the plurality of objects,
Sending the document data and designation information for designating the identified object to be deleted to the image forming apparatus;
The image forming apparatus includes:
Receiving the document data and the designation information from the client device;
Referring to the designation information, generating the print data in which the object to be deleted is deleted from the document data;
Print processing based on the generated print data;
And a printing control method. A printing control method in a printing system, comprising: a client device that includes a display unit and an operation unit, and creates document data; and an image forming device that executes print processing based on print data generated from the document data. And
The document data is structured data composed of a plurality of objects, and attributes are described for each object.
The client device is
An object print setting screen for selecting a deletion target object that is not to be printed from the plurality of objects is displayed on the display unit, and a selection operation of the deletion target object by the operation unit is received;
Analyzing the document data to identify the selected object to be deleted from the plurality of objects,
Generating the print data in which the deletion target object specified from the document data is deleted, and transmitting the print data to the image forming apparatus;
The image forming apparatus includes:
Receiving the print data from the client device;
Print processing based on the print data;
And a printing control method. In the object print setting screen, a graphic object can be specified,
By referring to the description of the document data and extracting a character string corresponding to the designated graphic object, the graphic object is specified as the object to be deleted.
The printing control method according to claim 15, wherein the printing control method is a printing control method. The keyword can be specified on the object print setting screen,
By referring to the description of the document data and extracting a character string of a specified keyword, an object including the keyword is specified as the deletion target object.
The printing control method according to claim 15, wherein the printing control method is a printing control method. After selecting the deletion target object, a preview image in which the selected deletion target object is deleted from the plurality of objects is generated and displayed on the display unit.
The printing control method according to claim 15, wherein the printing control method is a printing control method. Analyzing the layer structure of the plurality of objects and identifying the object to be deleted from among the objects arranged in the foreground or the objects arranged in the foreground,
The print control method according to claim 15, wherein the print control method is a print control method. The document data is data created by an office suite application.
The printing control method according to any one of claims 15 to 21, wherein the printing control method is characterized in that: The document data is OOXML (Office Open XML) data.
The print control method according to claim 22, wherein

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