JP2018176560A - Information processing device, control method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for enabling poster printing which can correctly connect a plurality of sheets of print data by saving the trouble of margin cutting by using frameless printing being a function of a printer to perform printing on the entire area of sheets, and transmitting print data matched to the actual dimensions of the sheets to be used to the printer when the print data undergoes division printing on the plurality of sheets.SOLUTION: Characters and images are laid out on a canvas created by connecting actual sheet dimensions by using a technique which can measure an error to a regulation size due to a combination between the printer and a sheet, and print data matched to the actual sheet dimensions is transmitted to the printer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  When printing on the entire surface of a sheet using borderless printing, which is a function of the printing apparatus, the present invention transmits the print data to the printing apparatus according to the actual size of the sheet to be used. The present invention relates to a technology that enables accurate poster printing without taking time and effort.

  When normal printing is performed by the printing apparatus, a certain range is not printed from the end of the sheet as shown in FIG.

  As a function of the printing apparatus, there is a poster printing function of dividing one data transmitted from application software on the computer side into a plurality of sheets for printing.

  There is also a poster printing function in which one data is divided into a plurality of sheets on application software and transmitted to the printing apparatus without depending on the function of the printing apparatus.

  In the poster printing of the above-mentioned 0003 and 0004, a non-printed part occurs around the paper as shown in FIG. Therefore, when one side of the joint portion is to be covered, the other side needs to cut the unprinted portion. If you want to match without using glue, you must cut both joints.

  An ink jet printing apparatus has a printable function on the entire surface of a sheet. This will be called borderless printing.

  In the borderless printing, the printing device enlarges and prints the print data more than the normal printing by increasing the printing resolution by the printing apparatus. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, data at the end of the sheet may be lost without being printed. In this example, in the round numbers arranged around the sheet, a part of the numbers is also missing in the round part located at the end of the sheet and the lower side.

  In the borderless printing, the printing position on the sheet differs from that in normal printing depending on the printing apparatus. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the moved data may be lost without being printed.

  In the case of printing without the border, the area actually printed is an extended range of several millimeters both above and below and left and right of the specified paper size. Therefore, when printing out data out of the paper selected by the printing device on a paper larger than the paper, as shown in Fig. 5, the data in the range expanded several mm both vertically and horizontally than the specified paper size is printed It is possible. FIG. 5 shows that the upper side is not expanded, but it can be understood that the upper side is expanded when the printing start position in the vertical direction is shifted downward.

  Some printing devices have the function of 0003 poster printing without border printing. When printing using this function, there will be no unprinted part around the paper. (Patent Document 1)

In the printing apparatus of 0010, if the actual sheet size matches the set size, it is possible to print correctly as shown in FIG. However, since all commercially available sheets are not limited to the specified size, when the sheets are shorter than the specified size, as shown in FIG. If the sheet is longer than the specified size, as shown in FIG. 8, part of the coupled portion is printed on both the left and right or upper and lower sheets of the coupled portion.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-321422

  Conventional poster printing is realized by dividing print data created in advance at the time of printing. Therefore, it is necessary to create print data using application software for separately creating print data. Also, at the time of creating print data, it is difficult to accurately grasp the seams of sheets and create data.

  In poster printing that does not use borderless printing, it is necessary to cut the non-printed parts that occur around the paper.

  In the function of 0010, a cut is not necessary because the printing is surely performed up to the end of the sheet. However, not all commercially available papers are the same as the specified dimensions. Moreover, even if it is in the same package, all the number of sheets may not be the same dimension. Therefore, if the sheet is shorter than the specified size even if a bond as shown in FIG. 6 is expected, a part of the bond will be missing without being printed as shown in FIG. If the sheet is longer than the specified size, as shown in FIG. 8, part of the coupled portion is printed on both the left and right or upper and lower sheets of the coupled portion.

  When printing with the printing function without a border of the printing apparatus, the printing position may be changed on the printing apparatus side.

  When printing is performed using the printing function without a border of the printing apparatus, the printing resolution may be changed on the printing apparatus side, and the ratio between the time of normal printing and the printing result may change.

  The following scheme is used to solve the problems described above.

  A canvas is created by connecting the unit pages of claim 1 by the number of sheets used for poster printing. At this time, the upper left coordinates of the unit page located at the upper left of the canvas are arranged on the intersection of the basic X coordinate axis and the basic Y coordinate axis. In this way, data such as characters and images can be laid out directly on the canvas created in this way.

  By displaying the divisions of the unit pages on the canvas, it becomes possible to grasp the seams of the sheets and to lay out the sheets.

  When printing each unit page that composes the canvas, slide data in units of width and length of the unit page so that the upper left coordinate of the page is on the intersection of the basic X coordinate axis and the basic Y coordinate axis The sheet size set in the printing apparatus is set not to the size of each unit page but to the size closest to each unit page among the sheet size types provided in the printing apparatus. If the paper used for printing is smaller than the paper set in the printing device, the print data that has run off is processed by the printing device, and if it is large, printing is performed within a certain range as indicated by 0009. .

  As processing on the printing apparatus side, normal printing and printing position on paper may be shifted in borderless printing. This deviation is measured and registered for each combination of printing apparatus and paper used, and when the printing of 0020 is performed by borderless printing, the printing position of the normal printing and the borderless printing I also adjust the gap.

  The first method of measurement of the printing position shift is the difference between the horizontal distance from the left end of each sheet on which the same data is printed normally and without border and the specific point of the data as the horizontal shift. Do. Similarly, the difference in the vertical distance from the top edge of each sheet to a particular point in the data is taken as the vertical deviation.

A second method of measurement of the printing position deviation is to form a horizontal line beyond the left edge of the sheet and a diagonal line at the left edge of the sheet printed without a diagonal line at a specified angle passing through the intersection of the horizontal line and the left side of the sheet. When the distance is the height of a right triangle, the base of the right triangle obtained in relation to the specified angle is acquired as the horizontal shift.
Similarly, the distance between the vertical line and the oblique line at the upper end of the sheet printed without border by the vertical line beyond the upper edge of the sheet and the oblique line passing the intersection of the vertical line and the upper side of the sheet is the base of the right triangle. In this case, the height of the right triangle determined in relation to the specified angle is acquired as the vertical deviation.

The left end position of the unit page located in the second and subsequent columns of the unit page at the time of creating the canvas is slid leftward by a designated amount A from the right end of the unit page located in the left column of the corresponding column. This makes it possible to duplicate and print data by the designated amount A at the sheet coupling portion in the left-right direction.
Similarly, at the time of creating the canvas, the upper end position of the unit page located in the second and subsequent rows of the unit page is moved upward by a designated amount B from the lower end of the unit page located in the upper row of the corresponding row. By sliding it, it is possible to print the data by the designated amount B in duplicate in the sheet coupling portion in the vertical direction.

  If there is an error in the dimensions of the unit page forming the canvas and the dimensions of the sheet used for printing, data loss and duplication occur at the sheet seam, so printing can be made by adjusting the error in the sheet dimensions.

  The printing position is eliminated by changing the data of the same setting and printing with normal printing and borderless printing, and measuring and registering the misalignment in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

  When performing borderless printing, borderless printing is performed by adjusting the print resolution using the ratio of the print resolution for normal printing and the resolution for borderless printing, which has been acquired in advance. The print ratio in normal printing is not changed.

  All borderless printing is performed using the method of 0027 without changing the printing ratio at the time of normal printing.

  The correction information of the printing position mentioned above, the printing resolution at the time of normal printing, and the error information of the dimension of the prescribed size of the paper and the paper used for printing are the identification name of the printing device and the paper size used for printing Register at the same time, call it when creating canvas of 0018 and set it.

  The error of the sheet size of the sheet is registered by measuring the sheet size for each combination of the printing apparatus used for printing and the sheet used.

The first problem-solving means for measuring the paper size specifies the length between two points located on the horizontal line and prints without a border as a measured value or the number of dots read by the scanner and the specified length The ratio obtained from the above is determined by multiplying the length measured from the end to the end in the horizontal direction of the sheet by the above measurement method,
Specify the length between two points located on the vertical line and print the result without border using the actual measurement value or the number of dots read by the scanner and the ratio determined from the specified length as the end of the paper in the vertical direction The length from the end to the end is determined by multiplying the value measured by the above measuring method.

The point A is the sheet so that the point A, the point B, the point C, and the point D can be reliably read even when the sheet according to claim 10 has the maximum size readable by the scanner used. Preferably, the point C is located near the middle point of the upper side of the sheet at the middle point of the left side of the sheet.
At this point, it is difficult to print a single point on the edge of the sheet because the dimensions of the sheet have not been obtained. Therefore, the horizontal line securely located from the inside of the sheet to the left end of the sheet and the horizontal line securely printed from the inside to the right end of the sheet and the vertical line reliably printed from the inside to the upper end of the sheet It is desirable to print a vertical line which is located on a vertical line and which is reliably printed from the inside of the sheet to the lower end of the sheet to determine the sheet end.

  When setting the sheet in the reading unit of the scanner, it is necessary to set the sheet at an angle, so it is desirable to print a line or a point serving as a guide to form a rectangle that matches the read portion Be In addition, it becomes possible to easily recognize the rectangle by cutting or bending using the line or the previous point

  Specifically, center the paper B so that the center line of the paper B parallel to the long side of the paper B overlaps with one of the diagonals of the paper A, aligning the center points of the paper A and the paper B of the same paper size type The rectangle is formed by printing diagonal lines A, diagonal lines B, diagonal lines C, diagonal lines D on the sheet A on a straight line where the sheet A overlaps with each side of the sheet B while rotating at a point. .

The second problem solving means for measuring the sheet size of the present invention is a canvas in which two sheets of sheets of a prescribed size are connected in the lateral direction, and a horizontal line straddling two connecting parts adjacent in the lateral direction and the connecting part A diagonal line of the specified angle across is printed on a sheet to be measured without any border to make a measurement sheet. From the difference in distance between the horizontal line and the oblique line at the end of the sheet at the joined portion of the measurement sheet, the difference between the sheet size of the specified size in the lateral direction is determined.
Similarly, in a canvas in which two sheets of paper of a prescribed size are connected in the longitudinal direction, a vertical line straddling two joining portions adjacent in the longitudinal direction and a diagonal line of a specified angle straddling the joining portion are measured Print on paper without border to make a measurement sheet. From the difference between the distance between the vertical line and the oblique line at the end of the sheet at the joined portion of the measurement sheet, the difference between the sheet size of the prescribed size in the longitudinal direction is determined.

  A third problem solving means of measuring the sheet size of 0029 is to print on the measurement sheet of 0035 a scale which can measure an error visually without using a ruler or the like.

The second printing method according to the second aspect and the printing method according to the third aspect according to the present invention have data of oblique lines and horizontal lines crossing two adjacently joined portions, and the oblique lines and horizontal lines by the width of the sheet. This is a method of printing on a sheet of paper both of the data replicated at the position slid to the left direction as a measurement sheet of the sheet width error. At the time of reading the error visually, the sheet is divided into right and left, and the sheet is butted so that oblique lines on both sides become a straight line.
Similarly, both the data of the diagonal line and the vertical line straddling two adjacent joints in the longitudinal direction and the data replicated at the position where the diagonal line and the vertical line are slid upward by the length of the sheet are 1 Print on a sheet of paper and use it as a measurement sheet for paper length error. At the time of reading an error by visual observation, the sheet is divided up and down so that the diagonal lines on both sides are aligned with each other.

  By using the method of the paper width and the paper length, the deviation of the printing position of the first sheet and the second sheet due to the sheet feeding of the printing device which is predicted when printing each sheet divided into two sheets It is possible to solve the problem and the problem when there is a difference between the dimensions of the first sheet and the second sheet.

  According to the method of the present invention, it is possible to print both the paper width error measurement sheet and the paper length error measurement sheet on one sheet of paper. In that case, by dividing the paper in a position close to the diagonal of the paper, the paper width error can be obtained by abutting the paper vertical edges, and the paper length error can be generated by abutting the paper horizontal edges. taking measurement.

By simultaneously printing the lateral shift of the printing position and the error of the sheet width of 0037 on one sheet of paper, it becomes possible to make the scale which can measure the error visually by 0023 common.
Similarly, by simultaneously printing on a single sheet of paper, an error measuring sheet for the longitudinal displacement of the printing position and the paper length can be made common to the scale which can measure the error visually.
Furthermore, it is also possible to save the time required for sheets and printing by collectively printing the above two sheets into one sheet and simultaneously printing.

  Since data such as characters and images can be directly laid out on a canvas created by connecting basic paper sizes by using the number of sheets used for poster printing, application software for creating print data is not required. In addition, a layout in which the seams of the sheets are considered is possible.

  When poster printing is performed with borderless printing, it is possible to save time for cutting because there are no unprinted parts.

  Since it corresponds to the paper size error, the coupling with higher accuracy is possible.

  When a scanner is used to obtain the error of the sheet size, accurate measurement can be performed without being influenced by the measurer's judgment.

  In the method of printing a scale whose error can be measured visually, the paper dimensions can be acquired with high accuracy without using a tool such as a scanner or a ruler.

Portions not printed around the paper during normal printing (the gray inside is the paper portion) An example in which there is a portion not printed around the paper in normal poster printing An example of borderless printing where data is enlarged and missing parts occur than normal printing Example where the print position moves upward and leftward without being enlarged in borderless printing An example of printing on paper larger than the specified size. The left, right, and lower straight lines have a prescribed size Example of printing when the paper size in the settings and the actual paper size match An example where a part is missing because the actual paper size is narrow An example in which a part is printed overlapping because the actual paper size is large Flow of canvas creation Example of creating canvas with 2 horizontal × 2 vertical Example of shift of print data when printing unit page Flow of printing Print data of the second method of measurement of print position deviation When the print data of 0052 is printed shifted to the left Horizontal and vertical lines of the first problem solving means of 0055 0059 pairs of vertical lines and pairs of horizontal lines Diagonal of 0060 How to set the original on the scanner Horizontal and vertical lines of the second problem solving means of 0062 Example of data loss occurring when the paper is narrower than the specified size Example of data duplication occurring for paper wider than specified size Second problem solving means of the 0062 measurement sheet Print measurement sheet 1 and measurement sheet 2 of 0062 on one sheet Print measurement sheet 1 and measurement sheet 3 of 0062 on one sheet Print 2 sheets of 0068 into 1 sheet Flow of new registration for cut-free printing using a scanner Flow of new registration of cut-free printing visually Flow of new registration to print the measurement sheet of printing position and paper dimensional error on one sheet Flow of creating canvas for cut-free printing Print example of print position adjustment sheet Printing example of scale line and scale auxiliary line of printing position adjustment sheet Measurement sheet 1 actually printed on postcard size Measurement sheet 2 actually printed on postcard size Measurement sheet 3 actually printed on postcard size Example of reading the error of width actually printed on postcard size Printing example of scale lines and scale auxiliary lines of measurement sheet Readout example of the scale sheet and measurement line on the measurement sheet Example of printing printing position deviation and paper size error on one sheet of paper

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of poster printing using borderless printing according to the present invention will be described using a computer program.

  The creation of the canvas is the flow of FIG. In practice, the size of the canvas is determined by multiplying the number of sheets in the horizontal direction by the sheet width of the registration data, and the number of sheets in the vertical direction by the sheet length.

  FIG. 10 is an image diagram of a unit page on the canvas. At the time of printing each unit page, as shown in FIG. 11, print data in which the unit page to be printed is slid is transmitted to the printing apparatus.

  Printing is the flow of FIG.

  In order to measure the printing position shift in normal printing and borderless printing, print the horizontal line and the vertical line on the same sheet, measure the vertical distance between the horizontal lines and the horizontal distance between the vertical lines, and When printing without printing, the print data is slid by the distance.

  In the second method of measuring the printing position shift, the relationship between the print data of the horizontal line and the hatched line for measuring the shift in the horizontal direction and the sheet is as shown in FIG.

  When the data of 0052 is printed shifted leftward, it becomes as shown in FIG. 14, and the horizontal shift is calculated from the vertical distance between the horizontal line and the oblique line at the left end of the sheet.

  The resolution of the printing apparatus can be obtained under the settings of normal printing and borderless printing. Therefore, by registering the resolution in the normal print setting state, it is possible to obtain the normal printing resolution even in borderless printing. When enlarged at the time of printing without a border, a computer program is reduced to cancel the enlargement.

The first problem solving means for measuring the sheet size will be described in the simplest way.
The ratio of the number of dots obtained by scanning the result of printing without a border on the horizontal line (FIG. 15-3A) having a designated length and the designated length is determined.

  The number of dots read by the scanner as a result of printing without a border the horizontal line (Fig. 15-4A) that passes the left edge of the paper to the left and the right edge of the paper to ensure printing from the left edge to the right edge of the sheet The paper width is the value obtained by multiplying the ratio of 0055 by.

  Similarly, the ratio of the number of dots read by the scanner with the result of printing without bordering the vertical line (FIG. 15-3B) for which the length is specified and the specified length is obtained.

  A dot obtained by scanning the result of a vertical line (Fig. 15-4B) printed without a border above the top edge of the paper and below the bottom edge of the paper without any border so that printing is reliably performed from the top edge to the bottom edge of the paper. A sheet length is obtained by multiplying the number by the ratio of 0057.

  The horizontal line of 0055 and the vertical line of 0057 can be a pair of data that can specify the distance between two points as shown in 3C and 3D of FIG.

  FIG. 17 shows a printing example of oblique line A, oblique line B, oblique line C, and oblique line D of FIG.

  In carrying out the first problem solving means, it is possible to reduce the number of times of printing by simultaneously printing when printing without the border of 0051 and the horizontal line of 0055 and 0057.

  The second problem solving means for measuring the sheet size is a canvas in which two or more sheets in the longitudinal direction and two or more sheets in the lateral direction are connected in the longitudinal direction, and two sheets adjacent to each other in the lateral direction are straddled 19-8 and the diagonal line A (FIG. 19-9) of the specified angle A across the joint, and a vertical line B across two joints adjacent in the vertical direction of the canvas It is carried out using three measurement sheets printed by printing without border (FIG. 19-10) and oblique line B (FIG. 19-11) of the designated angle B straddling the joint portion. In the measurement sheet, the page at the upper left of the canvas is a measurement sheet 1, the page at the upper right of the canvas is a measurement sheet 2, and the page at the lower left of the canvas is a measurement sheet 3.

  If the width of the sheet on which the measurement sheet is printed is narrower than the specified size, data loss occurs as shown in FIG. When the sheet width is wide, data overlap as shown in FIG. In this case, the width of the loss or overlap is calculated from the vertical distance of the loss or overlap.

  The vertical distance between the right end of the horizontal line (FIG. 22-8A) of measurement sheet 1 and the right end of the oblique line (FIG. 22-9A) and the left end of oblique line (FIG. 22-8B) of measurement sheet 2 of 0062 (FIG. 22) Find the difference in vertical distance from the left end of -9B).

  The difference between the vertical distances is taken as the height of the right triangle, the length of the base is determined using the angle A of 0062, and the error of the paper width is determined using the ratio of the lateral direction of 0055.

  The horizontal distance between the lower end of the vertical line (Fig. 22-10A) of the measurement sheet 1 and the lower end of the oblique line (Fig. 22-11A) and the upper line of the vertical line (Fig. 22-10B) of the measurement sheet 2 Find the difference of the horizontal distance from the upper end of Figure 22-11 B).

  The difference of the horizontal distance is taken as the length of the base of the right triangle, the height is determined using the angle B of 0062, and the error of the paper length is determined by the ratio in the longitudinal direction of 0057.

  The measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 2 are preferably printed on one sheet as shown in FIG. Similarly, it is desirable to print the measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 3 of 0062 on one sheet as shown in FIG.

  The two measurement sheets of 0068 can be printed on one sheet as shown in FIG. By printing on one sheet, it is possible to save paper time and save printing time.

  A third problem solving means of measuring the sheet size of 0029 is to print on the measurement sheet of 0062 a scale which can measure an error visually without using a ruler or the like.

  The scale of 0070 can be shared with the method of measuring the printing position deviation by the method of 0023.

  A value obtained by multiplying the interval to be measured (1 mm interval, 2 mm interval, etc.) by the ratio in the horizontal direction of 0055 is the printing scale interval A, and is above and below the horizontal line (FIG. 22-8A) of the measurement sheet 1 of 0062. An arbitrary number of horizontal lines are printed up to the right edge of the sheet of the measurement sheet 1 at the printing scale interval A, and this is used as a main scale A.

  The measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 2 are closely attached so that there is no gap and overlap so that the oblique line (FIG. 22-9A) of the measurement sheet 1 and the oblique line (FIG. 22-9B) of the measurement sheet 2 are straight. In the state in which the measurement sheet 1 is made to read, the position at which the horizontal line (FIG. 22-8B) of the measurement sheet 2 points to the main graduation A of the measurement sheet 1 is read to acquire the error of the sheet width.

  When the measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 2 are printed on one sheet by the method of 0068, the right side divided into right and left parts serves as the measurement sheet 1 and the left side as the measurement sheet 2.

  In order to increase the accuracy of the above reading method, 10 horizontal lines are printed up or down the measurement sheet 2 of 0062 at an interval of 1.1 times the printing scale interval A of 0072 to the left end of the measurement sheet 2; Let this be the auxiliary scale A. At that time, it is assumed that ten or more main graduations A of 0072 are added in the same direction as the auxiliary graduations A.

  When reading 0073, reading the position where the main scale A of 0072 and the auxiliary scale A of 0075 coincide with each other enables reading at an accuracy of 1/10 of the printing scale interval A of 0072.

  A value obtained by multiplying the interval to be measured (1 mm interval, 2 mm interval, etc.) by the ratio in the vertical direction of 0057 is the printing scale interval B, and the left side of the vertical line of the measurement sheet 1 of 0062 (FIG. An arbitrary number of vertical lines are printed up to the lower end of the sheet of the measurement sheet 1 at the printing scale interval B on the right side, and this is used as a main scale B.

  The measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 3 are closely attached so that there is no gap and overlap so that the oblique lines of the measurement sheet 1 (FIG. 22-11A) and the oblique lines of the measurement sheet 3 (FIG. 22-11B) are straight. With the main sheet B being measured, the position of the main scale B of the measuring sheet 1 pointed to by the vertical line (FIGS. 22-10B) of the measuring sheet 3 is read to acquire the error of the sheet length.

  When the measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 3 are printed on one sheet by the method of 0068, the lower side divided up and down plays the role of the measurement sheet 1, and the upper side plays the role of the measurement sheet 3.

  In order to increase the accuracy of the above-mentioned reading method, ten vertical lines at an interval of 1.1 times the printing scale interval B of 0077 on the left or right of the measurement sheet 3 of 0062 to the upper end of the measurement sheet 3 Print it, and let this be the auxiliary scale B. At that time, ten or more of the main graduations B of 0077 are added in the same direction as the auxiliary graduations B.

At the time of reading of 0078, by reading the position where the main tick mark B of 0077 and the auxiliary tick mark of 0080 coincide with each other, it is possible to read at 1/10 accuracy of the printing tick interval B of 0077.
The procedure of registering at one time using the scanner the deviation of the printing position between normal printing and borderless printing and the difference between the sheet used for printing and the prescribed size is the flow of FIG. Specifically, the paper size types (A4, B4, etc.) registered in the program are displayed in a list to prompt selection. When a plurality of printing apparatuses are registered in the computer, the printing apparatuses are also displayed in a list to prompt selection. Display and confirm a message whether printing without borders is possible with this combination.

  Next, the horizontal and vertical lines of 0051 for measuring the deviation of the printing position at the time of normal printing and at the time of borderless printing are printed by normal printing to form a measurement sheet. At that time, the normal print resolution is also acquired. Subsequently, the measurement sheet is set again in the printing apparatus, and the horizontal and vertical lines and the horizontal line of 0056 and the vertical line of 0058 for measuring the dimensions of the sheet are printed by borderless printing.

The measurement sheet is set on the scanner and read by a method using the oblique line of 0060.

    The read image file is read, and the deviation of the printing position and the size of the sheet are analyzed by a computer program.

  The input screen of the name which can distinguish the paper to be used is displayed, and it is input and registered with the name, the result of 0084, and a required matter.

Procedure of registration by visual observation A procedure in the case of visually acquiring and registering an error between a sheet used for printing and a prescribed size is a flow of FIG. Specifically, the paper size types (A4, B4, etc.) registered in the program are displayed in a list to prompt selection. When a plurality of printing apparatuses are registered in the computer, the printing apparatuses are also displayed in a list to prompt selection. Display and confirm a message whether printing without borders is possible with this combination.

  Next, in order to measure the shift of the printing position at the time of normal printing and at the time of printing without border, the data in which the specific range is set to the same position is printed on the same sheet with both normal printing and borderless printing. . At the time of the two printings, each printing resolution is acquired and held in the memory. In borderless printing, a message is displayed to confirm that printing is possible up to the top, bottom, left, and right edges of the sheet, and if there is no problem, the process advances.

  The data of 0087 is preferably horizontal and vertical lines with respect to the paper feeding direction, but the shape is not limited as long as horizontal and vertical deviations can be measured from the printing result in a specific range. In addition, in the case of printing without border, data is set which is set so as to be surely printed up to the top, bottom, left and right of the sheet.

  Subsequently, the measurement sheet of the error between the sheet used for printing and the prescribed size is printed using the third problem solving means of 0070.

  A screen for inputting the reading result of the measurement sheet of deviation is displayed. When the input is completed, a screen for inputting the reading result of the error measurement sheet of 0089 is displayed. When the input is completed, the input screen of the name which can distinguish the paper to be used is displayed. When the input is complete, register the acquired information. This operation is performed only once for each combination of the paper size type, the printing apparatus, the setting value of the protrusion amount, and the name of the paper to be used.

  In the case where the sheet for measuring the displacement of the printing position by the method of 0023, and the measurement sheet of 0062 and the scale of 0070 are all printed on one sheet of paper, the flow shown in FIG. In this case, prior to borderless printing, normal printing is set and only printing resolution of normal printing is acquired.

  The poster print setting is the flow of FIG. If printing is performed without border by designating the number of sheets in the vertical direction × horizontal direction, based on the registered data, based on the registered information of 0090, the setting information of the paper size type, printing device, protrusion amount, and name of the paper to be used Let me choose a combination.

  An environment is provided in which a canvas obtained by connecting the vertical number and horizontal number of sheets specified above is created in the actual size of the sheet to be used, and characters, images, etc. can be laid out. In the layout, the layout beyond the area of the canvas is also possible.

  Next, a print position adjustment sheet in the case of visual observation without using a ruler or the like will be described. FIG. 30 actually prints the print position adjustment sheet in the case of postcard size.

  FIG. 31 shows a scale for reading at the left and right positions in FIG. 12A is normal printing. It is 12B that this is extended by borderless printing so that only the length can be printed to the paper end without changing the position. Both are printed on the same sheet. The interval between the two is a gap.

  14A in FIG. 31 is a scale for reading the distance between 13A and 13B. From the 13 B, 10 vertical lines are created as print data at 1 mm intervals in the right direction, and copied downward nine times. At that time, 14B has moved 0.1 mm to 14 mm from 14A, and 14 C has moved 0.2 mm to 14 mm from 14A. The scale up to 14J created by performing the same process as the following will be used as the auxiliary scale. Print this with borderless printing.

  The position 13A in FIG. 31 is read at the position 14A, the integer part is read, and the fraction part is read looking for a position coincident with or closest to any of the graduation lines of the 10 groups of subdivisions 13A and 14A to 14J. 14B is 0.1, 14C is 0.2, and 14J is 0.9. The print position adjustment value is obtained by adding this decimal part to the integer part.

  The measurement sheet of the third problem solution means of FIG. 32 is as shown in FIG. 32, the measurement sheet 2 is as shown in FIG. 33, and the measurement sheet 3 is as shown in FIG. An angle of 30 degrees will be described as an example. FIGS. 32, 33, and 34 are printed on postcard size by the printing method of the present invention, in which a scale number corresponding to both positive and negative errors is added.

  FIG. 35 shows the measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 2 arranged side-by-side with diagonal lines in order to read the width error.

  The basic part of the method of creating the error reading scale of the measurement sheet will be described using the measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 2 as an example of the sheet width.

  FIG. 36 shows a coupled portion of the measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 2. This is an example when there is no error. Three horizontal lines are prepared so as to be printed up to the right end of the sheet at intervals of 2 mm downward with reference to the horizontal line 8A of the measurement sheet 1. Subsequently, 14 pieces are similarly formed at an interval of 2 mm in the upward direction. Let this be the main scale line.

  Next, auxiliary scale lines are formed so that 10 sheets are printed up to the left end of the sheet at intervals of 2.2 mm with reference to 8B of the measurement sheet 2.

FIG. 37 shows an example of reading.
The vertical distance between 8A and 8B when the measurement sheet 1 and the measurement sheet 2 are arranged without gaps and without overlapping so that 9A and 9B are in a straight line is an integer part at the position where 8B points the main scale line created in 0101 Can be read.

    As shown in FIG. 37, the position where the main scale line of 0101 and the auxiliary scale line of 0102 coincide with each other is a decimal part. The value obtained by adding the integer part read out in 0103 and the above-mentioned fraction part becomes the paper width error.

  In the same way, create a length scale line and an auxiliary scale line.

  As shown in FIG. 38, when the measurement sheet of the second method of measuring the printing position shift of the 0023 and the third problem solving means of measuring the sheet dimension of the 0028 is printed on one sheet of paper sharing the memory. Become.

1 X-axis as a reference of canvas 2 Y-axis as a reference of canvas 3A horizontal line specifying length 3B vertical line specifying length 3C pair of vertical lines specifying horizontal spacing length 3D vertical direction A pair of horizontal lines 4A with a specified interval length Horizontal line 4B printed from the left edge of the paper to the right edge Paper A of vertical line 5A 0034 printed from the upper edge to the lower edge of the paper
Sheet B of 5B 0034
6A 0060 diagonal line A
6B 0060 hatching B
6C 0060 diagonal line C
6D 0060 diagonal line D
7 Scanner original reading unit reading range 8 Horizontal line straddling sheets adjacent to left and right 9 hatched lines straddling sheets adjacent to left and right 10 vertical line straddling sheets adjacent vertically and 11 hatched line straddling sheets adjacent vertically 8 horizontal lines measuring sheet 1 printed on 8B 8 horizontal lines measuring sheet 2 printed on 9A 9 oblique lines measuring sheet 1 printed on 9A 9 diagonal lines measuring sheet 2 printed on 9 Measurement of the vertical line of the part 10A 10 The measurement of the vertical line of the part 11B 11 printed on the measurement sheet 3 of the vertical line of the part 10B 10 12A printed on the horizontal line 12B printed on a regular print by extending to the left and right ends of the paper at the same position as the horizontal line 12B printed on normal printing 12A From the position of the vertical line 14B 13B from the position of the vertical line 14A 13B printed by borderless printing, extending to the top and bottom of the paper at the same position as the vertical line 13B 13A printed by printing, shifted 0.1 mm to the right From the position of the scale auxiliary line 14J 13B located 0.2 mm to the right from the position of the scale line 14C 13B 0.9 mm to the bottom of the scale auxiliary line 15A 8A located 2 mm below the scale line 15B 8A Below 4 mm intervals from scale line 15C 8A Down to 6 mm intervals from scale line 16A 8A Up to 2 mm intervals from scale line 16K 8 A Up 22 mm intervals from scale line 16 N 8 A Up to 28 mm intervals Scale auxiliary line 17F at 2.2 mm intervals from scale line 17A 8B up to 22 mm from above at matching point 17J 8B of major scale line and minor scale line

Claims (15)

  An information processing apparatus which can give a printing instruction to a printing apparatus, and designates the size of a sheet provided in the printing apparatus, but forms a unit page with the actual size of the sheet used for printing, and becomes a reference X Create a canvas with one or more in the right direction from the coordinate axis and one or more in the lower direction from the Y coordinate axis, and when sending the data laid out on the canvas to the printing device, each unit page An information processing apparatus capable of sliding and printing so that the left end of the page is positioned on the X coordinate axis and the upper end is positioned on the Y coordinate axis.   It is possible to adjust the horizontal position of each column of the unit page in pixel units, and the vertical position of each row of the unit pages can be adjusted in pixel units. The information processing apparatus according to 1).   The top portion of the sheet in the sheet feeding direction of the printing apparatus used is the upper side of the sheet, the direction parallel to the upper side is the horizontal direction, the horizontal direction is the sheet width, and the vertical direction is the sheet length. The result of printing the print data created by designating the length A with no border by the printing device is a ratio obtained by dividing the length A by the actual measurement value or the number of dots read by the scanner, the width of the sheet A value obtained by multiplying the value measured by the measurement method is used as the actual dimension of the sheet width constituting the unit page, and the print data created by designating the length B in the vertical direction of the sheet is printed by the printing apparatus A value obtained by dividing the length B by the value measured by the measurement method and multiplying the length of the paper by the value measured by the measurement method is the actual size of the paper length constituting the unit page Information processing apparatus according to claim 1 .   The ratio between normal printing and borderless printing is the same by multiplying the borderless printing resolution of the printing apparatus by the ratio of the printing resolution of normal printing of the printing apparatus divided by the printing resolution without border. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a shift between the printing position in the horizontal direction and the printing direction in the vertical direction is acquired from a sheet on which the same data is printed without normal printing and bordering.   On a sheet on which print data of a horizontal line at a certain distance from the top edge of the paper and a vertical line at a certain distance from the left end of the paper is printed by normal printing, horizontal scale lines and the vertical lines shifted vertically by the specified amount from the horizontal line and the horizontal line The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a vertical scale line shifted in the horizontal direction by a designated amount from the line and the vertical line is printable.   The value obtained from the distance between the horizontal line at the left edge of the paper printed without border and the diagonal line of the specified angle passing through the intersection of the horizontal line beyond the left edge of the paper and the horizontal line and the left side of the paper Obtain a value determined from the distance between the vertical line and the diagonal line at the top edge of the paper printed without border by the specified angle diagonal line passing through the vertical line exceeding the above and the intersection point of the vertical line and the upper side of the sheet as the vertical deviation. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The offset of the printing position is eliminated by adding the correction value of the printing position offset with respect to the sheet in the normal printing and the printing without border to the coordinate data of the printing data. Information processing equipment.   A sheet in the horizontal direction is a ratio obtained by dividing the length A by the actual measurement value or the number of dots read by a scanner, as a result of borderless printing by a printing apparatus using print data in which the length A is specified in the horizontal direction. The value obtained by multiplying the values measured by the measurement method by the lengths of both ends is the actual dimension of the sheet width, and the result of printing without a border by a printer using print data with the length B specified in the vertical direction The ratio obtained by dividing the length B by the actual measurement value or the number of dots read by the scanner is obtained as the actual size of the paper length obtained by multiplying the length measured by the measuring method by the length of both ends of the paper in the vertical direction. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, which is possible.   Measure the distance and angle of the line segment including the point A located on the left edge of the sheet and the point B located on the right edge of the sheet on the above-mentioned sheet, and connecting the point A and the point B from the printing result Of the image and the point C located at the upper end of the paper and including the point D located at the lower end of the paper and measuring the distance and angle of the line segment connecting the points C and D from the printing result The distance between the point A and the point B printed on the sheet and the point C and the point printed on the sheet from a result of reading a sheet on which possible images are printed without a border and installed at an arbitrary angle in a reading unit of a scanner The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the distance D can be measured.   Create a canvas in which unit pages composed of paper sizes provided in the printing device are arranged adjacent to one or more in the right direction from the reference X coordinate axis and one or more in the lower direction from the Y coordinate axis. The unit page 1 has a ratio A obtained by dividing the length A by the number of dots read by the scanner as the result of printing without printing the print data specifying the length A in the left-right direction so as to fit in one sheet. The result of printing without bordering the print data with length B specified vertically so as to fit in a sheet is divided by the number of dots read by the scanner by the length B divided by the number of dots as ratio B, and adjacent in the horizontal direction The difference between the vertical distance at the right edge of the left page and the vertical distance at the left edge of the right page of the left page and the diagonal line printed without border with the horizontal line across the two junctions and the diagonal line across the junction of the specified angle A Multiply by ratio A Let the value be the height of a right triangle and the value of the base of the right triangle obtained in relation to the angle A be the error between the paper used and the default paper width, and multiply the ratio A by the height of the right triangle The value obtained by the trigonometric function with the angle A is used as the error of the sheet width between the used sheet and the default sheet, and the above-mentioned bond of the specified angle B and the vertical line straddling two adjacent joints in the vertical direction A value obtained by multiplying the difference between the horizontal distance at the lower end of the upper page and the horizontal line at the lower end of the upper line at the lower end of the upper line and the vertical line with diagonal lines across the part multiplied by the ratio B with the angle B The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the value of the height of the right triangle obtained by the relationship can be used to obtain the sheet size as an error between the sheet length of the used sheet and the default sheet.   Create a canvas in which unit pages composed of paper sizes provided in the printing device are arranged adjacent to one or more in the right direction from the reference X coordinate axis and one or more in the lower direction from the Y coordinate axis. A horizontal line crossing two adjacent joints and a diagonal line crossing the joint at a specified angle with the vertical line and a vertical line crossing two adjacent joints in the vertical direction of the canvas at the specified angle The main scale and the auxiliary scale of the interval according to the ratio obtained from the angle A and the angle B can be printed by printing without a border so that the diagonal lines across the parts have the same ratio as in normal printing. Information processing device.   The resolution, the actual size of the paper and the print position adjustment value are acquired for each combination of the printing resolution and the actual size of the paper when printing and normal printing and borderless printing, and registered in the setting file to create a document The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting data can be recalled at the same time.   A control method of an information processing apparatus in which a print instruction is given to a printing apparatus, which designates a sheet size provided in the printing apparatus, but forms a unit page with actual dimensions of sheets used for printing, and a standard Create a canvas with one or more in the right direction from the X coordinate axis and one or more in the lower direction from the Y coordinate axis and send the data laid out on the canvas to the printing device A control method, wherein print data is created by sliding the left end of the page on the X coordinate axis and the upper end on the Y coordinate axis for each unit page.   A program that can be installed in an information processing apparatus that can give a printing instruction to a printing apparatus, and specifies the paper size provided in the printing apparatus, but forms a unit page with the actual size of the paper used for printing When creating a canvas in which one or more in the right direction from the reference X coordinate axis and one or more in the lower direction from the Y coordinate axis are arranged adjacently and transmitting the data laid out on the canvas to the printing apparatus A program capable of creating print data by sliding the left end of the page on the X coordinate axis and the upper end on the Y coordinate axis for each unit page.