JP2018202657A - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable a user to know a discharge situation of an output result before performing output processing.SOLUTION: A display part 33 is controlled by a control part 32, and displays various information to a user. The control part 32 performs control so as to display information showing a discharge situation of an output result of print data in the display part 33 before outputting an image generated on the basis of the print data onto a sheet. That is, the control part 32 performs operation for letting the user know how the print result is discharged by performing sheet discharge preview display for displaying such an image showing the discharge situation of the print result before performing the print processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a program.

  In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-260, a simulation image of a paper feeding operation, a layout, and a paper ejection operation is displayed using the generated preview image in order to easily show the printing operation to a person who is not familiar with the printer driver. An information processing apparatus is disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a printing apparatus in which an image of a sheet placed on a sheet tray and an image to be printed are combined and displayed on a print preview window.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a print control apparatus that displays a preview image of a document to be printed so that the discharge direction of a recording medium can be identified.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228688 informs the user which image is printed on which side of the supplied paper, so that the wrong orientation of the paper and the back / front side of the printing surface can be suppressed. A forming apparatus is disclosed.

JP 2006-252130 A JP 2009-104590 A JP 2012-033056 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-023350

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and a program that allow a user to know a discharge status of an output result before an output process is performed.

[Information processing device]
The present invention according to claim 1 includes display control means for controlling to display information indicating the discharge status of the output result of the print data before outputting the image generated based on the print data on the paper. Information processing apparatus.

  The present invention according to claim 2 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the discharge status of the output result is information on a discharge location and image information representing a state at the time of discharge.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the image information representing the state at the time of discharge includes output paper orientation, output paper size, output paper printing surface, post-processing state, collective printing state, and The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, comprising information obtained by combining at least one or a plurality of pieces of output image information.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the information on the state in which the post-processing is performed includes the position where the stapling process is performed, the position where the punching process is performed, the state after the folding process is performed, or the cutting process is performed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, which is information indicating a later state.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the image information representing the state at the time of discharging is information obtained by combining at least one or a plurality of information on the number of output copies, the collating state, the discharging order, and the imposition state. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising:

  The present invention according to claim 6 is the information according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the image information representing the state at the time of discharge includes information that indicates a state of the insertion sheet inserted into the output sheet bundle. It is a processing device.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information processing apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the information that indicates the discharge status of the output result further includes moving image information representing the movement of the paper at the time of discharge.

  The present invention according to claim 8 is the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the display control means controls to further display information indicating a paper feed status when the output process is performed. .

  The present invention according to claim 9 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the information indicating the sheet feeding status is sheet feeding location information and image information representing a state at the time of sheet feeding.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in the image information representing the state at the time of paper feeding, the orientation of the paper feeding paper, the size of the paper feeding paper, the scheduled printing surface for the paper feeding paper, and the scheduled position where post-processing is performed The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising information obtained by combining at least one or a plurality of pieces of information on the state of aggregate printing and the scheduled output image.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the display control means is configured to display an image indicating a state when paper is supplied to another page with respect to an image indicating the state when the paper is supplied, wherein the print data includes a plurality of pages. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein when an operation for displaying is performed, the display content of information indicating a paper feed status is changed in conjunction with the display content of information indicating a discharge status.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the display control unit controls the output image information output based on the print data to be further displayed in units of pages or sheets. The information processing apparatus described.

[program]
According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer having a display control step for controlling to display information indicating a discharge status of an output result of the print data before outputting an image generated based on the print data on a sheet. It is a program for making it run.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that enables the user to know the output status of the output result before the output process is performed.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that allows the user to know the discharge location of the output result and the state at the time of discharge before the output process is performed.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, before the output process is performed, the user outputs the output sheet orientation, the output sheet size, the output sheet printing surface, the post-processing state, It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that makes it possible to know state and output image information.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, before the output process is performed, the user performs the position where the staple process is performed, the position where the punch process is performed, the state after the folding process is performed, or the cutting process. It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of knowing the state after being broken.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus that enables a user to know the number of output copies, the collation state, the discharge order, and the imposition state before the output process is performed. Can do.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that enables a user to know the state of an insertion sheet inserted into an output sheet bundle before an output process is performed.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that allows the user to know the movement of the paper during discharge before the output process is performed.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that allows the user to know the paper feed status when the output process is performed before the output process is performed.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that allows the user to know the paper feeding location and the state at the time of paper feeding before the output process is performed.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, before the output process is performed, the user can specify the orientation of the paper feed paper, the size of the paper feed paper, the scheduled printing surface for the paper feed paper, the scheduled position for post-processing, It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of knowing the state of aggregate printing and the output scheduled image.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that enables the user to know the discharge status and the paper feed status in conjunction with each other when performing printing processing for a plurality of pages.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that allows a user to know information of an output image output based on print data in units of pages or sheets.

  According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a program that allows the user to know the discharge status of the output result before the output process is performed.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a printing system including an image forming apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a diagram for explaining configurations of an image forming apparatus 10 and a post-processing apparatus 20. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an image forming apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of print data. 10 is a diagram for explaining a discharge preview display example 1; FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a discharge preview display example 2; FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a discharge preview display example 3; FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a discharge preview display example 4; FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a discharge / feed preview display example. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a discharge / feed preview display example 2; FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a discharge and feed preview display example 3-1. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a discharge / feed preview example 3-2. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a discharge / feed preview example 3-3. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a first example of paper discharge, paper feed, and image preview display. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a paper discharge, paper feed, and image preview display example 2;

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a printing system including an image forming apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an image forming apparatus 10 and a terminal device 20 that are connected to each other via a network 30. The terminal device 40 generates print data and transmits the print data generated via the network 30 to the image forming apparatus 10. The image forming apparatus 10 receives the print data transmitted from the terminal device 40 and outputs an image corresponding to the print data on a sheet. The image forming apparatus 10 is an apparatus called a so-called multi-function machine having a plurality of functions such as a print function, a scan function, a copy function, and a facsimile function.

  The image forming apparatus 10 is connected to a post-processing device 20 for performing post-processing such as stapling, punching, and folding.

  The configurations of the image forming apparatus 10 and the post-processing apparatus 20 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The image forming apparatus 10 includes paper feed trays 41 to 44 for feeding paper used in printing processing and a manual feed tray 45. Tray numbers 1 to 4 are assigned to the sheet feeding trays 41 to 44, respectively, and are expressed as sheet feeding trays 1 to 4 in the following description.

  Further, the post-processing device 20 has a function of receiving paper after the printing processing is performed in the image forming apparatus 10 and executing various post-processing such as stapling processing and punching processing. The post-processing device 20 includes a discharge tray 21 for discharging paper received from the image forming apparatus 10 without performing post-processing, and a finisher tray 22 for discharging paper after post-processing. Is provided.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 in the image forming system of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 10 transmits and receives data to and from an external device or the like via a CPU 11, a memory 12, a storage device 13 such as a hard disk drive (HDD), and a network 30. A communication interface (IF) 14, a touch panel or liquid crystal display, and a user interface (UI) device 15 including a keyboard, a scanner 16, and a print engine 17 are included. These components are connected to each other via a control bus 18.

  The print engine 17 prints an image on a recording medium such as printing paper through processes such as charging, exposure, development, transfer, and fixing.

  The CPU 11 executes predetermined processing based on a control program stored in the memory 12 or the storage device 13 and controls the operation of the image forming apparatus 10.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 11 has been described as reading and executing a control program stored in the memory 12 or the storage device 13, but the program is stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM and stored in the CPU 11. It is also possible to provide.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 realized by executing the control program.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment includes a print job receiving unit 31, a control unit 32, a display unit 33, a data storage unit 34, an operation input unit 35, and an output unit 36. And.

  The print job receiving unit 31 receives a print job (print instruction) transmitted from the terminal device 40.

  The control unit 32 performs control to generate print data based on the print job received by the print job receiving unit 31 and output the generated print data from the output unit 36. The data storage unit 34 stores various data such as print data generated by the control unit 32.

  The display unit 33 is controlled by the control unit 32 and displays various types of information to the user. The operation input unit 35 inputs various types of operation information performed by the user.

  The output unit 36 outputs an image on a recording medium such as printing paper based on the control by the control unit 32.

  Then, the control unit 32 controls the display unit 33 to display information indicating the discharge status of the output result of the print data before outputting the image generated based on the print data on the paper.

  In other words, the control unit 32 performs an operation for notifying the user of the state when the image is discharged by performing a paper discharge preview display that displays an image in advance so that the discharge status of the print result can be known before performing the printing process. Do.

  In the following description, the sheet discharge preview display is described as being displayed on the display unit 33 such as an operation panel in the image forming apparatus 10, but a print job is transmitted from the terminal device 40 to the image forming apparatus 10. At this time, a discharge preview display may be performed on the screen of the terminal device 40.

  Here, the information indicating the discharge status of the output result displayed by the display unit 32 is information on the discharge location and image information representing the state at the time of discharge. The image information representing the state at the time of discharge includes the orientation of the output paper (vertical direction or horizontal direction), the size of the output paper (A4, B5, etc.), the print side of the output paper (back side or front side), Information including a combination of at least one of a post-processing state, an aggregate printing state, and output image information may be included.

  In addition, the post-processing status information specifically includes the position where the stapling process is performed, the position where the punching process is performed, the state after the folding process is performed, or after the cutting process is performed. This is information indicating the state.

  The image information representing the state at the time of discharge includes information on the number of output copies, the collation state, the discharge order (from the first page to the last page, the first page from the last page), and the imposition state information at the time of booklet printing. Information including a combination of at least one or a plurality of them may be further included.

  Further, the image information representing the state at the time of discharge may include information that indicates the state of the insertion sheet such as a slip sheet and a banner sheet inserted into the output sheet bundle.

  Note that moving image information representing the movement of the paper at the time of discharge may be displayed as information that can be used to know the discharge status of the output result.

  When stapling is specified, the printed paper comes out from the discharge port halfway and stops. After a plurality of sheets are collected, the staple processing is performed and then discharged from the discharge port. May be performed. In such a case, if the user misunderstands that the sheet is discharged and pulls out the sheet from the discharge port during the staple process, the staple process cannot be performed normally.

  For this reason, the user can be informed in advance of what discharge operation is performed by showing the user the moving image information representing the movement of the paper during discharge as a discharge preview display.

  In addition to the information indicating the discharge status of the output result, the control unit 32 may further control the display unit 33 to display information indicating the paper feed status when the output process is performed.

  Here, the information indicating the paper feed status is, for example, information on a paper feed location and image information representing a state at the time of paper feed.

  In addition, the image information indicating the paper feed status includes the paper feed direction, the paper feed size, the scheduled print surface for the paper feed, the post-processing scheduled position, the consolidated print status, and the output schedule. Information combining at least one or a plurality of pieces of image information may be included.

  In addition, the control unit 32 includes an operation for displaying an image indicating a state of paper feeding with respect to another page with respect to an image indicating a state of paper feeding, in which the print data includes a plurality of pages (pages). In this case, the display content of the information indicating the paper feed status may be changed in conjunction with the display content of the information indicating the discharge status.

  Further, the control unit 32 may control to further display the information of the output image output based on the print data in units of pages or units of paper.

  Next, a display example of a prior display (discharge preview display) of the discharge status in the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the following description, a case will be described in which print processing is performed based on print data as shown in FIG. 5 so that the displayed contents can be easily understood. The print data shown in FIG. 5 is data representing character images F, B, C, and D in order from the first page.

[Output preview]
FIG. 6 shows an example of a paper discharge preview displayed when the A4 vertical paper and one side are designated based on the print data shown in FIG.

  In the image forming apparatus 10 and the post-processing apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment, face-down output is performed with the print side facing down. For this reason, when one-side printing is performed, the user sees only the blank paper portion when viewing the output print result, and it is difficult to determine where the print result printed by himself / herself is output.

  In the paper discharge preview display example of FIG. 6, since the face-down output is performed, the character image printed on the back surface is represented by a dotted line and the discharge destination is the discharge tray 21. Further, in this paper discharge preview display example, the paper discharge direction is indicated by an arrow.

  As described above, since post-processing is not designated, the print result is output to the discharge tray 21 of the post-processing device 20 and the output is face-down output. Users can easily know just by looking.

  Next, FIG. 7 shows an example of a paper discharge preview display that is displayed when the stapling process for A4 vertical paper, 2-up, single-sided, and upper left one is designated based on the print data shown in FIG. Here, “2 up” means performing aggregate printing in which images for two pages are reduced and printed as one page image.

  In the example of the paper discharge preview display in FIG. 7, it is indicated that two pages of images are aggregated and printed within one page, and stapling is performed when 2 up is instructed. Yes. Since the stapling process is designated, the print result is output to the finisher tray 22 of the post-processing apparatus 20, and therefore, in FIG. 7, it is displayed that the discharge destination is the finisher tray.

  Next, FIG. 8 shows an example of a paper discharge preview displayed when A4 vertical paper, 2-up, single-sided, punching processing is designated based on the print data shown in FIG.

  In the example of the paper discharge preview display in FIG. 8, when 2 up is instructed, two pages of images are printed together in one page, and two round images are displayed to perform punch processing. The positions to be printed and punched are shown.

  Next, FIG. 9 shows an example of a paper discharge preview displayed when the A4 vertical paper, 2-up, single-sided, and folding processes are designated based on the print data shown in FIG.

  In the example of the paper discharge preview display in FIG. 9, it can be seen that when the folding process is instructed, the display is such that the shape of the print result when the folding process is executed and discharged is understood.

[Paper output, paper feed preview display]
Next, a display example in the case of performing a paper feed preview display indicating a paper feed state together with a paper discharge preview display will be described.

  First, FIG. 10 shows an example of the paper discharge and paper feed preview display that is displayed when A4 vertical paper and one side are designated based on the print data shown in FIG.

  In the paper discharge and paper feed preview display shown in FIG. 10, a paper feed preview image is displayed on the left side and a paper discharge preview image is displayed on the right side. The paper feed preview display and the paper discharge preview display may be switched and displayed instead of being displayed side by side at the same time.

  In the paper feed preview display, the orientation and size of the fed paper, the printing surface of the fed paper, and the image to be printed are shown.

  Furthermore, this paper feed preview display shows the priority of the paper feed trays used for paper feed, and displays the paper feed preview display when paper is fed from other paper feed trays with lower priority. It is also possible to select and display.

  In other words, FIG. 10 shows paper fed from the paper feed tray 1 with priority 1, but feeding when paper is fed from paper feed trays set to priority 2 and priority 3 or the like. It is possible to switch to the paper preview display.

  Next, FIG. 11 shows an example of a paper discharge and paper feed preview display that is displayed when A4 vertical paper, single-sided, or manual feed is designated based on the print data shown in FIG.

  In the paper discharge and paper feed preview display shown in FIG. 11, a state when paper is fed from the manual feed tray 45 is shown. The paper feed direction is indicated by an arrow, and an image is displayed on the lower surface of the paper to be fed. Is to be printed. That is, when the paper feed from the paper feed trays 41 to 44 is switched to the paper feed from the manual feed tray 45, it can be recognized from the paper feed preview screen that the printing surface is reversed.

  Next, FIG. 12 shows an example of the paper discharge and paper feed preview displayed when the A4 vertical paper, 2-up, single-sided, and upper left one-point staple are designated based on the print data shown in FIG. .

  The paper discharge and paper feed preview display shown in FIG. 12 shows a state when paper is fed from the paper feed tray 1, and an image to be fed and stapling processing are performed on the printing surface of the paper to be fed. It can be seen that information on the scheduled location to be performed is shown.

  Note that when other post-processing such as punching, folding, and cutting is performed, the paper feed preview image indicates the scheduled position where the post-processing is performed, and the paper discharge preview image includes The state of the sheet after the post-processing is executed is shown. Therefore, the user can confirm the state before and after the post-processing by comparing the two preview displays.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when one of the paper feed preview image and the paper discharge preview image is scrolled, the other preview image is also scrolled together.

  The direction in which each page can be scrolled on each preview image is the paper transport direction. In the paper feed preview image, the first page is displayed at the top, and in the paper discharge preview image, the first page is displayed at the bottom so as to be superimposed one after another.

  In FIG. 13, in the paper feed preview image, the image on which the character “FB” is displayed on the first page is scrolled with a finger, and the image on which the character “CD” is displayed on the second page appears. ing. In the paper discharge preview image, the character “CD” on the second page is displayed on the image on which the character “FB” is displayed on the first page in conjunction with the movement. The displayed images are moved and overlapped.

  When the movement of the image on the second page is completed, as shown in FIG. 14, on the paper feed preview image and the paper discharge preview image, an image on which the character “CD” is displayed on the second page is fed. The status and the paper discharge status are displayed.

  Note that in the paper feed preview image, which paper feed tray is used for each fed paper is switched and displayed, and when the paper feed tray is changed during scrolling The information of the displayed paper feed tray name and the appearance image of the paper feed tray are switched halfway.

  In addition, in both the paper feed preview display and the paper discharge preview display, when a failure occurs during execution of a print job, a warning display indicating that a failure has occurred is displayed on the preview display image where the failure has occurred. May be.

  For example, when the paper feed status of each page in the paper feed preview image is scrolled and displayed sequentially, if a paper out occurs midway, a warning display is displayed on the paper feed preview image indicating that the paper has run out. You may make it do. In addition, on the paper discharge preview image, a warning display may be made to the effect that the discharge destination capacity is exceeded.

[Output, Feed, Image preview display]
Next, a display example in the case of simultaneously displaying an image preview image indicating an image scheduled to be printed on each page when performing paper discharge and paper feed preview display will be described.

  First, on the basis of the print data shown in FIG. 5, an example of paper discharge, paper feed, and image preview display that is displayed when A4 vertical paper, 2-up, single-sided, and upper left one-point staple processing is designated is shown in FIG. Shown in

  When it is difficult to check the contents of the printed image when the paper feed preview display indicating the paper feed state and the paper discharge preview display indicating the paper discharge state are performed, the image direction is rotated or the front and back of the image is reversed. There is.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 15, in addition to the paper feed preview display and the paper discharge preview display, the user displays the image content of each page to be printed by displaying the image preview image indicating the image content of each page. I can grasp it.

  Note that an image preview image can be edited in units of pages by displaying in units of pages even when aggregate printing or the like is performed. For example, when executing a job such as copying, even when it is desired to change the contrast of only an image of a specific page, it is possible to select and edit only the image of that page.

  Note that, when images of each page are sequentially displayed by performing a scroll operation as shown in FIG. 13, which page of the current paper feed preview image and paper discharge preview image is displayed in the image preview display. It may be displayed so that it can be seen. In FIG. 15, the image of the page being displayed is displayed with a thick black frame on the image preview image, so that the display can be understood. Therefore, in conjunction with the scroll operation in the paper feed preview image and the paper discharge preview image, display is performed such that the images on the displayed page are sequentially switched on the image preview image.

  Next, based on the print data shown in FIG. 5, an example of the paper discharge, paper feed, and image preview displayed when A4 weft paper, 2-up, single-sided, and upper left one-point stapling processing is designated is shown in FIG. Shown in

  In the paper discharge, paper feed, and image preview display shown in FIG. 16, the A4 side paper is selected as the paper size, the paper feed tray 2 is selected, and the paper to be fed and the paper to be ejected are displayed. , It is possible to grasp that the sheet is rotated by 90 ° compared to the case where the A4 vertical sheet is selected.

  In the present exemplary embodiment, the post-processing device 20 is connected to the image forming apparatus 10, so that there are two discharge destinations of the discharge tray 21 and the finisher tray 22. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be similarly applied even when the number of discharge destinations is one.

[Modification]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the discharge preview is displayed on the screen of the display unit 33 or the terminal device 40 of the image forming apparatus 10 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and printing paper The present invention can be similarly applied to a case where a paper discharge preview display is performed in another information processing apparatus that forms and discharges an image.

10 Image forming apparatus 11 CPU
12 Memory 13 Storage Device 14 Communication Interface (IF)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 User interface (UI) apparatus 16 Scanner 17 Print engine 18 Control bus 20 Post-processing apparatus 21 Discharge tray 22 Finisher tray 30 Network 31 Print job receiving part 32 Control part 33 Display part 34 Data storage part 35 Operation input part 36 Output part 41 -44 Paper feed tray (paper feed trays 1-4)
45 Bypass tray

Claims (13)

An information processing apparatus comprising display control means for controlling to display information indicating a discharge status of an output result of the print data before outputting an image generated based on the print data on a sheet.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the discharge status of the output result is information on a discharge location and image information representing a state at the time of discharge.   The image information representing the discharge state includes at least one of output sheet orientation, output sheet size, output sheet printing surface, post-processing state, aggregate printing state, and output image information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein information including a combination of two or more is included.   The information on the state where the post-processing is performed is information indicating a position where the stapling process is performed, a position where the punching process is performed, a state after the folding process is performed, or a state after the cutting process is performed. Item 4. The information processing device according to Item 3.   The image information representing the state at the time of discharge further includes information combining at least one or a plurality of pieces of information on the number of output copies, the collation state, the discharge order, and the imposition state. The information processing apparatus described.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image information representing the state at the time of discharge includes information indicating a state of an insertion sheet inserted into the output sheet bundle.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information indicating the discharge status of the output result further includes moving image information representing a movement of the sheet at the time of discharge.   The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the display control unit controls to further display information indicating a sheet feeding state when the output process is performed.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the information indicating the paper supply status is information on a paper supply location and image information representing a state at the time of paper supply.   The image information indicating the state at the time of paper feeding includes the orientation of the paper feeding paper, the size of the paper feeding paper, the scheduled printing surface for the paper feeding paper, the planned post-processing position, the status of aggregate printing, and the scheduled output image The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, comprising information obtained by combining at least one or more of the information.   The display control means, when the print data is composed of a plurality of pages, and an operation for displaying an image showing a state of paper feeding with respect to another page is performed on an image showing the state of paper feeding The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the display content of the information indicating the paper feed status is changed in conjunction with the display content of the information indicating the discharge status.   12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit controls to further display information of an output image output based on the print data in units of pages or sheets. A program for causing a computer to execute a display control step for controlling to display information indicating a discharge status of an output result of the print data before outputting an image generated based on the print data on a sheet.

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