JP2020008894A - Print setting program, print setting method and printing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To facilitate reuse of a successful print setting and prevent erroneous selection of a print setting that was not printed due to a cancellation or setting change.SOLUTION: A printing setting including a combination of setting values for a plurality of setting items is added to a printing history 101b, recorded and displayed. The print setting selected from the printing history 101b is reflected into a current print setting, printing completion information and a print setting at the time of completion are received, added into the printing history 101b, recorded and displayed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a print setting program, a print setting method, and a printing apparatus, in particular, to facilitate reuse of a successful print setting, and to erroneously select a print setting that has not been printed due to cancellation or setting change. The present invention relates to a print setting program, a print setting method, and a printing apparatus that can prevent the printing.

  In Patent Document 1, when a computer issues a print instruction (print job instruction) to a printer, the print settings are recorded as a print history, and the print settings are selected from the print history, whereby the same settings are used. A print setting program that enables printing is described. In this print setting program, the quality of the print result is checked, and it is determined whether or not the print setting is added to the print history and recorded.

  Patent Document 2 describes a print setting program in which a computer records prohibition conditions, and when a printing instruction to the printer applies to the prohibition conditions, the prohibition conditions are transmitted to the printer. The printer performs prohibition processing according to the transmitted prohibition condition, and the computer displays a warning that the print instruction satisfies the prohibition condition.

JP-A-2017-102901 JP 2011-123730 A

  If you change the print settings on the printer using a function that allows you to change the print settings, such as so-called "confirmation print", the print settings specified by the computer and the print settings actually printed May be different.

  According to the program described in Patent Document 1, when printing is performed as “confirmation print”, even if the print settings are changed in the printer, the computer recognizes that printing has been performed according to the print settings instructed to be printed. In the computer, only the print setting for which printing has been instructed is recorded and displayed as a print history, and the change in the print setting in the printer is neither recorded nor displayed.

  In this case, when reprinting with the same print setting as the changed print setting in the printer, the print setting cannot be selected from the print history. If the user wants to print again with the changed print settings in the printer, the print settings must be made again in the computer. When the print settings are set again, there is a possibility that the print settings are erroneously set as if the print was canceled (prematurely terminated).

  Alternatively, there is a possibility that an unintended print result may be obtained by selecting a print setting from the print history and printing. When the combination of print setting items is complicated, there is a possibility that an unintended combination of setting items that have been canceled before may be erroneously selected.

  In the program described in Patent Literature 2, since only the prohibition condition is processed, if the prohibition condition does not apply, there is a possibility that erroneous print settings such as those in which printing was previously canceled may be made.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to facilitate the reuse of a successful print setting, and also to prevent a print setting program, a print setting method, and a print setting method capable of preventing a print setting that was not printed due to cancellation or setting change from being selected by mistake again. A printing device is provided.

  Further objects of the present invention will become clear from the following description.

  The above object of the present invention is solved by the following inventions.

1.
A program for setting print settings of a printer that can communicate with a computer,
Recording means for adding and recording a print setting including a combination of setting values for a plurality of setting items to a print history when instructing the printer to perform printing;
Display means for displaying a print history, which is a history of print instructions, on a print setting screen;
Causing the computer to function as setting means for reflecting the print settings selected from the print history in the current print settings;
The computer causes the computer to receive information on the completion of printing according to the print instruction and print settings when the printing is completed.Additionally, the completion information and print settings are recorded in the print history and displayed by the display unit. A print setting program characterized by causing
2.
The computer according to claim 1, wherein the computer does not display the print settings that have not been completed because the printing has been canceled in the printer and the print settings that have been changed in the printer and have not been printed from the print history. Print setting program described.
3.
The computer causes the printer to record, as an unnecessary print history, a print setting that has not been completed because printing has been canceled and a print setting that has been changed and not printed in the printer.
The unnecessary print history can be confirmed on the display unit,
The print setting program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when a print setting included in the unnecessary setting history is performed, the user is notified of the fact.
4.
4. The print setting program according to claim 3, wherein the unnecessary print history does not include a print item whose number of setting items different from the default print setting is less than a designated number designated in advance.
5.
The computer, to receive the print instruction end information for each print instruction, to be added to the print history and displayed,
For the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has been received, the information of the print instruction is discarded, and for the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has not been received, the fact is notified. 5. The print setting program according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
6.
The computer, to receive the history of the setting change for each print instruction, to add to the print history and display,
The print setting program according to any one of 1 to 5, wherein the setting change history includes only a difference from a print setting before the change.
7.
A print setting method for setting print settings of a printer that can communicate with a computer,
Said computer,
Recording means for adding and recording a print setting including a combination of setting values for a plurality of setting items to a print history when instructing the printer to perform printing;
Display means for displaying a print history, which is a history of print instructions, on a print setting screen;
Functioning as setting means for reflecting the print settings selected from the print history in the current print settings,
The computer causes the computer to receive information on the completion of printing according to the print instruction and print settings when the printing is completed.Additionally, the completion information and print settings are recorded in the print history and displayed by the display unit. And a print setting method.
8.
The computer according to claim 7, wherein the computer does not display the print settings that were not completed because the printing was canceled in the printer and the print settings that were changed and not printed in the printer from the print history. Print setting method described.
9.
The computer causes the printer to record, as an unnecessary print history, a print setting that has not been completed because printing has been canceled and a print setting that has been changed and not printed in the printer.
The unnecessary print history can be confirmed on the display unit,
9. The print setting method according to the above item 7 or 8, wherein when print settings included in the unnecessary setting history are performed, the fact is notified.
10.
10. The print setting method according to claim 9, wherein the unnecessary print history does not include a print item whose number of setting items different from the default print setting is less than a specified number.
11.
The computer, to receive the print instruction end information for each print instruction, to be added to the print history and displayed,
For the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has been received, the information of the print instruction is discarded, and for the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has not been received, the fact is notified. 11. The print setting method according to any one of claims 10 to 10.
12.
The computer, to receive the history of the setting change for each print instruction, to add to the print history and display,
The print setting method according to any one of 7 to 11, wherein the setting change history includes only a difference from a print setting before the change.
13.
A printing device comprising a computer and a printer for performing print settings on the computer,
The computer is
Recording means for adding and recording a print setting including a combination of setting values for a plurality of setting items to a print history when instructing the printer to perform printing;
Display means for displaying a print history, which is a history of print instructions, on a print setting screen;
Functioning as setting means for reflecting the print settings selected from the print history in the current print settings,
The computer receives print completion information according to the print instruction and print settings when the printing is completed, adds the completion information and print settings to the print history, records the print information, and displays the information by the display unit. A printing device, comprising:
14．
The computer according to the thirteenth aspect, wherein the computer deletes, from the print history, print settings that have not been completed because printing has been canceled in the printer and print settings that have been changed in the printer and have not been printed. The printing device according to the above.
15.
The computer records, as unnecessary print history, print settings that were not completed because printing was canceled in the printer and print settings that were changed and not printed in the printer.
The unnecessary print history can be confirmed on the display unit,
15. The printing apparatus according to 13 or 14, wherein when a print setting included in the unnecessary setting history is performed, a notification to that effect is given.
16.
16. The printing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the unnecessary print history does not include a print item whose number of setting items different from the default print setting is less than a designated number designated in advance.
17．
The computer receives the print instruction end information for each print instruction, and displays it in addition to the print history,
For the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has been received, the information of the print instruction is discarded, and for the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has not been received, the fact is notified. The printing device according to any one of claims 16 to 16.
18.
The computer receives a history of setting changes for each print instruction, and displays it in addition to the print history,
18. The printing apparatus according to any one of 13 to 17, wherein the setting change history includes only a difference from a print setting before the change.

  Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, a print setting program, a print setting method, and a print method that facilitate reuse of a successful print setting and prevent a user from mistakenly selecting a print setting that was not printed due to cancellation or setting change An apparatus can be provided.

1 is a block diagram of a computer and a printer of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment. Computer block diagram Block diagram illustrating a printing device as a function Front view of print setting history screen (1) Flowchart of recording print setting history Diagram showing an example of print setting history Flow chart of setting change history recording 1 Diagram showing setting change history (example 1) Diagram showing setting change history (example 2) Flowchart of setting change history recording 2 Diagram showing setting change history (Example 3-1) Diagram showing setting change history (Example 3-2) Diagram showing setting change history (example 4) Flow chart for updating the print setting history Diagram showing an example of print setting history Diagram showing unnecessary setting history Front view of print setting history screen (2) Front view of unnecessary setting history screen Diagram showing deletion of print instruction ID Diagram showing notification at the same time as unnecessary setting

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a computer and a printer of the printing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a computer 1 and a printer 2 for performing print settings on the computer 1. One or more printers 2 may be used. The computer 1 and the printer 2 are connected by a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like. The connection means between the computer 1 and the printer 2, such as a LAN, may be a wired method or various wireless methods.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a computer.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the computer 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, to which an input device 12 and a display device 13 are connected. The input device 12 and the display device 13 are configured as a GUI (Graphical User Interface). Further, a random access memory (RAM) 14, a storage device 15, and a communication I / F (interface) unit 16 are connected to the CPU 11.

  The print setting method according to the present embodiment is executed by executing the print setting program according to the present embodiment. The computer 1 functions as a recording unit, a display unit, and a setting unit by executing the print setting program of the present embodiment. The recording unit adds a print setting including a combination of setting values for a plurality of setting items to the print history and records the print setting when instructing the printer to print. The display unit displays a print history, which is a history of a print instruction, on a print setting screen. The setting unit reflects the print settings selected from the print history on the current print settings.

  Further, by executing the print setting program of the present embodiment, the computer 1 receives the print completion information according to the print instruction and the print setting when the print is completed, and stores the completion information and the print setting in the print history. It is additionally recorded and displayed by the display means.

  By executing the print setting program according to the present embodiment, the setting change in the printer 2 is reflected in the print setting history data recorded by the computer 1, so that the same setting can be selected from the print history, thereby facilitating the operation. That is, since the settings after the settings have been changed by the printer 2 are displayed on the print setting history selection screen, it is easy to reuse the settings of the successful printing.

  Note that the print setting program of the present embodiment can be read and executed by the computer 1 from a computer-readable recording medium storing the program.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a printing apparatus as a function.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the computer 1 can interpret a print instruction (print job instruction) from a print setting UI unit 101 (display unit and setting unit) that provides a user with a print setting screen 101 a, from a program. Rendering processing unit 102 (setting means) for converting the data used for history display, print setting history holding unit 103 (recording means) as a recording location of data used for history display, and device information acquisition for acquiring setting change history data from printer 2 A unit 104 (setting means) is provided. The print setting UI unit 101 includes a UI processing unit 105, a print setting processing unit 106, a history display processing unit 107, and a prohibition processing unit 108.

  The printer 2 has a setting change history holding unit 201 that records a history until printing is completed. The setting change history holding unit 201 does not necessarily have to be provided in the printer 2, and may be a device separate from the printer 2 as long as the device can constantly monitor and record setting changes in the printer 2. Alternatively, it may be a part of the computer 1.

  FIG. 4 is a front view of the print setting history screen (1).

  As shown in FIG. 4, a print setting history screen 101b can be displayed on the print setting screen 101a. The print setting history screen 101b is displayed by the UI processing unit 105 of the print setting UI unit 101. On the print setting history screen 101b, "print date" and "print setting" are displayed for each print history. The print history with the (i) mark for “print date and time” is the print history when the print instruction is output from the computer 1 and the print history from which the completion information from the printer 2 has not been obtained. The completion information is information indicating that the display necessity information indicating whether the printing has been normally completed or canceled (halted) halfway has been received, and that the printing according to the print instruction has been completed.

  In this way, the computer 1 discards the print instruction information for which the print instruction end information (Fin) has been received, and discards the print instruction information for which the print instruction end information (Fin) has not been received. It is preferable to notify that fact.

  The computer 1 receives the print completion information according to the print instruction and the print setting at the time of completion of the print, records the completion information and the print setting in addition to the print history, and displays the print setting history screen by the display unit. It is displayed on 101b.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of recording the print setting history. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of print setting history recording in the “history recording unit” of the “rendering processing unit” of the computer.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the process is started in step st51, the computer 1 obtains print setting information at the time of printing instruction from the program in step st52, and creates a “print setting history record (record)” in step st53. Then, it is saved (recorded) in the "print setting history holding unit" in step st54, and the process ends in step st55.

  The computer 1 deletes from the print history and does not display the print settings that were not completed because the printing was canceled in the printer 2 and the print settings that were changed in the printer 2 and were not printed (before the change). Is preferred.

  If the print setting before canceling or changing the setting in the printer 2 is not displayed on the print setting history selection screen, the user does not set the wrong setting again.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the print setting history.

  In the print setting history shown in FIG. 6, print settings that have not been completed because printing has been canceled in the printer 2 and print settings that have been changed and not printed (before change) in the printer 2 are displayed. Absent.

  In addition, it is preferable that the computer 1 receives the history of the setting change for each print instruction from the printer 2 and displays it in addition to the print history.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the print instructions of the history IDs: 1 to 3 are updated by receiving the setting change history data, the completion information (Done), the display necessity information (Yes), and the end information (Fin) from the printer 2. Results are displayed. The print instructions of the history IDs: 4 and 5 correspond to the print settings output from the computer 1 because the completion information (Done), the display necessity information (Yes), and the end information (Fin) from the printer 2 have not been acquired yet. Is displayed. In this state, the mark (i) is displayed in the display example shown in FIG. The history ID: 5 is the print setting finally output from the computer 1.

  The setting change history (setting change history data) may record all setting values, but preferably includes only the difference between the print settings after the change and the print settings before the change. In FIG. 6, only a portion having a difference from the default value is recorded.

  If the setting change history is made up of only the difference between the print setting after the change and the print setting before the change, it is possible to prevent the setting change history data from increasing unnecessarily, and to speed up processing and Saves memory space.

  Further, the computer 1 records, as unnecessary print histories, print settings that have not been completed because printing has been canceled in the printer 2 and print settings that have been changed and not printed in the printer 2 based on the setting change history. Is preferred.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of recording 1 of the setting change history.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process in the printer 2 for recording a setting change history when the printer 2 receives a normal print instruction.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the process is started in step st71, the computer 1 creates a change history record (record) in step st72 and starts printing in step st73. In the next step st74, it is determined whether or not the printing has been normally completed. If the printing has been normally completed, the process proceeds to step st75, and if the printing has been abnormally completed, the process proceeds to step st76.

  In step st75, the information (Yes) that has been normally ended is registered as the display necessity information, and in step st76, the information that has not been normally ended (No) is registered as the display necessity information. In the next step st75, end information (Fin) is obtained and registered, and the process ends in step st78.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a setting change history (example 1).
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a setting change history (example 2).

  FIG. 8 shows a setting change history when printing is normally completed. The ID of the output print instruction (job ID), the output date and time, the number of changes in the set value, and the print setting are registered. If the operation has been completed normally, “OK” is registered as the result. It is preferable to register “Fin”. If the print instruction for which the end information has not been received is notified (by not registering “Fin”), the computer 1 may be stopped in a state where the end information has not been received. And the print history is accurately recorded.

  In the print setting, all the setting values may be recorded, or only a portion having a difference from the default value may be recorded. In FIG. 8, only the difference is recorded.

  FIG. 9 shows a setting change history when printing has been abnormally terminated. Unlike when the printing is normally completed (FIG. 8), "NG" is registered in the result.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of recording 2 of the setting change history.
FIG. 10 shows processing in the printer 2. The printer 2 records print instruction data such as confirmation print and Box storage, and records a setting change history when a print instruction capable of changing settings is received. It is a flowchart.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the computer 1 starts the process in step st101, the computer 1 creates a history record (record) in step st102, determines whether or not to change the setting in step st103, and prints the data. If the setting is changed, the process proceeds to step st104. If the setting is not changed, the process proceeds to step st107. In step st104, "NG" indicating the result of the illegal termination is registered. When the setting is changed, “NG” is registered in the print instruction before the change as in the case of the illegal termination. In the next step st105, print settings are changed. In step st106, a record (record) of the changed print setting is added, and the print setting is registered. When the changed record (record) is added and the print setting is registered, it is preferable to record only the difference from the print setting value received by the printer 2. In the next step st107, printing is started.

  After printing, the same processing as in normal printing is performed. These processes are repeated until print instruction data recorded in the printer 2 is deleted, such as formal printing after confirmation printing and deletion of print instruction data. When the print instruction data is deleted, all of the print instructions are deleted. The end information (Fin) is registered in the record of the setting change history. That is, in step st108, it is determined whether or not the printing has been completed normally. If the printing has been completed normally, the process proceeds to step st109. If the printing has been completed abnormally, the process proceeds to step st110. In step st109, the information (Yes) that ended normally is registered as display necessity information, and in step st110, information that did not end normally (No) is registered as display necessity information. In the next step st111, it is determined whether or not the end information (Fin) has been acquired. If it has been acquired, the process proceeds to step st112, and if not, the process returns to step st103. In step st112, the acquired end information (Fin) is registered, and the process ends in step st113.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a setting change history (example 3-1).
FIG. 11 is an example of a confirmation print, and shows a situation in which the setting has been changed twice but has not yet been formalized.

  As shown in FIG. 11, with the print instruction ID “abc0006”, the color setting is changed from “2” to “3” after the first print instruction is received, so the output result of the first print instruction is incorrect. It becomes "NG" indicating the end. Since the print setting after the change further changes the color setting from “3” to “4”, the output result is “NG” indicating an abnormal end. The print settings that have been changed twice are in a state where printing is performed by this. After the setting change history 1, only the part (color setting) changed from the original print setting is recorded and displayed.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a setting change history (Example 3-2).

  As shown in FIG. 12, from the state shown in FIG. 11, formal printing was performed according to the print settings that have been changed twice, but since the print instruction was terminated in the middle, the output result is "NG" indicating an illegal end. It has become. Next, the color setting is changed from "4" to "5" and formal printing is performed, and the output result is "OK" indicating normal end. Then, end information is acquired for all the change histories of the print instruction ID “abc0006”, and “Fin” is recorded and displayed.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a setting change history (Example 4).

  FIG. 13 shows an example of box storage. Since the first time was completed normally without changing the setting, the output result is "OK" indicating normal end. Next, printing was performed with the insertion setting changed from "2" to "3", but since the printing was canceled halfway, the output result was "NG" indicating an abnormal end. Further, the insertion setting is changed from "3" to "4" and printing is performed, and the output result is "OK" indicating normal end. After printing is performed using the print settings that have been changed twice, the print instruction is deleted, end information is acquired for all change histories of the print instruction ID “abc0007”, and “Fin” is recorded and displayed. .

  Further, it is preferable that the computer 1 receives the print instruction end information (Fin) for each print instruction, for example, at the time of startup, and additionally displays the information in the print history.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of updating the print setting history.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a process of the computer 1, which receives the “setting change history” data from the printer when the computer 1 is started, and updates the “print setting history” data based on the data.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the computer 1 starts up and starts processing in step st141, it receives “setting change history” data from the printer 2 in step st142. The “setting change history” data received here is for a print instruction for which end information (Fin) has not been acquired. In the example of FIG. 6, the print instruction IDs “abc00004” and “abc00005” are received.

  In step st143, the “setting change history” data of the print instruction is acquired, and each “setting change history” data is compared with the “print setting history” data. In step st144, it is determined whether the output result of the “setting change history” is normal end (OK) or incorrect end (NG). If it is normal end (OK), the process proceeds to step st145. Proceed to step st149.

  In step st145, it is determined whether the “print setting history” has been updated. If the “print setting history” has been updated, the process proceeds to step st146, and if not, the process proceeds to step st147. If the output result is a normal end (OK), it is determined that the “print setting history” needs to be saved. In step st146, the updated “print setting history” is added to the “print setting history” data, and the process proceeds to step st147. In step st147, the “print setting history” data is updated based on the “setting change history” data, and the process proceeds to step st148. In step st148, it is determined that the “print setting history” has been updated, and the process proceeds to step st153.

  In step st149, it is determined whether the “print setting history” has been updated. If the “print setting history” has been updated, the process proceeds to step st150. If not, the process proceeds to step st151. If the output result is incorrect termination (NG), it is determined that the “print setting history” does not need to be saved. In step st150, it is determined that the “print setting history” has been updated, and the process proceeds to step st151. In step st151, it is determined whether the same “print setting history” exists in the “print setting history” data or the “unnecessary setting history” data. If the same “print setting history” exists, the process proceeds to step st152, and the same “print setting history” is obtained. If there is no "", the process proceeds to step st153. In step st152, “print setting history” is added to “unnecessary setting history”, and the process proceeds to step st153.

  In step st153, it is determined whether or not the processing has been completed for all “setting change histories”. If the processing has been completed, the process proceeds to step st154. If not, the process returns to step st144. In step st154, it is determined whether or not the processing has been completed for all the print instructions. If the processing has been completed, the process proceeds to step st155 to end the processing. If not, the process returns to step st143. That is, when the processing is completed for all the “setting change history” data of all the print instructions, the processing is ended.

  The process illustrated in FIG. 14 may be executed after the user performs a specific operation or at a fixed time interval, other than when the computer 1 is started.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the print setting history.
FIG. 15 shows the results of FIGS. 8 (print instruction ID “abc00004”), FIG. 9 (print instruction ID “abc00006”), FIG. 12 (print instruction ID “abc00006”), and FIG. 13 (print instruction ID “abc00007”). This is the result of the reflection.

  When the process shown in FIG. 14 is performed for the print instruction ID “abc00004” in FIG. 8, the output result of “print change history” is “OK”, so “print setting history” is updated to “print change history”. I do. At this time, since there is no change in the print settings, only the output time is updated to make it updated.

  Next, when the print instruction ID “abc00005” in FIG. 9 is acquired, the output result of “print change history” is “NG”, so that “print setting history” is unnecessary (No) and is updated. Then, it is confirmed that there is not the same setting in the “unnecessary setting history”, and if there is not the same setting, it is registered in the “unnecessary setting history”.

  Next, when the print instruction ID “abc00006” of FIG. 12 is acquired, “print change history 0, 1, 2” is registered in “unnecessary setting history” to perform the process when “NG”, and “print change history” Since "3" is "OK", it is updated from unnecessary data and is updated.

  Next, when the print instruction ID “abc00007” in FIG. 13 is acquired, the data is updated to “updated” because “print change history 0” is “OK”. Since “print change history 1” is “NG”, it is registered in “unnecessary setting history”. next. Since the “print change history 2” is “OK”, the process at the time of “OK” is performed, but since it has already been updated, a record (record) is added as shown in “history ID 8” in FIG. register.

  Then, it is preferable that the unnecessary print history can be confirmed on the display unit.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an unnecessary setting history.
FIG. 16 is a diagram in which “unnecessary setting history” which is “NG” in FIGS. 9, 12 and 13 is registered and displayed.

  In FIG. 16, all the setting items of the unnecessary print history are registered. However, in the “unnecessary print history”, the number of the setting items different from the default print settings includes the number of the setting items which are less than the specified number. Preferably not. That is, the number of setting items different from the default print settings can be specified, and only when the number of different setting items is equal to or more than the specified number, the unnecessary print history may be recorded in the “unnecessary print history”.

  Unnecessary print history can be prevented from unnecessarily increasing by not including in the “unnecessary print history” items whose number of setting items different from the default print settings is less than the specified number. , Resulting in faster processing and saving memory capacity.

FIG. 17 is a front view of the print setting history screen (2).
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the “print setting history” illustrated in FIG. 15 is displayed on the print setting history screen 101b.

FIG. 18 is a front view of the unnecessary setting history screen.
FIG. 18 is an example of a screen displaying the “unnecessary setting history” in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the “unnecessary setting history” is displayed, so that the user can confirm the canceled print settings. Also, print settings can be selected from this display.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating deletion of the print instruction ID.
FIG. 19 is an example of a delete command for deleting the setting change history data of the print instruction remaining in the printer 2.

  The print instruction for which the processing shown in FIG. 14 is completed deletes the “setting change history” of the print instruction ID from the printer 2 by adding the delete command shown in FIG. be able to. When outputting the delete command, the computer 1 ends the “print setting history” (“Fin”). That is, “Fin” is displayed in “history IDs 6, 7, 8” shown in FIG.

  Further, when the print setting included in the “unnecessary setting history” is performed, it is preferable that the computer 1 notifies that fact.

  If the user sets (selects) the same combination (setting) as the canceled print setting, the user is notified of the setting (selection), so that it is possible to reduce unnecessary printing with unintended print settings. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to notify that the print setting is not intended by the user, and it is possible to reduce useless printing.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a notification at the same time as the unnecessary setting.

  FIG. 20 is an example of a message displayed when the user sets the print settings and selects the same print setting as the “unnecessary setting history” in FIG. 16. With this display, it is possible to reduce the same failed printing as the printing already performed.

  It should be noted that the configuration and functions of the apparatus and the setting contents of the print settings shown in the above-described embodiment are merely examples, and are not grounds for limiting and interpreting the present invention.

1 Computer 11 CPU (Central Processing Unit)
12 input device 13 display device 14 RAM (Random access memory)
Reference Signs List 15 storage device 16 communication I / F (interface) unit 101 print setting UI unit 101a print setting screen 101b print setting history screen 102 rendering processing unit 103 print setting history holding unit 104 device information acquisition unit 105 UI processing unit 106 print setting processing unit 107 History display processing unit 108 Prohibition processing unit 2 Printer 201 Setting change history holding unit

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A program for setting print settings of a printer that can communicate with a computer,
Recording means for adding and recording a print setting including a combination of setting values for a plurality of setting items to a print history when instructing the printer to perform printing;
Display means for displaying a print history, which is a history of print instructions, on a print setting screen;
Causing the computer to function as setting means for reflecting the print settings selected from the print history in the current print settings;
The computer causes the computer to receive information on the completion of printing according to the print instruction and print settings when the printing is completed.Additionally, the completion information and print settings are recorded in the print history and displayed by the display unit. A print setting program characterized by causing   4. The computer according to claim 3, wherein the computer does not delete and display the print settings that have not been completed because the printing has been canceled in the printer and the print settings that have been changed and not printed in the printer. 1. The print setting program according to 1. The computer causes the printer to record, as an unnecessary print history, a print setting that has not been completed because printing has been canceled and a print setting that has been changed and not printed in the printer.
The unnecessary print history can be confirmed on the display unit,
The print setting program according to claim 1, wherein when a print setting included in the unnecessary setting history is performed, the print setting is notified.   4. The print setting program according to claim 3, wherein the unnecessary print history does not include a print item whose number of setting items different from a default print setting is less than a designated number designated in advance. The computer, to receive the print instruction end information for each print instruction, to be added to the print history and displayed,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the information of the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has been received is discarded, and the information of the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has not been received is notified. A print setting program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The computer, to receive the history of the setting change for each print instruction, to add to the print history and display,
The print setting program according to claim 1, wherein the setting change history includes only a difference from a print setting before the change. A print setting method for setting print settings of a printer that can communicate with a computer,
Said computer,
Recording means for adding and recording a print setting including a combination of setting values for a plurality of setting items to a print history when instructing the printer to perform printing;
Display means for displaying a print history, which is a history of print instructions, on a print setting screen;
Functioning as setting means for reflecting the print settings selected from the print history in the current print settings,
The computer causes the computer to receive information on the completion of printing according to the print instruction and print settings when the printing is completed.Additionally, the completion information and print settings are recorded in the print history and displayed by the display unit. And a print setting method.   4. The computer according to claim 3, wherein the computer does not delete and display the print settings that have not been completed because the printing has been canceled in the printer and the print settings that have been changed and not printed in the printer. 7. The print setting method according to item 7. The computer causes the printer to record, as an unnecessary print history, a print setting that has not been completed because printing has been canceled and a print setting that has been changed and not printed in the printer.
The unnecessary print history can be confirmed on the display unit,
9. The print setting method according to claim 7, wherein when a print setting included in the unnecessary setting history is performed, the user is notified of the fact.   10. The print setting method according to claim 9, wherein the unnecessary print history does not include a print item whose number of setting items different from the default print setting is less than a specified number specified in advance. The computer, to receive the print instruction end information for each print instruction, to be added to the print history and displayed,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the information of the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has been received is discarded, and the information of the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has not been received is notified. 7. The print setting method according to any one of 7 to 10. The computer, to receive the history of the setting change for each print instruction, to add to the print history and display,
12. The print setting method according to claim 7, wherein the setting change history includes only a difference from a print setting before the change. A printing device comprising a computer and a printer for performing print settings on the computer,
The computer is
Recording means for adding and recording a print setting including a combination of setting values for a plurality of setting items to a print history when instructing the printer to perform printing;
Display means for displaying a print history, which is a history of print instructions, on a print setting screen;
Functioning as setting means for reflecting the print settings selected from the print history in the current print settings,
The computer receives print completion information according to the print instruction and print settings when the printing is completed, adds the completion information and print settings to the print history, records the print information, and displays the information by the display unit. A printing device, comprising:   The computer does not display print settings that have not been completed because printing has been canceled in the printer and print settings that have been changed in the printer and have not been printed from the print history. 14. The printing device according to item 13. The computer records, as unnecessary print history, print settings that were not completed because printing was canceled in the printer and print settings that were changed and not printed in the printer.
The unnecessary print history can be confirmed on the display unit,
15. The printing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein when a print setting included in the unnecessary setting history is performed, a notification to that effect is given.   16. The printing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the unnecessary print history does not include a print item whose number of setting items different from a default print setting is less than a designated number designated in advance. The computer receives the print instruction end information for each print instruction, and displays it in addition to the print history,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the control unit discards the information of the print instruction for which the print instruction end information has been received, and notifies the print instruction of which the print instruction end information has not been received. A printing device according to any one of claims 13 to 16. The computer receives a history of setting changes for each print instruction, and displays it in addition to the print history,
18. The printing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the setting change history includes only a difference from a print setting before the change.