JP2020166698A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an arrangement which prevents operability of a user from being lowered.SOLUTION: An information processing method according to the present invention has steps of: generating information including description of contents of control commands set on a print setting screen; and updating display of the print setting screen in response to an operation of the control commands on the print setting screen. If the operation satisfies a first condition, generation of information having description of the control command on the print setting screen is requested, and display on the print setting screen is updated based on the information of the description of the contents of the control command generated in response to the request. If the operation satisfies a second condition, the display of the print setting screen is updated without requiring generation of the information having description of the control command.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having a printer driver, an information processing method and a program.

There is a printing system using a computer equipped with Windows (registered trademark) of Microsoft (registered trademark) as an operating system (OS). In such a printing system, the print data generated by the application program (application) or the like is stored in the spool file in the OS standard data format. The OS calls the printer driver to print the print data. Then, the printer driver reads the print data stored in the spool file, creates a print image by the image generation processing unit, and further converts the print command into a print command that can be interpreted by the printer. The print command is sent to the printer, and the printer interprets the print command and forms an image on the recording medium to execute the printing process.

Further, in recent years, Windows (registered trademark) has introduced a printer driver that operates with a new architecture called a V4 printer driver. The V4 printer driver is an architecture that succeeds the XPS (XML Paper Specialization) printer driver provided as the architecture of the V3 printer driver, and uses a print path using an XPS document. In this XPS print pass, what is used to determine the appearance of the printed matter is print function information described in XML format called Print Capabilities and print setting information described in XML format called Print Ticket. The V4 printer driver includes a print setting definition file called GPD (Generic Printer Specification) that defines the print setting function of the printer driver. By installing the printer driver including this GPD in the OS, it is possible to provide the user with a print setting change function using PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket.

Further, in the V4 printer driver, the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket is performed by the configuration module provided by the OS. In addition, it is also possible to provide a print setting editing module for the printer driver development vendor's own editing on the Print Capabilities and Print Tickets generated by the configuration module. A printer driver development vendor can add definitions related to parameters such as numerical values and character strings to Print Capabilities by implementing a print setting editing module (Patent Document 1). Note that adding definitions related to parameters such as numerical values and character strings corresponds to editing that cannot be performed by the configuration module.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-2254841

When an application or the like provides a print setting UI, it is desirable to generate PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets every time the settings are changed so that options that cannot be set cannot be selected. However, it takes a long time to generate PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets. Every time the setting is changed in the print setting UI, PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket are generated, and if the input cannot be accepted until the UI update is completed, the operability deteriorates.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem. In view of the above points, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing device, an information processing method and a program that prevent deterioration of user operability.

In order to solve the above problems, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention responds to the generation means for generating information in which the contents of the controls on the print setting screen are described and the operation of the controls on the print setting screen. An update means for updating the display of the print setting screen is provided, and the update means requests the generation means to generate information in which the contents of the control are described when the operation satisfies the first condition. Then, the display of the print setting screen is updated based on the information in which the content of the control generated by the generation means is described in response to the request, and when the operation satisfies the second condition, the said It is characterized in that the display of the print setting screen is updated without requesting the generation means to generate information in which the contents of the control are described.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism for preventing a decrease in user operability.

It is a figure which shows the structure of a printing system. It is a figure which shows the structure of a driver printing system. It is a figure which shows the flow of data according to the request of a printer extension. It is a figure which shows Print Capavilities. It is a figure which shows Print Capavilities. It is a figure which shows PrintTicket. It is a figure which shows the UI which performs the print setting of a printer extension. It is a figure which shows the icon displayed in the page layout. It is a flowchart which shows the print setting update process. It is a figure which shows the print setting update information. It is a flowchart which shows the UI update process. It is a flowchart which shows the print setting update process. It is a flowchart which shows the UI update process. It is a flowchart which shows the print setting update process. It is a flowchart which shows the merge process.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. Although a plurality of features are described in the embodiment, not all of the plurality of features are essential to the invention, and the plurality of features may be arbitrarily combined. Further, in the attached drawings, the same or similar configurations are designated by the same reference numbers, and duplicate description is omitted.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a printing system. In this figure, the host computer 101 is an example of an information processing device, and has an input interface 110, a CPU 111, a ROM 112, a RAM 113, an external storage device 114, an output interface 115, and an input / output interface 116. Further, an input device such as a keyboard 118 and a pointing device 117 is connected to the input interface 110, and a display device such as a display unit 119 is connected to the output interface 115.

The initialization program is stored in the ROM 112, and the application program group, the OS, the printer driver 203 described later, and various other data are stored in the external storage device 114. For example, the RAM 113 is used as a work memory when executing various programs stored in the external storage device 114. In the present embodiment, for example, the CPU 111 performs the processing according to the procedure of the program stored in the ROM 112, thereby realizing the functions described later and the processing related to the flowchart described later in the host computer 101. The printing device 102 is connected to the host computer 101 via the input / output interface 116. Here, the host computer 101 and the printing device 102 are configured as separate devices, but these may be configured as one information processing device (or image forming device). Further, the input / output interface 116 has a configuration according to a network medium to be connected, such as wired or wireless. Therefore, the host computer 101 and the printing device 102 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a wired or wireless network or a network in which they are mixed.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of the driver printing system. The driver printing system is a system that prints using the XPS file format as spool data. The printer driver 203 can give a print instruction to the printing device 102. The configuration module 219 and the filter pipeline manager 221 are included in the printer driver 203. In this embodiment, they are configured as modules of the printer driver 203 provided by the OS of the host computer 101.

The configuration module 219 generates PrintTicket and PrintCapabilities based on the print setting definition file 213. The print setting definition file 213 is a text-based file called GPD (Generic Printer Description). Further, the definition of "prohibition" can be described in the print setting definition file 213. For example, based on the description method defined by Microsoft (registered trademark), the prohibition function can be provided to the user by describing the setting value of the print setting that cannot be set at the same time in the item of InvalidCombination. Here, the print settings that cannot be set at the same time include items that cannot be provided as a function of the device and items that the user does not intentionally want to use.

Further, the configuration module 219 can edit the print setting information by using the print setting editing module 211 provided by the printer driver 203. The print setting editing module 211 is a module described in the Javascript language called ConstraintScript. The print setting editing module 211 edits the print setting information using the property bag 217 in which the data stored by the printer driver 203 is provided.

The property bag 217 refers to an area in which a data group called a driverpropertyBag for use as model-dependent information of a printer and a data group called a QueuepropertyBag associated with a print queue are held. The DriverPropertyBag is hereinafter also referred to as DPB, and the QueenPropertyBag is hereinafter also referred to as QPB. Both DPB and QPB are storage areas provided by the OS. The DPB is the model-dependent data of the printer existing in the driver package, and the data group is held as read-only in a specific area in the OS after the printer driver 203 is installed. QPB can be used by registering the XML definition file of the Key-Value pair in the OS, and it is possible to edit the Value with certain authority. In addition, the definition of QPB can be described in GPD, which is the print setting definition file 213.

The printer extension 215 is a module in the V4 printer driver that provides a vendor-specific user interface for the user to make print settings. The printer extension 215 provides a function for setting the paper size, printing direction, and other attributes used for printing.

In the printing system shown in FIG. 2, when the application 201 prints, the print setting information is first created. The application 201 calls the configuration module 219 of the printer driver 203 to create and store print setting information. In addition, the application 201 can use the printer extension 215 to create the print setting information. Application 201 holds print setting information in the form of a DEVMODE structure or PrintTicket.

Next, the application 201 generates print data. The print data of each page of the created document is temporarily stored in the XPS spool file 205 through the print support function of the OS. When the XPS spool file 205 is generated, the process is passed to the filter pipeline manager 221. The filter pipeline manager 221 is a mechanism in which printing is performed by passing through a plurality of filters, and the number and order of filters are controlled by the filter configuration file 227. The filter group in the present embodiment includes a layout filter 223 which is a layout processing unit and a print command filter 225 which is a print command conversion unit.

The layout filter 223 has a function of inputting an XPS document stored in the XPS spool file 205, performing page layout processing based on print setting information, and outputting the laid-out XPS data. The layout process includes, for example, layout printing in which a plurality of pages are printed on one paper surface and poster printing in which one page is printed on a plurality of paper surfaces.

The print command filter 225 has a function of inputting the output of the layout filter 223, converting the XPS document into a print command that can be interpreted by the printing device 102 according to the print setting information, and outputting the XPS document. When the print command filter 225 once converts the input XPS document into image data, the print command filter 225 is generally called a render filter. The render filter is composed of, for example, a printer driver for an inexpensive raster printer represented by an inkjet printer. When the print command filter 225 operates as a render filter, the input XPS document is once converted into image data. After that, it is converted into a print command that can be interpreted by the raster printer through the process of image processing such as color space conversion and binarization. For example, in a high-performance printer represented by a page printer, when XPS is included in the types of print commands that can be interpreted by the printer, the print command filter 225 edits the input XPS document and outputs the XPS document. If it is not necessary to process with the print command filter 225, the input XPS document may be output as it is. Further, the print command filter 225 may not be included in the printer driver 203.

FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a data flow until the configuration module 219 returns the Print Capabilities when the printer extension 215 requests the Print Capabilities. The configuration module 219 generates PrintCapabilities based on the passed PrintTicket settings based on the print setting definition file 213, and calls the print setting editing module 211. The print setting editing module 211 edits the Print Capbilities and PrintTickets based on the PrintCapavities and PrintTickets passed from the configuration module 219 and the model-dependent information stored in the DPB. The Print Capabilities and Print Tickets edited by the print setting editing module 211 are returned to the printer extension 215 through the configuration module 219.

FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a data flow until the configuration module 219 returns the PrintTicket when the printer extension 215 requests the PrintTicket. The configuration module 219 edits the passed PrintTicket settings based on the print setting definition file 213, and calls the print setting edit module 211. The print setting editing module 211 edits the PrintTicket based on the PrintTicket passed from the configuration module 219 and the model-dependent information stored in the DPB. The PrintTicket edited by the print setting editing module 211 is returned to the printer extension 215 through the configuration module 219. When only PrintTicket is requested, the processing speed is higher than that in the case of FIG. 3A because the editing process of PrintCapabilities is not performed.

4 and 5 are a part of Print Capabilities generated by the configuration module 219. Print Capabilities are described in XML. Corresponding to the feature and option defined in the print setting definition file, the feature and option are also represented in a hierarchical structure in PrintCapabilities. In addition, DisplayName representing the display name is defined as Property as a child element of Option. Further, a constrained attribute is described in each Option. The constrained attribute indicates whether the target option can be set, and if it can be set, "None" is set in the constrained attribute. According to the prohibition described in the print setting definition file, if it cannot be set under the setting based on the specified PrintTicket, "PrintTicketSettings" indicating that it cannot be set in conflict with other settings is set in the constrained attribute. In addition, there are settings such as "DeviceStings" indicating that the settings cannot be made depending on the current device status.

For example, the PrintCapabilities in FIGS. 4 and 5, Plain and PhotoPaper as Option for PageMediaType is, None and Borderless as Option for PageBorderless is, Landscape and Portrait as Option for PageOrientation is, is None and PagePerSheet_2 as Option for JeiobienuyupAllDocumentsContiguously, the PagePoster None and Division_2 are described as Options, and Uncollated and Collated are described as Options of Landscape Collate.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of PrintTicket. PrintTicket is described in XML. In PrintTicket, setting items (Options) are described for each function (Fature). For example, in the PrintTicket of FIG. 6, PhotoPaper is set to PageMediaType, None is set to PageBorderless, Portrait is set to PageOrationation, JobNUpAllDocumentsContigouously is set to PageCenterDate_2, and Page is set to PageCenterDate.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a part of a UI (print setting screen) for setting print settings of the printer extension 215. The contents displayed in each control on the print setting screen are constructed by using PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket returned from the configuration module 219. The control in the present embodiment can also be called an operation item operated by the user on the screen.

The drop-down list 601 is a control for setting the paper type. Plane and PhotoPaper's DisplayName, which are options of the PageMediaType of PrintCapavilities, are displayed. In the case of FIG. 7, the set value PhotoPaper (photo paper) of PageMediaType of PrintTicket is selected.

The check box 602 is a control for setting borderless full-page printing. Since both None and Borderless's constrained attribute, which is the Option of PageBorderless of PrintCapabilities, are None, the display is valid. Then, in the case of FIG. 7, since the setting value of PageBorderless of PrintTicket is None, the display is turned off.

Radio buttons 603 and 604 are controls for setting the print orientation. Landscape Name, which is an option of Page Origination of Print Capabilities, and Display Name of Portrait, respectively, are displayed. In the case of FIG. 7, the setting value Portrait (vertical) of PageOrientation of PrintTicket is selected.

The drop-down list 605 is a control for setting a page layout (layout printing or split printing). The layout printing is a function of allocating a plurality of pages to one sheet of paper for printing, and the split printing is a function of dividing one page into a plurality of sheets for printing. Since layout printing and split printing cannot be set at the same time, the definition of prohibition is described in GPD. The Display Names of None and PagePerSheet_2, which are options of JobNUpAllDocumentsContiguously of PrintCapabilities, and Display_2, which is an option of PagePoster, are displayed. In the case of FIG. 7, the setting value PagePerSheet_2 of JobNUpAllDocumentsContiguously of PrintTicket is selected.

Then, pay attention to the fact that the constrained attribute of Division_2 of PrintCapabilities is "PrintTicketSettings". This prohibition is due to the fact that the setting of JobNUpAllDocumentsContiguously of PrintTicket is PagePerSheet_2. Normally, if the constrained attribute is other than None, the option is disabled. However, when a plurality of features are set by one control as in this control, it is necessary to ignore the prohibition generated between the fairures. This is because, if the prohibition is not ignored, and if the setting is changed from 2in1 printing to 2-split printing, 1in1 printing must be set once, and 2-split printing must be set after 2-split printing is enabled. This is because usability is reduced.

In addition, the drop-down list 605 displays an icon 606 at the beginning of the option to make the layout easier to understand. Some icons are switched according to the aspect ratio of the paper. FIG. 8 describes the icons displayed in the page layout 605. FIG. 8A is an example of an icon in the case of portrait paper, in which pages are arranged in the horizontal direction. FIG. 8B is an example of an icon in the case of landscape paper, in which pages are arranged in the vertical direction. Here, assuming that portrait paper is selected, the icon shown in FIG. 8A is displayed because the print orientation is portrait.

The check box 607 is a control for setting to print in units of copies. Since both the Uncollated and Collated attributes, which are the options of the Docoment Collate of Print Capabilities, are None, the display is valid. Then, in the case of FIG. 7, since the setting value of the Docoment Collate of PrintTicket is Collated, the display is turned on.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described based on an example operation on the control.

<Case 1: No generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets, no UI update>
When the print check box 607 is cleared on a copy-by-copy basis, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of the DocomentCollate of PrintTicket to Uncollated and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process in which the printer extension 215 updates the PrintCapabilities, PrintTickets, and UI. In S801, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing print setting update information. The print setting update information is a list that defines whether or not the Print Capabilities and Print Tickets need to be updated when the print settings are changed and the UI is updated. Control names are listed in Name, and control names that need to be updated are listed in UpdateSettings. If there are no controls that need to be updated, null is listed. In IsNeedCommit, 0 is described when neither PrintCapabilities nor PrintTicket is updated. Further, when updating both PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket, 1 is described. Further, when updating only PrintTicket, 2 is described. Unless described in the list, it operates as UpdateSettings = null and IsNeedCommit = 0.

In S802, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is data that matches Name in the print setting update information. In this example, it is determined whether or not there is data in which the Name is a Document Collect. Here, since the print setting update information of FIG. 10 does not have the data of DocomentCollate by Name, the process proceeds to S804, the printer extension 215 executes the UI update process of FIG. 11, and then the print setting update process of FIG. To finish.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process in which the printer extension 215 updates the UI. In S1001, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1002, it is determined whether or not there is data that matches Name in the print setting update information. In this example, it is determined whether or not there is data in which the Name is a Document Collect. Here, since the print setting update information of FIG. 10 does not have the data of DocumentCollate by Name, the process proceeds to S1009, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting UI is invalid. Here, since the print setting UI is not invalid, the UI update process of FIG. 11 is terminated.

As described above, in this case, the generation process of PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket and the UI update process are not performed. Therefore, since the print setting UI is not invalidated, the user can operate the next control and can provide a UI with high operability. Further, in this case, the case where the print check box 607 is cleared for each copy has been described. However, if the generation process of PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket and the UI update process are not performed, the above operation can be similarly applied even if other operations are performed.

<Case 2: PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets are not generated, UI is updated>
When the horizontal radio button 604 for the print orientation is turned on, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of the Page Orientation of PrintTicket to Landscape and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

In S801, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In this example, in S802, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageOrationation. Here, since the data of PageOrationation of Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S803, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the setting value of IsNeedCommit in the corresponding data is 0. Here, since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is 0, the process proceeds to S804 and the UI update process of FIG. 11 is executed.

In S1001 of FIG. 11, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In this example, in S1002, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is data in which Name is PageOrationation in the print setting update information. Here, since the data of PageOrationation of Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1003, and the printer extension 215 acquires the UpdateSettings in the corresponding data. As shown in FIG. 10, since only "PageLayout" is listed in UpdateSettings, the page layout combo box 605 is updated.

The page layout combo box 605 includes layout printing and split printing as described above. Therefore, in S1004, the printer extension 215 acquires the information of JobNUpAllDocmunantsContiguously and PagePoster from PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Then, in S1005, the printer extension 215 updates the drop-down list 605 and the set value. However, as described above, the prohibition that occurs between JobNUpAllDocumentsContiguously and PagePoster is ignored. S1004 and S1005 may not be executed when IsNeedCommit is 0 (neither PrintCapabilities nor PrintTicket is updated).

Next, in S1006, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is an icon. Since the icon is displayed in the page layout combo box 605 as described above, the process proceeds to S1007, and the printer extension 215 disables the print setting UI and updates the icon. As a result of changing the print orientation to landscape, the icon is switched to the icon shown in FIG. 8 (b). The process of S1007 is executed even when IsNeedCommit is 0.

In S1008, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not all the elements listed in UpdateSettings have been updated. When it is determined that the update of all the elements is not completed, the process from S1004 is repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the update of all the elements is completed, the process proceeds to S1009, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting UI is invalid. Since it is invalid here, the process proceeds to S1010, the print setting UI is enabled, and then the UI update process of FIG. 11 is terminated.

As described above, in this case, the generation processing of PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket is not performed. In addition, the print setting UI is disabled for a very short time, and the user can operate the next control with almost no waiting. As a result, it is possible to provide a UI with high operability.

Further, in this case, the case where the horizontal radio button 604 for the printing orientation is turned on has been described. However, if the print setting UI is invalidated in S1007 without the generation processing of PrintCapavities and PrintTickets being performed, the above operation can be similarly applied even if other operations are performed.

<Case 3: PrintCapavitiles not generated, PrintTicket generated, UI updated>
When the borderless print check box 602 is selected, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of PageBorderless of PrintTicket to Borderless and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

In S801, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In this example, in S802, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageBorderless. Here, since the data of PageBorderless for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S803, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the setting value of IsNeedCommit in the corresponding data is 0. Since the set value of IsNeedCommit is not 0, the process proceeds to S805, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the set value of IsNeedCommit is 1. Since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is 2, the process proceeds to S808, and the printer extension 215 passes the edited PrintTicket to the configuration module 219 and requests the PrintTicket. Since the generation of PrintTicket is an asynchronous process, the process proceeds to the next process without waiting for the completion of the generation of PrintTicket. In S807, the printer extension 215 disables the print setting UI so as not to accept input, and ends the print setting process of FIG.

When the generation of PrintTicket is completed in the configuration module 219, the completion event is notified to the printer extension 215. When the printer extension 215 receives the completion event, the printer extension 215 starts the UI update process of FIG.

In S1001, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1002, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageBorderless. Here, since the data of PageBorderless by Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1003, and the printer extension 215 acquires the UpdateSettings in the corresponding data. As shown in FIG. 10, since only "PageLayout" is listed in UpdateSettings, the page layout combo box 605 is updated.

The page layout combo box 605 includes layout printing and split printing as described above. In S1004, the printer extension 215 acquires the information of JobNUpAllDocumentsContitogously and PagePoster from PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Then, in S1005, the printer extension 215 updates the drop-down list 605 and the set value.

Ignore the kinsoku that occurs between JobNUpAllDocumentsContitogously and PagePoster, but follow the kinsoku of other settings. In this case, since layout printing and split printing cannot be set during borderless printing, the page layout combo box 605 is disabled and the set value is changed to 1in1 printing according to PrintTicket.

Next, in S1006, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is an icon. Since the icon is displayed in the page layout combo box 605 as described above, the process proceeds to S1007, and the printer extension 215 updates the icon. In the case of 1in1 printing, the icon can be switched to the icon shown in FIG. 8C regardless of the printing orientation.

In S1008, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not all the elements listed in UpdateSettings have been updated. When it is determined that the update of all the elements is not completed, the process from S1004 is repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the update of all the elements is completed, the process proceeds to S1009, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting UI is invalid. Since it is invalid here, the process proceeds to S1010, the print setting UI is enabled, and then the UI update process of FIG. 11 is terminated.

As described above, in this case, the generation process of PrintCapabilities is not performed. In addition, the time during which the print setting UI is invalid can be shortened as compared with the case where both PrintTicket and PrintCapabilities are generated. As a result, it is possible to provide a UI with high operability.

Further, in this case, the case where the borderless print check box 602 is turned on has been described, but if the print capabilities generation process is not performed, the above operation is similarly applied even if other operations are performed. Can be done.

<Case 4: PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets are generated, UI is updated>
When plain paper is selected in the paper type drop-down list 601, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of the PageMediaType of PrintTicket to Plane and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

In S801, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In this example, in S802, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageMediaType. Here, since the data of PageMediaType for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S803, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the setting value of IsNeedCommit in the corresponding data is 0. Since the set value of IsNeedCommit is not 0, the process proceeds to S805, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the set value of IsNeedCommit is 1. Since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is 1, the process proceeds to S806, and the printer extension 215 passes the edited PrintTicket to the configuration module 219 and requests PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Since the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is an asynchronous process, the process proceeds to the next process without waiting for the completion of the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets. In S807, the printer extension 215 disables the print setting UI so that no input is accepted, and ends the print setting process of FIG.

When the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is completed in the configuration module 219, the completion event is notified to the printer extension 215. Upon receiving the completion event, the printer extension 215 starts the UI update process of FIG.

In S1001, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1002, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageMediaType. Here, since the data of PageMediaType for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1003, and the printer extension 215 acquires the UpdateSettings in the corresponding data. As shown in FIG. 10, since PageBorderless and PageLayout are listed in UpdateSettings, the borderless print check box 602 and the page layout combo box 605 are updated.

In S1004, the printer extension 215 acquires the PageBorderless information from PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. When the paper type is plain paper, borderless printing cannot be performed. Therefore, in S1005, the printer extension 215 disables the borderless printing check box 602 and sets the borderless printing off.

Next, in S1006, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is an icon. Since there is no icon in the borderless print check box 602, the process proceeds to S1008. In S1008, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not all the elements listed in UpdateSettings have been updated. Here, since there is the next element PageLayout, the process returns to S1004.

The page layout combo box 505 includes layout printing and split printing as described above. In S1004, the printer extension 215 acquires the information of JobNUpAllDocumentsContitogously and PagePoster from PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Then, in S1005, the printer extension 215 updates the drop-down list 605 and the set value. Since borderless printing is off here, the printer extension 215 enables the page layout combo box 605 and sets 1in1 printing according to PrintTicket for the set value.

Next, in S1006, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is an icon. Since the icon is displayed in the page layout combo box 605 as described above, the process proceeds to S1007, and the printer extension 215 updates the icon. In the case of 1in1 printing, the icon can be switched to the icon shown in FIG. 8C regardless of the printing orientation.

In S1008, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not all the elements listed in UpdateSettings have been updated. When it is determined that the update of all the elements is completed, the process proceeds to S1009, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting UI is invalid. Since it is invalid here, the process proceeds to S1010, the print setting UI is enabled, and then the UI update process of FIG. 11 is terminated.

In this case, the case where plain paper is selected in the paper type drop-down list 601 has been described. However, if the generation processing of PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket is performed, the above operation will be performed even if other operations are performed. It can be applied as well.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the request for the generation of Print Capabilities and Print Tickets to the configuration module 219 is controlled based on the print setting update information. That is, as in Case 1 and Case 2, when the condition that it is not necessary to generate PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is satisfied, the generation request of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is not performed. In addition, as in case 1 and case 2, when the condition that it is not necessary to generate PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket is satisfied, it corresponds to the case where there is no prohibition or even if there is a prohibition, it can be ignored. With such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the situation in which input cannot be accepted until the UI update is completed by generating PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket.

[Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the differences between the second embodiment and the first embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, even if the print setting is corrected in order to eliminate the prohibition caused by the operation on the control, the setting can be automatically restored when the print setting can be set. Hereinafter, as an example, the present embodiment will be described along with operations 1, 2, and 3 sequentially performed by the user.

<Operation 1: Borderless printing Check box 602 is turned on. PrintTicket generation, UI update available>
When the borderless print check box 602 is selected, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of PageBorderless of PrintTicket to Borderless and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a process in which the printer extension 215 updates the PrintCapabilities, PrintTickets, and UI in the present embodiment.

In S1101, the printer extension 215 saves the changed print settings in the memory area. At that time, the saved print settings shall be accumulated for a certain period of time without being overwritten by subsequent operations. In this example, borderless printing on is saved in the memory area. In S1102, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1103, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is data in which the Name matches in the print setting update information. In this example, it is determined whether or not there is data in which Name is PageBorderless. Here, since the data of PageBorderless for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1104, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the setting value of IsNeedCommit in the corresponding data is 0. In this example, since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is not 0, the process proceeds to S1106, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the set value of IsNeedCommit is 1. In this example, since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is 2, the process proceeds to S1109, and the printer extension 215 passes the edited PrintTicket to the configuration module 219 and requests the PrintTicket. Since the generation of PrintTicket is an asynchronous process, the process proceeds to the next process without waiting for the completion of the generation of PrintTicket. In S1108, the printer extension 215 invalidates the print setting UI so as not to accept the input, and ends the print setting process of FIG.

When it is determined in S1103 that there is no data matching Name, the UI update process of FIG. 11 is executed in S1105, and then the process of FIG. 12 is terminated.

When the generation of PrintTicket is completed in the configuration module 219, the completion event is notified to the printer extension 215. Upon receiving the completion event, the printer extension 215 starts the UI update process of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process in which the printer extension 215 updates the UI in the present embodiment. In S1201, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1202, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is data that matches Name in the print setting update information. In this example, it is determined whether or not there is data in which Name is PageBorderless. Here, since the data of PageBorderless by Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1203, and the printer extension 215 acquires the UpdateSettings in the corresponding data. As shown in FIG. 10, since only "PageLayout" is listed in UpdateSettings, the page layout combo box 605 is updated.

If it is determined in S1202 that there is no data matching Name, the process proceeds to S1211, the printer extension 215 enables the print setting UI, and then ends the UI update process of FIG.

The page layout combo box 605 includes layout printing and split printing as described above. In S1204, the printer extension 215 acquires the information of JobNUpAllDocumentsContitogously and PagePoster from PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Then, in S1205, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting saved in the memory area in S1101 can be set. Here, since borderless printing is on in a configurable state, the process proceeds to S1207, and the printer extension 215 sets the print setting saved in the memory area in S1101 (borderless printing is turned on in this example) and drops. Update the down list 605 and the set values.

Ignore the kinsoku that occurs between JobNUpAllDocumentsContitogously and PagePoster, but follow the kinsoku of other settings. Since borderless printing cannot be set for layout printing and split printing, the page layout combo box 605 is disabled and the set value is changed to 1in1 printing according to PrintTicket.

Next, in S1208, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is an icon. Since the icon is displayed in the page layout combo box 605 as described above, the process proceeds to S1209, and the printer extension 215 updates the icon. In the case of 1in1 printing, the icon can be switched to the icon shown in FIG. 8C regardless of the printing orientation.

In S1210, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not all the elements listed in UpdateSettings have been updated. When it is determined that the update of all the elements is not completed, the process from S1204 is repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the update of all the elements is completed, the process proceeds to S1211, the printer extension 215 enables the print setting UI, and then ends the UI update process of FIG.

<Operation 2: Select plain paper. PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets are generated, UI is updated>
Following the operation 1, when plain paper is selected in the paper type drop-down list 601, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of PageMediaType of PrintTicket to Plane and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

In this example, in S1101, the printer extension 215 saves plain paper, which is a setting of the paper type, in the memory area. In S1102, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1103, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageMediaType. Here, since the data of PageMediaType for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1104, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the setting value of IsNeedCommit in the corresponding data is 0. Since the set value of IsNeedCommit is not 0, the process proceeds to S1106, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the set value of IsNeedCommit is 1. Since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is 1, the process proceeds to S1107. The printer extension 215 passes the edited PrintTicket to the configuration module 219 and requests PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Since the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is an asynchronous process, the process proceeds to the next process without waiting for the completion of the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets. In S1108, the printer extension 215 invalidates the print setting UI so as not to accept the input, and ends the print setting process of FIG.

When the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is completed in the configuration module 219, the completion event is notified to the printer extension 215. Upon receiving the completion event, the printer extension 215 starts the UI update process of FIG.

In this example, in S1201, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1202, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageMediaType. Here, since the data of PageMediaType for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1203, and the printer extension 215 acquires the UpdateSettings in the corresponding data. As shown in FIG. 10, since PageBorderless and PageLayout are listed in UpdateSettings, the borderless print check box 602 and the page layout combo box 605 are updated.

In S1204, the printer extension 215 acquires the PageBorderless information from PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Then, in S1205, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting saved in the memory area in S1101 can be set. If borderless printing is set, plain paper cannot be selected, so it is judged that it cannot be set, and the process proceeds to S1206. The printer extension 215 disables the borderless printing check box 602 and sets borderless printing off. (Because it is prohibited, correct the setting).

Next, in S1208, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is an icon. Since there is no icon in the borderless print check box 602, the process proceeds to S1210. In S1210, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not all the elements listed in UpdateSettings have been updated. Here, since there is the next element PageLayout, the process returns to S1204.

The page layout combo box 605 includes layout printing and split printing as described above. In S1204, the printer extension 215 acquires the information of JobNUpAllDocumentsContitogously and PagePoster from PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Then, in S1205, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting saved in the memory area in S1101 can be set. Since the borderless print off is set as described above, the plain paper can be selected. Therefore, the process proceeds to S1207, and the printer extension 215 updates the drop-down list 605 and the set value. Here, since borderless printing is off, the printer extension 215 enables the page layout combo box 605, and the setting value sets 1in1 printing according to PrintTicket.

Next, in S1208, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is an icon. Since the icon is displayed in the page layout combo box 605 as described above, the process proceeds to S1209 to update the icon. In the case of 1in1 printing, the icon can be switched to the icon shown in FIG. 8C regardless of the printing orientation.

In S1210, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not all the elements listed in UpdateSettings have been updated. Here, since the update of all the elements is completed, the process proceeds to S1211, the printer extension 215 enables the print setting UI, and then ends the UI update process of FIG.

<Operation 3: Selection of photo paper: PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets are generated, UI is updated>
Following the operation 2, when the photo paper is selected in the paper type drop-down list 601, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of the PageMediaType of the PrintTicket to PhotoPaper and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

In this example, in S1101, the printer extension 215 saves the photo paper, which is the setting of the paper type, in the memory area. In S1102, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1103, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageMediaType. Here, since the data of PageMediaType for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1104, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the setting value of IsNeedCommit in the corresponding data is 0. Since the set value of IsNeedCommit is not 0, the process proceeds to S1106, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the set value of IsNeedCommit is 1. Since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is 1, the process proceeds to S1107. The printer extension 215 passes the edited PrintTicket to the configuration module 219 and requests PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Since the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is an asynchronous process, the process proceeds to the next process without waiting for the completion of the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets. In S1108, the printer extension 215 disables the print setting UI so as not to accept input, and ends the print setting process of FIG. 12.

When the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is completed in the configuration module 219, the completion event is notified to the printer extension 215. Upon receiving the completion event, the printer extension 215 starts the UI update process of FIG.

In this example, in S1201, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1202, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageMediaType. Here, since the data of PageMediaType for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1203, and the printer extension 215 acquires the UpdateSettings in the corresponding data. As shown in FIG. 10, since PageBorderless and PageLayout are listed in UpdateSettings, the borderless print check box 602 and the page layout combo box 605 are updated.

In S1204, the printer extension 215 acquires the PageBorderless information from PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Then, in S1205, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting saved in the memory area in S1101 can be set. Since the photo paper can be selected even if the borderless printing is set to off in "Operation 2", the process proceeds to S1207, and the printer extension 215 enables the borderless printing check box 602 and sets it on. That is, it is assumed that after the borderless printing is set to on in "operation 1", the borderless printing is corrected to off by prohibition in "operation 2". Even in this case, if the prohibition is lifted by the operation 3 and the borderless printing is turned on, and if the borderless printing on is saved in the previous S1101, the setting can be returned to the borderless printing on. ..

Next, in S1208, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is an icon. Since there is no icon in the borderless print check box 602, the process proceeds to S1210. In S1210, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not all the elements listed in UpdateSettings have been updated. Here, since there is the next element PageLayout, the process returns to S1204.

The page layout combo box 505 includes layout printing and split printing as described above. In S1204, the printer extension 215 acquires the information of JobNUpAllDocumentsContitogously and PagePoster from PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. Then, in S1205, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting saved in the memory area in S1101 can be set. Since the photo paper can be selected, the process proceeds to S1207, and the printer extension 215 updates the drop-down list 605 and the set value. Here, since borderless printing is on, the page layout combo box 605 is disabled, and the set value is set to 1in1 printing according to PrintTicket.

Next, in S1208, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is an icon. Since the icon is displayed in the page layout combo box 605 as described above, the process proceeds to S1209 to update the icon. In the case of 1in1 printing, the icon can be switched to the icon shown in FIG. 8C regardless of the printing orientation.

In S1210, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not all the elements listed in UpdateSettings have been updated. Here, since the update of all the elements is completed, the process proceeds to S1211, the printer extension 215 enables the print setting UI, and then ends the UI update process of FIG.

As described above, in the present embodiment, even if the print setting is corrected in order to eliminate the prohibition caused by the operation on the control (S1206 in the operation 2), when the print setting can be set. , It will be possible to automatically restore the settings. Further, in the present embodiment, the process based on the print setting by the predetermined type of operation has been described as an example, but the print setting by other operations may be similarly applied.

[Third Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the differences between the third embodiment and the first and second embodiments will be described. Hereinafter, the operation flow for the control will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to the following operation flow, and may be applied to other operation flows.

For example, suppose that the borderless print check box 602 is turned on with "photo paper" selected in the paper type combo box 601 and "2in1 printing" selected in the page layout combo box 605. In this case, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of PageBorderless of PrintTicket to Borderless, and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a process in which the printer extension 215 updates the PrintCapabilities, PrintTickets, and UI in the present embodiment.

In S1301, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the PrintTicket is currently being generated. When it is determined that the PrintTicket is not being generated, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB in S1302. When it is determined in S1301 that PrintTicket is being generated, the process of FIG. 14 is terminated. Here, since the generation of PrintTicket has not been requested yet, the process proceeds to S1302.

In S1303, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting update information includes data in which Name is PageBorderless. Here, since the data of PageBorderless for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1304, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the setting value of IsNeedCommit in the corresponding data is 0. Since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is not 0, the process proceeds to S1306, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the setting of IsNeedCommit is 1. Since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is 2, the process proceeds to S1309, and the printer extension 215 passes the edited PrintTicket to the configuration module 219 and requests the generation of the PrintTicket. Since the generation of the PrintTicket is an asynchronous process, the print setting update process of FIG. 14 is completed without waiting for the completion of the generation of the PrintTicket.

When the setting value of IsNeedCommit is determined to be 1 in S1306, in S1307, the printer extension 215 passes the edited PrintTicket to the configuration module 219. Then, it requests the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets. In that case as well, since the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is an asynchronous process, the print setting update process of FIG. 14 is completed without waiting for the completion of the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets.

According to this embodiment, the print setting UI is not invalidated even during PrintTicket generation. That is, since the print setting UI remains valid, the user can continue to operate the controls and improve operability.

Further, when the print check box 607 is cleared on a copy-by-copy basis, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of the DocomentCollate of PrintTicket to Uncollated and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

In S1301, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the PrintTicket is currently being generated. Here, since the PrintTicket generation process requested above is in progress, it is determined that the PrintTicket generation is in progress, and the print setting update process of FIG. 14 is terminated.

Further, when plain paper is selected in the paper type combo box 601, the printer extension 215 edits the setting value of PageMediaType of PrintTicket to Plane and starts the print setting update process of FIG.

In S1301, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the PrintTicket is currently being generated. Here, since the PrintTicket generation process requested above is in progress, it is determined that the PrintTicket generation is in progress, and the print setting update process of FIG. 14 is terminated.

Then, when the generation of the PrintTicket is completed in the configuration module 219, the printer extension 215 receives the completion event and starts the PrintTicket merge process after the update of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the PrintTicket merge process after the update.

In S1401, the printer extension 215 acquires the print setting update information stored in the DPB. In S1402, the printer extension 215 reads the print settings of the updated PrintTicket passed from the configuration module 219.

In S1403, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the print setting read in S1402 exists in PrintTicket. If it is determined that the printer exists, the process proceeds to S1404, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the held PrintTicket and the set value of the updated PrintTicket match. In this example, since the layout printing cannot be set at the time of borderless printing, the setting of JobNupAllDocumentsContiguously is 1in1 printing in PrintTicket after the update. On the other hand, since the PrintTicket held is 2in1 printing, it is determined in S1404 that they do not match, and the process proceeds to S1405.

If it is determined in S1403 that it does not exist in PrintTicket, and if it is determined in S1404 that it does not exist, the process from S1403 is repeated for other print settings.

In S1405, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not there is data that matches Name in the print setting update information. Here, since there is no data in which Name is AllDocumentsContiguously in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, the process proceeds to S1410. If it is determined that there is data that matches Name, the process proceeds to S1406 as described later.

In S1410, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the value of the held PrintTicket can be set. In this example, whether or not 2in1 printing can be set is determined based on the updated Print Capabilities. As described above, since layout printing and split printing cannot be set during borderless printing, it is determined that 2in1 printing cannot be set, and the process proceeds to S1411, and the printer extension 215 sets the value of PrintTicket after updating to PrintTicket. In this example, the setting of PrintTicket is changed to 1in1 printing which is the value of PrintTicket after the update. If it is determined in S1410 that the setting is not possible, the process from S1403 is repeated for other print settings.

Next, the process from S1403 is repeated for other print settings. In this example, the processing from S1403 is performed for the paper type changed during the generation of PrintTicket. In this example, in S1403, it is determined that the print setting read in S1402 exists in PrintTicket. Then, since the updated PrintTicket is photo paper and the held PrintTicket is plain paper, it is determined in S1404 that they do not match, and the process proceeds to S1405.

In S1405, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the data of PageMediaType by Name exists in the print setting update information. Here, since the data of PageMediaType for Name exists in the print setting update information of FIG. 10, it is determined in S1406 whether or not the setting value of IsNeedCommit in the corresponding data is 0. If the setting value of IsNeedCommit is 0, the process proceeds to S1410. In this example, since the setting value of IsNeedCommit is not 0, the process proceeds to S1407, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the set value of IsNeedCommit is 1. In this example, the setting value of IsNeedCommit is 1, so the process proceeds to S1408. The printer extension 215 passes the PrintTicket to the configuration module 219 and requests the generation of the PrintCapabilities and the PrintTicket. Since the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is an asynchronous process, the process of FIG. 15 is completed without waiting for the completion of the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S1407 that the setting value of the IsNeedCommit is not 1, the process proceeds to S1409, and the printer extension 215 passes the PrintTicket to the configuration module 219 to request the generation of the PrintTicket. Since the generation of PrintTicket is an asynchronous process, the process of FIG. 15 is completed without waiting for the completion of the generation of PrintTicket.

When the process of FIG. 15 is terminated as described above, the merge process is interrupted, but the print setting of the updated PrintTicket passed from the configuration module 219 is read again in S1402, and the process after S1403. Is done. Hereinafter, in such a case, the copy unit printing changed during the PrintTicket generation will be described as being processed from S1403.

In this example, in S1403, it is determined that the print setting read in S1402 exists in PrintTicket. Then, since the print ticket after the update has the copy unit print on and the held PrintTicket has the copy unit print off, it is determined in S1404 that they do not match, and the process proceeds to S1405.

In this example, in S1405, the printer extension 215 determines whether or not Name exists in the print setting update information. Here, since the print setting update information of FIG. 10 does not have the data of DocumentCollate by Name, the process proceeds to S1410, and the printer extension 215 determines whether or not the copy unit print off can be set. Even during borderless printing, copy unit printing can be set on or off, so it is judged that it can be set. In this example, since all the print settings of PrintTicket after the update have been processed, the process exits the loop of FIG. 15 and proceeds to S1412.

In S1412, the UI update process of FIG. 11 is executed, and then the process of FIG. 15 is terminated. That is, in the present embodiment, the updated PrintTicket and the PrintTicket that was operated during generation by the configuration module 219 are merged, and the UI update process of FIG. 11 is executed based on the merged PrintTicket. .. As a result, the print setting UI is updated based on the latest PrintTicket without deteriorating the user's operability. In the present embodiment, the case where the generation of PrintTickets is required in S1309 has been described, but the same effect can be obtained in the case where the generation of PrintCapabilities and PrintTickets is required in S1307.

(Other Examples)
The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiment to a system or device via a network or storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or device reads and executes the program. It can also be realized by the processing to be performed. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

The invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, a claim is attached to make the scope of the invention public.

101 Information processing device: 102 Printing device: 111 CPU: 203 Printer driver: 213 Printing setting definition file: 215 Printer extension: 217 Property bag: 219 Configuration module

Claims (13)

A generation method that generates information that describes the contents of the controls on the print setting screen,
The print setting screen is provided with an update means for updating the display of the print setting screen in response to a control operation on the print setting screen.
When the operation satisfies the first condition, the updating means requests the generating means to generate information in which the contents of the control are described, and the control generated by the generating means in response to the request. The display of the print setting screen is updated based on the information in which the contents of the above are described.
When the operation satisfies the second condition, the display of the print setting screen is updated without requesting the generation means to generate information in which the contents of the control are described.
An information processing device characterized by this. A storage means for storing update information in which the necessity of generation by the generation means is described is further provided.
The first condition is that it is described in the update information that the generation by the generation means is required according to the operation.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The second condition is that the update information does not describe that the generation by the generation means is required according to the operation.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2. The information processing device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the storage means is a property bag. Claims 1 to 4 are characterized in that the generation means generates information in which the contents of the control are described, based on a definition file in which prohibitions related to display of the control on the print setting screen are defined. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the above items. The generation means can generate a plurality of information as information describing the contents of the control.
The updating means requires the generating means to generate at least one of the plurality of pieces of information.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of pieces of information include PrintCapabilities and PrintTicket. As a result of the update by the update means in response to the first operation as the operation, the display of the first control is enabled, and the update by the update means is performed in response to the second operation as the operation. As a result, when the display of the first control becomes invalid due to the prohibition of the first operation and the second operation,
The update means displays the print setting screen with the display of the first control enabled on the condition that the prohibition is released by performing the third operation as the operation after the second operation. To update,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a holding means for holding information related to the operation. When the updating means requests the generating means to generate the first information in which the content of the control is described in response to the first operation as the operation.
When the second operation as the operation is performed after the first operation, the second generation means for generating the second information in which the contents of the control are described without the update means requesting the generation means. When,
A means for merging the first information generated by the generation means and the second information generated by the second generation means is further provided.
The updating means updates the display of the print setting screen based on the information describing the contents of the control generated by being merged by the merging means.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the information processing device is characterized by the above. A determination means for determining whether or not the first information is being generated by the generation means is further provided.
When the determination means determines that the first information is being generated, the second generation means generates the second information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 10. An information processing method executed in an information processing device.
A generation process that generates information that describes the contents of the controls on the print setting screen,
It has an update process for updating the display of the print setting screen in response to a control operation on the print setting screen.
In the update step, when the operation satisfies the first condition, the generation step is requested to generate information in which the contents of the control are described, and the control generated in the generation step in response to the request. The display of the print setting screen is updated based on the information in which the contents of the above are described.
When the operation satisfies the second condition, the display of the print setting screen is updated without requiring the generation process to generate information in which the contents of the control are described.
An information processing method characterized by this. A generation method that generates information that describes the contents of controls on the print setting screen.
A program for operating a computer as an update means for updating the display of the print setting screen in response to a control operation on the print setting screen.
When the operation satisfies the first condition, the updating means requests the generating means to generate information in which the contents of the control are described, and the control generated by the generating means in response to the request. The display of the print setting screen is updated based on the information in which the contents of the above are described.
When the operation satisfies the second condition, the display of the print setting screen is updated without requesting the generation means to generate information in which the contents of the control are described.
A program characterized by that.

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