JP4398361B2 - OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE, OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an output control apparatus, an output control method, a program, and a recording medium that can output output data including object data having a page structure and color information added to a monochrome output terminal.

  Conventionally, when a text having a color attribute is output by a monochrome printer, the color of the portion to be colored and emphasized is gray and difficult to see.

  Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a solution to this problem.

In Patent Document 1, when a document or figure to which color information is added is output in a single color, attribute information is generated according to the color information, so that the corresponding portion can be emphasized according to the color image.
JP 2001-28686 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, style information corresponding to color information cannot be specified in detail on a page basis. For this reason, it is not possible to separately output pages that are output in color and pages that are output in black and white after style conversion.

  Further, in Patent Document 1, when it is desired to print one document in color on a page having image image data and to print in black and white on a page having only character data, style conversion is performed by designating a page having only character data. There was a problem that it was not possible.

  Also, when the style information is output to the color printer after being changed, there is a problem that the functions of Patent Document 1 are overlapped and the style information is output overlapping the color characters.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to specify a range in pages, each this range, styling based on the color of objects in the output data to is to the output data to provide an output control device and an output control method and a program and recording media as possible out to convert the specified style.

The present invention is an output control apparatus capable of converting first output data including object data to which color information is added into second output data, and obtains color information for each page from the first output data. Color information acquisition means for converting, and receiving a plurality of conversion range settings composed of one or a plurality of continuous pages for adding style information to the color information of the first output data and converting it to the second output data A range receiving unit, a conversion range color information screen generating unit that generates a screen for displaying color information in the conversion range for each conversion range set by the conversion range receiving unit, and a conversion range color information screen generating unit. A conversion candidate display for each conversion range for displaying color information in the selected conversion range for each conversion range as a candidate for adding style information on the generated screen. The color information to be style information addition target among the color information displayed as candidates for style information addition by the conversion candidate conversion means display unit for each conversion range for each conversion range, and the selected color information a conversion range for each setting accepting means for accepting a setting for adding style information, based on the correspondence between the color information and the style information for each of the conversion range set by the conversion range for each setting accepting means, said first output Data conversion means for adding style information corresponding to the color information to an object in the data and converting it into second output data .

According to the present invention, to specify the range in pages, each this range, then the style specified based on the color of objects in the output data, converting to the specified output data in units of pages Style Can do.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a printing system to which an image control apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a PC terminal as an output control apparatus, which can execute print processing at the output terminal 200 by transmitting print data to an output terminal 200 as a printing apparatus via a network or other communication medium. It is.

  Reference numeral 101 denotes a CPU in the present invention stored in a ROM 102, a hard disk (HD) 111, or an external storage device (for example, any storage device such as a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM) 116. By loading and executing such a program on the memory 103, the print control method of the present invention is realized and the entire PC terminal 100 is controlled. The memory 103 is used as a work area of the CPU 101, and the CPU 101 reads and holds various data and programs from the ROM 102, the HD 111, and the external storage device 116.

  Reference numeral 117 denotes a keyboard or pointing device that can give various instructions and inputs to the PC terminal 100. Reference numeral 115 denotes a display, which corresponds to an output device such as a CRT, LCD, or SED.

  Functions of the PC terminal 100 (print data generation unit 104, print data character color analysis unit 105, color / style conversion table creation / update unit 106, style conversion input screen display unit 108, print data conversion unit 109, output terminal controller for printing 110) is realized by the CPU 101 loading a program stored in the HD 111 onto the memory 103 and executing it.

  The print data generation unit 104 generates print data 112 from document information (not shown). The print data character color analysis unit 105 analyzes character color information in the print data 112. The color / style conversion table creation / update unit 106 creates and updates the page unit color / style conversion table 107 from the color / style conversion initial setting table 113. Note that the color / style conversion initial setting table 113 may be created in the HD 111 by input from the keyboard 117 or the like, or may be captured from the external storage device 116.

  The style conversion input screen display unit 108 controls the display 115 to display a style conversion input screen that can be input by the keyboard / pointing device 117 or the like. The print data conversion unit 108 converts the color information and style information of the conversion print data 114 based on the page unit color / style conversion table 107.

  The print output terminal controller 110 outputs the conversion print data 114 to the output terminal 200 and causes the output terminal 200 to execute print processing. Details of each part will be described later.

  Hereinafter, a character color / style conversion printing operation (function of converting character color information and style information in print data) in the output control apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the present embodiment, the content of the character style information indicates the font type, font size, bold or italic emphasis, underline, shading, surrounding line, and the like.

  2 and 3 are flowcharts showing an example of a first control processing procedure in the information processing apparatus of the present invention, which corresponds to a character color / style conversion printing operation. Note that the processing of this flowchart is realized by the CPU 101 of the PC terminal 100 loading a program stored in the HD 111 onto the memory 103 and executing it. In the figure, S100 to S124 and S201 to S208 indicate steps.

  First, in step S100, the CPU 101 acquires an information collection color list (color information) to be style converted from the color / style conversion initial setting table 113 held in the HD 111. An example of the color / style conversion initial setting table 113 is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the color / style conversion initial setting table 113 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the color / style conversion initial setting table 113 includes “color name”, “RGB”, “YMCK” (or other color identifier), “font type”, “size”, and “emphasis”. , “Underline”, “Shaded”, and “Box”. In this table, items whose styles are not converted are blank.

  In step S <b> 101, the CPU 101 reads the print data 112 generated by the print data generation unit 104 and stored in the HD 111 (or input from the outside). An example of the data structure of the print data is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of print data used in the information processing apparatus of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the print data is configured in units of pages by a page start command and a page end command. The data for each page is indicated by color information (indicated by “color” in the figure), style information (in the figure, “font type”, “size”, “emphasis style”, and “modification style”). )including.

  Next, in step S102, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the information collection color list has been acquired in step S100 (the color / style conversion initial setting table 113 exists). Steps S201 to S208 are performed. In this case, the colors to be style-converted are all colors other than black used for the characters of the document page. In addition, the initial value of the style information item is “not converted” for all items (all blank).

  On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S102 that the information collection color list has been acquired in step S100 (the color / style conversion initial setting table 113 exists), the print data is set to the head in steps S103 to S109. Analyzing from the data, obtaining the color information of the character in page units from the print data, creating and initializing the page unit color / style conversion table 107.

  First, in step S103, the CPU 101 acquires a print data page start command from the print data, and in step S104, creates and initializes a page unit color / style conversion table 107. The contents of the page unit color / style conversion table 107 are shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the page unit color / style conversion table 107 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the page unit color / style conversion table 107 includes page information (PAGE = x), ON / OFF information of character color information deletion (COLOR_DELETE = ON / OFF), and table information. .

  The page information (PAGE = x) indicates the corresponding page. The character color information deletion ON / OFF information indicates whether or not to delete character color information after color / style conversion of print data.

  Furthermore, the table information includes color information (“color” in the figure), “color use flag”, “style conversion flag”, style change contents (“font type”, “size”, “emphasis”, “underline”, "Shaded", "box").

  6A corresponds to the color / style conversion table 107 for the first page, FIG. 6B corresponds to the second page, and FIG. 6C corresponds to the 4th to 10th pages. Thus, in the present embodiment, color / style conversion setting can be performed on a page basis.

  The description returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S104, the CPU 101 first secures an area for the page unit color / style conversion table 107 in the memory 103, sets the current page in the page information, and initializes the character color information deletion ON / OFF information. Register the value (ON).

  Next, the CPU 101 aligns the “color” item of the table information with the color information of the print data, and the “RGB” item or the “YMCK” item of the color / style conversion initial setting table shown in FIG. Copy the color identifier value.

  In addition, all “color use flag” items of the table information are initialized with “0”. Further, all the “style conversion flag” items of the table information are also initialized with “0”. Further, the other items of style conversion contents (“font type”, “size”, “emphasis”, “underline”, “shaded”, “border”) are the color / style conversion shown in FIG. Copy from the initial setting table 113 as it is.

  Next, in step S105, the CPU 101 acquires color information character by character from the print data 112, and in step S106, the “color” item of the color / style conversion initial setting table 113 that matches the color information acquired in step S105. The “color use flag” item of the record (row) is changed to “1”.

  The processes in steps S105 and S106 are repeated until the end of the page. That is, in step S107, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the page has been completed. If it is determined that the page has not been completed, the process returns to step S105.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S107 that the page has ended, it acquires a print data page end command from the print data 112 in step S108, and advances the process to step S109.

  Next, in step S109, the CPU 101 determines whether or not there is a next page. If it is determined that there is still a next page, the process returns to step S103.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S109 that there is no next page, the process proceeds to step S110.

  If the CPU 101 determines in step S102 that the information collection color list could not be acquired in step S100 (the color / style conversion initial setting table 113 did not exist), in step S201 (FIG. 3). The print data page start command is acquired from the print data, and the page unit color / style conversion table 107 is created and initialized in step S202. First, the CPU 101 secures a table area on the memory 103 and registers the initial value (ON) of ON / OFF information for deleting page information and character color information. The page information is set to “PAGE = current page”, and the character color information deletion ON / OFF information is set to “COLOR_DELETE = ON”.

  Next, in step S203, the CPU 101 acquires color information character by character from the print data 112. In step S204, the CPU 101 determines whether a new color other than black exists in the color information acquired in step S203.

  If the CPU 101 determines in step S204 that there is no new color other than black in the color information acquired in step S203, the process directly proceeds to step S206.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S204 that there is a new color other than black in the color information acquired in step S203, the new color information is set as the content of the “color” item in step S205. A new record (line) is added to the color / style conversion setting table 107 of the current page. Then, the CPU 101 sets the “color use flag” item of the added record to “1”, and sets all items of style change content change to blanks.

  The processes in steps S203 to 205 are repeated until the end of the page. In other words, in step S206, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the page has ended. If it is determined that the page has not ended, the process returns to step S203.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S206 that the page has ended, it acquires a print data page end command from the print data 112 in step S207, and advances the process to step S208.

  Next, in step S208, the CPU 101 determines whether or not there is a next page. If it is determined that there is still a next page, the process returns to step S202.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S208 that there is no next page, the process proceeds to step S110 (FIG. 2).

  Next, in step S110, the CPU 101 inputs an input screen (FIG. 7) for designating a page on which character color / style conversion is executed, and style information associated with the character color for each page designated on the input screen. Screens (FIGS. 8 to 10) are displayed on the display 115, and control is performed so as to accept input from the input screen.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an input screen for designating a page for executing character color / style conversion in the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

  In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1001 denotes a page style conversion setting unit for setting a page for designating style information associated with a character color. Information on the set page is displayed on 1002. Also, an input sheet for inputting page style information set by the page style conversion setting unit 1001 is added to 1004.

  Reference numeral 1003 denotes a character color information deletion ON / OFF setting unit for setting ON / OFF of character color information deletion of a page on which style conversion is performed.

  When the input sheet 1004 is selected, input screens shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 are displayed. 8 is displayed when “1 page” is selected, FIG. 9 when “2 page” is selected, and FIG. 10 when “4 to 10 page” is selected. The display is controlled by the CPU 101. When a plurality of pages are specified together on the input screen of FIG. 7, an input screen corresponding to the plurality of pages is generated as shown in FIG.

  8 to 10 are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of an input screen for designating style information associated with a character color in units of pages.

  8 to 10, a page 1101 to be changed is a display of a page to be changed in color / style.

  The color 1102 to be changed is for selecting a color to be changed in color / style on the page displayed on the page 1101 to be changed (multiple selection is possible). Note that the check box in the color 1102 to be changed is generated by the CPU 101 according to the color characters existing on the page. The setting of the color 1102 to be changed is stored in the “style conversion flag” item of the color / style conversion table 107 corresponding to the display of the page 1101 to be changed.

  The changed style 1003 is for designating a changed style for each color selected in the color 1102 to be changed. Note that the style 1003 after the change is set to “font type” for each record in which “1” is set in the “color use flag” item of the color / style conversion table 107 corresponding to the display of the page 1101 to be changed. "," Size "item," Highlight "item," Underline "item," Shading "item, and" Box "item.

  The character color information deletion ON / OFF setting unit 1104 is for setting ON / OFF of color information deletion on the page displayed on the page 1101 to be changed. This setting is stored in “character color information deletion ON / OFF information (COLOR_DELETE)” of the color / style conversion table 107 corresponding to the display of the page 1101 to be changed.

  The description returns to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S110, a page for executing character color / style conversion is designated on the input screen (FIG. 7), and style information associated with the character color is designated on the input screen (FIGS. 8 to 10) for each designated page. When
In step S111, the CPU 101 updates the page-by-page color / style conversion table 107 according to the contents input in step S110 (contents input on the input screens in FIGS. 7 to 10). The style information corresponding to the character color set on the input screens of FIGS. 8, 9, and 10 is the page unit shown in FIGS. 6 (a), 6 (b), and 6 (c), respectively. It is stored in the color / style conversion table 107.

  Next, in step S <b> 112, the CPU 101 copies the original print data 112 to generate converted print data 114.

  In subsequent steps S113 to S123, the CPU 101 rewrites the color information and style information of the character data of the conversion print data 114, thereby realizing the character color / style conversion function of the present invention.

  First, in step S113, the CPU 101 reads the conversion print data 114 generated in step S112, and in steps S114 to S123, which will be described later, based on the contents of the color / style conversion table 107 of the corresponding page, the conversion print data. The character style information in the data 114 is rewritten. Also, character color information is converted to black. Hereinafter, each step will be described in detail.

  First, in step S114, the CPU 101 acquires a print data page start command from the conversion print data 114, and in step S115, reads the color / style conversion table 107 corresponding to the page.

  Next, in step S116, the CPU 101 acquires color information character by character from the conversion print data 114, and in step S117, the color information acquired from the conversion print data 114 in step S116 is used as a key and is read in step S115. The color / style conversion table 107 is searched, and in step S118, information that matches the color information acquired from the conversion print data 114 in step S116 (the “color” item matches and the “color use flag” item, “style” It is determined whether or not there is a record (row) in which “1” is stored in the “conversion flag” item.

  If the CPU 101 determines in step S118 that there is no information that matches the color information acquired from the conversion print data 114 in step S116, the process proceeds to step S120.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 101 determines in step S118 that there is information that matches the color information acquired from the conversion print data 114 in step S116, in step S119, the CPU 101 acquires the color information in step S116. Rewrite the character style information of the print data. At this time, the character style information of the print data is rewritten in accordance with the correspondence shown in the correspondence table between the conversion table and the style information value of the print data as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the correspondence between the character style information of the conversion print data 114 and the style information of the color / style conversion table 107.

  For example, when information indicating “bold” is stored in the “emphasis” item of the color / style conversion table 107, the character style information of the print data is rewritten to “weight (1)”.

  When information indicating “dotted line” is stored in the “underline” item of the color / style conversion table 107, the character style information of the print data is rewritten to “line (2)”.

  When information indicating “pattern 1” is stored in the “shaded” item of the color / style conversion table 107, the character style information of the print data is rewritten to “hatch (1)”.

  Further, when information indicating “Yes” is stored in the “Box” item of the color / style conversion table 107, the character style information of the print data is rewritten to “edge (1)”.

  The description returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  Next, in step S120, if the color information deletion of the color / style conversion table 107 corresponding to the current page is ON, the CPU 101 sets the color information of the character of the print data acquired in step S116 as the black color identifier. Change to Here, FIG. 12 shows an example of print data before executing style information conversion and color information deletion, and FIG. 13 shows an example of print data after execution.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the conversion print data 114 before the style change, and corresponds to the state generated in step S112.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the conversion print data 114 after the style change, and corresponds to the state updated in step S120 described later.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the style style information of the character whose color information is “FF0000” is converted into “weight (1), hatch (1)” (S119), and the color information is changed from “FF0000” to “FF0000”. 000000 "(S120). That is, the red character is converted into a black character that is bold and has a predetermined shaded state.

  The processes in steps S116 to S120 are repeated until the end of the page. That is, in step S121, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the page has ended. If it is determined that the page has not ended, the process returns to step S116.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S121 that the page has ended, it acquires a page end command from the print data 114 in step S122, and advances the process to step S123.

  Next, in step S123, the CPU 101 determines whether or not there is a next page. If it is determined that there is still a next page, the process returns to step S114.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S123 that the page has been completed, in step S124, the conversion print data 114 is transmitted to the output terminal 200 using the print output terminal controller 110, and is printed out. Then, the process of this flowchart ends.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a document output by the color / style conversion function of the present invention, and setting of the color / style conversion table 107 for each page shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c). Color / style conversion based on the above.

  That is, on the first page, “red characters” are color / style converted to black characters with “enclosed lines”, “green characters” are color / style converted to “bold” emphasized, and “dotted lines” underlined black characters. .

  On the second page, “blue letters” are color / style converted to shaded black letters with “Gothic” font.

  Further, the third page is not subjected to color / style conversion.

  On the fourth page, “red text” is color / style converted to black text with “line font” underlined, “blue text” is color / style converted to underlined black text, and “purple text” is “ Color / style conversion to black characters with emphasis on “bold”, color / style conversion of “green characters” to black characters with “shading”, and color / style conversion of “yellow characters” to black characters with emphasis on “slashes” Yes.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the configuration has been described in which the conversion print data 114 after color / style conversion is transmitted to the output terminal 200 for printing in step S124. However, the conversion print data 114 after color / style conversion has been described. May be stored in a file in the HD 111 without being transmitted to the output terminal 200.

  The original print data 112 may be deleted from the HD or stored in a file.

  2 corresponds to the process of the print data character color analysis unit 105 shown in FIG. 2 correspond to the processing of the character color / style conversion table creation / update unit 106 shown in FIG. 1. The processing in steps S106 and S111 in FIG. 2 and S203 and S205 in FIG.

  Further, the processing in step S110 of FIG. 2 corresponds to the processing of the style conversion input screen display unit 108 shown in FIG. 2 correspond to the processing of the print data conversion unit 109 shown in FIG.

  As described above, by associating character color information and character style information in units of pages, when color characters in a document are output in monochrome, the corresponding color characters are associated with each page. Can be converted to style characters and output.

  This makes it possible to perform appropriate output when outputting a color document to a monochrome printer.

  In addition, characters can be output in color or black and white for each page in the document, preventing waste of color developer (ink, toner), etc., and when a color printer fails Can also output properly to monochrome printers.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the correspondence between color information and style information is performed on a page-by-page basis, but the present invention is not limited to this. For each sentence component (for example, chapter, section, paragraph, character, figure, photo) Needless to say, it is possible to make settings. In this case, the output data is output data having a sentence component (such as Latex), and in the above embodiment, the “page” field may be changed to “chapter”, “section”, or “photo”.

  Furthermore, figures and photographs may be output in color and only the character portion may be the above embodiment.

  In the above case, it is possible to easily print only characters in monochrome and print photographs in color.

  Similarly to characters, color information and style information (in this case, a shaded pattern) may be set in association with other objects such as graphic drawing data (graphic data) and converted.

  Furthermore, color information and color information may be set in association with each other, and a certain color may be converted into another color and output.

  Further, color / style information conversion may be performed on word processing document data or the like to generate monochrome document data or the like.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration for converting color information into style information has been described, but conversely, the style information may be converted into color information.

  It should be noted that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program, or recording medium, and specifically includes a plurality of devices. The present invention may be applied to a system including a single device.

  In addition, all the structures which combined the various modifications shown in the said embodiment are also contained in this invention.

  The configuration of the data processing program that can be read by the output control apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the memory map shown in FIG.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a recording medium (storage medium) that stores various data processing programs readable by the output control apparatus according to the present invention.

  Although not specifically shown, information for managing a program group stored in the recording medium, for example, version information, creator, etc. is also stored, and information depending on the OS on the program reading side, for example, a program is identified and displayed. Icons may also be stored.

  Further, data depending on various programs is also managed in the directory. In addition, when a program or data to be installed is compressed, a program to be decompressed may be stored.

  The functions shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in this embodiment may be performed by a host computer by a program installed from the outside. In this case, the present invention is applied even when an information group including a program is supplied to the output device from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or an FD, or from an external recording medium via a network. Is.

  As described above, a recording medium in which a program code of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is recorded is supplied to the system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus is stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, A silicon disk or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) or the like running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program code read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted in the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program represented by software for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading a program represented by software for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program and reading it, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. It becomes.

  Left and right can be easily selected using a switch attached to the chassis, and by installing a translucent hood on the side edge, it can be applied to applications where high brightness lighting is required and direct viewing of the input position by the operator is essential. .

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a printing system to which an image control apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention can be applied. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 1st control processing procedure in the information processing apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 1st control processing procedure in the information processing apparatus of this invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a color / style conversion initial setting table illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the print data handled with the information processing apparatus of this invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a color / style conversion table for each page illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the input screen which designates the page which performs character color / style conversion in the information processing apparatus of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the input screen which designates the style information matched with a character color for every page. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the input screen which designates the style information matched with a character color for every page. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the input screen which designates the style information matched with a character color for every page. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a correspondence between character style information of print data and style information of a color / style conversion table. It is a figure which shows an example of the printing data for conversion before a style change. It is a figure which shows an example of the printing data for conversion after a style change. It is a figure which shows an example of the document output by the color / style conversion function of this invention. It is a figure explaining the memory map of the recording medium (storage medium) which stores the various data processing program which can be read by the output control apparatus which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

100 PC terminal 101 CPU
102 ROM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 103 Memory 104 Print data generation part 105 Print data character color analysis part 106 Color / style conversion table creation update part 107 Color unit / style conversion table per page 108 Style conversion input screen display part 109 Print data conversion part 110 Print output terminal controller 111 HD
112 Print Data 113 Color / Style Conversion Initial Table 114 Conversion Print Data 117 Keyboard / Pointing Device 115 Display 116 External Storage Device 200 Output Terminal

Claims (9)

An output control device capable of converting first output data including object data to which color information is added into second output data,
Color information acquisition means for acquiring color information for each page from the first output data;
Conversion range reception means for receiving a plurality of conversion range settings specified on one or a plurality of pages for adding style information to the color information of the first output data and converting it to second output data;
Conversion range color information screen generating means for generating a screen for displaying color information in the conversion range for each of the conversion ranges set by the conversion range receiving means;
Conversion range conversion candidate display means for displaying color information within the selected conversion range for each conversion range as a candidate for style information addition target on the screen generated by the conversion range color information screen generation means;
For each of the conversion ranges, selection of color information to be style information addition among the color information displayed as candidates for style information addition by the conversion candidate display means for each conversion range, and style information is added to the selected color information. A setting accepting means for each conversion range for accepting a setting to be added;
Based on the association between the color information and the style information for each conversion range set by the conversion range setting accepting unit, the style information corresponding to the color information is added to the object in the first output data. Data conversion means for converting into second output data ;
An output control device comprising: The output control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data conversion unit deletes color information from the first output data. The style information added to the object in the first output data includes font type setting information added to the character data, character emphasis attribute setting information, character size setting information, underline attribute setting information, shading attribute, and surrounding line. the output control device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises an attribute. The conversion range setting accepting unit analyzes the color information added to the object in the first output data and analyzes the color information added to the object in the first output data for each conversion range. and it generates an input screen for inputting the correspondence between style information, for each of the conversion range, and wherein the Rukoto receives setting of only the color information used in the first output data of the conversion range The output control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The first output data is print data;
The object character data, the output control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises a graphic data. The data conversion unit, of said object, the output control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that converting only character data. A first output data including object data color information is added to a power control method in the conversion output control device to the second output data,
A color information acquisition unit that acquires color information for each page from the first output data;
A conversion range receiving step for receiving a plurality of conversion range settings designated on one or a plurality of pages in which the conversion range receiving means adds style information to the color information of the first output data and converts it to the second output data. When,
A conversion range color information screen generation means for generating a screen for displaying color information in the conversion range for each of the conversion ranges set in the conversion range reception step; and
A conversion range in which the conversion candidate display means for each conversion range displays color information within the selected conversion range for each conversion range as a candidate for style information addition target on the screen generated in the conversion range color information screen generation step. A conversion candidate display step;
The conversion range setting accepting unit selects the color information to be style information addition target from among the color information displayed as the style information addition target candidates by the conversion range conversion candidate display step for each conversion range, and the selection A setting reception step for each conversion range for receiving a setting for adding style information to the color information,
Data conversion means corresponds to the color information corresponding to the object in the first output data based on the association between the color information and the style information for each conversion range set by the conversion range setting reception step. A data conversion step of adding style information and converting it to second output data ;
An output control method characterized by comprising: The program for functioning a computer as each means of the output control apparatus of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6 . A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to function as each means of the output control apparatus according to claim 1 is recorded .

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