JP6186926B2 - Program and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program and an information processing apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a technique for generating log data in which an information processing apparatus records information about a print job that causes a printing apparatus to print an image.

  Conventionally, when print data is transmitted from an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer (PC) to a printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus performs printing based on the print data, information related to the printing is used as log data in the information processing apparatus. A technique for generating and storing a file including the log data in a storage device is known.

  As a document disclosing the above technique, for example, there is Patent Document 1. In Patent Document 1, a system including a printer (printing device), a host (information processing device), and a server, the host generates print data and log data corresponding to the print data, and the printer prints A technique for performing printing based on data and managing log data by a server is disclosed.

JP 2009-110268 A

  However, the conventional technique described above has the following problems. That is, it is not possible to select information that remains in log data and information that does not remain. For example, in an apparatus having a small memory area, it may be preferable not to leave large information such as image information in log data. For example, it may be preferable not to leave text information including personal information in log data.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a program and an information processing apparatus capable of selecting information stored in log data when storing log data related to printing.

  A program designed to solve this problem includes a receiving process for receiving an object drawing command based on an image to be printed, and print data based on the drawing command received in the receiving process. A print data generation process to be generated; an output process for outputting the print data generated in the print data generation process to a printing device; an acquisition process for acquiring a setting of a specific object that is an object not to be left in log data; Based on the drawing command received in the receiving process, the specific object does not remain, log data generating process for generating log data corresponding to the print data, and the log data generating process It is characterized by executing a storage process for storing log data in a storage device.

  With the program disclosed in this specification, the information processing apparatus generates log data that stores print data and an image corresponding to the print data based on an object drawing command. Then, the information processing apparatus stores log data in the storage device and transmits print data to the printing device. The storage device may be a memory built in the device itself, or may be another device such as a server or an external storage. Further, according to the program disclosed in this specification, the information processing apparatus generates log data such as text or image that does not leave the presence of a specific object. The setting of the specific object may be fixed information set in advance in the device (program) or information set by the user.

  In other words, the program disclosed in this specification causes the information processing apparatus to generate log data generated based on an object drawing command so that no particular object remains. As a result, the program disclosed in this specification can select information to be stored in the log data.

  For example, in the log data generation process, it is determined whether or not the drawing command received in the receiving process includes a command to draw the specific object, and when the command to draw the specific object is included Can not leave the existence of the specific object by not executing the drawing process corresponding to the command. Alternatively, in the log data generation process, it is determined whether or not the drawing command received in the receiving process includes a command to draw the specific object, and when the command to draw the specific object is included After the drawing process corresponding to the command is executed, the place where the specific object is drawn is set as a background color so that the existence of the specific object can be prevented.

  Further, the program disclosed in the present specification causes the information processing apparatus to execute a setting reception process for receiving the setting of the specific object, and the acquisition process acquires the setting received in the setting reception process. Good. By accepting the setting by the user for the setting of the specific object, the degree of freedom of the information stored in the log data is increased and the convenience is improved.

  In the acquisition process, for example, the setting of a text object may be acquired as the specific object. As a result, no text information is left in the log data. Furthermore, in the acquisition process, the setting of a text object including a specific keyword as the specific object may be acquired. Since the keyword in the character string can be specified, it is possible to prevent the character string including the keyword from being left in the text object, and the degree of freedom of information stored in the log data is further increased and the convenience is further enhanced.

  In the acquisition process, for example, the setting of an image object as the specific object may be acquired. Image objects include both images and graphics. In the acquisition process, for example, the setting of an object positioned within a specific range in the image to be printed may be acquired as the specific object. As a result, it is possible to prevent the log data from leaving image information or information on objects drawn within a specific range.

  The present specification further includes a communication unit that communicates with another device, and a control unit. The control unit receives a drawing command for an object based on an image to be printed, and the reception unit. Print data generation processing for generating print data based on the drawing command received in the processing, and output processing for outputting the print data generated in the print data generation processing to the printing apparatus via the communication unit Corresponding to the print data in which the existence of the specific object does not remain based on the acquisition process for acquiring the setting of the specific object which is an object not to be left in the log data and the drawing command received in the reception process A log data generation process for generating log data and a storage process for storing the log data generated in the log data generation process in a storage device are executed. The information processing apparatus according to claim is disclosed that.

  According to the present invention, a program and an information processing apparatus that can reduce the risk of leakage of specific information included in a print image when storing log data related to printing are realized.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a print system according to an embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the printing procedure of the printing system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of a log setting screen. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a print processing procedure of the printer driver according to the first embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a print processing procedure of a printer driver according to a second embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying an apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a printing system having a printer and a personal computer (PC) in which a printer driver for the printer is incorporated.

[Print system configuration]
As shown in FIG. 1, the printing system 100 of this embodiment includes a printer 2 (an example of a printing apparatus) and a PC 1 (an example of an information processing apparatus) that controls the printer 2. In the print system 100, the PC 1 and the printer 2 are connected via a USB cable.

  Note that the number of printers and PCs constituting the printing system 100 is not limited to one, and a plurality of printers and PCs may be connected. Further, the connection between the PC 1 and the printer 2 is not limited to the USB cable, but may be other serial communication cable, parallel communication cable, wired LAN cable, or wireless communication such as a wireless LAN.

  The PC 1 is used as a temporary storage area when the CPU 11 that executes various processes, a ROM 12 that stores a program (BIOS) of a startup process performed by the CPU 11 when the PC 1 is started, and the CPU 11 performs various processes. A controller 30 having a RAM 13 and a hard disk drive (HDD) 14 (an example of a storage device) storing various programs and data is provided. Note that the controller 30 in FIG. 1 is a collective term for hardware used for controlling the printer, such as the CPU 11, and is not necessarily represented as a single piece of hardware that actually exists in the printer. The CPU 11 is an example of a control unit. The controller 30 may be a control unit.

  The PC 1 includes an operation unit 15 including a keyboard and a mouse, a display unit 16 including a liquid crystal display, a USB interface 17, and a network interface 18, which are controlled by the controller 30. The USB interface 17 is hardware for communicating with a device connected via a USB cable. The network interface 18 is hardware for communicating with a device connected via a LAN cable. The USB interface 17 or the network interface 18 is an example of a communication unit.

  The PC 1 stores an operating system (OS), application programs (document creation software, drawing software, spreadsheet software, photo data editing software, etc.), and a printer driver (an example of a program) that controls the printer 2. Yes. Various programs stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM may be installed, or programs stored in a server on the network may be downloaded and installed.

  The printer 2 only needs to have a function of forming an image on a sheet, and the image forming method may be an electrophotographic method, an ink jet method, or another general image forming method. Further, even if a color image and a monochrome image can be formed, only a monochrome image may be formed.

[PC operation]
Next, the operation of the PC 1 when printing is performed by the print system 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 2, the graphic engine 51 and the spooler 52 are provided as a part of the OS.

  In FIG. 2, the printer driver 40 performs processing of an image to be printed and generation processing of print data 42 based on an image reflecting the processing. Examples of the processing include synthesis of watermarks, headers, footers, and the like, magnification change such as enlargement and reduction, image rotation, and aggregation of 2in1, 4in1, and the like.

  The printer driver 40 also has a log function that is a function for leaving a log relating to printing. That is, the printer driver 40 generates log data 41 for storing the print image as the print data 42 is generated. When the printer driver 40 receives a print instruction via the application 61, the printer driver 40 generates print data 42 and log data 41 based on a print condition to be printed by the printing apparatus. Then, the printer driver 40 causes the PC 1 to send the print data 42 to the printer 2 and save the log data 41 in the designated directory of the HDD 14.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the printer driver 40 provides a log setting screen 411 that allows the user to input various settings regarding the log function. On the log setting screen 411, by turning on a check box corresponding to “exclude a specific object from recording”, a recording exclusion function that does not record the specific object in the log data 41 is enabled. Becomes invalid. When the record exclusion function is enabled, log data that does not leave the existence of the object specified as the specific object is generated.

  Further, in the log setting screen 411, items for designating a specific object include a text setting for text, an image setting for an image, and a range setting for a print image range.

  Specifically, on the log setting screen 411, by checking the check box corresponding to “text”, the text object is set as the specific object, and all the text is set as the specific object, or a keyword is specified and the text object is set. It is possible to select whether a character string including a keyword is a specific object. When all text is a specific object, all objects recorded by the text drawing function are not recorded in the log data. When a keyword is a specific object, the character string passed as an argument to the text drawing function is analyzed. If the character string is included in the character string, the text object is not recorded in the log data. If not included, the text object is recorded in the log data.

  In the log setting screen 411, an image object related to an image such as an image or graphics is set as a specific object by turning on a check box corresponding to “image”. When an image object is a specific object, all objects recorded by the image drawing function are not recorded in log data.

  In the log setting screen 411, by checking a check box corresponding to “range”, an object included in a specific range in the data to be printed is set as the specific object. When the range is a specific object, it accepts input of each item of the coordinates designated as the reference position, the length in the vertical direction, and the length in the horizontal direction. Of the objects drawn by the drawing function, objects drawn within the range specified by each input item are not recorded in the log data. In this case, the type of the object is unquestioned, and even if it is a text object or an image object, it is not stored in the log data if it falls within the specified range.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the graphic engine 51 is a module that controls the output devices of the printer 2 and the display unit 16. The graphic engine 51 receives a command from the application program 61 and transfers the command to the device driver (the printer driver 40 in this embodiment).

  The spooler 52 is a module having a function of temporarily storing the print data 42 generated by the printer driver 40 and sequentially outputting the print data 42 to the printer 2. That is, in this specification, when “printer driver 40 transmits print data 42 to printer 2” is described, this means “printer driver 40 stores print data 42 in spooler 52”. It does not mean that the print data 42 is transmitted to the printer 2 by 52.

  When printing is performed by the printing system 100 according to the present embodiment, first, the application program 61 incorporated in the PC 1 receives a print instruction from the user and outputs a print start notification. Then, the graphic engine 51 which is a part of the OS receives the print start notification from the application program 61 and starts acquiring image data to be printed from the application program 61.

  When the graphic engine 51 starts acquiring image data, the graphic engine 51 issues a drawing command to the printer driver 40. Upon receiving the drawing command, the printer driver 40 generates a bitmap image (BMP image) based on the drawing command, and further generates print data 42 in PDL format based on the BMP image. Further, when the print data 42 is generated, processing such as image inversion is performed as necessary. Also, log data 41 is generated based on the BMP image. The file format of the log data 41 may be any file format that can be browsed by the user. For example, BMP, XML, JPEG, or PDF can be applied.

  After generating the print data 42, the printer driver 40 stores the print data 42 in the spooler 52. When the print data 42 is stored in the spooler 52, the spooler 52 transmits the stored print data 42 to the printer 2. The printer 2 that has received the print data 42 performs printing based on the print data 42.

  Further, when the printer driver 40 generates the log data 41 for one page, the printer driver 40 temporarily stores it in a predetermined folder of the HDD 14. Then, after transmitting the print data for all pages, the printer driver 40 integrates the log data 41 for all pages and generates one PDF file. This PDF file is stored in a designated folder of the HDD 14.

[Print processing]
[First embodiment]
Next, the printing process of the PC 1 that realizes the above-described printing procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 4 shows the procedure of the printer driver 40, which is executed by the CPU 11 when a print instruction is received from the application program 61 via the OS.

  In the printing process, first, a virtual drawing area for print data and a virtual drawing area for log data are respectively secured in the RAM 13, and each virtual drawing area is initialized (S101). That is, two virtual drawing areas where nothing is drawn are prepared. Thereafter, an object drawing command from the graphic engine 51 is received (S102).

  After receiving the drawing command, it is determined whether or not the recording exclusion function for log data is valid (S103). When the recording exclusion function is invalid (S103: NO), drawing is performed in each of the virtual drawing area for log data and the virtual drawing area for print data in accordance with the accepted drawing command (S104, S105). That is, the same image is drawn in the virtual drawing area for log data and the virtual drawing area for print data. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the drawing process for one page is completed (S106). If the drawing process for one page is not completed (S106: NO), the process proceeds to S102, and each virtual drawing area is transferred to each virtual drawing area. Drawing is repeated until drawing processing for one page is completed.

  On the other hand, if the recording exclusion function is valid (S103: YES), it is determined whether a drawing command for a specific object is received for each received drawing command (S111). For example, when text is set for a specific object and all text is set, it is determined that a drawing command for the specific object is received when a character drawing function is received. If a keyword is set, a character drawing function is accepted, and if the keyword is included in the character string to be drawn specified by the character drawing function, it is determined that a drawing command for a specific object has been accepted. To do. When a drawing command for a specific object is received (S111: YES), drawing is not performed in the log data virtual drawing area, but only in the log data virtual drawing area (S105). If a drawing command for a specific object has not been received (S111: NO), drawing is performed in each of the virtual drawing area for log data and the virtual drawing area for print data (S104, S105).

  That is, when the recording exclusion function is enabled, the drawing process for the specific object drawing command is not executed in the log data virtual drawing area. For this reason, an image obtained by removing a specific object from an image to be printed is drawn in the virtual drawing area for log data, which is not necessarily the same as the virtual drawing area for log data and the virtual drawing area for print data. An image is not always drawn. The drawing in each virtual drawing area according to the drawing command of this object is repeated until the drawing process for one page is completed.

  After the drawing process for one page is completed (S106: YES), a BMP image is generated based on each virtual drawing area (S107). That is, a BMP image for log data and a BMP image for print data are generated. Generation of the BMP image may be performed by the printer driver 40 itself, or when the graphic engine 51 has a function of generating a BMP image, the graphic engine 51 may generate the BMP image.

  After the generation of the BMP image, log data is generated based on the BMP image for log data (S108). Specifically, in S108, thinning is performed from the BMP image for log data, and the thinned BMP image is converted into JPEG data. This JPEG data becomes log data. Note that thinning is a process for reducing the data size, for example, a process for omitting data at intervals of one dot or several dots for a BMP image. Also, print data is generated based on the BMP image for print data (S109). That is, in S109, the BMP image for print data is converted into PDL data. This PDL data becomes print data. Note that S108 and S109 may be in reverse order or in parallel. The generated log data and print data are stored in a temporary folder.

  After the log data and print data are generated, it is determined whether or not the processing for all pages has been completed (S110). If the processing for all pages is not completed (S110: NO), the processing after S101 is continued for the unprocessed pages.

  On the other hand, if all pages have been processed (S110: YES), the print data stored in the temporary folder is read and transmitted to the printer 2 (S121). After S121, the log data stored in the temporary folder is read, a PDF file in which the log data for all the pages are combined into one is generated, and the generated PDF file is stored in the designated folder of the HDD 14 (S122). Note that S121 and S122 may be performed in reverse order or in parallel. After S122, the printing process is terminated.

  As described above, in the printing process of the first embodiment, when a drawing command for a specific object is received when drawing in the virtual drawing area for log data, the specific object is not drawn. Therefore, a specific object is not drawn and does not remain in the BMP image generated from the virtual drawing area for log data and the log data generated from the BMP image. That is, in this embodiment, information that is not stored in the log data is selected based on the setting of the specific object obtained from the setting contents of the log setting screen 411.

[Second form]
Next, another form of the printing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the printing process of the second form, the log data generation procedure in which the existence of the specific object does not remain is different from the first form. Note that the same processes as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In the printing process of the second form, the virtual drawing area is initialized (S201). In S201, two virtual drawing areas, a virtual drawing area for print data and a virtual drawing area for a specific object, are prepared. Thereafter, a drawing command from the graphic engine 51 is received (S102).

  After accepting the drawing command, it is determined whether or not the recording exclusion function is valid (S103). If the recording exclusion function is valid (S103: YES), a drawing command for a specific object is accepted for each accepted drawing command. It is determined whether or not (S111). If a drawing command for a specific object is received (S111: YES), drawing is not performed in the virtual drawing area for print data, but only in the virtual drawing area for the specific object (S211).

  After S211, or when a drawing command for a specific object has not been received (S111: NO), or when the recording exclusion function is disabled (S103: NO), the print data can be printed according to the drawing command received at S102. Drawing in the virtual drawing area (S105). That is, when the recording exclusion function is enabled, all objects according to the drawing command are drawn in the virtual drawing area for print data, and only the specific object is drawn in the virtual drawing area for the specific object. This drawing in the virtual drawing area is repeated until the image for one page has been drawn.

  After the drawing process for one page is completed (S106: YES), a BMP image is generated based on each virtual drawing area (S206). That is, a BMP image for a specific object and a BMP image for print data are generated.

  After S206, the BMP image for print data and the BMP image for the specific object are collated, and an overlapping portion is specified (S207). Then, the background color of the overlapping portion is acquired (S208). The background color is determined from, for example, the color around the overlapping portion of the print data BMP image. Thereafter, an image obtained by rewriting the overlapping portion with the background color in the BMP image for print data is generated as a BMP image for log data (S209). When the recording exclusion function is disabled or when there is no drawing command for a specific object, an overlapping portion is not specified, and the same BMP image as the BMP image for print data is generated.

  After S209, log data and print data are generated (S108, S109). After the log data and print data are generated, it is determined whether or not the processing for all pages has been completed (S110). The processing after S110 is the same as in the first embodiment.

  As described above, in the printing process of the second embodiment, a virtual drawing area for a specific object is prepared, and after only a specific object is drawn in the virtual drawing area for the specific object, an image drawn as print data An overlapping portion with an image in which only the specific object is drawn is drawn with the background color, that is, the specific object is erased by rewriting the image of the specific object with the background color in the image to be printed. This procedure can also generate log data that does not leave a specific object.

  As described above in detail, in the embodiment, the log data 41 generated based on the object drawing command is not left in the log data 41 for the specific object. As a result, the printer driver 40 can select information stored in the log data 41.

  As a result, for example, if the image object is not recorded, an increase in the size of the log data 41 can be suppressed. Further, adjustment can be made so that no trace of the specific object remains in the log data 41, and the risk of leakage of information recorded in the specific object is reduced. In particular, the content of a specific object can be hidden by processing such as black painting or mosaic, but the existence of the specific object remains even if such processing is performed. For this reason, a trace in which the specific object is recorded on the printed matter remains, which involves a risk of taking away the printed matter. In the embodiment, adjustment is made so that the presence of the specific object does not remain in the log data, so the risk of information leakage as described above is low.

  Note that this embodiment is merely an example, and does not limit the present invention. Therefore, the present invention can naturally be improved and modified in various ways without departing from the gist thereof. For example, the printing apparatus is not limited to a printer, and may be a copier, a FAX, or a multifunction machine having a printing function. Further, the information processing apparatus is not limited to a PC, and may be a workstation, a smartphone, a PDA, or the like.

  In the embodiment, the log data 41 is stored in the HDD 14 of the own apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the log data 41 may be stored in an external storage such as a server connected via the network interface 18.

  In the embodiment, transmission to the printer 2 is performed after the print data 42 for all the pages has been prepared, but the transmission timing of the print data 42 to the printer 2 is not limited to this. For example, the print data 42 may be transmitted to the printer 2 every time print data 42 for one page is generated, may be transmitted in units of a predetermined number of pages, or may be transmitted on the condition that the memory is full. Good.

  In the embodiment, manual setting by the user is accepted via the log setting screen 411 for the setting of the specific object, but it may be a setting stored in advance in the program or the PC 1.

  In the embodiment, when the log data 41 is generated, the log data 41 is generated by thinning the image to be saved to reduce the data size, but the thinning may not be performed. In the embodiment, the log data 41 is converted from a BMP image to JPEG data and further converted to a PDF file and stored. However, the JPEG data may be stored or the BMP image may be stored. Also good.

  In the embodiment, a plurality of virtual drawing areas are secured regardless of whether the recording exclusion function is valid or invalid. First, when the recording exclusion function is invalid by determining whether the recording exclusion function is valid or not, Only one virtual drawing area may be secured, one BMP image may be generated from the one virtual drawing area, and both log data 41 and print data 42 may be generated from the one BMP image.

  In the embodiment, in order to generate one log data 41 in which the existence of the set specific object does not remain, for example, when text and an image are set as the specific object, information on both objects is set. Is generated, but log data 41 may be generated for each item of a specific object. In other words, a virtual drawing area is prepared for each item of the set specific object. For example, when text and an image are set as the specific object, the text object information is not stored from the image to be printed. Two pieces of log data 41 may be generated: log data 41 and log data 41 in which image object information is not stored.

  The processing disclosed in the embodiments may be executed by a single CPU, a plurality of CPUs, hardware such as an ASIC, or a combination thereof. Further, the processing disclosed in the embodiment can be realized in various modes such as a recording medium or a method recording a program for executing the processing.

1 PC
2 Printer 40 Printer driver 41 Log data 42 Print data 52 Spooler 61 Application program 100 Print system

Claims (13)

In the information processing device,
An initialization process to initialize the drawing area for log data;
A drawing process for drawing in the drawing area for log data in accordance with a drawing command for an object other than an object to be excluded when an object drawing command based on an image to be printed is received;
Log data generation processing for generating log data including an image drawn in the drawing area for log data ;
A storage process for storing the log data generated in the log data generation process in a predetermined storage area ;
A program characterized by having executed. In the program according to claim 1,
In the initialization process, the drawing area for print data is also initialized,
In the drawing process, when an object drawing command based on an image to be printed is received, drawing is performed in the drawing area for the print data in accordance with the drawing command for all objects,
Further, the information processing apparatus includes:
Print data generation processing for generating print data including an image drawn in the drawing area for the print data;
An output process for outputting the print data generated in the print data generation process to a printing apparatus;
A program characterized by having executed. In the information processing device,
An initialization process for initializing the drawing area for print data and the drawing area for the object to be excluded;
When a drawing command for an object based on an image to be printed is received, according to a drawing command for the object to be excluded, according to a first drawing for drawing in the drawing area for the object to be excluded and a drawing command for all objects A drawing process for performing a second drawing for drawing in the drawing area for the print data;
Log data generation processing for generating log data including an image drawn in the drawing area for the object to be excluded from the image drawn in the drawing area for the print data;
A storage process for storing the log data generated in the log data generation process in a predetermined storage area;
A program characterized by having executed. In the program according to claim 3 ,
In the log data generation process,
Identifying an overlapping portion between an image drawn in the drawing area for the print data and an image drawn in the drawing area for the object to be excluded, obtaining a background color of the overlapping portion, and obtaining the print data Of the images drawn in the drawing area for use, by rewriting the overlapping portion with the background color, the image drawn in the drawing area for the print data is drawn in the drawing area for the object to be excluded. Remove images,
A program characterized by that. In the program according to claim 3 or claim 4,
Further, the information processing apparatus includes:
Print data generation processing for generating print data including an image drawn in the drawing area for the print data;
An output process for outputting the print data generated in the print data generation process to a printing apparatus;
A program characterized by having executed. In the program according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
A program characterized by the setting accepting process for accepting the setting of the excluded object, Ru is executed by the information processing apparatus. In the program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
The object to be excluded includes a text object ,
A program characterized by that. In the program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
The object to be excluded includes a text object including a specific keyword .
A program characterized by that. In the program according to any one of claims 1 to 8 ,
The object to be excluded includes an image object ,
A program characterized by that. In the program according to any one of claims 1 to 9 ,
The object to be excluded includes an object located within a specific range among images to be printed .
A program characterized by that. In the program according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
In the storage process, the log data is stored in the predetermined storage area in a file format that can be viewed by a user.
A program characterized by that. A drawing area for log data ,
A control unit;
With
The controller is
An initialization process for initializing the drawing area for the log data;
A drawing process for drawing in the drawing area for log data in accordance with a drawing command for an object other than an object to be excluded when an object drawing command based on an image to be printed is received;
Log data generation processing for generating log data including an image drawn in the drawing area for log data ;
A storage process for storing the log data generated in the log data generation process in a predetermined storage area ;
An information processing apparatus characterized by executing A drawing area for print data,
A drawing area for the object to be excluded,
A control unit;
With
The controller is
An initialization process for initializing the drawing area for the print data and the drawing area for the object to be excluded;
When a drawing command for an object based on an image to be printed is received, according to a drawing command for the object to be excluded, according to a first drawing for drawing in the drawing area for the object to be excluded and a drawing command for all objects A drawing process for performing a second drawing for drawing in the drawing area for the print data;
Log data generation processing for generating log data including an image drawn in the drawing area for the object to be excluded from the image drawn in the drawing area for the print data;
A storage process for storing the log data generated in the log data generation process in a predetermined storage area;
An information processing apparatus characterized by executing

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