JP7271902B2 - Information processing device, information processing system, and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing program.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200001 describes a color data replacement unit that replaces specific pixels in print data with special color pixels, and automatically replaces pixels with special color pixels by the color data replacement unit in an image forming apparatus having a special color printing function. or manually, and when the replacement of the image with the special color pixels is automatically performed, the color data replacement unit replaces the pixels with the special color pixels based on preset replacement source information. When replacement is performed and pixels are replaced with special color pixels manually, the color data replacing unit may replace pixels with special color pixels after prompting the user to select a method of specifying pixels to be replaced. Proposed.

In Patent Document 2, color information (each item of "color name", "ink name", "printing order", "screen angle", "process colorization instruction", "pseudo color", and "ink type") has a color information database DB in which is registered, acquires the color name specified as the color of a predetermined area in the digital data to be printed during print processing, and stores the corresponding color information in the color information database DB. It has been proposed to perform printing by searching and extracting registered color information and performing rasterization processing based on the extracted color information.

JP 2016-119534 A Japanese Patent No. 3638237

If the original color cannot be formed, for example, by replacing the toner cartridge with a color different from the original color, it is impossible to know the color that can actually be output. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing program that can know a pattern of colors that can actually form an image.

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 detects image-formable colors including the order of image formation, and instructs an image forming apparatus capable of outputting the detection result as color information or the image forming apparatus to form an image. and an acquisition unit configured to acquire the color information from an instruction unit configured to instruct image formation, and a generation unit configured to generate a color pattern capable of actually forming an image from the acquisition result of the acquisition unit. .

According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a display unit for displaying an image to be replaced and for displaying the pattern generated by the generating unit; a selection unit for selecting a portion to be replaced and selecting a color to replace from the pattern generated by the generation unit; and a selected portion in the image according to the selection result of the selection unit and a replacement part for replacing with a color.

In the invention according to claim 3, in the invention according to claim 2, when the display unit displays the pattern, a default pattern of a color in which the image forming apparatus is originally capable of image formation and a Using the generated pattern, a color that can be formed is displayed in a display mode representing selectability, and a color that cannot be formed is displayed in a display mode that represents non-selection.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the second or third aspect of the invention further comprises a display control section that performs control for displaying the image replaced by the replacement section on the display section.

5. In the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4, the image forming control unit controls the image forming apparatus to form the image replaced by the replacing unit. Further prepare.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a target selection unit that selects an image forming apparatus to be used, wherein the acquisition unit comprises the target selection unit acquires color information of the image forming apparatus selected by .

The invention according to claim 7 is based on the invention according to claim 6, wherein when the color information of the image forming apparatus selected by the target selection unit cannot be obtained, the color information is input by the user's operation. get the color information

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the obtaining unit detects toner shortage and detects colors that can be image-formed, including toner shortage. The color information is obtained from an image forming apparatus capable of outputting a detection result as color information or from the instruction unit.

9. An information processing system according to claim 9, wherein the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 detects colors in which images can be formed, including the order of image formation, and outputs the detection results as color information. and an image forming apparatus capable of outputting as

The information processing program according to claim 10 causes a computer to function as each part of the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

According to the information processing apparatus of claim 1, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of knowing a pattern of colors that can actually form an image.

According to the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to replace the selected portion with a color that can actually form an image.

According to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to recognize formable colors and unformable colors by confirming the display mode.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, it is possible to confirm the result of replacing the selected portion with a color that can actually be used for image formation.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, it is possible to form an image in which the selected portion is replaced with a color that can actually be formed.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, even when there are a plurality of image forming apparatuses to be used, it is possible to know the pattern of colors that can actually form an image.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to deal with abnormal processing when information on colors that can actually be imaged cannot be acquired.

According to the eighth aspect of the invention, even if there are colors that cannot be image-formed due to running out of toner, it is possible to know the pattern of colors that can actually be image-formed.

According to the information processing system of the ninth aspect, it is possible to provide an information processing system capable of knowing the pattern of colors that can actually form an image.

According to the information processing program described in claim 10, it is possible to provide an information processing program with which a pattern of colors that can actually be formed into an image can be known.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image forming apparatus included in an information processing system according to the present embodiment; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to this embodiment; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing configuration examples 1 and 2 of colors formed by the first to eighth engines and a corresponding palette example; 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by a PC when performing replacement processing in the information processing system according to the present embodiment; It is a figure for demonstrating a replacement process. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of formable color palette generation processing; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by a controller unit of the image forming apparatus; FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of color patterns that can be formed in consideration of the printing order;

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image forming apparatus 14 included in an information processing system according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 14 includes a photosensitive drum 54 that rotates in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

Around the photoreceptor drum 54 , along the rotation direction of the photoreceptor drum 54 , there are a charging section 52 , an exposure section 56 , a developing section 58 , a transfer section 60 , a cleaner (not shown), and a static eliminator (not shown). are placed.

That is, after the surface of the photosensitive drum 54 is charged by the charging unit 52 , the photosensitive drum 54 is irradiated with light by the exposure unit 56 to form a latent image on the photosensitive drum 54 . The exposure unit 56 irradiates the photosensitive drum 54 with a light beam modulated based on image data processed by the controller unit 26 and the engine control unit 36, which will be described later.

The latent image formed on the photoreceptor drum 54 is developed by supplying toner from the developing unit 58 to form a toner image on the photoreceptor drum 54 . In this embodiment, the developing section 58 includes four developing sections 58Y, 58M, 58C, and 58K that form toner images of yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K). Developing units 58W, 58G, 58S, and 58C for special colors are provided. As the special color developing units 58W, 58G, 58S, and 58C, four developing units 58 for forming toner images corresponding to white (W), gold (G), silver (S), and clear (CL) are provided. I have. Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which four types of developing units 58 are provided, the number of types is not limited to four. When the colors are not distinguished, the developing section 58 is referred to by omitting the symbols representing the colors.

The toner image of each color on the photosensitive drum 54 is transferred onto the paper by the transfer section 60 . Sheets are taken out one by one from the sheet storage section 50 and conveyed to the position of the transfer section 60 by a sheet conveying belt (not shown).

After the transfer of the toner image, the toner remaining on the photosensitive drum 54 is removed by a cleaner (not shown). Repeated.

On the other hand, the sheet onto which the toner image has been transferred is conveyed to a fixing section 62 having a pressure roller and a heating roller, and undergoes a fixing process. As a result, the toner image is fixed and a desired image is formed on the paper. The sheet on which the image is formed is discharged to a discharge section 64 outside the apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment.

An information processing system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as PC) 12 as an information processing device and an image forming device 14 .

The PC 12 has functions of an operation section 16 as a selection section, an image display section 18 as a display section, an image generation section 20 and an acquisition section 22 as a replacement section, and a palette generation section 24 as a generation section. In this embodiment, each function is implemented by executing a program pre-installed in the PC 12 . Also, each function of the PC 12 is described as a function of an image forming driver installed in the PC 12 in this embodiment, but may be a function of an application installed in the PC 12 . Note that the image forming driver functions as an instruction unit that performs settings for instructing the image forming apparatus to form an image and instructs the image forming apparatus.

The operation unit 16 receives various operations for the image forming apparatus 14 from the PC 12 . For example, it accepts operations of the keyboard, mouse, etc. of the PC 12 . Specifically, when performing a replacement process, which will be described later, the operation unit 16 selects a portion of the image to be replaced with a color, and selects a color to be replaced from among color patterns that can be formed by the image forming apparatus 14 . Accepts an operation or the like for selection.

The image display unit 18 displays on the display of the PC 12 based on image data to be image-formed by the image forming apparatus 14 , displays various setting screens for causing the image forming apparatus 14 to form images, and accepts them by the operation unit 16 . Display etc. according to the operation performed.

The image generation unit 20 generates image data for forming an image by the image forming device 14 and transmits the image data to the image forming device 14 . Further, when performing replacement processing, which will be described later, the image generation unit 20 generates image data in which a selected portion in the image is replaced with a selected color according to an operation received by the operation unit 16 . Note that image data for image formation by each engine (development unit 58) of the image forming apparatus 14 may be hereinafter referred to as plate data.

The obtaining unit 22 obtains from the image forming apparatus 14 color information representing colors that the image forming apparatus 14 can actually form. In the present embodiment, the color information is obtained from the image forming device 14. However, in the case where the replacement processing described below is performed by an application installed in the PC 12 instead of the image forming device driver, the color information is obtained from the image forming driver. It is good also as a form which carries out. In this case, the acquiring unit 22 acquires the color information from the image forming driver, and the image forming driver receives the acquisition request from the acquiring unit 22 and acquires the color information from the image forming apparatus 14 .

The palette generation unit 24 generates a palette representing color patterns that can be formed by the image forming apparatus 14 from the color information acquired by the acquisition unit 22 .

In this embodiment, the PC 12 performs a replacement process of replacing some of the colors on the image of the document that has already been created. Specifically, the replacement process is performed by the image display unit 18 based on the image data representing the created document. Further, the operation unit 16 accepts selection of a color replacement area and a replacement color for the displayed image. Then, the image generation unit 20 generates image data according to the operation received by the operation unit 16, and the image display unit 18 displays an image based on the image data generated. Further, when the replacement process is performed, the acquisition unit 22 acquires color information that the image forming apparatus 14 can actually form, and the palette generation unit 24 generates a palette from the color information. When the replacement process is performed, the image display unit 18 displays the generated palette on the display, thereby informing the user who performs the replacement process of the color patterns that the image forming apparatus 14 can actually form.

On the other hand, the image forming apparatus 14 includes a controller section 26 , an engine control section 36 and an image forming section 42 .

The controller section 26 includes a RIP processing section 28 , a gradation correction section 30 and an engine information holding section 32 .

The RIP processing unit 28 converts image data of a document, which is vector data described in PDL (Page Description Language) such as Post Script, into images of respective colors for forming an image in the image forming apparatus 14 . Convert to data.

The gradation correction unit 30 converts a multidimensional comparison table set based on the color reproduction characteristics of the development unit 58 including the characteristics of the toner of each color and the tone reproduction curve (TRC). The parameters are used to correct the gradation characteristics of the image data of each color.

The engine information holding unit 32 holds, as engine information, color information (color information) for which an image can actually be formed in the developing unit 58 of the image forming apparatus 14 . The color information may be held by manually setting the color of the toner in the toner cartridge installed in each developing section 58 . Alternatively, the toner cartridge may be provided with a storage unit or the like for storing color information or the like, and the color information may be acquired from the toner cartridge and held. As color information, in the configuration of FIG. 1, in addition to the four colors of Y, M, C, and K, special colors (for example, white (W), gold (G), silver (S), clear (C), etc.) color information, etc. are held. Further, the engine information holding unit 32 has a function of transmitting the held color information to the request source in response to a request from the PC 12 .

The engine control section 36 has the functions of an edge processing section 38 and a screen processing section 40, and controls the exposure section 56 according to the image data processed by each section.

The edge processing unit 38 detects the edges of the character image and the line image for each pixel of interest, and corrects the density of the detected edges.

The screen processing unit 40 performs binarization processing such as a dither method, which is one of the area gradation methods, using a pre-stored threshold matrix or the like. Further, the image data processed by the screen processing section 40 is output to the image forming section 42, and the photoreceptor drum 54 is irradiated with the light beam modulated based on the image data by the exposure section 56 described above. A toner image is formed on the photosensitive drum by the developing section 58 , the image is transferred to the paper by the transfer section 60 , and is fixed by the fixing section 62 .

By the way, the image forming apparatus 14 configured as described above is provided with eight developing units 58 as engines for forming images, but it is possible that the colors formed by the respective engines are not necessarily fixed colors. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, in configuration example 1 and configuration example 2, the first to fourth engines form Y, M, C, and K together. However, in the fifth to eighth engines, the configuration example 1 and the configuration 2 form different colors. Also, the first to fourth engines are not limited to the four colors of Y, M, C, and K, and other colors may be formed.

In this way, if the colors formed by each engine are not fixed, as described above, image data is generated by selecting a color replacement region and a color to be replaced for an image represented by image data. Even if you do, an image with the intended color may not be formed.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as described above, the acquisition unit 22 acquires color information that can actually be formed from the image forming apparatus 14, and the palette generation unit 24 generates an image formable color pattern. process. Then, when performing color replacement, the generated color pattern is displayed for selection. As a result, when color replacement is performed, a color pattern that can actually be formed can be known.

For example, as in configuration examples 1 and 2 shown in FIG. 3, color information that allows image formation is acquired to generate a color pattern. In configuration example 1 shown in FIG. 3, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 3, the palette representing the color pattern has clear, double clear, triple clear, and K (black) colors that can be formed. The clear becomes plate 5 which is formed by the fifth engine. The clear duo is a stack of plates 5 and 6 formed by the 5th and 6th engines. The clear triad is a stack of plates 5-7 formed by the 5th-7th engines. Black will be plate 8 formed by the eighth engine.

On the other hand, in configuration example 2, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 3, the palette representing the color pattern has gold, silver, clear, and white colors that can be formed. The gold becomes the plate 5 formed by the fifth engine. Silver becomes the plate 6 formed by the sixth engine. The clear becomes plate 7 which is formed by the 7th engine. White will be plate 8 formed by the eighth engine.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, in configuration examples 1 and 2, for example, the first to fourth plates have the same configuration. , a C-color plate 3 is formed by the third engine, and a K-color plate 4 is formed by the fourth engine.

Next, in the information processing system 10 configured as described above, specific processing performed by the PC 12 when performing the replacement processing described above will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the PC 12 when performing replacement processing in the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. Note that, in the present embodiment, the process of FIG. 4 is started when the operation unit 16 receives an operation of operating the image forming driver to instruct execution of the replacement process. Also, an example of replacing the color of a specified portion with a special color will be described below as replacement processing. Further, in the present embodiment, processing performed by an image forming driver is described, but processing may be performed by an application that replaces a color such as a special color.

At step 100 , the image generating unit 20 reads image data in PDF (Portable Document Format) as a prepared manuscript, and proceeds to step 102 . For example, the PDF image data of the created manuscript stored on the PC 12 is read. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5A, the image data is read on the display screen for the replacement process. Alternatively, the image data obtained by reading the created document by the image reading function of the image forming apparatus 14 may be acquired.

At step 102 , the image generation section 20 performs image conversion, outputs the converted image data to the image display section 18 , and proceeds to step 104 . Image conversion is a process of converting into image data to be displayed on a display by the image display unit 18 . Specifically, when the PDF image data is YMCK image data, it is converted into R (red), G (green), and B (blue) image data, and the image data read in step 100 is an RGB image data. In the case of data, the image data is output to the image display section 18 as it is.

At step 104 , the image display unit 18 displays an image based on the image data as a preview image on the display of the PC 12 , and the process proceeds to step 106 . For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, an image of the created document is displayed. In the example of FIG. 5B, an image of a New Year's card is shown as an example of the created manuscript.

At step 106 , the palette generation unit 24 performs formable color palette generation processing, and proceeds to step 108 . Although the details will be described later, the formable color palette generation process is a process of generating a pattern of colors that the image forming apparatus 14 can actually form.

At step 108 , the image display unit 18 displays the palette representing the color pattern generated at step 106 on the display, and proceeds to step 110 . For example, as shown in FIG. 5C, the palette 25 is displayed on the preview image displayed on the display. When displaying the palette 25, the image forming apparatus 14 acquires a default pattern of colors that are originally image formable, and uses the acquired default pattern and the generated color pattern to display the formable colors. is displayed in a display mode indicating that it can be selected. On the other hand, colors that cannot be formed are displayed in a display mode indicating that they cannot be selected. For example, the selectable display mode displays the colors displayed as the color pattern of the palette 25 as they are, and the non-selectable display mode displays the colors displayed as the color pattern of the palette 25 in gray out. shall be displayed.

At step 110, the image generator 20 determines whether or not the spot color replacement operation has been completed. The determination is, for example, whether or not an operation for selecting a portion to be replaced with a spot color, an operation for selecting a color to be replaced, and an operation for indicating a replacement instruction have been received. It waits until the determination is affirmative and proceeds to step 112 .

At step 112 , the image generation unit 20 generates plate data for image formation by each engine according to the result of the replacement operation, and the process proceeds to step 114 .

In step 114 , the image display unit 18 displays an image reflecting the result of the replacement operation on the display so that the result of replacement is reflected in the preview image, and the process proceeds to step 116 . For example, FIG. 5D shows an example in which an operation of selecting the "Happy New Year" and "New" parts and replacing them with the special gold color is accepted and reflected in the preview image. Note that step 114 corresponds to the display control unit.

At step 116, the operation unit 16 determines whether or not a replacement end instruction has been received. The determination is, for example, whether or not a predetermined operation for ending replacement or an operation for instructing image formation has been received. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 110 to repeat the above process, and if the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step 118 .

At step 118, the image generating section 20 transmits the plate data of each color to the image forming apparatus 14, and the series of replacement processing ends. That is, as shown in FIG. 5E, image formation is performed by transmitting to the image forming apparatus 14 the plate data representing the replaced spot color plate and each color plate other than the spot color. As a result, the image forming apparatus 14 forms an image in which a part of the document is replaced with the spot color. In FIG. 5E, the plates other than the spot color are shown as one image, and the plate other than the spot color shows an image in which the plates corresponding to each color of YMCK are superimposed. Also, step 118 corresponds to the image forming control section.

Next, a specific flow of the above-described generatable color palette generation processing will be described. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of generable color palette generation processing.

At step 200 , the image display unit 18 displays a predetermined image forming apparatus selection screen on the display, and the process proceeds to step 202 . Specifically, when a plurality of image forming apparatuses 14 are connected to the PC 12, a screen for selecting the image forming apparatus 14 that performs image forming is displayed.

At step 202 , the operation unit 16 determines whether or not an operation for selecting the image forming apparatus 14 has been accepted. It waits until the determination is affirmative and proceeds to step 204 . Note that if the operation unit 16 receives an instruction for another process during standby, the process may be terminated and another process may be executed. Note that step 202 corresponds to the target selection unit.

At step 204 , the acquiring unit 22 acquires the color information held in the engine information holding unit 32 of the selected image forming apparatus 14 and proceeds to step 206 . If one image forming apparatus 14 is associated with the PC 12 in advance, steps 200 and 202 are omitted, and in step 204 color information is obtained from the engine information holding unit 32 of the associated image forming apparatus 14. to get

At step 206, the obtaining unit 22 determines whether or not it is impossible to obtain the color information. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 208, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 210.

At step 208 , the operation unit 16 performs engine information input processing and proceeds to step 210 . In the engine information input process, the operation unit 16 receives color information that the image forming apparatus 14 can actually form. That is, the user operates a keyboard or the like to input color information, and the operation unit 16 receives the input color information.

At step 210, the palette generator 24 generates a replacement palette table and ends the series of generable color palette generation processes. That is, the image forming apparatus 14 generates a palette table representing patterns of colors that can actually be formed from color information that can actually be formed. As a result, the palette 25 representing the color patterns that the image forming apparatus 14 can actually form is displayed when performing the replacement process.

Next, processing performed by the image forming apparatus 14 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the controller unit 26 of the image forming apparatus 14. As shown in FIG. 7 is started when a color information acquisition request is received from the PC 12. FIG.

At step 300 , the controller unit 26 reads the image formable color information held as the engine information from the engine information holding unit 32 and proceeds to step 308 .

At step 308, the controller section 26 transmits the engine information (color information) to the requesting PC 12, and the series of processing ends. As a result, the determination in step 206 described above is denied.

Note that the processing performed by the controller unit 26 of the image forming apparatus 14 may be performed as in the modified example indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 7 .

In a modification, as indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 14 further includes a function of a toner detection section 34 for detecting toner shortage. When the toner detection unit 34 detects the toner shortage, the controller unit 26 updates the color information held in the engine information storage unit 32 and excludes the toner shortage color from the colors that can be formed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, when the engine information is read at step 300, the process proceeds to step 302. FIG.

At step 302 , the controller unit 26 acquires the toner detection result from the toner detection unit 34 and proceeds to step 304 .

At step 304, the controller unit 26 determines whether or not the toner detection unit 34 has detected the lack of toner. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 306, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 308.

At step 306 , the controller unit 26 reflects the toner-out color in the engine information and proceeds to step 308 . That is, the engine information held in the engine information holding unit 32 is updated by excluding the toner-out color from the image-formable colors.

At step 308, the controller section 26 transmits the engine information (color information) to the requesting PC 12, and the series of processing ends. As a result, color information in consideration of toner depletion is transmitted to the PC 12, and a color pattern that can actually be formed by the image forming apparatus 14 is displayed when the replacement process is performed.

In addition, in the above embodiment and modified example, an example of generating a color pattern from color information has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in addition to color information, print order may be considered to generate a formable color pattern. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the printing order of the spot colors is white, gold, silver, and clear in the order of the 5th to 8th engines in the configuration example 1, and the 5th to 8th engines in the configuration example 2. The order of the engine is silver, gold, white, and clear. In this case, as an example of patterns of colors that can be formed, special colors are shown in the lower part of FIG. FIG. 8 shows an example focusing on spot colors, omitting YMCK colors. Specifically, in the printing order pattern of the 5th + 6th engines, in configuration example 1, it is white + gold, and in configuration example 2, it is silver + gold. In the printing order pattern of the 5th + 7th engines, in configuration example 1, it is white + silver, and in configuration example 2, it is silver + white. In the printing order pattern of the 5th + 8th engines, in configuration example 1, white + clear, and in configuration example 2, silver + clear. In the printing order pattern of the 6th + 7th engines, configuration example 1 is gold + silver, and configuration example 2 is gold + white. In the printing order pattern of the 6th + 8th engine, in configuration example 1, gold + clear, and in configuration example 2, gold + clear. In the printing order pattern of the 7th + 8th engines, in configuration example 1, it is silver + clear, and in configuration example 2, it is white + clear.

Also, in the above embodiment, an example of replacing a color with a spot color when replacing a color in the replacement process has been described, but the color to be replaced is not limited to the spot color, and may be replaced with another color.

Further, although the processing performed by the PC 12 according to the above embodiment has been described as processing performed by software, it may be performed by dedicated hardware, or a combination of both software and hardware. may be Further, the processing performed by the PC 12 may be stored as a program in a storage medium and distributed.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

10 information processing system 12 PC
14 Image forming apparatus 16 Operation unit 18 Image display unit 20 Image generation unit 22 Acquisition unit 24 Palette generation unit

Claims (10)

An image forming apparatus capable of detecting image-formable colors including the order of image formation and outputting the detection result as color information, or making settings for instructing image formation to the image forming apparatus, and instructing image formation. an acquisition unit that acquires the color information from an instruction unit that performs
a generation unit that generates a pattern of colors that can actually be image formed from the acquisition result of the acquisition unit;
Information processing equipment including. a display unit that displays an image to be replaced and displays the pattern generated by the generation unit;
a selection unit for selecting a portion of the image to be replaced with a color and selecting a color to be replaced from the pattern generated by the generation unit;
a replacement unit that replaces the selected portion in the image with the selected color according to the selection result of the selection unit;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: When displaying the pattern, the display unit uses a default pattern of a color in which the image forming apparatus can originally form an image and the pattern generated by the generation unit in a display mode representing selectability. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein possible colors are displayed and non-formable colors are displayed in a display mode representing non-selectable. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a display control unit that performs control to display the image replaced by the replacement unit on the display unit. 5. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising an image formation control section that controls the image forming apparatus to form the image replaced by the replacement section. further comprising a target selection unit for selecting an image forming apparatus to be used,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the acquisition section acquires the color information of the image forming apparatus selected by the target selection section. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when the color information of the image forming apparatus selected by the target selection section cannot be obtained, the obtaining section obtains the color information input by the user's operation. 3. The acquisition unit acquires the color information from an image forming apparatus capable of detecting toner exhaustion, detecting image formable colors including toner exhaustion, and outputting the detection result as color information, or from the instruction unit. 8. The information processing device according to any one of 1 to 7. an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8;
an image forming apparatus capable of detecting image formable colors including the order of image formation and outputting the detection result as color information;
Information processing system including; An information processing program for causing a computer to function as each part of the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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