JPH07219726A - Information processor and information processing method in the processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control the setting of input information in accordance with the type of a control program analyzing input information which is set in an information processor and inputted to an output device by providing a means discriminating the type of the control program in the output device and a means controlling the generation processing of input information in accordance with a discriminated result. CONSTITUTION:A host computer 3000 is provided with CPU 1 executing a document processing based on a document processing program and the like stored in a program ROM of ROM 3 or an external memory 11. Data ROM of ROM 3 stores various data, a logical operation propriety information table corresponding to the control program of a printer 1500, for example. Whether a logical operation is analyzed and executed and the generation processing of a pattern and the like can be executed in the printer 1500 or not is judged by the type of the control program in the printer 1500. When it cannot be executed, character deformation information of the continuous shadow character pattern of an image surface type can be disapproved on a host computer 3000-side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus such as a host computer for controlling output of an output apparatus such as a printer connected thereto and an information processing method in the apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When outputting a decorative character or the like to an output device such as a printer, the character modification information is set by an information processing device such as a host computer to modify and edit the shape of the character, and the information is output to the printer. It was output to an output device such as a CRT for visual output. Here, the character transformation information is
Vertical and horizontal expansion rate, mirror image, italic angle, color / thickness of contour line, face type to paint inside the contour with respect to standard character shape,
This is information indicating the presence / absence of shadows (continuous / discontinuous), the size in the vertical and horizontal directions, the face type, and the like. Further, the surface type means a pattern for filling a closed area, and includes a monochromatic surface type configured by a uniform color and an image surface type configured by a bit image. Further, the shadow means a character with a shadow, and there are types such as a continuous shadow character 1 and a non-continuous shadow character 2 as shown in FIG.

Then, the operator sets and inputs the character transformation information on the host computer using a keyboard, a pointing device, etc., thereby designating a character shape such as a decorative character. For example, the continuous shadow character 1 in Figure 1
A method of generating and outputting the image data by a printer or the like is generated based on the vertical and horizontal expansion rates, mirror images, and italic angle information of the character transformation information set on the host computer, as shown in 3 and 4 of FIG. Based on the information indicating the vertical and horizontal sizes of the shadows, the generated character patterns are superposed and generated while finely shifting the output positions, and the original mask pattern 4 is created. Next, as shown in FIG. 1, by performing a logical product of the created mask pattern 4 and the shadow image plane type pattern 5, a continuous shadow character pattern 6 of the image plane type is generated and output.

[0004]

However, when a wide variety of output devices such as printers are connected to an information processing device such as a host computer, the output devices such as printers usually receive input information input from the host computer. (For example, a control code and a character code group configured in a printer language such as a page description language) is interpreted by a control program in an output device such as a printer to generate and output desired output information. Even if the input information (character transformation information) set for visually outputting the continuous shadow character pattern 6 on an output device such as a printer is input to the output device, depending on the type of the control program in the output device, it may be output from the host computer. However, there is a problem in that the input information cannot be interpreted and desired output information cannot be generated and output (displayed or printed). That is, some control programs in the output device cannot interpret the input information for generating the continuous character pattern of the image plane type described above and cannot execute the logical operation. Since the user has unknowingly output the input information set by the application program on the host computer (for example, the character editing program that can set the image surface type to the shadow surface type pattern) to the output device, the above-mentioned inconvenience occurs. Was occurring.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and is provided in an output device for interpreting input information set by an information processing device such as a host computer and input to an output device such as a printer. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that controls the setting of input information according to the type of control program, and an information processing method in the device.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and is a control program for interpreting character transformation information set by an information processing device such as a host computer and input to an output device such as a printer. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus that controls the setting of character transformation information according to the type and an information processing method in the apparatus.

[0007]

An information processing apparatus of the present invention that achieves the above object has the following configuration. That is, an information processing device for inputting input information into an output device to generate output information and visually outputting the output information, the determination device determining a type of a control program inside the output device, and a determination result of the determination device. And a control means for controlling the generation processing of the input information.

The output method in the output device of the present invention that achieves the above object has the following configuration. That is, an information processing method in an information processing apparatus for inputting input information to an output device to generate output information for visual output, the determination step of determining the type of a control program inside the output apparatus, and the determination step of And a control step of controlling the generation process of the input information according to the determination result.

[0009]

With this configuration, it is possible to control the generation process of the input information according to the determination result for determining the type of the control program inside the output device.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Before describing the structure of this embodiment, the structure of a laser beam printer suitable for applying this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

Needless to say, the printer to which the present embodiment is applied is not limited to the laser beam printer, and may be a printer of another printing system such as an ink jet printer.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the construction of an output device to which the present invention can be applied. For example, a laser beam printer (L
The case of BP) is shown.

In the figure, reference numeral 1500 denotes an LBP main body, which stores information (character code, control code, etc.) supplied from an information processing device such as a host computer 3000, which will be described later, and form information, macro commands, etc. While inputting and storing, corresponding character patterns, form patterns and the like (bitmap data) are created according to the information, and an image is formed on a recording paper or the like which is a recording medium. 1501 is a switch for operation and L
Operation panel with ED display etc., 1000 is L
A printer control unit that controls the entire BP main body 1500 and analyzes information and the like supplied from the host computer. The printer control unit 1000 mainly converts input information into a video signal having a corresponding character pattern and outputs the video signal to the laser driver 1502. The laser driver 1502 is a circuit for driving the semiconductor laser 1503, and switches on / off the laser light 1504 emitted from the semiconductor laser 1503 according to the input video signal. The laser beam 1504 is the rotating polygon mirror 150.
The electrostatic drum 1506 is swung in the left-right direction at 5 to perform scanning exposure on the electrostatic drum 1506. As a result, an electrostatic latent image having a character pattern is formed on the electrostatic drum 1506. This latent image is developed by a developing unit 1507 arranged around the electrostatic drum 1506 and then transferred to a recording paper. A cut sheet is used as the recording paper, and the cut sheet recording paper is stored in a paper cassette 1508 mounted on the LBP 1500, and has a paper feed roller 1509 and a conveyance roller 1510.
It is taken into the apparatus by the transport roller 1511 and is supplied to the electrostatic drum 1506. Further, the LBP main body 1500 is provided with at least one or more card slots (not shown) so that an optional font card and a control program card (emulation program card) having a different language system can be connected in addition to the built-in font.

The control programs of different languages stored in the LBP main body or / and the control program card are commanded from an information processing device such as a host computer 3000 described later or an instruction from the operation panel 1501 of the LBP main body. Can be arbitrarily selected, LBP1500
An output device such as can interpret input information configured in a printer language unique to each manufacturer.

Further, the type of input information (for example, a control code and a character code group constituted by a printer language such as a page description language) input from the host computer 3000 or the like to the LBP 1500 is identified and automatically handled. The control program may be selected.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the control system showing the embodiment of the present invention. Here, a laser beam printer (FIG. 2) will be described as an example. It should be noted that, as long as the functions of the present invention are executed, the LAN may be a single device or a system including a plurality of devices.
It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to a system in which processing is performed via a network such as.

In the figure, reference numeral 3000 denotes an information processing device such as a host computer, which is a program ROM of the ROM 3.
Alternatively, each device connected to the system device 4 is provided with a CPU 1 that executes document processing based on a document processing program (for example, an editing program for setting character transformation information) stored in an external memory 11 which will be described later.
U1 has overall control.

Further, the program ROM of the ROM 3
In the CP shown in the flowcharts of FIGS.
The control program of U1 and the like are stored, the font ROM of the ROM 3 stores font data and the like used in the above document processing, and the data ROM of the ROM 3 stores various data used in the above document processing ( For example, a table of logical operation availability information corresponding to the identification information of the control program of the connected output device) is stored. 2 is RAM
Thus, it functions as a main memory such as the CPU 1 and a work area. A keyboard controller (KBC) 5 controls key inputs from the keyboard 9 and a pointing device (not shown). A VRAM 6 displays various information (for example, a character transformation information setting menu screen of FIG. 4 described later) on a CRT display (CRT) 10. 7 is BM
U (bit manipulation unit) is a DMAC (Direc) that performs word-unit transfer between memory (RAM2, ROM3) and other devices without CPU1.
t Memory Access Control
There is a function of r), and as a function function,
For example, the following 16 types of logical operations are possible. When the data transfer source is A (source side) and the data transfer destination is B (destination side), for example, Lo
physical 1 (fill in black), A + B , A + B,
B, A + B, Logical O (clear), AB, A
Etc. This BMU achieves the above-described character pattern generation processing (for example, generation processing of continuous shadow characters of image plane type) by executing a logical operation based on a program stored in the program ROM or the external memory 11. Then, the display output is performed on the CRT 10. However, B
Even if the MU is not used, depending on the program stored in the program ROM or the external memory 11, the CPU 1
May perform a logical operation to achieve the character pattern generation process. An external memory 11 is a boot program,
Hard disk (H that stores various applications, font data, user files, edit files, etc.
D), a floppy disk (FD), etc. A printer controller (PRTC) 8 is connected to the printer 1500 via a predetermined bidirectional interface (interface) 21, for example, and performs communication control processing with the printer 1500 (for example, a control program in the connected printer 1500). The identification information is acquired from the printer 1500 and the input information is output to the printer 1500).

The CPU 1 or BMU 7 executes, for example, an outline font expansion (rasterization) process to the VRAM 6, and WYSIW on the CRT 10 is performed.
YG is possible. Further, the CPU 1 is the CRT 10
Various windows registered on the basis of commands designated by a mouse cursor (not shown) or the like are opened, and various data processes are executed.

In the printer 1500, a printer CPU 12 includes various devices connected to the system bus 15 based on a control program stored in the program ROM of the ROM 13 or a control program stored in the external memory 14. Control access to
Output information (bitmap data) is generated from input information (character code composed of printer language, control code group), and is output to the printing unit (printer engine) 17 connected via the printing unit interface 16 as output information. Output an image signal. In addition, the program RO of this ROM 13
M or an external memory described later includes a CPU 12 and a BMU.
22 control programs and the like are stored. The BMU 22 has a function similar to that of the BMU 7 described above.
The PU 12 inputs the input information according to the type of a control program (a program that interprets input information input from an information processing device such as the host computer 3000 and generates output information) stored in the program ROM of the ROM 13 or the external memory 14. In some cases, desired output information can be generated and output by interpreting, and in some cases, input information cannot be interpreted and desired output information cannot be generated and output.

Specifically, for example, in order to output the continuous shadow character pattern 6 of the image plane type shown in FIG.
The input information (character code composed of printer language or page description language, control code group) including the character transformation information set on the information processing apparatus such as the host computer 3000 and input to the output apparatus such as the printer 1500 is RO
If the control program selected from the control programs stored in the program ROM of the M13 or the external memory 14 can be interpreted, the CPU 12 or the BMU 22 executes a predetermined logical operation and outputs desired output information (for example,
It can generate and output continuous shadow characters of image plane type.

However, the program ROM of the ROM 13
Alternatively, if the selected control program among the control programs stored in the external memory 14 cannot be interpreted,
The CPU 12 or the BMU 22 cannot execute a predetermined logical operation and cannot generate and output desired output information (for example, continuous shadow characters of image plane type). This ROM13
Of the control program stored in the program ROM or the external memory 14 according to the type of the selected control program, based on the input information (input information including the character transformation information) set and input by the host computer 3000. It is determined whether the output information can be output (logical operation can be executed). R for ROM13 font
The OM stores font data and the like used when generating the output information, and the data ROM of the ROM 13 stores
In addition to the identification information of the control program described above, in the case of a printer that does not have the external memory 14 such as a hard disk, the information and the like used on the host computer are stored.
This identification information may be stored in the RAM 19 described later depending on the case. The CPU 12 can perform communication processing with the host computer via the input unit 18,
The host computer 3000 can be notified of information (for example, control program identification information) in the printer. Reference numeral 19 denotes a RAM that functions as a main memory, a work area, etc. of the CPU 12, and is configured so that the memory capacity can be expanded by an optional RAM connected to an expansion port (not shown).

The RAM 19 is used for NVRAM or the like. Access to the external memory 11 such as the hard disk (HD), ROM shim, IC card and the like is controlled by the memory controller (MC) 20. The external memory 11 is connected as an option and stores font data, an emulation program which is an optional control program, form data, and the like.

Reference numeral 1501 denotes the above-mentioned operation panel on which switches for operation and an LED display are arranged.

The above-mentioned external memory is not limited to one, but at least one external memory is provided, and in addition to the built-in font, an optional font card and a plurality of external memories storing programs for interpreting printer control languages of different languages are connected. It may be configured to be capable.

Further, an NVRAM (not shown) may be provided to store printer mode setting information from the operation panel 1501.

In the printer control system configured as described above, when the character deformation information setting is instructed using the keyboard 9 or a pointing device (not shown),
The CPU 1 controls the CRT 10 to display the character transformation information setting screen (panel) shown in FIG. Hereinafter, each function of the character transformation information setting screen shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 114 is a button for instructing the setting of the horizontal expansion / contraction ratio of characters. Reference numeral 115 is a button for instructing the setting of the vertical expansion / contraction ratio of the character. Reference numeral 116 is a button for instructing the setting of the horizontal italic angle of the character. 11
Reference numeral 7 is a button for instructing to set the vertical italic angle of the character. Reference numeral 118 is a button for instructing to set the size of the horizontal shadow of the character. Reference numeral 119 is a button for instructing the setting of the size of the vertical shadow of the character. Reference numeral 120 is a button for instructing the setting of the presence or absence of the contour line of the character. Reference numeral 121 is a color cell for instructing the setting of the color of the outline of the character. Reference numeral 122 is a campus displaying the face type for painting the uppermost part of the character.
Reference numeral 123 is a button for instructing to change the face type for painting the uppermost part of the character. Reference numeral 124 is a button for instructing to set the shadow type of a character. Reference numeral 125 is a color cell for setting and instructing the color of the face type for painting the shadow of the character. Reference numeral 126 is a canvas that displays the type of face to which the shadow of the character is applied. Reference numeral 127 is a button for instructing the setting of the face type for painting the shadow of the character.
Reference numeral 128 is a preview area for displaying a character shape (output information) based on the character transformation information set and instructed using the above 114 to 127. Reference numeral 129 is a reference button for displaying the character modification information currently set for the target character on the character modification information setting screen (panel). Reference numeral 130 sets and registers the character transformation information currently set and instructed on the screen as the character transformation information of the target character. Reference numeral 131 is a button for ending the character transformation information setting screen.

Next, the specific operation of the control system shown in FIG. 3 will be described using the character transformation information setting screen (panel) shown in FIG. 4 and the control program of the CPU 1 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

When the character transformation information setting is instructed using the keyboard 9 or a pointing device (not shown),
The CPU 1 displays the character transformation information setting screen (panel) shown in FIG. 4 on the CRT 10, and based on the application program (character transformation information setting program) stored in the program ROM or the external memory 11,
The CPU 1 sets and displays the default or previously set character transformation information on the character transformation information setting screen (panel) shown in FIG. 4 (step S1), and the character transformation information displayed on the character transformation information setting screen (panel). The character pattern transformed and generated based on is displayed in the preview area 128 (step S2). Then, the setting instruction for each button is obtained from the operator (step S3), it is determined whether or not the setting instruction is pressing the reference button 129 (step S4), and the reference button 129 is pressed. For example, the process returns to step S1. If not, it is determined whether the setting button 130 has been pressed (step S5). If the setting button 130 has been pressed, the current character transformation information setting screen (panel) displays the setting. The applied character modification information is notified to the application program, and the CPU 1 stores the character modification information setting value in a predetermined area of the RAM 2 (step S6). When it is determined in step S5 that the setting button 130 has not been pressed, the CPU 1 determines that the end button 1
It is determined whether or not 31 is pressed (step S7), and when it is determined that the end button 131 is pressed,
The character transformation information setting screen (panel) is erased, and the process ends. If it is determined in step S7 that the end button 131 has not been pressed, the CPU 1 determines whether or not the surface type change button 123 for character surface type has been pressed (step S9). When it is determined that the button has been pressed to the seed change instruction button 123, the input of the selection instruction is waited (step S10), and the selected character face type is displayed on the character face type display canvas 122 (step S11), and the step is performed. The process returns to S1 and the above process is repeated.

By displaying the corresponding character surface types on the character surface type display bus 122 at the same time when the character surface type change button 123 is pressed, the selection instruction may be facilitated and a list of the character surface types may be displayed. You may make it display and it is made to instruct selection.

If it is determined in step S9 that the face type change button 123 for the character face type is not pressed, the CPU 1
Determines whether or not the face type change button 127 for shadow face type is pressed (step S12), and when it is determined that the face type change button 127 for shadow face type is pressed, waits for input of a selection instruction (( In step S13), the selected shadow surface type is displayed on the shadow surface type display canvas 126 (step S14), and the process returns to step S1 to repeat the above process.

It should be noted that by displaying the corresponding shadow surface types on the shadow surface type display canvas 127 at the same time when the shadow surface type change button 127 is pressed, selection instructions may be facilitated, and a list of image surface types may be displayed. Either a method of displaying and instructing selection or a method of directly inputting an image may be used.

If it is determined in step S12 that the shadow type change button 127 has not been pressed,
As shown in step S15 of the flowchart of FIG.
When it is determined that the continuous shadow is selected by the shadow type setting button 124, the CPU 1 determines that the printer 1 connected to the host computer 3000.
The identification information of the control program (or the control program if there is only one type of control program) selected and set in 500 is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 2 (step S16).

As described above, the printer 150 is operated by the command from the host computer 3000, the setting instruction from the operation panel 1501 or the automatic selection function.
The timing for acquiring the identification information of the control program (or control program if there is only one type) selected and set to 0 from the printer 1500 is such that a continuous shadow is selected by the button 124 for setting the shadow type. Obviously, it is not always necessary to judge that the character deformation information is set, for example, when the character deformation information setting is instructed by using the keyboard 9 or the pointing device (not shown).

Then, in step S16, the printer 150
0 is used for the printer 1500 by comparing the identification information of the control program acquired from 0 with the table in the data ROM of the ROM 3 which stores the logical operation enable / disable information corresponding to the identification information of the various control programs. The control program determines whether or not the logical operation of the pattern is possible.

For example, in the table in the data ROM,
Information that the control programs A, B, and D are programs that can interpret and execute pattern logical operations, and the control program C is a program that cannot interpret and execute pattern logical operations is stored in association with each other. 1
Control program identification information (A,
(B, C, D) to determine whether or not the printer 1500 can perform the logical operation of the pattern.

If it is determined in step S17 that the printer 1500 cannot perform the logical operation of the pattern, the shadow surface type changing button 127 cannot be set, and the color cell (shadow surface type color) setting button 125 can be set (step S18). ), It is determined whether or not the current shadow surface type is set to the image surface type (step S1).
9) When the image plane type is set, as described above, the output device such as the printer 1500 that operates using the control program that cannot interpret and execute the logical operation of the pattern is the image shown in FIG. Since the continuous shadow character 6 of the face type cannot be generated and output, the image face type can be automatically generated and output by using a method in which the color pixel (color attribute of each bit) of the entire image is averaged. The color of the changed monochromatic surface type is automatically displayed in the color cell (the cell displaying the shadow surface type color) (step S20), and the process returns to step S1 and the above processing is repeated. .

If it is determined in step S19 that the current shadow surface type is not the image surface type,
The CPU 1 executes the process of step S21.

When it is determined in step S17 that the printer 1500 can perform the logical operation of the pattern, the face type change button 127 can be set and the color cell (shadow face type color) setting button 125 cannot be set (step S17). S22), it is determined whether or not the shadow surface type at present is set to the monochromatic surface type (step S23). If the monochromatic surface type is set, the color pixels of the entire image are set to the specified color. By using a filling method or the like, the monochromatic plane type is automatically converted into the image plane type (step S24), and the image plane type is displayed on the plane type campus 126 (step S2).
5) Return to step S1 and repeat the above process. In addition,
When it is determined in step S23 that the current shadow surface type is not the monochromatic surface type, the CPU 1 executes the process of step S25.

When it is determined in step S15 that the continuous shadow is not selected and instructed by using the shadow type setting button 124, the CPU 1 determines whether or not the discontinuous shadow is set (step S15). S2
6) If the non-continuous shadow is set, the above steps S22 and thereafter are executed, and if it is determined that the non-continuous shadow is not set, is the shadow type set to no shadow? If it is determined that no shadow is set, the processing from step S1 is executed. If it is determined that no shadow is set, the face type of the shadow face type is set. The instruction button 127 and the color cell 125 for instructing the setting of the color of the shadow surface type are made unsettable (step S28), and the CPU 1 executes the processing after step S1.

Although the identification information of the control program is acquired from the printer 1500 and the type thereof is identified on the host computer side in the above embodiment, some printers cannot handle the identification information transfer request of the host computer (the identification information is Considering that there are printers that cannot be transferred to the host computer, for example, from the current situation that a printer that is uniquely connected is determined for each interface cable that connects the host computer and the printer, the type of printer, that is, the control program for each interface It is needless to say that even if the control program of the connected printer can be identified without the identification information being obtained from the printer by the host computer recognizing the type of the above, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained. There is also no.

As described above, according to this embodiment, according to the type of the control program in the output device that interprets the input information set in the information processing device such as the host computer and input to the output device such as the printer. As a result, the excellent effect that the setting of the input information can be controlled is achieved.

Further, whether or not the output device can interpret and execute the logical operation to perform the pattern generation processing is judged by the type of the control program in the output device, and, for example, the control program is determined according to the judgment result. If the logical operation cannot be interpreted, it is possible to disable the setting of the character deformation information of the continuous shadow character pattern of the image surface type on the information processing device side, and the unintended output information (character pattern) is output in advance. The effect is that it can be prevented.

[0045]

According to the present invention, there is an excellent effect that the type of the control program inside the output device can be discriminated and the generation processing of the input information can be controlled according to the discrimination result.

According to the present invention, whether or not the output device can interpret and execute the logical operation to perform the pattern generation process is judged by the type of the control program in the output device, and according to the judgment result, For example, if the control program is not capable of interpreting logical operations, it is possible to disable the setting of the character transformation information of the continuous shadow character pattern of the image plane type on the information processing device side, and to output unintended output information (character pattern). This has the effect of preventing output before it happens.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing various modified character patterns and a method of generating the same.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a printer of one embodiment that prints out various modified character patterns shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram of a control system in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a character transformation information setting screen.

5 is a flowchart showing each setting process on the character transformation information setting screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing each setting process on the character transformation information setting screen shown in FIG. 4.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3000 host computer 2000 printer control unit 1 CPU 2 RAM 3 ROM 4 system bus 5 KBC 6 VRAM 7 BMU 8 PRTC 9 KB 10 CRT 11 external memory

Claims (26)

[Claims] 1. An information processing device for inputting input information to an output device to generate output information for visual output, said discriminating means discriminating a kind of a control program inside said output device, and discrimination of said discriminating means. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a control unit that controls a process of generating the input information according to a result. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input information is a character code and a control code group configured in a printer language. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output information is bitmap data. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output device is a laser beam printer. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is a host computer. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control program is a program that interprets the input information, generates the output information, and outputs the output information. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control program is a program that cannot analyze a logical operation included in the input information. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control program is a program capable of analyzing a logical operation included in the input information. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control program is an emulation program. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit acquires the identification information of the control program and determines the processing capacity of the control program. 11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input information generation process is a process of setting setting information for generating the output information in the output device. 12. The process of generating the input information is a process of setting setting information for generating continuous shadow characters of an image plane type by using a logical operation in the output device. The information processing device according to 1. 13. The control means controls whether or not the input information generation processing is possible according to the processing capacity of the control program determined by the determination means.
The information processing device according to 1. 14. An information processing method in an information processing apparatus for inputting input information to an output device to generate output information for visual output, comprising: a determining step of determining a type of a control program inside the output device; An information processing method, comprising: a control step of controlling a generation process of the input information according to a determination result of the determination step. 15. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the input information is a character code and a control code group configured in a printer language. 16. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the output information is bitmap data. 17. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the output device is a laser beam printer. 18. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the information processing device is a host computer. 19. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the control program is a program that interprets the input information to generate and output the output information. 20. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the control program is a program that cannot analyze a logical operation included in the input information. 21. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the control program is a program capable of analyzing a logical operation included in the input information. 22. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the control program is an emulation program. 23. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the determination step acquires identification information of a control program and determines a processing capacity of the control program. 24. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the input information generation process is a process of setting setting information for generating the output information in the output device. 25. The input information generation process is a process of setting setting information for generating a continuous shadow character of an image plane type by using a logical operation in the output device. Information processing method described in. 26. The control step controls whether or not the generation processing of the input information is possible according to the processing capacity of the control program determined in the determination step.
4. The information processing method described in 4.