JPH09212320A - Information processor, printer, information processing system, and data processing method for information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily obtain a printed result in the reverse page order in which respective pages are normal even when output information based upon a description language for prescribed pages is outputted in the forward page order. SOLUTION: At the time of judging that the output order is revese page order, a control part 22 analyzes output information transferred from an information processor, develops the information to an output image in the forward page order and stores the developed output image in a storage device 24A in the forward page order in accordance with a prescribed file name extracted from output setting information. At the time of judging that there is no storage specification, the control part 22 reads out the output image stored in the forward page order from the device 24A in the reverse page order in accordance with a prescribed file name and allows a printing part 23 to print out the read image.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention analyzes an information processing apparatus and print information based on a predetermined page description language transferred from the information processing apparatus and prints the result printed face-up on a recording medium. The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a printing apparatus, an information processing system, and a data processing method of the information processing system, which are capable of communicating with printing apparatus information including a paper discharge mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when printing a document data (whether a character document or an image document) using a printing apparatus having a face-up type paper discharge mechanism, a document having a plurality of pages is printed. , The print side is discharged face up, and the pages sequentially printed thereon are sequentially discharged, so that the page order of the original document cannot be maintained.

In order to solve this problem, the information processing apparatus that sends the document data does not send the document data directly to the printing apparatus but temporarily saves it in a storage device provided in the information processing apparatus. The document data is read out in order from the last page and is sent to the printing apparatus so that the page order is correct when the paper is ejected.

[0004]

In the document printing method as described above, the printing apparatus side has no processing function for print data, and the information processing apparatus side creates all print images and then sequentially prints them. A printing method in which data is sent to the device and the printing device simply prints the received data.
It was effective in so-called dam printers.

However, the page description language (hereinafter PDL)
In document printing using a printing device equipped with, the information processing device does not develop characters and figures into images and sends them, but replaces them with commands predefined in the PDL and sends them.

Further, in addition to the print data, it is necessary to send information concerning the page settings such as the size of the paper to be printed, its paper feeding method, and the printing direction to the printing apparatus as a command. In order to minimize the size and number of such transfer commands, it is possible to prevent the same command from being sent in duplicate in a page, or if the page settings and character settings are the same even if the page changes, The cost for data transfer is suppressed by performing optimization such as caching the command transmission such that the settings of the previous page are inherited without sending the same command again.

For this reason, in such a printing method using the highly optimized PDL, the print data of each page is closely related to the preceding and subsequent pages. If this document data is sent while reading it in reverse order from the last page after saving, the timing for issuing commands such as page format settings may change or may not be issued, and correct print results may be obtained. There was a problem that it could not be done.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the first to thirteenth inventions of the present invention is to provide a predetermined page description language organized in regular page order. According to the reverse page order output instruction for the output information according to the above, the output information is analyzed by the file name added from the information processing device side, or the output image developed by the analysis is stored and managed while the output image for the printing unit is stored and managed. By controlling the transfer, even if the output information based on the predetermined page description language is output in the regular page order, it is possible to easily obtain the print result in the reverse page order in which each page is normal, and the printing apparatus and An information processing system and a data processing method of the information processing system are provided.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an information processing for transferring output setting information and output information based on a predetermined page description language to a printing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium. In the apparatus, when a print request is made from an application program, screen display means for displaying on the display means an output condition setting screen for output information based on the page-edited predetermined page description language, and the output information in the output condition screen. The page order determining means for determining whether or not the output order is set to the reverse page order, and the output set by adding a predetermined file name when the page order determining means determines that the reverse page order is set. A transfer means for sequentially transferring the setting information and the output information to the printing device is provided.

A second aspect of the present invention is provided with a transport mechanism for discharging the recording medium printed by the printing unit so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front side, and information processing is performed via a predetermined communication medium. In a printing device that receives output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred from the device and performs print processing by receiving the output information, the output setting information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed to output in reverse page order. A first determining means for determining whether or not it is set, and when the first determining means determines that the output order is the reverse page order, the output information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed. And an output image expanded by the first expansion unit in the order of normal pages, and the output image expanded by the first expansion unit is described in the order of normal pages according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information. Storing means, second determining means for analyzing output setting information transferred from the information processing device to determine a storage designation state for the storage means with respect to the output image, and the second determining means for storing designation A first print control unit is provided for reading the output images stored in the storage unit in the normal page order in the reverse page order and printing the print image in the printing unit when it is determined that there is no output page.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the first print control means is configured to print the output image in reverse page order,
The output image stored in the storage unit with the predetermined file name is discarded.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is to set attribute information for identifying the output image stored in the storage unit with the predetermined file name after the reverse page order printing of the output image by the printing unit is completed. Attribute setting means, a capacity discriminating means for discriminating the free space of the storage means at the time of receiving the output information transferred from the information processing device, and the attribute information when the capacity discriminating means judges that the free space is insufficient. And a discarding unit for discarding the output image in which is set from the storage unit.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is provided with a conveying mechanism for ejecting the recording medium printed by the printing unit so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front side, and information processing is performed via a predetermined communication medium. In a printing device that receives output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred from the device and performs print processing by receiving the output information, the output setting information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed to output in reverse page order. A first determining means for determining whether or not the output information is transferred from the information processing device when the first determining means determines that the output order is the reverse page order. Storage means for storing according to a predetermined file name extracted from the setting information, and output setting information transferred from the information processing device to analyze the storage designation state for the storage means. When the determination unit and the second determination unit determine that there is no storage designation, the output information stored in the storage unit is analyzed and the reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order is reorganized. Knitting means, second developing means for analyzing the reverse page order output information knitted by the knitting means and developing it into an output image, and the output image developed by the second developing means for the printing section. And a second printing control means for printing on.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the second print control means is configured to print the output image in reverse page order,
The output information stored in the storage unit with the predetermined file name is discarded.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is an identification means for identifying whether transfer information transferred from the information processing device is output setting information after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed, and the identification means. When the output information is identified as the output setting information, the output condition based on the output setting information identified for the output image stored in the latest printed state from the storage unit is reset. Resetting means is provided, and the first printing control means causes the printing section to print the output image read from the storage means based on the output condition reset by the resetting means.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, a printing device provided with a conveying mechanism for ejecting a recording medium printed by a printing unit so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front surface is a predetermined one from the information processing device. In an information processing system that analyzes and prints output information and output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred via a communication medium, when a print request is made from an application program, the page is edited into a predetermined page description language. Screen display means for displaying an output condition setting screen for output information based on the display means, page order determination means for determining whether the output order for the output information in the output condition screen is set in reverse page order, and When the page order determination means determines that the reverse page order is set, the output setting information and the output information set by adding a predetermined file name An information processing apparatus including a transfer unit that sequentially transfers the data to the apparatus, and a first determination unit that analyzes output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus and determines whether or not the output order is set to the reverse page order. , When the first determining means determines that the output order is the reverse page order,
First developing means for analyzing the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus and developing the output image in the order of regular pages;
Storage means for storing the output image expanded by the first expanding means in order of regular pages according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information; and output setting information transferred from the information processing device. Second determination means for analyzing and determining a storage designation state for the storage means with respect to the output image; and when the second determination means determines that there is no storage designation, the storage means stores the pages in a normal page order. And a printing device having a first print control unit for reading the output images in reverse page order and printing them on the printing unit.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, after the printing of the output image by the printing unit in the printing apparatus is completed in reverse page order,
Attribute setting means for setting attribute information for identifying the output image stored in the storage means with the predetermined file name, and free space of the storage means when receiving output information transferred from the information processing device And a discarding unit for discarding the output image in which the attribute information is set from the storage unit when the capacity determining unit determines that the free space is insufficient.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a printing apparatus provided with a conveying mechanism for ejecting a recording medium printed by a printing unit so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front surface is a predetermined one from the information processing apparatus. In an information processing system that analyzes and prints output information and output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred via a communication medium, when a print request is made from an application program, the page is edited in a predetermined page description language. Screen display means for displaying an output condition setting screen for output information based on the display means, page order determination means for determining whether the output order for the output information in the output condition screen is set in reverse page order, and When the page order determination means determines that the reverse page order is set, the output setting information and the output information set by adding a predetermined file name An information processing apparatus that includes a transfer unit that sequentially transfers to a printing apparatus, and a first determination unit that analyzes output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus and determines whether the output order is set to the reverse page order. And the first
When the determining unit determines that the output order is the reverse page order, the storage unit stores the output information transferred from the information processing device according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, A second determination unit that analyzes the output setting information transferred from the information processing device to determine a storage designation state for the storage unit with respect to the output image, and the second determination unit determines that there is no storage designation. The organization means for analyzing the output information stored in the storage means to reorganize the reverse page order output information that can be output in the reverse page order, and the reverse page order output information organized by the composition means. A printing device including a second developing unit that analyzes and develops an output image, and a second printing control unit that causes the printing unit to print the output image developed by the second developing unit. And it has a door.

An eleventh aspect of the present invention is an identification means for identifying whether the transfer information transferred from the information processing device is output setting information after the printing of the output image in the reverse page order is completed by the printing device. An output condition based on the output setting information identified with respect to the output image stored in the latest printed state from the storage unit when the identifying unit identifies the output information as output setting information Resetting means for resetting the output image read out from the storage means by the first print control means on the basis of the output condition reset by the resetting means to cause the printing section to print the output image. It is a thing.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, a printing apparatus provided with a transport mechanism for ejecting a recording medium printed by a printing unit so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front surface is a predetermined one from the information processing apparatus. In a data processing method of an information processing system, which analyzes output information and output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred via a communication medium and performs print processing,
When a print request is issued from the application program, a screen display step of displaying on the display means an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language, and an output order for the output information in the output condition screen A determination step of determining whether the pages are set in reverse page order, an output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name, a transfer step of sequentially transferring the output information to the printing device, and the information processing device A first determining step of analyzing the output setting information transferred and determining whether the output order is set in the reverse page order, and analyzing the output information transferred from the information processing device and outputting the normal page order. A first expanding step of expanding into an image, and the output image expanded by the first expanding means is extracted from the output setting information. A saving step of saving in a storage medium in a regular page order according to a fixed file name; and a second step of analyzing output setting information transferred from the information processing device to determine a save designation state for the storage means for the output image. It comprises a determination step and a first printing step in which the output images stored in the storage unit in the order of normal pages are read out in the order of reverse page and printed by the printing unit.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, a printing apparatus provided with a conveying mechanism for ejecting a recording medium printed by a printing unit so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front surface of the recording apparatus is predetermined from the information processing apparatus. In a data processing method of an information processing system, which analyzes output information and output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred via a communication medium and performs print processing,
When a print request is issued from the application program, a screen display step of displaying on the display means an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language, and an output order for the output information in the output condition screen A page order determination step of determining whether or not they are set in reverse page order, output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name, a transfer step of sequentially transferring the output information to the printing device, and the information processing A first determining step of analyzing the output setting information transferred from the device to determine whether the output order is set in reverse page order; and the output information transferred from the information processing device in the output setting information. A storage step of storing in a storage medium according to a predetermined file name extracted from, and analysis of output setting information transferred from the information processing device And a second determination step of determining a storage designation state for the storage means with respect to the output image, and analyzing the output information stored in the storage means to reconstruct reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order. A knitting step of knitting, a second developing step of analyzing the knitted reverse page order output information and developing it into an output image, and a second printing for printing the developed output image on the printing section. And a process.

[0022]

In the first invention, the output condition setting screen for the output information based on the predetermined page description language page-edited by the screen display device is displayed on the display device,
When the page order determination means determines that the output order for the output information is set to the reverse page order in the output condition screen, the transfer means adds a predetermined file name and sets the output according to a predetermined page description language. Information, output information that is sequentially transferred to the printing device, and when reverse page order output is set, an output image to be stored on the printing device side in preparation for reverse page order output is identified. It is possible to add a predetermined file name for this purpose on the host side and transfer it to the printing apparatus.

In the second invention, the first determining means for analyzing the output setting information according to the predetermined page description language transferred from the information processing apparatus to determine whether the output order is set in the reverse page order or not. Determines that the output order is the reverse page order, the first expansion means analyzes the output information transferred from the information processing device and expands it into an output image in the regular page order, and the expanded image is expanded. The output image is stored in a regular page order by the storage means in accordance with a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, and the output setting information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed to store the output image. When the second judging means for judging the storage designation state for the means judges that there is no storage designation,
The first print control unit reads the output images stored in the storage unit in the order of normal pages according to a predetermined file name in the reverse page order and causes the printing unit to print the output images, thereby removing the dependency of each page information in the page description language. It is possible to obtain a normal print result in reverse page order according to the output image.

In the third invention, the first print control means discards the output image stored in the storage means under the predetermined file name after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed. It is possible to prevent unnecessary output images from remaining in the storage unit after printing is completed in reverse page order.

In the fourth invention, after the printing of the output image by the printing unit in the reverse page order is completed, the attribute setting means stores the attribute information for identifying the output image stored in the storage means under the predetermined file name. When the output information transferred from the information processing device is set and the capacity determination means for determining the free space of the storage means determines that the free space is insufficient, the discarding means sets the attribute information. After discarding the output image from the storage means and printing in the reverse page order, the unnecessary output image is left in the storage means as much as possible to promptly respond to the reprint request, and the next output image storage area is saved. It is possible to secure it surely.

In the fifth invention, the first determining means for analyzing whether or not the output order is set in reverse page order by analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus is the reverse page output order. If the output information is transferred from the information processing apparatus, the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus is stored in a storage unit according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information and transferred from the information processing apparatus. And analyzing the output setting information to determine the storage designation state for the storage means, when the second determination means determines that there is no storage designation, the knitting means analyzes the output information stored in the storage means. The reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order is reorganized, the organized reverse page order output information is analyzed, and the second expanding means expands the output image, and the expanded output image. To The second printing control unit causes the printing unit to print, and the output information and the output setting information necessary for the reverse page order printing are stored only by securing a small storage area, and are not affected by the page description language at the start of printing. It is possible to organize the output information according to the normal reverse page order, and normally obtain the print result in the reverse page order by performing the same processing as the normal page printing processing on the organized output information.

In the sixth invention, the second print control means discards the output information stored in the storage means with the predetermined file name after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed. It is possible to prevent unnecessary output images from remaining in the storage unit after printing is completed in reverse page order.

In the seventh invention, the identification means for identifying whether the transfer information transferred from the information processing device is the output setting information after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed, the output information is output setting information. If it is determined that there is, the resetting means resets the output condition based on the output setting information identified with respect to the output image stored in the latest printed state from the storage means, and resets the first output condition. The print control unit prints the output image read from the storage unit on the printing unit on the basis of the output condition reset by the resetting unit, prints the image in reverse page order, and then sets the output from the information processing apparatus. When the information is transferred, the stored output images in reverse page order can be printed quickly under different output conditions.

In the eighth aspect of the invention, the page order determination means displays the output condition setting screen for the output information based on the predetermined page description language page-edited by the screen display means, and the page order determination means outputs the output condition. When it is determined that the output order for the output information is set to the reverse page order on the screen, the transfer unit adds a predetermined file name and outputs the output setting information according to a predetermined page description language, and the print as the output information. The first determining means is configured to sequentially transfer the output order information to the device, analyze the output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred from the information processing device, and determine whether the output order is set in the reverse page order. Is determined to be in the reverse page order, the first expansion means analyzes the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus and expands the output image in the normal page order, The storage unit stores the opened output image in a regular page order according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, analyzes the output setting information transferred from the information processing device, and outputs the output image. When the second determining means for determining the storage designation state for the storage means with respect to the image determines that there is no storage designation, the first output image stored in the storage means in the normal page order is stored according to a predetermined file name. The print control means reads out in reverse page order and causes the printing unit to print, and when reverse page order output is set, the output image developed on the printing apparatus side is stored in preparation for reverse page order output and is identified. The host side adds a predetermined file name to the printer and transfers it to the printer, and follows the output image in which the dependency of each page information in the page description language is removed. Allowing in reverse page order to obtain a normal print result to.

In the ninth invention, after the printing of the output image by the printing unit in the reverse page order is completed by the printing device, the attribute setting means identifies the output image stored in the storage means under the predetermined file name. When the output information received from the information processing device is received and the capacity determination means for determining the free space of the storage means determines that the free space is insufficient, the discarding means sets the attribute information After discarding the output image in which the set is set from the storage means and finishing printing in the reverse page order, the unnecessary output image is left in the storage means as much as possible to promptly respond to the reprint request and the next output. It is possible to ensure the image storage area.

In the tenth aspect of the invention, the page order determination means displays the output condition setting screen for the output information based on a predetermined page description language page-edited by the screen display means, and the page order determination means outputs the output condition. When it is determined that the output order for the output information is set to the reverse page order on the screen, the transfer unit adds a predetermined file name and outputs the output setting information according to a predetermined page description language, and the print as the output information. The output order is the reverse page order by the first determining means for sequentially transferring the output order information to the apparatus and analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus to determine whether the output order is set in the reverse page order. If it is determined that the output information transferred from the information processing device is stored in the storage unit according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information. When the second determination unit that analyzes the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus and determines the storage designation state for the storage unit determines that there is no storage designation, the knitting unit is stored in the storage unit. The output information is analyzed to reorganize reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order, the organized reverse page order output information is analyzed, and second expansion means expands the output image, When the second print control unit causes the printing unit to print the developed output image and reverse page order output is set, the output image developed on the printing device side is provided for reverse page order output. Output information and output setting information necessary for reverse page order printing by adding a predetermined file name for identifying the output image to be stored in the host and transferring it to the printing device by securing a small storage area. Memorize At the start, output information is arranged according to a normal reverse page order that is not affected by the page description language, and the output information thus arranged is normally obtained in the reverse page order by the same processing as the normal page order print processing. It is possible.

In the eleventh aspect of the present invention, after the printing of the output image in the reverse page order is completed in the printing device, an identification means for identifying whether the transfer information transferred from the information processing device is output setting information is the output information. When it is identified as the output setting information, the resetting means resets the output condition based on the output setting information identified with respect to the output image stored in the latest printed state from the storage means. , The first print control unit prints the output image read from the storage unit on the printing unit based on the reset output condition, and outputs from the information processing apparatus after the reverse page order printing is completed. When the setting information is transferred, it becomes possible to quickly print the stored output images in reverse page order under different output conditions.

In the twelfth aspect, when a print request is made from an application program, an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language is displayed on the display means, and in the output condition screen, the output condition setting screen is displayed. It is determined whether the output order for the output information is set in reverse page order, the output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name and the output information are sequentially transferred to the printing device, and the information processing device outputs the output setting information. The output setting information transferred is analyzed to determine whether or not the output order is set in reverse page order, the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus is analyzed, and the output image is developed in the normal page order. The expanded output image is stored in a storage medium in the order of regular pages according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, and the information processing is performed. The output setting information transferred from the apparatus is analyzed to determine the storage designation state for the storage unit with respect to the output image, the output images stored in the storage unit in the order of normal pages are read in the order of reverse page, and are output to the printing unit. When printing is performed and reverse page order output is set, a predetermined file name for identifying the output image to be saved on the printing device side in preparation for reverse page order output is stored on the host side. It is possible to add the data and transfer it to the printing device, and perform a process of obtaining a normal print result in reverse page order according to the output image in which the dependency of each page information by the page description language is released.

In the thirteenth aspect, when a print request is issued from an application program, an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language is displayed on the display means, and the output condition screen displays the output condition setting screen. It is determined whether the output order for the output information is set in reverse page order, the output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name and the output information are sequentially transferred to the printing device, and the information processing device outputs the output setting information. A predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information by analyzing the output setting information to be transferred to determine whether the output order is set to the reverse page order, and outputting the output information transferred from the information processing device. According to the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus, The storage designation state for the storage means is determined, the output information stored in the storage means is analyzed, and the reverse page order output information that can be output in the reverse page order is reorganized, and the organized reverse page order output. When information is analyzed and developed into an output image, the developed output image is printed on the printing unit, and when reverse page order output is set, the output image developed on the printing device side is arranged in reverse page order. Output information necessary for reverse page order printing by adding a predetermined file name for identifying the output image to be saved in preparation for output to the printing device and transferring it to the printing device. And output setting information are stored, output information is organized according to a normal reverse page order that does not depend on the page description language at the start of printing, and the organized output information is reversed by the same process as the normal page order printing process. Correct the print result in page order It makes it possible to perform the process of obtaining the.

[0035]

【Example】

First Embodiment Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus of the information processing system showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU (central processing unit), which is a memory as a work memory composed of an expandable RAM for storing various control programs stored in a storage device 13 composed of, for example, a hard disk. Execution via 12 controls the devices connected to the bus 17 as a whole.

Reference numeral 14 is a display device composed of a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, an FLC display or the like, and displays various information including an input information from an input device 15 such as a keyboard and a pointing device and a data processing screen based on an application program. indicate.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a communication device, which communicates with other information processing devices or printing devices via a communication medium (a network path, an interface cable, a communication line, etc.) not shown based on a predetermined protocol (TCP / IP, etc.). Do it. Reference numeral 17 denotes a bus, which is an interface between the CPU 11 and other devices.
Perform O.

In this information processing apparatus, the printer is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication apparatus 16, and the communication control is executed by the CPU 11 by a program prepared in the storage device 13 for controlling the communication apparatus 16. It works.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of the printer of the information processing system showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 21 is an interface section,
Print information (control commands, data, etc. based on a predetermined page description language) is received from the information processing apparatus side via the communication apparatus 16 shown in FIG. A controller unit 22 includes a CPU, RAM, and ROM (not shown), and controls the printing unit 23 including the print engine 23A. A document storage unit 24 is provided with a storage device 24A that is connected to the inside or outside of the printing device and that temporarily or continuously saves print data from the information processing device connected via the interface unit 21. ing.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the printer setting screen displayed on the display device 14 shown in FIG. 1, and various printing conditions can be set on the host side by the printer driver installed in the storage device 13. Is configured.

As shown in this figure, the setting screen (setting window) is displayed on the display device 14 when the operator gives a predetermined print instruction by operating the input device 15.
The paper size displayed on the screen by the operator's operation,
It is possible to set various items related to printing such as the paper feeding method and the printing direction.

In the figure, W1 to W3 are setting windows, which are displayed on the display device 14 according to a predetermined hierarchy, and the setting window W1 is an upper window, and an option switch of the setting window W1 is used for operating a pointing device (not shown). When designated by the cursor based on the setting cursor, the setting window W2 is displayed on the display device 14, and enlargement / reduction, 2-page printing, double-sided printing, sorting, output destination 32 (printer, FAX device, document storage), rear surface ejection ( Face-down sheet discharge), reverse order output 31, number of copies, etc. can be set, and when the document save setting switch in the setting window W2 is pointed by a cursor based on an operation of a pointing device (not shown), the setting window W3 is displayed on the display device 14, and the document storage of the printing device shown in FIG. 2 is performed. It is capable of setting a document name 33 to be stored in the storage device 24A of 24.

Correspondence between the present embodiment and each means of the first to eleventh inventions and their functions will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The first aspect of the invention is that a predetermined page description language (for example, CaPCL, Postscript, LIPS, etc. (including a product name) is given to a printing device via a predetermined communication medium (interface, network interface, network communication network). )) Based output setting information and an information processing device for transferring the output information, the output means sets an output condition setting screen for the page-edited output information based on the predetermined page description language at the time of a print request from an application program. Screen display means for displaying (CPU1
1 is displayed on the display device 14 as shown in FIG. 3 and the like),
A page order determining means for determining whether or not the output order for the output information is set in the reverse page order in the output condition screen (the CPU 11 executes the program stored in the memory 12 to determine), and the page order When the determination means determines that the reverse page order is set, the output setting information set by adding the predetermined file name and the transfer means for sequentially transferring the output information to the printing device (stored in the storage device 13 A printer driver based on a predetermined page description language transfers via the communication device 16), and causes the display device 14 to display an output condition setting screen for output information based on the predetermined page description language page-edited by the CPU 11. When the CPU 11 determines that the output order for the output information is set in the reverse page order in the output condition screen, the printer When the driver adds a predetermined file name and sequentially transfers the output setting information according to a predetermined page description language to the printing device as the output information, and reverse page order output is set, it is expanded to the printing device side. It is possible to add a predetermined file name for identifying an output image to be stored in preparation for output in reverse page order on the host side and transfer it to the printing apparatus.

The second aspect of the present invention comprises a transport mechanism (not shown) for ejecting the recording medium so that the printing surface of the recording medium printed by the printing unit 23 is the front side, and information is transmitted via a predetermined communication medium. In a printing device that receives output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred from a processing device and performs print processing by receiving the output information, the output setting information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed and the output order is reversed. When the first determining means (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes the control program stored in the ROM (not shown) to determine) whether or not they are set in order, the first determining means reverses the output order. When it is determined to be in the page order, the first developing means (CP of the control unit 22 which analyzes the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus and develops the output image in the regular page order. Executes a control program stored in a ROM (not shown) and expands it on a RAM (not shown)), and a predetermined file for extracting the output image expanded by the first expanding means from the output setting information. A storage unit (storage device 24A) for storing the pages in the order of regular pages according to the name, and a second determination for analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing device to determine a storage designation state of the storage unit for the output image. Means (the CPU of the control unit 22 determines by executing a control program stored in a ROM (not shown)),
If the determination unit determines that there is no save designation, the first print control unit (of the control unit 22 of the control unit 22 reads out the output images stored in the storage unit in the order of normal pages in reverse page order and prints them. The CPU executes the control program stored in the ROM (not shown) to execute the print engine 23.
The control unit 22 determines whether the output order is set in the reverse page order by analyzing the output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred from the information processing apparatus. Is determined to be in the reverse page order, the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus is analyzed and expanded into an output image in the normal page order, and the expanded output image is output to the storage device 24A. It is stored in order of regular pages according to a predetermined file name extracted from the setting information, and the output setting information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed to determine the save designation state of the output device for the storage device 24A. If the control unit 22 determines that there is no save designation, the output stored in the storage device 24A in the order of regular pages according to a predetermined file name. Image is printed on reading the printing unit 23 to the reverse page order control unit 22, to allow reverse page order by obtaining normal print result according to the output image that has released the dependence of each page information by the page description language.

In a third aspect of the invention, the first print control means (control section 22) outputs the output stored in the storage device 24A with the predetermined file name after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed. It is possible to prevent an unnecessary output image from remaining in the storage device 24A after the image is discarded and printing is performed in reverse page order.

A fourth aspect of the invention is to set attribute information for setting the attribute information for identifying the output image stored in the storage means with the predetermined file name after the printing of the output image by the printing unit 23 in reverse page order. Means (control unit 2
(2) CPU executes and sets a control program stored in a ROM (not shown), and capacity determination means (control unit) for determining the free capacity of the storage means when receiving output information transferred from the information processing device. 22) the CPU executes a control program stored in a ROM (not shown) to make a determination), and when the capacity determination means determines that there is insufficient free space, the output image in which the attribute information is set is stored in the storage means. And a discarding unit (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes and discards a control program stored in a ROM (not shown)), and after the printing of the output image by the printing unit 23 in the reverse page order, the control unit 22 Sets attribute information for identifying the output image stored in the storage device 24A with the predetermined file name, When the output information transferred from the information processing device is received, if the capacity determining means for determining the free space of the storage device 24A determines that the free space is insufficient, the control unit 22 outputs the output image in which the attribute information is set. Is discarded from the storage device 24A, and after printing in reverse page order, unnecessary output images are stored in the storage device 2 as much as possible.
4A, so that it is possible to promptly respond to a reprint request and ensure the next output image storage area.

A fifth aspect of the present invention includes a transport mechanism for discharging the recording medium printed by the printing unit 23 so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front side, and the recording medium is transferred from the information processing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium. In a printing apparatus that receives output setting information according to a predetermined page description language and performs print processing by receiving the output information, the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus is analyzed and the output order is set to the reverse page order. First determining means for determining whether or not (CP of the control unit 22
(U makes a judgment by executing a control program stored in a ROM (not shown)), and when the first judging means judges that the output order is the reverse page order, the information transferred from the information processing device Storage means (storage device 24A) for storing output information in accordance with a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, and output designation information transferred from the information processing apparatus for analyzing the storage designation state for the storage means. Second determination means (control unit 22 for determining
The CPU executes the control program stored in the ROM (not shown) to make a determination), and if the second determination means determines that there is no save designation, the output information stored in the storage means is analyzed. Means for reorganizing reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order (CP of control unit 22
U executes a control program stored in a ROM (not shown) for knitting) and second developing means (control section) for analyzing the reverse page order output information knitted by the knitting means and developing the output image. The CPU of 22 executes the control program stored in the ROM (not shown) and expands it on the RAM (not shown) of the controller 22), and outputs the output image expanded by the second expanding means to the printer 23. Second print control means for printing (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes and controls a control program stored in a ROM (not shown)) is provided to analyze the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus. If the control unit 22 that determines whether the output order is set to the reverse page order determines that the output order is the reverse page order, The output information transferred from the processing device is stored in the storage device 24A according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, and the output setting information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed and stored. When the control unit 22 that determines the save designation state for the device 24A determines that there is no save designation, the output information stored in the storage device 24A is analyzed and reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order is output. Reorganizing, analyzing the organized reverse page order output information and developing the output image, the control unit 22 causes the printing unit 23 to print the developed output image to secure a small storage area. Simply store the output information and output setting information required for reverse page order printing, and output information that follows the normal reverse page order does not depend on the page description language at the start of printing. Form and makes it possible to obtain an output information the organized reverse page order of the print result normally by Seipeji order printing process and the same process.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the second print control means (the CPU of the control section 22 executes the control program stored in a ROM (not shown) to make a judgment) is such that the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed. Then, the storage device 24A
In addition, it is possible to discard the output information stored under the predetermined file name, and prevent unnecessary output images from remaining in the storage unit after printing is completed in reverse page order.

In a seventh aspect of the present invention, after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed, the identification means for identifying whether the transfer information transferred from the information processing device is output setting information (the CPU of the control section 22 is not shown). When the control means stored in the ROM executes the identification) and the identification means identifies the output information as the output setting information, the output stored in the latest printed state from the storage device 24A. Resetting means for resetting the output condition based on the output setting information identified for the image (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes and sets the control program stored in the ROM (not shown)) The printing unit 23 prints the output image read from the storage device 24A on the basis of the reset output condition by the printing unit 23. When the control unit 22 identifies the output information as the output setting information after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed, the output image stored in the latest printed state from the storage device 24A is identified. The output condition based on the output setting information is reset, and the control unit 22 prints the output image read from the storage device 24A on the printing unit 23 based on the reset output condition, and When the output setting information is transferred from the information processing device after the page order printing is completed, the stored reverse page order output image can be promptly printed under different output conditions.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, a printing apparatus provided with a conveying mechanism for ejecting a recording medium printed by the printing unit 23 so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front side, transfers a predetermined communication medium from the information processing apparatus. In an information processing system that analyzes and prints output information and output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred via a page, when a print request is made from an application program, the page is output based on the predetermined page description language. Screen display means for displaying the output condition setting screen for the information on the display means (the CPU 11 displays it on the display device 14 as shown in FIG. 3 and the like), and the output order for the output information in the output condition screen is the reverse page. Page order determination means (CPU
11 determines by executing the program stored in the memory 12), if the page order determination means determines that there is reverse page order setting, output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name, An information processing device including a transfer unit that sequentially transfers the output information to the printing device (a printer driver based on a predetermined page description language stored in the storage device 13 transfers the data via the communication device 16); The first determination means (the CPU of the control unit 22 is not shown in the RO table) for analyzing whether or not the output order is set to the reverse page order by analyzing the output setting information transferred from the processing device.
Judges by executing the control program stored in M)
And when the first determining means determines that the output order is the reverse page order, the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus is analyzed and developed into an output image in the normal page order.
Expansion means (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes a control program stored in a ROM (not shown) and expands it on a RAM (not shown)), and the output image expanded by the first expansion means to the output setting. Storage means (storage device 24A) for storing in order of regular pages according to a predetermined file name extracted from the information, and analysis of output setting information transferred from the information processing device to save the output image in the storage means. When the second determination means for determining the designated state (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes the control program stored in the ROM (not shown) to determine) and the second determination means determines that there is no storage designation A first print control for reading the output images stored in the storage unit in the order of normal pages in reverse page order and printing them in the printing unit 23. A printing device having a step (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes a control program stored in a ROM (not shown) to cause the print engine 23A to print), and a predetermined page description language page-edited by the CPU 11 is provided. When the CPU 11 determines that the output order for the output information is set in the reverse page order in the output condition screen while the output condition setting screen for the output information based on the display device 14 is displayed on the display device 14, the printer driver Output setting information according to a predetermined page description language by adding a predetermined file name, and sequentially transferred to the printing device as the output information to analyze the output setting information according to the predetermined page description language transferred from the information processing device. The control unit 22 determines whether the output order is set to the reverse page order. If it is determined that the output information is transferred, the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus is analyzed and expanded into an output image in the order of regular pages, and the expanded output image is extracted from the output setting information in the storage device 24A. The control unit 22 stores the data in the order of normal pages according to the predetermined file name, analyzes the output setting information transferred from the information processing device, and determines the storage designation state of the output device for the storage device 24A. When it is determined that there is no save designation, the control unit 22 reads the output images stored in the storage device 24A in the normal page order in the reverse page order according to a predetermined file name and causes the printing unit 23 to print the output image, and outputs the reverse page order. If is set, the output image developed on the printing device side is saved in preparation for output in reverse page order. It is possible to obtain a normal print result in reverse page order according to the output image that removes the dependency of each page information by the page description language by adding a predetermined file name for it to the printing device on the host side. To do.

A ninth aspect of the present invention is an attribute setting for setting the attribute information for identifying the output image stored in the storage means with the predetermined file name after the printing of the output image by the printing unit 23 in the reverse page order. Means (control unit 2
(2) CPU executes and sets a control program stored in a ROM (not shown), and capacity determination means (control unit) for determining the free capacity of the storage means when receiving output information transferred from the information processing device. 22) the CPU executes a control program stored in a ROM (not shown) to make a determination), and when the capacity determination means determines that there is insufficient free space, the output image in which the attribute information is set is stored in the storage means. And a discarding unit (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes and discards a control program stored in a ROM (not shown)), and after the printing of the output image by the printing unit 23 in the reverse page order, the control unit 22 Sets attribute information for identifying the output image stored in the storage device 24A with the predetermined file name, When the output information transferred from the information processing device is received, if the capacity determining means for determining the free space of the storage device 24A determines that the free space is insufficient, the control unit 22 outputs the output image in which the attribute information is set. Is discarded from the storage device 24A, and after printing in reverse page order, unnecessary output images are stored in the storage device 2 as much as possible.
4A, so that it is possible to promptly respond to a reprint request and ensure the next output image storage area.

In a tenth aspect of the present invention, a printing apparatus provided with a conveying mechanism for ejecting a recording medium printed by the printing unit 23 so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front side, transfers a predetermined communication medium from the information processing apparatus. In an information processing system that analyzes and prints output information and output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred via a page, when a print request is made from an application program, the page is output based on the predetermined page description language. Screen display means for displaying the output condition setting screen for the information on the display means (the CPU 11 displays it on the display device 14 as shown in FIG. 3 and the like), and the output order for the output information in the output condition screen is the reverse page. Page order determination means (CP
(U11 executes the program stored in the memory 12 to make a determination), and if the page order determining means determines that there is reverse page order setting, the output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name, An information processing device including a transfer unit that sequentially transfers the output information to the printing device (a printer driver based on a predetermined page description language stored in the storage device 13 transfers the data via the communication device 16); A first determination unit (a CPU (not shown) for the control unit 22 R which is not shown in FIG. 1) for analyzing the output setting information transferred from the processing device to determine whether the output order is set in reverse page order.
Determined by executing the control program stored in OM)
And storing the output information transferred from the information processing device in accordance with a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information when the first determining means determines that the output order is the reverse page order. Storage means (storage device 24A)
And second determination means for analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing device to determine the storage designation state for the storage means (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes the control program stored in the ROM (not shown)). If the second determination means determines that there is no storage designation, the output information stored in the storage means is analyzed to output reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order. Reorganizing means for reorganizing (RO of CPU not shown in control unit 22
Organize by executing the control program stored in M)
And a second developing means for analyzing the reverse page order output information organized by the organizing means and developing it into an output image (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes a control program stored in a ROM (not shown) to perform control. And a second print control unit (a CPU (not shown) of the control unit 22 which is not shown in the ROM by the CPU of the control unit 22) for causing the printing unit 23 to print the output image developed by the second developing unit. And executing a control program stored in the printer).
A display device 14 displays an output condition setting screen for output information based on a predetermined page description language page-edited by the PU 11.
When the CPU 11 determines that the output order for the output information is set to the reverse page order in the output condition screen, the printer driver adds a predetermined file name and a predetermined page description. A control unit that sequentially outputs output setting information according to a language to the printing apparatus as the output information, analyzes the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus, and determines whether the output order is set in reverse page order. When 22 determines that the output order is the reverse page order, the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus is stored in the storage apparatus 24A according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information. The control unit 22 that analyzes the output setting information transferred from the information processing device and determines the storage designation state for the storage device 24A. When it is determined that there is no save designation, the output information stored in the storage device 24A is analyzed to reorganize the reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order, and the organized reverse page order output. Output that is developed on the printing apparatus side when the control unit 22 causes the printing unit 23 to print the developed output image by analyzing the information and the reverse page order output is set. Images are saved in preparation for output in reverse page order. A predetermined file name for identifying the output image is added on the host side and transferred to the printer, and reverse page order printing is ensured by securing a small storage area. Sometimes necessary output information and output setting information are stored, and at the start of printing, output information that follows a normal reverse page order that is not affected by the page description language is organized, and the organized output information is used as a normal page order printing process. For the same processing Ri makes it possible to reverse page order of the print result obtained successfully.

An eleventh aspect of the present invention is an identification means for identifying whether transfer information transferred from the information processing device is output setting information after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed (the CPU of the control section 22 is not shown). When the control means stored in the ROM executes the identification) and the identification means identifies the output information as output setting information, the output stored in the latest printed state from the storage device 24A. Resetting means for resetting the output condition based on the output setting information identified for the image (the CPU of the control unit 22 executes and sets the control program stored in the ROM (not shown)) The printing unit 23 prints the output image read from the storage device 24A based on the reset output conditions of the printing unit 23. Then, when the control unit 22 identifies the output information as the output setting information after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed, the output image stored in the latest printed state from the storage device 24A is compared with the output image. Resetting the output condition based on the identified output setting information, the control unit 22 prints the output image read from the storage device 24A on the basis of the reset output condition on the printing unit 23, When the output setting information is transferred from the information processing device after the reverse page order printing is completed, it is possible to quickly print the stored reverse page order output image under different output conditions.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the first embodiment of the data processing method of the printing system according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 corresponds to the processing on the side of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 corresponds to the processing on the printing apparatus side shown in FIG. Note that (1) to (6) are (1
1) to (23) show respective steps on the printing apparatus side.

The programs required for each processing in this embodiment are stored in the storage device incorporated in the information processing apparatus to which this embodiment is applied, and the CPU 11 executes the instruction group. Further, in the printing apparatus, the control program stored in the ROM arranged in the control unit 22 is appropriately read and executed by the CPU incorporated in the control unit 22.

After each setting relating to printing is made on the print setting screen shown in FIG. 3 by the operator's operation, when the printing program is started by the predetermined operation for printing from the application software in use. The processing according to this embodiment is started on the information processing apparatus side.

First, in step (1), print setting information set prior to this processing is acquired. In this print setting information, in addition to general settings such as paper size, paper feeding method, and printing direction, output settings (“reverse output 31” shown in FIG. 3) and document storage used in this embodiment are stored. Settings such as settings (“output destination 32” shown in FIG. 3) and document name 33 are included.

Subsequently, in step (2), it is determined whether or not the output setting in the acquired print setting information is the reverse output mode, and if it is determined to be the "reverse output",
Subsequently, in step (3), it is determined whether or not the document save setting in the acquired print setting information is the document save mode, and if it is determined that the document save mode is not set in the determination, the step (4) determines , Generates the document name required for document storage. This document name is necessary to distinguish the saved document data from other saved document data. Therefore, the print name or file name passed from the application software that started the print program, or the print program An arbitrary name independently managed by the side is given and set in the print setting information.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step (2) that the document is not in the reverse output mode, it is not necessary to temporarily save the document, so the document name does not need to be set, and step (3) If it is determined that the document storage mode is set in step S1, the setting displayed on the display device 14 on the information processing device side as shown in FIG. 3 in order to save the document in the storage device equipped on the printing device side. Since the operator sets an arbitrary document name on the screen, it is not necessary to set a new document name in the print program.

As described above, the print setting information set in steps (1) to (4) is defined in the page description language (PDL) installed in the printing apparatus to which this embodiment is applied in step (5). It is sent to the printing device via the communication device 16 according to the command format.

Subsequently, in step (6), the document data of each page remains in the order (regular order) as passed from the application, according to the command format defined in the page description language (PDL). It is sent to the printing device via the communication device 16. At this time, the data of each page is converted into a command according to the contents set by the operator on the print setting screen shown in FIG. 3, and the generated command group is optimized before being sent.

Next, the processing on the printing apparatus side shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. On the printing device side, the interface unit 21 detects the reception of the print setting information sent from the information processing device side, and the processing of this embodiment is started.

First, in step (11), the sent print setting information is received and expanded from the PDL command format.

Next, in step (12), output setting information for which whether or not the reverse output mode is set is extracted from the received print setting information. Then, in step (13), it is determined whether the extracted output setting information is the print setting (reverse order output) and the document save setting related to the output order set by the operator, and the output order information is determined to be the reverse order output mode or the document save mode. Then, the process proceeds to the next step (14), and the document name set by the operator or the print program on the information processing apparatus side is extracted from the received print setting information.

Then, in step (15), the document save setting information relating to the document save setting indicating whether to continuously save the document is extracted from the received print setting information. As described above, when the preparation for receiving the document data is completed, in step (16), the document data of each page sent from the information processing apparatus side is received. Then, in step (17), the received document data is developed into a page image from the command format of the PDL to be loaded in the order of received pages. At this point, all the document data expanded into the page image has been expanded into the image consisting of the bit string immediately before printing, so that there is no dependency from the previous and subsequent pages.

Then, the expanded document data is stored in the storage device 24A provided in the document storage section 24 of the printing device in step (18) while maintaining the expanded page order in step (14). It is saved using the extracted document name.

Next, with respect to the document storage setting information extracted in step (15), it is determined in step (19) whether the document storage setting set by the operator on the information processing apparatus side is the "document storage mode". If it is determined that it is not in the "document storage mode" by the determination, in the subsequent step (20), the document data stored immediately before in the storage device 24A in the document storage unit 24 is sequentially processed from the last page of the document. The printout is performed by transferring the read-out print unit 23.

When the print output is completed, in step (21), all the document data stored in the storage device 24A is deleted, and the process ends.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step (19) that the document storage setting set by the operator is the document storage mode, a print request from the operator is issued to the storage device 24A installed in the document storage unit 24 of the printing device. Since only the document is saved in the
0) and (21) are jumped, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step (13) that the output is not in reverse order, the above-described storage processing in the storage device 24A is not performed, and the document data from the information processing device is processed in step (22). Then, in step (23), the PDL command format document data is sent to the printing section 23 while being developed into image data page by page in the order in which the received document data is transferred from the information processing apparatus. Print out and finish the process.

Correspondence between the present embodiment and each step of the twelfth invention and its action will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In a twelfth aspect of the present invention, a printing apparatus provided with a conveying mechanism for ejecting a recording medium printed by the printing unit 23 so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front side, transfers a predetermined communication medium from the information processing apparatus. In a data processing method of an information processing system that analyzes and prints output information and output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred via a page, a predetermined page description language edited at the time of a print request from an application program Screen display step for displaying an output condition setting screen for output information based on
Step (1) (not shown)) and a determination step (step (2) in FIG. 4) for determining whether the output order for the output information is set in reverse page order in the output condition screen. And a transfer step of sequentially transferring the output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name and the output information to the printing device (step (4) to FIG. 4).
(6)) and the first determination step of analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing device to determine whether the output order is set in reverse page order (step (1 in FIG. 5
3)), a first development step of analyzing the output information transferred from the information processing device and developing the output image in the order of regular pages (step (17) in FIG. 5), and the developed output. A saving step (step (18) in FIG. 5) of saving an image in a storage medium in a regular page order according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, and output setting information transferred from the information processing device A second determination step (step (19) in FIG. 5) of analyzing and determining the storage designation state for the storage means for the output image;
The output image stored in the storage unit in the normal page order is read in the reverse page order, and the first printing step of causing the printing unit 23 to print (step (20) in FIG. 5) is executed to output the reverse page order. If is set, the host side adds a predetermined file name for identifying the output image to be saved in preparation for output in reverse page order to the output image developed on the printing device side, and transfers it to the printing device. Thus, it is possible to perform a process of obtaining a normal print result in the reverse page order according to the output image in which the dependency of each page information by the page description language is released.

As described above, during normal printing without reverse order output, printing is performed in the order in which optimization was performed on the information processing apparatus side, so it is necessary to develop image data according to this embodiment. Instead, the document data may be sequentially printed in the order received. Therefore, the above processing can avoid unnecessary overhead such as recording to and reading from the storage device.

In the above embodiment, the case in which the document data stored in the storage device 24A for the reverse order output is always deleted (by step (21) in FIG. 5) has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Not the one
The same document data can be repeatedly printed by setting information indicating that the document is to be saved for reverse output in the print setting information and saving it to avoid deleting the document data. It is also possible to control so that different outputs such as double-sided output and two-page printing can be performed using a function on the printing device side. An embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a second embodiment of the data processing method of the information processing system according to the present invention. Note that the same steps as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same step numbers. Note that (61) to (6
5) corresponds to the step of this embodiment.

When print settings and document data are sent from the information processing apparatus side as in the above embodiment, the processing is started from step (11) on the printing apparatus side, and then step (1
When the process proceeds to the reception of the document data in 6), it is determined in step (61) whether the storage device 24A of the document storage unit 24 has sufficient free space, and it is determined that the free space is insufficient. If so, the following step (62)
Thus, the storage device 24A is searched for the document data stored for the reverse order output, and further, in step (63), the document data is stored for the reverse order output searched by the search. Document data, that is, destructible document data that is not requested to be saved by the operator is deleted.

After the document data is stored and printed for the reverse order output using the empty area, the document data is saved in the print setting information for the reverse order printing in step (64). The document attribute information indicating that the document data is the document data that can be discarded when the free space is insufficient. Finally, step (6
The print setting information set in 5) is saved as information linked to the previously saved document data.

According to the second embodiment described above, it is possible to determine that the document data is a document storage or a storage for reverse order output in another document printing. Therefore, by deleting the corresponding document data, the free space is increased. be able to. By such processing, in addition to the effects of the above-described embodiment, it is possible to reduce the time required to delete the document data each time.

At the same time, the document data stored for reverse order output is provided on the operation panel provided on the printing device side like the document stored until it is deleted from the storage device 24A due to lack of free space. By an operation from (not shown in FIG. 2), it becomes possible to immediately print by an arbitrary output method or the same output method as instructed from the information processing apparatus side by referring to the stored print setting. It is also possible to save the trouble of transferring the same document again from the information processing device.

In addition to the first and second embodiments, whether the document name has already been set by the operator prior to the generation of the document name for the reverse order output on the information processing apparatus side. It is determined that if a document name is set, it is used as the document name for storing the document data, and a new document name is not generated.

Then, after the print setting information and the document data are sent out as in the above-described embodiment, the output setting is judged and in the case of the reverse order output mode, the document name designated to the printing apparatus is set. Is notified so that the operator can understand. Then, on the printing apparatus side, after receiving the document data as in the above-described embodiment, it is searched whether the document data matching the document name set in the print setting information is already stored in the storage device 24A. To do. If there is document data with the same name in this search, the received document data is regarded as the same as the stored document data, and the expansion and storage of the subsequent document data is omitted. Then, the document data already stored may be used to print out the document. Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described.

[Third Embodiment] By adding such processing, the operator explicitly designates the document names of the document once stored and the document output in reverse order in the print setting, so that the same document is re-created. Since it is possible to reduce the time required to expand and save the document data when printing, 2
Since the printing time after the second printing can be shortened, it is effective when the same document is repeatedly printed from the information processing apparatus side.

In the first and second embodiments,
The case where the printing device receives the document data transferred from the information processing device and develops it into a page image so that it can be printed immediately and then saves it in the storage device 24A has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Not P
Save the DL command format as it is, analyze the PDL-dependent command when reading it for printing later, regenerate the document data by dividing it into pages, and rearrange it in reverse order to print. You may comprise.

At the same time, the page division of the PDL-dependent command format document data does not necessarily have to be performed immediately before printing, and is effective even when the document data is stored in the storage device 24A after reception. In this way, the storage device 24
Control to save to A as command format,
The storage capacity 24A may be greatly saved when printing a document having a large number of pages or complicated document contents. Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a third embodiment of the data processing method of the information processing system according to the present invention. Note that the same steps as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same step numbers. Note that (70) to (73) correspond to the steps of this embodiment.

In this embodiment, steps (11) to (16) are performed.
When the printing device receives the document data as in the above embodiment, the received document data is stored in the storage device 24A as output information in the command format depending on the PDL.

When the reverse order output is performed as it is, the PDL command in the stored document data is analyzed in step (71), and the command group that affects a plurality of pages in the document data is analyzed by the analysis. Wash out all. Then, based on this result, in the subsequent step (72), the PDL command is reconstructed so that the document data does not depend on the previous and next page data, and the document data divided into page units is generated. Then, the divided document data is rearranged according to the output method, and in step (73), the document data is printed out by the printing unit 23 while being developed into a page image.

Correspondence between this embodiment and each step of the thirteenth invention and its action will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In a thirteenth aspect of the invention, a printing device provided with a transport mechanism for ejecting the recording medium printed by the printing section 23 so that the printing surface of the recording medium is the front side, transfers a predetermined communication medium from the information processing device. In a data processing method of an information processing system that analyzes and prints output information and output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transferred via a page, a predetermined page description language edited at the time of a print request from an application program Screen display step for displaying an output condition setting screen for output information based on
Step (1) (not shown)) and a determination step (step (2) in FIG. 4) for determining whether the output order for the output information is set in reverse page order in the output condition screen. And a transfer step of sequentially transferring the output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name and the output information to the printing device (step (4) to FIG. 4).
(6)) and the first determination step (step (1 in FIG. 7) of analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus to determine whether the output order is set in reverse page order.
3)), and a saving step (step (70) in FIG. 7) of saving the output information transferred from the information processing device in a storage medium according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, A second determination step (step (19) in FIG. 7) of analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing device to determine the storage designation state of the output image with respect to the storage means, and the storage step stored in the storage means. A knitting step of analyzing the output information and reorganizing the output information in reverse page order that can be output in reverse page order (step (7 in FIG. 7
1) and (72)), a second expansion step (step (73) in FIG. 7) of analyzing the organized reverse page order output information and expanding it into an output image, and the expanded output The second printing step (step (73) in FIG. 7) for printing the image on the printing unit 23 is executed, and when the reverse page order output is set, the output image developed on the printing device side is output. The host side adds a predetermined file name to identify the output image to be saved in preparation for output in reverse page order, transfers it to the printing device, and reserves a small storage area, which is necessary for reverse page order printing. Output information and output setting information are stored, output information that complies with a normal reverse page order that does not depend on the page description language is organized at the start of printing, and the organized output information is the same as the normal page order printing process. Properly obtain the reverse page order print result by processing It makes it possible to perform the processing.

[Fourth Embodiment] In the fourth embodiment, only the print setting information, which is an information block relating to various output methods such as designation of a page range to be printed, double-sided printing, and two-page printing, can be transferred from the information processing apparatus side. If so, processing is added so that the printing apparatus detects that the document data is not transferred together with the print setting information.

When it is detected that the document data is not received, the document name is extracted from the received print setting information, and the document data having the same document name is stored in the storage device 2.
4A is searched, and if the document data having the same document name is not saved or if the document name is not set in the print setting information, the latest document data saved immediately before is searched. To do.

Then, the document data selected by this search may be printed out in accordance with the output method instructed by the newly received print setting information.

According to the fourth embodiment described above, the information stored in the storage device of the printing device, which has been stored once or output in reverse order, is not transferred again to the information processing device. From here, you can print by simply instructing a new output method.

Further, it is effective when it is desired to reprint only a specific page or when the same document is to be reprinted by an arbitrary output method different from the first printing.

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of one device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus. In this case, by reading a storage medium storing a program represented by software for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. .

Further, by downloading and reading out a program represented by software for achieving the present invention from a database on a network by a communication program, the system or apparatus can be
It is possible to enjoy the effects of the present invention.

[0101]

As described above, the first embodiment according to the present invention is described.
According to the invention, the page order determination means displays the output condition setting screen for the output information based on the predetermined page description language page-edited by the screen display means in the output condition screen. When it is determined that the output order for the output information is set to the reverse page order, the transfer means adds a predetermined file name and sequentially transfers the output setting information according to a predetermined page description language to the printing device as the output information. Therefore, when reverse page order output is set, a predetermined file name is added on the host side to identify the output image to be stored in preparation for reverse page order output when the output image is expanded on the printer side. It can be transferred to the printing device.

According to the second invention, the first determination is made by analyzing the output setting information according to the predetermined page description language transferred from the information processing apparatus to determine whether the output order is set in the reverse page order. When the means determines that the output order is the reverse page order, the first expanding means analyzes the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus, expands the output image in the normal page order, and expands the output image. The output image is stored in order of regular pages by the storage means according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, and the output setting information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed to obtain the output image with respect to the output image. When the second determination means for determining the storage designation state for the storage means determines that there is no storage designation, the output files stored in the storage means in the order of normal pages according to a predetermined file name. Since the first print control unit reads the page in reverse page order and causes the printing unit to print the page, the normal print result can be obtained in reverse page order according to the output image in which the dependency of each page information by the page description language is released. it can.

According to the third invention, the first print control means discards the output image stored in the storage means with the predetermined file name after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an unnecessary output image from remaining in the storage unit after printing is completed in reverse page order.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, after the printing of the output image by the printing unit in the reverse page order, the attribute setting unit identifies the output image stored in the storage unit with the predetermined file name. When the output information transferred from the information processing device is received, and the capacity determining means for determining the free capacity of the storage means determines that the free space is insufficient, the discarding means sets the attribute information. Since the output image is discarded from the storage means, after printing in reverse page order, unnecessary output images are left in the storage means as much as possible to promptly respond to a reprint request, and the next output image storage area Can be ensured.

According to the fifth invention, the first determining means for analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus to determine whether the output order is set in the reverse page order has the reverse output order. When it is determined to be in page order, the output information transferred from the information processing device is stored in a storage unit according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, and transferred from the information processing device. The output setting information stored in the storage means is analyzed by the knitting means when the second determination means for determining the storage designation state for the storage means by analyzing the output setting information Secondly rearranges the reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order, and analyzes the organized reverse page order output information.
The expansion means expands the output image, and the expanded output image is printed by the second print control means on the printing unit. Therefore, the output necessary for reverse page order printing can be obtained by only securing a small storage area. Information and output setting information are stored, output information is organized according to a normal reverse page order that is independent of the page description language at the start of printing, and the organized output information is reversed by the same process as the regular page printing process. The print result in page order can be normally obtained.

According to the sixth invention, the second print control means discards the output information stored in the storage means with the predetermined file name after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an unnecessary output image from remaining in the storage unit after printing is completed in reverse page order.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed, the identification means for identifying whether the transfer information transferred from the information processing device is the output setting information outputs the output information as the output setting information. If it is determined that the output condition is set, the resetting means resets the output condition based on the output setting information identified for the output image stored in the latest printed state from the storage means, Since the print control means causes the printing section to print the output image read from the storage means based on the output condition reset by the resetting means, after the reverse page order printing is completed,
When the output setting information is transferred from the information processing device,
It is possible to quickly print the stored output images in reverse page order under different output conditions.

According to the eighth aspect, the page order judging means outputs the output condition setting screen for the output information based on the predetermined page description language page-edited by the screen displaying means on the display means. When it is determined that the output order for the output information is set in the reverse page order in the condition screen, the transfer means adds a predetermined file name and outputs the output setting information according to a predetermined page description language, the output information is the output setting information. First determination means for sequentially transmitting to the printing apparatus, analyzing output setting information according to a predetermined page description language transmitted from the information processing apparatus, and determining whether the output order is set in reverse page order is output. When it is determined that the order is the reverse page order, the first expanding means analyzes the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus, expands the output image in the normal page order, and expands the output image. The storage unit stores the output images in a regular page order according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, analyzes the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus, and outputs the output images. When the second determining means for determining the storage designation state for the storage means determines that there is no storage designation, the output image stored in the storage means in the normal page order according to a predetermined file name is first printed. When the reverse page order output is set, the control means reads out in reverse page order and causes the printing unit to print. Therefore, when reverse page order output is set, the output image developed on the printer side is stored in preparation for reverse page order output, and is identified The host side adds a predetermined file name to the printer and transfers it to the printer to create an output image that removes the dependency of each page information in the page description language. It is possible to obtain a normal printing result in reverse page order me.

According to the ninth invention, after the printing of the output image by the printing unit in the reverse page order is completed in the printing device, the attribute setting means stores the output image stored in the storage means under the predetermined file name. Attribute information for identification is set, and when receiving the output information transferred from the information processing device, if the capacity determination means for determining the free space of the storage means determines that the free space is insufficient, the discarding means sets the attribute information. Since the output image in which the information is set is discarded from the storage unit, after printing in reverse page order, unnecessary output images are left in the storage unit as much as possible to promptly respond to a reprint request. The output image storage area can be surely secured.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the page order judging means outputs the output condition setting screen for the output information based on the predetermined page description language page-edited by the screen displaying means on the display means. When it is determined that the output order for the output information is set to the reverse page order in the condition screen, the transfer unit adds the predetermined file name and outputs the output setting information according to the predetermined page description language, and the output information is the output setting information. The first determining means for sequentially transferring to the printing device, analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing device, and determining whether the output order is set in the reverse page order is the reverse output page order. If it is determined that there is, the output information transferred from the information processing device is stored in the storage unit according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, When the second determination unit that analyzes the output setting information transferred from the information processing device and determines the storage designation state for the storage unit determines that there is no storage designation, the knitting unit is stored in the storage unit. The output information is analyzed, the reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order is reorganized, and the organized reverse page order output information is analyzed, and secondly
The expansion means expands to an output image, and the expanded output image is printed by the second print control means on the printing section. Therefore, when the reverse page order output is set, it is expanded to the printing device side. Save the output image in reverse page order in order to identify the output image that is to be stored on the host side and add it to the printing device. Output information and output setting information necessary for sequential printing are stored, output information is arranged according to a normal reverse page order that is not affected by the page description language at the start of printing, and the organized output information is printed in the regular page order. By the same processing as the processing, it is possible to normally obtain the print result in the reverse page order.

According to the eleventh aspect, after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed by the printing device, the identification means for identifying whether or not the transfer information transferred from the information processing device is the output setting information is output by the output device. When the information is identified as output setting information, the resetting means resets the output condition based on the output setting information identified for the output image stored in the latest printed state from the storage means. Then, the first print control unit causes the printing unit to print the output image read from the storage unit based on the reset output condition. When the output setting information is transferred, the stored output images in reverse page order can be quickly printed under different output conditions.

According to the twelfth aspect, when a print request is issued from the application program, an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language is displayed on the display means, and the output condition screen is displayed. It is determined whether the output order for the output information is set in reverse page order, the output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name and the output information are sequentially transferred to the printing apparatus, and the information processing apparatus From the output setting information transferred from to determine whether the output order is set in reverse page order, the output information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed and developed into an output image in regular page order, The expanded output image is stored in a storage medium in a regular page order according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, and the information processing is performed. The output setting information transferred from the storage unit to determine the storage designation state for the storage unit for the output image, read the output images stored in the storage unit in the order of normal pages in the order of reverse page, and then to the printing unit. Since it is printed, when the reverse page order output is set, the host side has a predetermined file name for identifying the output image to be saved in preparation for the reverse page order output when the output image is expanded on the printer side. It is possible to perform the processing of additionally obtaining the normal print result in the reverse page order according to the output image in which the dependency of each page information by the page description language is released, by transferring to the printing apparatus.

According to the thirteenth aspect, when a print request is issued from the application program, an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language is displayed on the display means, and in the output condition screen, It is determined whether the output order for the output information is set in reverse page order, the output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name and the output information are sequentially transferred to the printing device, and the information processing device A predetermined file extracted from the output setting information, the output information transferred from the information processing device is determined by analyzing the output setting information transferred from The output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus is stored in a storage medium according to the name, and the output image information described above for the output image is analyzed. A storage designation state for the means, analyze the output information stored in the storage means, reorganize reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order, and arrange the reverse page order output information. Is analyzed and expanded into an output image, and the expanded output image is printed on the printing unit. Therefore, when reverse page order output is set, the output image expanded on the printing device side is reversed page order. Output information necessary for reverse page order printing by adding a predetermined file name for identifying the output image to be saved in preparation for output to the printing device and transferring it to the printing device. And output setting information are stored, output information is organized according to a normal reverse page order that does not depend on the page description language at the start of printing, and the organized output information is reversed by the same process as the normal page order printing process. Printing results in page order It is possible to perform the process of obtaining correctly.

Therefore, even if the output information based on the predetermined page description language is output in the normal page order, it is possible to easily obtain the print result in which the pages are in the normal reverse page order.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing device of an information processing system showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a printing apparatus of the information processing system showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram showing an example of a printer setting screen displayed on the display device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of the data processing method of the printing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of the data processing method of the printing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a second embodiment of the data processing method of the information processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a third embodiment of the data processing method of the information processing system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 CPU 12 memory 13 storage device 14 display device 15 input device 16 communication device 17 bus 21 interface unit 22 control unit 23 printing unit 23A print engine 24 document storage unit 24A storage device

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus for transferring output setting information and output information based on a predetermined page description language to a printing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium, when a page is edited when a print request is made from an application program. Screen display means for displaying on the display means an output condition setting screen for output information based on the predetermined page description language, and determining whether or not the output order for the output information in the output condition screen is set in reverse page order. When the page order determination means and the page order determination means determine that the reverse page order is set, the output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name and the output information are sequentially transferred to the printing device. An information processing apparatus comprising: a transfer unit. 2. A predetermined page transferred from an information processing device via a predetermined communication medium, comprising a conveyance mechanism for ejecting the recording medium so that the printing surface of the recording medium printed by the printing unit is the front side. In a printing device which receives output setting information according to a description language and output information and performs a printing process, the output setting information transferred from the information processing device is analyzed to determine whether the output order is set in reverse page order. When the first determining means and the first determining means determine that the output order is the reverse page order, the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus is analyzed and developed into an output image in the regular page order. First expanding means, storage means for storing the output image expanded by the first expanding means in a regular page order according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information, and the information. Second determining means for analyzing output setting information transferred from the processing device to determine a storage designation state for the storage means for the output image; and when the second determination means determines that there is no storage designation, A printing apparatus, comprising: first print control means for reading the output images stored in the storage means in the order of normal pages in reverse page order and printing the read images in the printing unit. 3. The first print control means discards the output image stored in the storage means under the predetermined file name after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed. Item 2. The printing device according to item 2. 4. An attribute setting unit that sets attribute information for identifying the output image stored in the storage unit with the predetermined file name after the printing of the output image by the printing unit in reverse page order is completed, and the information. When the output information transferred from the processing device is received, the capacity determining means for determining the free capacity of the storage means, and the output image in which the attribute information is set when the capacity determining means determines that the free capacity is insufficient. The printing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a discarding unit that discards the storage unit. 5. A predetermined page transferred from an information processing device via a predetermined communication medium, comprising a conveyance mechanism for ejecting the recording medium so that the printing surface of the recording medium printed by the printing unit is the front side. In a printing apparatus that receives output setting information according to a description language and output information and performs a printing process, the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus is analyzed to determine whether the output order is set in reverse page order. When the first determining unit and the first determining unit determine that the output order is the reverse page order, the output information transferred from the information processing device is extracted from the output setting information. Storage means for storing the file according to the file name, second determination means for analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing device to determine a storage designation state for the storage means, and the second determination means. When the setting means determines that there is no save designation, the output means stored in the storage means is analyzed to reorganize the reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order, and the organization means. Second developing means for analyzing the organized reverse page order output information and developing the output image, and second printing control for printing the output image developed by the second developing means on the printing section. And a printing device. 6. The second print control means discards the output information stored in the storage means under the predetermined file name after the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed. Item 5. The printing device according to item 5. 7. After the reverse page order printing of the output image is completed,
Identification means for identifying whether the transfer information transferred from the information processing device is output setting information, and the latest printed state from the storage means when the identifying information identifies the output information as output setting information. Resetting means for resetting the output condition based on the output setting information identified for the output image stored in
6. The printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the print control means causes the printing unit to print the output image read from the storage means based on the output condition reset by the resetting means. 8. A printing apparatus, which is provided with a transport mechanism for ejecting the recording medium so that the printing surface of the recording medium printed by the printing unit is the front side, is transferred from the information processing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium. In an information processing system that analyzes and prints output information and output setting information according to a predetermined page description language, when a print request is made from an application program, an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language Screen display means for displaying on the display means, a page order determination means for determining whether the output order for the output information in the output condition screen is set in reverse page order, and the page order determination means for reverse page order. When it is determined that there is a setting, output setting information that is set by adding a predetermined file name and a transfer unit that sequentially transfers the output information to the printing device. An information processing apparatus including a stage, a first determination unit that analyzes output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus and determines whether the output order is set in reverse page order, and the first determination unit A first expanding means for analyzing the output information transferred from the information processing device and expanding the output image into an output image in a regular page order when the means determines that the output order is the reverse page order; A storage unit for storing the output image expanded by the expansion unit in the order of regular pages according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information; and analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing device, Second determining means for determining a storage designation state for the storage means for the output image;
When the second determination means determines that there is no save designation,
An information processing system, comprising: a first printing control unit that reads the output images stored in the storage unit in the order of normal pages in reverse page order and prints the print images in the printing unit. 9. Attribute setting means for setting attribute information for identifying the output image stored in the storage means in the storage means after the printing of the output image by the printing unit in the reverse page order is completed in the printing device. When the output information transferred from the information processing device is received, the capacity determination means for determining the free capacity of the storage means, and the attribute information is set when the capacity determination means determines that the free capacity is insufficient. The information processing system according to claim 8, further comprising: a discarding unit that discards the output image from the storage unit. 10. A printing apparatus having a transport mechanism for discharging the recording medium so that the printing surface of the recording medium printed by the printing unit is the front side is transferred from the information processing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium. Output information according to a predetermined page description language,
In an information processing system for analyzing output setting information and performing print processing, a screen display means for displaying on a display means an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language when a print request is issued from an application program. A page order determining means for determining whether the output order for the output information in the output condition screen is set to the reverse page order, and a predetermined order when the page order determining means determines that the reverse page order is set. Of the output setting information that is set by adding the file name of the above, and a transfer unit that sequentially transfers the output information to the printing apparatus, and analyzes the output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus. First determining means for determining whether or not the output order is set to the reverse page order, and the first determining means determines that the output order is the reverse page order. If the storage means for storing in accordance with a predetermined file name to be extracted the output information transferred from in the output setting information from the information processing apparatus,
Second determination means for analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing device to determine a storage designation state for the storage means with respect to the output image, and the second determination means determining that there is no storage designation The organization means for analyzing the output information stored in the storage means to reorganize the reverse page order output information that can be output in the reverse page order, and the reverse page order output information organized by the organization means. A printing apparatus comprising: second developing means for analyzing and developing the output image, and second printing control means for causing the printing section to print the output image developed by the second developing means. Information processing system characterized by. 11. An identifying unit for identifying whether transfer information transferred from the information processing device is output setting information after the reverse page order printing of the output image on the printing device is completed, and the identifying unit is configured to output the output information. And resetting means for resetting the output condition based on the output setting information identified with respect to the output image stored in the latest printed state from the storage means, The first print control unit causes the printing unit to print the output image read from the storage unit based on the output condition reset by the resetting unit. Information processing system described. 12. A printing apparatus, which is provided with a conveyance mechanism for ejecting the recording medium so that the printing surface of the recording medium printed by the printing unit is the front side, is transferred from the information processing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium. Output information according to a predetermined page description language,
In a data processing method of an information processing system for analyzing output setting information and performing print processing, an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language is displayed on display means when a print request is made from an application program. Screen display step, a determination step of determining whether the output order for the output information in the output condition screen is set in reverse page order, the output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name, A transfer step of sequentially transferring output information to the printing apparatus, a first determination step of analyzing output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus and determining whether or not the output order is set in reverse page order, A first developing step of analyzing the output information transferred from the information processing apparatus and developing the output image in the order of regular pages; A storage step of storing the output image in a storage medium in a regular page order according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information; and analyzing the output setting information transferred from the information processing device to output the output image. And a first printing step of reading the output images stored in the storage means in the order of normal pages in the reverse page order and printing them in the printing unit. A data processing method for an information processing system, which comprises: 13. A printing device, which is provided with a conveyance mechanism for ejecting the recording medium so that the printing surface of the recording medium printed by the printing unit is the front side, is transferred from the information processing device via a predetermined communication medium. Output information according to a predetermined page description language,
In a data processing method of an information processing system for analyzing output setting information and performing print processing, an output condition setting screen for output information based on a page-edited predetermined page description language is displayed on display means when a print request is made from an application program. A screen display step, a page order determination step of determining whether the output order for the output information in the output condition screen is set in reverse page order, and output setting information set by adding a predetermined file name , A transfer step of sequentially transferring the output information to the printing apparatus, and a first determining step of analyzing output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus to determine whether the output order is set in reverse page order The output information transferred from the information processing device according to a predetermined file name extracted from the output setting information. A storage step of storing in a medium; a second determination step of analyzing output setting information transferred from the information processing apparatus to determine a storage designation state for the storage means with respect to the output image; A second knitting step of analyzing the output information and reorganizing the reverse page order output information that can be output in reverse page order; and a second step of analyzing the knitted reverse page order output information and developing the output image. A data processing method for an information processing system, comprising: a developing step; and a second printing step of causing the printing section to print the developed output image.