JPH0944136A - Processor and method for data processing, storage medium stored with data processing program, device and method for output, and storage medium stored with control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain expanded data which are rotated at a specific angle at a high speed when bit map data are compressed and then expanded. SOLUTION: A recognizing means 6 recognizes the size of data in bit map form to be compressed and the possible size of data that can be rotated by a rotating means 5, a compressing means 2 compresses generated data in bit map format according to the size of the data in bit map form and the possible size of rotation by the rotating means 5, and a transfer means transfers the data in bit map form compressed by the compressing means 2 to an output device. Then the compressed data are expanded to obtain 90 deg.-rotated data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data processing device and method for compressing bitmap data, and a storage medium storing a data processing program.

The present invention also relates to an output device and method for expanding and rotating bitmap data, and a storage medium storing a control program.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a character or the like expressed in an outline format is converted into a bit map font expressed in a bit map format, it is compressed and stored one by one in order to save memory. When it is necessary to decompress the compressed font data and rotate it in 90 ° units when printing, the bitmap font rotated by the rotator is expanded on the bitmap memory and printed. .

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, when rotating the bitmap font in 90 ° units, the compressed font data is expanded and the expanded bitmap data is written in the memory. If the decompressed bitmap data is larger than the M × N matrix of the rotator, the decompressed bitmap data is divided into smaller sizes than the M × N matrix to be processed, resulting in increased memory access. In addition, there is a problem that the division processing takes time.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides
A data processing device and method for decompressing compressed bitmap data at high speed and performing rotation processing by dividing the compressed bitmap data based on the size of a rotator and compressing or compressing data of a size equal to or smaller than a rotatable size An object is to provide a storage medium that stores a data processing program.

The present invention also provides a data processing device and method capable of transferring bitmap data from a host device to a peripheral device at high speed in a state where the peripheral device can process the data at high speed (data of a rotatable size), and An object is to provide a storage medium that stores a data processing program.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an output device and method for efficiently decompressing compressed bitmap data transferred at high speed from a host device and outputting the rotation, and a storage medium storing the control program. And

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the data processing apparatus of the present invention comprises a recognition means for recognizing the size of bitmap format data to be compressed and the size rotatable by the rotation means. Dividing means for dividing the bitmap format data to be compressed based on the size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing means and the size rotatable by the rotating means; and the bits divided by the dividing means. It is characterized by comprising a compression means for compressing the map format data and a transfer means for transferring the bitmap format data compressed by the compression means to an output device.

The output device of the present invention further comprises a storage means for storing the compressed bit map format data and a discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the compressed bit map format data is divided and stored. If it is determined that the divided data is divided and stored by the determining means, the decompressing means that decompresses the divided and compressed bitmap format data, and the bitmap format data that is decompressed by the decompressing means is rotated. The rotating means and the outputting means for outputting the data in the bitmap format rotated by the rotating means.

Further, the data processing method of the present invention comprises a recognition step of recognizing the size of the bitmap format data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotator, and the bitmap format data recognized by the recognition step. Based on the size and the size that can be rotated by the rotator,
A division step of dividing the bitmap format data to be compressed, a compression step of compressing the bitmap format data divided by the division step, and the bitmap format data compressed by the compression step to an output device. And a transfer step of transferring.

Further, the output control method of the present invention determines whether the compressed bitmap data is stored in the storage means and whether the compressed bitmap data is divided and stored. A determination step of determining, a decompression step of decompressing the divided and compressed bitmap format data when it is determined that the data is divided and stored by the determination step, and a bitmap format decompressed by the decompression step Is rotated by a rotator, and an output step for outputting the bitmap format data rotated by the rotating step by an output means.

Further, the storage medium of the present invention includes a recognition step of recognizing the size of the bitmap format data to be compressed and the size rotatable by a rotator, and the bitmap format data recognized by the recognition step. Data processing including a dividing step of dividing data of a bitmap format to be compressed based on a size and a size rotatable by a rotator, and a compression step of compressing the bitmap format data divided by the dividing step. It is characterized by storing a program.

Further, the storage medium of the present invention determines whether or not the compressed bitmap data is stored in the storage means, and whether or not the compressed bitmap data is divided and stored. And a decompression step of decompressing the divided and compressed bitmap format data, and a decompression step of the bitmap format decompressed by the decompression step. And a data processing program having a rotation step of rotating data by a rotator.

In order to achieve the above object, the data processing apparatus of the present invention recognizes the size of the data in the bitmap format to be compressed and the size rotatable by the rotating means, and the recognition means. A compression unit that compresses the generated bitmap data based on the size of the bitmap data and a size that can be rotated by the rotation unit, and an output device that outputs the bitmap data compressed by the compression unit. And a transfer means for transferring to.

The output device of the present invention further comprises a storage unit for storing the compressed bitmap format data, a determination unit for determining whether or not the compressed bitmap format data is stored, When it is determined that the bit map format data is stored by the determination means, the compressed bit map format data is expanded, and the expanded bit map format data is rotated, and the bit rotated by the rotation means. Output means for outputting data in a map format.

Further, the data processing method of the present invention comprises a recognition step of recognizing the size of the bitmap format data to be compressed and the size rotatable by the rotator, and the bitmap format data recognized by the recognition step. Based on the size and the size that can be rotated by the rotator,
It is characterized by comprising a compression step of compressing the generated bitmap format data and a transfer step of transferring the bitmap format data compressed by the compression step to an output device.

In the output control method of the present invention, a storage step of storing the compressed bitmap format data in the storage means and a determination for determining whether or not the compressed bitmap format data is stored. And a rotating step of expanding the compressed bitmap format data and rotating the expanded bitmap format data by a rotator when it is determined that the compressed bitmap format data is stored in the determining step. An output step of outputting by the output means the data in the bitmap format rotated by the rotating step.

Further, the storage medium of the present invention is recognized by the recognizing step for recognizing the size of bitmap data to be compressed, the recognizing step for recognizing the size rotatable by the rotator, and the recognizing step. And a compression step of compressing the generated bitmap format data based on the size of the bitmap format data and the size rotatable by the rotator.

In the storage medium of the present invention, a storage step of storing the compressed bitmap format data in the storage means and a determination step of determining whether or not the compressed bitmap format data is stored. And a rotation step of expanding the compressed bitmap format data and rotating the expanded bitmap format data by a rotator, if the determination step determines that the compressed bitmap format data is stored. An output step of outputting by the output means the data in the bitmap format rotated by the step.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[First Embodiment] In FIG. 1, 1 is an input / output unit for exchanging data with a host device such as a host computer 10, and 2 is a character or the like expressed in an outline format in a bitmap format. Is a compression unit that converts the bitmap data that has been compressed by the compression unit 2, and 3 is a decompression unit that decompresses the bitmap data that is compressed by the compression unit 2. 5 is 128 × 128
It is a rotator that rotates the matrix data of 90 in increments of 90 °. The data decompressed by the decompression unit 3 is continuously written in the rotator 5 of the hardware by the decompression data storage control unit 4. Reference numeral 6 is a CPU that controls the entire printer device, and reference numeral 7 is a ROM that stores the control programs and outline font data shown in FIGS. Reference numeral 8 denotes a print command input from the host device, a buffer memory for storing print data, a work memory as a work area of the CPU 4, a page memory for storing expanded bitmap data to be printed, and outline data. Reference numeral 9 denotes a RAM including a cache memory for storing bitmap data, and 9 denotes a data output unit for performing visual display output of the bit image data stored in the RAM 8, to which a printer engine unit such as a laser beam printer is applied.

The programs shown in the flow charts of FIGS. 4 and 5 may be stored in an IC card mounted in the printer in addition to the ROM 7, or may be downloaded from the host computer to the RAM 8.

Reference numeral 10 is a CPU for processing the entire upper device.
11 is an RO for storing the control program, outline font data, etc. according to the flowchart of FIG.
M is a RAM, 12 is a RAM including a work memory, which is a work area of the CPU 10, 13 is a display unit such as a CRT display for displaying and outputting various data, and 14 is data exchange with a printer device. It is an input / output unit for performing.

A print command and print data are transferred from the host device 10 via the input / output unit 1 and stored in the buffer memory of the RAM 8. The CPU 6 analyzes the stored print command and data and generates bitmap font data from the outline font data stored in the ROM 7. In order to save memory, the compression unit 2 compresses the bitmap font data, but according to the size of the rotator 5 matrix size 128 × 128, the bitmap font data is a 128 × 128 matrix, or Divide into small blocks and compress.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, first, is compressed, and then, and are stored in the cache memory of the RAM 8. For details, refer to FIG. 4 described later. When the analysis is completed and the preparation for the data output unit 9 is completed, RA
Bit image data for 1 page is created in the page memory of M8 based on the data cached in the cache memory, and the created bit image data is output to the data output unit 9.

Here, the compressed data is decompressed and stored in the cache memory of the RAM 8, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

The compressed data compressed in FIG. 2 are sequentially written in the decompression unit 3. The decompression unit 3 decompresses the compressed data and creates decompression data, and the decompression data storage control unit 4 sequentially stores the decompression data in the rotator 5. At the same time when the expansion is completed, the expanded data is stored in the rotator 5, and the CPU 6 can obtain the rotated data rotated by 90 ° by reading the data from the rotator 5 (FIG. 3 block). Shown in). ,,, the same control is performed as shown in FIG.
The data rotated by 90 ° shown in FIG. 5 is obtained (for details, refer to the description of FIG. 5 described later).

Next, the process of compressing and caching the bitmap data will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1, the CPU 6 generates bitmap data in the work memory from the outline font data of the character to be cached.

Next, in step S2, the CPU 6 recognizes the size of the generated bitmap data, and then in step S2.
3 recognizes the size of the rotator 5.

Next, in step S4, the CPU 6 determines whether or not the size of the generated bitmap data is larger than the size of the rotator 5.

When it is determined in step S4 that the size is larger than the size of the rotator 5, the process proceeds to step S5, and the generated bitmap data is divided into sizes equal to or smaller than the size of the rotator 5 based on the size of the rotator 5. . In step S6, the CPU 6 compresses the divided bitmap data into the compression unit 2
Compressed in step S7, the bitmap data compressed in step S7 is cached in the cache memory of the RAM 8, and it is determined whether or not the compression of the divided bitmap data is completed in step S8. If
The process proceeds to step S6, and the compression and cache processes described above are repeated.

If it is determined in step S4 that the size of the rotator 5 is smaller than the size of the rotator 5, step S9 is performed.
In step S1, the bitmap data generated in step S1 is compressed by the compression unit 2, and in step S10, the compressed bitmap data is cached in the cache memory of the RAM 8.

Next, the process of rotating the cached bitmap data and expanding it in the page memory will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S11, the CPU 6 determines whether or not the bitmap data cached in the cache memory of the RAM 8 corresponding to the character to be expanded in the page memory is divided and compressed. Step S
When divided and compressed in 11, the process proceeds to step S12, and the compressed bitmap data is expanded by the expansion unit 3. Next, the process proceeds to step S13 and the CPU 6
The expanded bitmap data is rotated by the rotator 5.

Next, in step S14, the CPU 6
Develops the rotated bitmap data in the page memory of the RAM 8. Next, in step S15, the CP
The U6 determines whether or not the expansion of the divided bitmap data is completed, and if it is determined that the expansion is not completed, the process proceeds to step S12 to repeat the expansion, rotation, and expansion processing.

The processing of steps S12 to S15 is CP.
Although it is processed by U6, it may be controlled by the expanded data storage control unit.

If it is determined in step S11 that the data has not been divided and compressed, the process proceeds to step S16, in which the compressed bitmap data is expanded by the expansion unit 3,
Proceeding to step S17, the expanded bitmap data is rotated by the rotator 5, and proceeding to step S18, RAM 8
Expand to page memory of.

After the data for one page is expanded in the page memory, it is visually output by the data output unit 9.

As described above, when rotating the compressed data compressed by 90 °, the compressed data is written in the decompression unit and the decompressed data is continuously stored in the rotator and after being stored in the rotator. Since the data rotated by 90 ° can be taken out from the rotator, there is an effect that high-speed expansion and rotation processing can be performed.

[Second Embodiment] In the previous first embodiment, the bitmap data that was divided and compressed on the printer side was compressed, but the bitmap data that was divided and compressed on the host device side was compressed. May be transferred to the printer side, and this second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the second embodiment, but since it is the same as FIG. 1 except that the compression unit is provided on the host device side, the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the division, compression, and transfer processing of bitmap data in the host device will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The program shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 may be stored in the ROM 11 or a floppy disk such as a device driver mounted in the host computer, or may be uploaded from the printer to the host computer and stored in the RAM 12. It may be remembered.

First, in step S101, the CPU 10
Bitmap data is generated in the work memory from the outline font data stored in the ROM 11 of the character to be cached.

Next, in step S102, the CPU 10
The size of the generated bitmap data is recognized, and the size of the rotator 5 is recognized in step S103. Rotator 5
The size of R may be obtained by inquiring the printer through the bidirectional interface, or the size of the R
The size may be stored in the OM 11 or the RAM 10 in association with the printer.

Next, in step S104, the CPU 10
It is determined whether or not the size of the generated bitmap data is larger than the size of the rotator 5.

When it is determined in step S104 that the size is larger than the size of the rotator 5, the process proceeds to step S105, and the generated bitmap data is divided into sizes equal to or smaller than the size of the rotator 5 based on the size of the rotator 5. . In step S106, the CPU 10 compresses the divided bitmap data with the compression unit 15 of the upper device, and then in step S107.
Bitmap data compressed by the RAM8 of the printer
Transfer to the cache memory.

Next, in step S108, the CPU 10
It is determined whether or not the compression and transfer of the divided bitmap data have been completed. If it is determined that the compression and transfer have not been completed, the process proceeds to step S106, and the compression and transfer processes described above are repeated.

When it is determined in step S104 that the size is smaller than the size of the rotator 5, the process proceeds to step S109, and in step S101, the CPU 10 compresses the generated bitmap data in the compression unit 15 of the upper device, and then in step S109.
In step 101, the compressed bitmap data is transferred to the cache memory of the RAM 8 of the printer.

The processing for expanding the bitmap data cached on the printer side is the same as in FIG.

According to the second embodiment, since the data to be transferred is compressed, there is an effect that the transfer time can be shortened as compared with the above embodiments.

In the second embodiment, an example of bitmap format data converted from outline format data has been described, but it goes without saying that it may be image data processing.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
When compressing bitmap data and decompressing the compressed data, decompressed data rotated by 90 ° at a high speed can be obtained.

Further, according to this embodiment, it is possible to perform high-speed data transfer from the host device to the peripheral device while the peripheral device can perform high-speed data processing.

[0055]

As described above, it is possible to divide bitmap data into a rotatable size and compress it.

Further, as described above, it is possible to compress data in a bitmap format having a size that is not more than a rotatable size.

Further, as described above, it is possible to efficiently decompress bitmap format data compressed in a rotatable size.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram in which bitmap data is divided.

FIG. 3 is a diagram obtained by rotating bitmap data by 90 °.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a compression process performed on the printer side.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating expansion and rotation processing performed on the printer side.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a compression process performed on the upper device side.

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Claims (58)

[Claims] 1. A recognition unit for recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotation unit, and a size of the bitmap data recognized by the recognition unit and a rotation possible by the rotation unit. Means for dividing the data in the bitmap format to be compressed based on the different size, a compression means for compressing the data in the bitmap format divided by the dividing means, and a bitmap format compressed by the compression means And a transfer means for transferring the data of 1. to an output device. 2. A method for generating bitmap data from vector format data, the recognition means recognizing the size of the bitmap data generated by the generation means. The data processing device according to claim 1. 3. The dividing means, if the size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing means is larger than the size that can be rotated by the rotating means recognized by the recognizing means, compresses the bitmap format. 2. The data is divided into a size that can be rotated by the rotation unit recognized by the recognition unit or a size smaller than a size that can be rotated by the rotation unit recognized by the recognition unit. Data processing device. 4. When the size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing means is smaller than the size that can be rotated by the rotating means recognized by the recognizing means, the dividing means compresses the bitmap format. 4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the data is not divided, and the compression unit compresses data in a bitmap format that is not divided and should be compressed. 5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output device is a printer. 6. Storage means for storing compressed bit map format data, discriminating means for discriminating whether or not compressed bit map format data is divided and stored, and dividing by the discriminating means. If it is determined that the data is stored in the memory, the decompressing unit that decompresses the divided and compressed bitmap format data, the rotating unit that rotates the bitmap format data decompressed by the decompressing unit, and the rotation An output device for outputting the bit map format data rotated by the output device. 7. The output device according to claim 6, wherein the output device is a printer. 8. A recognition unit for recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by the rotation unit, and a size of the bitmap data recognized by the recognition unit and rotatable by the rotation unit. 7. A dividing unit that divides bitmap data to be compressed based on a different size, and a compressing unit that compresses the bitmap data that is divided by the dividing unit. Output device. 9. A method for generating a bitmap format data from vector format data, the recognizing means recognizing a size of the bitmap format data generated by the generating means. The output device according to claim 8. 10. The bit to be compressed by the dividing means when the size of the generated bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing means is larger than the size rotatable by the rotating means recognized by the recognizing means. The map format data is divided into a size that can be rotated by the rotation unit recognized by the recognition unit or a size smaller than the size that can be rotated by the rotation unit recognized by the recognition unit. 8. The output device according to item 8. 11. The bit to be compressed by the dividing means when the size of the generated bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing means is smaller than the size rotatable by the rotating means recognized by the recognizing means. 11. The output device according to claim 10, wherein the map format data is not divided, and the compression unit compresses undivided bitmap format data to be compressed. 12. A recognition step of recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotator, and a size of the bitmap data recognized by the recognizing step and a rotator rotatable by a rotator. A step of dividing the bitmap format data to be compressed based on the different size, a compression step of compressing the bitmap format data divided by the dividing step, and a bitmap format compressed by the compression step. And a transfer step of transferring the data of 1. to an output device. 13. A generating step of generating bitmap format data from vector format data, wherein the recognizing step recognizes a size of the bitmap format data generated by the generating step. The data processing method according to claim 12. 14. The dividing step, if the size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing step is larger than the size rotatable by the rotator recognized by the recognizing step, compresses the bitmap format. 13. The data according to claim 12, wherein the data is divided into a size that can be rotated by the rotator recognized by the recognition step or a size smaller than a size that can be rotated by the rotator recognized by the recognition step. Data processing method. 15. The bit to be compressed in the dividing step, if the size of the generated bitmap format data recognized in the recognizing step is smaller than the size rotatable by the rotator recognized in the recognizing step. 2. The map format data is not divided, and the compression step compresses the bitmap format data to be compressed which is not divided.
4. The data processing method described in 4. 16. The data processing method according to claim 12, wherein the output device is a printer. 17. A storage step of storing compressed bitmap format data in a storage means, a determination step of determining whether or not the compressed bitmap format data is divided and stored, and the determination step. When it is determined that the data is divided and stored by the step, the decompressing step of decompressing the divided and compressed bit map format data, and the bit map format data decompressed by the decompressing step are rotated by a rotator. An output control method comprising: a rotation step; and an output step of outputting the bitmap format data rotated by the rotation step by an output means. 18. The output control method according to claim 17, wherein the output means is a printer. 19. A recognition step of recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotator, and a size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing step and a rotation possible by a rotator. 18. A dividing step of dividing data of a bitmap format to be compressed based on a different size, and a compression step of compressing the bitmap format data divided by the dividing step. Output control method. 20. A generating step of generating bitmap format data from vector format data, wherein the recognizing step recognizes the bitmap format data generated by the generating step. Item 20. The output control method according to Item 19. 21. In the dividing step, if the size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing step is larger than the size rotatable by the rotator recognized by the recognizing step, the bitmap format to be compressed. 20. The data is divided into a size which can be rotated by the rotator recognized by the recognition step or a size smaller than a size which can be rotated by the rotator recognized by the recognition step. Output control method. 22. A bit to be compressed in the dividing step, when a size of the generated bitmap format data recognized in the recognizing step is smaller than a size rotatable by the rotator recognized in the recognizing step. 3. The map format data is not divided, and the compression step compresses bitmap format data to be compressed that is not divided.
2. The output control method according to 1. 23. A recognition step of recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotator, and a size and rotator of the generated bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing step. Stores a data processing program having a dividing step of dividing data of a bitmap format to be compressed based on a size that can be rotated by, and a compression step of compressing the bitmap format data divided by the dividing step. A storage medium characterized by the above. 24. A generating step of generating bitmap format data from vector format data, wherein the recognizing step recognizes a size of the bitmap format data generated by the generating step. The storage medium according to claim 23. 25. The dividing step, if the size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing step is larger than the size rotatable by the rotator recognized by the recognizing step, compresses the bitmap format. 24. The data is divided into a size that can be rotated by the rotator recognized by the recognizing step or a size that is smaller than a size that can be rotated by the rotator recognized by the recognizing step. Storage medium. 26. Bits to be compressed in the dividing step, if the size of the generated bitmap format data recognized in the recognizing step is smaller than the size rotatable by the rotator recognized in the recognizing step. 3. The map format data is not divided, and the compression step compresses bitmap format data to be compressed that is not divided.
The storage medium according to 5. 27. A storing step of storing the compressed bitmap format data in a storage means, a determining step of determining whether or not the compressed bitmap format data is divided and stored, and the determining step. When it is determined that the data is divided and stored by the step, the decompressing step of decompressing the divided and compressed bit map format data, and the bit map format data decompressed by the decompressing step are rotated by a rotator. A storage medium storing a control program having a rotation step. 28. The storage medium according to claim 27, wherein the control program is used by a printer. 29. A recognition step of recognizing a size of bitmap format data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotator, and a size and rotator of the generated bitmap format data recognized by the recognition step. And a compression step of compressing the bitmap data to be compressed based on the size that can be rotated. Item 27. A storage medium according to Item 27. 30. A generating step of generating bitmap format data from vector format data, wherein the recognizing step recognizes the bitmap format data generated by the generating step. Item 29. A storage medium according to item 29. 31. The dividing step, if the size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing step is larger than the size rotatable by the rotator recognized by the recognizing step, compresses the bitmap format. 30. The data is divided into a size that can be rotated by the rotator recognized by the recognizing step or a size that is smaller than a size that can be rotated by the rotator recognized by the recognizing step. Storage medium. 32. The dividing step, if the size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing step is smaller than the size that can be rotated by the rotator recognized by the recognizing step, compresses the bitmap format. 4. The data is not divided, and the compression step compresses bitmap data to be compressed which is not divided.
1. The storage medium according to 1. 33. Recognizing means for recognizing the size of the bitmap data to be compressed and the size rotatable by the rotating means, and rotating by the size of the bitmap data recognized by the recognizing means and the rotating means. A compression unit that compresses the generated bitmap format data based on a different size, and a transfer unit that transfers the bitmap format data compressed by the compression unit to an output device. Data processing device. 34. A generating means for generating bitmap format data from vector format data, wherein the recognizing means recognizes a size of the bitmap format data generated by the generating means. Claim 3
3. The data processing device according to 3. 35. The compression means compresses bitmap format data recognized by the recognition means such that the size of the bitmap format data is equal to or smaller than the size rotatable by the rotation means. The described data processing device. 36. The data processing device according to claim 33, wherein the output device is a printer. 37. Storage means for storing data in compressed bitmap format, determination means for determining whether or not compressed bitmap format data is stored, and storage by the determination means. If it is determined that
And a rotating unit for expanding the compressed bitmap data and rotating the expanded bitmap data, and an output unit for outputting the bitmap data rotated by the rotating unit. An output device characterized by. 38. The output device of claim 37, wherein the output device is a printer. 39. A recognition means for recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by the rotation means, and a size of the bitmap data recognized by the recognition means and rotatable by the rotation means. 38. The output device according to claim 37, further comprising a compression unit that compresses the generated bitmap format data based on a different size. 40. A generating means for generating bitmap format data from vector format data, wherein the recognizing means recognizes a size of the bitmap format data generated by the generating means. Claim 3
9. The output device according to item 9. 41. The compression means compresses bitmap format data recognized by the recognition means such that the size of the bitmap format data is equal to or smaller than the size rotatable by the rotation means. The output device described. 42. A recognition step of recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotator, and a size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing step and rotatable by a rotator A compression step of compressing the generated bitmap format data based on a different size, and a transfer step of transferring the bitmap format data compressed by the compression step to an output device. Data processing method. 43. A generating step of generating bitmap format data from vector format data, wherein the recognizing step recognizes a size of the bitmap format data generated by the generating step. 43. The data processing method according to claim 42. 44. The compressing step compresses bitmap format data having a bitmap format data size recognized by the recognition step that is equal to or smaller than a size rotatable by a rotator. Described data processing method. 45. The data processing method according to claim 42, wherein the output device is a printer. 46. A storage step of storing the compressed bitmap format data in a storage means, a determination step of determining whether or not the compressed bitmap format data is stored, and a storage step of the determination step. If it is determined that the compressed bitmap format data is decompressed,
An output control method comprising: a rotation step of rotating the decompressed bitmap format data by a rotator; and an output step of outputting the bitmap format data rotated by the rotation step by an output means. . 47. The output control method according to claim 46, wherein the output means is a printer. 48. A recognition step of recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotator, and a size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognizing step and rotatable by a rotator. Compression step of compressing the generated bit-mapped data based on different sizes.
The described output control method. 49. A generating step of generating bitmap format data from vector format data, wherein the recognizing step recognizes the bitmap format data generated by the generating step. Item 48. The output control method according to Item 48. 50. The compressing step compresses bitmap format data which is recognized by the recognizing step and has a size equal to or smaller than a size rotatable by a rotator. The described output control method. 51. A recognition step for recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotator, and a size of the bitmap data recognized by the recognizing step and a rotation possible by a rotator Storing a data processing program having a compression step of compressing the generated bitmap format data based on a different size. 52. The data processing program has a generating step of generating bitmap format data from vector format data, and the recognizing step determines a size of the bitmap format data generated by the generating step. The storage medium according to claim 51, which is recognizable. 53. The compressing step compresses bitmap format data having a size equal to or smaller than the size of the bitmap format data recognized by the recognition step that can be rotated by a rotator. The storage medium described. 54. A storage step of storing the compressed bitmap format data in a storage means, a determination step of determining whether or not the compressed bitmap format data is stored, and a storage step of the determination step. If it is determined that the compressed bitmap format data is expanded, a control program having a rotation step of rotating the expanded bitmap format data with a rotator is stored. Storage medium. 55. The storage medium according to claim 54, wherein the control program is used by a printer. 56. A recognition step of recognizing a size of bitmap data to be compressed and a size rotatable by a rotator, and a size of the bitmap data recognized by the recognizing step and a rotation by a rotator. 55. The storage medium according to claim 54, further comprising a compression step of compressing the generated bitmap format data based on a different size. 57. A generating step of generating bitmap format data from vector format data, wherein the recognizing step recognizes the bitmap format data generated by the generating step. Item 56. A storage medium according to Item 56. 58. The compressing step compresses bitmap format data which is recognized by the recognizing step and whose size is less than or equal to a size rotatable by a rotator. The storage medium described.