JP5372209B2 - Printing system, printing apparatus and printing method - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides a printing apparatus and printing method capable of partially changing the print process conditions of a print job containing image data, and improving user friendliness. To accomplish this, a printing apparatus such as an MFP having a printing unit for printing based on a print job receives a print job containing image data of pages. When setting the print process conditions of the print job, the first print process conditions of the first page group of pages and the second print process conditions of the second page group of pages are set to different conditions. Image data of the first page group are printed under the first print process conditions, whereas image data of the second page group are printed under the second print process conditions.

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing system, a printing apparatus, and a printing method.

  In a commercial printing workflow, print jobs transferred to a printing apparatus are stored in the printing apparatus, and trial printing is repeated. The function of storing print jobs in the printing apparatus is called a “hold function”. Then, when a printing apparatus that implements such a hold function performs a printing process based on an accumulated print job, there is a request to change the print setting for each page and perform printing.

  In order to respond to such a request, a technique is known in which received print jobs are sequentially stored in a queue and the print processing conditions of the print jobs stored in the queue are changed according to a change instruction (Patent Document 1). . A technique for setting print processing conditions in units of pages when generating a print job based on document data is also known (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 3344150 JP 07-134707 A

  However, the conventional technology as described above has a problem in that it is not possible to partially change print processing conditions for one print job in the printing apparatus after the print job is transferred to the printing apparatus. . For example, if multiple types of paper are specified in one print job, the paper cassette used for the printing process will differ if the paper type is different. May be misaligned.

  In such a case, it is necessary to adjust the print position of the image on the paper for each paper type. However, in the above-described prior art, if the print processing condition is changed, it becomes effective for the entire print job (all pages), so that the print positions of images on all types of paper are adjusted uniformly. Therefore, it is not possible to adjust the image printing position on the paper for only a specific page. In the above-described prior art, partial print processing conditions can be changed, but the setting timing is when generating a print job and cannot be changed after the print job is sent to the printing apparatus. . Therefore, in this case, the user must re-send the print job from the client PC that generates the print job to the printing apparatus.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it is possible to partially change the print processing conditions of a print job including a plurality of pages of image data, thereby improving user convenience.

In order to solve the above problems, a printing system according to the present invention includes an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus that receives a plurality of pages of print data from the information processing apparatus and executes print processing based on the print data. In the printing system, the information processing apparatus may include a first print processing condition and a page range that is an exception to the application of the first print processing condition among the plurality of pages, and a part of the plurality of pages. Setting means for setting a page range including a plurality of pages, a second print processing condition corresponding to the page range , the first print processing condition, information indicating the page range , and the second anda transmitting means for the print processing condition transmitted to the printing apparatus, the said first print process conditions transmitted by the transmitting means, information indicating the page range, before Receiving means for receiving the second print process conditions, if it is instructed to change the first print process conditions, the first print process conditions for a page that is not included in the page range among the plurality of pages change, if it is changed indication of the second print process conditions, and changing means for changing the second print process conditions for the plurality of pages included in the page range, the page range among the plurality of pages Printing means for executing print processing for pages not included in the page based on the first print processing condition, and executing print processing for a plurality of pages included in the page range based on the second print processing condition; It is characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to partially change the print processing conditions of a print job including a plurality of pages of image data, thereby improving user convenience. In particular, in an operation for making an adjustment while outputting an image, it is not necessary for the user to transfer print data again from the host device, which improves convenience for the user.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a basic configuration of an entire printing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a detailed configuration of MFP 100 illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration around an MFP control unit 108 that controls the MFP 100 shown in FIG. 2. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a firmware structure of an MFP control unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration screen for a printer driver. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a property setting screen configuration related to page setting processing of a printer driver. It is a figure which shows an example of the property setting screen structure which defines the application range of a setting for every page and performs a setting for every application range. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a structure of job data generated by a printer driver. The screen displayed when "hold list" is selected by a user's operation is shown. It is a schematic diagram of a touch panel unit (application range list) that displays a list of application ranges of print processing conditions for a job. It is a schematic diagram of a touch panel unit (application range list) that displays a list of application ranges of print processing conditions for a job. It is a schematic diagram of the touch panel part (editing screen) which is a screen for changing each printing process condition. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a hold job management table that is a table for managing jobs stored in a hold queue in the printing apparatus. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure of main processing of the printing apparatus shown in the first embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the detail of the hold storage process of step S111. 10 is a flowchart for explaining details of hold release processing for printing data stored in a hold queue 129 in step S111. 10 is a flowchart for explaining hold job list display processing by controlling a screen shown in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (hold job list) of FIG. 9. 12 is a flowchart for explaining display processing of an application range list by controlling a screen shown in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (application range list) of FIG. 10 or FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the automatic document feeder (ADF) used in 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the automatic document feeder (ADF) used in 2nd Embodiment. It is a screen example of the schematic diagram of the touch panel part (application range list) displayed in the printing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an ADF continuous reading process in which a document bundle divided into a plurality of document bundles is continuously read from the ADF and stored as one job in a hold queue. The screen displayed when "hold list" is selected by a user's operation is shown. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on an operation unit 120. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating print processing conditions set for a print job. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating print processing conditions set for a print job. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation executed by MFP control unit. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of print processing condition information (job ticket information) held by a document management unit 114. FIG.

  Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the constituent elements described in this embodiment are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to them.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the basic configuration of the entire printing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the printing system includes an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) 100, a client PC 200, and a print server 300, each of which is connected to a network 400.

  The MFP 100 has various functions such as scan, print, and copy functions. The client PC 200 has a role of editing an input application file, a print instruction, or a print ready file, and a role of assisting monitoring and control of devices and jobs managed in the print server. There are a method for transferring a print job generated by the client PC 200 directly to the MFP 100 and a method for transferring the print job to the MFP 100 via the print server 300.

  The print server 300 has two roles. The first is a role of transmitting and receiving information between the MFP 100 and the client PC 200. Image information, setting information, and the like of a print job submitted from the client PC 200 are first input to the print server 300, and have a role of notifying the client PC 200 of information such as status when the print job is completed. The other is management control of the MFP 100. A print job input from the client PC 200 and a print job generated inside the MFP 100 are centrally managed by the print server 300. The status of all print jobs held in the MFP 100 can be monitored. Further, it is possible to perform control such as suspension of a print job, setting change, resumption of printing, or duplication, movement, or deletion of a print job.

  2 is a cross-sectional view showing a detailed configuration of MFP 100 shown in FIG. An MFP 100 shown in this embodiment is an MFP capable of color printing, and includes a scanner unit 101, a laser exposure unit 102, a photosensitive drum 103, an image forming unit 104, a fixing unit 105, a paper feeding / conveying unit 106, and the like. It comprises a printer control unit (not shown) for controlling.

  The scanner unit 101 performs a process of optically reading a document image by illuminating a document placed on a document table and converting the image into an electrical signal to create image data. The laser exposure unit 102 causes a light beam such as a laser beam modulated according to the image data to enter a rotating polygon mirror (polygon mirror) that rotates at an equal angular velocity, and irradiates the photosensitive drum 103 as reflected scanning light.

  The image forming unit 104 rotates the photosensitive drum 103 and charges it with a charger. The latent image formed on the photosensitive drum 103 by the laser exposure unit 102 is developed with toner. Then, the toner image is transferred to a sheet, and at that time, a series of electrophotographic processes are performed in which minute toner that is not transferred and remains on the photosensitive drum 103 is collected to form an image. Each developing unit (developing station) having magenta (M), cyan (C), yellow (Y), and black (K) toners is wound around a predetermined position of the transfer belt and rotated four times. The above-described electrophotographic process is repeatedly executed sequentially. After four rotations, the sheet on which the four full-color toner images are transferred leaves the transfer drum and is conveyed to the fixing unit 105.

  The fixing unit 105 is configured by a combination of a roller and a belt, and includes a heat source such as a halogen heater, and melts and fixes the toner on the sheet onto which the toner image has been transferred by the image forming unit by heat and pressure.

  The sheet feeding / conveying unit 106 has one or more sheet storages represented by a sheet cassette or a paper deck, and a plurality of sheets stored in the sheet storage 107 according to an instruction from a printer control unit (not shown). Is separated from the image and conveyed to the image forming unit 104 and the fixing unit 105. The sheet is wound around the transfer drum of the image forming unit 104, rotated four times, and then conveyed to the fixing unit 105. During the four rotations, the above-described toner images of each color of YMCK are transferred to the sheet. When printing on both sides of the sheet, control is performed so that the sheet that has passed through the fixing unit 105 passes through a conveyance path for conveying the sheet to the image forming unit 104 again.

  The printer control unit communicates with the MFP control unit that controls the entire MFP 100, and executes control according to the instruction. At the same time, while managing the states of the scanner unit 101, the laser exposure unit 102, the image forming unit 104, the fixing unit 105, and the paper feeding / conveying unit 106, the whole can operate smoothly while maintaining harmony. To instruct.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration around MFP control unit 108 that controls MFP 100 shown in FIG. The MFP 100 includes a memory such as a hard disk capable of storing a plurality of job data in its own apparatus, and a copy function that allows the printer unit to print job data output from the scanner via the memory. To do. The MFP 100 also has a plurality of functions such as a print function that enables a print unit to print a print job input from the client PC 200 via a memory.

  The MFP 100 includes a full-color device and a monochrome device, and the full-color device often includes the configuration of a monochrome device in the basic part except for color processing and internal data. Therefore, in the present embodiment, description will be made mainly as a full-color device, and description of a monochrome device will be added as needed.

  The configuration of the printing system includes a single function printer (SFP) such as a multifunction printing device having a plurality of functions or a single function printing device having only a printing function. There may be. Moreover, the structure which comprises only one type of printing apparatus may be sufficient. Furthermore, the configuration may include a plurality of printing apparatuses of any type. In any case, any configuration is possible as long as the control according to the present embodiment can be realized.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the MFP control unit 108 reads an image such as a paper document, processes an image of the read image data, and processes an image using a telephone line typified by a facsimile or the like. Connect to the FAX unit 110 that performs transmission and reception. Further, the MFP control unit 108 is connected to a NIC (Network Interface Card) unit 111 that exchanges image data and device information using a network, and a dedicated interface unit 112 that exchanges information such as image data with an external device. Furthermore, the MFP control unit 108 is connected to a USB interface unit 113 that transmits and receives image data and the like with a USB device typified by a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, which is a kind of removable media.

  The MFP control unit 108 plays a role of traffic control such as temporarily storing image data or determining a route according to the use of the MFP 100. Next, the document management unit 114 includes a memory such as a hard disk capable of storing a plurality of image data. For example, a control unit (for example, the CPU of the MFP control unit 108) included in the MFP 100 is a main body, and controls a plurality of types of image data so that a plurality of types of image data can be stored in the memory. These image data include image data from the input image processing unit 109 and image data of a facsimile job input via the FAX unit 110. In addition, there are print jobs input from the client PC 200 via the NIC unit 111 and various print jobs input via the dedicated I / F unit 112 and the USB I / F unit 113. Then, the control unit appropriately reads a print job stored in a memory such as a hard disk, transfers the print job to the printer unit 118, and executes print processing. Further, the control unit transfers the image data read from the memory in response to an instruction from the operator to the client PC or other printing apparatus.

  When storing the print job in the document management unit 114, the image data included in the print job is compressed and stored as necessary. On the other hand, processing such as decompressing and restoring the original image data when reading the compressed and stored image data is performed via the compression / decompression unit 115. It is also generally known that compressed data such as JPEG, JBIG, ZIP is used when image data passes through a network. After the image data is input to the MFP 100, the compression / decompression unit 115 decompresses the image data ( Stretched).

  The resource management unit 116 stores various parameter tables that are commonly handled such as fonts, color profiles, and gamma tables, and can be called up as necessary. Furthermore, the resource management unit 116 can store a new parameter table, or update it by correcting it.

  Next, in the MFP control unit 108, when PDL data is input as a print job, the RIP unit 117 performs RIP (Raster Image Processor) processing, and the output image processing unit 132 performs print processing as necessary. Image processing is performed. Further, intermediate data or print ready data (bitmap data for printing or data obtained by compressing it) can be stored again by the document management unit 114 as necessary.

  Then, it is sent to the printer unit 118 that performs the printing process. The sheet (paper) printed by the printer unit 118 is sent to the post-processing unit 119, where sheet sorting processing and sheet finishing processing are performed.

  Here, the MFP control unit 108 plays a role of allowing a print job to flow smoothly, and path switching is performed as follows according to how the MFP 100 is used. However, although it is generally known that image data is stored as intermediate data as necessary, access other than the document management unit 114 serving as a start point and an end point is not described here. In addition, processing such as the compression / decompression unit 115 and the post-processing unit 119 used as necessary, or the MFP control unit 108 serving as the entire core is omitted, and is described so that an approximate flow can be understood.

A) Copy function: Input image processing unit-> Output image processing unit-> Printer unit B) FAX transmission function: Input image processing unit-> FAX unit C) FAX reception function: FAX unit-> Output image processing unit-> Printer unit D) Network scan : Input image processing unit → NIC unit E) Network printing: NIC unit → RIP unit → Output image processing unit → Printer unit F) Scan to external device: Input image processing unit → Dedicated I / F unit G) From external device Print: Dedicated I / F unit → Output image processing unit → Printer unit H) Scan to external memory: Input image processing unit → USB I / F unit I) Print from external memory: USB I / F unit → RIP unit → Output image processing unit → Printer unit J) Box scan function: Input image processing unit → Output image processing unit → Document management unit K) Box print function: Document management unit → Print L) Box reception function: NIC part → RIP part → output image processing part → document management part M) Box transmission function: document management part → NIC part N) Preview function: document management part → operation part In addition to the above, Combinations with various functions such as an E-mail service and a Web server function are conceivable.

  Box scan, box print, box reception, or box transmission is a processing function of the MFP 100 that involves writing and reading of data using the document management unit 114. Furthermore, these are functions that divide the memory in the document management unit for each job or each user, temporarily store data, and input / output data by combining the user ID and password.

  Furthermore, the operation unit 120 is used by the user to select the above-described various flows and functions and to give operation instructions. As the resolution of the display device used in the operation unit 120 is increased, the operation unit 120 can preview the image data in the document management unit 114 and print it if it is OK after confirmation.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a firmware structure of the MFP control unit 108 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, the network interface control unit 121 is connected to the network via an interface cable. The network interface control unit 121 is a part that manages communication with the client PC 200 and the print server 300. The network interface control unit 121 receives a print job from the client PC 200 or the print server 300 and transfers the received print job to the job ticket analysis unit 122. The job ticket analysis unit 122 analyzes a job ticket included in the print job and transmits a print processing condition of the print job to the job management unit. Then, the job ticket analysis unit 122 stores the received print job in the reception buffer 123.

  When a print job (PDL data) is stored in the reception buffer 123, the PDL data analysis unit 124 starts processing. The PDL data analysis unit 124 reads the PDL data stored in the reception buffer 123, analyzes the PDL data, generates an object (intermediate code) corresponding to each command, and stores it in the intermediate buffer 125. In this embodiment, the command supported by the printer is PDL (Page Description Language), but not only PDL but also all data that can be printed for each page are the same. The intermediate data is managed for each page.

  When data is stored in the intermediate buffer 125, the drawing processing unit 126 operates. The drawing processing unit 126 reads the intermediate data from the intermediate buffer 125 for each page, generates print image data for one page, and stores it in the image buffer 127. When print image data for one page is generated, the output control unit 128 operates. Here, in the case of a job for which hold is designated, the image data is stored in the hold queue 129. In this case, the output control unit 128 is not activated immediately, and the output control unit 128 is activated when a hold release (printing) instruction is issued from the UI control unit 130, and prints the job.

  Here, “hold” refers to a function that does not immediately execute a print job, but temporarily stores the print job in the document management unit 114 and starts printing in accordance with an instruction from the user. This function is used when, for example, test printing is performed and if there is no problem with the printing result, the main printing (multiple copies) is performed. Thus, it is possible to perform a print job without retransmitting it from the client PC 200 during the actual printing.

  The output control unit 128 reads the image data from the image buffer 127, converts it into a video signal, and transfers the video signal to be transferred to the engine to the printer unit 118 so that actual printing is performed.

  The UI control unit 130 is a part that controls a UI (User Interface), and includes a display unit and an operation unit. A liquid crystal display or the like is used for the display unit. A key is arranged on the operation unit. In the case of a touch panel display, the display unit may also serve as an operation unit. The UI control unit 130 performs control such as display of a character string according to a user operation, screen switching, and transmission of a setting value to another module.

  On the other hand, the job control unit 131 is a part that manages jobs in the device, and controls job generation and deletion, job status, job processing order, and the like.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration screen of the printer driver. A printer driver is used as one means for outputting a proof from a printing application to a printing device such as an MFP or outputting a final product. The printer driver setting screen as shown in FIG. 5 is a screen generally displayed by selecting a print menu of a print application when an operator transmits a job to the MFP 100.

  First, the operator selects a print device to be used from the “printer name” pull-down list box 501 of the setting screen. As a result, the status of the print device is displayed in “Status” below, the type of printer driver in “Type”, the installation location information of the print device in “Location”, and the comment information from the print device administrator in “Comment”. Is displayed. If it is desired to output the print job to a file without transmitting it to a printing apparatus such as the MFP 100, the “output to file” check box 502 is selected.

  In the “print range” 503, a page to be printed is designated by selecting one of “all”, “current page”, “selected page”, and “page designation” with a radio button. When “page designation” is selected, the page number to be printed is input in the edit box.

  Further, a print processing condition of a document to be printed is selected from a “print target” pull-down list box 504, and all pages are printed, or only odd or even pages are printed from a “print designation” pull-down list box 505. Specify whether or not.

  In the “number of copies” 506, the number of copies to be printed is input to the “number of copies” spin box, and when a plurality of copies are printed in units of copies instead of in units of pages, the “print in units of copies” check box is selected.

  In “enlargement / reduction” 507, N-up printing (printing that lays out a plurality of pages on one printing surface) is designated by a “number of pages per sheet” pull-down list box. In addition, a paper size corresponding to the document size is selected from a “paper size designation” pull-down list box.

  Further, by pressing a “property” button 508, more detailed print processing conditions can be set.

  When the operator finishes setting the printer driver setting screen, the user can send a print job to a printing apparatus such as the MFP 100 or output it to a file by pressing an “OK” button 509. In order to stop print processing or file output, a “cancel” button 510 may be pressed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a property setting screen configuration related to the printer driver page setting process.

  The printer driver property setting screen shown in FIG. 6 is a default screen when the property button 508 of the printer driver setting screen is pressed. Alternatively, it is a screen that is displayed by selecting a “page setting” tab on the property setting screen of the printer driver.

  In a “favorite” pull-down list box 601, an optimum page setting is selected from a predetermined page setting mode. With two buttons 602 located next to each other, a favorite selection item can be added or edited.

  Also, by pressing the “confirm setting” button 603, the contents set on the property setting screen can be displayed as a list, and the contents set on the property setting screen are reflected in the page image displayed on the property setting screen. The

  An “output method” pull-down list box 604 designates an output method such as whether normal printing is performed on a printing apparatus such as the MFP 100 or storage is performed in a hold queue (hard disk) of the printing apparatus. When the hold queue is designated, the job is temporarily stored in the hold queue of the printing device, and printing on the sheet is not performed. In this case, a printing process on paper is started by a print instruction (release instruction) from the user.

  In the “original size” and “output paper size” pull-down list boxes 605 and 606, the original size to be printed and the paper size used in the printing process in the printing apparatus are selected. In the “number of copies” spin box 607, the number of copies to be printed is input, and in the “print direction” radio button 608, the printing direction of the sheet in the printing apparatus such as “vertical” or “horizontal” is selected.

  A “page layout” pull-down list box 609 designates N-up printing (printing that lays out a plurality of pages (N pages) on one printing surface). When the “Specify magnification” check box 610 is selected, an enlargement / reduction magnification is input in “%” in the “Magnification” spin box 611.

  When the “stamp” check box 612 is selected, a predetermined stamp type is selected from the pull-down list box. By pressing a “stamp edit” button 613, the type of stamp can be added or edited.

  By pressing a “user-defined paper” button 614, a user-defined paper can be defined, and by pressing a “page option” button 615, more detailed page options can be set. Further, by pressing a “return to standard” button 616, these settings can be returned to the default.

  When the operator finishes setting the printer driver property setting screen, the user can press the “OK” button 617 to reflect these print / print processing conditions in actual printing. In order to stop the setting on the property setting screen, a “cancel” button 618 may be pressed. The “Help” button 619 displays a help screen for the property setting screen.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a property setting screen configuration in which an application range of settings is defined for each page and settings are made for each application range. Property settings for the entire job are performed on other property setting screens. This screen is used when you want to set property values partially (range from a certain start page to a certain end page). For pages (page range) not specified on this screen, follow the global settings (settings from other property screens).

  In FIG. 7, when a new creation button 701 is pressed, a pop-up screen 702 (lower left) of “exception setting application range setting” appears. When a start page and an end page are designated on the “exception setting application range setting” screen and the OK button is pressed, the pop-up screen disappears and the range set in the “exception list” 703 is displayed. The range registered in the exception list 703 is a property (printing process condition) setting unit.

  Next, a range to be set is selected from the “exception list” 703, and each property is set.

  In an “output paper size” pull-down list box 704, an output paper size is selected. A “paper orientation” check box 705 specifies whether the paper orientation is vertical or horizontal with respect to the image. A “printing method” pull-down list box 706 selects a printing method such as “single-sided printing”, “double-sided printing”, or “bookbinding printing”.

  A “paper designation method” check box 707 selects whether the paper designation method is designated by the paper feed tray or by the paper type. In the case of designation by a paper feed stage, a “paper feed stage” pull-down list box is displayed, and a paper feed stage (cassette 1, cassette 2, cassette 3, automatic, etc.) can be selected. In the case of designation by paper type, a “paper type” pull-down list box is displayed, and a paper type (plain paper, thick paper, thin paper, glossy paper, OHP, etc.) can be selected.

  A “color mode” pull-down list box 708 selects color, monochrome, or automatic. In addition, a “color setting” check box 709 selects whether to perform color setting. When the check box is checked, the setting set on the color setting screen (not shown) is followed. When the “color setting” button 710 is pressed, the screen changes to a color setting screen.

  When an “OK” button 711 is pressed, the setting is confirmed and the screen returns to the printer driver setting screen shown in FIG. When the “OK button” 617 is pressed on the printer driver setting screen shown in FIG. 6, job data composed of a job ticket corresponding to each property setting and PDL data is generated and transmitted to the print server 300 or the MFP 100. .

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a print job generated by the printer driver. The print job is composed of print processing condition information (job ticket) and PDL data.

  There are two types of print processing condition information: global settings and exception settings. Print processing condition information (whole setting) includes print processing such as “job name”, “number of copies”, “output paper size”, “paper type”, “printing method”, “paper orientation”, “color mode”, etc. The condition is stored.

  The print processing condition information (exception setting) stores “start page” and “end page” information as “application range”. Furthermore, the print processing condition information (exception setting) includes “job name”, “number of copies”, “output paper size”, “paper type”, “printing method”, “paper orientation”, “color mode”, etc. Are stored. In the example shown in FIG. 8, a 30-page job is described as an example. Of the 30 pages, the range of 11 to 20 and the range of 21 to 30 pages are defined as the applicable range. The remaining 1-10 pages that are not defined as exceptions are considered to follow the global settings.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (hold list), which is displayed when “hold list” is selected by a user operation among the screens displayed on the display unit of the printing apparatus shown in the present embodiment. Shows the screen to be displayed. A print job designated to be held by the printer driver is stored in the hold queue of MFP 100. A “hold list” 901 is a list of jobs stored in the hold queue. The “hold list” 901 displays print processing conditions (job name, user name, number of pages, date and time when the job is stored, etc.) for each job. The contents of the print processing conditions displayed here are in accordance with job ticket information generated by the printer driver. The user can perform the following operations by selecting one or a plurality of jobs from the hold job list and pressing an operation button at the bottom of the screen.

  When the “Preview” button 902 is pressed, a preview image of the selected job is displayed. It is also possible to preview an arbitrary page by selecting a page from the preview screen. A job can be deleted from the hold queue by pressing a “delete” button 903. A job can be printed by pressing a “print” button 904. In this embodiment, the job is deleted from the hold queue after printing is completed.

  By pressing a “trial print” button 905, it is possible to print only one copy of the job. In the present embodiment, the job is not deleted from the hold queue after the trial printing is completed. Further, it is not subtracted from the number of copies set for the job by trial printing.

  By pressing a “move / copy” button 906, the job can be moved to another queue (not shown), or a job copy can be created. Each print processing condition can be changed by pressing an “edit” button 907. In the present embodiment, when the “edit” button 907 is pressed, the screen is changed to a screen shown in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (application range list) shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a touch panel unit (application range list) that displays a list of application processing condition application ranges for a print job. A list is generated according to the print processing condition information (job ticket information) of the print job generated by the printer driver. In this screen, the setting value of the print processing condition is displayed for each range. The print processing conditions to be displayed are print processing conditions such as “start page / end page”, “paper size”, “paper orientation”, “single / double-sided”, and “paper type”.

  The user can change the print processing condition value for each application range by selecting one or more application ranges from the list and pressing an “edit” button 1001 at the bottom of the screen. In the present embodiment, when “adaptive range” is selected and the “edit” button is pressed, the screen transitions to a screen shown in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (edit screen) shown in FIG.

  Also, an application range such as the number of copies, which is limited to the entire job (print processing conditions that cannot be set by dividing the range) is displayed on this screen and changed.

  In the case of a print job in which no exception setting is made from the printer driver, a screen as shown in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (application range list) in FIG. 11 is displayed. Only one application range is displayed. The start page is displayed as 1, the end page is displayed as “final”, and so on. Print processing conditions such as paper size, paper orientation, duplex / single-sided, and paper type are displayed according to the overall settings in the job ticket of job data.

  FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a touch panel unit (editing screen) which is a screen for changing each print processing condition. The print processing conditions such as the paper size, paper type, duplex / single side, paper orientation, color mode, and image shift printing process conditions (not shown) can be changed. By changing the setting on each print processing condition setting screen (not shown) and pressing the OK button, the print processing condition of the print job in the hold queue is changed.

  When a button 1201 for changing the output paper size is pressed, an output paper size setting screen is displayed. When “A4” is selected as the output paper size on the screen, the output paper size is changed from “A3” to “A4”. When a button 1202 for changing the paper type is pressed, a paper type setting screen is displayed. When “thick paper” is selected as the paper type on the screen, the paper type is changed from “plain paper” to “thick paper”. When the button 1203 for changing the double / single side is pressed, a double / single side setting screen is displayed. When “Double-sided” is selected on the screen, the setting of double-sided / single-sided is changed from “single-sided” to “double-sided”. When a button 1204 for changing the paper orientation is pressed, a paper orientation setting screen is displayed. When “horizontal” is selected as the paper orientation on the screen, the paper orientation is changed from “vertical” to “horizontal”. When a button 1205 for changing the color mode is pressed, a color mode setting screen is displayed. When “Color” is selected in the color mode on the screen, the color mode is changed from “Auto” to “Color”.

  Note that the change of the print processing condition in FIG. 12 is reflected to the page group selected in FIG. In FIG. 10, one print job is composed of three page groups (1 to 10, 11 to 20, 21 to 30). When only the first page group (1 to 10) is selected in FIG. 10, the change of the print processing condition in FIG. 12 is reflected on the first page group. In addition, when all of the first to third page groups (1 to 10, 11 to 20, 21 to 30) are selected in FIG. 10, the change of the print processing condition in FIG. Are collectively reflected.

  Moreover, the format which can change a start page and an end page may be sufficient. At that time, the start page and end page of the application range adjacent to the application range whose settings have been changed are also changed at the same time. For example, in FIG. 10, one print job is composed of three page groups. However, the first page group (1 to 10) is selected and the end page of the first page group is changed to the 15th page. You may be able to. In this case, the second page group starts from the 11th page, but may be changed as the end page of the first page group is changed. Specifically, the second page group may be changed so that the 16th page is the start page.

  In the above description, print processing conditions are set in advance for a print job, and the print processing conditions set in advance on the screen of FIG. 12 are changed. good. Specifically, the print processing conditions may not be set in advance for the print job, and new print processing conditions may be set on the screen of FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a hold job management table which is a table for managing jobs stored in the hold hold queue in the printing apparatus. The hold job management table has no. , Job ID, pointer to the continuation information management table, presence / absence of exception setting, and pointer to exception setting table.

  Each print processing condition for the job is stored in the print processing condition management table. The print processing condition is composed of a print processing condition ID and a print processing condition value. The exception setting table stores exception setting information. The exception setting information includes an application range, a print processing condition ID, and a setting value.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure of the main process of the printing apparatus shown in the first embodiment.

  After the power is turned on, the process enters a print job input waiting loop in step S100. When a print job is input from a host computer connected via a network, the process exits the print job input wait loop in step S100 and proceeds to step S101.

  In step S101, a print job input process is performed. The input print job is transferred to the job ticket analysis unit 122. In step S102, job ticket analysis processing is performed. After analyzing the job ticket, the print job (referred to as PDL data in this embodiment) is stored in the reception buffer 123. The contents described in the job ticket are stored in the hold job management table, and the print processing condition information of the print job is managed for each job.

  In step S103, the PDL data stored in the reception buffer 123 is analyzed. Details of the PDL data analysis process will be described later.

  In step S104, if the command is a page close command (or a command indicating the end of one page) (Yes), the process proceeds to step S105, and the intermediate code generated so far is used as data for one page. Perform recognition processing. The intermediate code is managed for each page as described above. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S104 that the command is other than a page close command (No), the process proceeds to step S106, and an intermediate code in a format suitable for internal processing is generated according to each command.

  In step S107, it is checked whether the data to be analyzed exists in the reception buffer 123. As a result, if there is data to be analyzed (Yes), the process returns to step S103, and the PDL data analysis process is repeated. On the other hand, if there is no data to be analyzed in the reception buffer 123 (No), the process proceeds to step S108.

  In step S108, it is checked whether there is an intermediate code for one page or more. As a result, if there is an intermediate code for one page or more (Yes), the process proceeds to step S109, where the intermediate code for one page is read from the intermediate buffer, and image data (bitmap) is generated from the intermediate code.

  In step S110, it is determined whether the print job is a print job for which hold is designated. If the print job is designated to hold (Yes), the generated image data is stored in the hold queue 129. On the other hand, if the print job is not designated for hold (No), the image data is stored in the image buffer 127.

  In step S 112, image data for one page is read from the image buffer 127, converted into a video signal, and transferred to the printer unit (engine) 118. By transferring the video signal to the printer unit 118, printing processing is actually performed on the sheet, and the sheet is discharged. After the discharge of the sheet is completed, the process returns to step S108. If the intermediate code for one page is not completed in step S108 (No), the process returns to step S101 and waits for subsequent input data.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining details of the hold storage process in step S111. First, in step S201, it is determined whether there is sufficient free space for storing print job data. As a result, if there is sufficient free space (Yes), the process proceeds to step S204. On the other hand, if there is not enough free space (No), the print job that has been stored in the hold queue 129 and has the oldest storage time is deleted in step S202. Then, it is also deleted from the hold list (step S203). After the deletion, the process returns to step S201 again to determine whether there is sufficient free space. These processes are repeated until a sufficient free space is created.

  If it is determined in step S201 that there is sufficient free space (Yes), the print job data is stored in the hold queue 129 in step S204, and the job is registered in the hold list in step S205.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining details of hold release processing for printing data stored in the hold queue 129 in step S111.

  In FIG. 16, step S301 is a loop waiting for a hold release instruction from the user. The screen operation shown in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (hold list) in FIG. 9 is exited from the loop by an instruction from the user (pressing the “print” button, pressing the “trial print” button). In step S302, if the hold release instruction is a “trial print” instruction, the process proceeds to step S303, where the number of copies for actual printing is set to 1 (the print job print processing conditions themselves are not changed). On the other hand, if it is not a “trial print” instruction in step S302, the process proceeds to step S304.

  In step S304, image data is read from the hold queue 129 and printed for the set number of copies. After the printing is completed, in the case of a test print in step S305 or a job for which “leave” is designated (not shown), the data of the job is not deleted. On the other hand, if not, the job data is deleted in step S306.

  Note that if the print job to be printed in step S304 is composed of a plurality of page groups and the print processing conditions are different for each page group, the following operation is performed. For example, when a print job including three page groups shown in FIG. 10 is printed, the first page group (1 to 10) has a paper size of A4, a paper type of plain paper, and a paper orientation of landscape. Perform single-sided printing. The second page group (11 to 20) performs single-sided printing processing with the paper size set to A3, the paper type set to plain paper, and the paper orientation set to landscape. The third page group (21 to 30) performs double-sided printing processing with a paper size of A4, a paper type of glossy paper, and a paper orientation of portrait. That is, when the MFP control unit 108 performs print processing of a print job including a plurality of page groups, the MFP control unit 108 causes the printer unit 118 to execute print processing based on the print processing conditions set for each page group.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining hold list display processing by controlling the screen shown in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (hold list) in FIG. 9.

  First, a list of hold jobs stored in the hold queue 129 is displayed according to the information in the hold job management table (step S401). Next, a job is selected in step S402. The user can select one or more jobs from the displayed list. In the initial state, it is assumed that the first list job is displayed.

  In step S403, key input waiting is performed. As a result, if there is a key input (Yes), the process proceeds to step S404. In step S404, it is checked whether or not the “return” button has been pressed. If the “return” button is pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S405 to return to the previous screen. On the other hand, if the “return” button has not been pressed (No), it is checked in step S406 whether the “delete” button has been pressed. If the “delete” button is pressed (Yes), the job is deleted (step S407). In step S407, the information is deleted from the hold job management table and the image data in the hold queue 129 is deleted.

  If the “delete” button is not pressed in step S406 (No), it is checked in step S408 whether the “print” or “trial print” button is pressed. If the “print” or “trial print” button is pressed (Yes), the process is performed according to the procedure described in the flowchart of the hold release process in FIG. 16 (step S409).

  Next, in step S410, it is checked whether or not the “Move / Copy” button has been pressed. As a result, when the “Move / Duplicate” button is pressed (Yes), a “Move / Duplicate” screen is displayed (Step S413). On the other hand, if it has not been pressed (No), the process proceeds to step S412 to check whether or not the “edit” button has been pressed. When the “edit” button is pressed (Yes), the screen shown in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (application range list) in FIG. 10 is displayed.

  In step S414, it is checked whether or not the “preview” button has been pressed. As a result, when the “preview” button is pressed (Yes), a preview screen is displayed (step S415).

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the display process of the application range list by controlling the screen shown in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (application range list) of FIG. 10 or FIG.

  First, it is checked whether a plurality of application ranges are defined for the job (step S501). In this processing, the “existence setting presence / absence” information in the hold job management table is referred to. As a result, if there is an exception setting (Yes), the process proceeds to step S502. If there is no exception setting (No), the process proceeds to step S503.

  In step S502, a list of a plurality of ranges is displayed (see the touch panel unit (applicable range list) schematic diagram of FIG. 10). On the other hand, in step S503, an application range list having only one range is displayed (see the touch panel unit (application range list) schematic diagram of FIG. 11).

  Next, in step S504, it is determined whether or not there is a key input on the application range list screen. If there is a key input (Yes), the process proceeds to step S505, and it is checked whether or not the “edit” button has been pressed. As a result, if the “edit” button is pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S508. On the other hand, if the “edit” button has not been pressed (No), the process proceeds to step S506.

  In step S508, it is checked whether or not a plurality of print jobs are selected on the screen of the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (hold list) shown in FIG. As a result, if a plurality of print jobs are selected (Yes), the process advances to step S509 to display an edit screen in which only the common portion (only print processing conditions having the same print processing condition value) can be edited. On the other hand, if a plurality of print jobs are not selected (No), an edit screen in which all print processing conditions can be changed is displayed (step S510).

  In step S506, it is determined whether or not the “close” button has been pressed. As a result, if the “close” button is pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S507, and the previous screen is displayed. On the other hand, if it is not pressed (No), the process returns to step S504.

<Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, a case where a print job is input from the client PC 200 or the print server 300 has been described. In the second embodiment, a print job is input using a scanner unit.

  The case where the scanner unit uses an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) will be described, but the same applies to the case of inputting one by one from the platen.

  19 and 20 are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an automatic document feeder (ADF) used in the second embodiment.

  In both figures, the document stacking unit 2001 sets a document on the stacking surface of the document tray 1901. The setting of the document is detected by the document detection sensor. The document detection sensor is disposed between a pickup roller 2002 and a paper feed roller 2003 which will be described later.

  A paper feeding unit 2004 separates the uppermost paper of the original bundle one by one by a friction separation method, and conveys the original to the registration roller 2005. When a document is fed, the pickup roller 2002 is lowered onto the document bundle, the middle plate is raised, and the document bundle is pressed against the sheet feed roller 2003 to start a preliminary feeding operation. Thereafter, the paper feed roller 2003 and the pickup roller 2002 are rotated in a CW (clockwise direction) using the motor as a drive source, and the document is conveyed. The second and subsequent originals to be sent along the uppermost sheet are stopped by the friction piece and remain on the original stacking unit 2001. The separation of the document is detected by a separation sensor disposed downstream of the paper feed roller 2003.

  Thereafter, the document passes between the guide plates and is guided to the registration roller pair. The registration roller pair is stopped when the leading edge of the document reaches the end, and is conveyed to the conveyance unit 2006 after correcting the skew by forming a loop by conveyance by the paper feed roller 2003.

  The conveyance unit 2006 rotates the conveyance belt 2007 by stretching the conveyance belt 2007 with a driving roller 2008 and a driven roller 2009 and pressing the conveyance belt 2007 against a platen (original table) with a pressing roller 2010. When the original enters between the conveying belt 2007 and the platen, the original is conveyed on the platen by the frictional force of the conveying belt 2007.

  When the document that has entered the transport unit 2006 from the paper feed unit 2004 is transported to a predetermined position on the platen by the transport belt 2007, the document is stopped by a stop of a drive motor (not shown) and is read by the document reading unit. After the reading is completed, the original is conveyed rightward in the drawing by re-driving the drive motor, and is introduced into the reverse paper discharge unit 2011.

  Here, if there is a subsequent document, the subsequent document is conveyed to a predetermined position by the rotation of the conveyance belt 2007, and then stopped at the reading position in accordance with the stop of the drive motor. Read by the part. During the reading operation, the preceding document is reversed upside down by the reverse discharge unit 2011 that operates independently, and the operation of conveying the document to the document discharge stacking unit 2012 is continuously executed.

  Hereinafter, the reverse paper discharge operation will be described. The reverse paper discharge unit 2011 includes a reverse roller 2013 and a transport roller pair 2014 as transport means, and a motor (not shown) as a drive source. This motor has a configuration capable of normal rotation and reverse rotation. In this way, it is configured such that it can be driven independently of the transport unit 2006 driven by a separate motor.

  Next, a document discharge operation by the reverse discharge unit 2011 will be described.

When the original enters the reverse paper discharge unit 2011 by the transport belt 2007, the reverse flapper 2015 that regulates the paper traveling path near the entrance takes the posture shown in the figure under the control of a solenoid (not shown), and the original is fed to the reverse roller 2013. be introduced. Furthermore, CCW (Counter
The roller is held by a reversing roller 2013 that rotates in the Clock Wise direction (counterclockwise) and a reversing roller 2016 facing the reversing roller 2013, and is conveyed to the conveying roller pair 2014.

  When the trailing edge of the original reaches the point where it exits the paper discharge flapper 2017, the paper discharge flapper 2017 rotates to CW and the reverse roller 2013 rotates reversely to CW to start switchback conveyance of the original. . In this way, the document is introduced to the lower left of the reverse roller 2013 in the drawing, and is discharged to the document discharge tray of the document discharge stacking unit 2012.

  For example, when a document is composed of a plurality of paper sizes, a document bundle is often set in the ADF for each paper size. In addition, when the number of originals is large and cannot be read at one time, there are cases where original bundles are set in the ADF separately for each chapter. In such a case, the printing apparatus according to the present embodiment has a mode in which the print processing condition application range is automatically set for each original bundle (in units set in the ADF at a time).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining a process of continuously reading a document bundle divided into a plurality of document bundles from the ADF and storing it as a single print job in a hold queue.

  First, step S601 is an operation performed by the user, and selects a mode for reading a bundle of documents by continuous reading from the operation unit and registering the print job in the hold queue. In step S602, registration of a print job is started. First, the print job is registered in the hold queue list. At this time, the print processing condition of the job stored in the hold job list follows the setting of the operation unit.

  Step S603 is a user operation, and sets a bundle of documents on the ADF. Step S604 is a key input waiting loop and waits for the start key to be pressed. If the start key is pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S605.

  In step S605, the image of each page of the document bundle is read as image data by the ADF. The read image data is stored in the hold queue. At this time, the number of pages of the read original bundle is counted. Also, the document size is automatically detected. A format in which print processing conditions such as a paper type are set from the operation unit for each original bundle may be used.

  In step S606, the application range of the print processing condition setting is registered in the hold job list in units of the original bundle read in step S605. In step S607, it is detected whether the “end” button has been pressed. As a result, if the “end” button is pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S608 to end the job. On the other hand, if the “end” button is not pressed (No), the process returns to step S603 to set the next document bundle.

  For example, when steps S603 to S607 are repeated three times to read three original bundles, a print job consisting of three page groups is input.

  Even if the paper size is the same, there is a case where it is desired to change the paper type after reading. For example, there is a case where it is desired to print only the cover with a paper type (for example, thick paper) different from the text after reading all the originals. In such a case, a mode different from the above-described mode for setting the application range for each original bundle is used. In other words, this is a method in which all the originals are read with one application range, and the application range is set later.

  FIG. 21 is a screen example of a schematic diagram of a touch panel unit (application range list) displayed in the printing apparatus according to the second embodiment. In the present embodiment, the application range of the print processing condition can be newly added from the screen shown in FIG. That is, when the “new setting” button in the schematic diagram of the touch panel unit (application range list) in FIG. 21 is pressed, a pop-up screen for setting application ranges (start page, end page) is displayed, and the start page and end page are input. To do. When the OK button is pressed, the application range is added to the application range list. The values of the print processing conditions in the initial state are the same as the overall settings. It is possible to change the print processing conditions by selecting the application range from this state.

  For example, when a 30-page original bundle is read and the screen shown in FIG. 21 is displayed, if the start page of the application range is 1 and the end page is 10, the first page group of 1 to 10 pages, 11 to 11 It is divided into a second page group of 30 pages. Further, when the second page group is further selected on the screen of FIG. 21 and the start page of the application range is 11 and the end page is 20, the second page group of 11 to 20 and the third page group of 21 to 30 It is divided into. As described above, a bundle of 30 original pages can be read at once, and then divided into a plurality of page groups to generate one print job.

<Third Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the method for changing the print processing conditions using FIGS. 9 to 12 has been described. In the third embodiment, another method for changing the print processing conditions will be described.

  FIG. 23 is a modification of the screen of FIG. FIG. 23 shows a screen displayed when the “hold list” 2020 is selected by the user's operation among the screens displayed on the operation unit 120 of the printing apparatus. The print job designated to be held by the printer driver is stored in a hold queue that is a part of the storage area of the document management unit 114 of the MFP 100. A “hold job list” 2021 is a list of jobs stored in the hold queue. The “hold job list” 2021 displays print processing conditions (job name, user name, number of pages, date and time when the job is stored, etc.) of each print job. The contents of the print processing conditions displayed here are in accordance with job ticket information generated by the printer driver.

  On the other hand, a print job list 2022 is displayed in the lower part of the display screen of FIG. 23, and the print status of the print job can be confirmed when the hold job is printed.

  Also, the up and down scroll keys 2023 and 2024 in FIG. 23 are keys for scrolling the screen and checking all jobs when the print job cannot be displayed in the hold job list or the print job list.

  When Job-A is clicked with the screen of FIG. 23 displayed on the operation unit 120, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 24, and Job-A (2025) is selected. This operation is a toggle operation, and when Job-A (2025) is clicked again, Job-A is not selected.

  Further, when Job-A (2025) is selected and Job-B (2026) is clicked, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 25, and “1” and “2” are displayed in the order in which Job is selected. Thus, two jobs are selected.

  A user selection key 2032 in FIG. 24 is a key for displaying only jobs that match the user of the currently selected job (Job-A in FIG. 24). When the user selection key 2032 key is clicked on the screen of FIG. 24, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 26, and only the print job input by User-1 is displayed. When the user selection key 2032 is clicked again on the screen of FIG. 26, the screen returns to the screen of FIG.

  When the job selection key 2034 in FIG. 24 is clicked when no print job is selected, the job selection key 2034 operates as an all selection key for selecting all print jobs. On the other hand, when one or more print jobs are selected, the job selection key 2034 functions as a selection cancellation key for canceling the selected job.

  A post-print deletion key 2035 in FIG. 24 is a key set in advance when it is desired to delete a print job from the hard disk after the print processing when executing the print processing based on the selected print job. If printing is instructed while the post-printing erase key 2035 is selected, the print job for which the printing instruction has been issued disappears from the hold job list after the printing process. On the other hand, if printing is instructed in a state where the post-printing erase key 2035 is not selected, the print job instructed to print enters the hold queue again after the printing process and is displayed again in the hold job list.

  A print start key 2036 is a key for instructing execution of print processing for a print job in the selected hold job list 2021.

  When the print start key 2036 is pressed from the state shown in FIG. 24, the screen is switched to FIG. 27, a print process based on the selected job 2025 is instructed, and a print waiting state such as 2037 is entered. Then, when the printer unit 118 is ready for print processing, the print processing is started.

  When the display switching key 2031 is clicked on the screen of FIG. 24, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 28, and only the hold job list 2021 is displayed. If the print job list key 2038 is clicked on the screen of FIG. 28, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 29 and only the print job list 2022 is displayed. When the detailed information key is clicked on the screen of FIG. 29, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 30, and detailed information regarding the print job being printed can be confirmed.

  Further, when the detail / change key 2033 is clicked on the screen of FIG. 24, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 31 and a pop-up screen 2041 appears. The pop-up screen 2041 displays a job ticket edit key 2042 for changing the print processing condition information (job ticket) of the selected print job. In addition, a trial print key 2042 for performing a trial print of the selected print job and a detailed information key 2044 for displaying detailed information of the selected print job are prepared. The pop-up screen 2041 displays a preview key 2045 for displaying a thumbnail image of the selected print job. Also, a move / copy key 2046 for moving the selected job to the box or copying, a delete key 2047 for deleting the selected job, and a return key 2048 for returning to the previous screen are prepared. Yes.

  When Job-A is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 31 and the job ticket edit key 2042 is clicked, the screen shown in FIG. 32 is displayed when there are a plurality of partitions (page ranges in which the same print processing conditions are set). Is done. In the case of a print job that is not partitioned by a partition, the screen shown in FIG. 33 is displayed.

  FIG. 32 is a screen that displays a list of application ranges (partitions) of print processing conditions for a print job. It consists of an overall setting unit 2051 that displays the overall settings of print processing conditions for the selected job, and a page range setting unit 2052 that displays settings for each page range. Further, the up / down scroll keys 2055 and 2056 are used to scroll the print processing condition information and display all the print processing condition information when the print processing condition information cannot be displayed in the entire job setting unit 2051 and the page range setting unit 2052. Information can be seen.

  When editing the entire setting unit 2051, an edit key 2058 is pressed. The screen transitions to FIG. 34, and the print processing condition information relating to the entire job such as the number of copies of Job-A, finishing processing, or the presence or absence of page printing can be changed.

  For example, if the number of copies is to be changed, the number of copies change key 2058 may be selected. If the finish is to be changed, the finish key 2059 may be selected. As an overall setting, the page print key 2060 may be selected. Further, when the number of copies is desired to be printed, the number of copies print key 2061, the cover / interleaf key 2062 may be selected, or the bookbinding key 2063 may be selected when bookbinding is desired.

  Here, a case where the finishing is changed is shown. When the finish key 2059 is pressed, the processing transitions to FIG. Consider a case in which a finisher is currently connected, depending on the post-processing device connected to the printing device. When the finisher setting 2064 is clicked, a finisher setting pop-up screen appears. At this time, the output form of the job can be selected from sort 2066, group 2067, or staple sort 2068. The sort is now selected, and the background color of the sort has changed.

  Next, in FIG. 32, when one page range is selected from the settings for each page range (partition), the screen is switched to FIG. 37, and a check mark is entered in the left check box. At this time, an edit key 2074 for each page range appears, and when this is clicked, the screen transitions to FIG.

  The screen in FIG. 38 represents an edit screen for print processing condition information for each page range. For example, to change the size or type of paper in the selected page range, the right key of the paper selection 2076 is clicked. For example, the halftone 2077 for each page range can be selected to give priority to resolution, tone priority, error diffusion, and the like.

  In addition, when two or more page ranges are selected on the screen of FIG. 32, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. In FIG. 39, the upper two page ranges are selected. When the edit key 2074 is clicked in a state where two page ranges are selected, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. That is, since each page range setting cannot be expressed individually, each setting item is described as “according to the setting for each page range”. However, internally, the print management condition information is managed by the document management unit 114 for each page.

  At this time, if one print processing condition information is rewritten, the print processing condition information of a plurality of selected page ranges is rewritten all at once. However, the unselected print processing condition information is held in the document management unit 114 as the print processing condition information set for each page range.

  Here, consider a case where the setting change key for paper selection 2076 is clicked on the screen of FIG. The screen changes to FIG. The screen in FIG. 41 is a screen for changing the paper in the selected page range. At this time, the paper can be changed by one of the selection methods by clicking the “designate by paper feed location” key 2085 or the “designate by paper type” key 2086.

  When the “designate key at the paper feed location” 2085 is selected, the paper corresponding to the selected paper feed location is selected by selecting a desired paper feed location from the paper feed location selection key 2087 in FIG. Is selected. On the other hand, when the “designation key for paper type” 2086 is selected, the screen changes to FIG. Here, by selecting the paper type, the paper feeding location is determined by automatic paper selection.

  When the close key is clicked on the screen of FIG. 42, the screen returns to FIG. 38 or FIG. In addition, when a color mode selection key 2082 or a single-sided / double-sided print switching key 2083 (FIG. 43) is clicked and an OK key 2084 is clicked, new settings are saved as shown in FIG. Conversely, if you do not want to save the settings, click the cancel key on the screen of FIG.

  When the test print key 2043 is clicked on the screen of FIG. 31, the screen is changed to FIG. Here, you can set a trial print. For setting, in addition to the number of copies for trial printing, a page range for trial printing can also be specified.

  In the present embodiment, the print job is not deleted from the hold queue after the trial printing is completed. Further, it is not subtracted from the number of copies set for the job by trial printing.

  Also, when the detailed information key 2044 is clicked on the screen of FIG. 31, the screen changes to FIG. Here, in addition to viewing detailed job information, the job name can also be changed. If you want to change it, press 2089. Then, the screen changes to FIG. 47, and the name of the job can be input with the same feeling as the keyboard operation of the computer.

  When the preview key 2045 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 31, the screen transitions to FIG. 48 and displays a preview image of the selected print job. It is also possible to preview an arbitrary page by selecting a page from the preview screen.

  Also, when the move / copy key 2046 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 31, the screen changes to FIG. 49 to move the print job to another queue (arbitrary box) or create a copy of the print job. It is possible.

  In addition, by pressing the delete key 2047 on the screen of FIG. 31, the print job can be deleted from the hold queue. When deleting a print job from the hold queue, a screen as shown in FIG. 50 for confirming whether or not to delete is displayed to the user in order to prevent an erroneous operation.

<Fourth Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the method for changing the print processing conditions using FIGS. 9 to 12 has been described. In the fourth embodiment, another method for changing the print processing conditions will be described.

  In the fourth embodiment, it is assumed that a print job having 30 pages as shown in FIG. 51 is input from the client PC 200 to the hold queue of the document management unit 114. It is assumed that the user of the MFP 100 edits the print processing condition information of the print job via the operation unit 120 and starts a print process of 50 copies after trial printing the print job.

  Client PC 200 transmits a print job generated using a printer driver to MFP 100 based on a user instruction of the client PC. The printer driver operating on the client PC 200 generates a print job based on the print processing conditions set by the user via the screens of FIGS. In the fourth embodiment, since it is assumed that the print job is put in the hold queue of the document management unit 114, “hold” is designated as the output method 604 in the screen of FIG.

  Further, the user of the client PC 200 clicks the exception setting tab on the screen of FIG. 6 to display the screen of FIG. When the new creation button is clicked on the screen of FIG. 7, a screen 702 for setting the application range of the exception setting pops up. Here, the start page of the screen 702 is set to 11, the end page is set to 20, and the 11th to 20th pages are set as exception setting application ranges. The user of the client PC 200 further sets the paper designation method 707 in the paper type on the screen of FIG. 7 and sets the paper type to plain paper (80 to 105 g / m 2). Further, the user of the client PC 200 clicks an OK button after setting the paper size to A3 and the printing method to single-sided printing. In the exception list 703, exception settings of pages 11 to 20 are described.

  Similarly, for pages 21 to 30, the new creation button is clicked again to set the exception setting application range. This time, after the page range is set to 21-30, the paper specification method is specified by paper type, the paper type is set to double-sided coated paper (151-180g / m2), the output paper size is set to A4, and the printing method is set to double-sided printing Click the OK button.

  Then, exception settings for pages 11 to 20 and pages 21 to 30 are displayed in the exception list 703. When the user of the client PC 200 confirms the set contents and clicks the OK button, the process returns to FIG. 5. Here, the user clicks the OK button again.

  At this time, the printer driver of the client PC 200 generates a print job by adding a job ticket describing the print processing conditions set via the screen of FIG. 5 to the PDL data. Then, client PC 200 transmits the print job to MFP 100.

  On the other hand, the MFP 100 receives the print job and stores the print job in the hold queue of the document management unit 114 that is the output designation destination. When the MFP 100 receives the print job, the print job is displayed in the hold job list 2021 in FIG. If the transmitted job is Job-A, Job-A is newly displayed so that the job name, user name, and date / time can be seen.

  After Job-A is completely stored in the hold queue, when this Job-A is selected, a number appears in the check mark on the left side of the job name, and the screen in FIG. 24 is displayed. Here, when the user of MFP 100 clicks detail / change key 2033, pop-up window 2041 in FIG. 31 is displayed on operation unit 120.

  When the user of MFP 100 clicks job ticket edit key 2042 on the screen of FIG. 31, the screen transitions to FIG. Here, the user of the MFP 100 changes the print processing condition setting 2051 for the entire print job. Of the print processing condition settings 2051 for the entire print job, the finishing setting is changed from sort to staple sort as shown in FIGS.

  When the user of MFP 100 clicks on edit key 2058, the screen in FIG. 34 is displayed. 34, the user of MFP 100 clicks the copy number change key 2058 to display a screen as shown in FIG. 35, and sets the number of copies to be printed. Here, the number of copies is changed from 1 to 50. Next, the user of MFP 100 clicks finishing key 2059 on the screen shown in FIG. 34 to cause operation unit 120 to display the screen shown in FIG. While the sort 2066 is set in advance as the print processing condition of the print job received from the client PC 200, the user of the MFP 100 selects the staple sort key 2068 and clicks the OK key to change the print processing condition. At this time, as shown in FIG. 44, a pop-up screen of “Settings saved” appears, and the setting changes so far are temporarily saved. Then, the screen returns to FIG. 32, and the print processing condition setting 2051 for the entire print job is changed from sort to staple sort.

  Next, an example of changing the setting 2052 for each page range (partition) will be described. The user of MFP 100 selects a page range that needs to be changed from the page ranges of FIG. Now, a portion of pages 1 to 10 is called a page range 2071, a portion of pages 11 to 20 is called a page range 2072, and a portion of pages 21 to 30 is called a page range 2073. Then, the user of MFP 100 selects page range 2072. A check mark is attached to the page range selected by the user of MFP 100. When the user of MFP 100 clicks edit key 2074 in this state, the screen changes to FIG. Here, the user of MFP 100 clicks paper selection key 2076 to display the screen of FIG. Next, the user of MFP 100 clicks designation 2086 for the paper type, and displays a paper type list as shown in FIG. Further, the user of the MFP 100 changes the print processing condition from plain paper (80 to 105 g / m2) to double-side coated paper (151 to 180 g / m2), and clicks the close key. Here, when the user of MFP 100 clicks the OK key 2084 in FIG. 38, the screen of FIG.

  At this time, the paper type of the page range 2072 has been changed from plain paper (80 to 105 g / m2) to double-sided coated paper (151 to 180 g / m2).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 39, an example in which the user of MFP 100 selects two page ranges, page range 2071 and page range 2073, will be described. When the user of MFP 100 clicks edit key 2074, the screen in FIG. 40 is displayed on operation unit 120.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 43, the user of the MFP 100 changes the setting of the print processing condition regarding the double-sided print 2083 from the setting for each page range to the setting of the long side binding, and clicks the OK button 2084 again. Then, as shown in FIG. 44, a pop-up screen of “Settings saved” appears, and the setting changes so far are saved in the document management unit 114.

  After the setting change as described above, the print job transmitted from the client PC 200 under the print processing conditions as shown in FIG. 51 is changed to the print processing conditions as shown in FIG. Then, the details / change button 2033 is clicked again from FIG. 24 to call up the details / change pop-up screen. Click the trial print key 2043. Then, the screen changes to FIG. Here, the number of copies and the print range (page range to be printed) are set as print processing conditions for the print job. When the print start key is clicked on the screen of FIG. 45, trial printing is started. If there is no problem with the print result of the test print, printing is actually started. The print process starts when the print start key 2036 is clicked on the screen shown in FIG. In the print job shown in FIG. 52, since the number of copies is changed to 50 in the overall print job setting, 30 pages of printed matter are continuously printed for 50 copies.

  The above-described operation executed by the MFP control unit 108 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The MFP control unit 108 displays a list of hold jobs as in step S401 in FIG. 17 in the first embodiment, and selects a print job as in step S402 in FIG. In this state, the MFP control unit 108 starts the operation of FIG. In step S701, the MFP control unit 108 determines whether the job ticket edit key 2042 has been clicked via the screen of FIG. 31. If the job ticket edit key 2042 has been clicked, the process proceeds to step S702, and if not, the process proceeds to step S715.

In step S <b> 702, the MFP control unit 108 determines which part of the print job the user has selected to edit the job ticket. As already described, there are the following three methods for editing a job ticket, and the user selects one of the editing methods.
(First editing method) Setting of printing processing conditions for the entire print job (second editing method) Setting of printing processing conditions for one partition selected by the user (third editing method) A plurality of selections by the user Set print processing conditions for a partition.

  In the case of the first editing method, the process proceeds from S702 to S703. The user clicks the edit key 2058 (S703), sets print processing conditions for the entire print job on the screen of FIG. 34 (S704), and clicks the OK key (S705).

  In the case of the second editing method, the process proceeds from S702 to S706. The user selects one partition from the settings 2052 for each page range (S706), clicks the edit key 2074 (S707), and sets the print processing conditions for each page via the screen of FIG. (S708), an OK key is clicked (S709).

  In the case of the third editing method, the process proceeds from S702 to S710. The user selects a plurality of partitions from the settings 2052 for each page range (S710), clicks the edit key 2074 (S711), and sets the print processing conditions for each page via the screen of FIG. (S712), an OK key is clicked (S713).

  In any editing method, the print processing condition information (job ticket information) saved in the hold queue after clicking the OK key is overwritten and saved in the document management unit 114 (S714). However, if the document management unit 114 has a sufficient memory capacity, the new job ticket information may be stored while the previous job ticket information is stored.

  The MFP control unit 108 repeats the operations in steps S701 to S714, and when the job ticket editing is completed (NO in step S701), the job ticket editing is ended (S715).

  FIG. 54 shows an example of print processing condition information (job ticket information) held by the document management unit 114 before and after the MFP control unit 108 executes the operation of FIG. First, the setting of print processing conditions for the entire print job is changed from 1 to 50 copies and finishing from sort to staple sort. In addition, the setting for each page range is changed from a print processing condition in which the partition 2071 does not perform double-sided printing to a print processing condition in which long edges are bound. Further, the partition 2072 has been changed from a printing process condition in which the paper type is plain paper (80 to 105 g / m2) to a printing process condition in which double-side coated paper (151 to 180 g / m2) is used. Furthermore, the partition 2071 has been changed from a printing process condition for performing double-sided printing with a short edge to a printing process condition for performing double-sided printing with a long edge.

  Next, print processing conditions that can be set in the above-described three job ticket editing methods will be described.

  There are various print processing conditions, but it is not always good to set the same print processing conditions in each of the three job ticket editing methods.

  For example, only one job name given to a print job should exist for the print job, and this need not be set for each partition. Further, bookbinding settings such as saddle stitch binding and case binding are meaningless unless they are set as print processing conditions for the entire print job. Furthermore, it is desirable to set the number of print copies not as a setting for each partition but as a print processing condition for the entire print job. Also, the print processing conditions such as the paper size and type should be set differently for each page.

  In addition, there are print processing conditions for which it is desirable to set print processing conditions for a plurality of partitions at once. For example, as shown in FIG. 54, a case is considered in which the print processing condition for the partition 2071 is set to a condition for not performing double-sided printing, and the print processing condition for the partition 2073 is set to a condition for performing double-sided printing with a short edge. . In this case, it is desirable that the print processing conditions for the partition 2071 and the partition 2073 can be set collectively.

  In particular, in the POD market, the number of pages constituting a print job may be large, and a plurality of partitions are often set for the print job.

As described above, for the three job ticket editing methods, there are print processing conditions that are preferably set by the respective editing methods, and print processing conditions that are not. The types of print processing conditions are classified as follows.
(First print processing condition) Print processing condition that can be set by the first editing method (second print processing condition) Print processing condition that can be set by the second editing method (third print processing condition) Third Print Processing Conditions that can be Set with the Editing Method The print processing conditions corresponding to the first print processing conditions are the print processing conditions set in FIGS. Specifically, the number of copies to be printed, discharge destination specification, finisher specification (sort, group, staple), whether or not to print pages, whether or not to print copies, and cover / interleaf settings. is there.

  The print processing conditions corresponding to the second and third print processing conditions are the print processing conditions set in FIGS. Specifically, the paper size, toner density adjustment, gradation / smoothing, margin, printing area movement, whether or not to perform double-sided printing, finishing by the finisher, discharge destination designation, and the like.

  Here, as a print processing condition that can be set in any of the first print processing condition, the second print processing condition, and the third print processing condition, there is a finish designation (sort, group, staple) by the finisher. However, when finishing is specified for the entire print job, it is not necessary to specify finishing in each partition. Therefore, when finishing is specified for the entire print job, it is only necessary to disable the paper discharge method (finishing specification) on the screens of FIGS.

  Although not shown in the examples of FIGS. 38 and 40, the page printing may be performed as a print processing condition corresponding to any of the first print processing condition, the second print processing condition, and the third print processing condition. good. For example, the page number may be printed in the entire print job and the page number in the partition may be printed, and the print position of each page number may be shifted.

  Note that whether a certain print processing condition applies to the first print processing condition, the second print processing condition, or the third print processing condition is described in the job ticket included in the print job transmitted by the client PC 200. You may make it leave. In this way, it is possible to prevent changes in print processing conditions that should not be changed for a print job.

  Further, the job ticket including the print processing conditions described so far can be described by JDF (Job Definition Format). In JDF, a job ticket related to the entire printing process and a job ticket in units of partitions can be described.

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Note that, in the above-described embodiment, when the change of the print processing condition for each page group is prohibited for the print job received by the printing apparatus, the display of the application range list (list) on the screen is prohibited. You may control as follows.

  Further, when the print processing conditions of the print job are set separately for a plurality of page groups (page ranges), they are displayed in an application range list divided for a plurality of page groups. On the other hand, if one print processing condition is set for the entire print job, only one print processing condition is displayed. Alternatively, when one print processing condition is set for the entire print job, a setting screen for changing the print processing condition may be displayed.

  Further, when selecting a range for changing the print processing condition setting of the print job in units of page groups, a plurality of page groups may be selected, and the print processing conditions for the selected plurality of page groups may be collectively changed. Good. Furthermore, selection of a plurality of page groups and change of print processing conditions for the plurality of page groups may be performed based on an instruction from an external apparatus connected to the printing apparatus via a network.

  Although the embodiment has been described in detail above, the present invention can take an embodiment as a system, apparatus, method, program, storage medium (recording medium), or the like. Specifically, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus composed of a single device.

  In the present invention, a software program (in the embodiment, a program corresponding to the flowchart shown in the drawing) for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is directly or remotely supplied to a system or apparatus. In addition, this includes a case where the system or the computer of the apparatus is also achieved by reading and executing the supplied program code.

  Accordingly, since the functions of the present invention are implemented by computer, the program code installed in the computer also implements the present invention. In other words, the present invention includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention.

  In that case, as long as it has the function of a program, it may be in the form of object code, a program executed by an interpreter, script data supplied to the OS, or the like.

  Examples of the recording medium for supplying the program include the following. Floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-R) .

  As another program supply method, the program can be supplied by downloading it from a homepage on the Internet to a recording medium such as a hard disk using a browser of a client computer. That is, it connects to a homepage and downloads the computer program itself of the present invention or a compressed file including an automatic installation function from the homepage. It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from a different homepage. That is, a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer is also included in the present invention.

  Further, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, and distributed to users. Then, the user who has cleared the predetermined condition is allowed to download key information for decryption from the homepage via the Internet. It is also possible to execute the encrypted program by using the key information and install the program on a computer.

  Further, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the computer executing the read program. In addition, the functions of the above-described embodiment can be realized by an OS running on the computer based on an instruction of the program, performing part or all of the actual processing.

  Further, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized even after the program read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. That is, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by performing part or all of the actual processing by the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit based on the instructions of the program.

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A printing system comprising: an information processing device; and a printing device that receives a plurality of pages of print data from the information processing device and executes print processing based on the print data,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A first print processing condition, a page range that is an exception to the application of the first print processing condition among the plurality of pages, and includes a plurality of pages that are part of the plurality of pages; and the page Setting means for setting a second print processing condition corresponding to the range ;
A first print processing condition; information indicating the page range; and a transmission unit that transmits the second print processing condition to the printing apparatus.
The printing apparatus includes:
Receiving means for receiving the first print processing condition transmitted by the transmitting means, information indicating the page range , and the second print processing condition;
When the change of the first print processing condition is instructed, the first print processing condition is changed for pages not included in the page range among the plurality of pages, and the change of the second print processing condition is performed. If instructed, changing means for changing the second print processing condition for a plurality of pages included in the page range ;
Print processing of pages not included in the page range among the plurality of pages is executed based on the first print processing condition, and print processing of the plurality of pages included in the page range is performed in the second print processing condition. And a printing unit that executes based on the printing system. The setting means sets a third print processing condition common to the plurality of pages including the page range ;
The transmission means transmits the third print processing condition to the printing apparatus;
The receiving means receives the third print processing condition;
The change unit changes the third print processing condition for the plurality of pages including the page range when an instruction to change the third print processing condition is given,
The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit executes the printing process of the plurality of pages including the page range based on the third printing process condition. The printing apparatus includes:
Display means for displaying a page that is not included in the page range among the plurality of pages and the first print processing condition in association with each other, and displaying the page range and the second print processing condition in association with each other; The printing system according to claim 1, further comprising: The setting means, wherein the exceptions and name Getting Starte Stories page range of application of the first print process condition among the plurality of pages is possible multiple settings, a plurality of the second corresponding to each of the plurality of page ranges a print processing conditions of possible settings,
The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the changing unit is capable of changing each of the plurality of second print processing conditions. The printing system according to claim 4, wherein the changing unit is capable of changing the plurality of second print processing conditions to one print processing condition for the plurality of page ranges .   The first print processing condition and the second print processing condition are output paper size, paper type, printing method including double-sided printing or single-sided printing, paper orientation, monochrome mode or color mode. The printing system according to claim 1, comprising at least one of the following. A printing apparatus that receives print data of a plurality of pages from an information processing apparatus and executes print processing based on the print data,
Information indicating a first print processing condition, and a page range that is an exception to the application of the first print processing condition among the plurality of pages and includes a plurality of pages that are part of the plurality of pages ; Receiving means for receiving a second print processing condition corresponding to the page range from the information processing apparatus;
When the change of the first print processing condition is instructed, the first print processing condition is changed for pages not included in the page range among the plurality of pages, and the change of the second print processing condition is performed. if instructed, a changing means for changing the second print process conditions for the plurality of pages included in the page range, the page that is not included in the page range printing process the first of the plurality of pages And a printing unit that executes the printing process based on the printing process condition and executes the printing process of a plurality of pages included in the page range based on the second printing process condition. The receiving means further receives a third print processing condition common to the plurality of pages including the page range from the information processing apparatus,
The change unit changes the third print processing condition for the plurality of pages including the page range when an instruction to change the third print processing condition is given,
The printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the printing unit executes printing processing of the plurality of pages including the page range based on the third printing processing condition. Display means for displaying a page not included in the page range among the plurality of pages and the first print processing condition in association with each other, and displaying the page range and the second print processing condition in association with each other. The printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the printing apparatus has a printing apparatus. The receiving means includes information indicating a plurality of page ranges that are exceptions to application of the first print processing condition among the plurality of pages, and a plurality of the second prints corresponding to each of the plurality of page ranges. Receiving processing conditions from the information processing device;
The printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the changing unit is capable of changing each of the plurality of second print processing conditions. The printing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the changing unit can change the plurality of second print processing conditions to one print processing condition for the plurality of page ranges .   The first print processing condition and the second print processing condition are output paper size, paper type, printing method including double-sided printing or single-sided printing, paper orientation, monochrome mode or color mode. The printing apparatus according to claim 7, comprising at least one of the following. A printing apparatus that executes print processing based on print data of a plurality of pages,
Input means for inputting the print data;
Information indicating a first print processing condition, and a page range that is an exception to the application of the first print processing condition among the plurality of pages and includes a plurality of pages that are part of the plurality of pages ; Setting means for setting a second print processing condition corresponding to the page range ;
When the change of the first print processing condition is instructed, the first print processing condition is changed for pages not included in the page range among the plurality of pages, and the change of the second print processing condition is performed. If instructed, changing means for changing the second print processing condition for a plurality of pages included in the page range ;
Print processing of pages not included in the page range among the plurality of pages is executed based on the first print processing conditions, and print processing of pages included in the page ranges is performed based on the second print processing conditions. And a printing unit for executing the printing. A printing method executed by a printing system including an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus that receives a plurality of pages of print data from the information processing apparatus and executes print processing based on the print data,
The information processing apparatus includes a first print processing condition and a plurality of pages that are part of the plurality of pages in a page range that is an exception to the application of the first print processing condition among the plurality of pages. and page range, a setting step of setting the second printing process condition corresponding to the page range,
The information processing apparatus transmits the first print processing condition, information indicating the page range , and the second print processing condition to the printing apparatus,
The printing apparatus receives the first print processing condition transmitted in the transmission step, information indicating the page range , and the second print processing condition;
If the printing apparatus is instructed to change the first printing processing condition, the first printing processing condition is changed for the pages not included in the page range among the plurality of pages, and the second printing is performed. If a change in processing conditions is instructed, a changing step of changing the second print processing conditions for pages included in the page range ;
The printing apparatus executes a printing process for pages not included in the page range among the plurality of pages based on the first printing processing condition, and performs a printing process for a plurality of pages included in the page range . And a printing process that is executed based on the printing process conditions of No. 2. A printing method executed by a printing apparatus that executes a printing process based on print data of a plurality of pages,
An input step in which the printing apparatus inputs the print data;
The printing apparatus includes a first print processing condition and a page range that is an exception to the application of the first print processing condition among the plurality of pages and includes a plurality of pages that are a part of the plurality of pages. A setting step for setting information indicating a range and a second print processing condition corresponding to the page range ;
If the printing apparatus is instructed to change the first printing processing condition, the first printing processing condition is changed for the pages not included in the page range among the plurality of pages, and the second printing is performed. A change step of changing the second print processing condition for a plurality of pages included in the page range if an instruction to change the processing condition is given;
The printing apparatus executes a printing process for pages not included in the page range among the plurality of pages based on the first printing processing condition, and performs a printing process for a plurality of pages included in the page range . And a printing process that is executed based on the printing process conditions of No. 2.

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