JP2001265541A - Information processing apparatus, printing apparatus, display data processing method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To automatically print a homepage being viewed or a homepage in which a plurality of pages are processed in a multi-column manner by simply giving a simple operation instruction. Each time a monitoring program monitors and detects a change state of page display information displayed by a display unit, the monitoring program issues an instruction to convert the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by a printer. Then, based on the conversion instruction, the printer driver 10 converts the displayed page display information into a print command and transmits the print command to the printer 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a display data processing method capable of browsing page display information conforming to a predetermined language format acquired while circulating various homepages while connecting to the Internet. And storage media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a user connects a telephone line or a LAN to a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) or the like, accesses a homepage on the Internet and displays a desired homepage on a browser, and displays the homepage. If you want to print the home page displayed on the printer connected to the personal computer, the user himself selects the “Print” field on the menu of the home page display application and explicitly prints. The instructing operation had to be performed each time.

In addition, the printable range in that case is limited to the page display of the currently displayed home page. By the way, the home page of the Internet is usually the minimum unit of one page display with a concept similar to a vertically long scroll,
Each is connected by a link button, and as a whole, 1
Form one homepage.

[0004] Furthermore, there is a case where a single home page is connected to an external home page by a link button. The term “net surfing” is used to refer to the user's endlessly repeating the operation of displaying and viewing each page of various homepages one after another using a link button.

In any case, conventionally, the user can only explicitly print the currently displayed page.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned conventional example, the user merely instructs and prints only one currently displayed page, so that, for example, the countless number of pages displayed during "net surfing" are displayed. It was not possible to say that printing would automatically proceed in order to record the page display. Therefore, in order to print an arbitrary page browsed during “surfing the Internet”, an operation of instructing a button such as a back button on a browser that is browsing software is required, and the operation by the user becomes complicated. There was a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a language format which is acquired while connecting to the Internet and circulating various homepages. While browsing the page display information according to the above, every time the change of the page display information of the displayed homepage is monitored and detected, the displayed page display information of the homepage is converted into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus. When the page of the page display information changes while browsing the homepage, by converting the displayed page display information into a print command and automatically transmitting the page display information to the printing apparatus based on the conversion instruction, The page display information of the displayed home page is automatically transmitted to the printing apparatus, or the page display information of the displayed home page is displayed. And automatically sent to the editing to the printing device,
The ability to automatically print the home page you are browsing, and by managing the page display information that you have browsed and printed, restricts reprinting of the same page and displays the page of the home page that browsed the paper without waste. An information processing apparatus, a printing apparatus, a display data processing method, and a storage medium capable of printing information are provided.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus capable of browsing and processing page display information conforming to a predetermined language format. 1), monitoring means for monitoring and detecting a change state of the page display information displayed by the display means (corresponding to the monitoring program 8 shown in FIG. 1), and display by the monitoring means. Means for instructing the printer to convert the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus each time it detects that the displayed page display information has changed (corresponding to the monitoring program 8 shown in FIG. 1). ) And print control means for converting the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command based on the conversion instruction by the instruction means and transmitting the print command to the printing apparatus ( Corresponding to the printer driver 10 shown in 1) and those having a.

A second invention according to the present invention is to connect to the Internet (connect to a server device such as a provider (not shown) via the communication unit 3 shown in FIG. 1) to display pages while circulating various homepages. Display means for displaying the page display information in an information processing apparatus capable of acquiring information (corresponding to the display application 7 shown in FIG. 1)
Monitoring means (corresponding to the monitoring program 8 shown in FIG. 1) for monitoring and detecting a change state of the page display information displayed by the display means; and that the page display information displayed by the monitoring means has changed. Means for instructing the printer to convert the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus each time the printer detects Print control means (corresponding to the printer driver 10 shown in FIG. 1) which converts the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command and transmits the print command to the printing apparatus based on the
And

A third invention according to the present invention is directed to a setting means (a user interface (FIG. 6) displayed on the display device of the host 1 shown in FIG. 1 for setting the monitoring operation by the monitoring means to either valid or invalid. The monitoring means is configured to change the page display information displayed by the display means when the setting operation is enabled by the setting means. The status is monitored and detected.

[0011] In a fourth aspect of the present invention, each time the instruction means detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring means has changed, the instructing means prints the displayed page display information to the printing apparatus. Is used to instruct conversion into a command that can be printed in a multi-column format.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the print control means converts the page display information displayed on the display means into a multi-column print command based on a conversion instruction to multi-column print by the instruction means. The data is converted and transmitted to the printing apparatus.

In a sixth aspect according to the present invention, the print control means is configured to change the page display information displayed on the display means to one based on an instruction to convert to print by the instruction means.
Each time the amount of print information for a page is reached, it is converted into a print command and transmitted to the printing device.

In a seventh aspect according to the present invention, the print control means is configured to execute a conversion to printing by a user's instruction or an application's instruction, and to control a print information amount of one page or less displayed on the display means. The page display information is converted into a print command and transmitted to the printing device.

In an eighth invention according to the present invention, each time the page display information displayed by the instruction means is instructed to be converted into a command processable by the printing device, the page display information is displayed and printed. Management means for storing and managing the printed page information (corresponding to the configuration in which the monitoring program 8 shown in FIG. 1 manages the page display information storage area 9), and that the page display information displayed by the monitoring means has changed. Each time the page display information is detected, a match determination unit that determines whether the page display information matches the printed page information by the management unit (the printing program managed by the monitoring program 8 shown in FIG. The instructing unit prints the page display information by the management unit by the coincidence determining unit. If the page display information does not match the page information, an instruction to convert the page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing device is issued, and if the page display information matches the printed page information by the management unit by the match determination unit, No instruction is made to convert page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, each time a command for converting the page display information displayed by the instruction means into a multi-column print command that can be processed by the printing apparatus is issued,
Management means for storing and managing the printed page information displayed and instructed to print (corresponding to a configuration in which the monitoring program 8 shown in FIG. 1 manages the information on the page display information storage area 9).
Each time the monitoring unit detects that the page display information displayed has changed, a matching determining unit that determines whether the page display information matches the column-printed page information by the management unit (FIG. 1 corresponds to a configuration in which the monitoring program 8 refers to the printed page information managed in the page display information storage area 9 and makes a determination.) When the information does not match the column-printed page information by the management unit, an instruction to convert the page display information into a column command that can be processed by the printing device is issued, and the page display information is managed by the match determination unit. If the information matches the printed page information, the instruction to convert the page display information into a column command that can be processed by the printing apparatus is not issued.

[0017] In a tenth aspect according to the present invention, the print control means converts a page display information displayed on the display means into a job start command, a print command, and a job end command based on the conversion instruction by the instruction means. And then sends the print command to the printing apparatus.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, the printing control means includes a step of:
A job ignore command for invalidating a print command in the order of a job start command, a print command, and a job end command for transferring the page display information displayed on the display means, or canceling the job ignore command to cancel the job The print command is transmitted to the printing apparatus with a job neglect canceling command to validate the print commands in the order of a start command, a print command, and a job end command.

In a twelfth aspect according to the present invention, the print control means is configured to issue an instruction to convert the page display information displayed by the instruction means into a command capable of performing a multi-column printing process by the printing apparatus. And canceling the job neglect instruction or the job neglect instruction for invalidating the print command in the order of the job start command, the print command, and the job end command for transferring the page display information displayed on the display means. A job start command, a print command, and a job end command are transmitted to the printing apparatus.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, page display information in a predetermined language format is output to a printer via a bidirectional interface.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, page display information in a predetermined language format is output to a printer via a network.

In a fifteenth aspect according to the present invention, the print control means transmits a print command for each page, which is multi-column edited based on a paper size, to the printing apparatus.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing apparatus capable of performing printing processing of page display information in a predetermined language format input from an external device, wherein each of the page display information changes on the external device. And output control means (corresponding to the controller of the printer 2 shown in FIG. 8) for outputting a print image based on the page display information based on a print command input from the external device.

In a seventeenth aspect according to the present invention, the output control means is configured to output the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device every time the page display information changes on the external device. Output a multi-column print image based on.

According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, the output control means is configured to execute the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device every time the page display information changes on the external device. Is to generate and output a multi-column print image based on.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, based on a job control command input from the external device, a job start command and a job end command in print commands input from the external device are invalidated. Mode setting means for switching between a first command processing mode and a second command processing mode for validating a job start command and a job end command in a print command input from the external device. The control unit processes the job start command and the job end command in the print command input from the external device as valid or invalid according to the first or second command processing mode set by the mode setting unit. It is.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, the output control means outputs a print image based on the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device each time the page development is completed, or A printing image based on the page display information based on a column printing command input from the apparatus is output to a sheet and discharged before the page development is completed.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in a display data processing method in an information processing apparatus capable of browsing and processing page display information in a predetermined language format, a change state of the page display information displayed by the display means is determined. A monitoring step for monitoring and detecting (step S7 shown in FIG. 4), and each time it is detected that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed, the displayed page display information is transmitted to the printing apparatus. An instruction step (step S8 shown in FIG. 4) for giving an instruction to convert to a processable command, and, based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step, convert the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command, and A print control process for transmitting to the printing apparatus (step S1 shown in FIG. 5)
8).

[0029] A twenty-second invention according to the present invention relates to a display data processing method in an information processing apparatus capable of acquiring page display information while circulating various homepages while connecting to the Internet, wherein A monitoring step (step S7 shown in FIG. 4) for monitoring and detecting the change state of the displayed page display information, and the monitoring state is displayed each time it is detected that the page display information displayed in the monitoring step has changed. Instructing to convert the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus (FIG. 4)
And a print control step of converting the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step and transmitting the print command to the printing apparatus (step S18 in FIG. 5). ).

A twenty-third aspect of the present invention has a setting step (steps S34 and S35 shown in FIG. 7) for setting the monitoring operation in the monitoring step to either valid or invalid. When the setting operation enables the monitoring operation in the setting step, the change state of the page display information displayed by the display means is monitored and detected.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the instruction step, each time it is detected that the page display information displayed in the monitoring step has changed, the displayed page display information is transmitted to the printing apparatus. Is used to instruct conversion into a command that can be printed in a multi-column format.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the print control step (step S5 shown in FIG. 4), the page displayed on the display means is displayed on the basis of an instruction for conversion to column printing in the instruction step. The display information is converted into a multi-column print command and transmitted to the printing apparatus.

According to a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the print control step (step S19 shown in FIG. 5), the page display information displayed on the display means is displayed based on an instruction to convert to print in the instruction step. Is converted into a print command each time the amount of print information for one page is reached and transmitted to the printing apparatus.

According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, in the printing control step (step S14 shown in FIG. 5), the display means is displayed on the display means based on a user's instruction or an instruction to convert to printing by an application instruction. It converts page display information equal to or less than the print information amount for a page into a print command and transmits the print command to the printing apparatus.

According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, each time the page display information displayed in the instruction step is instructed to be converted into a command that can be processed by the printing device, the page display information is displayed and printed. A management step for storing and managing the printed page information (step S9 shown in FIG. 4), and each time the page display information displayed by the monitoring step is detected to change, the page display information is printed by the management step. A matching determination step (step S7 shown in FIG. 4) for determining whether or not the page display information matches the printed page information by the management step. If the page display information does not match, an instruction to convert the page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing device is issued, and the page display information is stored in the If the process matches the printed page information is the page display information which does not perform the conversion instruction to processable command by the printing apparatus.

According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, each time a command to convert the page display information displayed in the instruction step into a multi-column print command that can be processed by the printing apparatus is issued, the displayed and printed command is displayed. A management step of storing and managing the instructed printed page information (step S9 shown in FIG. 4);
Each time it is detected that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed, a matching determination step (FIG. 4) for determining whether the page display information matches the column-printed page information by the management step. And step S7) in which the page display information can be processed by the printing device if the page display information does not match the column-printed page information in the management step in the match determination step. When a conversion instruction to a column command is issued and the page display information matches the printed page information in the management step in the match determination step, the page display information is converted to a column command that can be processed by the printing apparatus. No instructions are given.

According to a thirtieth aspect of the present invention, in the printing control step (steps S98 to S100 shown in FIG. 12),
Based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step, the page display information displayed on the display means is changed to a job start command,
This is converted into a print command in the order of a print command and a job end command and transmitted to the printing apparatus.

According to a thirty-first aspect of the present invention, in the printing control step (steps S97 and S106 shown in FIG. 12)
A job ignore command for invalidating a print command in order of a job start command, a print command, and a job end command for transferring the page display information displayed on the display means based on the conversion instruction state in the instruction step. Alternatively, the job ignoring command is canceled and a job ignoring canceling command to make the print commands in order of the job start command, the print command, and the job end command valid is transmitted to the printing apparatus.

The thirty-second invention according to the present invention is directed to the printing control step (steps S97, S106, S1 shown in FIG. 12).
07) transferring the page display information displayed on the display means when an instruction to convert the page display information displayed in the instruction step into a command capable of performing column printing by the printing apparatus is issued. A job start command, a print command, and a job end command in which a print command in order of a job end command should be invalidated, or the job start command, print command, and job end command are released by canceling the job ignore command. The job ignoring cancel command for making the print command valid is transmitted to the printing apparatus.

According to a thirty-third aspect of the present invention, page display information in a predetermined language format is output to a printer via a bidirectional interface.

According to a thirty-fourth aspect of the present invention, page display information in a predetermined language format is output to a printer via a network.

According to a thirty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the print control step (step S20 shown in FIG. 5), a print command for each page edited in columns based on a sheet size is transmitted to the printing apparatus. .

A thirty-sixth invention according to the present invention relates to a display data processing method in a printing apparatus capable of printing page display information conforming to a predetermined language format inputted from an external device, wherein said page data on said external device is An output control step of outputting a print image based on the page display information based on a print command input from the external device every time the display information changes (steps S125 to S1 shown in FIG. 13)
28).

According to a thirty-seventh aspect of the present invention, in the output control step, each time the page display information changes on the external device, the page display information is set based on a column printing command input from the external device. Output a multi-column print image based on.

According to a thirty-eighth aspect of the present invention, in the output control step (step S128 shown in FIG. 13), each time the page display information on the external device changes, a column input from the external device is changed. A column print image is generated and output based on the page display information based on a print command.

According to a thirty-ninth aspect of the present invention, based on a job control command input from the external device, a job start command and a job end command in a print command input from the external device are invalidated. Mode setting step of switching between a first command processing mode and a second command processing mode for validating a job start command and a job end command among print commands input from the external device (step shown in FIG. 13). S116,
S118), wherein the output control step includes a job start command and a job end command in a print command input from the external device according to the first or second command processing mode set in the mode setting step. Is treated as valid or invalid.

According to a fortieth aspect of the present invention, in the output control step (steps S116 and S118 shown in FIG. 13).
A print image based on the page display information based on the column display command input from the external device at each completion of page development, or based on the page display information based on a column print command input from the external device. The print image is output to a sheet and discharged before the page development is completed.

According to a forty-first aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus capable of browsing and processing page display information in a predetermined language format monitors and detects a change state of the page display information displayed by the display means. A monitoring step (Step S7 shown in FIG. 4), and whenever detecting that the page display information displayed in the monitoring step has changed, converts the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus. Instruction step for instructing the conversion (step S shown in FIG. 4)
8) and a print control step of converting the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step and transmitting the print command to the printing apparatus (FIG. 5).
The program for executing step S20) is recorded on a computer-readable storage medium.

According to a forty-second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus capable of acquiring page display information while circulating various homepages by connecting to the Internet, and changing the page display information displayed by the display means. A monitoring step of monitoring and detecting the state (step S7 shown in FIG. 4);
Each time it is detected that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed, an instruction step of giving an instruction to convert the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus (see FIG. 4). Step S8) and a print control step of converting the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step and transmitting the print command to the printing apparatus (Step S8 shown in FIG. 5).
20) is recorded on a computer-readable storage medium.

According to a forty-third aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a setting step (steps S34 and S3 shown in FIG. 7) for setting the monitoring operation in the monitoring step to either valid or invalid.
5) wherein the monitoring step monitors and detects a change state of the page display information displayed by the display means, when the setting for enabling the monitoring operation is made in the setting step. is there.

According to a forty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the instructing step, each time it is detected that the page display information displayed in the monitoring step has changed, the displayed page display information is transmitted to the printing apparatus. Is used to instruct conversion into a command that can be printed in a multi-column format.

According to a forty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the printing control step (step S5 shown in FIG. 4), the page displayed on the display means is based on a conversion instruction to the multi-column printing in the instruction step. The display information is converted into a multi-column print command and transmitted to the printing apparatus.

According to a forty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the print control step (step S19 shown in FIG. 5), the page display information displayed on the display means is displayed based on a print conversion instruction in the instruction step. Is converted into a print command each time the amount of print information for one page is reached and transmitted to the printing apparatus.

According to a forty-seventh aspect of the present invention, in the printing control step (step S14 shown in FIG. 5), the display means is displayed on the display means based on a user's instruction or an instruction for converting to printing by an application instruction. It converts page display information equal to or less than the print information amount for a page into a print command and transmits the print command to the printing apparatus.

According to a forty-eighth aspect of the present invention, every time the page display information displayed in the instruction step is instructed to be converted into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus, the page display information is displayed and printed. A management step for storing and managing the printed page information (step S9 shown in FIG. 4), and each time the page display information displayed by the monitoring step is detected to change, the page display information is printed by the management step. A matching determination step (step S7 shown in FIG. 4) for determining whether or not the page display information matches the printed page information by the management step. If the page display information does not match, an instruction to convert the page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing device is issued, and the page display information is stored in the If the process matches the printed page information is the page display information which does not perform the conversion instruction to processable command by the printing apparatus.

According to a forty-ninth aspect of the present invention, each time a command for converting page display information displayed in the instruction step into a multi-column print command that can be processed by the printing apparatus is issued, the displayed and printed data is displayed. A management step of storing and managing the instructed printed page information (step S9 shown in FIG. 4);
Each time it is detected that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed, a matching determination step (FIG. 4) for determining whether the page display information matches the column-printed page information by the management step. And step S7) in which the page display information can be processed by the printing device if the page display information does not match the column-printed page information in the management step in the match determination step. When a conversion instruction to a column command is issued and the page display information matches the printed page information in the management step in the match determination step, the page display information is converted to a column command that can be processed by the printing apparatus. No instructions are given.

According to a fiftieth aspect of the present invention, in the printing control step (steps S98 to S100 shown in FIG. 12),
Based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step, the page display information displayed on the display means is changed to a job start command,
This is converted into a print command in the order of a print command and a job end command and transmitted to the printing apparatus.

According to a fifty-first aspect of the present invention, the print control step (steps S97 and S106 shown in FIG. 12)
A job ignore command for invalidating a print command in order of a job start command, a print command, and a job end command for transferring the page display information displayed on the display means based on the conversion instruction state in the instruction step. Alternatively, the job ignoring command is canceled and a job ignoring canceling command to make the print commands in order of the job start command, the print command, and the job end command valid is transmitted to the printing apparatus.

The fifty-second invention according to the present invention is directed to the printing control step (steps S97, S106, S1 shown in FIG. 12).
07) transferring the page display information displayed on the display means when an instruction to convert the page display information displayed in the instruction step into a command capable of performing column printing by the printing apparatus is issued. A job start command, a print command, and a job end command in which a print command in order of a job end command should be invalidated, or the job start command, print command, and job end command are released by canceling the job ignore command. The job ignoring cancel command for making the print command valid is transmitted to the printing apparatus.

According to a fifty-third aspect of the present invention, in the print control step, a print command for each page, which is multi-column edited based on a paper size, is transmitted to the printing apparatus.

A fifty-fourth invention according to the present invention relates to a printing apparatus which can print page display information conforming to a predetermined language format input from an external device, and prints the page display information on the external device every time the page display information changes. A program for executing an output control step of outputting a print image based on the page display information based on a print command input from the external device is recorded on a computer-readable storage medium.

According to a fifty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the output control step (step S20 shown in FIG. 5), each time the page display information changes on the external device, a column input from the external device is set. A column print image based on the page display information is output based on a print command.

According to a fifty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the output control step (step S128 shown in FIG. 13), each time the page display information changes on the external device, a column input from the external device is set. A column print image is generated and output based on the page display information based on a print command.

According to a fifty-seventh aspect of the present invention, based on a job control command input from the external device, a job start command and a job end command in print commands input from the external device are invalidated. Mode setting step of switching between a first command processing mode and a second command processing mode for validating a job start command and a job end command among print commands input from the external device (step shown in FIG. 13). S116,
S118), wherein the output control step includes a job start command and a job end command in a print command input from the external device according to the first or second command processing mode set in the mode setting step. Is treated as valid or invalid.

The fifty-eighth invention according to the present invention is directed to the output control step (steps S116 and S118 shown in FIG. 13).
A print image based on the page display information based on the column display command input from the external device at each completion of page development, or based on the page display information based on a column print command input from the external device. The print image is output to a sheet and discharged before the page development is completed.

[0066]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a printing system to which an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention can be applied. Corresponding to a printing system that is connected in a stand-alone form via a communication interface.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a personal computer as a host computer. The CPU and RA of the personal computer 1
The hardware configuration including the M, the ROM, and the like is a known technique, and thus the description thereof is omitted here. This PC 1
Has various software 6 built in a hard disk or the like as a storage medium, and a display application 7, that is, a browser of the Internet,
It is connected to an external communication network 4 to obtain homepage data on the Internet (Web not shown). Then, the home page is displayed on the display of the personal computer 1 based on the home page data (HPD).

Reference numeral 8 denotes a monitoring program, which is started from a user's instruction or from a menu of the display application, monitors a change in the page display of the display application 7, and determines that the page display of the display application 7 has been changed. If so, the printer driver 10 is instructed to print a new page.

However, the monitoring program 8 has a page display information storage area 9 for storing page display information, and the previously displayed page display information is recorded in the page display information storage area 9. The already displayed page is managed so that the printer driver 10 does not issue a print instruction.

The printer driver 10 converts the page display data into a print command that can be interpreted by the printer 2, and transmits the print command to the printer 2 via the transmission unit 5.

The printer driver 10 includes a frame memory 11 therein. Frame memory 11
The image of the page display is drawn on the upper side, and the image on the frame memory 11 is converted into a print command and transmitted to the printer 2. The print command follows a predetermined page description language that can be interpreted by the connected printer 2.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a page display example of a home page by the display application 7 shown in FIG.

As shown in this figure, the home page of the Internet has a concept similar to a vertically long scroll, and the display of one page is the minimum unit, and each is connected by a link button to form one home page as a whole. are doing.

Further, there is a case where one home page is further connected to an external home page by a link button.

In the present embodiment, it is referred to as “net surfing” that the user repeatedly uses the link button LBT to successively display and view various page displays of various homepages one after another on the display. "
Shall be called.

Further, what is actually displayed on the display of the personal computer 1 is only a part of one page display which is a vertically long scroll. The user views the entire page display by moving the display area in the vertical direction of the scroll by operating the mouse cursor or the like with a pointing device or the like as an input device and performing vertical scrolling on the browser. Can be.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an example of printing a home page by the printer 2 shown in FIG. 1, and corresponds to, for example, printing each page display in three columns.

In the figure, page display H of the home page
Since P-P1 starts from the upper left of the paper, printing proceeds in the downward direction, and does not end even when it reaches the lower end, the continuation starts from the upper end of the second stage and passes around the middle of the second stage. The page display HP-P1 has ended.

Immediately below this, printing of the page display HP-P2 starts, proceeds downward, does not end at the second stage, continues from the upper end of the third stage, and finally nears the end of the third stage. Finished. Also, from immediately below,
Printing of the page display HP-P3 has started. The continuation of the printing of the page display HP-P3 is restarted from the upper left corner of the next sheet.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a first data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to the data processing procedure of the monitoring program 8 shown in FIG. In addition, S1 to S9 indicate each step.

The monitoring program 8 is started by the user directly or via a menu of the display program 7. Then, a change in the page display of the display program 7 is constantly monitored.

First, in step S1, it is checked whether or not an end instruction has been issued from the user.
2, the frame memory 11 in the printer driver 10
If the drawing image to be printed still remains, the program is converted into a print command, transmitted to the printer 2, and instructed to print, and then the program is terminated.

On the other hand, if NO is determined in the step S1, it is checked in a step S3 whether an instruction for N-column printing is given from the user, and if YES, a step S4 is performed.
If the drawing image remains on the frame memory 11, the printer driver 10 is instructed to convert the drawing image into a print command, transmit the print command to the printer 2, and print the image.
Then, in step S5, the printer driver 10 is instructed to perform printing in N columns, and the process proceeds to step S6.

On the other hand, if NO is determined in step S3, the process proceeds to step S6. In step S6, it is checked whether the display application 7 has been started.
If the determination is NO, the process returns immediately before step S1 to form a loop, and waits for the next instruction from the user.

On the other hand, if YES is determined in step S6, it is checked in step S7 whether the page display of the home page currently displayed by the display application 7 is the same as the previously displayed page display, and the previously printed page is checked. If it is determined that the display is the same as the page display, the process returns to immediately before step S1 to form a loop, and waits for the next instruction from the user.

The information of the previously printed page display is as follows.
Since the information is stored in the page display information storage area 9, it is assumed that the information in the page display information is checked.

On the other hand, if NO is determined in the step S7, in a step S8, the printer driver 10 is instructed to print the currently displayed page, and the step S9 is performed.
Then, after printing the page display information for which printing has been instructed in the page display information storage area 9, the process returns to just before step S1 to form a loop, and waits for the next instruction from the user.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the second data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to the data processing procedure of the printer driver 10 shown in FIG. In addition, S11 to S22 indicate each step.

The printer driver 10 is activated at the same time when the power of the personal computer 1 is turned on, converts the page display data into a print command according to the instruction of the monitoring program 8, and transmits the print command to the printer 2.

First, in step S11, the column printing mode is set to the default one-column printing mode. Then, in step S12, it is checked whether the user has turned off the personal computer 1, and if YES, the program is terminated.

On the other hand, if NO is determined in the step S12, the process proceeds from the monitoring program 8 to a step S13.
If there is any drawing image remaining on the frame memory 11, it is instructed to print it, and it is determined whether the drawing image actually remains on the frame memory 11. If YES, the process proceeds to step S14. Then, the image on the frame memory 11 is converted into a print command and transmitted to the printer 2. Immediately after this, the frame memory 1
After clearing 1, the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if NO is determined in step S13, the process proceeds to step S1.
Then, in step S15, it is checked whether or not an instruction for N-column printing has been issued from the monitoring program 8, and if it is determined that an instruction for N-column printing has been issued, the process proceeds to step S16.
Then, after the column setting mode of the printer driver 10 is set to N columns, the process proceeds to step S17.

On the other hand, also in the case of NO in step S15, the process proceeds to step S17. In step S17, it is checked whether or not a page display print instruction has been issued from the monitoring program 8, and if it is determined that there is no page display print instruction. Returns immediately before step S12 to form a loop,
It waits for the next instruction from the monitoring program 8.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S17 that there is an instruction to print the page display, the process proceeds to step S18.
Then, a drawing image of page display is set in N columns on the frame memory 11, and it is checked in step S19 whether the image on the frame memory 11 is full for one page of paper. The process returns immediately before S12 to form a loop, and waits for the next instruction from the monitoring program 8.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S19 that the image on the frame memory 11 is full for one page of paper, the process proceeds to step S20, where the image on the frame memory 11 is converted into a print command and 2 and clears the frame memory 11 before proceeding to step S21, where it is checked whether unprinted data remains in the page display data. If it is determined that there is no remaining data, immediately before step S12 To form a loop and wait for the next instruction from the monitoring program 8.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S21 that the data remains, the drawing image of the remaining data of the page display is set in the frame memory 11 in step S22, and the process proceeds to step S19.

According to the above embodiment, since the connection with the outside can be made through the communication section, the data of the outside Internet can be taken in.

Further, since the frame memory 11 is provided on the printer command, only a few types of print drivers, such as image commands, are required to be transmitted to the printer 2. That is, the printer 2 only needs to have a simple structure for processing and printing an image, which is advantageous in terms of cost when constructing a printing system.

Further, since a frame memory 11 is provided on the printer driver 10 and an image for column printing is formed on the frame memory 11, an image for one page of paper is simply processed and printed on the printer side. Only a simple structure is required, which is advantageous in terms of cost.

Also, since column printing can be performed,
The page display can be efficiently printed on paper.

Further, since the page display information storage area 9 is provided in the monitoring program 8 to check the display state of the previously printed page, the display of the previously printed page is as follows.
The second and subsequent times are structured so as not to print, so that there is no waste in printing the page display.

[Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment,
The method of instructing the start of automatic printing during "net surfing"
This is realized by the user directly activating the monitoring program 8, but in the present embodiment, a simpler instruction method will be described. Note that parts not described in the present embodiment are common to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a print processing setting screen in the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and shows a display state on the display when the display application 7 is activated on the personal computer 1. Corresponding to

In the figure, the title of the home page being displayed is set at the top of the display.
At the top, various menus of the display application 7 are arranged.

Using this menu, the user performs various operations for displaying various homepages on the Internet.

Here, for example, when a “file” menu is selected and instructed by operating a pointing device (not shown) with a cursor, more detailed menus are arranged therein.

When the user selects a menu 21 indicating "start of run-off printing" by operating a pointing device (not shown) on the print processing setting screen, thereafter, during "net surfing", the home page is displayed. The page display will be automatically printed.

On the other hand, when the user selects a menu 22 indicating "end of hanging printing" by operating a pointing device (not shown) on the print processing setting screen, the automatic printing of the page display ends.

If the user selects a menu 23 indicating “column setting” by operating a pointing device (not shown) on the print processing setting screen,
A more detailed menu is displayed, including “two-column printing mode”, “three-column printing mode”, “four-column printing mode”,
It is assumed that “column-less printing mode” can be selected.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the third data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention. The display processing of the display application 7 when the user performs the selecting operation described in FIG. Corresponds to the procedure. Note that S31 to SS40 indicate each step.

First, in step S31, it is checked whether or not the user has instructed termination of the display application 7 shown in FIG. 1, and if it is determined that the instruction has been issued, the process proceeds to step S32, where the monitoring program 8 is executed. Is operating, and if it is determined that it is operating, in step S33, the monitoring program 8 is terminated, and then the processing is terminated. If NO, the processing is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S31 that the termination of the display application 7 has not been instructed, it is checked in step S34 whether or not the user has selected the menu 21 indicating "start of drain printing". If it is determined that the menu 21 indicating "start printing" is selected, the monitoring program 8 is started in step S35, and the process returns to step S31 to wait for the next instruction from the user.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S34 that the menu 21 indicating "start of run-off printing" has not been selected, the process proceeds to step S36, and whether the user has selected the menu 22 indicating "end of run-off print". When it is determined that the menu 22 indicating “end of run-off printing” has been selected, the process proceeds to step S37, and it is checked whether the monitoring program 8 is operating. The process directly returns to step S31, but if it is determined that the operation is in progress, step S3
In step S8, the monitoring program 8 is terminated.
Return to step 31 and wait for the next instruction from the user.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S36 that the menu 22 indicating "end of run-off printing" has not been selected, it is checked in step S39 whether the user has given other instructions from the menu, and the other instructions are given. If it is determined that the process has been performed, the process instructed in step S40 is performed, and then the process returns to step S31.
If it is determined in step S39 that no other instruction has been given, the process returns to step S31 and waits for a new instruction from the user.

According to the above embodiment, the menus 21 and 22 for “starting and hanging printing” and “end for hanging and printing” are provided in the menu of the display program, and the start and end of the monitoring program 8 can be instructed. In addition, the operation becomes more intuitive for automatic printing, and the operation burden on the user can be greatly reduced.

Further, ordinary “printing” and “run-down printing”
Are displayed on the menu, so that the user can not only perform the automatic printing, but also use the ordinary printer driver 10 to clearly indicate the printing range by using the conventional “printing”.
Can also be performed together.

Further, when the display application 7 is terminated, the monitoring program 8 is terminated at the same time, so that the processing in the personal computer 1 is not wasted, and the occupied system memory area is released. Thus, the work memory can be effectively secured, and the memory of the entire system can be effectively utilized.

[Third Embodiment] In the second embodiment,
Although the case where the column printing process is performed by the printer driver 10 on the personal computer 1 has been described, it may be configured to be performed in the printer 2. Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a printing system to which a printing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention can be applied. The same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. . The components of the personal computer 1 have already been described with reference to FIG. 1 shown in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, the frame memory 11 is not provided in the printer driver 10 but provided on the printer 2 side. In the present embodiment, as described later with reference to FIG.
0, and the drawing processing of column printing is performed on the frame memory 40.

In the figure, the printer 2 is roughly composed of a controller section 31 and an engine section 32. The controller section 31 prints an image on a sheet based on a print command sent from the personal computer 1. Is created, and the image is converted into a video signal and sent to the engine unit 32. Then, the engine unit 32 has a role of transferring and fixing an image on a sheet according to the sent video signal, and discharging the image from the printer 2.

Next, details of the controller section 31 will be described.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a central processing unit (hereinafter, referred to as a CPU) for controlling the entire controller unit 31, and reference numeral 34 denotes a read-only memory (hereinafter, referred to as a ROM), in which various programs for controlling the controller unit 31 are provided. Is set. The various programs are mainly
There are a reception program 35, an analysis program 36, and an output program 37.

The receiving program 35 transmits the print command sent from the personal computer 1 through the receiving unit 42.
It has a role of storing it in the reception buffer 39. The analysis program 36 analyzes the print commands stored in the reception buffer 39 and performs a drawing operation on the frame memory 40. The output program 37 is stored in the frame memory 40
The above image is converted into a video signal using the video transfer circuit 43 and transmitted to the engine unit 32.

38 is a random access memory (hereinafter referred to as R)
Call it AM. ) Internally has a reception buffer 39, a frame memory 40, and a work area 41. The frame memory 40 is a memory area for one page of paper, on which column printing is also drawn. The work area 41 is used by the reception program 35, the analysis program 36, and the output program 37 for work.

Next, the engine section 32 will be described.

The engine section 32 also has a CPU 51 and a memory 52. The memory 52 includes a ROM 53 containing a control program for the engine section 32 and a RAM 54 as a work area for the program. Video receiving unit 55
Receives a video signal from the controller unit 31 and causes the developing / fixing unit 57 to transfer an image to a sheet. The paper feed unit 56
The developing / fixing unit 57 transfers and fixes an image on a sheet as described above, and the discharging unit 58 discharges the printed sheet.

The thick arrows in FIG. 8 indicate print commands, page image data, video signal flows,
Alternatively, the engine unit 32 indicates the flow of the sheet. Also, thin arrows indicate control exchanges between the parts. The CPU 33 of the controller unit 31 and the CPU 51 of the engine unit 32 also exchange information with each other. This is information related to timing control of a printing process, such as video transfer and paper transport.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention will be described using a flowchart.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the fourth data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to the monitoring processing procedure of the monitoring program 8 on the personal computer 1. Note that S41 to S48 indicate each step.

First, in step S41, it is checked whether the user or the display application 7 has instructed termination, as described in the second embodiment. If YES, the process proceeds to step S42 in which the printer 2 is connected to the printer 2 via the printer driver 10. On the other hand, if there is residual data, the instruction to eject the sheet is issued, and the process is terminated.

On the other hand, if NO in step S41, it is checked in step S43 whether the display application 7 has given an instruction for N-column printing. If YES, step S43 is executed.
In step S45, the printer 2 is instructed to perform printing in N columns through the printer driver 10, and the process proceeds to step S45.
Move to

On the other hand, if NO in step S43, the process also proceeds to step S45, where it is checked whether the display application 7 has been started. If NO, the process returns immediately before step S41 and waits for the next instruction.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S45 that the display application 7 has been started, it is checked in step S46 whether the page display of the currently displayed homepage is the same as the page display previously instructed to print. At this time, the monitoring program 8 checks the information of the previously printed page display recorded in the page display information storage area 9 and performs the determination processing of step S46.

If it is determined in step S46 that they are the same, the process returns to step S41 and waits for the next instruction.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S46 that they are not the same, in step S47, the printer driver 10 is instructed to print a page display, and step S48 is performed.
After the page display information is recorded in the page display information storage area 9, the process returns to step S41 and waits for the next instruction.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the fifth data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to the operation procedure of the printer driver 10 shown in FIG. The program is started at the same time when the power of the personal computer 1 is turned on, and starts operating. Also, S5
1 to S65 indicate each step.

First, in step S51, the printer 2
Instructs default one-column printing, and then proceeds to step S
At 52, the variable M is set to “0”.

Then, in step S53, it is checked whether or not the user has turned off the power of the personal computer 1, and if YES, the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S53 that the power is on, it is checked in step S54 whether an instruction to print the page display has been issued from the monitoring program 8. If YES, the variable M is set in step S55. It is checked whether it is "0". If YES, the variable M is set to "1" in a step S56, a job start command is sent to the printer 2 in a step S57, and then the process proceeds to a step S58.

On the other hand, also in the case of NO in step S55, the process proceeds to step S58, in which the data of the page display is converted into a print command, transmitted to the printer 2, and transmitted to the printer 2 in step S53.
Return to just before and wait for the next instruction.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S54 that there is no instruction to print the page display from the monitoring program 8, it is checked in step S59 whether there is an instruction to output the residual data to the printer 2 in the form of a sheet. After setting "0" to the variable M in step S60, a job end command is sent to the printer 2 in step S61, and the process returns to step S53 to wait for the next instruction.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S59 that there is no instruction to output the paper of the residual data to the printer 2, it is checked in step S62 whether or not the monitoring program 8 has issued an instruction for N-column printing.
At step 63, “0” is set to the variable M, and at step S64 a job end command is transmitted to the printer 2, and at step S65
Sends an N-column printing instruction to the printer 2. Then, the process returns to before step S53 and waits for the next instruction.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S62 that there is no instruction for N-column printing from the monitoring program 8,
It returns before step S53.

In a normal printer, when a print command is sent from the personal computer 1, a print command is sent between a job start command and a job end command. This form is called a single job.
Unit. Simply speaking, the job end instruction is
This is a command for the printer 2 to “draw in the frame memory according to the print command in the job and print and discharge all pages”. That is, when the job end command arrives, the printer 2 has to print and discharge all of the drawn residual data.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the first data processing procedure in the printing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to the operation processing procedure of the analysis program 36 of the printer 2 shown in FIG. In addition, S71 to S83 indicate each step. In the present embodiment, the analysis program 36 is started at the same time when the power of the printer 2 is turned on.

First, in step S71, a default one-column printing mode is set. Then, in step S72,
It is checked whether the user has turned off the power. If YES, the process is terminated. If NO, it is checked in step S73 whether print commands are stored in the reception buffer 39. If NO, the process returns to step S72 and waits until the print commands arrive.

On the other hand, in step S73, the reception buffer 3
When it is determined that print commands are stored in the print command 9, one of the print commands arriving first is taken out of the reception buffer 39 in step S 74, and
In step S75, it is checked whether the print command is a job start command or a job end command.
If S, in step S76, it is checked whether there is image data already drawn on the frame memory 40. If NO, the process returns to step S72 to analyze the next print command.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S76 that there is image data that has already been drawn on the frame memory 40, the print program 37 instructs the output program 37 to print out the paper image on the frame memory 40 in step S77. To instruct.

The output program 37 converts the paper image into a video signal using the video transfer circuit 43, transmits the video signal to the engine unit 32, and causes the engine unit 32 to execute printing on the paper. At this time, immediately after the output of the video signal is completed, the output program 37 clears all the images on the frame memory 40 and prepares for drawing for the next one page.

After execution of step S77 in this manner, the flow returns to step S72 to continue analyzing the next print command.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S75 that the command is not a job start command or a job end command,
In step S78, it is checked whether the extracted print command is a command instructing N-column printing, and if YES,
In step S79, the image is drawn on the frame memory 40 in the N-column printing mode.
Returning to 72, the analysis of the next print command is continued.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S78 that the command is not a command for instructing N-column printing, the process proceeds to step S8.
In step S81, it is checked whether the extracted print command is a command instructing drawing, and if YES, the process proceeds to step S81.
Then, drawing is performed on the frame memory 40 in the N-column mode. Then, in step S82, the frame memory 40
It is checked whether the upper image is full for one page of paper. If YES, the output program 37 and printout of the image on the frame memory 40 are instructed in step S83. At this time, immediately after the output of the video signal is completed, the output program 37 clears all the images on the frame memory 40 and prepares for drawing for the next one page.

After executing step S83 in this manner, or in step S82 or NO in step S80,
In the case of, the process returns to before step S72 to continue analyzing the next print command.

According to the third embodiment, the frame memory 40 is provided on the printer 2 side, and the printer driver 10 does not need a frame memory, and accordingly, the personal computer 1 does not need a large memory area. Therefore, the cost of the entire system is reduced, and the processing load of the program on the personal computer 1 is also reduced.

Further, since the drawing processing on the frame memory 40 is actually performed not in the personal computer 1 but in the printer, the processing in the printer driver 10 can be simplified and the processing load as software is reduced. .

Further, in the first embodiment, the print command sent from the personal computer 1 to the printer 2 is obtained by converting an image of one sheet into a print command, and the amount of transmission data is large. , Character codes, and drawing commands such as straight lines, squares, circles, and triangles, are simply converted to print commands.
, The amount of data to be transmitted is small, and the data transfer processing load is greatly reduced.

[Fourth Embodiment] In the third embodiment,
If you start automatic printing while surfing the web,
The printer driver 10 sends a job start command only once at the beginning, and issues a job end command only when ending automatic printing. That is, the print command group during the automatic printing is treated as a single huge job as a whole.

Looking at this state from the printer side,
In the middle stage, a single job continues for a long time, and it is not certain when data reception will end. This is considered to be a rather abnormal form in managing the job in the printer 2.

Therefore, the printer driver 10 sends a print command to the printer with a job start command and a job end command each time one page is displayed.
In other words, it is configured to be the same as the conventional "printing" data transmission method, and instead, the printer is provided with a mode in which a job is not discharged by a job start command and a job end command. May be configured such that column printing can be performed on one sheet of paper. Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described.

Note that the configuration of the hardware is the same as that of FIG. 8 shown in the third embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. In the fourth embodiment, the operations of the printer driver 10 and the analysis program 36 described in the third embodiment are different.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the sixth data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to the data processing procedure of the printer driver 10 on the personal computer 1. In addition, S91 to S107 indicate each step. In this process, the printer driver 10
It is assumed that it is started at the same time when the power of the personal computer 1 is turned on.

First, in step S91, the printer 2
A default one-column printing is instructed, and step S92 is performed.
Sets the variable M to "0".

Then, in step S93, it is checked whether or not the user has turned off the power. If YES, the program is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S93 that the user has not turned off the power, it is checked in step S94 whether or not the monitor program 8 has issued a page display print instruction, and it is determined that the page display print instruction has been issued. If so, it is checked in step S95 whether the variable M is "0". If it is determined that the variable M is "0", "1" is set in the variable M in step S96, and
At 97, a job ignore command is sent to the printer 2, and then the process proceeds to step S98.

On the other hand, if NO in step S95, the process also proceeds to step S98, where a job start command is transmitted to the printer 2. In step S99, page display data is converted to a print command and transmitted to the printer 2. S
At 100, a job end command is transmitted to the printer 2. Thereafter, the process returns to step S93 and waits for the next instruction from the monitoring program.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S94 that there has been no instruction to print a page display from the monitoring program 8, it is checked in step S101 whether there has been an instruction to output residual data from the monitoring program 8 to the printer 2.
If it is determined that there is an instruction to output the residual data, the variable M is set to “0” in step S102, and a cancel instruction of the job ignore command is sent to the printer 2 in step S103, and thereafter, the process returns to step S93. Waits for the next instruction from the monitoring program 8.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S101 that there is no instruction to output the residual data, step S10
4 to check whether the monitoring program 8 has given an instruction for N-column printing. If it is determined that the monitoring program 8 has given an instruction for N-column printing, in step S105,
The variable M is set to "0", and in step S106, a cancel command of the job ignoring command is sent to the printer 2, and in step S106,
At 107, the printer 2 is instructed to perform printing in N columns, and the process returns to step S93.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S104 that there is no instruction for N-column printing from the monitoring program 8,
The process returns to step S93 to wait for the next instruction from the monitoring program 8.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the second data processing procedure in the printing apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to the operation procedure of the analysis program 36 of the printer 2 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the analysis program 36 is started at the same time when the power of the printer 2 is turned on. S111 to S128 indicate each step.

First, in step S111, a default one-column printing mode is set. Then, step S112
Then, it is checked whether the user has turned off the power, and if it is determined that the power has been turned off, the processing is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S112 that the power is not turned off, it is checked in step S113 whether print commands are stored in the reception buffer 39. If it is determined that no print commands are stored, step S113 is performed. The process returns to S112 and waits until the print command arrives.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S113 that print commands are stored, the process proceeds to step S11.
In step 4, one of the print commands arriving first is taken out of the reception buffer 39, and step S115 is performed.
Then, the print command is checked for a job ignore command, and if it is determined that the job command is a job ignore command,
In step S116, the subsequent print mode is set to a mode for ignoring the job start command and the job end command. Thereafter, the process returns to step S112, and analysis of the next print command is continued.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S115 that the received print command is not a job ignore command, it is checked in step S117 whether the extracted print command is an instruction for canceling the job ignore command. If it is determined, in step S118, the subsequent print mode is set to a print mode in which the job start command and the job end command are valid. After that, the process moves to step S121 and subsequent steps.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S117 that the instruction is not an instruction to cancel the job ignore command, the process proceeds to step S1.
In step S120, it is checked whether the taken out print command is a job start command or a job end command. If it is determined that the print command is a job start command or a job end command, it is determined in step S120 whether the current job ignore mode is set. If it is checked and it is determined that the current mode is the job ignore mode, the process returns to step S112 without doing anything, and the analysis process of the next print command is continued.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S120 that the current mode is not the job ignore mode, step S121 is performed.
Then, it is checked whether or not there is drawn image data in the frame memory 40. If it is determined that there is no drawn image data, the process returns to step S112 to analyze the next print command.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S121 that there is image data that has been drawn, the process proceeds to step S1.
At 22, the output program 37 is stored in the frame memory 4.
0, and instructs the print output of the paper image on
Return to 112.

That is, the output program 37 converts the paper image into a video signal using the video transfer circuit 43 and transmits the video signal to the engine unit 32, and causes the engine unit 32 to execute printing on the paper. Immediately after the output of the video signal is completed, the output program 37 clears all the images in the frame memory 40 and prepares for drawing for the next one page. Thereafter, the process returns to step S112 to analyze the next print command.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S119 that the received command is not a job start command or a job end command, it is checked in step S123 whether the extracted print command is a command instructing N-column printing. If it is determined that the command is a command for instructing to print on the frame memory 40 in the N-column printing mode, the process proceeds to step S124.
Returning to 12, the analysis of the next print command is continued.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S123 that the command is not a command for instructing N-column printing, the process proceeds to step S123.
In step S125, it is checked whether the extracted print command is a print command instructing drawing, and if it is determined that the extracted print command is a print command instructing drawing, in step S126,
Drawing is performed on the frame memory 40 in the N-column mode.

In step S127, it is checked whether the image on the frame memory 40 is full for one page of paper. If it is determined that the image is full, the output program 37 is stored in the frame memory 40 in step S128. To print out the image. At this time, immediately after the output of the video signal is completed, the output program 37
All the images on the frame memory 40 are cleared to prepare for drawing for the next one page.

After step S128, or if NO is determined in step S125 or step S127, the process returns to step S112 to continue the analysis of the next print command.

When the printer driver 10 is in the automatic printing state during “net surfing”, a print command for printing one page display for a large number of pages of a home page is issued by a job start command,
The job is sent to the printer as one job between job end commands. That is, it is one-to-one. this is,
Since this is a conventional driver output method, it is easy to create a printer driver.

Since one page display corresponds to one job, processing can be performed in the same manner as in the related art, and job management can be easily performed on the printer side. Further, since the difference between the conventional printer and the processing method is slight, it is easy to make a printer.

[Fifth Embodiment] In any of the above-described first to fourth embodiments, a printing system adopting a stand-alone connection configuration in which the personal computer 1 and the printer 2 are connected one-to-one, as an example. In the fourth embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to a system that employs a stand-alone form as a form of a printing system when a job is divided into jobs and transmitted to the printer 2 for each page display of a homepage is described. Although described in detail, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is extended to a network printer by adding the following processing. Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described.

First, the personal computer 1 is handled as a client in the client server model. When sending a print job to the print server, the personal computer 1 sends print job data together with client identification data.

Next, the printer side provides a virtual frame memory for each client, and based on the print job sent from each client, prints the page of the home page in a multi-column printing on each frame memory. Perform In this case, the operation is performed in the job start / end command ignoring mode so that a plurality of jobs can be printed on one sheet of paper.

When the image for one page of the paper becomes full, the print is actually discharged. If this printer is equipped with a finisher, each stage of the finisher is
By allocating and discharging paper to each client, it does not mix with the paper output of another person.

This printer can also accept normal print jobs. This printer can have a different face for each client by discriminating with the client identification data attached to the head of the print job. For example, a certain client has a job start / end command ignore mode and a column printing mode. Although it operates, another client can perform normal printing, in which the job start / end command is valid and no multi-column printing is performed.

According to the above embodiment, the monitoring program for monitoring the display application for displaying each page of the home page is provided, and it is always checked whether the display application has changed the page display.
If it is determined that it has been changed, the printer driver is instructed to create print data from the data of the new page display and send it to the printer, so the user can display each page of the home page displayed during "surfing". Can be automatically printed.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, since the multi-column printing process is performed in the printer driver or the printer main body, when the data is incorporated in the printer driver, the image area for one page of paper is stored in the memory in the printer driver. Was provided, and a frame memory was provided, on which the image of each page display was drawn in columns, and finally,
When the image on the frame memory is transmitted to the printer to perform the multi-column printing, while the multi-column printing process is to be incorporated in the printer main body, the frame memory is provided on the printer, and then sent from the printer driver. According to the print command, drawing is performed in columns, the image in the frame memory is printed, and column printing is performed.
There is an effect that the automatic printing of the page display during “net surfing” can be performed without waste.

Further, in order that the printer driver or the printer main body can print a plurality of page displays on one sheet of paper instead of discharging each time one page display is printed, When it is determined in the printer driver that printing has been performed on the entire area of one sheet of paper, when actually performing printing and discharging in the printer driver, a frame memory is provided in the printer driver and the area of one sheet of paper is provided. To perform the above work on the other hand, and on the printer itself,
Since the frame memory is provided in the printer main body and the above operation is performed assuming that it is an area of one sheet, there is an effect that the automatic printing of the page display during “net surfing” can be performed without waste.

According to the above-described embodiment, the recording area is provided in the monitoring program, and the display application stores and manages information on what kind of homepage page was previously displayed. With regard to page display, it is possible to issue a print instruction to the printer driver only for new pages that have not been displayed without giving a print instruction to the printer driver, and to display a page during “net surfing”. Can be performed without waste.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a data processing program readable by a printing system to which the information processing apparatus and the printing apparatus according to the present invention can be applied will be described with reference to a memory map shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a storage medium that stores various data processing programs that can be read by a printing system to which the information processing apparatus and the printing apparatus according to the present invention can be applied.

Although not shown, information for managing a group of programs stored in the storage medium, for example, version information, a creator, etc. are also stored, and information dependent on the OS or the like on the program reading side, for example, a program is stored in the storage medium. An icon or the like for identification display may also be stored.

Further, data subordinate to various programs is also managed in the directory. In addition, a program for installing various programs on a computer or a program for decompressing a program to be installed when the program to be installed is compressed may be stored.

FIGS. 4, 5 to 7, 9 in this embodiment.
The functions shown in FIG. 13 to FIG. 13 may be performed by a host computer by a program installed from the outside. In this case, the present invention is applied even when a group of information including a program is supplied to the output device from a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or an FD, or from an external storage medium via a network. Things.

As described above, the storage medium storing the program codes of the software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiment is supplied to the system or the apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MP) of the system or the apparatus is supplied.
It goes without saying that the object of the present invention is also achieved when U) reads and executes the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, C
D-ROM, CD-R, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, etc. can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) And the like perform part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the program code is read based on the instruction of the program code. The CPU provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing,
It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing is also included.

[0202]

As described above, the first embodiment according to the present invention is described.
According to the fifty-eighth aspect, when the page of the page display information changes while browsing the home page, the page display information of the displayed home page is automatically transmitted to the printing apparatus to perform the printing process. Since the page display information of the homepage that has been edited is multi-column edited and automatically transmitted to the printing device and the printing process is performed, the operator only needs to give a simple operation instruction while browsing the homepage, and the browsing homepage or A home page in which a plurality of pages are processed in a multi-column manner can be automatically printed, and the burden of a print operation instruction when browsing a conventional home page can be greatly reduced.

Also, by managing the page display information browsed and printed, reprinting of the same page is restricted,
The page display information of the homepage that browsed the paper without waste can be printed.

Further, since a plurality of pages can be printed in a column-edited state, the page display information of the home page where the sheets have been browsed without waste can be printed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system to which an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an example of page display of a homepage by the display application shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of homepage printing by the printer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a first data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a second data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print processing setting screen in an information processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a third data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system to which a print control device according to a third embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a fourth data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a fifth data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a first data processing procedure in the printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a sixth data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a second data processing procedure in the printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a storage medium that stores various data processing programs that can be read by a printing system to which the information processing apparatus and the printing apparatus according to the present invention can be applied.

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[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus capable of browsing and processing page display information in a predetermined language format, comprising: a display unit for displaying the page display information; and a change state of the page display information displayed by the display unit. A monitoring means for monitoring and detecting, and a conversion instruction for converting the displayed page display information into a command which can be processed by the printing device each time it detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring means has changed. And print control means for converting the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command and transmitting the print command to the printing device based on the conversion instruction by the instruction means. Information processing device. 2. An information processing apparatus capable of acquiring page display information while circulating various homepages by connecting to the Internet, comprising: a display unit for displaying the page display information; and a page display displayed by the display unit. A monitoring unit that monitors and detects a change state of information; and, whenever detecting that the page display information displayed by the monitoring unit has changed, the displayed page display information can be processed by the printing apparatus. Instruction means for instructing conversion to a command, and print control means for converting the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command based on the conversion instruction by the instruction means and transmitting the print command to the printing apparatus, An information processing apparatus, comprising: And a setting unit for setting the monitoring operation by the monitoring unit to either valid or invalid, wherein the monitoring unit sets the monitoring operation to be valid by the setting unit. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a change state of the page display information displayed by the display unit is monitored and detected. 4. A command which allows the printing apparatus to perform column printing processing on the displayed page display information every time the instruction means detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring means has changed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an instruction to convert the information to the information is issued. 5. The printing control means converts page display information displayed on the display means into a multi-column print command based on a conversion instruction to multi-column printing from the instruction means and transmits the command to the printing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing is performed. 6. The print control unit converts a page display information displayed on the display unit into a print command every time the amount of print information for one page is reached, based on a print conversion instruction from the instruction unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted to the printing apparatus. 7. The print control unit converts page display information of one page or less of print information displayed on the display unit into a print command based on a conversion instruction to print according to a user instruction or an application instruction. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted to the printing apparatus. 8. Every time an instruction to convert page display information displayed by the instruction means into a command that can be processed by the printing device is issued, the displayed and printed instruction of the printed page is stored and managed. Management means, and a coincidence determination means for determining whether or not the page display information matches printed page information by the management means each time it detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring means has changed. Having the instruction unit, when the page display information matches the printed page information by the management unit by the match determination unit, performs an instruction to convert the page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing device; When the page display information does not match the printed page information by the management unit, the page display information is processed by the printing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein not to perform conversion instruction to possible commands. 9. Every time a command to convert page display information displayed by the instruction means into a multi-column print command that can be processed by the printing apparatus is issued, the displayed page information that has been displayed and instructed to be printed is changed. Management means for storing and managing, and whenever detecting that the page display information displayed by the monitoring means has changed, determining whether or not the page display information matches column-printed page information by the management means. And a matching unit that, when the page display information is matched with the column-printed page information by the management unit, by the matching determining unit, the page display information can be processed by the printing apparatus. When the page display information is not matched with the printed page information by the management unit, the page display information is converted. Not performing conversion instruction to processable stage set command in the printing apparatus information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein. 10. The print control unit converts the page display information displayed on the display unit into a print command in the order of a job start command, a print command, and a job end command based on a conversion instruction from the instruction unit. And transmitting the data to the printing apparatus.
Or the information processing apparatus according to 2. 11. The print control means, based on a conversion instruction state by the instruction means, includes a job start command, a print command, and a job end command for transferring page display information displayed on the display means. A job disregard release command for disabling a print command for invalidating a print command or a job start command, a print command, and a print command in the order of a job end command for releasing the job disregard command are issued to the printing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted. 12. The printing control means displays the page display information, which has been displayed by the instructing means, on the display means when an instruction to convert the page display information into a command capable of performing multi-column printing by the printing apparatus is issued. Start command, print command to transfer the page display information
A job ignore command in which the print command in the order of the job end command should be invalidated, or a job ignore command in which the job start command, the print command, and the print command in the order of the job end command should be canceled to cancel the job ignore command The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the command is transmitted to the printing apparatus. 13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein page display information in a predetermined language format is output to a printer via a bidirectional interface. 14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein page display information in a predetermined language format is output to a printer via a network. 15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print control unit transmits a print command for each page, which is multi-column edited based on a paper size, to the printing apparatus. 16. A printing apparatus capable of performing print processing of page display information according to a predetermined language format input from an external device, wherein each time the page display information changes on the external device, the printing device inputs the page display information from the external device. A printing apparatus that outputs a print image based on the page display information based on the print command. 17. The output control unit outputs a column printing image based on the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device every time the page display information changes on the external device. 17. The printing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the printing is performed. 18. The output control unit generates a column printing image based on the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device every time the page display information changes on the external device. The printing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the printing is performed. 19. A first command processing mode for invalidating a job start command and a job end command in a print command input from the external device based on a job control command input from the external device; A mode setting unit configured to switch and set a second command processing mode for validating a job start command and a job end command in a print command input from an external device; and the output control unit includes: 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein a job start command and a job end command in the print commands input from the external device are processed as valid or invalid according to the first or second command processing mode set by (1). Printing equipment. 20. The output control unit outputs a print image based on the page display information based on a column print command input from the external device every time a page has been developed or a column print input from the external device. 17. The printing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein a print image based on the page display information based on a command is output to a sheet and discharged before the page development is completed. 21. A display data processing method in an information processing apparatus capable of browsing and processing page display information according to a predetermined language format, comprising: a monitoring step of monitoring and detecting a change state of the page display information displayed by the display unit; Each time detecting that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed, instructing to convert the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus; and A print control step of converting page display information displayed on the display means into a print command based on a conversion instruction in the step, and transmitting the print command to the printing apparatus. 22. A display data processing method in an information processing apparatus capable of acquiring page display information while circulating various homepages by connecting to the Internet, wherein a change state of the page display information displayed by the display unit is provided. A monitoring step of monitoring and detecting the information, and converting the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus each time it detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed. An instruction step of giving an instruction; and a print control step of converting page display information displayed on the display means into a print command based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step, and transmitting the print command to the printing device. Display data processing method. 23. A setting step of setting a monitoring operation by the monitoring step to either valid or invalid, wherein the monitoring step includes a step of setting the monitoring operation to be valid by the setting step. 23. The display data processing method according to claim 21, wherein a change state of the page display information displayed by said display means is monitored and detected. 24. A command that allows the printing apparatus to perform column printing processing on the displayed page display information each time it detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed. 23. The display data processing method according to claim 21, wherein an instruction to convert the display data into an instruction is issued. 25. The printing control step converts page display information displayed on the display means into a column printing command based on a conversion instruction to column printing by the instruction step, and transmits the command to the printing apparatus. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein
23. The display data processing method according to 1 or 22. 26. The print control step, wherein the page display information displayed on the display means is converted into a print command each time the amount of print information for one page is reached, based on the conversion instruction to print in the instruction step. 23. The display data processing method according to claim 21, wherein the display data is transmitted to the printing apparatus. 27. The print control step, wherein, based on a user's instruction or an application's instruction to convert to printing, page display information of one page or less of the amount of print information displayed on the display means is converted into a print command. 23. The display data processing method according to claim 21, wherein the display data is transmitted to the printing apparatus. 28. Every time an instruction to convert page display information displayed in the instruction step into a command processable by the printing apparatus is issued, the displayed and printed instruction of the printed page is stored and managed. A management step, and a match determining step of determining whether or not the page display information matches the printed page information by the management step each time it detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed. Having the instruction step, when the page display information matches the printed page information by the management step in the match determination step, performs a conversion instruction to convert the page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing device, When the page display information does not match the printed page information in the management step in the match determination step, the page display information is Display data processing method according to claim 21 or 22, wherein not to perform conversion instruction to sense possible commands. 29. Each time a command to convert page display information displayed in the instruction step into a multi-column print command that can be processed by the printing apparatus is issued, the displayed page information that has been displayed and instructed to be printed is changed. A management step of storing and managing, and each time it is detected that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed, it is determined whether the page display information matches the column-printed page information by the management step. A matching determination step, wherein the instruction step is a step in which the page display information can be processed by the printing device when the page display information matches the column-printed page information by the management step in the matching determination step. When a conversion instruction to a set command is issued and the page display information does not match the printed page information in the management step in the match determination step, the page display is performed. Display data processing method according to claim 21 or 22 further characterized in that broadcasting is not the perform conversion instruction to processable stage set command in the printing apparatus. 30. The print control step converts the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command in the order of a job start command, a print command, and a job end command based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step. And transmitting the data to the printing apparatus.
23. The display data processing method according to 1 or 22. 31. The print control step includes the steps of a job start command, a print command, and a job end command for transferring the page display information displayed on the display means, based on the conversion instruction state in the instruction step. A job disregard release command for disabling a print command for invalidating a print command or a job start command, a print command, and a print command in the order of a job end command for releasing the job disregard command are issued to the printing apparatus. The display data processing method according to claim 21, wherein the display data is transmitted. 32. The print control step, wherein, when an instruction to convert the page display information displayed in the instruction step into a command capable of performing a multi-column printing process by the printing apparatus is issued, the print control step displays the page display information on the display means. Start command, print command to transfer the page display information
A job ignore command in which the print command in the order of the job end command should be invalidated, or a job ignore command in which the job start command, the print command, and the print command in the order of the job end command should be canceled to cancel the job ignore command The display data processing method according to claim 21, wherein an instruction is transmitted to the printing device. 33. The display data processing method according to claim 21, wherein page display information in a predetermined language format is output to a printer via a bidirectional interface. 34. The display data processing method according to claim 21, wherein page display information in a predetermined language format is output to a printer via a network. 35. The display data processing method according to claim 21, wherein the print control step transmits a print command for each page, which is multi-column edited based on a paper size, to the printing apparatus. 36. A display data processing method in a printing apparatus capable of performing print processing of page display information according to a predetermined language format input from an external device, the method comprising: A display data processing method, comprising: an output control step of outputting a print image based on the page display information based on a print command input from an external device. 37. The output control step outputs a column printing image based on the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device every time the page display information changes on the external device. 37. The display data processing method according to claim 36, wherein: 38. The output control step generates a column printing image based on the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device every time the page display information changes on the external device. 37. The display data processing method according to claim 36, wherein the display data is outputted. 39. A first command processing mode for invalidating a job start command and a job end command in a print command input from the external device based on a job control command input from the external device; A mode setting step of switching and setting a second command processing mode for validating a job start command and a job end command in a print command input from an external device; and the output control step includes: 37. The method according to claim 36, wherein a job start command and a job end command in the print command input from the external device are processed as valid or invalid according to the first or second command processing mode set by the following. Display data processing method. 40. The output control step includes the steps of: printing a print image based on the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device each time the page development is completed; or a column printing input from the external device. 37. The display data processing method according to claim 36, wherein a print image based on the page display information is output to a sheet and discharged before terminating a page based on a command. 41. An information processing apparatus capable of browsing and processing page display information conforming to a predetermined language format, comprising: a monitoring step of monitoring and detecting a change state of the page display information displayed by the display means; Each time detecting that the displayed page display information has changed, an instruction step of giving an instruction to convert the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus; and A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing a print control step of converting page display information displayed on the display means into a print command and transmitting the print command to the printing apparatus. 42. An information processing apparatus capable of acquiring page display information while circulating various homepages by connecting to the Internet, and monitoring and detecting a change state of the page display information displayed by the display means. An instruction step of performing an instruction to convert the displayed page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing apparatus each time it detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed, A computer that stores a program for executing a print control step of converting the page display information displayed on the display unit into a print command based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step and transmitting the print command to the printing apparatus; Storage media. 43. A setting step of setting the monitoring operation of the monitoring step to either valid or invalid, wherein the monitoring step is performed when the setting of enabling the monitoring operation is performed by the setting step. 43. The storage medium according to claim 41, wherein a change state of the page display information displayed by said display means is monitored and detected. 44. The instructing step includes executing a command which enables the printing apparatus to perform column printing processing on the displayed page display information each time it detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed. 43. The storage medium according to claim 41 or 42, wherein an instruction to convert the storage medium is issued. 45. The printing control step converts page display information displayed on the display means into a column printing command based on a conversion instruction to column printing by the instruction step, and transmits the command to the printing apparatus. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein
43. The storage medium according to 1 or 42. 46. The print control step, wherein the page display information displayed on the display means is converted into a print command every time the amount of print information for one page is reached, based on a conversion instruction to print in the instruction step. 43. The storage medium according to claim 41, wherein the storage medium is transmitted to the printing apparatus. 47. The print control step converts page display information of one page or less of print information displayed on the display means into a print command based on a user's instruction or an instruction to convert to print by an application instruction. 43. The storage medium according to claim 41, wherein the storage medium is transmitted to the printing apparatus. 48. Every time an instruction to convert page display information displayed in the instruction step into a command processable by the printing device is issued, the displayed and printed instruction of the printed page is stored and managed. A management step, and a match determining step of determining whether or not the page display information matches the printed page information by the management step each time it detects that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed. Having the instruction step, when the page display information does not match the printed page information by the management step by the match determination step, performs a conversion instruction to convert the page display information into a command that can be processed by the printing device, When the page display information matches the printed page information in the management step in the match determination step, the page display information is Claim 41 or 42 wherein the storage medium, characterized in that it is carried out the conversion instruction to sense possible commands. 49. Every time a command to convert the page display information displayed in the instruction step into a multi-column print command that can be processed by the printing apparatus is issued, the displayed page information that is displayed and instructed to be printed is changed. A management step of storing and managing, and each time it is detected that the page display information displayed by the monitoring step has changed, it is determined whether the page display information matches the column-printed page information by the management step. A matching determining step, wherein the instruction step is a step in which the page display information can be processed by the printing apparatus when the page display information does not match the column-printed page information in the managing step. When a conversion instruction to a set command is issued and the page display information matches the printed page information in the management step in the match determination step, the page is displayed. Claim 41 or 42 wherein the storage medium, characterized in that it is carried out the conversion instruction of the broadcast to the processable stage set command in the printing apparatus. 50. The print control step converts the page display information displayed on the display means into a print command in the order of a job start command, a print command, and a job end command based on the conversion instruction in the instruction step. And transmitting the data to the printing apparatus.
43. The storage medium according to 1 or 42. 51. The print control step includes the steps of a job start command, a print command, and a job end command for transferring the page display information displayed on the display means based on the conversion instruction state in the instruction step. A job disregard release command for disabling a print command for invalidating a print command or a job start command, a print command, and a print command in the order of a job end command for releasing the job disregard command are issued to the printing apparatus. The storage medium according to claim 41, wherein the storage medium is transmitted. 52. The print control step, wherein the page display information displayed in the instruction step is displayed on the display means when a command to convert the page display information into a command capable of performing column printing by the printing apparatus is issued. Start command, print command to transfer the page display information
A job ignore command in which the print command in the order of the job end command should be invalidated, or a job ignore command in which the job start command, the print command, and the print command in the order of the job end command should be canceled to cancel the job ignore command The storage medium of claim 41, wherein the instructions are transmitted to the printing device. 53. The storage medium according to claim 41, wherein said print control step transmits a print command for each page, which is multi-column edited based on a paper size, to said printing apparatus. 54. A printing apparatus capable of printing and processing page display information according to a predetermined language format input from an external device, wherein the printing input from the external device is performed every time the page display information changes on the external device. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing an output control step of outputting a print image based on the page display information based on a command. 55. The output control step outputs a column printing image based on the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device every time the page display information changes on the external device. 55. The storage medium according to claim 54, wherein: 56. The output control step generates a column printing image based on the page display information based on a column printing command input from the external device every time the page display information changes on the external device. The storage medium according to claim 54, wherein the storage medium is output. 57. A first command processing mode for invalidating a job start command and a job end command among print commands input from the external device based on a job control command input from the external device; A mode setting step of switching and setting a second command processing mode for validating a job start command and a job end command in a print command input from an external device; and the output control step includes: 55. A method according to claim 54, wherein a job start command and a job end command among print commands input from the external device are processed as valid or invalid according to the first or second command processing mode set by the following. Storage media. 58. The output control step includes the steps of: printing a print image based on the page display information based on a column print command input from the external device each time a page has been expanded, or a column print input from the external device. 55. The storage medium according to claim 54, wherein a print image based on the page display information based on a command is output to a sheet and discharged before the page development is completed.