JP2008181263A - Control device, control method, and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device, a control method and a control program for increasing operability during printing by making it possible to easily and surely confirm the set state of printing requirements so as to prevent setting errors. <P>SOLUTION: The control device for controlling an image forming apparatus is provided with a printing requirement setting part serving as hardware or software (printer driver). When the printing requirement setting part causes a display part to display a document property screen 40 including a printing requirement setting column for setting a variety of printing requirements such as color selection, resolution, coarse or dense patterns, toner savings, etc., and an image display area 41 for displaying document images, it displays a mark 47 indicating the set state of the various printing requirements outside the document image 46 in the image display area 41. When the printing requirements are set, the mark 47 indicating the set state of the various printing requirements is selectably displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device, a control method, and a control program, and more particularly to a control device that controls an image forming apparatus, a control method in the control device, and a printer driver that operates in the control device.

  Copiers and multifunction machines (hereinafter collectively referred to as image forming apparatuses) having a copy function, a facsimile function, a printer function, a scanner function, and the like have become widespread. When printing is performed using this image forming apparatus as a network printer, first, a document is created using a document application installed in a computer terminal connected to the network, and then the image forming apparatus is controlled. Is converted into print data in a page description language (PDL) format using the software (printer driver) and sent to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus analyzes the print data and generates intermediate data. Thereafter, it is converted into bitmap data and output to a paper medium (for example, see Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2006-254042 A

  Here, when printing is instructed by the document application of the computer terminal, a print setting screen for selecting an image forming apparatus to execute printing and setting a print page, the number of sheets, etc. is displayed. In this print setting screen, Detailed print conditions such as color selection and resolution cannot be set. Thus, for example, when printing is performed under specific printing conditions such as color printing, a screen for setting a printing condition by performing a predetermined button operation (for example, pressing a property button) (for example, a document property screen) In this document property screen, detailed print conditions such as color selection and resolution are set.

  This document property screen is configured as shown in FIG. 10, for example, and various items for setting printing conditions are classified and displayed by tabs. A predetermined tab (in this case, “image quality”) is displayed. Tab), a color setting column 51 for setting printing colors such as color, gray scale, and two colors, an image quality setting column 52 for setting resolution, and a coarse / fine setting column 53 for setting pattern density. A screen including a print condition setting field such as an image display area 54 for confirming the print state with an image is displayed. After the user sets various print conditions in the print condition setting field, the image display area At 54, the document image 55 can be confirmed. For example, when two colors of black and red are selected in the color setting field 51, the image display area 54 displays a document image 55 in which the red print portion is displayed in red and the black print portion is displayed in black.

  However, since the document image 55 displayed in the image display area 54 is reduced and displayed, there is a problem that it is difficult to identify printing conditions such as printing color, resolution, and pattern density.

  For example, when “color” is set in the color setting field 51 and when “two-color” is set to black and red, the color used for the “color” setting is black (or a color approximate to black). ) And red (or a color close to red), it is difficult or difficult to identify whether the color is set to “color” or “two-color” even if the document image 55 is viewed. It is. In addition, when the resolution is set to “600 dpi” of the fine image quality and when set to “400 dpi” of the standard image quality in the image quality setting field 52, “600 dpi” or “400 dpi” is seen even if the reduced document image 55 is viewed. It is difficult to identify which one is set. Similarly, when the pattern is set to “fine” in the coarse / fine setting field 53 and set to “rough”, the reduced document image 55 is set to either “fine” or “rough”. It is difficult to identify.

  Therefore, even if the document image 55 is displayed in the image display area 54, the print condition setting state must be confirmed in the print condition setting fields such as the color setting field 51, the image quality setting field 52, and the coarse / fine setting field 53. If the operability is poor and this check is neglected, printing may be performed under wrong printing conditions, and resources such as paper and toner and work time may be wasted.

  To solve such a problem, as shown in FIG. 11, a method is also known in which a document image 55 and an enlarged image 56 of a design in which a corner of the document is enlarged are displayed in an overlapping manner in an image display area 54. . For example, when monochrome and standard image quality are set, an enlarged image 56 of a design in which the density of coarse black and white dots is gradually changed is superimposed on the lower left of the document image 55 as shown in FIG. When displayed and set to color and standard image quality, as shown in FIG. 11B, an enlarged image 56 of a design in which the color of coarse dots is gradually changed is superimposed on the lower left of the document image 55. When the color and fine image quality are set, as shown in FIG. 11C, an enlarged image 56 of a design in which the color of fine color dots is gradually changed is superimposed on the lower left of the document image 55. Displayed together.

  However, since the enlarged image 56 is not an enlarged image of the corner of the actual document but for identifying printing conditions such as color selection and resolution, the user enlarged the actual document. There is a problem that it is easy to make mistakes if it is an image. Further, in the method of superimposing the enlarged images 56 on the corners of the document image 55, the number of the enlarged images 56 that can be displayed is limited to several (usually four at the four corners), and thus there are many printing conditions. In this case, it is necessary to express a set state of a plurality of printing conditions by one enlarged image 56 (in FIG. 11, two printing conditions of color selection and resolution are expressed), and individual printing conditions are identified. There is also a problem that it is difficult to do. Further, in this method, since the enlarged image 56 is displayed with a part of the document image 55 missing, it is difficult to grasp the entire image of the document image, and the document image 55 and the enlarged image 56 are displayed in an overlapping manner. Therefore, there is a problem that the processing at the time of display becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its main purpose is to make it possible to easily and reliably confirm the setting state of printing conditions to prevent setting errors and to improve operability during printing. It is an object to provide a control device, a control method, and a control program that can be improved.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a control device for controlling an image forming apparatus in a case where a specific screen including a column for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image is displayed on a display unit. Printing that specifies a mark indicating the set state of the set printing condition based on the association information stored in advance, and displays the specified mark outside the document image inside the image display area A condition setting unit.

  According to the present invention, in the control device that controls the image forming apparatus, when a specific screen including a column for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image is displayed on the display unit, At least a printing condition setting unit is provided that displays a mark indicating the setting state of the printing condition in a selectable manner and displays the selected mark outside the document image inside the image display area.

  In the present invention, the printing condition setting unit may be configured to display the mark for each printing condition.

  In the present invention, the mark may be configured by graphic information schematically showing a setting state of the printing conditions and character information showing a setting state of the printing conditions.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method in a control device for controlling an image forming apparatus, wherein a specific screen including a field for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image is displayed on the display unit of the control device. A second step of specifying a mark indicating a set state of the set printing conditions based on pre-stored association information, and the document image inside the image display area And a third step of displaying the specified mark outside at least.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method in a control device for controlling an image forming apparatus, wherein a specific screen including a field for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image is displayed on the display unit of the control device. A second step of displaying a mark indicating the setting state of the printing conditions in a selectable manner, and displaying the selected mark outside the document image inside the image display area. And at least a third step.

  In the present invention, in the third step, the mark may be displayed for each printing condition.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control program executed by a control device that controls the image forming apparatus, wherein the computer displays a specific screen including a column for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image. A mark indicating the set state of the set print condition is specified based on the association information stored in advance, and specified outside the document image inside the image display area. It functions as a printing condition setting unit for displaying the mark.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control program executed by a control device that controls the image forming apparatus, wherein the computer displays a specific screen including a column for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image. Printing condition setting for displaying a mark indicating the set state of the set printing condition in a selectable manner and displaying the selected mark outside the document image inside the image display area. Function as a part.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and reliably confirm the setting state of various printing conditions simply by looking at the image display area, thereby preventing an error in setting the printing conditions. And operability during printing can be improved.

  According to the control device, the control method, and the control program of the present invention, it is possible to prevent an error in setting printing conditions and improve operability during printing.

  The reason is that when the print condition setting unit (or printer driver) of the control device displays a document property screen including a print condition setting field and an image display area on the display unit, the outside of the document image inside the image display area. In addition, in order to perform control for displaying a mark indicating the set state in an identifiable manner corresponding to each print condition setting state, the user only has to look at the image display area without checking the print condition setting field. This is because the setting state of various printing conditions can be easily and reliably confirmed.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control device that controls the image forming apparatus is provided with a print condition setting unit as hardware or software (printer driver), and the print condition setting unit includes color selection, resolution, and pattern. When displaying a document property screen that includes a printing condition setting field for setting various printing conditions such as image density and toner saving and an image display area for displaying a document image on the display unit, the outside of the document image inside the image display area In addition, a control for displaying a mark indicating the set state of each printing condition is performed. Further, when setting the printing conditions, control is performed so that marks indicating the setting states of the respective printing conditions are displayed in a selectable manner.

  In order to describe the above-described embodiment of the present invention in more detail, a control device, a control method, and a control program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to the present embodiment. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the computer terminal, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing functions executed by the computer terminal by the printer driver, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image forming apparatus. is there. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the computer terminal of this embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the computer terminal. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a mark indicating a setting state of printing conditions, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen configuration example for explaining a mark selection procedure, and FIG. 9 is an image display area. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | positioning of a mark and a structural example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing system 10 of the present embodiment uses data (hereinafter referred to as document data) created by an application for creating a document (hereinafter referred to as document application) or document data as a page description language. One or a plurality of control devices (hereinafter referred to as computer terminals 20) that instruct printing based on the data converted into (hereinafter referred to as print data), and document data or print data acquired from the computer terminals 20 The computer terminal 20 and the image forming apparatus 30 include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and the like. Connected via a communication network.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the computer terminal 20 includes a control unit 21 including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 21b, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 21c, and the like, as well as programs and data. A storage unit 22 such as a hard disk for storing information, an operation unit 23 such as a keyboard for performing various operations, a display unit 24 such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying various screens to be described later, and a communication network. A device driver (hereinafter referred to as a printer driver) for controlling an OS (Operating System), a document application, and the image forming apparatus 30 is usually provided with a network connection unit 25 such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) or a modem. , Read from the ROM 21b or the storage unit 22 into the RAM 21c and executed on the CPU 21a

  As shown in FIG. 3, the printer driver prints the control unit 21 of the computer terminal 20 to the print data generation unit 26 that converts the document data into a page description language and generates print data, and the image forming apparatus 30. Hereinafter, the conditions (such as color selection, resolution, pattern density, toner-related conditions such as printing mode, paper-related conditions such as paper feed tray and paper type, post-processing conditions, etc.) are referred to as printing conditions. ) Is displayed on the display unit 24, and print data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus 30, and printing is performed according to the set printing conditions. Function as a print instruction unit 28 or the like.

  In FIG. 1, a personal computer is shown as the computer terminal 20. However, the computer terminal 20 may be any device that can instruct printing based on document data. For example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a mobile phone may be used. Also good. In FIG. 1, the document application and the printer driver are stored in the ROM 21b and the storage unit 22 of the computer terminal 20. However, these programs are stored in another computer terminal or server connected via a communication network. Alternatively, it may be configured to read and execute from another computer terminal or server, or may be configured to operate on another computer terminal or server.

  In FIG. 3, the printer driver is configured to cause the control unit 21 of the computer terminal 20 to function as the print data generation unit 26, the print condition setting unit 27, and the print instruction unit 28, but the document data is XPS (XML Paper In the case of data created based on the specification (Specification), PDF (Portable Document Format) data, data described in PS (Post Script), PCL (Printer Control Language), etc., the document data is used in the image forming apparatus 30. In this case, the print data generation unit 26 can be omitted. If the document application or the OS has a function as the print instruction unit 28, the print instruction unit 28 can be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the image forming apparatus 30 includes a CPU 31a, a ROM 31b, a RAM 31c, an HDD 32, a USB I / F 33, a LAN I / F 34, a display operation unit 35, a language analysis unit 36, an image processing unit 37, and a printing unit. 38. These are connected via a bus.

  The ROM 31b stores a program for controlling the operation of the entire image forming apparatus 30 and the like. The RAM 31c stores data necessary for control by the CPU 31a and data that needs to be temporarily stored during the control operation. The CPU 31a functions as the control unit 31 that controls the operation of the entire image forming apparatus in cooperation with the ROM 31b and the RAM 31c.

  The HDD 32 stores print data acquired from the computer terminal 20.

  The LAN I / F 34 is an interface for connecting to a communication network such as a NIC or a modem, and receives print data from the computer terminal 20.

  The USB I / F 33 is an interface for connecting a device such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory.

  The display operation unit 35 includes a display unit such as an LCD and an operation unit such as a touch panel that covers the display unit, and displays icons, key buttons, and various settings necessary for printing on the LCD and the like according to a display signal from the CPU 31a. The operation signal input from the touch panel or the like is output to the CPU 31a.

  The language analysis unit 36 analyzes the print data acquired from the computer terminal 20 via the LAN I / F 34 and intermediate format before developing the print data into bitmap format data (hereinafter referred to as bitmap data). The process of creating the data (hereinafter referred to as intermediate data) is performed.

  The image processing unit 37 performs processing for creating printable bitmap data from the intermediate data created by the language analysis unit 36.

  The printing unit 38 performs printing in accordance with the printing mode specified by the parameters based on the bitmap data created by the image processing unit 37. Specifically, the photosensitive drum charged by the charging device is irradiated with light according to the bitmap data from the exposure device to form an electrostatic latent image, and charged with the developing device is attached and developed, The toner image is transferred to a paper medium via a primary transfer roller and a secondary transfer belt and fixed by a fixing device.

  The language analysis unit 36 and the image processing unit 37 may be configured as hardware, or configured as a program that causes a computer to function as the language analysis unit 36 and the image processing unit 37 and operate on the control unit 31. Also good. FIG. 4 shows an example of the image forming apparatus 30 according to the present embodiment. For example, the USB I / F 33 may be omitted, or a finisher for performing stapling or punching may be added. .

  Here, as shown in the prior art, in the conventional printing system, printing conditions such as color selection and resolution can be set on the document property screen, but a reduced document image is displayed in the image display area. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to identify the print condition setting state. There is also a method of superimposing the enlarged image on the document image, but this method is difficult to understand the relationship between the document image and the enlarged image, and is set to represent the setting status of multiple printing conditions with an enlarged image with a limited quantity. The state is difficult to identify, and the document image and the enlarged image are displayed in an overlapped manner, so that it is difficult to grasp the entire image of the document image, and the processing at the time of display is complicated.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the ROM 21b or the storage unit 22 is preliminarily stored in an index (hereinafter referred to as a mark) such as a graphic, a symbol, an illustration, a character, or an icon composed of a combination thereof that expresses each print condition setting state in an identifiable manner. And the association information that associates the setting state of each printing condition with the mark, and the printing condition setting unit 27 (or printer driver) displays a printing condition setting field for setting the printing condition. When a screen (document property screen) including a document image and an image display area for displaying a document image is displayed on the display unit 24, the setting state of each printing condition is indicated based on the association information stored in advance. The mark is specified and the specified mark is displayed at an arbitrary position outside the document image inside the image display area (that is, the document image and the mark are displayed). DOO apart to view) is to, without impairing the visibility of the document image, so that the setting state of the print condition can be confirmed easily and reliably.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the document property screen 40 displays various items for setting print conditions classified by tabs, and a predetermined tab (here, “image”) is displayed. On the screen selected in the “Quality” tab), a color setting column 42 for setting printing colors such as color, two-color, gradation, and monochrome, and an image quality setting column 43 for setting a resolution such as 600 dpi and 400 dpi. A print condition setting field such as a density setting field 44 for setting a pattern density, a special item setting field 45 for setting a gloss mode, toner saving, color separation, and the like, and an image display area for confirming a print state with an image 41, etc. are provided, and an arbitrary position outside the document image 46 in the image display area 41 (here, the document image 46). The upper left), with various printing conditions set state identifiably indicating mark 47 (here, a mark indicating that a two-color color selection is selected) are displayed.

  The mark 47 may be set for at least one printing condition. The mark 47 may be any mark as long as the user can identify the print condition setting state, and the design can be arbitrarily set.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the configuration of the mark 47 set for typical printing conditions. For example, regarding color selection, “color” is a design in which three primary color circles overlap (in the figure, the three primary colors are selected). "Two color" is a design in which circles of each color are arranged (similarly, in the figure, two colors are distinguished by the type of hatching), and "gradation" is light and shade. A rectangular design with gradually changing, “monochrome” can be a rectangular design divided into white and black. Regarding the resolution, “600 dpi” can be a design in which dots are relatively finely arranged, and “400 dpi” can be a design in which dots are relatively coarsely arranged. As for pattern density, “Dense” is a design with a relatively narrow interval between hatch lines inside a special shape, “Rough” is a design with a relatively wide interval between hatch lines inside a special shape, etc. It can be. Regarding toner saving (that is, toner ejection amount), “OFF” can be a design in which the color inside the special shape is darkened, “ON” can be a design in which the color inside the special shape is lightened, and the like. .

  The mark 47 may be set in advance corresponding to the setting state of each printing condition, or may be selected or created by the user when setting the printing condition. The method for selecting the mark 47 is not particularly limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a desired print color (here, “color”) is set in each print condition setting field (here, color setting field 42) of the document property screen 40. ), The print condition setting unit 27 (or printer driver) displays the menu screen 42a on the display unit 24 to display the mark 47, select the mark 47, create the mark 47, or the like. When the user selects a desired process (in this case, selection of the mark 47), the mark selection screen 42b is displayed on the display unit 24, and a desired one of the marks 47 created in advance is displayed. The mark 47 can be selected by the user.

  Further, FIG. 6 shows a case where one mark 47 is displayed. However, when a plurality of printing conditions are set, a plurality of marks 47 corresponding to a set state of a plurality of printing conditions may be displayed. In this case, the display location and arrangement of the plurality of marks 47 are arbitrary. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, a plurality of marks 47 (here, a mark indicating two colors, a mark indicating 600 dpi, and the like) , Three marks indicating toner saving OFF) may be displayed in a line vertically or horizontally, or a plurality of marks 47 may be arranged and displayed in a matrix as shown in FIG. 9B. Alternatively, a plurality of marks 47 may be displayed separately in FIG. Further, in FIGS. 9A to 9C, each mark 47 is displayed separately, but it is sufficient that the design indicating the setting state of each printing condition is independent. For example, FIG. As shown in d), it may be configured to display a mark 47a in which a plurality of designs are integrated. The mark 47 may be composed only of graphic information such as graphics, symbols, and illustrations. In order to make it easier to identify the printing condition setting state indicated by the mark 47, the graphic information and the printing condition setting state. A mark 47b that is combined with character information such as a wording (in this case, two colors) may be displayed.

  Next, the control executed by the computer terminal 20 of the present embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, according to a predetermined operation by the user, the control unit 21 reads and starts a document application from the ROM 21b, the storage unit 22, or another computer terminal or server connected via a communication network, A document application is started on a computer terminal or server. Then, the user creates document data to be printed using a document application. The document data is not limited to the one created in this step, and the document data created in advance may be acquired from the ROM 21b, the storage unit 22, another computer terminal, a server, or the like.

  Next, when the user performs a predetermined operation on the screen of the document application, in step S101, the control unit 21 sets the selection of the image forming apparatus 30 to execute printing and the setting of the print page, the number of sheets, and the like on the display unit 24. Display the print setting screen to do.

  Next, when the user presses a predetermined button (usually a property button) on the print setting screen, in step S102, the control unit 21 operates as the print condition setting unit 27 with reference to the printer driver by the OS print function. Then, the printing condition setting unit 27 (or printer driver) of the control unit 21 causes the display unit 24 to display a document property screen 40 as shown in FIG. Here, the printer driver is configured to operate on the computer terminal 20. However, if the printer driver of another computer terminal or server connected via the communication network can be shared, the other computer terminal or A printer driver may be operated on the server.

  In step S103, the user selects a predetermined tab (eg, “image quality” tab) on the document property screen 40, and sets the color setting field 42, the image quality setting field 43, the coarse / fine setting field 44, and the special item setting field 45. In step S104, the user determines whether or not to select a mark 47 indicating the setting state of each printing condition.

  If the user does not select the mark 47 (in the case of No), in step S105, the printing condition setting unit 27 (or printer driver) of the control unit 21 displays the color setting column 42, the image quality setting column 43, and the pattern density setting. The setting of the field 44, the special item setting field 45, etc. is discriminated, and each of the marks 47 stored in advance in the ROM 21b, the storage unit 22 or the like is determined based on the association information stored in advance in the ROM 21b, the storage unit 22 or the like. A mark 47 corresponding to the print condition setting state is specified. On the other hand, when the user selects the mark 47 (in the case of Yes), in step S106, the print condition setting unit 27 (or printer driver) of the control unit 21 displays a menu screen 42a as shown in FIG. The mark selection screen 42b is displayed and the user selects the mark 47.

  Next, in step S107, the printing condition setting unit 27 (or printer driver) of the control unit 21 specifies the specified or user outside the document image 46 inside the image display area 41 as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. The selected mark 47 is displayed.

  Thereafter, the user presses the OK button on the document property screen 40 to return to the print setting screen. When a predetermined button (print button) on the print setting screen is pressed, the print data generation unit 26 (or printer) of the control unit 21 is pressed in step S108. The driver) converts the document data into a page description language to generate print data. In step S109, the print instruction unit 28 (or printer driver) of the control unit 21 is set on the print data and document property screen 40. Information indicating printing conditions is transmitted to the image forming apparatus 30 to cause the image forming apparatus 30 to print document data.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the print condition setting unit 27 (or printer driver) of the control unit 21 sets each print condition on the outside of the document image 46 in the image display area 41 of the document property screen 40. Since the correspondingly specified or selected mark 47 is displayed, the user can easily and surely confirm the setting state of each printing condition simply by looking at the image display area 41. An error in setting the printing conditions can be prevented and the operability during printing can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, color selection, resolution, pattern density, and toner saving have been described as examples of printing conditions. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the image forming apparatus 30 performs printing. The same applies to any item that can be set on the computer terminal 20 (for example, enlargement / reduction or rotation, single-sided printing / double-sided printing, post-processing type, presence of watermark, page allocation, etc.) Can do.

  The present invention can be used for a control device that controls an image forming apparatus, a control method in the control apparatus, and a printer driver for controlling an image forming apparatus that operates on the control apparatus.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the computer terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function performed with a computer terminal by the printer driver which concerns on one Example of this invention. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the control procedure in the computer terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the document property screen displayed on the display part of the computer terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the mark which shows the setting state of the printing condition which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the selection procedure of the mark in the document property screen based on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | positioning of a mark and the variation of a structure in the image display area which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen (document property screen) displayed on the display part of the conventional computer terminal. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the image display area of the screen (document property screen) displayed on the display part of the conventional computer terminal.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Printing system 20 Computer terminal 21 Control part 21a CPU
21b ROM
21c RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 Memory | storage part 23 Operation part 24 Display part 25 Network connection part 26 Print data generation part 27 Print condition setting part 28 Print instruction | indication part 30 Image forming apparatus 31a CPU
31b ROM
31c RAM
32 HDD
33 USB I / F
34 LAN I / F
35 Display operation section 36 Language analysis section 37 Image processing section 38 Printing section 40 Document property screen 41 Image display area 42 Color setting field 43 Image quality setting field 44 Roughness setting field 45 Special item setting field 46 Document image 47, 47a, 47b Mark 50 Document property screen 51 Color setting field 52 Image quality setting field 53 Density setting field 54 Image display area 55 Document image 56 Enlarged image

Claims (12)

In a control device for controlling an image forming apparatus,
When a specific screen including a field for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image is displayed on the display unit, the setting state of the printing conditions set based on association information stored in advance And a printing condition setting unit that displays the specified mark outside the document image inside the image display area. In a control device for controlling an image forming apparatus,
When a specific screen including a column for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image is displayed on the display unit, a mark indicating the set state of the set printing conditions is displayed in a selectable manner. A control apparatus comprising at least a print condition setting unit for displaying the selected mark outside the document image in an image display area.   The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing condition setting unit displays the mark for each printing condition.   4. The mark according to claim 1, wherein the mark includes graphic information that schematically indicates a setting state of the printing conditions, and character information that indicates the setting state of the printing conditions. 5. The control device described. A control method in a control device for controlling an image forming apparatus,
A first step of displaying a specific screen including a field for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image on the display unit of the control device;
A second step of identifying a mark indicating a set state of the set printing condition based on the association information stored in advance;
And a third step of displaying the specified mark outside the document image inside the image display area. A control method in a control device for controlling an image forming apparatus,
A first step of displaying a specific screen including a field for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image on the display unit of the control device;
A second step of selectively displaying a mark indicating the setting state of the printing conditions;
And a third step of displaying the selected mark outside the document image inside the image display area.   The control method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein, in the third step, the mark is displayed for each printing condition.   8. The mark according to claim 5, wherein the mark includes graphic information that schematically indicates a setting state of the printing conditions, and character information that indicates the setting state of the printing conditions. 9. Control method. A control program executed by a control device that controls the image forming apparatus,
Computer
When a specific screen including a field for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image is displayed on the display unit, the setting state of the printing conditions set based on association information stored in advance And a print condition setting unit that displays the specified mark outside the document image inside the image display area. A control program executed by a control device that controls the image forming apparatus,
Computer
When a specific screen including a column for setting printing conditions and an image display area for displaying a document image is displayed on the display unit, a mark indicating the set state of the set printing conditions is displayed in a selectable manner. A control program that functions as a printing condition setting unit that displays the selected mark outside the document image inside an image display area.   The control program according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the printing condition setting unit displays the mark for each printing condition.   12. The mark according to claim 9, wherein the mark includes graphic information that schematically indicates a setting state of the printing condition, and character information that indicates the setting state of the printing condition. The control program described.

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