JP2011096158A - Printing processing controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism for easily performing print setting adjustment according to an instruction of a greenhouse gas emission reduction target without registering fixed print settings in advance.
SOLUTION: A greenhouse gas emission reduction target instruction means for inputting an instruction for a greenhouse gas emission reduction target, and a greenhouse gas emission amount according to the input greenhouse gas emission reduction target instruction. Print setting adjustment means for changing print settings for reduction, and greenhouse gas emission reduction effect display means for displaying the reduction amount of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of performing the print setting adjustment processing It is characterized by.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a print control technique for automatically adjusting print processing settings in accordance with instructions for greenhouse gas reduction targets.

In the conventional print control technology, in the environmental load printer priority mode, information on virtual printers registered in advance is acquired from each printer, the environmental load value of each virtual printer is calculated, and a virtual printer with low environmental load is obtained. Some are displayed as options to the user. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
In addition, there are some which display a recommended mode with a small amount of CO2 emission when selecting a copy mode of a copying machine. (For example, see Patent Document 2)
Also, the print setting change pattern is stored in advance on the process cartridge side of the image forming apparatus, and when the cartridge mode is changed to the paper saving mode, the trigger is transmitted to the PC side, and the PC side printing settings are saved. Some settings are changed (eg double-sided printing, 2in1, reduced printing, etc.). (For example, see Patent Document 3)

JP 2006-277197 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-6696 JP 2002-2069 A

  However, in the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to select a printer with a low environmental load from a plurality of printers, it is necessary to register print settings in advance, and the effect of reducing each greenhouse gas is unclear. Therefore, in order to achieve the greenhouse gas reduction target, it is necessary to register various print settings by trial and error.

  Also in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to set a recommended mode for reducing greenhouse gases in advance, and because the recommended mode is fixed, other reduction amounts and print setting methods can be selected. could not.

  The technique disclosed in Patent Document 3 also restricts the print settings on the host side according to the print mode on the image forming apparatus side. As a result, the saving effect is fixed, and printing according to the paper saving amount is performed. The settings could not be adjusted.

  Also, since the print instruction output from the host side is fixed, it is necessary to change the device side mode when using other print settings.

  In addition, double-sided printing is effective from the viewpoint of paper reduction, but since the number of printed surfaces itself does not change, in terms of power consumption on the image forming apparatus main body side (that is, greenhouse gas emitted by the image forming apparatus), There was no difference from the case of single-sided printing.

  For this reason, the paper saving mode has not necessarily led to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the image forming apparatus side processing.

  The present invention is to solve such a problem.

  That is, it provides a mechanism for easily performing print setting adjustment in accordance with instructions for greenhouse gas emission reduction targets without registering fixed print settings in advance.

A greenhouse gas emission reduction target instruction means (step 204) for inputting an instruction of a greenhouse gas emission reduction target;
A print setting adjusting means (step 205) for changing the print setting for reducing the greenhouse gas emission in accordance with the inputted greenhouse gas emission reduction target instruction;
It has a greenhouse gas emission reduction effect display means (step 206) for displaying the reduction amount of the greenhouse gas emission as a result of performing the print setting adjustment process.

  In the print processing control apparatus to which the present invention is applied, the print settings can be easily adjusted according to the greenhouse gas emission reduction target without registering fixed print settings in advance.

1 is a system diagram of Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a main flowchart of the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart of print setting adjustment processing according to the first exemplary embodiment. 10 is a main flowchart of the second embodiment. 10 is a main flowchart of the third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart of print setting adjustment processing according to the third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart of adjustment processing of first priority processing according to the third embodiment. 2 is an example of a UI according to the first embodiment. 9 is an example of a UI according to the second embodiment. 9 is an example of a UI according to the third embodiment.

(Example)
The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 illustrates a system that executes print control according to the present exemplary embodiment.

  The computer module 101 connects input devices such as a keyboard 132 and a pointing device such as a mouse 133, and connects a display device 144 and an output device including a local printer 145 depending on the situation. The input / output interface 138 can connect the computer module 101 from the network connection 107 to connect to other computer devices in the system. A typical network connection 107 is a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN).

  The computer module 101 typically includes at least one processor unit (CPU) 135, eg, a memory unit 136 comprised of a semiconductor random access memory (RAM) or a read-only memory (ROM), and an INPUT / OUTPUT comprising a video interface 137. (I / O) interface, I / O interface 143 for keyboard 132 and mouse 133 is included. The storage device 139 typically includes a hard disk drive and a floppy disk drive. Although not shown in the figure, a magnetic tape drive or the like may also be used. The CD / DVD-ROM drive 142 is provided as a nonvolatile data source. The computer module 101 uses components 135 to 143 of the computer module 101 that communicate via the operation system and the interconnection bus 134.

  The software that implements the procedure shown in the flowchart of the present invention is stored in a computer-readable medium including a storage device as described above, for example. The software is loaded into the computer from a computer readable medium and executed by the CPU 135 of the computer 101. By using a computer program product on the computer, it can operate as a print control device for automatically adjusting print processing settings in response to instructions for greenhouse gas reduction targets.

  FIG. 2 is a main flowchart of this embodiment.

  In this specification, the UI unit and the print setting adjustment processing unit include a CPU 135, a memory 136, a ROM 142, a storage device 140, and the like. Note that the procedure shown in the flowchart is stored in a storage unit of RAM, ROM, or storage device and executed by the CPU.

First, the UI unit receives a reduction target selection instruction from the operator via the I / O Interface (143), and transmits the selection information to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 201) (801 in FIG. 8)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines whether to select a reduction target. (Step 202)
If it is determined in step 202 that the reduction target is paper saving, the print setting adjustment processing unit generates print data in which the simplex print setting in printing is changed to the duplex print setting. (Step 203)
If the target of reduction is greenhouse gas emissions, the UI receives the input of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets from the operator as detailed greenhouse gas emission reduction settings, and the input information Is transmitted to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 204)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit changes various settings in printing according to the greenhouse gas emission reduction detailed setting. (Step 205) (FIG. 3)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the print setting adjustment process according to this embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines the reduction target of the detailed setting for greenhouse gas emission reduction. (Steps 301, 302, 303, 304, 305)
If it is determined in step 301 that the reduction target of the detailed setting for greenhouse gas emission reduction is a ratio, the print setting adjustment processing unit calculates the reduction ratio of the required number of printed pages according to the reduction target, and the paper The layout is adjusted according to the reduction in the number of printed pages.

First, if it is determined in step 302 that the reduction ratio (α) is 0.5 or less (50% or less), the print setting adjustment processing unit calculates the number of printing surfaces (N) during normal printing. (Step 306)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit calculates the number of printed surfaces (Na) according to the reduction ratio using the following formula. (Step 307)
Na = N * α
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit performs 2up layout processing (layout processing for assigning 2 pages of original images to 1 page of paper) from the first page to (N-Na) * 2 pages, and the remaining pages A layout adjustment process for selecting 1up (a layout process for allocating a one-page original image to one page of paper as it is) is selected. (Step 308)
If it is determined in step 303 that the reduction ratio (α) is greater than 0.5 (50%) and less than 0.75 (75%), the print setting adjustment processing unit performs 4up from the first page to the last page. A layout adjustment process to be performed (a layout process for allocating four pages of document images to one page of paper) is selected. (Step 309)
If the reduction ratio (α) is greater than 0.75 (75%) and less than or equal to 0.875 (87.5%) in the determination in step 304, the print setting adjustment processing unit performs 8up from the first page to the last page. A layout adjustment process to be performed (a layout process for allocating four pages of document images to one page of paper) is selected. (Step 310)
If the reduction ratio (α) is greater than 0.875 (87.5%) and 0.9375 (93.75%) or less in the determination in step 305, the print setting adjustment processing unit 16up from the first page to the last page. A layout adjustment process to be performed (a layout process for allocating a 16-page document image to one page of paper) is selected. (Step 311)
If it is determined in step 305 that the reduction ratio (α) is greater than 0.9375 (93.75%), the print setting adjustment processing unit displays a warning that the reduction ratio (α) is too large. (Step 312)
Then, the print setting adjustment processing unit selects a layout adjustment process for 16up from page 1 to the last page (layout process for allocating 16 pages of document images to one page of paper). (Step 311)
If it is determined in step 301 that the reduction target of the detailed greenhouse gas emission reduction detailed setting is Auto (automatic setting), the print setting adjustment processing unit selects the gap reduction processing as the layout adjustment processing. (Step 313)
The gap reduction process is a process of reducing the gap between contents by moving the content such as text, and reducing the number of printed pages of the paper. For example, if the gap of the text block is a certain interval or more, There are processes such as moving the arrangement of text blocks.

After the selection of the layout adjustment process as described above, the print setting adjustment processing unit calculates the greenhouse gas reduction predicted value and transmits the greenhouse gas reduction predicted value to the preview display unit. (Step 314)
The following is an example of a greenhouse gas reduction predicted value calculation method.

Greenhouse gas reduction predicted value (Kg) X,
D for power consumption per side (kWh)
The greenhouse gas conversion factor (Kg / kWh) is p,
The reduction rate of the number of printed pages is M,
The original number of printed pages is A
Then,
X = A * M * D * p
Next, the UI unit displays the calculated greenhouse gas reduction predicted value on the preview UI,
Accepts the input of whether processing can be continued or not, and transmits the information on whether or not to continue to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 315)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines input from the operator. (Step 316)
If it is determined in step 316 that the process can be continued, the print setting adjustment processing unit performs the layout adjustment process selected by the print setting adjustment processing unit to generate print data, and calculates the calculated greenhouse effect. Send the gas emission reduction amount to the UI part. (Step 317)
If it is determined in step 316 that the processing is not continued, the print setting adjustment processing unit returns to step 204, and the UI unit reduces the greenhouse gas emission from the operator as a greenhouse gas emission reduction detailed setting. The target input is received again, and the input information is transmitted to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 204)
Above, the process of step 205 is complete | finished.

After the processing of step 205, the UI unit next displays the reduction amount of the greenhouse gas emission received from the print setting adjustment processing unit as the reduction effect. (Step 206)
Next, the print processing unit transmits the print data adjusted by the print setting adjustment processing unit and the print instruction to the printer (145) as a print job. (Step 207)
As described above, it is possible to select reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in addition to paper saving, and it becomes easy to adjust the layout of the document according to the reduction target of greenhouse gas emissions.

(Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment, a method of calculating a reduction ratio of the required number of printed surfaces according to a greenhouse gas emission reduction target designated by an operator and adjusting a document layout according to the reduction amount of the number of printed surfaces of a sheet. In the second embodiment of the present invention, a method for selecting both paper saving and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a main flowchart of this embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 4, first, the UI unit receives an instruction to select a reduction target from the operator via the I / O Interface (143), and transmits the selection information to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 401) (901 in FIG. 9)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines whether to select a reduction target. (Steps 402 and 403)
If it is determined in steps 402 and 403 that the reduction target is paper saving alone, the print setting adjustment processing unit generates print data in which the single-sided print setting in printing is changed to the double-sided print setting. (Step 404)
In addition, when the target of reduction is the greenhouse gas emission alone, the UI unit inputs the greenhouse gas emission reduction target from the operator as the detailed setting of greenhouse gas emission reduction (see FIG. 9). 902) and send the input information to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 405)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit changes various settings in printing according to the greenhouse gas emission reduction detailed setting. (Step 406) (FIG. 3)
At this time, if the operator does not select to continue the processing with respect to the display of the greenhouse gas emission reduction prediction value (FIG. 3, step 315), the print setting adjustment processing unit returns to step 405.

Then, the UI unit again receives the input of the greenhouse gas emission reduction target (902 in FIG. 9) from the operator as the detailed greenhouse gas emission reduction setting, and transmits the input information to the print setting adjustment processing unit. . (Step 405)
After the processing in step 406, the UI unit next displays the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount received from the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 407)
Next, the print processing unit transmits the print data adjusted by the print setting adjustment processing unit to the printer (145). (Step 408)
If the reduction target is paper saving & greenhouse gas emissions, the UI inputs the greenhouse gas emission reduction target from the operator as a detailed greenhouse gas emission reduction setting (Figure 9 902) and send the input information to the print setting adjustment processing section. (Step 409)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit changes various settings in printing according to the greenhouse gas emission reduction detailed setting. (Step 410) (FIG. 3)
At this time, if the operator does not select to continue the process with respect to the display of the greenhouse gas emission reduction predicted value (FIG. 3, step 315), the print setting adjustment processing unit returns to step 409.

Then, the UI unit again receives the input of the greenhouse gas emission reduction target (902 in FIG. 9) from the operator as the detailed greenhouse gas emission reduction setting, and transmits the input information to the print setting adjustment processing unit. . (Step 409)
After the processing of step 410, the print setting adjustment processing unit then
Print data in which the single-sided printing setting in printing is changed to the double-sided printing setting is generated. (Step 411)
Next, the UI unit displays the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount received from the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 412)
Next, the print processing unit transmits the print data adjusted by the print setting adjustment processing unit to the printer (145). (Step 408)
As described above, it is easy to select and implement both paper saving and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

(Third embodiment)
I explained how to calculate the reduction ratio of the required number of printed pages according to the greenhouse gas emission reduction target specified by the operator and adjust the document layout according to the reduced number of printed pages of the paper. In the third embodiment of the present invention, after obtaining processing information related to greenhouse gas generation, a priority order of adjustment processing related to those processes is set, and the reduction target of greenhouse gas emissions according to the order. A method of performing the adjustment process for will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a main flowchart of this embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 5, first, the UI unit receives an instruction to select a reduction target from the operator via the I / O Interface (143), and transmits the selection information to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 501) (1001 in FIG. 10)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines whether to select a reduction target. (Step 502)
If it is determined in step 502 that the reduction target is paper saving, the print setting adjustment processing unit generates print data in which the simplex print setting in printing is changed to the duplex print setting. (Step 503)
In addition, if the reduction target is greenhouse gas emissions, the print setting adjustment processing unit obtains information related to greenhouse gas generation from the printer and stores it in the UI unit as greenhouse gas generation information. Send. (Step 504)
Next, the UI unit displays processing (greenhouse gas emission reduction effect processing) that affects the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (step 505) (1003 in FIG. 10).

Further, the UI unit inputs the greenhouse gas emission reduction target from the operator (1002 in FIG. 10) and sets the priority order of the greenhouse gas emission reduction effect processing as detailed settings for greenhouse gas emission reduction ( 1003 in FIG. 10) and the setting (1004 in FIG. 10) of the sequential automatic execution mode (whether or not to automatically execute in the order of priority) are received, and the input information is transmitted to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 506)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit changes various settings in printing according to the greenhouse gas emission reduction detailed setting. (Step 507) (FIG. 6)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of print setting adjustment processing according to this embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 6, first, the print setting adjustment processing unit performs the print setting adjustment process of the first priority process. (Step 601) (FIG. 7)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the print setting adjustment process of the first priority process according to this embodiment.

  In this embodiment, as the first priority process, an example is shown in which the print setting adjustment processing unit adjusts the print speed according to the reduction target.

In the flowchart of FIG. 7, first, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines whether the reduction target of the greenhouse gas emission reduction detailed setting is a ratio or Auto (automatic setting). (Step 701)
Next, if it is determined in step 701 that the reduction target of the detailed setting for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a ratio, the print setting adjustment processing unit adjusts the necessary print speed reduction rate according to the reduction target.

  In this embodiment, five stages of printing speed reduction rates are derived in advance based on the greenhouse gas generation related information acquired in step 504.

First, if it is determined in step 702 that the reduction ratio (α) is 0.1 or less (10% or less), the print setting adjustment processing unit selects a print speed adjustment process in which the print speed reduction rate is S2. (Step 705)
If it is determined in step 703 that the reduction ratio (α) is greater than 0.1 (10%) and 0.2 (20%) or less, the print setting adjustment processing unit prints with a print speed reduction rate of S3. Select the adjustment process. (Step 706)
If the reduction rate (α) is greater than 0.2 (20%) and 0.3 (30%) or less in the determination in step 704, the print setting adjustment processing unit prints the print speed with a print speed reduction rate of S4. Select the adjustment process. (Step 707)
If it is determined in step 304 that the reduction ratio (α) is greater than 0.3 (30%), the print setting adjustment processing unit selects a print speed adjustment process in which the print speed reduction rate is S5. (Step 708)
If the reduction target of the detailed setting for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is Auto (automatic setting) in the determination in step 301, the print setting adjustment processing unit performs printing with the printing speed reduction rate during normal printing as S1. Select the speed adjustment process. (Step 709)
After the selection of the print speed adjustment process as described above, the print setting adjustment processing unit calculates a greenhouse gas reduction predicted value. (Step 710)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit sets an instruction to the printer for performing the print speed adjustment process selected by the print setting adjustment processing unit in the print job. (Step 711)
Thus, the process of step 601 is completed.

After the process of step 601, the print setting adjustment processing unit calculates the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount as a result of the print setting adjustment process of the first priority process. (Step 601)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit sequentially determines whether the automatic execution mode is ON or OFF. (Step 603)
If it is determined in step 603 that the automatic execution mode is sequentially ON, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines whether the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount calculated in step 601 satisfies the greenhouse gas emission reduction ratio. Determine. (Step 604)
If it is determined in step 604 that the greenhouse gas emission reduction calculated in step 601 satisfies the greenhouse gas emission reduction ratio, the print setting adjustment processing unit calculates the greenhouse gas emission calculated in step 601. The amount reduction amount is transmitted to the UI unit, and the UI unit displays it as the final greenhouse gas emission reduction amount. (Step 620)
If it is determined in step 604 that the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount calculated in step 601 does not satisfy the greenhouse gas emission reduction ratio, the print setting adjustment processing unit performs the print setting adjustment processing of the second priority process. I do. (Step 605)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit reduces the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount as a result of the print setting adjustment processing of the first priority processing and the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount of the result of the print setting adjustment processing of the second priority processing. Is added to calculate the total reduction amount. (Step 606)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines whether or not the total reduction amount calculated in step 606 satisfies the greenhouse gas emission reduction ratio. (Step 607)
If it is determined in step 607 that the total reduction amount calculated in step 606 satisfies the greenhouse gas emission reduction ratio, the print setting adjustment processing unit transmits the total reduction amount calculated in step 606 to the UI unit. The UI section then displays it as the final greenhouse gas emission reduction. (Step 620)
If it is determined in step 607 that the total reduction amount calculated in step 606 does not satisfy the greenhouse gas emission reduction ratio, the print setting adjustment processing unit performs the print setting adjustment processing of the third priority processing. (Step 608)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit reduces the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount as a result of the print setting adjustment processing of the first priority processing and the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount of the result of the print setting adjustment processing of the second priority processing. And the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount as a result of the print setting adjustment processing of the third priority processing are added to calculate the total reduction amount. (Step 609)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit transmits the total reduction amount calculated in step 609 to the UI unit, and the UI unit displays it as the final greenhouse gas emission reduction amount. (Step 620)
In addition, after step 602, the print setting adjustment processing unit sequentially determines the automatic execution mode. (Step 603)
If it is determined in step 603 that the automatic execution mode is sequentially OFF, the print setting adjustment processing unit transmits the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount calculated in step 601 to the UI unit, and the UI unit emits the greenhouse gas. Displays the amount of reduction. (Step 610)
Next, the UI unit receives an input from the operator as to whether or not to continue the second priority processing, and transmits the input information to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 611)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines input from the operator. (Step 612)
If it is determined in step 612 that the operator input received in step 611 is “continue processing”, the print setting adjustment processing unit performs print setting adjustment processing of second priority processing. (Step 613)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit reduces the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount as a result of the print setting adjustment processing of the first priority processing and the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount of the result of the print setting adjustment processing of the second priority processing. Is added to calculate the total reduction amount. (Step 614)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit transmits the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount calculated in step 614 to the UI unit, and the UI unit displays the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount. (Step 615)
Next, the UI unit receives an input as to whether or not to continue the third priority process from the operator, and transmits the input information to the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 616)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit determines input from the operator. (Step 617)
If it is determined in step 617 that the operator input received in step 616 is “continue processing”, the print setting adjustment processing unit performs print setting adjustment processing of third priority processing. (Step 618)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit reduces the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount as a result of the print setting adjustment processing of the first priority processing and the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount of the result of the print setting adjustment processing of the second priority processing. And the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount as a result of the print setting adjustment processing of the third priority processing are added to calculate the total reduction amount. (Step 619)
Next, the print setting adjustment processing unit transmits the total reduction amount calculated in step 619 to the UI unit, and the UI unit displays it as the final greenhouse gas emission reduction amount. (Step 620)
If the operator input received in step 611 or 616 is “do not continue processing” in the determination of step 612 or 617, the print setting adjustment processing unit prints the second priority process or the third priority process. Does not perform setting adjustment processing.

The print setting adjustment processing unit transmits the total reduction amount calculated so far to the UI unit, and the UI unit displays it as the final greenhouse gas emission reduction amount. (Step 620)
Thus, the process of step 507 is completed.

After the processing in step 507, the UI unit displays the greenhouse gas emission reduction amount received from the print setting adjustment processing unit. (Step 508)
Next, the print processing unit transmits the print data adjusted by the print setting adjustment processing unit to the printer (145). (Step 509)
As described above, it is easy to adjust print settings other than document layout adjustment in accordance with the greenhouse gas emission reduction target.

Claims (3)

A greenhouse gas emission reduction target instruction means (step 204) for inputting an instruction of a greenhouse gas emission reduction target;
A print setting adjusting means (step 205) for changing the print setting for reducing the greenhouse gas emission in accordance with the inputted greenhouse gas emission reduction target instruction;
A print processing control apparatus having a greenhouse gas emission reduction effect display means (step 206) for displaying a reduction amount of greenhouse gas emission as a result of performing the print setting adjustment process. The print processing control apparatus according to claim 1,
Instruct whether the reduction target is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or paper.
A print processing control apparatus comprising a reduction target instruction unit (step 201). The print processing control apparatus according to claim 1,
Greenhouse gas generation information acquisition means (step 504) for acquiring information related to the generation of greenhouse gases from the printing device;
Greenhouse gas emission reduction effect processing display means (step 505) for displaying processing that affects the reduction of greenhouse gas emission,
A priority setting means (step 506) for setting a priority for performing a process that affects the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
For each priority order, add the reduction amount of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of the print setting adjustment process, and determine whether to continue the next priority process according to the addition result. , A print processing control apparatus having processing continuation determination means (steps 604 and 607).

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