JP4765271B2 - Print control apparatus and print control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a print control apparatus and a program, and more particularly to a print control apparatus and a program that execute output to a digitized file and output to paper in one scan.

  In recent years, various controls in double-sided printing have been proposed due to the development of digital copy technology.

For example, when double-sided printing is performed on a document with an odd number of pages, a double-sided printing method is used in a print control apparatus that performs printing without switching from double-sided printing to single-sided printing by using a previously created blank image as the final page. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-182163 A

  However, when outputting a document that is a mixture of single-sided and double-sided as an electronic file, blank pages are wasted, so the user performs single-sided printing control on a single-sided document, There is a problem that a complicated operation of scanning while performing print control must be performed.

  Further, when outputting a document having both one side and both sides to paper, the user must rescan the document by duplex printing and cannot use the electronic file output above. There's a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention deletes a blank page when outputting to an electronic file at the same time in one scan, and prints both sides on both sides just like a document when outputting to paper, and one side is one side. An object of the present invention is to provide a print control apparatus and a program capable of printing.

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is directed to an instruction for outputting the input data in a print control apparatus that requests the image output apparatus to print input data input by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of a document. An instruction receiving unit that receives the input data, a job creating unit that creates a job based on the output instruction of the input data received by the instruction receiving unit, and the input data is converted into a print image according to the job created by the job creating unit In addition, conversion means for detecting and deleting blank page data from the input data and converting the input data from which the blank page data has been deleted into an electronic file, and a print image and an electronic file converted by the conversion means file management means for storing, when the instruction of the output of the input data is printed output, the print Input data of the double-sided printing of a document the image was transmitted to the image output device prints in duplex printing, the input data of the single-sided printing of the document is characterized by comprising a print image transmitting means for printing with one-sided printing .
To do.

  The instruction receiving means corresponds to the instruction receiving module 6 shown in FIG. 2, the job creating means corresponds to the job creating means 15 shown in FIG. 2, and the print image converting means corresponds to the print image converting means 201 shown in FIG. The blank page detecting means corresponds to the blank page detecting means 171 shown in FIG. 3, the blank page processing means corresponds to the blank page processing means 181 shown in FIG. 3, and the electronic file converting means is the electronic file converting means 191 shown in FIG. The file management means corresponds to the file management module 11 shown in FIG. 2, and the print image transmission means corresponds to the print image transmission module 13 shown in FIG.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the print image transmission unit includes a print image account unit that calculates the number of print images to be transmitted to the image output apparatus.

  Note that the print image account means corresponds to the print image account means 16 shown in FIG.

  The invention according to claim 3 further comprises an instruction form creating means for creating an instruction form describing an instruction to output the input data received by the instruction accepting means in the invention according to claim 1, wherein the job creating means Is characterized in that the job is created based on the instruction created by the instruction creating means.

  The instruction creation unit corresponds to the instruction creation module 8 shown in FIG.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises page number assigning means for controlling the page number assignment to the print image.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to output the input data in a print control apparatus that requests the image output apparatus to print input data input by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads both-side images of a document. And based on the output instruction of the input data received by the instruction receiving unit, the input data is converted into a file for each single page according to the job creating unit for creating a job and the job created by the job creating unit. A single page conversion unit, a blank page detection unit that performs blank page detection on a file for each single page converted by the single page conversion unit, and an ON flag for a file corresponding to a page detected as a blank page by the blank page detection unit To the file corresponding to the page detected as not blank by the blank sheet detection means. Flag setting means for setting a flag, print image conversion means for holding the settings of the ON flag and the OFF flag and converting the file into a print image, and a page for which the ON flag is set by the flag setting means corresponding to delete the file, the flags and the electronic file conversion means for converting the electronic files file corresponding to the page OFF flag is set by the setting means, the print image converted by the print image conversion unit, and the electronic file File management means for storing the electronic file converted by the conversion means , and when the output instruction of the input data is print output, the print image is transmitted to the image output device, and the input data of the original for duplex printing is printed on both sides in printing, print image transmission hand input data of the single-sided printing of the document to be printed in the single-sided printing Characterized by including and.

  The instruction receiving means corresponds to the instruction receiving module 6 shown in FIG. 2, the job creating means corresponds to the job creating means 15 shown in FIG. 2, and the single page converting means corresponds to the single page converting means 242 shown in FIG. The blank sheet detection means corresponds to the blank sheet detection means 172 shown in FIG. 7, the flag setting means corresponds to the flag setting means 25 shown in FIG. 7, and the electronic file conversion means corresponds to the electronic file conversion means 192 shown in FIG. The print image conversion means corresponds to the print image conversion means 202 shown in FIG. 7, the file management means corresponds to the file management module 11 shown in FIG. 2, and the print image transmission means corresponds to the print image transmission module 13 shown in FIG. Corresponding to

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the invention, the print image transmitting means calculates the number of blank images based on an ON flag set in the print image, and the calculated blank sheet is calculated. Print image account means for calculating the number of print images to be transmitted to the image output apparatus excluding the number of images is provided.

  Note that the print image account means corresponds to the print image account means 16 shown in FIG.

  According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the fifth aspect of the invention, a thumbnail of a print image in which the OFF flag is set is displayed.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claim 5, further comprising an instruction form creating means for creating an instruction form describing an instruction to output the input data received by the instruction receiving means, and the job creating means Is characterized in that the job is created based on the instruction created by the instruction creating means.

  The instruction creation unit corresponds to the instruction creation module 8 shown in FIG.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 5, further comprising page number assigning means for controlling the page number assignment to the print image.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to output the input data in a print control apparatus that requests the image output apparatus to print input data input by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of a document. And based on the output instruction of the input data received by the instruction receiving unit, the input data is converted into a file for each single page according to the job creating unit for creating a job and the job created by the job creating unit. A single page conversion unit, a blank page detection unit for performing blank page detection on a file for each single page converted by the single page conversion unit, and a file corresponding to a page detected as a blank page by the blank page detection unit. A blank page processing means for recording the page detected as the blank page in the position information of the blank sheet; An electronic file conversion unit that converts a file corresponding to a page detected as not blank by the knowledge unit into an electronic file, and a file that corresponds to a page detected as non-blank by the blank page detection unit is converted into a print image. A print image conversion unit, a blank page information recorded by the blank page processing unit, a print image converted by the print image conversion unit, and a file management unit for storing an electronic file converted by the electronic file conversion unit; When the output instruction of the input data is print output, the print image and a blank image prepared in advance are transmitted to the image output device, and the input data of the double-sided original is printed by double-sided printing. input data; and a print image transmitting means for printing with one-sided printing, the print image transmitting means When the print image is transmitted to the image output device, the number of print images to be transmitted is calculated, and when the calculated number is the position of the blank page indicated by the blank page position information, The prepared blank image is transmitted to the image output device .

  The instruction receiving means corresponds to the instruction receiving module 6 shown in FIG. 2, the job creating means corresponds to the job creating means 15 shown in FIG. 2, and the single page converting means corresponds to the single page converting means 243 shown in FIG. The blank page detection means corresponds to the blank page detection means 173 shown in FIG. 12, the blank page processing means corresponds to the blank page processing means 183 shown in FIG. 12, and the electronic file conversion means corresponds to the electronic file conversion means 193 shown in FIG. The print image conversion means corresponds to the print image conversion means 203 shown in FIG. 12, the file management means corresponds to the file management module 11 shown in FIG. 2, and the print image transmission means corresponds to the print image transmission shown in FIG. Corresponds to module 13.

The invention of claim 11 further comprises an instruction creating unit for creating an instruction describing an instruction to output the input data received by the instruction receiving unit in the invention of claim 10, wherein the job creating unit Is characterized in that the job is created based on the instruction created by the instruction creating means.

  The instruction creation unit corresponds to the instruction creation module 8 shown in FIG.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the tenth aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises page number assigning means for controlling the page number assignment to the print image.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a print control program for causing a computer to function as a print control apparatus that requests the image output apparatus to print input data input by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of a document. In accordance with an instruction receiving process for receiving the output instruction, a job creating process for creating a job based on the received instruction for outputting the input data, and converting the input data into a print image according to the created job, Detecting and deleting blank page data from the input data, converting the input data from which the blank page data is deleted into an electronic file, a file management process for storing the print image and the electronic file, When the output instruction of the input data is print output, the print image is Input data of the original transmission to duplex printing to the image output device prints in duplex printing, the input data of the single-sided printing of the document is characterized in that to execute a print image transmission process for printing with one-sided printing to the computer.

The invention according to claim 14 is the invention according to claim 13 , further comprising print image account processing for calculating the number of print images to be transmitted to the image output device when the print image is transmitted to the image output device. The computer is executed.

The invention according to claim 15 is the invention according to claim 13 , further causing the computer to execute an instruction creating process for creating an instruction describing an instruction to output the input data, wherein the job creating process The print control program according to claim 13 , wherein the job is created based on the written instruction.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the computer is further caused to execute a page number assignment control process for controlling the page number assignment for the print image.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a print control program for causing a computer to function as a print control device for requesting an image output device to print input data input by an image input device that sequentially reads double-sided images of a document. An instruction receiving process for receiving an output instruction, a job creating process for creating a job based on the received instruction for outputting the input data, and converting the input data into a file for each single page according to the created job Single page conversion processing, blank page detection processing for performing blank page detection on the converted file for each single page, and setting an ON flag to a file corresponding to a page detected as blank by the blank page detection, OF in the file corresponding to the page detected as not blank by blank page detection A flag setting process for setting a flag, a print image conversion process for converting the file into a print image while holding the settings of the ON flag and the OFF flag, and a file corresponding to the page for which the ON flag is set An electronic file conversion process that deletes and converts a file corresponding to the page set with the OFF flag into an electronic file, a file management process that stores the print image and the electronic file, and an instruction to output the input data. In the case of print output, the print image is transmitted to the image output device, and the input data of the double-sided original is printed by double-sided printing, and the input data of the single-sided original is printed by single-sided printing. The computer is executed.

The invention according to claim 18 is the invention according to claim 17 , wherein the number of blank images is calculated based on an ON flag set in the print image when the print image is transmitted to the image output device. And causing the computer to execute print image account processing for calculating the number of print images to be transmitted to the image output apparatus excluding the calculated number of blank images.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the invention, in the seventeenth aspect of the invention, the computer is caused to execute a thumbnail display process for displaying a thumbnail of the print image for which the OFF flag is set.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the computer further executes an instruction creation process for creating an instruction describing an instruction to output the input data. The job is created based on the written instruction.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the computer is further caused to execute a page number assignment control process for controlling the page number assignment to the print image.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a print control program for causing a computer to function as a print control apparatus that requests the image output apparatus to print input data input by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of an original. An instruction receiving means for receiving an output instruction, a job creating means for creating a job based on the instruction for outputting the input data received by the instruction receiving means, and the input data according to the job created by the job creating means Single page conversion means for converting a single page file into a single page, a blank page detection means for performing blank page detection on a single page file converted by the single page conversion means, and a blank page detection means for detecting a blank page. Delete the file corresponding to the selected page, and replace the detected blank page with a blank page. Blank page processing means for recording position information, electronic file conversion means for converting a file corresponding to a page detected as non-blank by the blank paper detection means to an electronic file, and detection of non-blank as the blank paper detection means A print image conversion unit that converts a file corresponding to the printed page into a print image, a blank page position information recorded by the blank page processing unit, a print image converted by the print image conversion unit, and an electronic file conversion unit File management means for storing the converted electronic file, and when the output instruction of the input data is a print output, the print image and a blank image prepared in advance are transmitted to the image output device to input a two-sided original The data is printed with duplex printing, and the input data for a single-sided original is printed with single-sided printing. To execute the over-di transmission means to the computer, the print image transmitting means, when transmitting the print image to the image output apparatus, calculates the number of print images to be the transmission, the calculated number of said blank which issued In the case of the position of the blank page indicated by the position information, the previously prepared blank image is transmitted to the image output device .

The invention according to claim 23 is the invention according to claim 22 , further causing the computer to execute an instruction creation process for creating an instruction describing an instruction to output the input data. The job is created based on the written instruction.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the twenty-second aspect of the present invention, the computer is further caused to execute a page number assignment control process for controlling the page number assignment for the print image.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to perform print output and electronic output in which switching between single-sided printing and double-sided printing is performed with a single operation.

  Further, according to the present invention, there is no need to switch the paper path control for the print output, so that it is possible to increase the efficiency of the print speed.

  Further, according to the present invention, when a scanner having a PDF function is provided, it is not necessary to perform complicated operations such as single-sided original and single-sided printing designation, double-sided original and double-sided printing designation.

  In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the user can specify the page number without being aware of one side or both sides.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As an embodiment of the present invention, a configuration in which a print control apparatus, a scanner, and a printer are connected via a network will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a print control system 1 used in the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the print control system 1 is configured by connecting a print control device 2, a plurality of scanners 3, and a plurality of printers 4 via a network 5. A plurality of scanners 3 and printers 4 are not necessarily required.

  Here, each device will be described in detail.

  The print control apparatus 2 processes the scan data read by the scanner 3 and transmits it to the printer 4.

  The scanner 3 inputs scan data by reading a document, and transmits the input scan data to the print control apparatus 2.

  The printer 4 forms a print image from the print control apparatus 2 on a sheet.

  Next, the configuration of the print control apparatus 2 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the print control apparatus 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the print control apparatus 2 includes an instruction reception module 6, an instruction transmission module 7, an instruction document creation module 8, a job management module 9, a scan data processing module 10, a file management module 11, a file storage module 12, A print image transmission module 13 is provided.

  Here, each component will be described in detail.

  The instruction receiving module 6 instructs the scanner 3 (for example, an instruction for resolution, color space, compression format, image scan area, etc.), and an instruction for outputting scan data (for example, a file that is digitized in one scan (hereinafter referred to as a file). An instruction reception UI (User Interface) 14 for receiving an instruction to output to an electronic file and an instruction to output to paper).

  The instruction transmission module 7 performs processing for transmitting an instruction for the scanner 3 received by the instruction receiving module 6 to the scanner 3.

  The instruction creation module 8 performs a process of creating an instruction describing the scan data output instruction received by the instruction reception module 6.

  The job management module 9 analyzes the instruction sheet created by the instruction sheet creating module 8 and performs processing for requesting the scan data processing module 10 and the file management module 11 to perform processing according to the analyzed instruction sheet. The job management module 9 has job creation means 15 for creating a job according to the instruction described in the analyzed instruction sheet. That is, when the job management module 9 requests the scan data processing module 10 and the file management module 11 to perform processing, the job flow in the print control apparatus 2 is managed according to the designated instruction.

  The scan data processing module 10 performs processing for converting scan data scanned by the scanner 3 into an electronic file and a print image.

  The file management module 11 performs processing for managing reading of electronic files and print images in the file storage module 12.

  The print image transmission module 13 performs processing for transmitting the print image to the printer 4. The print image transmission module 13 includes print image account means 16 for calculating the number of print images (hereinafter referred to as accounts) to be transmitted to the printer 4.

  Next, the first embodiment of the functional configuration of the scan data processing module 10 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the scan data processing module 101 according to the first embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the scan data processing module 101 includes a blank page detection unit 171, a blank page processing unit 181, an electronic file conversion unit 191, and a print image conversion unit 201.

  Here, the function of each means will be described in detail.

  The blank sheet detecting unit 171 has a function of performing blank sheet detection on the scan data received from the job management module 9.

  The blank page processing unit 181 has a function of deleting a blank page detected by the blank page detection unit 171.

  The electronic file conversion unit 191 has a function of converting scan data into an electronic file (for example, PDF [Portable Document Format], TIFF [Tagged Image File Format]).

  The print image conversion unit 201 has a function of converting the scan data received from the job management module 9 into data interpretable by the printer 4 (hereinafter referred to as a print image).

  Next, a first functional operation performed by the print control apparatus 2 when outputting scan data to an electronic file and paper will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

  When the instruction receiving module 6 receives an instruction to the scanner 3 and an instruction to output scan data through the instruction receiving UI 14, the instruction to the scanner 3 is passed to the instruction transmission module 7 and an instruction to output the scan data is sent to the instruction document creation module 8. hand over.

  When receiving an instruction for the scanner 3, the instruction transmission module 7 transmits the received instruction for the scanner 3 to the scanner 3. Here, the scanner 3 scans the document in accordance with an instruction to the scanner 3 and holds the scanned scan data.

  When the instruction creation module 8 receives the scan data output instruction, the instruction creation module 8 creates an instruction describing the received scan data output instruction, and passes the created instruction to the job management module 9. 9 receives the instruction, analyzes the received instruction, and creates a job based on the scan data output instruction described in the instruction by the job creation means 15. Then, the job management module 9 extracts the scan data held by the scanner 3 according to the job, and passes the extracted scan data to the scan data processing module 101.

  When the scan data processing module 101 receives the scan data, the blank page detection unit 171 performs blank page detection on the scan data, deletes the scan data of the page detected by the blank page processing unit 181, and the electronic file conversion unit. The scan data of the page that has not been detected as blank by 191 is converted into an electronic file, and the pages converted into the electronic file are bundled. The scan data processing module 101 passes the electronic file to the file management module 11. When the file management module 11 receives the electronic file, the scan data processing module 101 stores the received electronic file in the file storage module 12.

  When the scan data processing module 101 receives the scan data, the print image conversion unit 201 converts the scan data into a print image.

  Then, the scan data processing module 101 passes the print image to the print image transmission module 13. When the print image transmission module 13 receives the print image, the print image account means 16 calculates the account of the print image, and the print image is transferred to the printer 4. Send to.

  In addition, the scan data processing module 101 passes the print image to the file management module 11. When the file management module 11 receives the print image, the scan data processing module 101 stores the received print image in the file storage module 12.

  Next, when the scan data is output to an electronic file, processing performed by the blank page detection unit 171, the blank page processing unit 181 and the electronic file conversion unit 191 included in the scan data processing module 101 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Scan data is received (step S401), “N = 0” is set (step S402), “N = N + 1” is set (step S403), and blank page detection is performed on page N (step S404).

  If page N is blank (YES in step S405), page N is deleted (step S406).

  If page N is not the last page (NO in step S407), the process returns to step S403.

  If page N is not blank in step S405 (NO in step S405), page N is converted to an electronic file (step S408), and the process proceeds to step S407.

  If page N is the last page in step S407 (YES in step S407), the pages converted into electronic files are bundled (step S409), and the processing procedure is terminated.

  Next, a processing procedure performed by the print image conversion unit 201 and the print image transmission module 13 included in the scan data processing module 101 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Scan data is received (step S501), “N = 0” is set (step S502), “N = N + 1” is set (step S503), and page N is converted into a print image (step S504).

  If page N is not the last page (NO in step S505), the process returns to step S503.

  If page N is the last page in step S505 (YES in step S505), the print image account is set to N (step S506), the print image is transmitted to the printer (step S507), and the processing procedure is terminated. .

  Next, the electronic file and print image processed by the scan data processing module 101 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the electronic file 221 and the print image 231 converted by the scan data processing module 101 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  6A shows the scan data 21 read by the scanner 3, and FIG. 6B shows the scan data shown in FIG. 6A by the scan data processing module 101 of the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the converted electronic file 221 and the print image 231. FIG.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the scan data 21 obtained by the scanner 3 reading a document with the duplex printing function is
“Page 1 [Front], Page 1 [Back], Page 2 [Front], Page 2 [Back], Page 3 [Front], Page 3 [Back (Blank)], Page 4 [Front], Page 4 [Back ], Page 5 [Front], Page 5 [Back (Blank)]]
Suppose that "" Represents one file.

  The scan data 21 shown in FIG. 6A is detected by the scan data processing module 101 because the blank page detection unit 171 detects that page 3 [back] and page 5 [back] are blank. 181 deletes page 3 [back] and page 5 [back], and electronic file conversion means 191 deletes page 1 [front], page 1 [back], page 2 [front], page 2 [back], and page 3 [ Front], page 4 [front], page 4 [back], and page 5 [front] are converted into electronic files.

Therefore, an electronic file 221 obtained by converting the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 6A by the scan data processing module 101 of the first embodiment is as shown in FIG.
“Page 1 [Front], Page 1 [Back], Page 2 [Front], Page 2 [Back], Page 3 [Front], Page 4 [Front], Page 4 [Back], Page 5 [Front]”
It becomes.

  Further, the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 6A is converted into a print image by the print image conversion unit 201 in the scan data processing module 101.

Accordingly, a print image 231 obtained by converting the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 6A by the scan data processing module 101 of the first embodiment is as shown in FIG.
“Page 1 [Table]”
“Page 1 [Back]”
“Page 2 [Table]”
“Page 2 [Back]”
“Page 3 [Table]”
“Page 3 [Back (Blank)]”
“Page 4 [Table]”
“Page 4 [Back]”
“Page 5 [Table]”
“Page 5 [Back (blank)]”
It becomes.

  When the print image 231 obtained by converting the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 6A by the scan data processing module 101 of the first embodiment is saved for reprinting, all the above print images 231 are files. It is stored in the storage module 12.

  When displaying thumbnails of print images stored for reprinting or the like, thumbnails of all stored print images are displayed.

  Next, a second embodiment of the functional configuration of the scan data processing module 10 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the scan data processing module 102 according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the scan data processing module 102 includes a single page conversion unit 242, a blank sheet detection unit 172, a flag setting unit 25, an electronic file conversion unit 192, and a print image conversion unit 202.

  Here, the function of each means will be described in detail.

  The single page conversion unit 242 has a function of converting the scan data received from the job management module 9 into a file for each single page.

  The blank page detection unit 172 is a function that performs blank page detection on the scan data converted into a file for each single page by the single page conversion unit 242.

  The flag setting unit 25 has a function of setting an ON flag for a page detected by the blank page detection unit 172 and setting an OFF flag for a page where no blank page is detected.

  The electronic file conversion unit 192 has a function of converting a page in which the OFF flag is set into an electronic file and deleting the page in which the ON flag is set.

  The print image conversion unit 202 has a function of converting all pages into a print image. Note that the ON flag and the OFF flag set for each page by the flag setting means 25 are held.

  Next, a second functional operation performed by the print control apparatus 2 when outputting scan data to an electronic file and paper will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  When the instruction receiving module 6 receives an instruction to the scanner 3 and an instruction to output scan data through the instruction receiving UI 14, the instruction to the scanner 3 is passed to the instruction transmission module 7 and an instruction to output the scan data is sent to the instruction document creation module 8. hand over.

  When receiving an instruction for the scanner 3, the instruction transmission module 7 transmits the received instruction for the scanner 3 to the scanner 3. Here, the scanner 3 scans the document in accordance with an instruction to the scanner 3 and holds the scanned scan data.

  When the instruction creation module 8 receives the scan data output instruction, the instruction creation module 8 creates an instruction describing the received scan data output instruction, and passes the created instruction to the job management module 9. 9 receives the instruction, analyzes the received instruction, and creates a job based on the scan data output instruction described in the instruction by the job creation means 15. Then, the job management module 9 extracts the scan data held by the scanner according to the job, and passes the extracted scan data to the scan data processing module 102.

  Upon receiving the scan data, the scan data processing module 102 converts the received scan data into a file for each single page by the single page conversion unit 242, and performs blank page detection on the file for each single page by the blank page detection unit 172. Then, an ON flag is set for the page where the blank page is detected by the flag setting means 25, and an OFF flag is set for the page where the blank page is not detected.

  Then, the scan data processing module 102 deletes the page in which the ON flag is set by the electronic file conversion unit 192, converts the page in which the OFF flag is set into an electronic file, and bundles the pages converted into the electronic file. . Then, the scan data processing module 102 passes the electronic file to the file management module 11. When the file management module 11 receives the electronic file, the scan data processing module 102 stores the received electronic file in the file storage module 12.

  Further, the scan data processing module 102 converts all pages into print images by the print image conversion unit 202, and holds the flags set for each page.

  Then, the scan data processing module 102 passes the print image to the print image transmission module 13, and when the print image transmission module 13 receives the print image, the print image account means 16 is based on the flag set for each page of the print image. To calculate the account of the print image and transmit the print image to the printer 4.

  The scan data processing module 102 passes the print image to the file management module 11 while holding the flag set for each page. When the file management module 11 receives the print image, the received print image is transferred to the file storage module. 12 to save.

  Next, when outputting the scan data to an electronic file and paper, the single page conversion unit 242, the blank page detection unit 172, and the flag setting unit 25 included in the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. The processing procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Scan data is received (step S801), the received scan data is converted into a file for each single page (step S802), “N = 0” is set (step S803), and “N = N + 1” is set (step S802). S804), blank page detection is performed on page N (step S805).

  If page N is blank (YES in step S806), an ON flag is set for page N (step S807).

  If page N is not the last page (NO in step S808), the process returns to step S804.

  If page N is not blank in step S806 (NO in step S806), an OFF flag is set for page N (step S809), and the process proceeds to step S808.

  In step S808, if page N is the last page (YES in step S808), the processing procedure ends.

  Next, referring to the flowchart shown in FIG. 9, the processing procedure performed by the electronic file conversion means 192 included in the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7 when outputting the scan data to the electronic file will be described. explain.

  “N = 0” is set (step S901), “N = N + 1” is set (step S902), and the flag set for page N is confirmed (step S903).

  If the ON flag is set for page N (YES in step S904), page N is deleted (step S905).

  If page N is not the last page (NO in step S906), the process returns to step S902.

  If an OFF flag is set for page N in step S904 (NO in step S904), page N is converted to an electronic file (step S907), and the process proceeds to step S906.

  If page N is the last page in step S906 (YES in step S906), the pages converted into electronic files are bundled (step S908), and the processing procedure ends.

  Next, a processing procedure performed by the print image conversion unit 202 and the print image transmission module 13 included in the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  “N = 0, M = 0” is set (step S1001), “N = N + 1” is set (step S1002), and the flag set for page N is checked (step S1003).

  If the ON flag is set for page N (YES in step S1004), “M = M + 1” is set (step S1005), and page N is converted into a print image (step S1006).

  If the OFF flag is set for page N in step S1004 (NO in step S1004), page N is converted to a print image (step S1006).

  If page N is not the last page (NO in step S1007), the process returns to step S1002.

  If page N is the last page in step S1007 (YES in step S1007), the print image account is set to “NM” (step S1008), the print image is transmitted to the printer (step S1009), and processing is performed. End the procedure.

  Next, the electronic file and print image processed by the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the electronic file 222 and the print image 232 converted by the scan data processing module 102 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG.

  FIG. 11A shows the scan data 21 read by the scanner 3, and FIG. 11B shows the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 11A converted to the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an electronic file 222 and a print image 232 converted in FIG.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, the scan data 21 obtained by the scanner 3 reading a document with the duplex printing function is
“Page 1 [Front], Page 1 [Back], Page 2 [Front], Page 2 [Back], Page 3 [Front], Page 3 [Back (Blank)], Page 4 [Front], Page 4 [Back ], Page 5 [Front], Page 5 [Back (Blank)]]
Suppose that "" Represents one file.

  In the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 11A, the scan data processing module 102 detects that page 3 [back] and page 5 [back] are blank by the blank sheet detection unit 172, and the flag setting unit 25 detects the page. Since the ON flag is set for 3 [back] and page 5 [back], page 3 [back] and page 5 [back] are deleted by the electronic file conversion means 192, and page 1 [front] and page 1 [back] ], Page 2 [front], page 2 [back], page 3 [front], page 4 [front], page 4 [back], and page 5 [front] are converted into electronic files.

Therefore, an electronic file 222 obtained by converting the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 11A by the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment is as shown in FIG.
“Page 1 [Front], Page 1 [Back], Page 2 [Front], Page 2 [Back], Page 3 [Front], Page 4 [Front], Page 4 [Back], Page 5 [Front]”
It becomes.

  Further, the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 11A is converted into a print image by the print image conversion unit 202 in the scan data processing module 102.

Therefore, a print image 232 obtained by converting the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 11A by the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment is as shown in FIG.
“Page 1 [Table]”
“Page 1 [Back]”
“Page 2 [Table]”
“Page 2 [Back]”
“Page 3 [Table]”
“Page 3 [Back (Blank)]”
“Page 4 [Table]”
“Page 4 [Back]”
“Page 5 [Table]”
“Page 5 [Back (blank)]”
It becomes.

When the print image 232 obtained by converting the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 11A by the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment is stored for reprinting or the like, as shown in FIG. 11B. ,
“Page 1 [Table]: OFF flag”
"Page 1 [Back]: OFF flag"
“Page 2 [Table]: OFF flag”
“Page 2 [Back]: OFF flag”
“Page 3 [Table]: OFF flag”
“Page 3 [Back (blank)]: ON flag”
“Page 4 [Table]: OFF flag”
“Page 4 [Back]: OFF flag”
“Page 5 [Table]: OFF flag”
“Page 5 [Back (blank)]: ON flag”
It becomes. Therefore, even when the stored print image 26 is reprinted, since the flag set for each page is retained, the account of the blank page can be deleted.

  Note that when displaying the thumbnails of the print image 26 stored for reprinting or the like, only the thumbnails of the print image for which the OFF flag is set are displayed.

  Next, a third embodiment of the functional configuration of the scan data processing module 10 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the scan data processing module 103 according to the third embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 12, the scan data processing module 103 includes a single page conversion unit 243, a blank page detection unit 173, a blank page processing unit 183, an electronic file conversion unit 193, and a print image conversion unit 203.

  Here, the function of each means will be described in detail.

  The single page conversion unit 243 has a function of converting the scan data received from the job management module 9 into a file for each single page.

  The blank page detection unit 173 has a function of performing blank page detection on the scan data converted into a file for each single page by the single page conversion unit 243.

  The blank page processing unit 183 has a function of deleting the blank page detected by the blank page detecting unit 173 and recording the position information of the deleted blank page.

  The electronic file conversion unit 193 has a function of converting scan data into an electronic file.

  The print image conversion unit 203 has a function of converting scan data into a print image. Note that the position information of the blank paper is retained.

  Next, a third functional operation performed by the print control apparatus 2 when outputting scan data to an electronic file and paper will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

When the instruction designation module 6 receives an instruction to the scanner 3 and an instruction to output scan data through the instruction designation UI 14, the instruction designation module 6 passes the instruction to the scanner 3 to the instruction transmission module 7, and also sends the instruction to output the scan data to the instruction form creation module 8 . hand over.

  When receiving an instruction for the scanner 3, the instruction transmission module 7 transmits the received instruction for the scanner 3 to the scanner 3. Here, the scanner 3 scans the document in accordance with an instruction to the scanner, and holds the scanned scan data.

  When the instruction creation module 8 receives the scan data output instruction, the instruction creation module 8 creates an instruction describing the received scan data output instruction, and passes the created instruction to the job management module 9. 9 receives the instruction, analyzes the received instruction, and creates a job based on the scan data output instruction described in the instruction by the job creation means 15. Then, the job management module 9 extracts the scan data held by the scanner 3 according to the job, and passes the extracted scan data to the scan data processing module 103.

  When the scan data processing module 103 receives the scan data, the single page conversion unit 243 converts the scan data into a file for each single page, and the blank page detection unit 173 performs blank page detection on the file for each single page. The scan data of the page detected by the page processing unit 183 is deleted, and the position information of the deleted blank page is recorded.

  Then, the scan data processing module 103 converts the scan data of the page that is not detected by the electronic file conversion unit 193 into an electronic file, and bundles the pages converted into the electronic file. Then, the scan data processing module 103 passes the electronic file to the file management module 11. When the file management module 11 receives the electronic file, the scan data processing module 103 stores the received electronic file in the file storage module 12.

  Also, the scan data processing module 103 converts the scan data of the page that has not been detected by the print image conversion unit 203 into a print image, and retains the position information of the deleted blank page.

  Then, the scan data processing module 103 passes the print image and blank page position information to the print image transmission module 13.

  When the print image transmission module 13 receives the print image and the blank page position information, the print image transmission module 13 confirms the blank page position based on the blank page position information. The stored blank image is taken out, the taken blank image is transmitted to the printer 4, and when it is confirmed that it is not the position of the blank page, the print image is transmitted to the printer 4. The print image transmission module 13 calculates a print image account by the print image account means 16.

  Further, the scan data processing module 103 passes the print image and the blank page position information to the file management module 11 while holding the blank page position information, and the file management module 11 receives the print image and the blank page position information. The print image and blank paper position information are stored in the file storage module 12.

  Next, when outputting the scan data to an electronic file and paper, the single page conversion unit 243, the blank page detection unit 173, and the blank page processing unit 183 included in the scan data processing module 103 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. The processing procedure to be performed will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Scan data is received (step S1301), the received scan data is converted into a file for each single page (step S1302), “N = 0” is set (step S1303), and “N = N + 1” is set (step In step S1304, blank page detection is performed on page N (step S1305).

  If page N is a blank page (YES in step S1306), page N is deleted (step S1307), and the position information of the blank page is recorded (step S1308).

  If page N is not the last page (NO in step S1309), the process returns to step S1304.

  If page N is not blank in step S1306 (NO in step S1306), the process advances to step S1309.

  In step S1309, if page N is the last page (YES in step S1309), the processing procedure ends.

  Next, referring to the flowchart shown in FIG. 14, the processing procedure performed by the electronic file conversion means 193 included in the scan data processing module 103 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 12 when outputting the scan data to the electronic file will be described. explain.

  “N = 0” is set (step S1401), “N = N + 1” is set (step S1402), and the presence of page N is confirmed (step S1403).

  If page N exists (YES in step S1404), page N is converted to an electronic file (step S1405). If there is no page N in step S1404 (NO in step S1404), the process proceeds to step S1406.

  If page N is not the last page (NO in step S1406), the process returns to step S1402.

  If page N is the last page in step S1406 (YES in step S1406), the pages converted into electronic files are bundled (step S1408), and the processing procedure ends.

  Next, a processing procedure performed by the print image conversion unit 203 and the print image transmission module 13 included in the scan data processing module 103 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  “N = 0” is set (step S1501), “N = N + 1” is set (step S1502), and the presence or absence of page N is checked (step S1503).

  If page N exists (YES in step S1504), page N is converted to a print image (step S1505), and the print image is transmitted to the printer (step S1506).

  If there is no page N in step S1504 (NO in step S1504), a blank image is extracted (step S1507), and the extracted blank image is transmitted to the printer (step S1508).

  If page N is not the last page (NO in step S1509), the process returns to step S1502.

  In step S1509, if page N is the last page (YES in step S1509), a print image account is set (step S1510), and the processing procedure ends.

  Next, the electronic file and print image processed by the scan data processing module 103 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 12 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating the electronic file 223 and the print image 233 converted by the scan data processing module 103 according to the third embodiment shown in FIG.

  FIG. 16A shows the scan data read by the scanner 3, and FIG. 16B shows the scan data shown in FIG. 16A converted by the scan data processing module 103 of the third embodiment. It is a figure which shows the electronic file 223 and the print image 233 which were performed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 16A, the scan data 21 obtained by the scanner 3 reading a document with the duplex printing function is
“Page 1 [Front], Page 1 [Back], Page 2 [Front], Page 2 [Back], Page 3 [Front], Page 3 [Back (Blank)], Page 4 [Front], Page 4 [Back ], Page 5 [Front], Page 5 [Back (Blank)]]
Suppose that "" Represents one file.

  The scan data 21 shown in FIG. 16A is detected by the scan data processing module 103 because the blank page detection unit 173 detects that page 3 [back] and page 5 [back] are blank. Page 3 [Back] and Page 5 [Back] are deleted by 183, and Page 3 [Back] and Page 5 [Back] are recorded in the blank page position information, and page 1 [Table] is recorded by the electronic file conversion means 193. , Page 1 [Back], Page 2 [Front], Page 2 [Back], Page 3 [Front], Page 4 [Front], Page 4 [Back], and Page 5 [Front] are converted into electronic files.

Accordingly, an electronic file 223 obtained by converting the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 16A by the scan data processing module 103 of the third embodiment is as shown in FIG.
“Page 1 [Front], Page 1 [Back], Page 2 [Front], Page 2 [Back], Page 3 [Front], Page 4 [Front], Page 4 [Back], Page 5 [Front]”
It becomes.

  Also, the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 16A is detected by the scan data processing module 103 because the blank page detection unit 173 detects that page 3 [back] and page 5 [back] are blank. Page 3 [Back] and Page 5 [Back] are deleted in 183, and Page 3 [Back] and Page 5 [Back] are recorded in the blank page position information. , Page 1 [Back], Page 2 [Front], Page 2 [Back], Page 3 [Front], Page 4 [Front], Page 4 [Back], and Page 5 [Front] are converted into print images.

Therefore, the print image 233 obtained by converting the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 16A by the scan data processing module 103 of the third embodiment and the blank position information 27 are as shown in FIG.
“Page 1 [Table]”
“Page 1 [Back]”
“Page 2 [Table]”
“Page 2 [Back]”
“Page 3 [Table]”
“Page 4 [Table]”
“Page 4 [Back]”
“Page 5 [Table]”
"Blank position information"
It becomes.

  When the print image 233 obtained by converting the scan data 21 shown in FIG. 16A by the scan data processing module 103 according to the third embodiment is stored for reprinting or the like, all the print images 233 described above and a blank sheet are stored. Are stored in the file storage module 12.

  When displaying thumbnails of print images stored for reprinting or the like, thumbnails of all stored print images are displayed.

  It is also possible to satisfy the page numbering requirement for blank pages.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining page number assignment for a blank page.

For example, as shown in FIG.
“Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4 (Blank), Page 5, Page 6”
Suppose that

  FIG. 17B is a diagram illustrating a case where the scan data illustrated in FIG. 17A is output without assigning a page number to a blank page.

  FIG. 17C illustrates a case where the scan data illustrated in FIG. 17A is output with a page number assigned to a blank page.

  FIG. 17D is a diagram showing a case where the scan data shown in FIG. 17A is output without assigning page numbers to blank pages but skipping blank pages and assigning continuous page numbers.

  The present invention does not have to be limited to the configuration described in the instruction document for the scanner instruction and the scan data output instruction described above. The present invention is also applicable to a configuration in which a job is created based on a data output instruction.

  The present invention may also be configured to install an image processing program capable of performing the same processing as that of the print control apparatus 2 of the embodiment described above in a general-purpose computer such as a general PC (Personal Computer). Applicable.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of a print control system 1 used in an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a print control apparatus 2. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the scan data processing module 101 of 1st Embodiment. 3 shows a processing procedure performed by the blank page detection unit 171, the blank page processing unit 181 and the electronic file conversion unit 191 included in the scan data processing module 101 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 when outputting scan data to an electronic file. It is a flowchart. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure performed by the print image conversion unit 201 and the print image transmission module 13 included in the scan data processing module 101 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 when outputting scan data to paper. It is a figure explaining the electronic file 221 and the print image 231 converted by the scan data processing module 101 of 1st Embodiment shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the scan data processing module 102 of 2nd Embodiment. Processing steps performed by the single page conversion unit 242, the blank page detection unit 172, and the flag setting unit 25 included in the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7 when outputting scan data to an electronic file and paper. It is a flowchart to show. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure performed by an electronic file conversion unit 192 included in the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7 when outputting scan data to an electronic file. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure performed by the print image conversion unit 202 and the print image transmission module 13 included in the scan data processing module 102 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7 when outputting scan data to paper. It is a figure explaining the electronic file 222 and the print image 232 which were converted by the scan data processing module 102 of 2nd Embodiment shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the scan data processing module 103 of 3rd Embodiment. Processing procedures performed by the single page conversion unit 243, the blank page detection unit 173, and the blank page processing unit 183 included in the scan data processing module 103 according to the third embodiment illustrated in FIG. 12 when the scan data is output to an electronic file and paper. It is a flowchart which shows. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure performed by an electronic file conversion unit 193 included in the scan data processing module 103 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 12 when outputting scan data to an electronic file. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure performed by the print image conversion unit 203 and the print image transmission module 13 included in the scan data processing module 103 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 12 when outputting scan data to paper. It is a figure explaining the electronic file 223 and the print image 233 which were converted by the scan data processing module 103 of 3rd Embodiment shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the page number assignment | providing with respect to a blank page.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Print control system 2 Print control apparatus 3 Scanner 4 Printer 5 Network 6 Instruction reception module 7 Instruction transmission module 8 Instruction preparation module 9 Job management module 10, 101, 102, 103 Scan data processing module 11 File management module 12 File storage module 13 Print image transmission module 14 Instruction reception UI
15 Job creation means 16 Print image account means 171, 172, 173 Blank paper detection means 181, 183 Blank page processing means 191, 192, 193 Electronic file conversion means 201, 202, 203 Print image conversion means 21 Scan data 221, 222, 223 Electronic file 231, 232, 233 Print image 242, 243 Single page conversion means 25 Flag setting means 26 Saved print image 27 Blank paper position information

Claims (24)

In a printing control apparatus that requests input data input to an image output apparatus by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of an original,
Instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to output the input data;
Job creating means for creating a job based on an output instruction for the input data received by the instruction receiving means;
According to the job created by the job creation means, the input data is converted into a print image, blank page data is detected and deleted from the input data, and the input data from which the blank page data is deleted is an electronic file Conversion means for converting to
File management means for storing print images and electronic files converted by the conversion means;
When the output instruction of the input data is a print output, the print image is transmitted to the image output device, and the input data of the double-sided original is printed by double-sided printing, and the input data of the single-sided original is single-sided printed And a print image transmission means for printing with the print control apparatus. The print image transmission means includes
The print control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising print image account means for calculating the number of print images to be transmitted to the image output apparatus. An instruction form creating means for creating an instruction form describing an instruction to output the input data received by the instruction receiving means;
The job creation means includes
The print control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the job is created based on an instruction created by the instruction creating unit. The print control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a page number assigning unit that performs control of assigning a page number to the print image. In a printing control apparatus that requests input data input to an image output apparatus by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of an original,
Instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to output the input data;
Job creation means for creating a job based on an instruction to output the input data received by the instruction reception means;
Single page conversion means for converting the input data into a file for each single page according to the job created by the job creation means;
A blank page detection unit for performing blank page detection on a file for each single page converted by the single page conversion unit;
Flag setting means for setting an ON flag to a file corresponding to a page detected as blank by the blank paper detection means, and setting an OFF flag for a file corresponding to a page detected as not blank by the blank paper detection means;
Print image conversion means for holding the setting of the ON flag and the OFF flag and converting the file into a print image;
An electronic file conversion means for deleting a file corresponding to the page for which the ON flag is set by the flag setting means, and converting a file corresponding to the page for which the OFF flag is set by the flag setting means to an electronic file;
A file management means for storing the print image converted by the print image conversion means and the electronic file converted by the electronic file conversion means;
When the output instruction of the input data is print output, the print image is transmitted to the image output apparatus, and the input data of the double-sided original is printed by double-sided printing, and the input data of the single-sided original is input by single-sided printing. And a print image transmission means for printing. The print image transmission means includes
Print image account means for calculating the number of blank images based on the ON flag set for the print image and calculating the number of print images to be transmitted to the image output device excluding the calculated number of blank images The printing control apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: The print control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a thumbnail of the print image in which the OFF flag is set is displayed. An instruction form creating means for creating an instruction form describing an instruction to output the input data received by the instruction receiving means;
The job creation means includes
6. The print control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the job is created based on the instruction created by the instruction creating unit. The print control apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a page number assigning unit that performs control of assigning a page number to the print image. In a printing control apparatus that requests input data input to an image output apparatus by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of an original,
Instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to output the input data;
Job creation means for creating a job based on an instruction to output the input data received by the instruction reception means;
Single page conversion means for converting the input data into a file for each single page according to the job created by the job creation means;
A blank page detection unit for performing blank page detection on a file for each single page converted by the single page conversion unit;
A blank page processing unit that deletes a file corresponding to a page detected as a blank page by the blank page detection unit, and records the page detected as a blank page in blank page position information;
An electronic file conversion means for converting a file corresponding to a page detected as not being blank by the blank paper detection means into an electronic file;
Print image conversion means for converting a file corresponding to a page detected as not being blank by the blank paper detection means to a print image;
File management means for storing the position information of the blank page recorded by the blank page processing means, the print image converted by the print image conversion means, and the electronic file converted by the electronic file conversion means;
When the output instruction of the input data is print output, the print image and a blank image prepared in advance are transmitted to the image output device, and the input data of the double-sided original is printed by double-sided printing. Input data is a print image transmission means that prints on one side and
Comprising
The print image transmission means includes
When the print image is transmitted to the image output device, the number of print images to be transmitted is calculated, and the prepared number is prepared when the calculated number is the position of the blank page indicated by the blank page position information. A printing control apparatus, wherein the printed blank image is transmitted to the image output apparatus. An instruction form creating means for creating an instruction form describing an instruction to output the input data received by the instruction receiving means;
The job creation means includes
The print control apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the job is created based on the instruction created by the instruction creating unit. The print control apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a page number assigning unit that performs control of assigning a page number to the print image. In a print control program for causing a computer to function as a print control apparatus that requests input to an image output apparatus for input data input by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of a document.
An instruction receiving process for receiving an instruction to output the input data;
A job creation process for creating a job based on an instruction to output the received input data;
Converting the input data into a print image in accordance with the created job, detecting and deleting blank page data from the input data, and converting the input data from which the blank page data has been deleted into an electronic file Processing,
A file management process for storing the print image and the electronic file;
When the output instruction of the input data is a print output, the print image is transmitted to the image output device, and the input data of the double-sided original is printed by double-sided printing, and the input data of the single-sided original is single-sided printed A print control program for causing a computer to execute a print image transmission process for printing with a printer. The print control according to claim 13 , further comprising: causing the computer to execute print image account processing for calculating the number of print images to be transmitted to the image output device when the print image is transmitted to the image output device. program. Causing the computer to further execute an instruction creation process for creating an instruction describing the output instruction of the input data;
The job creation process includes
The print control program according to claim 13 , wherein the job is created based on the created instruction. The print control program according to claim 13 , further causing a computer to execute a page number assignment control process for controlling the page number assignment for the print image. In a print control program for causing a computer to function as a print control apparatus that requests input to an image output apparatus for input data input by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of a document.
An instruction receiving process for receiving an instruction to output the input data;
Job creation processing for creating a job based on an instruction to output the received input data;
According to the created job, a single page conversion process for converting the input data into a file for each single page;
Blank page detection processing for performing blank page detection on the converted single page file;
A flag setting process for setting an ON flag for a file corresponding to a page detected as blank by the blank page detection, and setting an OFF flag for a file corresponding to a page detected as not blank by the blank page detection;
A print image conversion process for holding the setting of the ON flag and the OFF flag and converting the file into a print image;
An electronic file conversion process for deleting a file corresponding to the page with the ON flag set, and converting a file corresponding to the page with the OFF flag set to an electronic file;
A file management process for storing the print image and the electronic file;
When the output instruction of the input data is print output, the print image is transmitted to the image output apparatus, and the input data of the double-sided original is printed by double-sided printing, and the input data of the single-sided original is input by single-sided printing. A print control program for causing a computer to execute print image transmission processing for printing. When transmitting the print image to the image output device, the image output device calculates the number of blank images based on the ON flag set in the print image, and excludes the calculated number of blank images The print control program according to claim 17 , wherein the computer executes print image account processing for calculating the number of print images to be transmitted to the computer. The print control program according to claim 17 , wherein the computer executes a thumbnail display process for displaying a thumbnail of a print image for which the OFF flag is set. Causing the computer to further execute an instruction creation process for creating an instruction describing the output instruction of the input data;
The job creation process includes
The print control program according to claim 17 , wherein the job is created based on the created instruction. The print control program according to claim 17 , further causing a computer to execute page number assignment control processing for performing control of assigning page numbers to the print image. In a print control program for causing a computer to function as a print control apparatus that requests input to an image output apparatus for input data input by an image input apparatus that sequentially reads double-sided images of a document.
Instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to output the input data;
Job creation means for creating a job based on an instruction to output the input data received by the instruction reception means;
Single page conversion means for converting the input data into a file for each single page according to the job created by the job creation means;
A blank page detection unit for performing blank page detection on a file for each single page converted by the single page conversion unit;
A blank page processing unit that deletes a file corresponding to a page detected as a blank page by the blank page detection unit, and records the page detected as a blank page in blank page position information;
An electronic file conversion means for converting a file corresponding to a page detected as not being blank by the blank paper detection means into an electronic file;
Print image conversion means for converting a file corresponding to a page detected as not being blank by the blank paper detection means to a print image;
File management means for storing the position information of the blank page recorded by the blank page processing means, the print image converted by the print image conversion means, and the electronic file converted by the electronic file conversion means;
When the output instruction of the input data is print output, the print image and a blank image prepared in advance are transmitted to the image output device, and the input data of the double-sided original is printed by double-sided printing. The input data is executed by a computer with a print image transmission means for printing by single-sided printing,
The print image transmission means includes
When the print image is transmitted to the image output device, the number of print images to be transmitted is calculated, and the prepared number is prepared when the calculated number is the position of the blank page indicated by the blank page position information. A printing control program for transmitting a blank paper image to the image output device . Causing the computer to further execute an instruction creation process for creating an instruction describing the output instruction of the input data;
The job creation process includes
Create the job based on the created instructions
The print control program according to claim 22, 23. The print control program according to claim 22 , further causing a computer to execute a page number assignment control process for controlling the page number assignment for the print image.

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