JP7119382B2 - program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program for generating data to be stored in an image forming apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a program that transmits font data to a printer and causes the printer to print using the font indicated by the transmitted font data (see, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-100003).

JP-A-2016-53949

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200003 does not sufficiently disclose how data such as font data is stored in an image forming apparatus in various ways. An object of the present invention is to provide a program capable of storing data in an image forming apparatus by various methods.

Various disclosures are made herein. A program, which is an example of the disclosed example, is executed by the computer of an information processing apparatus that includes a network interface, a user interface, a memory, a display, and a computer. The program causes the computer to function as first generation means for generating second data including first data used for image formation executed by the image forming apparatus. The second data is data in a format that can be input to the image forming apparatus, and includes supplementary data and a first command for associating the supplementary data and the first data and storing them in the image forming apparatus. Including further. The program comprises: first determining means for determining the incidental data to be included in the second data; first receiving means for receiving, through the user interface, designation of at least one of saving and transmitting the second data; a first transmitting unit configured to transmit the second data generated by the first generating unit to the image forming apparatus through the network interface in response to the first receiving unit receiving a transmission designation of the second data; causing the auxiliary data determined by the first determining means to be displayed on the display in response to the first receiving means receiving the instruction to store the second data; and The computer is caused to function as storage means for storing the generated second data in the memory.

The second data including the first data is data in a format that can be input to the image forming apparatus, and includes additional data and a first command for associating the additional data and the first data and storing them in the image forming apparatus. Including more. Therefore, the first data can be stored in the image forming apparatus by transmitting the second data to the image forming apparatus by the program, which is an example of the disclosed example, by the first transmitting means. Further, the second data stored in the memory by the program, which is an example of the disclosure, is stored in a portable storage medium such as a USB memory by the user, and the portable storage medium is read into the image forming apparatus. 1 data can also be stored in the image forming apparatus. Also, the first data can be stored in the image forming apparatus by transmitting the second data stored in the memory to the image forming apparatus through another program.

Further, when the first receiving means receives the designation of storage, the additional data included in the second data is displayed on the display, and the second data is stored in the memory. Therefore, it is possible to make the user recognize the additional data included in the second data. That is, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the second data stored in the memory, which includes additional data that the user does not want to input to the image forming apparatus, is input to the image forming apparatus.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system 10 according to this embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing part of the processing executed by the PC 12 and the selected printer 11; FIG. 3 is a continuation of FIG. 2, showing part of the processing executed by the PC 12 and the selected printer 11; FIG. 4 is a continuation of FIG. 3 showing part of the processing executed by the PC 12 and the selected printer 11; FIG. 5 is a continuation of FIG. 4 showing part of the processing executed by the PC 12 and the selected printer 11; It is a figure which shows the initial display of a setting screen. (A) is a diagram showing the area 64 in a state where the index number is determined by the program 47 when the check box 74 is not checked and "Transfer" of the pull-down menu 75 is selected; 10 is a diagram showing the area 64 in a state in which the check box 74 is checked and the user has specified an index number and selected "save". (A) is a diagram showing a status display screen, and (B) is a flowchart of a suitability determination process of Modification 2. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing part of the processing executed by the PC 12 and the selected printer 11 according to Modification 1;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. It should be noted that the embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the embodiment of the present invention can be changed as appropriate without changing the gist of the present invention. For example, the execution order of each process to be described later can be changed as appropriate without changing the gist of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the system 10 shown in FIG. 1 is described. The system 10 has a printer 11 and a PC 12 . The printer 11 and the PC 12 are connected to a communication network 13 and can communicate with each other. The PC 12 is an example of an information processing device. The information processing device may be a personal computer, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet, or the like. An example in which the PC 12 is a personal computer will be described below.

Communication network 13 may be, for example, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, a WAN, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the printer 11 and the PC 12 may be connected by a USB cable or the like. A plurality of printers 11 may be connected to the communication network 13 .

The printer 11 is a so-called label printer. The printer 11 prints on a print medium and cuts the printed print medium. Tapes, labels, roll paper, and the like made of laminated films and the like may be examples of print media. Printing is an example of imaging.

The printer 11 includes a print engine 21 , a display 22 , a network interface (hereinafter referred to as I/F) 23 and a controller 31 . The print engine 21 , the display 22 and the network I/F 23 are connected to the communication bus 38 of the controller 31 and can mutually communicate with the controller 31 .

The print engine 21 includes a transport device that transports the tape, a printer that prints on the tape transported by the transport device, and a cutting device that cuts the tape. The conveying device, printing device, and cutting device operate based on control signals input from the controller 31 .

The display 22 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and has a display screen for displaying various information.

Network I/F 23 is connected to communication network 13 . Controller 31 transmits and receives information through network I/F 23 . A specific communication procedure of the network I/F 23 is not particularly limited, but for example, a USB-I/F to which a USB cable can be attached and detached can be adopted as the network I/F 23 . Also, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark)-I/F may be adopted as the network I/F 23 . An example in which the printer 11 and the PC 12 are connected by a wireless LAN or a wired LAN and communicate using the TCP/IP communication protocol will be described below.

The controller 31 has a CPU 32 , a memory 33 and a communication bus 38 . The CPU 32 and memory 33 are connected to a communication bus 38 . The communication bus 38 is connected with the print engine 21 , the network I/F 23 and the display 22 . The CPU 32 is connected to the print engine 21 , network I/F 23 and display 22 through a communication bus 38 .

The memory 33 has a program storage area 34 and a data storage area 35 . The program storage area 34 stores programs such as the OS 36 and the device program 37 . The data storage area 35 stores data necessary for program execution.

The data storage area 35 also stores a font list and font data. A font list is a list of font data stored in the data storage area 35 . The font list has items of font name, which is the name of the font, index number, which is identification information for identifying font data, and font size, which indicates the size of the font data. One record in the font list has one index number, one font name, and one font size. One record indicates one font data. That is, one record can be said to be data that associates one font data, one index number, one font name, and one font size. The font list is transmitted from printer 11 to PC 12 . A display based on the font list is displayed in the font list display area 63 of the setting screen (FIG. 6) displayed on the display 51 of the PC 12 . Details will be described later. A font list is an example of a list.

The font data of each record registered in the font list is font data (for example, also called user font) that is additionally stored in the data storage area 35 by the user or the like after the printer 11 is shipped. Font data (also referred to as system fonts, for example) pre-stored in the printer 11 at the time of product shipment is stored in, for example, a ROM and cannot be deleted. The font list and the font data registered in the font list are stored in, for example, an EEPROM.

OS 36 is the basic program of printer 11 . The device program 37 cooperates with the OS 36 to output a control signal to the print engine 21 to control the operation of the print engine 21, output an image signal to the display 22 to display an image on the display 22, and connect to the network I This is a program that controls communication with an external device such as the PC 12 through the /F23. The device program 37 may be a single program or an aggregate of multiple programs.

The program storage area 34 is, for example, a ROM. The data storage area 35 includes a portable storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, an HDD, a USB memory detachable from the printer 11, a buffer provided in the CPU 32, and the like.

Memory 33 may be a computer-readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory medium. In addition to the above examples, non-transitory media include recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs. A non-transitory medium is also a tangible medium. On the other hand, an electrical signal that carries a program downloaded from a server on the Internet is a computer-readable signal medium, which is a kind of computer-readable medium, but is a non-transitory computer-readable storage. Not included in media. The same applies to the memory 43 of the PC 12, which will be described later.

The PC 12 includes a controller 41 , a display 51 , a user I/F 52 , a network I/F 53 and a communication bus 48 .

A display 51 , a user I/F 52 and a network I/F 53 are connected to the communication bus 48 of the controller 41 . The configurations of the display 51 , network interface 53 and communication bus 48 are the same as those of the display 22 , network I/F 23 and communication bus 38 of the printer 11 .

A user I/F 52 is a keyboard and a mouse. The user I/F 52 receives an input of an operation signal according to a user's instruction. An operation signal is input to the controller 41 through the communication bus 48 .

The controller 41 has a CPU 42 , a memory 43 and a communication bus 48 . The CPU 42 is an example of a computer.

The memory 43 has a program storage area 44 and a data storage area 45 . The program storage area 44 stores programs such as the OS 46 and the program 47 . The data storage area 45 stores data necessary for program execution.

OS 46 is the basic program of PC 12 . The OS 46 is, for example, an operating system such as MacOS (registered trademark), Windows (registered trademark), Linux (registered trademark), and Android (registered trademark) OS. The OS 46 can cause the CPU 42 to execute multiple programs installed in the PC 12 in parallel. A plurality of programs are virtually executed in parallel by, for example, time-division multiplexing.

A program 47 is a program for managing font data of the printer 11 . The program 47 includes, for example, a UI module for displaying a setting screen on the display 51 and accepting user input, and a communication module for managing communication with the printer 11 . The communication module generates data to be transmitted to the printer 11 (such as a Bin file, which will be described later), and transmits the data to the printer 11 using, for example, an API of the OS 46 . In the following description, the program 47 sending data to the printer 11 using the OS 46 API or the like is simply referred to as the program 47 sending data to the printer 11 . Font data is an example of first data.

Program 47 has various language data. The program 47 determines the language specified by the OS 46 (hereinafter referred to as the specified language) and the corresponding language data, and causes the display 51 to display the screen in the language of the determined language data. That is, the program 47 is a so-called localized program.

The program 47 causes the display 51 to display the setting screens shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 and the status display screen shown in FIG. 8A.

As shown in FIG. 6, the setting screen has a pull-down menu 61, a "re-acquire" icon 62, and a font list display area 63 for displaying a font list, etc., on the left side of the display area.

The pull-down menu 61 is input means for allowing the user to select the printer 11 to be managed by the program 47 . A pull-down menu 61 displays the printers 11 for which the program 47 can store font data or delete font data. The setting screen shown in FIG. 6 is an initial display before the user performs an input operation. In the illustrated example, the font list is displayed, but in actual initial display, no font list is displayed in the font list display area 63, and the font list display area 63 is blank.

In the initial display, the pull-down menu 61 displays the characters "Please select" and the printer 11 is not selected.

The “re-acquire” icon 62 is input means for accepting a user's operation to instruct acquisition of the font list. When the user selects the "re-acquire" icon 62, the program 47 communicates with the printer 11 selected in the pull-down menu 61 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the selected printer 11), and the selected printer 11 is stored in the memory 33. Get a list of fonts to store in

A font list display area 63 is an area in which a font list and a free space size are displayed. A font name is displayed below the characters “Font” in the font list display area 63 . A font name is a name associated with font data, and correspondence is indicated by a record in the font list. In the illustrated example, font names such as "BRCALIS0.TTF" and "BRBELRT0.TTF" are displayed.

The font size is displayed below the characters "Size". The letters "Size" indicate that the numbers and letters lined up below are sizes. Each font size is displayed to the right of the corresponding font name. In the illustrated example, a font size of "52 KB" is displayed to the right of the font name "BRCALIS0.TTF", indicating that the font size of the font data of the font name "BRCALIS0.TTF" is "52 KB". ing.

An index number, which is a number, is displayed below the letters "Index". The index numbers are each displayed to the left of the corresponding font name. The index number is an example of additional data.

The index number is identification information that identifies each font data. In the illustrated example, the font with the font name "BRCALIS0.TTF" is associated with the index number "0", and the font with the font name "BRBELRT0.TTF" is associated with the index number "1".

In the illustrated example, index numbers "0" to "8" and "10" are displayed in ascending order from the top. The index numbers displayed in this manner allow the user to easily recognize not only index numbers that have already been used, but also index numbers that have not been used. In the illustrated example, the user can easily recognize that the index number "9" and the index numbers after "11" are not used.

In the font list display area 63, the free space size is displayed below the index number, font name, and font size, separated by dashed lines. The free space size is the amount of space (i.e., free space) obtained by subtracting the space used by already stored font data (i.e., used space) from the capacity of the area in which the selected printer 11 can store font data (i.e., total space). capacity).

An area 64 indicated by the characters "AddFont" and an area 65 indicated by the characters "Deletefont" are arranged in the right part of the setting screen. Region 65 is located below region 64 .

Area 64 has text box 71 A and context box 71 B, text box 72 , spin box 73 , check box 74 and pull-down menu 75 .

The user specifies the font to be stored in the selected printer 11 by entering a character string specifying the font data in the text box 71A or by selecting the font data in the context box 71B. In the initial display of the setting screen shown in FIG. 6, the text box 71 is blank.

Also, the user assigns an arbitrary name to the font data specified in the text box 71 by inputting the font name in the text box 72 . In the initial display of the setting screen shown in FIG. 6, the text box 72 is blank.

Also, the user designates an index number by entering a number in the spin box 73 . The spin box 73 is displayed in a normal display with a white background in which the user can enter the index number, and a gray display in which the user cannot enter the index number. The spin box 73 is displayed in a normal display with a white background when a check box 74, which will be described later, is checked, and when the check box 74 is not checked, and "Save" is specified in a pull-down menu 75, which will be described later. If there is, it will be displayed in gray. In the initial display of the setting screen shown in FIG. 6, the check box 74 is checked and the spin box 73 is normally displayed with a white background. Also, the spin box 73 displays an index number of "0", which is the initial value, in the initial display of the setting screen. A spin box 73 is an example of a first object.

The characters "specify" indicate that the check box 74 is a check box that accepts a user's selection as to whether or not the user's specification of an index number can be accepted. By checking the check box 74, the user can enter a state in which the user can enter the index number. to In the initial display of the setting screen shown in FIG. 6, the check box 74 is checked. That is, the setting screen is initially displayed in a state in which it is possible to accept the input of the index number by the user. Check box 74 is an example of a second object. A state in which the check box 74 is checked is an example of a first state. A state in which the check box 74 is not checked is an example of a second state.

The pull-down menu 75 is a pull-down menu from which "transfer" (Fig. 7(A)) and "save" (Fig. 7(B)) can be selected. “Transfer” is input means for receiving a user's instruction to send font data to the selected printer 11 and have the selected printer 11 store the font data. “Save” is input means for accepting a user's instruction to store font data in the memory 43 . "Transfer" and "Save" are displayed in normal display with a white background or gray display depending on whether font data is selected, whether a font name is entered, and whether an index number is specified.

More specifically, "Transfer" is displayed in normal display with a white background when font data is specified in the text box 71A and a font name is entered in the text box 72. FIG. "Transfer" is displayed in gray when no font data is specified in the text box 71A or no font name is entered in the text box 72. FIG. In the initial display of the setting screen shown in FIG. 6, the pull-down menu 75 displays "Transfer" in gray.

On the other hand, "Save" is displayed in normal display with a white background when font data is specified in the text box 71A, a font name is entered in the text box 72, and the check box 74 is checked. . "Save" is displayed in gray when no font data is specified in the text box 71A, no font name is entered in the text box 72, or the check box 74 is not checked. be.

The area 65 has an “index” character and a spin box 81 , a “delete” icon 82 and a “delete all” icon 83 .

The characters "index" indicate that the spin box 81 is a box for entering an index number. The user specifies the index number of the font data to be deleted by inputting numbers in the spin box 81 . In the initial display of the setting screen shown in FIG. 6, the spin box 81 displays an index number of "0".

The “delete” icon 82 is input means for receiving a user's instruction to delete the font data of the index number specified by the spin box 81 from the selected printer 11 . The "delete" icon 82 is displayed in a normal display with a white background and a gray display. The “delete” icon 82 is displayed in gray until the index number is specified in the spin box 81, and after the index number is specified in the spin box 81, it is displayed in normal display with a white background. The "delete" icon 82 is grayed out in the initial display of the setting screen shown in FIG.

The “delete all” icon 83 is input means for accepting a user instruction to delete all font data stored in the selected printer 11 from the selected printer 11 . The "delete all" icon 83 is displayed in a normal display with a white background and a gray display. The "delete all" icon 83 is displayed in gray until the index number is specified in the spin box 81, and after the index number is specified in the spin box 81, it is displayed in normal display with a white background. The "delete all" icon 83 is grayed out in the initial display of the setting screen shown in FIG.

The status display screen shown in FIG. 8A is, for example, a pop-up window. That is, it is displayed superimposed on the setting screen described above. The status display screen is displayed during communication when the PC 12 communicates with the selected printer 11 to acquire the font list.

The status display screen has characters of “acquiring font information”, a progress bar indicating the communication execution rate, and a cancel icon 84 . The cancel icon 84 is an icon for accepting a user's instruction to cancel a process such as a process of storing font data in the printer 11 or a process of acquiring a font list.

Processing executed by the program 47 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7 and 8A.

Note that this specification basically describes the processing of the CPU according to the instructions described in the program. That is, the processes such as "judgment", "extraction", "selection", "calculation", "determination", "specification", "acquisition", "acceptance", "control", "setting", etc. in the following description are It represents the processing of the CPU. Processing by the CPU also includes hardware control via a controller such as an OS. Note that "acquisition" is used as a concept that does not require a request. That is, the concept of "the CPU acquires data" includes the process of receiving data without the CPU requesting it. Also, "data" in this specification is represented by a computer-readable bit string. Data having substantially the same meaning and content but different formats are treated as the same data. The same applies to "information" in this specification. Processing such as "command", "response", "request", etc. is performed by communicating information indicating "command", "response", "request", etc. Also, words such as "command", "response", "request", etc. may be described in the sense of information itself indicating "command", "response", "request", etc.

Also, the processing of the CPU according to the instructions written in the program may be described in abbreviated terms. For example, it may be described as "performed by the CPU 42", "performed by the program 47", "performed by the controller 41", and "performed by the PC 12". The same applies to the CPU 32 as well.

Also, the process of judging by the CPU whether or not the information A indicates that the matter B is conceptually described as "judging whether or not the information A is the matter B". There is The process of determining whether information A indicates matter B or matter C by the CPU is defined as "determining whether information A is matter B or matter C." It may be described conceptually as

Also, "data" and "information" in this specification are common in that they are bits or bit strings that can be handled by a computer. "Data" refers to anything that can be handled by a computer without considering the semantic content indicated by each bit. On the other hand, "information" indicates that the operation of the computer branches depending on the meaning indicated by each bit. Furthermore, the "instruction" is a control signal for prompting the destination device to perform the next operation, and may contain information, and itself has the property of information. There is also

In addition, "data" and "information" are the same data and information as long as they are recognized as having the same meaning and content, even if the format (for example, text format, binary format, flag format, etc.) is changed for each computer. treated as For example, information indicating "two" is stored as text format information "0x32" in ASCII code on one computer, and stored as binary format information "10" in binary notation on another computer. may be

However, the above distinction between "data" and "information" is not strict, and exceptional handling is permitted. For example, data may be temporarily treated as information, or information may be temporarily treated as data. Also, what is handled as data in one device may be handled as information in another device. Furthermore, information may be extracted from data, and data may be extracted from information.

In addition, "depending on" in this specification indicates that the processing described after the character string is executed when the condition described before the character string is satisfied. Note that the timing at which the process is executed may be after the conditions are met, and does not necessarily have to be immediately after the conditions are met.

The program 47 is activated (S12) by an activation instruction (S11) from the OS 46. FIG. For example, the OS 46 issues an activation instruction according to an instruction from the user using the user I/F 52 . The started program 47 acquires the designated language of the OS 46 by requesting the OS 46 for the language designated by the OS 46 (S13).

The program 47 selects language data corresponding to the acquired language designation from various stored language data, and determines the language of the setting screen to be displayed on the display 51 . The program 47 uses the determined language data to display the setting screen (initial display) shown in FIG. 6 on the display 51 (S14). In the initial display of the setting screen, the text "Please select" is displayed in the pull-down menu 61, the font list display area 63 and the text boxes 71A and 72 are blank, and the spin boxes 73 and 81 are blank. "0" is displayed and the check box 74 is checked. Also, the pull-down menu 75 displays the grayed out "transfer", and the "delete" icon 82 and the "delete all" icon 83 are grayed out. The process of step S14 for displaying the setting screen on the display 51 is an example of the first display means.

Next, the program 47 executes printer name acquisition processing for acquiring the printer name to be displayed on the pull-down menu 61 . For example, the program 47 acquires from the OS 36 the printer name, IP address, and function information of the printer 11 registered in the PC 12 . Also, for example, the program 47 broadcasts a request to return the printer name, IP address, and function information, and acquires the printer name, IP address, and function information included in the reply from the printer 11 . The printer name is, for example, the MAC address, IP address, serial number, etc. of the printer 11 . The function information is, for example, the model name of the printer 11, information indicating the functions to be implemented, and the like. The information indicating the function to be implemented may include corresponding information indicating whether or not the program 47 can input or delete font data.

Next, the program 47 accepts the user's input operation (S16), and determines the type of the accepted input operation (S17, S31, S36, S51, S61). In the illustrated example, the program 47 makes decisions in the order of steps S17, S31, S36, S51 and S61. may

The program 47 determines whether or not the user has selected the printer 11 from the pull-down menu 61, or whether or not the "re-obtain" icon 62 has been selected (S17). When the program 47 determines that the user has not selected the printer 11 from the pull-down menu 61 and the "re-acquire" icon 62 has not been selected (S17: No), the program 47 skips the processing of steps S18 to S24. The process of S31 is executed.

On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the user has selected the printer 11 from the pull-down menu 61 or that the "re-acquire" icon 62 has been selected (S17: Yes), it communicates with the selected printer 11 and acquires the font list. (S18-S23). The process of step S17 for receiving the selection of the printer name is an example of the fourth receiving means.

More specifically, program 47 first performs handshake with selected printer 11 to establish communication with selected printer 11 . Next, the program 47 sends to the selected printer 11 a support confirmation command requesting the selected printer 11 to return support information indicating whether or not the printer is capable of storing font data (S18). (correspondence confirmation information) is received (S19). Note that in the printer name acquisition process of step S15, if the compatibility confirmation information of the selected printer 11 has already been acquired, the processes of steps S18 and S19 may be skipped.

Although not shown in the figure, when the program 47 determines that the selected printer 11 is not a compatible printer capable of storing font data based on the received compatibility confirmation information, it skips the processing from steps S20 to S24. On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the selected printer 11 is a compatible printer capable of storing font data, it transmits to the selected printer 11 a font list transmission request command requesting the selected printer 11 to transmit the font list ( S20), and receives a response (font list) (S21). The font list transmission request command is an example of the second instruction. The process of step S20 for transmitting the font list transmission request command to the selected printer 11 is an example of the second transmission means. The process of step S21 for receiving the font list is an example of the obtaining means.

Next, the program 47 transmits to the selected printer 11 a free space transmission request command requesting that the selected printer 11 transmit the free space of the area for storing the font data (S22), and receives a response (free space). (S23). Program 47 then releases the communication established with the selected printer 11 . That is, the communication in steps S18 to S23 is executed by establishing communication once.

Although not shown, the program 47 causes the display 51 to display the status display screen shown in FIG. 8A while communicating with the selected printer 11. FIG. The program 47 determines whether or not the cancel icon 84 has been selected by the user while the status display screen is being displayed on the display 51 . If program 47 determines that cancel icon 84 has not been selected by the user, then program 47 continues communication with selected printer 11 . On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the cancel icon 84 has been selected by the user, it cancels the communication with the selected printer 11 and executes the process of step S31.

The program 47 transmits to the selected printer 11 a command requesting the selected printer 11 to return the total capacity of the font data in addition to the free space, and receives and acquires the response (total capacity). may

Next, the program 47 displays the font list and free space received in steps S21 and S23 in the font list display area 63 of the setting screen (S24).

Next, the program 47 determines whether an index number is specified in the spin box 81 of the area 65 (S31). When the program 47 determines that the index number is not specified in the spin box 81 of the area 65 (S31: No), it skips the processes of steps S32 to S36 and executes the process of step S37. That is, the "delete" icon 82 and the "delete all" icon 83 remain grayed out, which is the initial display.

On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the index number is specified in the spin box 81 in the area 65 (S31: Yes), it displays the "delete" icon 82 and the "delete all" icon 83 in normal display with a white background ( S32).

Next, the program 47 determines whether or not an input of "delete" by the "delete" icon 82 or the "delete all" icon 83 has been received (S33). When the program 47 determines that the input of "delete" has not been received (S33: No), it skips the processes of steps S32 to S36 and executes the process of step S37.

On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the input of "delete" has been received (S33: Yes), it transmits a deletion request command to the selected printer 11 (S34). Specifically, when the program 47 determines that the "delete" icon 82 has been selected by the user, it sends a deletion request command for deleting the font data of the index number indicated by the spin box 81 to the selected printer 11 (S34). On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the "delete all" icon 83 has been selected by the user, it transmits a deletion request command requesting deletion of all font data to the selected printer 11 (S34).

Although not shown in the figure, the program 47 causes the display 51 to display a status display screen (FIG. 8A) while communicating with the selected printer 11, and the cancel icon 84 is selected by the user. determine whether or not If program 47 determines that cancel icon 84 has not been selected by the user, then program 47 continues communication with selected printer 11 . On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the cancel icon 84 has been selected by the user, it cancels the communication with the selected printer 11 and executes the process of step S51.

Upon receiving the deletion request command, the selected printer 11 deletes the font data of the designated index number, or deletes all the font data stored in the memory 33 .

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the program 47 executes the processes of steps S20 and S22 again after executing the process of step S34, and the font list and free space (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a font list, etc.) ) to the selected printer 11. The selected printer 11 returns to the PC 12 the font list after deleting the specified font data (S35). The returned font list and the like are received by the PC 12 (S35).

The program 47 of the PC 12 displays the received font list etc. in the font list etc. display area 63 of the setting screen (S36). That is, the display of the fonts and the like displayed in the font list display area 63 is updated.

Next, the program 47 determines whether the font data is specified by the text box 71A and the context box 71B and the font name is entered in the text box 72 (S37). When the program 47 determines that the font data is not specified or the font name is not input (S37: No), it skips the processes of steps S38 to S42 and executes the process of step S51.

On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the font data is specified and the font name is input (S37: Yes), it enables "transfer" (S38). Enabling "transfer" means that when "transfer" is selected in the pull-down menu 75, "transfer" is displayed in a normal display with a white background and selection of "transfer" by the user is accepted. Disabling "transfer" means that when "transfer" is selected in the pull-down menu 75, "transfer" is displayed in gray and the user's selection of "transfer" is not accepted.

Next, the program 47 determines whether the check box 74 is checked (S39). When the program 47 determines that the check box 74 is checked (S39: Yes), it enables "save" (S40). Enabling "save" means that when "save" is selected in the pull-down menu 75, "save" is displayed in a normal display with a white background, and selection of "save" by the user is accepted.

The program 47 executes the process of step S51 after the process of step S40. The processing of step S38 for receiving the check of the check box 74 is an example of second receiving means.

On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the check box 74 is not checked (S39: No), it invalidates "save" (S41), invalidates the input of "index", and executes the process of step S51. Disabling "save" means that when "save" is selected from the pull-down menu 75, "save" is always displayed in gray and the selection of "save" by the user is not accepted. Disabling the input of “index” means displaying the spin box 73 in gray and not accepting the input of the index number through the spin box 73 . The processing of step S41 for disabling "save" and step S40 for enabling "save" are an example of the first restricting means.

Next, the program 47 determines whether or not "transfer" is selected from the pull-down menu 75 (S51). When the program 47 determines that "transfer" is not selected in the pull-down menu 75 (S51: No), it skips the processes of steps S52 to S61 and executes the process of step S71. On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that "transfer" is selected in the pull-down menu 75 (S51: Yes), it determines whether "transfer" in the pull-down menu 75 is valid (S52). The process of step S51 for receiving the selection of "transfer" from the pull-down menu 75 is an example of first receiving means. "Transfer" is an example of transmission.

When the program 47 determines that "transfer" is not valid (S52: No), it skips the processes of steps S53 to S61 and executes the process of step S71. On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that "transfer" is valid (S52: Yes), it determines whether the check box 74 is checked (S53).

When the program 47 determines that the check box 74 is checked (S53: Yes), the program 47 determines whether or not an index number has been entered in the spin box 73 (S54). When the program 47 determines that no index number has been entered in the spin box 73 (S54: No), it skips the processes of steps S55 to S61 and executes the process of step S71. On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that an index number has been entered in the spin box 73 (S54: Yes), it creates a Bin file to be sent to the selected printer 11 (S55). The process of step S53 for receiving the check of the check box 74 is an example of second receiving means. The process of step S54 for accepting the index number is an example of the first determining means. A Bin file is an example of the second data. The process of step S55 for generating the Bin file is an example of the first generating means.

The Bin file contains the font data specified in the text box 71A, the font name entered in the text box 72, the index number specified in the spin box 73, and a storage command for storing the font data in the selected printer 11. have. In addition, the Bin file has data necessary for transmission, such as the transmission address (IP address) of the selected printer 11, a checksum, the amount of font data, and the total amount of data of the entire Bin file. . A Bin file is a file of binary data. The index number and the storage command are examples of 'the format in which the first data can be input to the image forming apparatus'. A store command is an example of a first instruction.

On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the check box 74 is not checked in step S53 (S53: No), it determines the index number to be included in the Bin file based on the font list obtained in steps S21 and S35, and spins it. It is displayed in box 73 (S56). Specifically, the program 47 first searches for an empty index number based on the acquired font list. A free index number means an index number that is not used in the font list of the selected printer 11 . The program 47 determines the smallest index number among the retrieved free index numbers as the index number to be included in the Bin file, and displays it in the spin box 73 (S56). In the example shown in FIG. 7A, the index number “9” is displayed in the spin box 73 . The process of step S56 for determining the index number is an example of the first determination means and the automatic determination process.

Next, the program 47 generates a Bin file having the determined index number, the font data specified in the text box 71A, the font name entered in the text box 72, and the storage command (S57).

The program 47 sends the Bin file generated in step S54 or S56 to the selected printer 11 (S58). The selected printer 11 that has received the Bin file stores the font data in the memory 33 according to the storage command (S59). The selected printer 11 also registers the index number, font name, and font size included in the Bin file as one record in the font list (S59). The process of step S58 for transmitting the Bin file to the selected printer 11 is an example of the first transmitting means.

Although not shown in FIG. 4, after executing the process of step S58, the program 47 executes the processes of steps S20 and S22 again and requests the selected printer 11 to return the font list and the like. The selected printer 11 returns to the PC 12 a font list after storing the specified font data in the memory 33 (S60). The returned font list and the like are received by the PC 12 .

Although not shown in FIG. 4, the program 47 displays a status display screen (FIG. 8A) on the display 51 while communicating with the selected printer 11, and the cancel icon 84 is canceled by the user. Determine whether it has been selected. If program 47 determines that cancel icon 84 has not been selected by the user, then program 47 continues communication with selected printer 11 . On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the cancel icon 84 has been selected by the user, it cancels the communication with the selected printer 11 and executes the process of step S71.

The program 47 of the PC 12 displays the received font list etc. in the font list etc. display area 63 of the setting screen (S61). That is, the display of the font list and the like displayed in the font list and the like display area 63 is updated.

Next, the program 47 determines whether or not "save" is selected from the pull-down menu 75 (S71). When the program 47 determines that "save" is not selected in the pull-down menu 75 (S71: No), it skips the processes of steps S72 to S75 and executes the process of step S76. On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that "save" is selected in the pull-down menu 75 (S71: Yes), it determines whether "save" in the pull-down menu 75 is valid (S72). The process of step S71 for receiving the selection of "save" from the pull-down menu 75 is an example of first receiving means.

When the program 47 determines that "save" is not valid (S72: No), the program 47 skips the processes of steps S73 to S75 and executes the process of step S76. On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that "save" is valid (S72: Yes), it determines whether an index number is specified in the spin box 73 (S73).

When the program 47 determines that the index number is not specified in the spin box 73 (S73: No), it skips the processes of steps S74 and S75 and executes the process of step S76. On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the index number is specified in the spin box 73 (S73: Yes), it creates a Bin file to be sent to the selected printer 11 (S74). Specifically, program 47 generates a Bin file containing the index number specified by spin box 73 . Other data contained in the Bin file are similar to the Bin file described above. The process of step S73 for receiving the specification of the index number in the spin box 73 is an example of the first determining means.

Next, the program 47 stores the generated Bin file in the memory 43 (S75). The process of step S75 for storing the generated Bin file in the memory 43 is an example of the storage means.

The Bin file stored in the memory 43 is sent to the selected printer 11 by another program different from the program 47, or stored in a portable storage medium such as a USB memory. The printer 11 that has received the Bin file sent by the other program executes the process of step S59. That is, according to the storage command, the font data contained in the Bin file is stored in the memory 43, and the index number, font name, and font size contained in the Bin file are registered in the font list as one record. Note that the index number may be specified again when the Bin file is sent to the printer 11 by another program.

On the other hand, the portable storage medium storing the Bin file is connected to a connector or the like provided in the printer 11 . That is, the Bin file stored in the portable storage medium is input to the printer 11 . The printer 11 that has received the Bin file executes the process of step S59. That is, according to the storage command, the font data contained in the Bin file is stored in the memory 43, and the index number, font name, and font size contained in the Bin file are registered in the font list as one record.

Next, the program 47 determines whether or not an end instruction has been input from the OS 46 (S76). When the program 47 determines that the end instruction has not been input from the OS 46 (S76: No), it accepts the user's input operation (S16). On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that an end instruction has been input from the OS 46 (S76: Yes), it ends the process.

Although not shown in the figure, the printer 11 stores the font data in the memory 33 without overwriting the font data when the same index number as the index number contained in the Bin file is already used. Information indicating that there was not is returned to the PC 12. - 特許庁

[Action and effect of the embodiment]
In this embodiment, the Bin file has font data, an index number, and a store command that causes the printer 11 to store the font data. Therefore, it is possible to send the Bin file to the printer 11 to store the font data in the printer 11, or to store the font data in the printer 11 using a portable storage medium such as a USB memory that stores the Bin file. Data can also be stored in printer 11 using other programs.

Also, in this embodiment, only when the check box is checked and the user designates an index number, "save" in the pull-down menu 75 is enabled and the Bin file is stored in the memory. Therefore, it is possible to store in the memory 43 only the Bin file containing the index number designated by the user. Also, the index number specified by the user is displayed in the spin box 73 . Therefore, the user can easily recognize the index number included in the Bin file. That is, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a Bin file containing an index number that the user does not want to input to the printer 11 among the second data stored in the memory is input to the printer 11 . The ``index number that you do not want to input to the printer 11'' is, for example, an index number that is the same value as the index number associated with the font data stored in the printer 11 (hereinafter also referred to as a stored index number). mentioned. If a Bin file containing the same index number as the stored index number is input to the printer 11, the stored index number may be overwritten with the font data contained in the Bin file. That is, a user who does not want to overwrite an index number that is the same value as the stored index number is an index number that the user does not want to input to the printer 11 . From the time the Bin file is stored in memory 43, the Bin file is out of program 47 control. Therefore, when the program 47 stores the Bin file in the memory 43, it is necessary for the user to recognize the index number included in the stored Bin file.

Further, in this embodiment, when "Transfer" is selected from the pull-down menu 75 when the check box is not checked, the program 47 searches for a free index number based on the acquired font list (S56), A Bin file containing the free index numbers obtained as a result of the search is generated. Therefore, the user's operation to specify the index number is unnecessary, and the user's trouble is reduced, and the user's usability is improved.

In addition, the user can select whether to specify the index number by himself or let the program 47 determine the index number by a simple input operation of checking whether or not the check box is checked. Therefore, the usability for the user is further improved.

In addition, in this embodiment, the font list stored in the printer 11 is obtained from the printer 11 through communication and displayed on the display 51, thereby reducing the user's trouble of checking the empty index numbers and further improving the usability for the user.

In addition, in this embodiment, the printer 11 stores the font data included in the Bin file according to the storage command. It's easy. More specifically, since the free storage capacity of the font list is displayed on the display 51, the user can determine whether or not the printer 11 can store new font data, and the Bin file can be generated. Therefore, it is not necessary for the device program 37 of the printer 11 to determine whether or not new font data can be stored. In addition, since the empty index number is specified by the user or determined by the program 47, the device program 37 of the printer 11 does not need to search for the empty index number. Therefore, the configuration of the device program 37 can be simplified. In the printer 11 such as a label printer, there is a demand to simplify the configuration of the device program 37 and reduce the capacity as much as possible.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the font list is displayed on the display 51, the user can, for example, copy and save the displayed font list so that the index number contained in the Bin file can be transferred to the printer. You can check it when you enter 11. As a result, user convenience is further improved.

[Modification 1]
In this modified example, an example will be described in which the setting screen further includes the words "automatically add index" and check boxes. The checkbox is a checkbox that allows the user to select whether or not to allow the program 47 to determine the index numbers to be included in the Bin file based on the font list. When the check box is checked, the program 47 searches for free index numbers based on the font list, and among the searched free index numbers, the smallest index number is used as the index number to be included in the Bin file. decide. A check box is an example of a third object. A state in which the check box is checked is an example of a third state. A state in which the checkbox is not checked is an example of a fourth state. The process of displaying the setting screen including check boxes on the display 51 is an example of the third display means.

In this modification, the program 47 executes the processing shown in FIG. 9 instead of the processing of steps S71 to S76 shown in FIG. Note that the same processing as the processing shown in FIG. 5 is given the same reference numerals as in the embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

The program 47 executes the processing of steps S71 to S76, as in the embodiment. When the program 47 determines in step S72 that "Save" in the pull-down menu 75 is not valid (S72: No), it determines whether or not the check box is checked (S81). When the program 47 determines that the check box is not checked (S81: No), it skips the processes of steps S82 to S84 and executes the process of step S76.

On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the check box is checked (S81: Yes), it searches for free index numbers based on the font list, and selects the smallest index number among the searched free index numbers. , to be included in the Bin file (S82). The program 47 causes the spin box 73 to display the determined index number (S83).

Program 47 then activates “Save” in pull-down menu 75 . The processing in step S84 of disabling "save" in the pull-down menu 75 until the index number is displayed in the spin box 73 and enabling "save" in the pull-down menu 75 after displaying the index number in the spin box 73 is as follows: It is an example of a second limiting means.

After executing the process of step S84, the program 47 generates a Bin file (S74) and stores the generated Bin file in the memory 43 (S75). The process of step S83 for determining the index number is an example of the automatic determination process. The process of step S81 for receiving the checked state of the check box is an example of the third receiving means. The process of step S84 for displaying the determined index number in the spin box 73 is an example of the second display means.

[Effects of Modification 1]
In this modified example, the program 47 determines the index number and generates the Bin file by the user's selection even in the case of "save". Therefore, the user's trouble of determining the index number is reduced, and the usability for the user is further improved.

Moreover, since the index number determined by the program 47 is displayed on the display 51, the user can easily confirm the index number included in the Bin file.

[Modification 2]
In this modified example, an example will be described in which the program 47 determines whether or not the index number input to the spin box 73 by the user matches the free index number in the font list.

When the program 47 determines in step S54 (FIG. 4) that the index number has been specified by the user (S54: Yes), it executes the suitability determination process shown in FIG. 8B. First, the program 47 determines whether or not the index number entered by the user in the spin box 73 is a proper index number that matches the empty index number in the font list (S91).

When the program 47 determines that the index number entered by the user in the spin box 73 is a proper index number that matches the free index number of the font list (S91: Yes), it enables "transfer" (S92). , ends the appropriateness determination process. By enabling "transfer", the processes after step S55 (FIG. 4) are executed.

On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the index number entered by the user in the spin box 73 is not a proper index number that does not match the free index number of the font list (S91: No), it disables "transfer" (S93 ), and terminates the suitability determination process. By disabling the "transfer", the processes after step S71 are executed without executing the processes of steps S55, S58, and S61 (FIG. 4).

Further, when the program 47 determines in step S73 (FIG. 5) that the index number has been specified by the user (S73: Yes), it executes the appropriateness determination process shown in FIG. 8B. First, the program 47 determines whether or not the index number entered by the user in the spin box 73 is a proper index number that matches the empty index number in the font list (S91).

When the program 47 determines that the index number entered by the user in the spin box 73 is a valid index number that matches the empty index number in the font list (S91: Yes), it enables "save" (S92). , ends the appropriateness determination process. By enabling "save", the processing from step S74 (FIG. 5) is executed.

On the other hand, when the program 47 determines that the index number entered by the user in the spin box 73 is not a proper index number that does not match the empty index number in the font list (S91: No), it disables "save" (S93 ), and terminates the suitability determination process. By disabling "save", the processes after step S76 are executed without executing the processes of steps S74 and S75 (FIG. 5).

[Effects of Modification 2]
In this modification, if the index number entered by the user in the spin box 73 is not a valid index number that does not match the free index number in the font list, "transfer" and "save" are disabled and the bin file is transferred. and limited storage. Therefore, even if the user erroneously designates an index number, the bin file containing the erroneous index number is prevented from being transmitted to the selected printer 11 or stored in the memory 43 .

[Other variations]
In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which "transfer" is enabled in response to acceptance of designation of font data in the text box 71A and acceptance of input of a font name in the text box 72A. However, until the selection of the printer name is received from the pull-down menu 61, the "transfer" of the pull-down menu 75 is disabled (grayed out), and in response to the selection of the printer name from the pull-down menu 61, the "Transfer" may be enabled (normal display with white background). This process is an example of the third limiting means.

In the above-described embodiment, the text box 71A accepts designation of font data, the text box 72 accepts input of a font name, and the check box 74 is checked. I explained an example to enable . However, until the selection of the printer name is received from the pull-down menu 61, "save" of the pull-down menu 75 is disabled (grayed out), and in response to the selection of the printer name from the pull-down menu 61, the "Save" may be enabled (normal display with white background).

In the above-described embodiment, the text box 71A accepts designation of font data, the text box 72 accepts input of a font name, and the check box 74 is checked. I explained an example to enable . However, program 47 may disable or enable "save" at the user's option. For example, a setting screen is provided with a check box for selecting whether to enable or disable “save”. The program 47 disables (grays out) or enables (normally displays in white) the "save" of the pull-down menu 75 according to the user's selection by the check box. The process by which the program 47 disables (grays out) "save" in the pull-down menu 75 according to the check box is an example of the fourth restricting means.

In the above-described embodiment, when the check box 74 is not checked (S39: No), the "save" of the pull-down menu 75 is grayed out and disabled (S41). However, if the check box 74 is not checked (S39: No), the selection of "save" may be disabled by not displaying "save" in the pull-down menu 75. FIG.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, an example (FIG. 7) in which "transfer" and "save" can be selected from the pull-down menu 75 has been described. However, other methods may be used to allow the user to select "transfer" and "save". For example, instead of the pull-down menu 75, a "transfer" icon may be used. "Transfer" is selected by selecting the "transfer" icon. On the other hand, the display 51 may display a pop-up window in which the user can select "save" when the mouse pointer points to the "transfer" icon and the mouse is right-clicked. If the check box 74 is not checked, the pop-up window may not be displayed even when the mouse is right-clicked, or the display of "save" in the pop-up window may be grayed out.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the "delete all" icon 83 is displayed in gray until the index number is input by the spin box 81, and after the index number is input (S31: Yes), it is displayed in white. An example of normal display (S32) has been described. However, the "delete all" icon 83 may be displayed in gray until the program 47 acquires the font list, and after the program 47 acquires the font list (S21), it may be displayed normally with a white background.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example (S13) in which the program 47 requests the OS 47 to specify the language and acquires the language specification from the OS 47 has been described. However, the startup instruction (S11) input from the OS 46 may include language designation. The program 47 acquires the language specification included in the activation instruction.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the printer 11, which is a label printer, has been described, but the printer 11 may be a label printer for home use, or may be a decorative label printer used for producing decorative sheets such as masking tape. It may be a printer. It may be a professional label printer used for food packaging, labels for electrical cables, or any application that requires the production of a large number of labels at once. Printer 11 may be a printer other than a label printer. For example, the printer 11 may be a page printer, or a processing printer that uses metal, wood, glass, or the like as a print medium and processes the surface of the print medium with laser light or the like.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the font data has been described as an example of the first data. However, the first data may be, for example, image data such as background image data indicating a background image to be printed on the communication surface of a postcard, or may be a watermark.

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Claims (10)

A program executed by the computer of an information processing device comprising a network interface, a user interface, a memory, a connector for a portable storage medium , a display, and a computer,
The program
causing the computer to function as first generation means for generating second data including first data used in image formation executed by the image forming apparatus, wherein the second data can be processed by the image forming apparatus without conversion; format data, further comprising supplementary data and a first command for associating the supplementary data and the first data and storing them in the image forming apparatus;
The program
a first determining means for determining the incidental data to be included in the second data;
a first receiving means for receiving, through the user interface, designation of at least one of saving and transmitting the second data;
first transmitting means for transmitting the second data generated by the first generating means to the image forming apparatus through the network interface in response to the first receiving means receiving the designation of transmission of the second data; When,
means for displaying the incidental data determined by the first determination means on the display;
storing the second data generated by the first generating means in the memory in response to the first receiving means receiving an instruction to save the second data while the incidental data is displayed on the display ; and a storage means for storing in the computer ,
The program , wherein the second data stored in the memory can be stored in a portable storage medium through a portable storage medium connection connector . A program executed by the computer of an information processing device comprising a network interface, a user interface, a memory, a display, and a computer,
The program
causing the computer to function as first generation means for generating second data including first data used in image formation executed by the image forming apparatus, wherein the second data can be processed by the image forming apparatus without conversion; format data, further comprising supplementary data and a first command for associating the supplementary data and the first data and storing them in the image forming apparatus;
The program
a first determining means for determining the incidental data to be included in the second data;
a first receiving means for receiving, through the user interface, designation of at least one of saving and transmitting the second data;
first transmitting means for transmitting the second data generated by the first generating means to the image forming apparatus through the network interface in response to the first receiving means receiving the designation of transmission of the second data; When,
means for displaying the incidental data determined by the first determination means on the display;
storing the second data generated by the first generating means in the memory in response to the first receiving means receiving an instruction to save the second data while the incidental data is displayed on the display ; and a storage means for storing in the computer ,
A program capable of transmitting the second data stored in the memory to the image forming apparatus by another program different from the program. The program
A first object that accepts input of the incidental data, a first state in which the incidental data can be input using the first object, and a second state in which the incidental data cannot be input using the first object a first display means for displaying on the display a screen containing a second object that accepts the designation of
a second receiving means for receiving designation of the first state and the second state using the second object;
Restricting acceptance of the storage specification by the first accepting means in response to acceptance of the specification of the second state by the second accepting means, and allowing the second accepting means to accept the specification of the first state 3. The program according to claim 1 or 2 , causing the computer to function as first restriction means for permitting acceptance of the designation of storage by the first acceptance means in response to the acceptance. The program
said first determining means for determining incidental data to be included in said second data by an automatic determination process of selecting one incidental data from said plurality of incidental data and determining it as incidental data to be included in said second data;
a third receiving means for receiving an instruction to execute the automatic determination process;
a second display means for displaying the incidental data determined by the automatic determination process on the display;
When the secondary data is not displayed on the display by the secondary display means, acceptance of the designation of storage by the primary reception means is restricted, and the secondary data is displayed by the secondary display means. 3. The program according to claim 1 or 2 , causing the computer to function as second restriction means for allowing acceptance of the designation of storage by the first reception means in response to display on the display. The program
in response to the fact that the second state is specified by the second accepting means and that the transmission specification is accepted by the first accepting means, one incidental data is selected from the plurality of incidental data, and the 4. The program according to claim 3 , causing the computer to function as the first determination means for determining the incidental data to be included in the second data by executing automatic determination processing for determining incidental data to be included in the second data. The program
a third display means for causing the display to display a screen including a third object that accepts designation of a third state in which the automatic determination process is executed and a fourth state in which the automatic determination process is not executed;
5. The program according to claim 4 , causing said computer to function as said third accepting means for accepting designation of said third state using said third object. The program
a fourth receiving means for receiving input of information indicating an image forming apparatus;
In response to the input of the information being received by the fourth receiving means, the first receiving means is permitted to receive the designation of transmission and storage, and the input of the information is received by the fourth receiving means. a third restricting means for restricting acceptance of the transmission designation by the first accepting means and permitting acceptance of the storage specification by the first accepting means in response to the fact that the computer is not 4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which functions. The program
causing the computer to function as second transmission means for transmitting a second command requesting transmission of a list to the image forming apparatus through the network interface, wherein the list includes the auxiliary data stored in the image forming apparatus and the first A list showing correspondence with data, wherein the incidental data is an index number,
The program
acquisition means for receiving and acquiring the list transmitted by the image forming apparatus;
Based on the list acquired by the acquisition means, the additional data that is not associated with the first data stored in the image forming apparatus is selected by executing the automatic determination process to include it in the second data. 6. The program according to claim 4 or 5 , which causes the computer to function as the first determination means for determining the incidental data to be set. 9. The program according to claim 8 , wherein said first data is font data indicating a font. The program
10. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , causing the computer to function as fourth restricting means for restricting acceptance of designation of storage of the second data by the first accepting means.

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