PRINT DATA FORMING APPARATUS

Abstract

In a print data forming apparatus, a color conversion information storing section stores plural color conversion information, a mode shift detecting section detects a shift to an image converting mode, an image conversion processing section forms plural printer characteristics images based on the stored respective color conversion information from received drawing data, a monitor image conversion processing section converts the printer characteristics images into plural monitor characteristics images which can be displayed on a monitor, and an input section requests a selection of a specific one of the displayed monitor characteristics images. An unnecessary consumption amount of sheets and toner is avoided in color reproducing mode settings of the print data forming apparatus having color conversion tables.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a construction of a personal computer according to an embodiment 1;

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an image conversion processing section;

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a monitor image conversion processing section;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example of application data;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a user interface display screen;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a printer property display screen;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a color mode setting display screen;

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart for a print data forming apparatus according to the embodiment 1;

FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart of step S1-5;

FIG. 10 is a detailed flowchart of step S1-6;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a construction of a personal computer according to an embodiment 2;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a construction of a printer which is used in the embodiment 2;

FIG. 13 is an operation flowchart for a print data forming apparatus according to the embodiment 2; and

FIG. 14 is a detailed flowchart of step S2-7.

Claims

1. A print data forming apparatus which forms a print characteristics image based on predetermined image conversion information from received image information and transmits said print characteristics image to a printing apparatus, comprising: an image conversion information storing section which previously stores a plurality of said image conversion information;a mode shift detecting section for detecting a shift toward an image converting mode which performs a selection of said image conversion information and performs an image conversion;a print characteristics image conversion processing section which, when said mode shift detecting section detects the shift to said image converting mode, forms a plurality of print characteristics images based on said plurality of respective image conversion information stored in said image conversion information storing section from said received image information;a display image conversion processing section which converts said plurality of print characteristics images into a plurality of display characteristics images which can be displayed to predetermined displaying section and allows said display characteristics images to be displayed; anda print condition setting section which requests a selection of a specific one of said plurality of display characteristics images displayed to said displaying section,wherein when said print condition setting section receives the selection of said specific display characteristics image, said print characteristics image conversion processing section forms the print characteristics image from said received image information on the basis of the image conversion information corresponding to said specific display characteristics image.

2. The print data forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a print characteristics information storing section which previously stores print characteristics information corresponding to a print quality of said printing apparatus, and wherein said print characteristics image conversion processing section forms the plurality of print characteristics images based on said plurality of respective image conversion information stored in said image conversion information storing section from said received image information, further, converts said plurality of print characteristics images on the basis of said print characteristics information, and allows them to correspond to the print quality of said printing apparatus.

3. A print data forming apparatus which converts received image information into print data which can be analyzed by a predetermined printing apparatus and transmits said print data to said printing apparatus, comprising: a mode shift detecting section which detects a shift toward an image converting mode which selects a plurality of said image conversion information held in said printing apparatus and performs an image conversion;an application data converting section which, when said mode shift detecting section detects the shift to said image converting mode, converts said received image information into the print data which can be analyzed by said printing apparatus;a data transmitting section which transmits said print data and a return command for requesting a return of a plurality of print characteristics images converted on the basis of said plurality of respective image conversion information to said printing apparatus;a data receiving section which receives the return of said plurality of print characteristics images;a display image conversion processing section which converts said plurality of returned print characteristics images into a plurality of display characteristics images which can be displayed to predetermined displaying section and allows said display characteristics images to be displayed; anda print condition setting section which requests a selection of a specific one of said plurality of display characteristics images displayed to said displaying section,wherein when said print condition setting section receives the selection of said specific display characteristics image,said application data converting section allows a designation command of said image conversion information corresponding to said selected specific display characteristics image to be included in said print data.

4. The print data forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said application data converting section reduces a size of said received image information and converts the image information into the print data which can be analyzed by said printing apparatus.

5. The print data forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said application data converting section converts partial data of said received image information into the print data which can be analyzed by said printing apparatus.

6. The print data forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image conversion information transmission request section which requests said printing apparatus to transmit predetermined image conversion information and obtains said image conversion information in place of said image conversion information storing section which previously stores said plurality of image conversion information, and wherein when said mode shift detecting section detects the shift to said image converting mode, said print characteristics image conversion processing section forms the plurality of print characteristics images based on the plurality of respective image conversion information obtained by said image conversion information transmission request section from said received image information.

7. The print data forming apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a print characteristics information transmission request section which requests said printing apparatus to transmit print characteristics information corresponding to a print quality of said printing apparatus and obtains said print characteristics information, and wherein said print characteristics image conversion processing section forms the plurality of print characteristics images based on the plurality of respective image conversion information obtained by said image conversion information transmission request section from said received image information, further converts said plurality of print characteristics images on the basis of said print characteristics information, and allows them to correspond to the print quality of said printing apparatus.

8. The print data forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said print characteristics image conversion processing section reduces a size of said received image information and forms the print characteristics image based on said predetermined image conversion information.

9. The print data forming apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a print operation discriminating section which discriminates an operating mode of said printing apparatus connected to said print data forming apparatus, and wherein when said print operation discriminating section determines a busy mode of said predetermined printing apparatus,said data transmitting section transmits said print data and the return command for requesting the return of the plurality of print characteristics images converted on the basis of said plurality of respective image conversion information to another printing apparatus whose idle mode is determined by said print operation discriminating section and which has the same function as that of said predetermined printing apparatus in place of said predetermined printing apparatus.