Printer, Method, Computer-Readable Medium, And Computer Data Signal

Abstract

A printer includes an instruction book specification unit that accepts a specification of an instruction book in which print instructions are described; a document specification unit that accepts a specification of a document to be printed; and a print processing unit that prints the specified document in accordance with the print instructions described in the specified instruction book.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system including a printer in this embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for document print processing;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for instruction book creation processing; and

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for instruction book editing processing.

Claims

1. A printer comprising: an instruction book specification unit that accepts a specification of an instruction book in which print instructions are described;a document specification unit that accepts a specification of a document to be printed; anda print processing unit that prints the specified document in accordance with the print instructions described in the specified instruction book.

2. The printer according to claim 1, further comprising: an instruction book creation unit that accepts a user operation via an operation panel of the printer, creates the instruction book in accordance with the user operation, and stores the created instruction book in a storage device.

3. The printer according to claim 1, further comprising: an instruction book creation unit that accepts a user operation via a client device connected to the printer, creates the instruction book in accordance with the user operation, and stores the created instruction book in a storage device.

4. The printer according to claim 2, wherein the instruction book creation unit stores the instruction book in a portable storage device or a storage device on a network.

5. The printer according to claim 3, wherein the instruction book creation unit stores the instruction book in a portable storage device or a storage device on a network.

6. The printer according to claim 1, further comprising: an instruction book editing unit that accepts a user operation via an operation panel of the printer and edits an instruction book, prepared in advance, in accordance with the user operation.

7. The printer according to claim 1, further comprising: an instruction book editing unit that accepts a user operation via a client device connected to the printer and edits an instruction book, prepared in advance, in accordance with the user operation.

8. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the instruction book specification unit can accept the specification of the instruction book created by some other device and stored in a storage device.

9. The printer according to claim 1, wherein when the specification of the instruction book and a copy instruction are accepted, the printer reads an image of a document that is set on the printer, generates image data, and prints the generated image data in accordance with the print instructions described in the specified instruction book.

10. A method of printing a document, comprising accepting a specification of an instruction book in which print instructions are described;accepting a specification of a document to be printed; andprinting the specified document in accordance with the print instructions described in the specified instruction book.

11. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for printing a document, the process comprising: accepting a specification of an instruction book in which print instructions are described;accepting a specification of a document to be printed; andprinting the specified document in accordance with the print instructions described in the specified instruction book.

12. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave for enabling a computer to perform a process for printing a document, the process comprising: accepting a specification of an instruction book in which print instructions are described;accepting a specification of a document to be printed; andprinting the specified document in accordance with the print instructions described in the specified instruction book.