JP6129255B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

Conventionally, there has been a printer driver having a history printing function for storing a document printed in the past and calling and printing it when necessary (see Patent Document 1). In recent years, a printing system different from the conventional printing system has appeared. In this new printing system, the XPS format (XML Paper Specification) is used instead of the conventional EMF format (Enhanced Meta File) as the data format stored in the spool file. XPS is an open standard electronic document format. In XPS, PrintTicket (hereinafter referred to as PT), which is XML data describing print settings, can be provided for each part such as a page.
The format of the XPS document is open to the public, and the use of print data used by the system is relatively easy. Therefore, an XPS driver that handles XPS documents can edit print data relatively easily, and can edit jobs such as combining jobs.

JP 2006-209708 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, a document that has been printed in the past and saved as a history (hereinafter, a history document) cannot be used in combination with another document.

SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it displays another print document and a saved document, and changes print setting information for the selected document .

Therefore, the information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus capable of executing processing related to printing based on a printing instruction from an application, and accepts a print document preview image and print setting information setting change. Display control means for displaying a preview screen including an area, and when a save function for saving a print document is selected via the preview screen, a first instruction is given by a print instruction input via the preview screen. A preview corresponding to any print document of the second print document that is different from the first print document and the first print document saved by saving the print document and selecting the save function. An image is displayed on the preview screen and printed via the print setting area. When the setting information is changed, the print setting information of the print document corresponding to the preview image displayed on the preview screen is changed, and the print setting information of the print document not displayed as the preview image on the preview screen is as follows. unchanged, the preview screen is displayed when printing from an application is instructed, the print instruction from the application is displayed the preview screen even when different instruction has been performed by the user, said different instruction the preview screen displayed by being made by the user, a preview image corresponding to the stored first print document is displayed, characterized in Rukoto.
An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus capable of executing processing related to printing based on a printing instruction from an application, and includes a print setting area that accepts a preview image of a print document and a change in print setting information. When a save function for saving a print document is selected via the preview screen, the first print document is displayed according to a print instruction input via the preview screen. There are stored, the storage function of the different second printed document and the stored first print document by a selected said first print document, a preview image corresponding to any printed document Displayed on the preview screen and printing via the print setting area When the setting information is changed, the print setting information of the print document corresponding to the preview image displayed on the preview screen is changed, and the print setting information of the print document not displayed as the preview image on the preview screen is The preview display control means is activated when printing from the application is instructed without being changed, or the preview display control means is activated when an instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is given by the user . causing possible der is, displays a preview image corresponding to the stored first print documents on the preview screen displayed by the preview display control means is activated by printing from the application is instructed that That even the different fingers And wherein the but is also possible Rukoto to display a preview image corresponding to the stored first print documents on the preview screen displayed by the preview display control means is activated by the fact that made by the user To do.

According to the present invention, it is possible to display other print documents and stored documents, and to change the print setting information for the selected document .

It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of information processing apparatus. It is a block diagram showing notionally functional composition etc. of an information processor. It is a figure which shows an example of a process of a preview filter. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen (preview window) provided by the preview control module. It is a figure which shows an example of operation which performs the setting regarding a print log | history function on a print preview window. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the starting process of a preview control module. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the display process of a historical document. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing when printing is performed from a preview window. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the preview filter process provided with the log | history preservation | save function.

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

<Embodiment 1>
(Hardware configuration of information processing device)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100.
The CPU 102, RAM 103, ROM 104, hard disk (HDD) 105, network interface card (NIC) 109, display 106, keyboard 107, and external I / F 108 are connected to each other via the system bus 101. The system bus 101 includes, for example, a PCI bus, an AGP bus, and a memory bus.
The CPU 102 controls the entire apparatus, executes an application program, OS, and the like stored in the hard disk (HDD) 105, and performs control to temporarily store information, files, and the like necessary for executing the program in the RAM 103. .
The ROM 104 is an example of a storage unit, and stores therein a program such as a basic I / O program. The RAM 103 is an example of a temporary storage unit, and functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like of the CPU 102.
The HDD 105 is one of external storage means and is a hard disk (HDD) that functions as a large-capacity memory. The HDD 105 stores an operating system, application programs (for example, a printer driver and a preview control module in this embodiment), and the like.
The display 106 is an example of display means, and displays commands input from the keyboard 107, document information of the print document management system, and the like.
The external I / F 108 is an I / F for connecting an image forming apparatus, a USB device, and a peripheral device.
The keyboard 107 is an example of an instruction input unit.
The NIC 109 is a network interface card (NIC), and exchanges data with other devices (external devices) included in the print document management system via the network 111.
Note that the above-described hardware configuration is an example, and the present invention is not limited to the configuration example of FIG. For example, the storage location of data and programs can be changed by ROM, RAM, HDD, etc. according to the characteristics.
The function (or software configuration) of the information processing apparatus 100 is realized by the CPU 102 executing the program. A history document to be described later is stored in a storage area such as the RAM 103 or the HDD 105 as an example of a storage device.

(Operation of printer driver etc.)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing the functional configuration and the like of the information processing apparatus 100.
The modules related to the following embodiments including this embodiment are a user interface module 215 having a print setting function, a filter group 219, and a preview control module 203. The filter group 219 includes a layout filter 221 having a function of laying out a page of an XPS document, and a preview filter 223 that is a filter for providing a preview function. The filter group 219 includes a print command filter 225 having a function of converting an XPS document into a print command that can be interpreted by the printer. Here, a filter generally refers to an application (program) having a function of outputting some data through processes such as processing, conversion, no conversion, and generation based on input data.
In the printing system in FIG. 2, the data of each page of the document created by the application 201 is temporarily stored as an XPS document in the XPS spool file 217 through the OS print support function 213. The filter group 219 of the printer driver executes the printing process by converting the temporarily stored XPS document into a print command interpretable by the printer based on the print setting information and supplying the print command to the printer 231.
The user interface module 215 generally provides a function for setting a paper size, a printing direction, and other attributes used for printing. At the same time, the user interface module 215 has a function of setting a preview for controlling display of a print image before starting a printing operation by the printer. The user interface module 215 returns print setting information in which setting values of a plurality of print setting items are stored to the application 201.
The application 201 notifies the OS print support function 213 of the start and end of printing, and print setting information returned from the user interface module 215 to perform print settings when printing any created document. Or notify. In addition, the application 201 notifies the drawing start and drawing end of each page of the document. The OS print support function 213 stores the contents drawn by the application and the print setting information in the XPS spool file 217. Each filter is called from the OS print support function 213 when despooling a spooled XPS document.

The printer driver filter group 219 includes one or more filters. When printing, the XPS document is read from the XPS spool file, converted into a print command interpretable by the printer, and supplied to the printer 231 for printing. It has a function. The filter group 219 in this embodiment includes a layout filter 221 having a layout function, a preview filter 223 having a preview document creation function, and a print command filter 225 having a print command conversion function. However, the layout function and the preview function can be realized by a single filter, or unnecessary filters can be removed, and the present embodiment is not limited to the above filter configuration.
The layout filter 221 has a function of receiving the XPS document stored in the XPS spool file 217 as input, performing page layout processing based on the print setting information, and outputting a laid-out XPS document. The layout processing in the present embodiment includes, for example, N-up printing for printing a plurality of pages on one sheet surface, poster printing for printing one page on a plurality of sheet surfaces, and the like.
The preview filter 223 includes a preview control module 203 that provides the user with a preview image based on the laid out XPS document output from the layout filter 221. The operation of the preview filter will be described later with reference to FIG.
The preview function of the present embodiment can handle a plurality of XPS documents. For this reason, when one XPS document is added to the preview control module 203, the XPS document is terminated once without performing the subsequent processing. As a result, processing of the next XPS document is started, and a plurality of XPS documents can be added to the preview control module 203. The preview control module 203 can also add the history document 205 to the job list and perform printing or editing (combination). When the user who has confirmed the preview instructs printing, the preview control module 203 adds the XPS document that has received the printing instruction to the print queue. The preview control module 203 turns off the preview setting of the added XPS document. As a result, the preview filter 223 passes the XPS document to the next print command filter 225 without previewing again. Also, the preview control module 203 saves the XPS document that has been printed as a history document 205 as necessary.

The print command filter 225 converts the XPS document into a print command interpretable by the printer in accordance with the XPS document output from the preview filter 223 and the print setting information, and outputs the print command. The print command filter 225 is generally called a render filter when converting an input XPS document into image data once. Render filters are often found in printer drivers for inexpensive raster printers typified by inkjet printers. When the print command filter 225 operates as a render filter, the input XPS document is once converted into image data. Thereafter, the image data is converted into a print command that can be interpreted by a raster printer through a process of image processing such as color space conversion and binarization. In a high-function printer represented by a page printer, if XPS is included in the types of print commands that can be interpreted by the printer, the print command filter 225 edits the input XPS document and outputs the XPS document. When there is no need for processing by the print command filter 225, the print command filter 225 outputs the input XPS document as it is. If the print command filter 225 does not need to perform processing, the printer driver may not include the print command filter 225 as a configuration.
The printer 231 serving as an output device has a function of interpreting a print command generated by the print command filter 225 and forming a visible image on a print sheet. The example of the printing result illustrated on the printing paper 241 shows a case where the layout filter 221 performs 2-up processing.

(Preview filter processing)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of preview filter processing. Each step of the flowchart of the present application is realized by reading out a program related to the CPU 102 from the memory and executing it.
First, in step S101, the preview filter 223 determines whether the preview setting of the XPS document being processed is ON. If ON, the process proceeds to step S103. If OFF, the process proceeds to step S111. In step S103, the preview filter 223 activates the preview control module 203, and proceeds to step S105. In step S105, the preview filter 223 passes the XPS document from the preview filter 223 to the preview control module 203, and the process proceeds to step S107. The preview control module 203 performs a preview by displaying the XPS document. In step S107, the preview filter 223 cancels the XPS document currently being processed, and interrupts processing in the driver including other filters. This deletes the XPS document from the print queue, so that the next XPS document can be processed. In step S111, since the preview filter 223 does not perform the preview, the preview filter 223 transmits the XPS document to the next filter. When the transmission of all XPS documents is completed, the preview filter 223 ends the process shown in FIG.

(Preview window of preview control module)
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen (preview window) provided by the preview control module. A print preview window 301, which is an example of a print preview screen, includes a display area for displaying print settings information of a preview image and an XPS document, and input means for a user to change the display method of the preview image. Have both.
A menu bar 302 is a menu bar for the user to select a command to the previewer such as display switching in a menu format. The job list 303 is an example of document data including a new print document and a history document that is a print document that has already been printed, displayed in the preview display area. In the present application, both the print document and the history document are XPS documents. A list of documents that can be processed by the preview control module 203 is displayed in the job list 303. The document selected in the job list 303 is displayed or printed. When a history document is displayed, it is displayed in the job list 303 as with a new print document. At this time, “saved” is written in the status column of the job list 303 to indicate that the document is a history document. In addition, the preview control module 203 can switch between displaying and hiding a history document in accordance with a user's display switching instruction (display switching).
The preview control module 203 uses the contents of the preview XPS document in the preview display area 304 to display the print sheet and a visible image expected to be formed on the print sheet as a print image. An area where the user operation units 305 and 306 are prepared is a toolbar. Even if the user does not use the menu bar 302, the user can easily instruct switching of the preview page or the like by pressing the toolbar. The page switching button 305 is composed of four buttons. The user can use these buttons to instruct to switch the preview display to the first page, previous page, next page, and last page. The drop-down list 306 is used when changing the display size of the preview image. The user can use the drop-down list 306 to instruct selection of the entire display, 100% display, 200% display, or the like. A display area 307 displays setting values of typical setting items related to the print setting information of the XPS document that is preview-displayed. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the total number of pages of the document is 4, and the number of the page currently displayed in preview is the third page. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the number of copies set in the print setting information is set as one copy.

A join button 308, which is an example of an edit object for instructing editing of a document, is a button for joining a plurality of selected XPS documents when the user presses it while selecting a plurality of XPS documents in the job list 303. It is. This process generates a combined document. Further, the user can change the print setting information for the XPS document selected in the job list in the print setting change area 309. In the example of FIG. 4, the layout print setting for arranging a plurality of pages on one sheet and the duplex printing setting are possible, but other setting items can also be arranged. The print setting change area 309 (or a check box or radio button provided in the print setting change area 309) is also an example of an edit object that instructs editing of a document.
In FIG. 4, since document 1 is selected, the above setting change is applied to document 1 and is not applied to document 2 which is a history document.
When the user presses the print button 310, printing of the XPS document selected in the job list 303 is started.
In this embodiment, an XPS document with print setting information whose preview setting is ON is spooled, and the filter pipeline is activated by the OS print support function. When the printer driver activates the preview control module 203, a display screen illustrated in FIG. 4 is displayed. However, when the preview control module is already activated, the XPS document with print setting information whose preview setting is ON is supplied to the existing preview control module 203, and the supplied XPS document is displayed in the job list 303.
Further, the display screen illustrated in FIG. 4 can be directly activated without using a printer driver in order to print a history document. In that case, the display of the history document is ON in the initial state, and the history document stored at the time of activation is displayed in the job list 303. Even when directly activated, if an XPS document with print setting information whose preview setting is ON is issued during activation, the XPS document is supplied to the activated preview control module and displayed in the job list 303. .

(History setting in the preview control module)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation for performing settings related to the print history function on the print preview window 301. When the user selects a file menu from the menu, a file menu list 401 is displayed. Items relating to the history function include “save print history”, “number of history to save”, and “display print history”. A “save print history” menu 411 is a menu for the user to set whether to save a document printed from the preview as a history document. Each time the user presses the menu, ON / OFF is switched. If the setting is to save, a check is added to the side of the menu. Saving is performed at the time of printing, and an XPS document reflecting editing contents performed by the preview control module 203 is saved as a history document. On the other hand, when the history document is simply printed, the same document is already saved, and thus the saving is not performed. However, only the information on the history storage time is updated. The “number of history records to be saved” menu 413 is a menu for setting a maximum number of history documents that can be saved by the user. If the maximum number of storable items is exceeded during saving, the history document is deleted from the oldest one. When the user presses the “number of history items to be saved” menu 413, a list of selectable save numbers (not shown) is displayed, and the saveable number is determined by selecting the save number from the list.
A “print history display” menu 415 is a menu for setting whether the user displays a history document in the job list 303. Each time the menu is pressed, ON / OFF is switched, and if the display is set to be displayed, a check is added to the side of the menu. When the display of the print history is turned on, the preview control module 203 calls the history document 205 and displays it on the job list 303. The history document adding process will be described later with reference to FIG. Conversely, when the display of the print history is turned off, the history document is deleted from the displayed job list 303.
The user can edit and print the history document added to the job list in the same manner as a new document. Further, when the user selects a new document and a history document and presses a merge button 308, the preview control module 203 can also generate a merged document from the new document and the history document. Since the history document that has been edited including the combination and the print setting has been changed is different from the saved document, the edited document is treated as a new document. For this reason, the history document that has been edited is deleted from the description of “saved” in the status column of the job list 303, and becomes a history storage target at the time of printing.
In the present embodiment, the method for changing the setting related to the print history is described using the menu. However, setting and display switching (display switching) can be performed by other methods such as providing a history display button.

(Process to add documents to the job list)
There are two methods for starting the preview control module 203 in this case. The first is when printing is performed with the preview setting ON on the printer driver setting screen from the application, and the second is an icon related to the preview control module displayed on the start menu or the like by the user to print the history document. Is instructed.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the startup process of the preview control module. First, in step S201, the preview control module 203 determines which of the two activation methods is activated. The preview control module 203 proceeds to S203 when activated from the printer driver by printing from the application, and proceeds to S205 when activated directly (when activated from other than the printer driver). Here, as described above, when the preview control module 203 is activated from the preview filter 223, the preview control module 203 receives the XPS document from the preview filter 223. Here, the specific determination method of S201 will be described. When the XPS document is received from the preview filter 223, the preview control module 203 determines that it has been started from the printer driver, and if nothing is received at the time of startup, it determines that it has been started directly. In addition, the activation mode may be determined based on differences in activation parameters (arguments passed at activation). Here, “directly activated” means that, for example, a character string or icon corresponding to the preview control module 203 is displayed in the start menu or the like, and the user selects this character string or icon. Indicates that it will be activated.
S203 is processing when the printer driver is activated. In step S203, the preview control module 203 receives an XPS document created by printing from the application from the filter and adds it to the job list as a processable document.
The processing from S205 to S209 is processing when the preview control module 203 is directly activated. First, in step S205, the preview control module 203 performs history document addition processing, and proceeds to step S207. The history document adding process will be described later with reference to FIG. In step S207, the preview control module 203 determines whether there is a document added to the job list 303 in the history document addition process performed in step S205. If the preview control module 203 does not exist, the process proceeds to S209. If the preview control module 203 exists, the startup process of the preview control module 203 ends. In step S209, the preview control module 203 ends the process of the preview control module 203 because there is no document that can be displayed. At that time, the preview control module 203 displays a message informing the user that there is no available history document so that the user can recognize the reason for termination.
In the present embodiment, at the time of activation by printing, the history display is turned off in the initial state, but it can be turned on. In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 can be provided with a function for the user to set ON / OFF of the history display at startup.

(Display history document)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the history document display process (S205 in FIG. 6). First, in step S301, the preview control module 203 acquires a saved history document from a new one, and proceeds to step S303. In step S303, the preview control module 203 determines whether a history document has been acquired in step S301. The preview control module 203 proceeds to S305 if it can be acquired, and ends the history document adding process if it cannot be acquired. In step S <b> 305, the preview control module 203 registers the acquired history document so that it can be used by the preview control module 203, and adds it to the job list 303. At this time, the preview control module 203 displays “saved” in the status column of the job list 303 to indicate that it is a history document. When the history document addition processing ends in S305, the preview control module 203 returns to S301, and acquires the newest document from unprocessed history documents. The preview control module 203 adds all the history documents stored by repeating such processing to the preview control module 203. If all history documents are added to the preview control module and it is determined in S303 that there is no unprocessed history document, the preview control module 203 ends the history document addition processing.

(Processing during printing)
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing when printing is performed from the preview window. First, in step S401, the preview control module 203 adds the XPS document selected by the user to be printed to the print queue, and proceeds to step S403. Since the XPS document handled in the present embodiment is used as data that is currently processed, printing can be performed by adding it to the print queue. At this time, the preview control module 203 turns off the preview setting so that the preview is not performed again. This can also be realized by adding information that the target XPS document has been previewed and determining whether the document has been previewed by the filter. Further, when the data to be processed in the preview control module is in a format different from that of the XPS document, conversion to an XPS document is necessary.
In step S403, the preview control module 203 determines whether the history storage setting is ON. If it is ON, the process proceeds to step S405. If it is OFF, the process proceeds to step S421. In step S405, the preview control module 203 determines whether the printed document is a history document. If the document is a history document, the process proceeds to step S407. If the document is not a history document, the process proceeds to step S411. In the determination process of whether or not the document is a history document, information indicating whether or not the data to be printed has been read by the preview control module as a history document is stored. .
In step S407, the preview control module 203 determines whether editing has been performed on the history document. Specifically, when the print ticket of the history document is changed at the time of printing, it is determined that the history document has been edited.
The preview control module 203 moves to S409 when the editing is not performed, and moves to S411 when the editing is performed and the stored history document is different from the setting at the time of printing. In step S409, the preview control module 203 prints the history document that has already been saved. Therefore, the preview control module 203 updates the save order information of the printed history document, and ends the printing process. The preview control module 203 deletes the history document from the oldest one when the number of storable documents exceeds the storable number. Therefore, when the history document is printed, the preview control module 203 updates information such as the saved order, and sets the printed history document as the latest history.

  In step S411, the preview control module 203 stores the printed document as a history document, and proceeds to step S413. Documents that have already been saved according to the determination in S405 and S407 are not duplicated. In S413, the preview control module 203 determines whether or not the history display is ON. If the history display is ON, the process proceeds to S415, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S421. In S415 and S421, the preview control module 203 updates the job list. In step S415, the preview control module 203 stores the printed document as a history, and the history display is ON. For this reason, the preview control module 203 does not delete the printed document from the job list but leaves it as a history document on the list. At this time, the preview control module 203 changes the status column of the job list to “saved” to indicate that the document is a history document. In step S421, the preview control module 203 is set not to save the history or display the history document. Therefore, the preview control module 203 deletes the document that has been printed from the job list. When the update of the job list is completed, the preview control module 203 ends the printing process.

<Embodiment 2>
According to the process of the first embodiment, it is possible to process a history document on a print preview. However, since the history is stored in the preview control module 203, only the document that has been previewed can be stored as the history. Therefore, in this embodiment, in addition to the technique of the first embodiment, a technique for saving history for a document that is not previewed by saving history with a filter is proposed.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a preview filter process having a history storage function. First, in step S501, the preview filter 223 determines whether the preview setting of the document being processed is ON. If it is ON, the preview filter 223 moves to step S503, and if it is OFF, moves to step S511. Since the processing from S503 to S507 when the preview setting is ON is the same as the processing from S103 to S107 by the preview filter 223 in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
In S511, the preview filter 223 determines whether or not the history storage setting is ON. If it is ON, the process proceeds to S513, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S531. The history storage setting is specified using a printer driver setting screen (screen displayed before FIG. 4 is displayed). In S513, the preview filter 223 determines whether or not the document being processed is a history document. If the document is not a history document, the process proceeds to S515. If the document is a history document, the process proceeds to S521. In order to determine whether the document is a history document in the preview filter 223, it is necessary for the preview control module 203 to store information that the target document is a history document. As a method for storing information at the time of printing from the preview, a method described in PT or the like is conceivable, but it may be stored anywhere as long as it is decipherable by a filter.

Steps S515 to S519 are processing for a document that is not a history, and the document being processed is saved as a history document. A history document that has been edited and has a different setting from that at the time of saving is not handled as a history document, so that it is saved as a history document. In S515, the preview filter 223 saves the document being processed as a history document, and proceeds to S517. In S517, when the history document is saved in S515, the preview filter 223 determines whether or not the number of saved history documents exceeds the storable upper limit. In S519, if not exceeded, the process moves to S531. In S519, the preview filter 223 deletes the oldest document stored in the history document, and proceeds to S531.
S521 is processing for a history document. Therefore, the preview filter 223 does not newly save the document being processed because it is already saved as a history document. In S521, the preview filter 223 updates the history document storage order information, and proceeds to S531. Since the process of S521 is the same as S409, the description thereof is omitted.
In step S531, the preview filter 223 transmits the print data to the next filter, and the preview filter processing ends.
According to the present embodiment, it is possible to save a document that has been printed without being previewed as a history. In this embodiment, the image is saved by the preview filter. However, the filter suitable for saving differs depending on the filter configuration and the operation of each filter, and the image can be saved by another filter.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program. It is a process to be executed.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiments, the user can handle the print history only by performing the print preview when executing the printing, and can combine the new print job and the history document. . That is, a new print document and a history document can be easily edited with the same application. As described above, editing includes, for example, changing print settings, editing pages, combining documents, and the like.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

Claims (24)

An information processing apparatus capable of executing processing related to printing based on a printing instruction from an application,
Display control means for displaying a preview screen including a print setting area for accepting a print image preview change and print setting information setting change;
When a save function for saving a print document is selected via the preview screen, the first print document is saved according to a print instruction input via the preview screen;
The storage features of the different second printed document and the stored first print document by a selected said first printed document, the preview image corresponding to one of printing the document the preview screen When the print setting information is displayed and the print setting information is changed via the print setting area, the print setting information of the print document corresponding to the preview image displayed on the preview screen is changed, and the preview image is displayed on the preview screen. The print setting information for print documents that are not displayed as
The preview screen is displayed when printing is instructed from the application, and the preview screen is also displayed when an instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is given by the user ,
Said different instruction in said preview screen displayed by being made by the user, the information processing apparatus a preview image corresponding to the stored first print document is characterized Rukoto appears.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is an instruction for a character string for displaying the preview screen.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is an instruction for an icon for displaying the preview screen. An information processing apparatus capable of executing processing related to printing based on a printing instruction from an application,
Preview display control means for displaying a preview screen including a preview image of a print document and a print setting area for accepting a change in print setting information;
When a save function for saving a print document is selected via the preview screen, the first print document is saved according to a print instruction input via the preview screen;
The storage function of the different second printed document and the stored first print document by a selected said first printed document, the preview image corresponding to one of printing the document the preview screen When the print setting information is displayed and the print setting information is changed via the print setting area, the print setting information of the print document corresponding to the preview image displayed on the preview screen is changed, and the preview image is displayed on the preview screen. The print setting information for print documents that are not displayed as
The preview display control means can be activated when printing is instructed from an application, or the preview display control means can be activated when an instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is given by the user . ,
The different instruction is also used to display a preview image corresponding to the stored first print document on the preview screen displayed by the preview display control unit activated by the application of printing from the application. also characterized the next possible Rukoto possible to display the preview image corresponding to the stored first print documents on the preview screen displayed by the activated the preview display control means by being made by the user Information processing device.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the instruction different from the print instruction from the application is an instruction for a character string for displaying the preview screen.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is an instruction for an icon for displaying the preview screen.   The preview screen is a layout print setting indicating the number of pages arranged on the surface of one sheet in a state where the first information about the first print document and the second information about the second print document are displayed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a change and a change in designation of duplex printing is received.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the preview screen provides a print reception unit that receives a print instruction and a reception unit that receives the storage function.   8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a name of the first print document and a name of the second print document are displayed on the preview screen as the first information and the second information.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the preview screen is one preview window.   11. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first print document that has already been printed can be displayed or hidden on the preview screen in response to a user display switching instruction. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus capable of executing processing related to printing based on a printing instruction from an application,
A display control step for displaying a preview screen including a print setting area for accepting a change in setting of a preview image of a print document and print setting information;
When a save function for saving a print document is selected via the preview screen, the first print document is saved according to a print instruction input via the preview screen;
The storage function of the different second printed document and the stored first print document by a selected said first printed document, the preview image corresponding to one of printing the document the preview screen When the print setting information is displayed and the print setting information is changed via the print setting area, the print setting information of the print document corresponding to the preview image displayed on the preview screen is changed, and the preview image is displayed on the preview screen. The print setting information for print documents that are not displayed as
The preview screen is displayed when printing from the application is instructed, and the preview screen is also displayed when an instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is given by the user ,
Wherein the preview screen, the information processing method preview image corresponding to the stored first print document is characterized Rukoto appears that the different instruction is displayed by being made by the user. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus capable of executing processing related to printing based on a printing instruction from an application,
A preview display control step for displaying a preview screen including a preview image of a print document and a print setting area for accepting a change in print setting information;
When a save function for saving a print document is selected via the preview screen, the first print document is saved according to a print instruction input via the preview screen;
The storage function of the different second printed document and the stored first print document by a selected said first printed document, the preview image corresponding to one of printing the document the preview screen When the print setting information is displayed and the print setting information is changed via the print setting area, the print setting information of the print document corresponding to the preview image displayed on the preview screen is changed, and the preview image is displayed on the preview screen. The print setting information for print documents that are not displayed as
The preview display control step can be activated when printing from the application is instructed, or the preview display control step can be activated when an instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is given by the user. Oh it is,
The different instruction is also used to display a preview image corresponding to the saved first print document on the preview screen displayed by the preview display control step activated by an instruction to print from the application. also characterized the next possible Rukoto possible to display the preview image corresponding to the stored first print documents on the preview screen displayed by the preview display control step is started by being made by the user Information processing method. Computer
Function as a display control means for displaying a preview screen including a print setting area for accepting a setting change of a preview image of a print document and print setting information;
When a save function for saving a print document is selected via the preview screen, the first print document is saved according to a print instruction input via the preview screen;
The storage function of the different second printed document and the stored first print document by a selected said first printed document, the preview image corresponding to one of printing the document the preview screen When the print setting information is displayed and the print setting information is changed via the print setting area, the print setting information of the print document corresponding to the preview image displayed on the preview screen is changed, and the preview image is displayed on the preview screen. The print setting information for print documents that are not displayed as
The preview screen is displayed when printing is instructed from the application, and the preview screen is also displayed when an instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is given by the user ,
It said different instruction in said preview window displayed by being made by the user, characteristics and to Help program the Rukoto preview image is displayed corresponding to the stored first print document.   15. The program according to claim 14, wherein the instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is an instruction for a character string for displaying the preview screen.   15. The program according to claim 14, wherein the instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is an instruction for an icon for displaying the preview screen. Computer
Function as a preview display control means for displaying a preview screen including a print setting area for accepting a change of a print document preview image and print setting information;
When a save function for saving a print document is selected via the preview screen, the first print document is saved according to a print instruction input via the preview screen;
The storage function of the different second printed document and the stored first print document by a selected said first printed document, the preview image corresponding to one of printing the document the preview screen When the print setting information is displayed and the print setting information is changed via the print setting area, the print setting information of the print document corresponding to the preview image displayed on the preview screen is changed, and the preview image is displayed on the preview screen. The print setting information for print documents that are not displayed as
The preview display control means can be activated when printing is instructed from an application, or the preview display control means can be activated when an instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is given by the user. The
The different instruction is also used to display a preview image corresponding to the stored first print document on the preview screen displayed by the preview display control unit activated by the application of printing from the application. characterized in that to display a preview image corresponding to the stored first print documents on the preview screen displayed by the preview display control means is activated by being made by the user Rukoto it is also possible program.   18. The program according to claim 17, wherein the instruction different from the print instruction from the application is an instruction for a character string for displaying the preview screen.   18. The program according to claim 17, wherein the instruction different from the printing instruction from the application is an instruction for an icon for displaying the preview screen.   The preview screen is a layout print setting indicating the number of pages arranged on the surface of one sheet in a state where the first information about the first print document and the second information about the second print document are displayed. 20. The program according to claim 14, wherein at least one of a change and a change in designation of double-sided printing is received.   The program according to any one of claims 14 to 20, wherein the preview screen provides a print reception unit that receives a print instruction and a reception unit that receives the storage function.   21. The program according to claim 20, wherein a name of the first print document and a name of the second print document are displayed on the preview screen as the first information and the second information.   The program according to any one of claims 14 to 22, wherein the preview screen is one preview window.   24. The display device according to any one of claims 14 to 23, wherein the first print document that has already been printed can be displayed or not displayed on the preview screen in accordance with a user display switching instruction. The program according to item 1.

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