JP7035620B2 - Controls and computer programs - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a control device capable of controlling a print execution unit and a computer program that causes a computer to function as a control device.

Patent Document 1 discloses an image forming apparatus that accepts a user to specify a chapter to be printed when printing a document related to document data and prints the designated chapter. Specifically, the image forming apparatus of Patent Document 1 analyzes the structure of chapters, sections, and sections of the document data by using the index information included in the document data, and displays an index screen showing the analyzed structure. Display on. Then, when the chapter to be printed is specified on the index screen, the specified chapter is printed.

The technique of designating and printing a chapter of document data is also disclosed in Patent Documents 2 to 5.

JP-A-2007-283675A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-12505 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-301927 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-162520 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-8080

By the way, when a document related to document data has a plurality of chapters, there is a case where it is desired to perform printing so that a printed matter can be obtained in a state where each of the plurality of chapters is organized by N parts (N is an integer of 2 or more). .. In this case, in the image forming apparatus of Patent Document 1, first, Chapter 1 is designated and N copies are printed, then Chapter 2 is designated and N copies are printed, and then Chapter 3 is designated and N copies are printed. Work such as doing occurs. For this reason, it takes time and effort for the user to acquire a printed matter in a state in which N copies of each of the plurality of chapters are collected. It should be noted that this kind of problem also occurs when printing is executed in units of sections, sections, and other sections.

One aspect of the present disclosure is to reduce the time and effort required to acquire printed matter in a state where N copies are collected for each unit that the user desires to print.

One aspect of the present disclosure is a control device capable of controlling a print execution unit, which includes a document acquisition unit, a copy number instruction acquisition unit, a specific unit, and a print control unit. The document acquisition unit acquires a target file including document data relating to a document composed of a plurality of pages and classification information for classifying the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups. The copy instruction acquisition unit receives an instruction for printing the number of copies of N copies (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data. The specific part is a specific part that specifies M groups (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the classification information by using the classification information in the target file, and is a group of M pieces. At least one group of them is composed of a plurality of page data. The print control unit causes the print execution unit to print N copies according to the page data constituting the first group included in the M groups, and causes the print execution unit to print the N copies related to the first group. After that, the print execution unit is made to print N copies according to the page data constituting the second group, which is the second group included in the M groups and is different from the first group.

According to such a configuration, the printing of the N part of the first group among the specified M groups is printed by the print execution unit by using the classification information in the target file, and the specified M is used. The print execution unit is made to print the N part of the second group among the groups. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to acquire the printed matter in a state where N copies are collected for each unit that the user desires to print.
A computer program that causes a computer to function as the control device, a control method for realizing the control device, and a computer-readable storage medium that stores the computer program are also new and useful.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a printing system. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the number of copies printing process. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the concept of bookmark information. 4A is a diagram showing the source code of the bookmark information corresponding to the item of the object number 21 shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 4B is the bookmark information corresponding to the item of the object number 22 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the source code. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the bookmark information table creation process. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a bookmark information table containing only the items in the highest level shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6B shows items in the level one level lower than the highest level shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the bookmark information table including. FIG. 7 (a) is a diagram showing an example of a document including a chapter starting from the middle of a page, and FIG. 7 (b) is a printed matter when non-duplicate printing is executed in the example shown in FIG. 7 (a). An example shown, FIG. 7 (c) is an example showing a printed matter when duplicate non-identification printing is executed in the example shown in FIG. 7 (a), and FIG. 7 (d) is an example shown in FIG. 7 (a). This is an example showing a printed matter when duplicate identification printing is executed. FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an updated bookmark information table when the user selects non-duplicate printing, and FIG. 8B is an updated bookmark information when the user selects duplicate non-identifying printing. FIG. 8 (c) is a diagram showing a table, and is a diagram showing an updated bookmark information table when the user selects duplicate identification printing. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the unit number printing process. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the printing process.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
[1. Constitution]
The printing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a system in which a personal computer 1 and a printer 2 are configured to enable data communication.

The personal computer 1 is a general-purpose information processing device, and includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, an operation unit 14, and a display unit 15.
The control unit 11 controls each unit of the personal computer 1 in an integrated manner, and includes, for example, a CPU 111. The storage unit 12 has a semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, or a flash memory. That is, the personal computer 1 includes a microcomputer including a CPU 111 and a semiconductor memory.

The control unit 11 realizes various functions by executing a program stored in a non-transitional substantive recording medium. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 12 corresponds to a non-transitional substantive recording medium in which a program is stored. Various functions possessed by the personal computer 1 are basically realized by the control unit 11 executing a program stored in the storage unit 12.

The storage unit 12 stores an operating system 121, an application program 122, a printer driver 123 which is a program for making the printer 2 available from the personal computer 1, and the like.

The communication unit 13 is an interface for performing data communication with the printer 2.
The operation unit 14 is an input device for inputting a command by an external operation from the user. For example, as the operation unit 14, a keyboard or a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch pad is used.

The display unit 15 is an output device for displaying various information as an image that can be visually recognized by the user, and a liquid crystal display is used in this embodiment.
On the other hand, the printer 2 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, an operation unit 24, a display unit 25, and a print execution unit 26.

The control unit 21 controls each unit of the printer 2 in an integrated manner, and includes, for example, a CPU 211. The storage unit 22 has a semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, or a flash memory. That is, the printer 2 includes a microcomputer including a CPU 211 and a semiconductor memory.

The control unit 21 realizes various functions by executing a program stored in a non-transitional substantive recording medium. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 22 corresponds to a non-transitional substantive recording medium in which a program is stored. The various functions of the printer 2 are basically realized by the control unit 21 executing a program stored in the storage unit 22.

The communication unit 23 is an interface for performing data communication with the personal computer 1.
The operation unit 24 is an input device for inputting a command by an external operation from the user, and includes various operation buttons.

The display unit 25 is an output device for displaying various information as an image that can be visually recognized by the user, and a small liquid crystal display is used.
The print execution unit 26 includes a printing mechanism such as an inkjet method and a laser method.

[2. process]
Next, the number of copies printing process executed by the control unit 11 of the personal computer 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The number of copies printing process is a process of executing printing so that a printed matter can be obtained in a state where N copies are collected for each unit (for example, for each chapter) that the user desires to print. In the present embodiment, PDF data, which is PDF format data, is assumed as the data to be executed for the number-of-copy printing process (that is, the data indicating the document or the like to be printed). The PDF data includes document data relating to a document composed of at least one page (generally, a plurality of pages). The document referred to in this embodiment includes not only a document containing only characters but also a document containing characters and objects other than characters (figures, etc.).

In the personal computer 1, the printer driver 123 is activated by performing a print start operation for printing the document to be printed in the running application program 122, and a setting screen including various setting items related to printing is displayed on the display unit. It is displayed at 15. A software button for starting the number of copies printing process is displayed on the setting screen, and the number of copies printing process is started when the user operates the software button.

In S101, the control unit 11 acquires the PDF data to be executed in the copy number printing process.
In S102, the control unit 11 receives an instruction on the number of printed copies from the user. The print copy instruction is an instruction for printing the number of copies of N copies (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data included in the PDF data acquired in S101. In S102, the control unit 11 displays an input field in which a numerical value indicating the number of copies to be printed is input on the display unit 15. When the user inputs a numerical value in the input field, the print copy instruction is accepted.

In S103, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the PDF data acquired in S101 includes bookmark information. Here, the bookmark information is information that classifies the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups. Specifically, the bookmark information is information attached as a mark to a specific page data or a page data group (a group composed of a plurality of continuous page data) in the document data included in the PDF data. For example, if the document data represents a chaptered document, bookmark information is created for each group, such as each chapter and each section contained in each chapter, and is attached to the page data for all pages included in each group. .. In a specific example, if the document represented by the document file has "Chapter 1" and "Chapter 2", the bookmark information representing each chapter of "Chapter 1" and "Chapter 2" is provided. Will be created. Then, bookmark information representing "Chapter 1" is attached to all page data included in the document data indicating "Chapter 1". In addition, bookmark information representing "Chapter 2" is attached to all page data included in the document data indicating "Chapter 2". Furthermore, if "Chapter 1" includes "Section 1", "Section 2" and "Section 3", "Section 1", "Section 2" and "Section 3" Bookmark information is created to represent each section of. Then, bookmark information representing "Section 1" is attached to all page data included in the document data indicating "Section 1". In addition, bookmark information representing "Section 2" is attached to all page data included in the document data indicating "Section 2", and "Section 3" is added to all pages included in "Section 3". Bookmark information is attached. In this way, when the document data includes a plurality of layers (chapter, section, section, etc.), bookmark information corresponding to each layer is attached. In other words, bookmark information can be said to be information indicating the document structure of a document.

FIG. 3 shows an explanatory diagram illustrating the concept of bookmark information. In the figure, "On-Screen appearance" represents an image displayed on the display unit 15. “Object number” (hereinafter, also referred to as “object number”) means a number assigned to each item classified by bookmark information (“Document”, “Specion 1”, etc. in the example of FIG. 3). Further, "Count" means the number of items whose hierarchy is one or more below the item. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, the item of “Document” has four items of “Section1”, “Section2”, “Submission1”, and “Section3” as items in the hierarchy below the item. Therefore, the "Count" of the "Document" item is 4. In FIG. 2, the object number 21 means an object number that is a collection of all items (“Document”, “Section 1”, ... “Summary”) classified by bookmark information.

The bookmark information attached to the page data constituting each item includes information of "Title", "Parent", "Prev", "Next", "First", "Last", "Count", and "Dest". included. "Title" is a character string indicating the title of the item, and in the example of FIG. 3, "Document", "Specion 1", and the like. “Parent” indicates an item (parent) to which the item is one level higher than the item and to which the item is dependent. "Prev" indicates an item immediately before the same hierarchy as the item. "Next" indicates the next item in the same hierarchy as the item. "First" indicates the first item among the items (children) that are one level lower than the item and are dependent on the item. "Last" indicates the last item among the children of the item. As described above, "Count" is the number of items one or more levels below the item. "Dest" indicates a link destination of the item. The link destination includes the page number of the first page of the item and the coordinates (x, y, z) of the start position of the item on the first page. Here, the x-axis and the y-axis are set along the page indicated by the page data, and the z-axis is set so as to be orthogonal to the x-axis and the y-axis. The x-axis is the horizontal axis and the y-axis is the vertical axis. The origin of the axis is set in the lower left corner of the page, y = NULL corresponds to the top of the page, and y ≠ NULL corresponds to the middle of the page. In addition, NULL may not be set in the y coordinate. In this case, it can be determined that the data having a larger y-coordinate value exists at the upper part of the page. The z coordinate is basically zero.

4 (a) and 4 (b) show the source code of the bookmark information corresponding to the items of the object numbers 21 and 22 shown in FIG. 3, respectively.

When the control unit 11 determines in S103 that the PDF data does not include the bookmark information, the control unit 11 shifts to S104.
In S104, the control unit 11 prints a normal number of copies according to the page data constituting the document data included in the PDF data. Specifically, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to print only the number of copies (N copies) indicated by the print copy number instruction received in S102, with the entire document indicated by the document data as a unit. In other words, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to perform printing N times, assuming that printing from the first page to the last page of the entire document is performed once. When the control unit 11 executes S104, the number of copies printing process shown in FIG. 2 ends.

On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines in S103 that the PDF data contains bookmark information, the control unit 11 shifts to S105 and executes the bookmark information table creation process. Here, the bookmark information table creation process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in S201, the control unit 11 analyzes the bookmark information included in the PDF data, and determines whether or not the document data included in the PDF data includes a plurality of layers. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the document data includes a top-level hierarchy having "Document" and "Summary", an intermediate hierarchy having "Section 1", "Section 2", and "Section 3", and a maximum having "Subsection 1". It has a lower hierarchy. Therefore, in S201, it is determined that the document data included in the PDF data includes a plurality of layers.

When the control unit 11 determines in S201 that the document data includes a plurality of layers, the control unit 11 proceeds to S202 and receives a layer instruction from the user. The hierarchical instruction is an instruction to specify one of a plurality of layers included in the document data. For example, the control unit 11 displays on the display unit 15 a screen that allows the user to select one of the plurality of layers. When the user selects a hierarchy on the screen, the hierarchy instruction is accepted. When the control unit 11 executes S202, the control unit 11 shifts to S203. On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines in S201 that the document data does not include a plurality of layers, the control unit 11 skips the above-mentioned S202 and shifts to S203.

In S203, the control unit 11 creates a bookmark information table as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b).

The bookmark information table includes chapter numbers and page numbers for each of the M groups (each group is hereinafter referred to as "chapter data") in the document data classified by bookmark information (M is an integer of 2 or more). , Coordinates, and associated information. The chapter number referred to here is the number of the chapter data. The page number referred to here is the page number of the print start page of the document related to the chapter data. Further, the coordinates referred to here are coordinates indicating the print start position of the document related to the chapter data on the print start page. The print start page is a page where printing is started, and the print start position is a position where printing is started. The bookmark information table is created as follows.

That is, when it is determined in S201 that the document data does not include a plurality of layers (that is, the document data contains only one layer), and the layer instruction received in S202 specifies the highest layer of the document data. If so, a bookmark information table is created that contains only the top-level items. Further, in the present embodiment, even when the hierarchy instruction is not received from the user in S202, the bookmark information table including only the item of the highest hierarchy is created.

Specifically, the control unit 11 sets the chapter number 1 for the first item in the uppermost hierarchy. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the first item in the uppermost hierarchy is the "Document" of the object number "22". Then, the control unit 11 traces "Next" included in the bookmark information, and sets chapter numbers 2, 3, ... In order for each item in the uppermost layer. Further, the control unit 11 follows the link destination in the "Dest" of the chapter data for each chapter data in which the chapter number is set, and the page number of the first page of the document related to the chapter data and the chapter in the first page. Acquire the coordinates of the start position of the document related to the data. Then, the chapter number is associated with the acquired page number and the coordinates of the start position to create a bookmark information table. That is, the first page is set as the print start page, and the start position of the document related to the chapter data on the first page is set as the print start position.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, when the hierarchy instruction specifies the highest hierarchy, or when the hierarchy instruction is not received from the user, the bookmark information table shown in FIG. 6A is created. The item of chapter number 1 in this bookmark information table corresponds to the item of "Document", and the item of chapter number 2 corresponds to the item of "Summary".

On the other hand, when the hierarchy instruction received in S202 specifies a hierarchy other than the highest hierarchy, an information table including the items of the specified hierarchy is created. Specifically, the control unit 11 sets the chapter number 1 for the first item in the uppermost hierarchy. Then, the control unit 11 traces the "First" included in the bookmark information, and sets chapter numbers 2, 3, ... A1 for each item until the designated hierarchy is reached. When the control unit 11 reaches the designated hierarchy, the control unit 11 traces "Next" included in the bookmark information, and sets chapter numbers A1 + 1, A1 + 2, ... A2 in order for the items in the hierarchy. When the control unit 11 sets the chapter number A2 in the last item of the hierarchy, the control unit 11 returns to the item of the next higher hierarchy by referring to "Parent" of the last item, and returns to the item of the next higher hierarchy by referring to "Next". Move to the next item of. Then, the chapter number A2 + 1 is set for the item, and "First" is traced to the designated hierarchy. The control unit 11 traces "First", "Next", and "First" in this way, and sets chapter numbers in the designated hierarchy and all items in the hierarchy above the hierarchy.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, when the hierarchy instruction specifies the hierarchy of "Section", the bookmark information table of FIG. 6B is created. The items of chapter numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in this bookmark information table correspond to the items of "Document", "Section1", "Section2", "Section3", and "Summary", respectively. The control unit 11 creates the bookmark information table in this way. In the following, the document expressed by the chapter data is referred to as a "chapter".

Subsequently, in S204, the control unit 11 determines whether or not there is chapter data whose content of the first page data is composed of the middle of the page based on the created bookmark information table. The first page data is page data representing the first page. In other words, the control unit 11 determines whether or not there is a chapter starting from the middle of the page. In S204, the control unit 11 refers to the coordinates of the print start position (that is, the start position of the chapter on the first page) included in the bookmark information table. Then, the control unit 11 determines that there is chapter data in which the content of the first page data is composed of the middle of the page when there is a chapter whose coordinates correspond to the middle of the page (that is, y ≠ NULL). do.

When the control unit 11 determines in S204 that the content of the first page data does not have chapter data composed of the middle of the page, the control unit 11 ends the bookmark information table creation process shown in FIG.
On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines in S204 that the content of the first page data has chapter data composed of the middle of the page, the control unit 11 shifts to S205 and receives an intermediate handling instruction from the user. The midway handling instruction is an instruction to specify the handling of the first page of the chapter starting from the middle of the page (hereinafter referred to as "halfway starting chapter"). Specifically, the intermediate handling instruction is an instruction to specify any one of (1) non-duplicate printing, (2) duplicate non-identification printing, and (3) duplicate identification printing.

(1) Non-duplicate printing is a printing method in which the first page of a chapter starting in the middle is not printed in duplicate. That is, it is assumed that there is a chapter A and a chapter B following the chapter A, and the chapter B starts from the middle of the page. That is, it is assumed that the last page of Chapter A and the first page of Chapter B are the same page. In this case, the last page of Chapter A is printed when the printing of Chapter A is executed. On the other hand, when the printing of chapter B is executed, the first page of chapter B is not printed. That is, the same page, which is the last page of Chapter A and the first page of Chapter B, is not printed in duplicate at the time of printing Chapter A and the time of printing Chapter B.

For example, in FIG. 7A, a document in which Chapter 1 corresponding to Chapter A is from the middle of pages 1 to 3 and Chapter 2 corresponding to Chapter B is from the middle of pages 3 to 4 pages. It is shown. (1) In the case of non-duplicate printing, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), when the printing of Chapter 1 is executed, the final page of Chapter 1, page 3, is printed, but in Chapter 2. When printing is executed, the first page of Chapter 2, page 3, is not printed.

(2) Duplicate non-identification printing prints the first page of the intermediate start chapter in duplicate, and prints the last page of the chapter before the intermediate start chapter and the first page of the intermediate start chapter. This is a printing method that also prints the contents of chapters (characters and objects other than characters).
The contents of the other chapters are printed in the same printing mode as the contents of the chapter before the above-mentioned half-start chapter or the half-start chapter related to printing (that is, without any particular distinction by color, transparency, color, etc.). To.
That is, the final page of Chapter A is printed when the printing of Chapter A is executed. Further, when printing the chapter B is executed, the first page of the chapter B (that is, the last page of the chapter A) is printed. That is, the same page, which is the last page of Chapter A and the first page of Chapter B, is printed in duplicate at the time of printing Chapter A and at the time of printing Chapter B. Further, in the case of printing Chapter A, when the final page of Chapter A is printed, the contents of Chapter B on the final page are also printed. Then, in the case of printing the chapter B, when the first page of the chapter B is printed, the contents of the chapter A on the first page are also printed.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7 (a), when (2) duplicate non-identification printing is performed, and as shown in FIG. 7 (c), when the printing of Chapter 1 corresponding to Chapter A is executed, The final page of Chapter 1, page 3, is printed. At this time, the contents of Chapter 2 on the third page are also printed. Also, when the printing of Chapter 2 is executed, the third page, which is the final page of Chapter 1 and the first page of Chapter 2, is printed. At this time, the contents of Chapter 1 on the three pages are also printed.
(3) Duplicate identification printing prints the first page of the intermediate start chapter in duplicate, and prints the last page of the chapter before the intermediate start chapter and the first page of the intermediate start chapter. This is a printing method in which the content of is printed so that it is less noticeable in the printed matter than the content of the chapter.
That is, the final page of Chapter A is printed when the printing of Chapter A is executed. Further, when printing the chapter B is executed, the first page of the chapter B (that is, the last page of the chapter A) is printed. Further, in the case of printing Chapter A, when the final page of Chapter A is printed, the content of Chapter B on the final page is printed so as to be less conspicuous than the content of Chapter A. Specifically, the content of Chapter B is not printed on the final page, and only the content of Chapter A is printed. When printing the first page of chapter B in the case of printing chapter B, the content of chapter A on the first page is printed so as to be less noticeable than the content of chapter B. Specifically, the content of Chapter A is not printed on the first page, and only the content of Chapter B is printed. That is, in duplicate non-identification printing, the contents of the chapter and other chapters are on the last page of the chapter A when printing the chapter A and the first page of the chapter B when the printing of the chapter B is executed. It is printed in a manner different from the content. In particular, printing is performed so that the contents of other chapters are less visible than the contents of the chapter in the printed matter. In this embodiment, by deleting the data related to other chapters in the page data representing the final page or the first page, printing is performed so that the contents of the other chapters are not printed in the printed matter.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7 (a), when (3) duplicate identification printing is performed, as shown in FIG. 7 (d), when the printing of Chapter 1 is executed, the final page of Chapter 1 is displayed. Three pages are printed. At this time, the contents of Chapter 2 (the part below the line 71 in FIG. 7D) on the third page are not printed. When the printing of Chapter 2 is executed, the first page of Chapter 2, page 3, is printed. At this time, the contents of Chapter 1 (the part above the line 72 in FIG. 7D) on the third page are not printed.

The control unit 11 displays a screen for allowing the user to select these printing methods (1) to (3) on the display unit 15. When the user selects one of the printing methods on the screen, the handling instruction is accepted.

Subsequently, in S206, the control unit 11 updates the bookmark information table created in S203 based on the intermediate handling instruction received in S205. The method of updating the bookmark information table differs depending on the above printing methods (1) to (3).

(1) In the case of non-duplicate printing, the control unit 11 sets the page number of the print start page associated with the chapter number of the intermediate start chapter in the bookmark information table to the page next to the first page of the intermediate start chapter. Change to the page number of. Further, the control unit 11 changes the coordinates of the print start position of all the chapters in which the chapter numbers are set to the state "-" in which the chapter numbers are not set. Further, the control unit 11 sets the page number of the print end page for all the chapters in which the chapter numbers are set. The print end page is a page at which printing is finished. For example, the control unit 11 may acquire the page number of the print end page of a certain chapter based on the page number of the first page of the next chapter of the chapter and the coordinates of the start position of the next chapter on the first page. .. Further, the control unit 11 sets the coordinates of the print end position of all the chapters in which the chapter numbers are set to "-". The coordinates of the print start position and print end position are set to "-" because in non-overlapping printing, when a certain page is printed, the entire contents of that page are printed, and the print start position and print are performed. This is because detailed coordinate information of the end position is not required.

For example, the bookmark information table of FIG. 6B is updated to the bookmark information table of FIG. 8A in the case of (1) non-overlapping printing. In the example of FIG. 6B, the chapter of chapter number 1 (hereinafter referred to as “Chapter 1”; the same applies to other chapters) starts from page 1 and ends in the middle of page 3. Chapter 2 starts in the middle of page 3 and ends in the middle of page 7. Chapter 3 starts in the middle of page 7 and ends in the middle of page 7. Chapter 4 starts in the middle of page 7 and ends in the middle of page 10. Chapter 5 starts in the middle of page 10 and ends at the end of page 15.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8A, the print start page of Chapter 2, which is an intermediate start chapter, is changed to page 4 of the page following the first page. On the other hand, in Chapter 3, which is an intermediate start chapter, the print start page cannot be set to the page next to the first page because there is no next page in the same chapter. Therefore, Chapter 3 is not printed, and both the print start page and the print end page of Chapter 3 are set to "-". In addition, the print start page of Chapter 4, which is an intermediate start chapter, is changed to page 8 of the page following the first page. In addition, the print start page of Chapter 5, which is an intermediate start chapter, is changed to page 11 of the page following the first page.

(2) In the case of duplicate non-identification printing, the control unit 11 does not change the page number of the print start page for all the chapters in which the chapter number is set in the bookmark information table. Further, the control unit 11 changes the coordinates of the print start position of all chapters to "-". Further, the control unit 11 sets the page number of the print end page for all chapters. Further, the control unit 11 changes the coordinates of the print end position of all chapters to "-".

For example, the bookmark information table of FIG. 6 (b) is updated to the bookmark information table of FIG. 8 (b) in the case of (2) duplicate non-identification printing. In this case, the print start page of Chapter 2, which is an intermediate start chapter, becomes 3 pages, which is the final page of Chapter 1, and the print end page of Chapter 2 becomes 7 pages. In addition, the print start page of Chapter 3, which is an intermediate start chapter, becomes 7 pages, which is the final page of Chapter 2, and the print end page of Chapter 3 becomes 7 pages. The print start page of Chapter 4 is 7 pages, which is the final page of Chapter 3, and the print end page of Chapter 4 is 10 pages. The print start page of Chapter 5 will be 10 pages of the final page of Chapter 4, and the print end page of Chapter 5 will be 15 pages.

(3) In the case of duplicate identification printing, the control unit 11 does not change the page number of the print start page for all the chapters for which the chapter numbers are set in the bookmark information table. Further, the control unit 11 holds the coordinates of the print start position of all chapters. Further, the control unit 11 sets the page number of the print end page for all chapters. Further, the control unit 11 acquires and sets the coordinates of the print end positions of all chapters. In duplicate identification printing, when printing one chapter, the contents of the other chapters are not printed in the printed matter. Therefore, detailed coordinates of the print start position and the print count end position are required.

For example, the bookmark information table of FIG. 6 (b) is updated to the bookmark information table of FIG. 8 (c) in the case of (3) duplicate identification printing. The print start page and the print end page are set in the same manner as in the case of (2) duplicate non-identification printing. On the other hand, the print start position and the print end position are retained. However, the coordinate information between the print start position of Chapter 1 which is the first chapter and the print end position of Chapter 5 which is the last chapter is set to "-".

The control unit 11 updates the bookmark information table in this way.
After executing S206, the control unit 11 ends the bookmark information table creation process shown in FIG. 5, and shifts to S106 shown in FIG.

In S106, the control unit 11 executes the unit number printing process.
Here, the unit number of copies printing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, in S301, the control unit 11 sets the print chapter to the first chapter. A printed chapter is a chapter to be printed.

Subsequently, in S302, the control unit 11 sets the print page as the print start page of the print chapter. A print page is a page to be printed.
Subsequently, in S303, the control unit 11 executes the printing process shown in FIG. The print page is printed by executing the print process. The printing process will be described in detail later.

Subsequently, in S304, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the print page is the print end page of the print chapter.
When the control unit 11 determines in S304 that the print page is not the print end page of the print chapter, the control unit 11 shifts to S305 and sets the next page of the current print page as a new print page. That is, the control unit 11 sets the page whose page number is the page number + 1 of the current print page as a new print page. When the control unit 11 executes S305, the control unit 11 returns to S303 described above.

On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines in S304 described above that the print page is the print end page of the print chapter, the control unit 11 shifts to S306.
In S306, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a specified number of printed chapters have been printed. The designated number of copies here is the number of copies (N copies) designated by the print copy number instruction received in S102 of FIG.

When the control unit 11 determines in S306 that the printed chapter has not been printed in the specified number of copies, the control unit 11 returns to S302 described above.
On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines that the printed chapters have been printed in the specified number of copies in S306, the control unit 11 shifts to S307, refers to the bookmark information table, and determines whether or not there is a next chapter to be printed.

When the control unit 11 determines in S307 that there is a next chapter, the control unit 11 shifts to S308 and sets the next chapter of the current print chapter as a new print chapter. That is, the control unit 11 sets the chapter whose chapter number is the current printed chapter number + 1 as the new printed chapter. When the control unit 11 executes S308, the control unit 11 returns to S302 described above.

On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines in S307 described above that the next chapter does not exist, the control unit 11 ends the unit number-of-copy printing process of FIG.
Next, the printing process executed by the control unit 11 in S303 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in S401, the control unit 11 refers to the bookmark information table updated in S206, and determines whether or not the print page is the print start page or the print end page of the print chapter.
When the control unit 11 determines in S401 that the print page is neither the print start page nor the print end page of the print chapter, the control unit 11 shifts to S402 and sets the entire contents of the print page according to the page data of the print page. The print execution unit 26 is made to execute the printing. When the control unit 11 executes S402, the printing process of FIG. 10 ends.

On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines in S401 described above that the print page is the print start page or the print end page of the print chapter, the control unit 11 shifts to S403.
In S403, the control unit 11 refers to the bookmark information table updated in S206, and determines whether or not a numerical value (coordinates) has been input to the print start position or the print end position.
Specifically, when the control unit 11 determines that the print page is the print start page of the print chapter, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a numerical value is input at the start position of the print chapter. Further, when the control unit 11 determines that the print page is the print end page of the print chapter, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a numerical value is input at the end position of the print chapter. When a numerical value is input, it corresponds to the case where (3) duplicate identification printing is selected. On the other hand, when no numerical value is input, it corresponds to the case where (1) non-duplicate printing or (2) duplicate non-identification printing is selected.

When the control unit 11 determines in S403 that the numerical value is not input in the print start position or the numerical value is not input in the print end position, the control unit 11 executes the above-mentioned S403. That is, when (1) non-duplicate printing or (2) duplicate non-identification printing is selected, printing related to all the contents including the contents of other chapters is executed on the first page or the last page.

On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines in S403 that a numerical value is input at the printing start position or a numerical value is input at the printing end position, the control unit 11 shifts to S404.
In S404, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to execute printing according to the page data of the print page so that the contents of other chapters are not printed. Specifically, when the print page is the print start page, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to execute printing so that the document at the position above the print start position (the y coordinate is large) is not printed. On the other hand, when the print page is the print end page, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to execute printing so that the document at the position below the print end position (the y coordinate is small) is not printed. When the control unit 11 executes S404, the printing process of FIG. 10 ends.

[3. effect]
According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 uses the bookmark information in the PDF data and groups (chapter data) of M pieces (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the bookmark information. To identify. Then, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to print the N part according to the page data constituting the chapter data A included in the M chapter data, and prints the N part related to the chapter data A. After the unit 26 is made to execute, the print execution unit 26 is made to print the N part according to the page data constituting the chapter data B which is the chapter data B included in the M group and is different from the chapter data A. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to acquire the printed matter in a state where N copies are collected for each unit that the user desires to print.

(2) In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 specifies M chapter data including the group of the hierarchy designated by the hierarchy instruction. Then, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to execute printing according to the page data constituting the chapter data of the designated hierarchy.

Therefore, the user can specify in which layer the unit number of copies is printed. The unit number printing referred to here is printing in which a printed matter can be obtained in a state where N copies are collected for each unit that the user desires to print. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user as compared with the configuration in which the user cannot specify in which layer the unit number of copies is printed.

(3) In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 is not duplicated when the chapter data B is the chapter data following the chapter data A and the content of the first page data of the chapter data B is composed of the middle of the page. The print execution unit 26 is made to execute the identification printing and the duplicate identification printing.

Note that the fact that the chapter data B follows the chapter data A means that the chapter B, which is the document related to the chapter data B, follows the chapter A, which is the document related to the chapter data A, in the document related to the document data. do. Further, the fact that the content of the first page data is composed from the middle of the page corresponds to the fact that the first page expressed by the first page data starts from the middle of the page.

Therefore, if there is a chapter that starts in the middle of the page, each of chapter A and chapter B can be printed from the first page to the last page. In other words, each of Chapter A and Chapter B can be printed so that there are no unprinted pages.

(4) In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to print the duplicate identification print.
Therefore, the documents of the chapters not related to the chapter can be made inconspicuous on both the final page of the chapter A when printing the chapter A and the first page of the chapter B when the printing of the chapter B is executed.

(5) In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to execute non-overlapping printing. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the last page of Chapter A and the first page of Chapter B, which are the same pages, from being printed in duplicate at the time of printing Chapter A and the time of printing Chapter B.

(6) In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 executes duplicate non-identification printing or duplicate identification printing to the print execution unit 26 when a handling instruction for designating duplicate non-identification printing or duplicate identification printing is received from the user. Let me. On the other hand, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to execute non-duplicate printing when a handling instruction for designating non-duplicate printing is received from the user.

Therefore, the user can specify whether or not to print the first page of the chapter B when printing the chapter B which is the start chapter. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user as compared with the configuration in which it is not possible to specify whether or not to print the first page.

(7) In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to print the N units related to all the groups of the plurality of groups classified by the bookmark information. In other words, the control unit 11 causes the print execution unit 26 to print the N unit related to all the chapter data. All the chapter data referred to here refer to the chapter data from Chapter 1 to Chapter 5 in the example shown in FIG. 6 (b). Therefore, it is possible to reduce the user's effort when printing all the chapters corresponding to all the specified chapter data.

(8) In the present embodiment, the document data is document data in PDF format, and the information for classifying the document data into a plurality of chapter data is bookmark information set in the document data in PDF format. Therefore, it is possible to print a unit number of documents in PDF format.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 corresponds to the control device, the bookmark information corresponds to the classification information, S101 corresponds to the processing as the document acquisition unit, and S102 corresponds to the processing as the copy number instruction acquisition unit. , S201 corresponds to the processing as the hierarchical determination unit. Further, S202 corresponds to the processing as the hierarchical instruction acquisition unit, S203 corresponds to the processing as the specific unit, S205 corresponds to the processing as the start instruction acquisition unit, and S402 and S404 correspond to the processing as the print control unit. Equivalent to.

[4. Other embodiments]
Although the embodiment for carrying out the present disclosure has been described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified and carried out.

(1) In the above embodiment, a PDF format file is exemplified as an example of the target file, but the target file is not limited to that of the above embodiment. As an example other than the PDF format file, for example, a Word format file that can be created by "Microsoft Word (Microsoft Word)" manufactured by Microsoft Corporation can be mentioned. In this case, the document data may be Word format document data, and the classification information may be bookmark information set in the Word format document data.

(2) In the above embodiment, when the document data includes a plurality of layers, it is determined which layer to execute printing based on the layer instruction from the user, but the determination method is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 11 may automatically determine which layer to print. In this case, the control unit 11 may determine that printing is performed for each item in the uppermost layer.

(3) In the above embodiment, the chapters related to all the chapter data specified in the bookmark information table are printed, but the printed chapters are not limited to this. For example, only the chapters related to some of the specified chapter data may be printed. Further, the plurality of chapters to be printed do not have to be chapters having consecutive chapter numbers. For example, Chapters 1 and 3 may be printed. That is, a plurality of chapters printed consecutively may be chapters separated from each other in the document. Further, in this case, the user may specify which chapter to print.

(4) In duplicate identification printing, either the last page of chapter data A when printing related to chapter data A or the first page of chapter data B when printing related to chapter data B is executed. Only the contents of other chapters may be printed inconspicuously.

(5) In duplicate identification printing, the method of making the contents of other chapters inconspicuous is not limited to the method of the above embodiment. For example, when printing a printed chapter, printing may be performed so that the contents of the other chapters are lighter in the printed matter than the contents of the printed chapter.

The contents of other chapters may be reduced by changing the value indicating opacity (alpha value). That is, when the PFD data is rasterized, data in which each object such as a character or a figure is once arranged at each coordinate is created. The alpha value of this data can be changed by specifying the area (range), and the contents of other chapters can be thinned by making the alpha value of a certain area close to 0.0.

(6) In the above embodiment, the control unit 11 acquires the PDF data (and thus the target file) activated by the personal computer 1, but the method of acquiring the target file is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 11 may connect a USB memory to the personal computer 1 or the like and acquire the target file stored in the USB memory.

(7) Various processes such as the number of copies printing process and the bookmark information table creation process may be executed by the printer 2, for example.
(8) In the above embodiment, a part or all of the functions executed by the control unit 11 may be configured in terms of hardware by one or a plurality of ICs or the like.

(9) A plurality of functions possessed by one component in the above embodiment may be realized by a plurality of components, or one function possessed by one component may be realized by a plurality of components. .. Further, a plurality of functions possessed by the plurality of components may be realized by one component, or one function realized by the plurality of components may be realized by one component. Further, a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted. Further, at least a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be added or replaced with the configuration of the other above embodiment. It should be noted that all aspects included in the technical idea specified by the wording described in the claims are embodiments of the present disclosure.

1 ... personal computer, 2 ... printer, 11 ... personal computer control unit, 21 ... printer control unit, 26 ... print execution unit, 100 ... printing system.

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A control device that can control the print execution unit.
A document acquisition unit that acquires a target file including document data relating to a document composed of a plurality of pages, classification information for classifying the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups, and a document acquisition unit.
A copy number instruction acquisition unit that receives an instruction for printing an N copy (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data, and a copy instruction acquisition unit.
It is a specific unit that identifies a group of M pieces (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the classification information by using the classification information in the target file, and is the specific part of the M pieces. At least one of the groups is composed of a plurality of page data, the specific part, and the above-mentioned specific part.
The printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the first group included in the M groups, and the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts related to the first group. After that, the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the second group which is the second group included in the M groups and is different from the first group. Control unit and
A hierarchical determination unit that determines whether or not the document data includes a plurality of layers by using the classification information, and a hierarchical determination unit.
When the document data is determined to include a plurality of layers by the layer determination unit, a layer instruction acquisition unit for acquiring a layer instruction for designating one of the plurality of layers, and a layer instruction acquisition unit.
Equipped with
The specific unit identifies the M groups including the group of the designated hierarchy which is the hierarchy designated by the hierarchy instruction.
The print control unit is a control device that causes the print execution unit to execute printing according to page data constituting the first group and the second group, which are groups of the designated hierarchy . The control device according to claim 1 .
The second group is a group following the first group.
When the content of the page data representing the first page of the second group among the page data constituting the second group is composed from the middle of the page,
The print control unit causes the print execution unit to print the final page of the first group when executing printing according to the first group, and when executing printing according to the second group, the first group. A control device that causes the print execution unit to print the first page of the second group, which is the last page of the group. The control device according to claim 2 .
The print execution unit prints the contents of the second group so that the contents of the second group are less conspicuous than the contents of the first group in the printing of the final page when the printing related to the first group is executed, and the first printing. , At least one of the second printing, in which the content of the first group is printed so as to be less conspicuous than the content of the second group in the printing of the first page when the printing related to the second group is executed, is the printing. A control device that causes the execution unit to print. The control device according to claim 1 .
The second group is a group following the first group.
When the content of the page data representing the first page of the second group among the page data constituting the second group is composed from the middle of the page,
The print control unit causes the print execution unit to print the final page of the first group when executing printing according to the first group, and when executing printing according to the second group, the first group. A control device that prevents the print execution unit from printing the first page of the second group, which is the final page of the group. The control device according to claim 1 .
The second group is a group following the first group.
When printing related to the second group is executed when the content of the page data representing the first page of the second group is composed of the middle of the page among the page data constituting the second group. A start instruction acquisition unit that accepts an instruction as to whether or not to print the first page of the second group, and
Further prepare
The print execution unit is the final page of the first group when printing is executed for the second group when an instruction to print the first page is received by the start instruction acquisition unit. When the printing execution unit is made to print the first page of the second group, and when the instruction to not print the first page is received by the start instruction acquisition unit, the printing related to the second group is executed. A control device that does not allow the print execution unit to print the first page. A control device that can control the print execution unit.
A document acquisition unit that acquires a target file including document data relating to a document composed of a plurality of pages, classification information for classifying the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups, and a document acquisition unit.
A copy number instruction acquisition unit that receives an instruction for printing an N copy (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data, and a copy instruction acquisition unit.
It is a specific unit that identifies a group of M pieces (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the classification information by using the classification information in the target file, and is the specific part of the M pieces. At least one of the groups is composed of a plurality of page data, the specific part, and the above-mentioned specific part.
The printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the first group included in the M groups, and the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts related to the first group. After that, the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the second group which is the second group included in the M groups and is different from the first group. Control unit and
Equipped with
The second group is a group following the first group.
When the content of the page data representing the first page of the second group among the page data constituting the second group is composed from the middle of the page,
The print control unit causes the print execution unit to print the final page of the first group when executing printing according to the first group, and when executing printing according to the second group, the first group. In printing the final page when the print execution unit is made to print the first page of the second group, which is the final page of the group, and the printing related to the first group is executed, the content of the first group is higher than that of the contents of the first group. In the first printing in which the contents of the second group are printed inconspicuously, and in the printing of the first page when the printing related to the second group is executed, the contents of the first group are more than the contents of the second group. A control device that causes the print execution unit to print at least one of the second prints that print the contents inconspicuously . A control device that can control the print execution unit.
A document acquisition unit that acquires a target file including document data relating to a document composed of a plurality of pages, classification information for classifying the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups, and a document acquisition unit.
A copy number instruction acquisition unit that receives an instruction for printing an N copy (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data, and a copy instruction acquisition unit.
It is a specific unit that identifies a group of M pieces (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the classification information by using the classification information in the target file, and is the specific part of the M pieces. At least one of the groups is composed of a plurality of page data, the specific part, and the above-mentioned specific part.
The printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the first group included in the M groups, and the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts related to the first group. After that, the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the second group which is the second group included in the M groups and is different from the first group. Control unit and
Equipped with
The second group is a group following the first group.
When the content of the page data representing the first page of the second group among the page data constituting the second group is composed from the middle of the page,
The print control unit causes the print execution unit to print the final page of the first group when executing printing according to the first group, and when executing printing according to the second group, the first group. A control device that prevents the print execution unit from printing the first page of the second group, which is the final page of the group . A control device that can control the print execution unit.
A document acquisition unit that acquires a target file including document data relating to a document composed of a plurality of pages, classification information for classifying the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups, and a document acquisition unit.
A copy number instruction acquisition unit that receives an instruction for printing an N copy (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data, and a copy instruction acquisition unit.
It is a specific unit that identifies a group of M pieces (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the classification information by using the classification information in the target file, and is the specific part of the M pieces. At least one of the groups is composed of a plurality of page data, the specific part, and the above-mentioned specific part.
The printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the first group included in the M groups, and the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts related to the first group. The second group included in the M groups, unlike the first group, prints the N parts according to the page data constituting the second group following the first group. The print control unit, which causes the print execution unit to execute
When printing related to the second group is executed when the content of the page data representing the first page of the second group is composed of the middle of the page among the page data constituting the second group. A start instruction acquisition unit that accepts an instruction as to whether or not to print the first page of the second group, and
Equipped with
The print execution unit is the final page of the first group when printing is executed for the second group when an instruction to print the first page is received by the start instruction acquisition unit. When the printing execution unit is made to print the first page of the second group, and when the instruction to not print the first page is received by the start instruction acquisition unit, the printing related to the second group is executed. A control device that does not allow the print execution unit to print the first page . The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 .
The specific unit identifies all the groups of the plurality of groups as the M groups.
The print control unit is a control device that causes the print execution unit to print the N units of all the groups. The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 .
The document data is PDF format document data.
The classification information is bookmark information set in the document data in PDF format, which is a control device. A computer program that makes a computer function as a control device that can control the print execution unit.
A document acquisition unit that acquires a target file including document data relating to a document composed of a plurality of pages, classification information for classifying the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups, and a document acquisition unit.
A copy number instruction acquisition unit that receives an instruction for printing an N copy (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data, and a copy instruction acquisition unit.
It is a specific unit that identifies a group of M pieces (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the classification information by using the classification information in the target file, and is the specific part of the M pieces. At least one of the groups is composed of a plurality of page data, the specific part, and the above-mentioned specific part.
The printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the first group included in the M groups, and the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts related to the first group. After that, the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the second group which is the second group included in the M groups and is different from the first group. Control unit and
A hierarchical determination unit that determines whether or not the document data includes a plurality of layers by using the classification information, and a hierarchical determination unit.
When the document data is determined to include a plurality of layers by the layer determination unit, a layer instruction acquisition unit for acquiring a layer instruction for designating one of the plurality of layers, and a layer instruction acquisition unit.
Equipped with
The specific unit identifies the M groups including the group of the designated hierarchy which is the hierarchy designated by the hierarchy instruction.
The print control unit is a computer program that causes the print execution unit to execute printing according to page data constituting the first group and the second group, which are groups of the designated hierarchy, and causes a computer to function as a control device. A computer program that makes a computer function as a control device that can control the print execution unit.
A document acquisition unit that acquires a target file including document data relating to a document composed of a plurality of pages, classification information for classifying the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups, and a document acquisition unit.
A copy number instruction acquisition unit that receives an instruction for printing an N copy (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data, and a copy instruction acquisition unit.
It is a specific unit that identifies a group of M pieces (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the classification information by using the classification information in the target file, and is the specific part of the M pieces. At least one of the groups is composed of a plurality of page data, the specific part, and the above-mentioned specific part.
The printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the first group included in the M groups, and the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts related to the first group. After that, the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the second group which is the second group included in the M groups and is different from the first group. Control unit and
Equipped with
The second group is a group following the first group.
When the content of the page data representing the first page of the second group among the page data constituting the second group is composed from the middle of the page,
The print control unit causes the print execution unit to print the final page of the first group when executing printing according to the first group, and when executing printing according to the second group, the first group. In printing the final page when the print execution unit is made to print the first page of the second group, which is the final page of the group, and the printing related to the first group is executed, the content of the first group is higher than that of the contents of the first group. In the first printing in which the contents of the second group are printed inconspicuously, and in the printing of the first page when the printing related to the second group is executed, the contents of the first group are more than the contents of the second group. A computer program that causes a computer to function as a control device by having the print execution unit print at least one of the second prints that print the contents inconspicuously . A computer program that makes a computer function as a control device that can control the print execution unit.
A document acquisition unit that acquires a target file including document data relating to a document composed of a plurality of pages, classification information for classifying the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups, and a document acquisition unit.
A copy number instruction acquisition unit that receives an instruction for printing an N copy (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data, and a copy instruction acquisition unit.
It is a specific unit that identifies a group of M pieces (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the classification information by using the classification information in the target file, and is the specific part of the M pieces. At least one of the groups is composed of a plurality of page data, the specific part, and the above-mentioned specific part.
The printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the first group included in the M groups, and the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts related to the first group. After that, the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the second group which is the second group included in the M groups and is different from the first group. Control unit and
Equipped with
The second group is a group following the first group.
When the content of the page data representing the first page of the second group among the page data constituting the second group is composed from the middle of the page,
The print control unit causes the print execution unit to print the final page of the first group when executing printing according to the first group, and when executing printing according to the second group, the first group. A computer program that causes a computer to function as a control device so that the print execution unit does not print the first page of the second group, which is the final page of the group . A computer program that makes a computer function as a control device that can control the print execution unit.
A document acquisition unit that acquires a target file including document data relating to a document composed of a plurality of pages, classification information for classifying the page data constituting the document data into a plurality of groups, and a document acquisition unit.
A copy number instruction acquisition unit that receives an instruction for printing an N copy (N is an integer of 2 or more) based on the document data, and a copy instruction acquisition unit.
It is a specific unit that identifies a group of M pieces (M is an integer of 2 or more) in the document data classified by the classification information by using the classification information in the target file, and is the specific part of the M pieces. At least one of the groups is composed of a plurality of page data, the specific part, and the above-mentioned specific part.
The printing execution unit is made to print the N parts according to the page data constituting the first group included in the M groups, and the printing execution unit is made to print the N parts related to the first group. The second group included in the M groups, unlike the first group, prints the N parts according to the page data constituting the second group following the first group. The print control unit, which causes the print execution unit to execute
When printing related to the second group is executed when the content of the page data representing the first page of the second group is composed of the middle of the page among the page data constituting the second group. A start instruction acquisition unit that accepts an instruction as to whether or not to print the first page of the second group, and
Equipped with
The print execution unit is the final page of the first group when printing is executed for the second group when an instruction to print the first page is received by the start instruction acquisition unit. When the printing execution unit is made to print the first page of the second group, and when the instruction to not print the first page is received by the start instruction acquisition unit, the printing related to the second group is executed. A computer program that causes the computer to function as a control device without causing the print execution unit to print the first page .

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