Facsimile and static presentation processing – Static presentation processing – Detail of image placement or content
Reexamination Certificate
1998-06-12
2001-08-28
Coles, Edward (Department: 2622)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Static presentation processing
Detail of image placement or content
C358S001160, C358S001170, C358S001110, C358S001900, C345S156000, C345S156000, C345S156000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06281982
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The preset invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a storage medium, and a printing system.
2. Description of the Related Art
Known drawing output generation has been performed by conducting logical drawing output processing dependent on the state of relevant areas such as with OR drawing or AND drawing, this processing being performed regardless of the contents of the relevant areas. The known art has thus had problems such as generation of defecting printing, increased output data amount accompanying switching of the logic drawing attributes, deterioration of printing throughput of the output device such as a printer, deterioration of reproducability of the output device such as a printer, and so forth.
As described above, known drawing output generation has been performed by conducting logical drawing output processing dependent on the state of relevant areas such as with OR drawing or AND drawing, this processing being performed regardless of the contents of the relevant areas. The known art has thus had problems such as generation of defecting printing, increased output data amount accompanying switching of the logic drawing attributes, deterioration of printing throughput of the output device such as a printer, deterioration of reproducability of the output device such as a printer, and so forth.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems, i.e., to realize heretofore-unachieved reduction of generation of defective printing owing to a portion of a logic drawing being enabled, prevention of increased output data amount accompanying switching of the logic drawing attributes, and improved reproducability with the output device such as a printer.
It is another object of the present invention to improve processing speed in the case that the number of drawing requests becomes large.
It is yet another object of the present invention to simplify processing and improve processing speed.
It is a further object of the present invention to perform storage efficiently and improve processing speed.
In order to achieve the above objects, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: input means for inputting drawing commands; judging means for judging whether or not the drawing area of a drawing command input by the input means overlaps with the drawing area of another drawing command; and changing means for not changing the drawing attributes of the drawing command input by the input means in the event that the judging means judges that the areas are overlapping, and changing the drawing attributes of the drawing command input by the input means in the event that the areas are judged by the judging means to not be overlapping.
Also, the information processing method according to the present invention comprises the following steps: an input step of inputting drawing commands; a judging step of judging whether not the drawing area of a drawing command input in the input step overlaps with the drawing area of another drawing command; and a changing step of not changing the drawing attributes of the drawing command input in the input step in the event that the judging step judges that the areas are overlapping, and changing the drawing attributes of the drawing command input in the input step in the event that the areas are judged in the judging step to not be overlapping.
Also, the storage medium according to the present invention stores programs for executing the following steps: an input step of inputting drawing commands; a judging step of judging whether not the drawing area of a drawing command input in the input step overlaps with the drawing area of another drawing command; and a changing step of not changing the drawing attributes of the drawing command input in the input step in the event that the judging step judges that the areas are overlapping, and changing the drawing attributes of the drawing command input in the input step in the event that the areas are judged in the judging step to not be overlapping.
Further, the printing system according to the present invention, having a printer and an information processing apparatus, comprises: input means for inputting drawing commands; judging means for judging whether not the drawing area of a drawing command input by the input means overlaps with the drawing area of another drawing command; changing means for not changing the drawing attributes of the drawing command input by the input means in the event that the judging means judges that the areas are overlapping, and changing the drawing attributes of the drawing command input by the input means in the event that the areas are judged by the judging means to not be overlapping; and output means for outputting the drawing commands changed by the changing means to the printer.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5379376 (1995-01-01), Bednowitz
patent: 5566287 (1996-10-01), Delpuch
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Coles Edward
Fitzpatrick ,Cella, Harper & Scinto
Lamb Twyler
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