Abstract: The user describes in advance conflict process rules, which indicate descriptions for avoiding conflicts that occur between setup data, in a conflict process rule description file (301). An inference engine (302) refers to this conflict process rule description file (301) and generates complementary rules indicating complementary conflict avoidance descriptions. The complementary rules are implemented by generating inverse logic rules of given descriptions for a function, which are described to allow inference by analogy.

Abstract: The user describes in advance conflict process rules, which indicate descriptions for avoiding conflicts that occur between setup data, in a conflict process rule description file (301). An inference engine (302) refers to this conflict process rule description file (301) and generates complementary rules indicating complementary conflict avoidance descriptions. The complementary rules are implemented by generating inverse logic rules of given descriptions for a function, which are described to allow inference by analogy.

Abstract: The user describes in advance conflict process rules, which indicate descriptions for avoiding conflicts that occur between setup data, in a conflict process rule description file (301). An inference engine (302) refers to this conflict process rule description file (301) and generates complementary rules indicating complementary conflict avoidance descriptions. The complementary rules are implemented by generating inverse logic rules of given descriptions for a function, which are described to allow inference by analogy.

Abstract: A print processing environment in which an alternate printing process can be automatically performed by a printing apparatus of a next priority when a fault occurs during a printing process is freely established. A common driver for converting data that does not depend on a printing apparatus into print data to an arbitrary printing apparatus is provided, thereby releasing an application early. When an error occurs during the printing process for the selected printing apparatus, the printing apparatus of the next priority is automatically selected. A printer driver peculiar to the selected printing apparatus forms print control information that is optimum to the printing apparatus of the next priority in a short time from a drawing object as apparatus independent data which has already been converted by a common printer driver and stored in a spool file.

Abstract: The user describes in advance conflict process rules, which indicate descriptions for avoiding conflicts that occur between setup data, in a conflict process rule description file (301). An inference engine (302) refers to this conflict process rule description file (301) and generates complementary rules indicating complementary conflict avoidance descriptions. The complementary rules are implemented by generating inverse logic rules of given descriptions for a function, which are described to allow inference by analogy.

Abstract: A print processing environment in which an alternate printing process can be automatically performed by a printing apparatus of a next priority when a fault occurs during a printing process is freely established. A common driver for converting data that does not depend on a printing apparatus into print data to an arbitrary printing apparatus is provided, thereby releasing an application early. When an error occurs during the printing process for the selected printing apparatus, the printing apparatus of the next priority is automatically selected. A printer driver peculiar to the selected printing apparatus forms print control information that is optimum to the printing apparatus of the next priority in a short time from a drawing object as apparatus independent data which has already been converted by a common printer driver and stored in a spool file.

Abstract: To provide a print set picture plane which can be easily used and understood by the user, in order to realize a technique for enabling a print setup in another set picture plane to be easily recognized, there is provided an information processing apparatus which is connected to an external device and performs a setup to control the external device by using a plurality of set sheets. In an arbitrary set sheet, various set items are set and a window to visually express the set contents which were set is switched to a window of another set sheet.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected and capable of transmitting print data to a printing apparatus having a plurality of paper feeds. The information processing apparatus includes (i) means for acquiring information from the printing apparatus, (ii) means for determining whether a cover of a booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus, based on the information obtained by the acquiring means, (iii) means for enabling selection of one of a first paper feed containing cover sheets for printing the cover of the booklet, if the determining means determines that the cover of the booklet can be printed by the printing apparatus, and (iv) generating means for generating print data linked to the paper feeds.

Abstract: To provide a print set picture plane which can be easily used and understood by the user, in order to realize a technique for enabling a print setup in another set picture plane to be easily recognized, there is provided an information processing apparatus which is connected to an external device and performs a setup to control the external device by using a plurality of set sheets. In an arbitrary set sheet, various set items are set and a window to visually express the set contents which were set is switched to a window of another set sheet.

Abstract: In an image processing system in which an image input apparatus, an image processing apparatus and an image output apparatus are connected via a public network, an image processing method and apparatus in which the image input apparatus generates image data for output by extracting electronic watermark data embedded in the digital contents of the image and generating account information based on the electronic watermark data (S301) , and transmits the image data and the account information to the image processing apparatus (S304). In response to an output request from the image output apparatus (S306), the image processing apparatus bills for the image data output based on the account information (S307) and also transmits the image data to the image output apparatus (S308), so as to execute printing at the image output apparatus (S309).

Abstract: The user describes in advance conflict process rules, which indicate descriptions for avoiding conflicts that occur between setup data, in a conflict process rule description file (301). An inference engine (302) refers to this conflict process rule description file (301) and generates complementary rules indicating complementary conflict avoidance descriptions. The complementary rules are implemented by generating inverse logic rules of given descriptions for a function, which are described to allow inference by analogy.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed for obtaining printed copies in a plurality of different formats such as OHP transparency copies for use by a presenter in a presentation and copies to be distributed among participants in the presentation, simply by a single print job. Input data to be printed is temporarily stored in a memory. First print data to be printed in a first printing format and second print data to be printed in a second printing format are produced from the data stored in the memory. A single set of print data is then produced from the first print data and the second print data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus analyzes the objects contained in print data and creates index information consisting of the types of objects included in one job and on each page of the job, the numbers of the objects and the sizes thereof. The index information is sent to a printer together with print data. On the basis of the index information, the printer calculates the size of the image developed and the quantity of data before it performs printing. If the calculated image size and quantity of data conform to conditions decided from the memory size and printing speed of the printer, the print data is developed into an image the resolution and number of tones of which are less than those originally specified. This image is printed out.

Abstract: A printing apparatus which can improve a print throughput in consideration of a color processing mode suitable for print data is provided. The color processing mode is decided on the basis of information of color attribute included in the print data and added to output data, the resultant data is transferred to the printing apparatus, and further, the color processing mode is decided by a page unit.

Abstract: A printing system includes an information processing apparatus for generating print data and a printing apparatus, in which the information processing apparatus is provided with conditions for deciding the resolution and/or gray scale gradation of the print data, and continue or cancel printing processing by an operator's decision based upon the condition, in case of continuation of the printing processing, a command for lowering resolution and/or gradation at time of printing is inserted into the print data, which is transmitted to the printing apparatus, on a per-printing-job basis, and produces an output in accordance with the command by the printing apparatus.