Abstract: A terminal device includes a state determination unit configured to determine whether a communication state between a printing device and the terminal device is a first state or a second state, and a UI control unit configured to control a user interface. The UI control unit restricts reception of an instruction for transmitting print data to the printing device from a user when the communication state is the first state, and receives the instruction for transmitting the print data to the printing device from the user when the communication state is the second state.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a control unit configured to control distributed processing in which a plurality of image processing units distributively perform a plurality of pieces of image processing for performing printing by a printing apparatus, in which the control unit acquires the number of assignments, which is a unit number of pieces of image processing assigned to each of the image processing units, from a plurality of apparatuses including the image processing units, determines, based on the number of assignments, a combination of a plurality of the image processing units in charge of the distributed processing, and controls the determined image processing units to execute the distributed processing.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a color value acquisition unit that acquires a first color value indicating a color of a first color patch included in a color chart and a second color value indicating a color of a second color patch; a reproducibility acquisition unit that acquires a first reproducibility indicating color reproducibility when the first color patch is printed by a printing apparatus based on the first color value and acquires a second reproducibility indicating color reproducibility when the second color patch is printed by the printing apparatus based on the second color value; and a generation unit that generates print data for printing the color chart, in which when the first reproducibility is lower than the second reproducibility, the generation unit generates the print data for printing the color chart in which the first color patch and the second color patch have different representations.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit that acquires, from among a plurality of color materials, a specified color material, which is a specified color material, as a parameter for varying color values of color patches; and a generation unit that generates print data for printing a color chart including a first color patch and a second color patch, in which the first color patch and the second color patch differ in usage amount of the specified color material but have the same usage amounts of color materials other than the specified color material.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a color information acquisition unit that acquires, based on input to a usage amount specification screen that specifies a usage amount of a color material, the usage amount of the color material when a reference color is printed by a printing apparatus; and a warning unit that displays no warning regarding reproducibility of the reference color when the usage amount of the color material is a first usage amount, and displays a warning regarding reproducibility of the reference color when the usage amount of the color material is a second usage amount greater than the first usage amount.

Abstract: An image processing control system includes a plurality of image processing units configured to execute an image process for performing printing in a printing apparatus and a control unit configured to cause the plurality of image processing units to execute the image process. The control unit outputs control information to a first image processing unit, the control information including information indicating input data to be processed and the image processing unit that performs a next process on processed output data. The first image processing unit executes a first image process on the input data based on the control information and outputs the output data to the image processing unit that performs a next process.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a control unit configured to control distributed processing in which a plurality of image processing units distributively perform a plurality of pieces of image processing for performing printing by a printing apparatus, in which the control unit acquires the number of assignments, which is a unit number of pieces of image processing assigned to each of the image processing units, from a plurality of apparatuses including the image processing units, determines, based on the number of assignments, a combination of a plurality of the image processing units in charge of the distributed processing, and controls the determined image processing units to execute the distributed processing.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a control unit configured to control distributed processing in which a plurality of image processing units distributively perform a plurality of pieces of image processing for a plurality of printing apparatuses to perform printing, and a plurality of image processing apparatuses including the image processing units. When one of the printing apparatuses is selected as a setting target, the control unit displays, on a display unit, the image processing apparatus associated with the printing apparatus selected as the setting target. When the image processing apparatus is selected, the control unit sets the selected image processing apparatus as a candidate in charge of the distributed processing corresponding to the printing apparatus selected as the setting target.

Abstract: An image processing control system includes a plurality of image processing units that execute image processing for performing printing in a printing apparatus and a control unit that causes the plurality of image processing units to execute the image processing. The control unit outputs a preview data generation request of image data to be processed to the image processing unit selected from the plurality of image processing units. The selected image processing unit executes the image processing for generating preview data on the image data to generate the preview data, and outputs the generated preview data to the control unit. The control unit causes a display unit to display a print preview based on the preview data.

Abstract: A printing system includes a plurality of processing apparatuses, a printing apparatus, and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a first control unit that displays an APP screen including a first apparatus object, a plurality of second apparatus objects associated with the plurality of processing apparatuses, respectively, and a third apparatus object associated with the printing apparatus. When operations of associating the first apparatus object, the second apparatus object, and the third apparatus object are received, the first control unit causes the processing apparatus corresponding to the second apparatus object associated with the first apparatus object to execute RIP processing and causes the printing apparatus corresponding to the third apparatus object associated with the second apparatus object to execute printing processing.

Abstract: There is provided a printing control apparatus that controls printing, the printing control apparatus including an input unit configured to receive input of printing target data and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display a preview image corresponding to the printing target data, the input of which has been received by the input unit. The display control unit causes, based on the printing target data, the display unit to display a first preview image or a second preview image having color reproduction precision higher than color reproduction precision of the first preview image.

Abstract: A printing method includes a first printing setting information receiving step for receiving first printing setting information for simulating printing by a second printing unit, a first printing instructing step for instructing a first printing unit to print first printing data based on the first printing setting information, a transmitting step for transmitting, to a second information supplying unit, second printing data based on the first printing data and second printing setting information based on a colorimetric result, a receiving step for receiving the second printing data and the second printing setting information, a second printing setting information receiving step for receiving the second printing data and the second printing setting information from the second information supplying unit, a second printing instructing step for instructing the second printing unit to print the second printing data based on the second printing setting information.

Abstract: A printing method includes a first printing setting information receiving step for receiving first printing setting information for simulating printing by a second printing unit, a first printing instructing step for instructing a first printing unit to print first printing data based on the first printing setting information, a transmitting step for transmitting, to a second information supplying unit, second printing data based on the first printing data and second printing setting information based on a colorimetric result, a receiving step for receiving the second printing data and the second printing setting information, a second printing setting information receiving step for receiving the second printing data and the second printing setting information from the second information supplying unit, a second printing instructing step for instructing the second printing unit to print the second printing data based on the second printing setting information.

Abstract: The invention includes an arrangement determiner that determines an arrangement of a plurality of images, a rendering processor that performs rendering on the plurality of images in accordance with a result of detection processing for detecting an off line, on which none of the images are present across a target range in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which a print medium is transported, in the target range including the plurality of images arranged in accordance with a determination performed by the arrangement determiner, and a halftone processor that performs halftone processing on the images on which the rendering has been performed and outputs to the printing apparatus the images on which the halftone processing has been performed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a timing obtaining unit that obtains an interruption timing at which printing is interrupted in a printer that transports a printing medium in a first direction and performs printing on the printing medium, a division computing unit that arranges, at a position corresponding to the timing in a target area in which plural images are to be arranged, a virtual straight line extending through the target area in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, an arrangement computing unit that separates and arranges the plural images in the target area divided by the virtual straight line into a first region downstream and a second region upstream in the first direction, and a data creating unit that creates and outputs, to the printer, first print data specifying the images arranged in the first region and second print data specifying the images arranged in the second region.

Abstract: The invention includes an arrangement determiner that determines an arrangement of a plurality of images, a rendering processor that performs rendering on the plurality of images in accordance with a result of detection processing for detecting an off line, on which none of the images are present across a target range in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which a print medium is transported, in the target range including the plurality of images arranged in accordance with a determination performed by the arrangement determiner, and a halftone processor that performs halftone processing on the images on which the rendering has been performed and outputs to the printing apparatus the images on which the halftone processing has been performed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a timing obtaining unit that obtains an interruption timing at which printing is interrupted in a printer that transports a printing medium in a first direction and performs printing on the printing medium, a division computing unit that arranges, at a position corresponding to the timing in a target area in which plural images are to be arranged, a virtual straight line extending through the target area in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, an arrangement computing unit that separates and arranges the plural images in the target area divided by the virtual straight line into a first region downstream and a second region upstream in the first direction, and a data creating unit that creates and outputs, to the printer, first print data specifying the images arranged in the first region and second print data specifying the images arranged in the second region.