US5872900A
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Information processing apparatus and method capable of two-side printing with a correctly-ordered output
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-12-24
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Granted: 1999-02-16
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Expires: 2016-12-24
Abstract
Abstract Page control information is transferred to a printer to inquire about a transfer page order when a printer controller detects a two-side printing request, the page order rearrangement controller organizes a page order of print data transmitted to the printer into a two-side print page order on the basis of the transfer page order data sent back from the printer, and the printer controller transmits print data read from a storage medium on the basis of the organized two-side print page order to the printer. With the above arrangement, optimum two-side print output whose pages are correctly arranged can be obtained at a high throughput without increasing the memory resource of a printing apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Naoki Tsuchitoi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 02:08
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0082; G06K2215/0088
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
An information processing apparatus for use with a printing apparatus, said information processing apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting the presence/absence of a two-side printing request to the printing apparatus; request means for requesting data regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a page order of print data transferred to the printing apparatus; page organizing means for organizing the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus based on the data sent back from the printing apparatus in response to said request means when said detection means detects the two-side printing request; and transmitting means for transmitting to the printing apparatus the print data in a page order in which the print data is to be printed by the printing apparatus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
An information processing apparatus for use with a printing apparatus, said information processing apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting the presence/absence of a two-side printing request to the printing apparatus; request means for requesting data regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a page order of print data transferred to the printing apparatus; page organizing means for organizing the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus based on the data sent back from the printing apparatus in response to said request means when said detection means detects the two-side printing request; and transmitting means for transmitting to the printing apparatus the print data in a page order in which the print data is to be printed by the printing apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said request means requests data representing the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus, and said page organizing means organizes the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus in the page order determined by the data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said request means requests data representing a function of the printing apparatus, and said page organizing means determines the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus, based on the data, to organize the print data based on the determined page order.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said page organizing means performs organization in a page order in which, for print data printed on both sides of a sheet of paper, print data having a larger page number is transmitted prior to print data to be printed on the sheet of paper and having a smaller page number.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
A printing apparatus comprising: printing means for performing printing on a recording medium based on print data received from an information processing apparatus; paper-refeeding means for inversely conveying the recording medium of which a first side has been printed by said printing means, and which has been discharged, and for refeeding the recording medium to said printing means so that a second side of the recording medium serves as a print side; receiving means for receiving from said information processing apparatus a request regarding said printing apparatus used to determine a rearranged page order of the print data transmitted from said information processing apparatus; and means for sending back the data to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
A printing apparatus comprising: printing means for performing printing on a recording medium based on print data received from an information processing apparatus; paper-refeeding means for inversely conveying the recording medium of which a first side has been printed by said printing means, and which has been discharged, and for refeeding the recording medium to said printing means so that a second side of the recording medium serves as a print side; receiving means for receiving from said information processing apparatus a request regarding said printing apparatus used to determine a rearranged page order of the print data transmitted from said information processing apparatus; and means for sending back the data to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when print data is printed on both sides of the recording medium, print data having a larger page number is transmitted prior to print data to be printed on the recording medium having a smaller page number.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
114 words
An information processing method for use in a printing apparatus, said information processing method comprising the steps of: detecting the presence/absence of a two-side printing request to the printing apparatus; requesting data regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a page order of print data transmitted to the printing apparatus; organizing the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus based on the data sent back from the printing apparatus in response to said request step when said detecting step detects the two-side printing request; and transmitting to the printing apparatus the print data in a page order in which the print data is to be printed by the printing apparatus.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
114 words
An information processing method for use in a printing apparatus, said information processing method comprising the steps of: detecting the presence/absence of a two-side printing request to the printing apparatus; requesting data regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a page order of print data transmitted to the printing apparatus; organizing the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus based on the data sent back from the printing apparatus in response to said request step when said detecting step detects the two-side printing request; and transmitting to the printing apparatus the print data in a page order in which the print data is to be printed by the printing apparatus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
An information processing method according to claim 7, wherein said requesting step requests data representing the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus, and said organizing step organizes the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus in the page order determined by the data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
An information processing method according to claim 7, wherein said requesting step requests data representing a function of the printing apparatus, and said organizing step determines the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus, based on the data, to organize the print data based on the determined page order.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
59 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said organizing step performs organization in a page order in which, for print data printed on both sides of a sheet of paper, print data having a larger page number is transmitted prior to print data to be printed on the sheet of paper and having a smaller page number.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
128 words
A printing method in a printing apparatus having printing means for performing printing on a recording medium based on print data received from an information processing apparatus, and paper-refeeding means for inversely conveying the recording medium of which a first side has been printed by the printing means, and which has been discharged, and for refeeding the recording medium to the printing means so that a second side of the recording medium serves as a print side, said method comprising the steps of: receiving from said information processing apparatus a request regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a rearranged page order of the print data transmitted from the information processing apparatus; and sending back the data to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
128 words
A printing method in a printing apparatus having printing means for performing printing on a recording medium based on print data received from an information processing apparatus, and paper-refeeding means for inversely conveying the recording medium of which a first side has been printed by the printing means, and which has been discharged, and for refeeding the recording medium to the printing means so that a second side of the recording medium serves as a print side, said method comprising the steps of: receiving from said information processing apparatus a request regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a rearranged page order of the print data transmitted from the information processing apparatus; and sending back the data to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
A printing method according to claim 11, wherein when print data is printed on both sides of the recording medium, print data having a larger page number is transmitted prior to print data to be printed on the recording medium having a smaller page number.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
116 words
A storage medium which stores a readable program applied to an information processing apparatus, said program comprising the steps of: detecting the presence/absence of a two-side printing request to a printing apparatus; requesting data regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a page order of print data transmitted to the printing apparatus; organizing the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus based on the data sent back from the printing apparatus in response to said request step when said detecting step detects the two-side printing request; and transmitting to the printing apparatus the print data in a page order in which the print data is to be printed by the printing apparatus.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
116 words
A storage medium which stores a readable program applied to an information processing apparatus, said program comprising the steps of: detecting the presence/absence of a two-side printing request to a printing apparatus; requesting data regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a page order of print data transmitted to the printing apparatus; organizing the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus based on the data sent back from the printing apparatus in response to said request step when said detecting step detects the two-side printing request; and transmitting to the printing apparatus the print data in a page order in which the print data is to be printed by the printing apparatus.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
A storage medium according to claim 13, wherein said requesting step requests data representing the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus, and said organizing step organizes the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus in the page order determined by the data.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
52 words
A storage medium according to claim 13, wherein said requesting step requests data representing a function of the printing apparatus, and said organizing step determines the page order of the print data transmitted to the printing apparatus, based on the data, to organize the print data based on the determined page order.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
58 words
A storage medium according to claim 15, wherein said organizing step performs organization in a page order in which, for print data printed on both sides of a sheet of paper, print data having a larger page number is transmitted prior to print data to be printed on the sheet of paper and having a smaller page number.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
134 words
A storage medium which stores a readable program applied to a printing apparatus having printing means for performing printing on a recording medium based on print data received from an information processing apparatus, and paper-refeeding means for inversely conveying the recording medium of which a first side has been printed by the printing means, and which has been discharged, and for refeeding the recording medium to the printing means so that a second side of the recording medium serves as a print side, said program comprising the steps of: receiving from said information processing apparatus a request regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a rearranged page order of the print data transmitted from the information processing apparatus; and sending back the data to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
134 words
A storage medium which stores a readable program applied to a printing apparatus having printing means for performing printing on a recording medium based on print data received from an information processing apparatus, and paper-refeeding means for inversely conveying the recording medium of which a first side has been printed by the printing means, and which has been discharged, and for refeeding the recording medium to the printing means so that a second side of the recording medium serves as a print side, said program comprising the steps of: receiving from said information processing apparatus a request regarding the printing apparatus used to determine a rearranged page order of the print data transmitted from the information processing apparatus; and sending back the data to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
45 words
A storage medium according to claim 17, wherein when print data ifs printed on both sides of the recording medium, print data having a larger page number is transmitted prior to print data to be printed on the recording medium having a smaller page number.
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