Print control method and apparatus

Claim 2

A print control method of storing a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and controlling a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, comprising: a combining step of combining the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a first displaying step of displaying a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated in said combining step in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a second area; and a second displaying step of, when an image object is designated among the image objects displayed in the second area in the first displaying step, displaying a document to be printed which includes a page corresponding to the designated object identifiably from the other documents.

Claim 3

The method according to claim 1 , wherein said second displaying step includes a step of identifiably displaying a correspondence between a designated print job and a page which belongs to the print job when the designated image object is a print job, and identifiably displaying a correspondence between a designated page and a print job to which the page belongs when the designated object is a page preview image.

Claim 4

The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of storing print data.

Claim 5

The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of making a printing apparatus print the print data in an order of the preview display for a print job designated with a bookbinding print mode.

Claim 6

A print control apparatus for storing a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and controlling a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, comprising: a combining unit, arranged to combine the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a first displaying unit, arranged to display a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated by said combining unit in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a second area; and a second displaying unit, arranged to, when an image object is designated among the image objects displayed in the a document to be printed which includes a page corresponding to the designated object identifiably from the other documents in the first area.

Claim 7

A print control apparatus for storing a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and controlling a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, comprising: a combining unit, arranged to combine the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a first displaying unit, arranged to display a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated by said combining unit in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a second area; and a second displaying unit, arranged to, when an image object is designated among the image objects displayed in the a document to be printed which includes a page corresponding to the designated object identifiably from the other documents in the first area.

Claim 8

The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said second displaying unit identifiably displays a correspondence between a designated print job and a page which belongs to the print job when the designated image object is a print job, and identifiably displays a correspondence between a designated page and a print job to which the page belongs when the designated object is a page preview image.

Claim 9

The apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a spooler, arranged to store print data.

Claim 10

The apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a despooler, arranged to make a printing apparatus print the print data in an order of the preview display when a bookbinding print mode is designated.

Claim 11

A computer program for making a computer store a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and control a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, said program including: a first program code for combining the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a second program code for displaying a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated by said first program code in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a first area; and a third program code for, when an image object is designated among the image objects displayed in the first area by the second program code for displaying the preview images, displaying a document to be printed which includes a page corresponding to the designated object identifiably from the other documents.

Claim 12

A computer program for making a computer store a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and control a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, said program including: a first program code for combining the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a second program code for displaying a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated by said first program code in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a first area; and a third program code for, when an image object is designated among the image objects displayed in the first area by the second program code for displaying the preview images, displaying a document to be printed which includes a page corresponding to the designated object identifiably from the other documents.

Claim 13

The program according to claim 9 , wherein the third program code identifiably displays a correspondence between a designated print job and a page which belongs to the print job when the designated image object is a print job, and identifiably displays a correspondence between a selected page and a print job to which the page belongs when the designated object is a page preview image.

Claim 14

The program according to claim 9 , wherein said program further includes a program code for storing print data.

Claim 15

The program according to claim 9 , wherein said program further includes a program code for making a printing apparatus print the print data in an order of the preview display when a bookbinding print mode is designated.

Claim 16

A print control method for storing a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and controlling a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, comprising: a combining step of combining the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a first displaying step of displaying a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated in said combining step in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a second area; and a second displaying step of, when a document is designated among the plurality of documents to be printed included in the print job displayed in the first area in the first displaying step, displaying an image object of a page corresponding to the designated document identifiably from the other image objects in the second area.

Claim 17

A print control method for storing a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and controlling a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, comprising: a combining step of combining the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a first displaying step of displaying a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated in said combining step in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a second area; and a second displaying step of, when a document is designated among the plurality of documents to be printed included in the print job displayed in the first area in the first displaying step, displaying an image object of a page corresponding to the designated document identifiably from the other image objects in the second area.

Claim 18

A print control apparatus for storing a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and controlling a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, comprising: a combining unit for combining the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a first displaying unit, arranged to display a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated by said combining unit in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a second area; and a second displaying unit, arranged to, when a document is designated among the plurality of documents to be printed included in the print job displayed in the first area by said first display unit, displaying an image object of a page corresponding to the designated document identifiably from the other image objects in the second area.

Claim 19

A print control apparatus for storing a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and controlling a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, comprising: a combining unit for combining the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a first displaying unit, arranged to display a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated by said combining unit in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a second area; and a second displaying unit, arranged to, when a document is designated among the plurality of documents to be printed included in the print job displayed in the first area by said first display unit, displaying an image object of a page corresponding to the designated document identifiably from the other image objects in the second area.

Claim 20

A computer program for making a computer store a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and control a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, said program including: a first program code for combining the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a second program code for displaying a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated by said first program code in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a second area; and a third program code for, when a document is designated among the plurality of documents to be printed included in the print job displayed in the first area by said second program code, displaying an image object of a page corresponding to the designated document identifiably from the other image objects in the second area.

Claim 21

A computer program for making a computer store a plurality of documents to be printed in a spooler and control a print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed, said program including: a first program code for combining the plurality of documents to be printed to generate a print job; a second program code for displaying a structure of the plurality of documents included in the print job generated by said first program code in a first area and preview images of pages corresponding to the print job consisting of the plurality of documents to be printed as image objects in a second area; and a third program code for, when a document is designated among the plurality of documents to be printed included in the print job displayed in the first area by said second program code, displaying an image object of a page corresponding to the designated document identifiably from the other image objects in the second area.