Computer-readable storage medium for information processing apparatus having selectable processing channels and a display capable of displaying applicable options for print settings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10884686-B2
Application number	US-202016832186-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2020
Priority date	Sep 28, 2017
Publication date	Jan 5, 2021
Grant date	Jan 5, 2021

Abstract

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an information processing apparatus connected with a printer, is provided. The computer readable instructions cause the computer to obtain a type of an object contained in an image file, determine whether the obtained type of the object falls under a first type, and based on a determination that the obtained type of the object falls under the first type, determine a combination of applicable options for a print setting for the image file to be a first option group, and based on a determination that the obtained type of the object falls under a second type, determine a combination of applicable options for the print setting for the image file to be a second option group containing a smaller number of applicable options than the first option group.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an information processing apparatus comprising a communication interface, through which the information processing apparatus is connected with a printer,
wherein a first processing channel and a second processing channel are formed between the information processing apparatus and the printer through the communication interface, and
wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the information processing apparatus to:
obtain a type of an object contained in an image file;
determine whether the obtained type of the object is a first type; and
based on a determination that the obtained type of the object is the first type, determine the first processing channel to be used to process image data included in the image file for an image to be printed by the printer, and based on a determination that the obtained type of the object is a second type different from the first type, determine the second processing channel to be used to process the image data included in the image file for the image to be printed by the printer.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein, based on the determination that the obtained type of the object is the first type, the computer readable instructions cause the information processing apparatus to determine a combination of applicable options for print settings for the image file to be a first option group, and based on the determination that the obtained type of the object is the second type, the computer readable instructions cause the information processing apparatus to determine the combination of applicable options for the print settings for the image file to be a second option group.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second option group contains a smaller number of the applicable options than the first option group.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first option group is a combination of options applicable for the print settings for the image file to be processed through the first processing channel but inapplicable for the print settings for the image file to be processed through the second processing channel.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 2 ,
wherein the computer readable instructions cause the information processing apparatus to determine the combination of the applicable options for the print settings between the first option group and the second option group under a condition where the first processing channel is determined to be used to process the image data.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein an operating system in the information processing apparatus includes a print controlling function,
wherein the first processing channel is a channel to cause the printer to print the image without using the print controlling function, and
wherein the second processing channel is a channel to cause the printer to print the image by use of the print controlling function.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first processing channel is a channel to process the image data for the image to be printed by the printer through a first rasterization process, and
wherein the second processing channel is a channel to process the image data for the image to be printed by the printer through a second rasterization process, the second rasterization process being different from the first rasterization process.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first processing channel is a channel, through which the computer readable instructions cause the information processing apparatus to rasterize the image data, and
wherein the second processing channel is a channel, through which the computer readable instructions cause the printer to rasterize the image data.

9. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a communication interface, through which the information processing apparatus is connected with a printer, and through which a first processing channel and a second processing channel are formed between the information processing apparatus and the printer; and
a controller configured to:
obtain a type of an object contained in an image file;
determine whether the obtained type of the object is a first type; and
based on a determination that the obtained type of the object is the first type, determine the first processing channel to be used to process image data included in the image file for an image to be printed by the printer, and based on a determination that the obtained type of the object is a second type different from the first type, determine the second processing channel to be used to process the image data included in the image file for the image to be printed by the printer.

10. A method implementable on a processor coupled with an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising a communication interface, through which the information processing apparatus is connected with a printer, and through which a first processing channel and a second processing channel are formed between the information processing apparatus and the printer, the method comprising:
obtaining a type of an object contained in an image file;
determining whether the obtained type of the object is a first type; and
based on a determination that the obtained type of the object is the first type, determining the first processing channel to be used to process image data included in the image file for an image to be printed by the printer, and based on a determination that the obtained type of the object is a second type different from the first type, determining the second processing channel to be used to process the image data included in the image file for the image to be printed by the printer.

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Mizutani Aiko

Classifications

• H04N1/00352 Primary

  Input means (H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00) · CPC title

• G06F3/1292

  Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing · CPC title

• B41J3/4075

  Tape printers; Label printers · CPC title

• G06F3/1208

  resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview · CPC title

• G06F3/1205

  resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets · CPC title