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-11487487-B2
Application number	US-202117549016-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2021
Priority date	Sep 28, 2017
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

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 the information processing apparatus has a first processing channel and a second processing channel configured to cause the printer to print an image based on image data, the first processing channel being configured to process the image data through at least a first print-controlling program provided specifically to at least one of the information processing apparatus and the printer, the second processing channel being configured to process the image data through a second print-controlling program provided generally to the information processing apparatus,
wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the information processing apparatus to:
obtain a type of an object contained in the image data;
determine whether the obtained type of the object is a first type;
based on a determination that the obtained type of the object is the first type, display a specialized setting screen to receive special print settings corresponding to the first type of the object; and
based on the received special print settings, process the image data using the first processing channel.

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 a second type, the computer readable instructions cause the information processing apparatus to display another setting screen to receive print settings corresponding to the second type of the object.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second print-controlling program is provided in an operating system in the information processing apparatus, and
wherein the first print-controlling program is an application program provided separately from the operating system.

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

5. 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.

6. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a communication interface, through which the information processing apparatus is connected with a printer;
a first processing channel and a second processing channel configured to cause the printer to print an image based on image data, the first processing channel being configured to process the image data through at least a first print-controlling program provided specifically to at least one of the information processing apparatus and the printer, the second processing channel being configured to process the image data through a second print-controlling program provided generally to the information processing apparatus, and
a controller configured to:
obtain a type of an object contained in the image data;
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, display a specialized setting screen to receive special print settings corresponding to the first type of the object; and

based on the received special print settings, process the image data using the first processing channel.

7. 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, the information processing apparatus having a first processing channel and a second processing channel configured to cause the printer to print an image based on image data, the first processing channel being configured to process the image data through at least a first print-controlling program provided specifically to at least one of the information processing apparatus and the printer, the second processing channel being configured to process the image data through a second print-controlling program provided generally to the information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
obtaining a type of an object contained in the image data;
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, displaying a specialized setting screen to receive special print settings corresponding to the first type of the object; and
based on the received special print settings, processing the image data using the first processing channel.

8. 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 the information processing apparatus has a first processing channel and a second processing channel configured to cause the printer to print an image based on image data, the first processing channel being configured to process the image data through at least a first print-controlling program being an application program installed in at least one of the information processing apparatus and the printer to specifically process the image data, the second processing channel being configured to process the image data through a second print-controlling program included in an operating system installed generally in the information processing apparatus,
wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the information processing apparatus to:
obtain a type of an object contained in the image data;
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, display a specialized setting screen to receive special print settings corresponding to the first type of the object; and
based on the received special print settings, process the image data using the first processing channel.

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Mizutani Aiko

Classifications

• B41J3/4075

  Tape printers; Label printers · CPC title

• G06F3/1204

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• H04N1/00352 Primary

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

• G06F3/1258 Primary

  by updating job settings at the printer · CPC title

• G06F3/1208

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