RIP simulation device and recording medium having RIP simulation program recorded thereon

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11740845-B2
Application number	US-202117795441-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2021
Priority date	Feb 27, 2020
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

A RIP simulation device that enables a rapid grasp of a part having a problem in RIP speed and a specific detail of the problem is achieved. While the RIP prediction screen is displayed on a display unit, the result display control unit causes the display unit to display a sheet number corresponding to a position that is on a line graph representing a predicted RIP time for each sheet and is being designated by an input operation unit. When a sheet number displayed on the display unit is selected by the input operation unit, the result display control unit causes the display unit to display an analysis result screen indicating an analysis result related to the page corresponding to the sheet number on the basis of the correspondence relationship between sheets and pages when print output is actually executed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A RIP simulation device that simulates RIP processing on page data including a plurality of pages in consideration of a correspondence relationship between sheets and pages when print output is actually executed, the RIP simulation device comprising:
a display unit;
an input operation unit for performing an operation on a screen displayed on the display unit;
a page data designation unit for designating page data to be simulated;
a page data analysis unit configured to analyze internal data constituting target data that is the page data designated by the page data designation unit, for a plurality of items related to RIP processing;
a RIP speed prediction unit configured to predict a RIP time for each sheet and a RIP speed when RIP processing is performed on the target data in an actual environment used when print output is actually executed, by performing RIP processing on the target data in an environment different from the actual environment; and
a result display control unit configured to display a RIP prediction screen representing predicted RIP times for respective sheets or predicted RIP speeds for respective sheets on the display unit,
wherein in a state in which the RIP prediction screen is displayed on the display unit, the result display control unit causes the display unit to display an analysis result screen showing an analysis result related to a page corresponding to a sheet number specified by a predetermined operation among analysis results obtained by analysis by the page data analysis unit, on a basis of a correspondence relationship between sheets and pages when print output is actually executed.

2. The RIP simulation device according to claim 1 , wherein predicted RIP times for respective sheets or predicted RIP speeds for respective sheets is displayed in a predicted RIP graph on the RIP prediction screen.

3. The RIP simulation device according to claim 2 , wherein in a state in which the RIP prediction screen is displayed on the display unit, the result display control unit causes the display unit to display a sheet number that corresponds to a position being on the predicted RIP graph and designated by the input operation unit.

4. The RIP simulation device according to claim 3 , wherein
a sheet number displayed on the display unit can be selected by the input operation unit, and
the predetermined operation is an operation of selecting a sheet number displayed on the display unit by the input operation unit.

5. The RIP simulation device according to claim 2 , wherein the RIP prediction screen displays, in addition to the predicted RIP graph, a sheet processing time graph representing a line at which RIP processing is in time for a printing speed when printing output is actually executed.

6. The RIP simulation device according to claim 1 , wherein the analysis result screen shows an analysis result for each of the items.

7. The RIP simulation device according to claim 6 , wherein the analysis result screen shows analysis results arranged in order of importance of the items.

8. The RIP simulation device according to claim 6 , wherein
in a state in which the analysis result screen is displayed on the display unit, an analysis result for each of the items can be selected by the input operation unit, and
when an analysis result for any item is selected by the input operation unit, the result display control unit causes the display unit to display an image confirmation screen representing an image of a page associated with the selected analysis result.

9. The RIP simulation device according to claim 8 , further comprising a page data correction unit configured to correct internal data corresponding to an image part selected by the input operation unit in a state in which the image confirmation screen is displayed on the display unit,
wherein when the page data correction unit corrects the internal data, the result display control unit causes the display unit to display a RIP prediction screen based on target data before correction of the internal data and a RIP prediction screen based on target data after the correction of the internal data side by side.

10. The RIP simulation device according to claim 1 , wherein the RIP prediction screen is displayed on the display unit by using a web user interface.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a RIP simulation program that simulates RIP processing on page data including a plurality of pages in consideration of a correspondence relationship between sheets and pages when print output is actually executed, the RIP simulation program causing a computer, including a display unit and an input operation unit for performing an operation on a screen displayed on the display unit, to function as
a page data designation unit for designating page data to be simulated;
a page data analysis unit configured to analyze internal data constituting target data that is the page data designated by the page data designation unit, for a plurality of items related to RIP processing;
a RIP speed prediction unit configured to predict a RIP time for each sheet and a RIP speed when RIP processing is performed on the target data in an actual environment used when print output is actually executed, by performing RIP processing on the target data in an environment different from the actual environment; and
a result display control unit configured to display a RIP prediction screen representing predicted RIP times for respective sheets or predicted RIP speeds for respective sheets on the display unit,
wherein in a state in which the RIP prediction screen is displayed on the display unit, the result display control unit causes the display unit to display an analysis result screen showing an analysis result related to a page corresponding to a sheet number specified by a predetermined operation among analysis results obtained by analysis by the page data analysis unit, on a basis of a correspondence relationship between sheets and pages when print output is actually executed.

Assignees

• Screen Holdings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tomioka Sho
• Segawa Hiroyuki
• Onuki Yohei

Classifications

• G06F3/1256 Primary

  User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks · CPC title

• G06F3/1208

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

• G06F3/1211

  Improving printing performance · CPC title

• G06F3/1219

  with regard to consumables, e.g. ink, toner, paper · CPC title

• G06F3/1204

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