Print control apparatus, print control method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9254693-B2
Application number	US-201414314986-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2014
Priority date	Jun 28, 2013
Publication date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

If a print medium size is set as a print setting for print target data, a print control apparatus causes a printing unit to print an image with a size corresponding to the print medium size based on the print target data. If the print medium size is not set as the print setting, the print control apparatus causes the printing unit to print an image with a size corresponding to a candidate print medium size obtained by a sensor detecting the size of the print medium.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a printing unit configured to print an image based on print target data received from an external device,
wherein the processor acquires a detection result obtained by a sensor detecting at least one of a width and a length of a print medium which has been set in the printing unit and,
if a print medium size is not set at the external device by a user as a print setting for the print target data, the printing unit prints an image having a size corresponding to the detection result, based on the print target data, and, if the print medium size is set at the external device by a user as the print setting and the print medium size does not correspond to a predetermined size which is based on the detection result, the printing unit does not print an image on the print medium based on the print target data,
and, if the print medium size is set at the external device by a user as the print setting and the print medium size corresponds to the predetermined size, the printing unit prints an image having a size corresponding to the print medium size on the print medium, based on the print target data.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a notification unit configured to, if the printing unit does not print an image on the print medium based on the print target data, issue a notification that an image is not printed.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the printing unit prints an image based on the print target data, on the print medium, in a case where a print instruction is input from a user after the notification is issued by the notification unit.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor determines a size of the print medium based on the detection result;
wherein, the determined size is the predetermined size.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if the print medium size is not set at the external device by a user as the print setting and the detection result corresponds to a plurality of candidate sizes of the print medium, the processor determines any one of the plurality of candidate sizes according to a predetermined condition,
wherein the printing unit prints an image having a size corresponding to the determined candidate size.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the processor uses, as the predetermined condition, at least one of destination information of the apparatus and a print medium type set for the print target data to determine any one of the plurality of candidate sizes.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if the print medium size is not set at the external device by a user as the print setting and the detection result corresponds to a plurality of candidate sizes of the print medium, the printing unit prints an image having a size determined based on the plurality of candidate sizes and a margin setting for setting an amount of margin provided for a print medium used for printing the print target data.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor individually selects a width and a length each corresponding to the margin setting from among widths and lengths in the plurality of candidate sizes, and the printing unit prints an image with a size determined based on the selected width and the selected length.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the margin setting includes information for setting whether to provide a margin for a print medium in printing.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein, if the margin setting indicates no margin provided for a print medium, the printing unit prints an image having a size larger than any of the plurality of candidate sizes.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the printing unit conveys a print medium to a position corresponding to a print head and performs printing on the conveyed print medium via the print head, and
wherein the sensor is located at the position corresponding to the print head and detects a width of the print medium when the print medium has been conveyed.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the predetermined size is a size having the detected width of the print medium.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a wireless interface configured to receive the print target data from the external apparatus, via a wireless communication,
and wherein the printing unit prints an image, by causing a print head to discharge ink.

14. A method for controlling a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
acquiring a detection result obtained by a sensor detecting at least one of a width and a length of a print medium which has been set in a printing unit of the printing apparatus;
causing the printing unit to print an image based on print target data received from an external device, having a size corresponding to the acquired detection result if a print medium size is not set at the external device by a user as a print setting for the print target data, and not causing the printing unit to print an image on the print medium based on the print target data if the print medium size is set at the external device by a user as the print setting and the print medium size does not correspond to a predetermined size which is based on the acquired detection result, and
causing the printing unit to print an image having a size corresponding to the medium size on the print medium, based on the print target data, if the print medium size is set at the external device by a user as the print setting and the print medium size corresponds to the predetermined size.

15. A printing apparatus comprising:
a display unit; and
a printing unit configured to print an image based on print target data received from an external device,
wherein the display unit displays a screen for a user to designate a size of a print medium, if a sensor detects opening or closing of a cassette for containing the print medium;
and, if a print medium size is not set at the external device by a user as a print setting for the print target data, the printing unit prints an image having a size corresponding to a designated size which is designated by the user on the screen based on the print target data,
and, if the print medium size is set at the external device by a user as the print setting and the print medium size does not correspond to the designated size, the printing unit does not print an image on the print medium based on the print target data,
and, if the print medium size is set at the external device by a user as the print setting and the print medium size corresponds to the designated size, the printing unit prints an image having a size corresponding to the print medium size on the print medium, based on the print target data.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein, if the printing unit does not print an image on the print medium based on the print target data, the display unit display a screen indicating that the print medium size does not correspond to the designated size.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising a wireless interface configured to receive the print target data from the external apparatus, via a wireless communication,
and wherein the printing unit prints an image, by causing a print head to discharge ink.

18. A method for controlling a printing apparatus configured to print an image based on print target data received from an external device, the method comprising:
displaying a screen for a user to designate a size of a print me

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Maeda Masao

Classifications

• B41J11/0095 Primary

  Detecting means for copy material, e.g. for detecting or sensing presence of copy material or its leading or trailing end · CPC title

• B41J11/008 Primary

  Controlling printhead for accurately positioning print image on printing material, e.g. with the intention to control the width of margins · CPC title

• B41J13/0009 Primary

  control of the transport of the copy material · CPC title