IP Library Granted Patent US 12693813
Granted Patent B2
US 12693813 · App. 18/181,934 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method

Inventor: Satoshi Misawa (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06F3/1205G06F3/1247
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12693813
App. No.
18/181,934
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: obtain region information of a print-page-inspection specified region for which whether inspection of a print result of a print page is necessary is specified, the region information being information in which a relative position from the reference position of the print page is indicated by coordinate values; generate coordinates-conversion information from imposition information indicating an imposition position at which the print page is to be imposed on a physical output sheet, the coordinates-conversion information being used in imposition of the print page at the imposition position on the output sheet; perform coordinates conversion on the region information according to the coordinates-conversion information, in imposition of the print page on the output sheet; and set the print-page-inspection specified region on the output sheet in accordance with coordinate values obtained after the coordinates conversion.

Claims (48)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

obtain region information of a print-page-inspection specified region, the print-page-inspection specified region being designated as either an inspection region or a non-inspection region for a print result of a print page, the region information being information in which a relative position from a reference position of the print page is indicated by coordinate values;

generate coordinates-conversion information from imposition information indicating an imposition position at which the print page is to be imposed on a physical output sheet, the coordinates-conversion information being used in imposition of the print page at the imposition position on the output sheet;

perform coordinates conversion on the region information according to the coordinates-conversion information, in imposition of the print page on the output sheet;

set the print-page-inspection specified region on the output sheet in accordance with coordinate values obtained after the coordinates conversion;

obtain output-sheet region information of an output-sheet-inspection specified region, the output-sheet inspection specified region being designated as either an inspection region or a non-inspection region for a print result of an output sheet, the output-sheet region information being information in which a position from a reference position of the output sheet is indicated by coordinate values; and

exert predetermined control in accordance with a positional relationship between the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region, in imposition of the print page.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

generate again the coordinates-conversion information from the imposition information which is updated in response to change of the imposition of the print page;

perform coordinates conversion on the region information according to the coordinates-conversion information generated again; and

set again the print-page-inspection specified region on the output sheet in accordance with the coordinate values obtained after the coordinates conversion.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

hold the coordinate values obtained after the coordinates conversion.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

if the print-page-inspection specified region overlaps the output-sheet-inspection specified region in imposition of the print page, perform notification using a warning as the predetermined control.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

if the print-page-inspection specified region overlaps the output-sheet-inspection specified region in imposition of the print page, when both the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region overlapping each other are inspection regions for which necessity of the inspection of a print result is specified, exert control, as the predetermined control, such that the inspection is performed with a higher accuracy level among accuracy levels which are set for the respective inspection regions, the accuracy levels being levels for the inspection of a print result.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

if the print-page-inspection specified region overlaps the output-sheet-inspection specified region in imposition of the print page, when one of the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region overlapping each other is an inspection region for which necessity of the inspection of a print result is specified and the other is a non-inspection region for which unnecessity of the inspection of a print result is specified, exert control, as the predetermined control, such that both the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region overlapping each other are handled as inspection regions or non-inspection regions.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

if the print-page-inspection specified region overlaps the output-sheet-inspection specified region in imposition of the print page, when both the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region overlapping each other are inspection regions for which necessity of the inspection of a print result is specified, exert control, as the predetermined control, such that the inspection is performed with a higher accuracy level among accuracy levels which are set for the respective inspection regions, the accuracy levels being levels for the inspection of a print result.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

if the print-page-inspection specified region overlaps the output-sheet-inspection specified region in imposition of the print page, when one of the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region overlapping each other is an inspection region for which necessity of the inspection of a print result is specified and the other is a non-inspection region for which unnecessity of the inspection of a print result is specified, exert control, as the predetermined control, such that both the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region overlapping each other are handled as inspection regions or non-inspection regions.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

if the print-page-inspection specified region overlaps the output-sheet-inspection specified region in imposition of the print page, exert control, as the predetermined control, such that a user is made to specify how to handle the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region overlapping each other.

10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

obtaining region information of a print-page-inspection specified region, the print-page-inspection specified region being designated as either an inspection region or a non-inspection region for a print result of a print page, the region information being information in which a relative position from a reference position of the print page is indicated by coordinate values;

generating coordinates-conversion information from imposition information indicating an imposition position at which the print page is to be imposed on a physical output sheet, the coordinates-conversion information being used in imposition of the print page at the imposition position on the output sheet;

performing coordinates conversion on the region information according to the coordinates-conversion information, in imposition of the print page on the output sheet; and

setting the print-page-inspection specified region on the output sheet in accordance with coordinate values obtained after the conversion;

obtaining output-sheet region information of an output-sheet-inspection specified region, the output-sheet-inspection specified region being designated as either an inspection region or a non-inspection region for a print result of an output sheet, the output-sheet region information being information in which a position from a reference position of the output sheet is indicated by coordinate values; and

exerting predetermined control in accordance with a positional relationship between the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region, in imposition of the print page.

11 . An information processing method comprising:

obtaining region information of a print-page-inspection specified region, the print-page-inspection specified region being designated as either an inspection region or a non-inspection region for a print result of a print page, the region information being information in which a relative position from a reference position of the print page is indicated by coordinate values;

generating coordinates-conversion information from imposition information indicating an imposition position at which the print page is to be imposed on a physical output sheet, the coordinates-conversion information being used in imposition of the print page at the imposition position on the output sheet;

performing coordinates conversion on the region information according to the coordinates-conversion information, in imposition of the print page on the output sheet; and

setting the print-page-inspection specified region on the output sheet in accordance with coordinate values obtained after the conversion;

obtaining output-sheet region information of an output-sheet-inspection specified region, the output-sheet-inspection specified region being designated as either an inspection region or a non-inspection region for a print result of an output sheet, the output-sheet region information being information in which a position from a reference position of the output sheet is indicated by coordinate values; and

exerting predetermined control in accordance with a positional relationship between the print-page-inspection specified region and the output-sheet-inspection specified region, in imposition of the print page.