Barcode data management device, printing apparatus

1. A barcode data management device comprising:

a conversion unit that converts print data including barcode data into electronic format data for viewing;

an extraction unit that extracts barcode data included in the print data, the barcode data including a start position, a range, a type and actual encoded data; and

an attachment unit that attaches the barcode data extracted by the extraction unit to a region provided in the electronic format data, the region indicating a bookmark, comment or note.

2. A barcode data management device comprising:

a conversion unit that converts print data including barcode data into electronic format data for viewing:

an extraction unit that extracts barcode data included in the print data, the barcode data including a start position, a range, a type and actual encoded data from the barcode image rendered into a viewable state;

an attachment unit that attaches the barcode data extracted by the extraction unit to a non-viewing region provided in the electronic format data;

a barcode range identification unit that identifies the start position and the range of the barcode image based on the barcode data attached to the non-viewing region by the attachment unit;

an object exclusion unit that excludes the region of the barcode image identified by the barcode range identification unit from the electronic format information;

a regeneration unit that, based on the electronic format data, regenerates a new printing apparatus-dependent barcode image applicable for print processing on the basis of the actual encoded data in the barcode data attached by the attachment unit to the non-viewing region; and

a switching-over unit that switches the barcode image regenerated by the regeneration unit for the barcode image of the region excluded by the object exclusion unit.

3. A printing apparatus comprising:

a print execution unit that converts print data used for a printing activity that occurs within an organization into viewable electronic format data, and based on the electronic format data performs printing in a printing apparatus-dependent state;

an extraction unit that extracts a barcode image included in the electronic format data converted by the conversion unit;

an attachment unit that, based on the barcode image extracted by the extraction unit, attaches barcode data, including a start position, a range, a type and actual encoded data of the barcode image in a viewable state, to a non-viewing region provided in the electronic format data;

a barcode range identification unit that identifies the start position and the range of the barcode image based on the barcode data attached by the attachment unit;

an object exclusion unit that excludes the region of the barcode image identified by the barcode range identification unit from the electronic format information;

a regeneration unit that regenerates a new printing apparatus-dependent barcode image applicable for print processing in the print execution unit on the basis of the actual encoded data of the barcode image stored in the storage unit as a base; and

a switching-over unit that switches the barcode image regenerated by the regeneration unit for the barcode image of the region excluded by the object exclusion unit.

4. The barcode data management device of claim 2 , wherein the non-viewing region indicates a bookmark, comment, or note.

5. The printing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the non-viewing region indicates a bookmark, comment or note.