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Granted Patent B2
US 9,904,878 · App. 15/254,247 · Granted Feb 27, 2018

Printer, printing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for printing data based on a predicted performance of generating the data to be printed

Inventors: Katsumasa Miyai (Kanagawa, JP); Michio Hayakawa (Kanagawa, JP); Yuji Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
G06K15/1802G06K15/1813G06K15/1823G06K15/1836G06K15/1849
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Patent No.
US 9,904,878
App. No.
15/254,247
Granted
Feb 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A printer includes an intermediate-data processor and an output-print-data generating unit. The intermediate-data processor performs a process in such a manner that intermediate data is generated from input print data. The output-print-data generating unit generates output print data from the intermediate data. The intermediate-data processor specifies one from intermediate-data generating schemes for a component of an object, on a basis of predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit, and generates the intermediate data. The predicted generation performance is predicted for respective cases of generating the intermediate data by using the intermediate-data generating schemes.

Claims (38)

1. A printer comprising:

an intermediate-data processor that generates intermediate data from input print data; and

at least one or more processors configured to act as an output-print-data generating unit that generates output print data from the intermediate data,

wherein, based on a predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit, the intermediate-data processor specifies one from a plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes for a component of an object and generates the intermediate data, the predicted generation performance being predicted for respective cases of generating the intermediate data by using the plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes, and

wherein the component of the object includes color of the object, and it is determined whether or not generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit is to be predicted for another intermediate-data generating scheme, based on information about the color of the object.

2. The printer according to claim 1 ,

wherein the component of the object further includes a shape of the object, and it is determined whether or not generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit is to be predicted for another intermediate-data generating scheme, based on information about the shape of the object.

3. The printer according to claim 2 ,

wherein the intermediate-data processor specifies an intermediate-data generating scheme for which the predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit is highest among the plurality of the intermediate-data generating schemes.

4. The printer according to claim 2 ,

wherein the intermediate-data processor compares a predetermined threshold with the predicted performance of the output-print-data generating unit, and specifies an intermediate-data generating scheme.

5. The printer according to claim 1 ,

wherein the intermediate-data processor specifies an intermediate-data generating scheme for which the predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit is highest among the plurality of the intermediate-data generating schemes.

6. The printer according to claim 1 ,

wherein the intermediate-data processor specifies an intermediate-data generating scheme for which the predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit is highest among the plurality of the intermediate-data generating schemes.

7. The printer according to claim 1 ,

wherein the intermediate-data processor compares a predetermined threshold with the predicted performance of the output-print-data generating unit, and specifies an intermediate-data generating scheme.

8. The printer according to claim 1 ,

wherein the intermediate-data processor compares a predetermined threshold with the predicted performance of the output-print-data generating unit, and specifies an intermediate-data generating scheme.

9. A printer comprising:

an intermediate-data processor that generates intermediate data from input print data; and

at least one or more processors configured to act as an output-print-data generating unit that generates output print data from the intermediate data,

wherein, based on a predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit, the intermediate-data processor specifies one from a plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes for a component of an object and generates the intermediate data, the predicted generation performance being predicted for respective cases of generating the intermediate data by using the plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes, and

wherein the component of the object includes a shape and color of the object, and it is determined whether or not generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit is to be predicted for another intermediate-data generating scheme, based on a combination of the shape and color of the object.

10. The printer according to claim 9 ,

wherein the intermediate-data processor specifies an intermediate-data generating scheme for which the predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit is highest among the plurality of the intermediate-data generating schemes.

11. The printer according to claim 9 ,

wherein the intermediate-data processor compares a predetermined threshold with the predicted performance of the output-print-data generating unit, and specifies an intermediate-data generating scheme.

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

generating intermediate data from input print data; and

generating output print data from the intermediate data,

wherein, based on a predicted generation performance of generating the output print data, one intermediate-data generating scheme is specified from a plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes for a component of an object and the intermediate data is generated, the predicted generation performance being predicted for respective cases of generating the intermediate data by using the plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes, and

wherein the component of the object includes color of the object, and it is determined whether or not generation performance of generating the output print data is to be predicted for another intermediate-data generating scheme, based on information about the color of the object.

13. A printing method comprising:

generating intermediate data from input print data; and

generating output print data from the intermediate data,

wherein, based on a predicted generation performance of generating the output print data, one intermediate-data generating scheme is specified from a plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes for a component of an object and the intermediate data is generated, the predicted generation performance being predicted for respective cases of generating the intermediate data by using the plurality of intermediate-data generating schemes, and

wherein the component of the object includes color of the object, and it is determined whether or not generation performance of generating the output print data is to be predicted for another intermediate-data generating scheme, based on information about the color of the object.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058287/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2016
From: MIYAI, KATSUMASA; HAYAKAWA, MICHIO; SUZUKI, YUJI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039614/0039 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-058578 · Mar 23, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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