IP Library Granted Patent US 11,659,130
Granted Patent B2
US 11,659,130 · App. 17/591,742 · Granted May 23, 2023

Information processing apparatus having multiple display regions, control method, and storage medium

Inventor: Shoichi Matsuda (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04N1/54G06K15/129G06K15/1805G06K15/1809H04N1/0044H04N1/00482H04N1/6008H04N1/6011
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Patent No.
US 11,659,130
App. No.
17/591,742
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A prescribed program causes a computer to display a first display region to execute printing by using a first color adopting an ordinary color ink being an ink of a process color and a specific color ink being an ink of a color other than the process color, and a second display region being different from the first display region to execute printing by using a second color being different from the first color and adopting at least the specific color ink.

Claims (55)

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a prescribed program, the prescribed program causing a computer to execute:

executing processing to display,

a first display region to execute printing by using a first color adopting an ordinary color ink being an ink of a process color and a specific color ink being an ink of a color other than the process color, and

a second display region being different from the first display region to execute printing by using a second color being different from the first color and adopting at least the specific color ink; and

executing

processing to change from setting to print a first print region in a print target image corresponding to first RGB values by using a third color being the process color to setting to print the first print region by using the first color in a case where the first display region is operated, and

processing to change from setting to print a second print region in the print target image corresponding to second RGB values by using a fourth color being the process color to setting to print the second print region by using the second color in a case where the second display region is operated, wherein

the first display region displays an object of a fifth color that is a color corresponding to the first color and is different from the first color and the third color, and

the second display region displays an object of a sixth color that is a color corresponding to the second color and is different from the second color and the fourth color.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the first display region displays values representing the first RGB values, and

the second display region displays values representing the second RGB values.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the prescribed program further causes the computer to execute:

obtaining capability information on an printing apparatus, wherein

the computer performs control in such a way as not to display a region out of the first display region and the second display region to be subjected to execution of printing by using a color not compatible with the capability information on the printing apparatus.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the processing to display the first display region and the second display region is processing to display the first display region and the second display region on a screen displayed by the prescribed program.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing to display the first display region and the second display region is processing to cause a different program being different from the prescribed program to obtain information for displaying the first display region and the second display region, and

in a case where the different program obtains the information for displaying the first display region and the second display region, the first display region and the second display region are displayed on a screen displayed by the different program.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 5 , wherein

the prescribed program is a printer driver, and

the different program is a program configured to input RGB values concerning the print target image.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the prescribed program further causes the computer to execute:

transmitting print data for printing the print target image and a command for printing the first print region by using the first color to a printing apparatus in a case where printing of the print target image is instructed after execution of the processing to change to the setting to print the first print region by using the first color.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

processing to display a third display region, the third display region being different from the first display region and from the second display region, to execute printing by using a seventh color being different from the first color and the second color and adopting at least the specific color ink is further executed, and

processing to change from setting to print a third print region in the print target image corresponding to third RGB values by using an eighth color being the process color to setting to print the third print region by using the seventh color is further executed in a case where the third display region is operated.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the specific color ink includes an ink of a fluorescent color.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the specific color ink includes at least one of a violet ink, a green ink, and an orange ink.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the prescribed program is a printer driver.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the prescribed program is a program configured to input RGB values concerning the print target image.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the prescribed program is a poster data creation application program.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , where in a plurality of display regions including the first display region and the second display region are controlled in such a way as to be arranged and displayed in an order in accordance with prescribed priorities.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the prescribed priorities are defined in such a way as to rank a display region corresponding to degrees of clearness based on defined priorities.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the fifth color is displayed by RGB values being different from RGB values to display the third color, and

the sixth color is displayed by RGB values being different from RGB values to display the fourth color.

17. A control method of an information processing apparatus comprising:

executing processing to display

a first display region to execute printing by using a first color adopting an ordinary color ink being an ink of a process color and a specific color ink being an ink of a color other than the process color, and

a second display region being different from the first display region to execute printing by using a second color being different from the first color and adopting at least the specific color ink; and

executing

processing to change from setting to print a first print region in a print target image corresponding to first RGB values by using a third color being the process color to setting to print the first print region by using the first color in a case where the first display region is operated, and

processing to change from setting to print a second print region in the print target image corresponding to second RGB values by using a fourth color being the process color to setting to print the second print region by using the second color in a case where the second display region is operated, wherein

the first display region displays an object of a fifth color that is a color corresponding to the first color and is different from the first color and the third color, and

the second display region displays an object of a sixth color that is a color corresponding to the second color and is different from the second color and the fourth color.

18. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a display controller configured to execute processing to display

a first display region to execute printing by using a first color adopting an ordinary color ink being an ink of a process color and a specific color ink being an ink of a color other than the process color, and

a second display region being different from the first display region to execute printing by using a second color being different from the first color and adopting at least the specific color ink; and

a change controller configured to execute

processing to change from setting to print a first print region in a print target image corresponding to first RGB values by using a third color being the process color to setting to print the first print region by using the first color in a case where the first display region is operated, and

processing to change from setting to print a second print region in the print target image corresponding to second RGB values by using a fourth color being the process color to setting to print the second print region by using the second color in a case where the second display region is operated, wherein

the first display region displays an object of a fifth color that is a color corresponding to the first color and is different from the first color and the third color, and

the second display region displays an object of a sixth color that is a color corresponding to the second color and is different from the second color and the fourth color.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: MATSUDA, SHOICHI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2021-019318 · Feb 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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