Information processing unit, printing control method for printer driver, and computer program product

摘要

A information processing unit includes: a control unit configured to control operation processing of individual units through a user interface; a print set value storage unit configured to store a print set value that is set by operation of an operation unit on a basic setting screen displayed on a display unit on which setting relating to the color printing is performed at a basic level and a print detail set value that is set by operation of the operation unit on a detail setting screen as another dialog on which the setting is performed at a detail level under operation control of the control unit; and a print data creating unit configured to create print data of the color printing based on the print set value and the print detail set value under operation control of the control unit.

主权项

1. An information processing unit provided in a client terminal connected, through a network, to a controller that is externally attached to a printer capable of performing color printing to generate printed matter and is configured to perform high-speed image processing, the information processing unit performing setting of the color printing using a user interface connected to a display unit and an operation unit, the information processing unit comprising:
a control unit configured to control operation processing of individual units through the user interface; a print set value storage unit configured to store a print set value that is set by operation of the operation unit on a basic setting screen displayed on the display unit on which setting relating to the color printing is performed at a basic level and one or more print detail set values that are set by operation of the operation unit on a detail setting screen as another dialog on which the setting is performed at a detail level under operation control of the control unit; a print data creating unit configured to create print data of the color printing based on the print set value and the print detail set value under operation control of the control unit; a data transmission unit configured to transmit the print data to the printer via the controller through the network under operation control of the control unit; and a data receiving unit configured to receive information from the printer via the controller through the network under operation control of the control unit, wherein the basic setting screen is a setting screen on which profile setting common to a plurality of object types is performed, the detail setting screen being a screen for performing, for each individual object type among the plurality of object types, profile settings for the object type, the plurality of objects types being types of objects the printer is capable of printing on the printed matter, and wherein the print data creating unit is configured to,
specify a profile for each object type among the plurality of object types and create print data, when the one or more print detail set values stored in the print set value storage unit includes a print detail set value for each of the plurality of object types, respectively, andspecify a profile common to the plurality of object types and create print data containing information indicating that the profile is common to the plurality of object types, when print set value storage unit does not include a print detail set value for each of the plurality of object types, respectively.