PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus, an image forming apparatus, a print control method, an image forming method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided. The print control apparatus includes a manipulation inputter configured to receive a command to print a document, a controller configured to calculate a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document, and determine a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount, a printer driver configured to generate print data on the document according to the determined print saving mode, and a communication interface configured to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus.

主权项

1. A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus, the print control apparatus comprising:
a manipulation inputter configured to receive a command to print a document; a controller configured to calculate a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document, and determine a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount; a printer driver configured to generate print data on the document according to the determined print saving mode; and a communication interface configured to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus.