Print controlling apparatus, image forming system, and computer program product

摘要

A print controlling apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives input data including: gloss control plane data indicating a surface effect type to be achieved on the recording medium with certain density information; and table identifying information for identifying a surface effect selection table indicating a corresponding relation between the surface effect type and the density information used to generate the gloss control plane data; an acquiring unit that acquires an independent data portion indicating a portion corresponding to the surface effect type capable of being achieved independent from competence of the printing apparatus, out of the surface effect selection table identified by the table identifying information included in the input data from an external device; and a generating unit that generates the clear toner plane data using the independent data portion acquired by the acquiring unit.

主权项

1. A print controlling apparatus that is equipped with at least one color toner and at least one colorless clear toner and controls a printing apparatus forming an image on a recording medium based on one or more pieces of color plane data for causing the color toner to be attached and one or more pieces of clear toner plane data for causing the clear toner to be attached, the print controlling apparatus comprising:
a receiving unit that receives input data including:
gloss control plane data indicating a surface effect type to be achieved on the recording medium with certain density information; andtable identifying information for identifying a surface effect selection table indicating a corresponding relation between the surface effect type and the density information used to generate the gloss control plane data; an acquiring unit that acquires an independent data portion indicating a portion corresponding to the surface effect type capable of being achieved independent from competence of the printing apparatus, out of the surface effect selection table identified by the table identifying information included in the input data from an external device; and a generating unit that generates the clear toner plane data using the independent data portion acquired by the acquiring unit.