Merged image print out system and method therefor
US6021257A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A form for printing print data, such as business data generated by an application program is generated by a form defining program. The form defining program designates a specific item (specific data item) in the form based on the predesignated print color of the form. A data discriminating section extracts data in a specific data item from the print data supplied from the application program. In accordance with the contents of the data in the specific data item, a color control command for changing the predesignated color of the form is generated. A printer controller change the color of the form in accordance with the color control command, supplied via a printer driver, and outputs the resultant data to a printing section. The printing section prints the print data in the color-changed form.
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