Print control apparatus for generating accounting information relating to a print job
US6618566B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a print control apparatus having a function of acquiring detailed accounting data for a print job divided into a plurality of blocks. A printer driver generates print data such as a PDL interpretable by a printer on the basis of command data transferred from a GDI. The number of sheets per block is counted for the generated data in accordance with not only the number of sheets to be printed but also many settings such as the number of pages laid out on one sheet, paper size, color information, and double-side printing.
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