Print controlling apparatus and print controlling method
US7379199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3278
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a producer of content who associates information for print control with the content such as a picture, before delivery. Specifically, a digital broadcast receiving device receives this content delivery, and the content is decoded by a data decoding unit via a broadcast receiving unit. A controlling unit judges print control information registered in association with the decoded content, performs image processing in accordance with this print control information, and transmits data for printing to a printing device. The printing device performs printing according to the received data for printing.
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