JP2002316454A - Output unit, information processing apparatus, output method, method and program of information processing apparatus, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an output unit, an information processing apparatus, an output method, a method and a program of an information processing apparatus and, a storage medium which enable printing tabs while freeing a user from being conscious of a tab breadth and a paper feed direction. SOLUTION: In a printer which prints out to tab papers on the basis of printing data sent from the information processing apparatus, a region 502 or 504 corresponding to a tab part of the tab paper to be printed out is identified on the basis of the printing data, and only the identified tab region corresponding to the tab part is subjected to a tab process, so that the printed out result 502 to the tab paper is obtained. According to the tab process, documents are processed so that only the tab region 502 or 504 is shifted and the other region 501 or 503 is not shifted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an output apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an output method, an information processing apparatus method and a program, which perform print output on tab paper based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus. It relates to a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as a data processing system, a system constructed from a host computer and a printer connected via an interface (for example, a Centronics interface) has been known. And
This system analyzes output information input from a host on the printer side, develops it into bitmap data as output data to a printer engine, for example, a laser beam printer, and outputs a laser beam modulated based on the developed data. The image is recorded by scanning and exposing the photosensitive drum.

When the printer has an emulation function, the printer is configured to be able to process a plurality of printer control language systems, and executes print processing while switching between an emulation mode and a native mode according to an application executed by a user. The printer is provided with a switch for switching the control language of the printer and a card slot for issuing a switching instruction in advance.

Conventionally, when tab printing is performed in a printer of such a system, the printing process is performed as follows. -Set tab printing from the UI (user interface) or panel of the printer driver. -Determine the tab position and tab width with the printer. Instruct the printing by shifting the document data to be printed toward the tab side by the width of the printer tab.

As described above, the user has to create document data in consideration of the tab width and the sheet feeding direction.
However, since the number of tabs, the tab position, the tab width, the height, and the like vary depending on the tab sheet, it is difficult for the user to imagine the actual print result. Furthermore, since it cannot be combined with other layout functions such as enlargement / reduction, if there is data that needs to be slightly reduced, it is necessary to reprocess the data itself.

[0006]

For this reason, the above conventional example has the following problems. (1) The user needs to be conscious of the tab width and the sheet feeding direction. (2) It is necessary to recognize the correspondence between the created data and the physical area such as the number of tabs, the tab position, the tab width and the height which vary depending on the tab sheet. (3) At the time of tab printing, the printing was shifted to the printing result of a portion other than the tab portion. (4) Tab printing cannot be used in combination with other layout functions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an output apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an output method, and an information processing that allow a user to perform tab printing without being conscious of a tab width or a sheet feeding direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus method, a program, and a storage medium.

Further, the present invention provides an output apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an output method, and an information processing apparatus which do not need to recognize a physical area such as a different number of tabs, a tab position, a tab width and a height depending on tab sheets. It is an object to provide a method, a program, and a storage medium.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an output device, an information processing device, an output method, an information processing device method, a program, and a storage medium that do not shift to a print result of a portion other than a tab portion when tab printing. I do.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an output device, an information processing device, an output method, a method of an information processing device, a program, and a storage medium that can use both tab printing and other layout-related functions. And

[0011]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an output apparatus for performing print output on tab paper based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus. Identification means for identifying an area corresponding to the tab portion of the tab sheet to be printed out based on the data, tab processing means for performing tab processing only on the tab area corresponding to the identified tab portion, and tab processing based on the print data. Output means for performing print output on paper, wherein the tab processing means processes the print data so that only the tab area is shifted and other areas are not shifted.

The present invention also relates to an information processing apparatus for generating print data to be sent to an output device for performing print output on tab paper, and a generating means for generating print data for print output on tab paper. A setting unit for setting information relating to tab printing for the print data; and a notifying unit for notifying the output device of the set setting information.

Further, the present invention relates to an output method for printing out on a tab sheet based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus, which corresponds to a tab section of the tab sheet to be printed out based on the print data. An identification step for identifying an area to be
A tab processing step of performing tab processing only on a tab area corresponding to the identified tab portion; and an output step of performing print output on tab paper based on the print data, wherein the tab processing step includes: The method is characterized in that the print data is processed such that only the shift is performed and other areas are not shifted.

The present invention also relates to a method of an information processing apparatus for generating print data to be sent to an output device for performing print output on tab paper, the method comprising generating print data for print output on tab paper. A setting step of setting information relating to tab printing for the print data; and a notifying step of notifying the set information to the output device.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, before describing the configuration of the present embodiment, a configuration of a laser beam printer suitable for applying the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The printer to which this embodiment can be applied is not limited to a laser beam printer or an ink jet printer described later, and it goes without saying that a printer of another printing method may be used.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the structure of a laser beam printer (LBP) according to this embodiment. FIG.
Reference numeral 1500 denotes an LBP main body, which inputs and stores print information (character codes, etc.), form information, macro instructions, and the like supplied from an externally connected host computer (not shown); A corresponding character pattern or form pattern is created according to the information, and an image is formed on a recording medium such as recording paper. 150
An operation unit 1 includes various keys and switches operated by an operator, an LED display, and the like. 1000
Denotes a printer control unit, which controls the entire LBP body 1500 and analyzes character information and the like supplied from the host computer.

The printer control unit 1000 mainly converts character information into a video signal of a corresponding character pattern and outputs the video signal to a laser driver 1502. The laser driver 1502 is a circuit for driving the semiconductor laser 1503, and controls switching on or off of a laser beam 1504 emitted from the semiconductor laser 1503 according to an input video signal. The laser beam 1504 is oscillated in the horizontal direction by the rotary polygon mirror 1505 to scan and expose the electrostatic drum 1506. As a result, an electrostatic latent image of a character pattern is formed on the electrostatic drum 1506. This latent image is developed by a developing unit 1507 disposed around the electrostatic drum 1506, and then transferred to a recording sheet.

A cut sheet is used for the recording paper.
The cut sheet is stored in a paper cassette 1508 mounted on the LBP 1500, is taken into the apparatus by a paper feed roller 1509 and transport rollers 1510 and 1511, and is supplied to an electrostatic drum 1506. The LBP body 1500 has at least one or more card slots (not shown), and includes optional fonts in addition to the built-in fonts.
It is configured so that a font card and a control card (emulation card) of different languages can be connected.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance of an information processing apparatus suitable for applying an output method according to the present embodiment described later. As shown in the figure, a keyboard 9 for receiving an input from a user and a CRT display 10 for displaying various outputs to the user are connected to the information processing apparatus (host computer) 3000. Also, under the control of the operating system (OS) of the host computer, the internal RA
M has an external memory 11 for storing applications and data read and executed.

FIG. 3 shows a printer 15 according to this embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an output system including a computer 00 and a host computer 3000. FIG. 3 shows an example of the printer control unit 100 of the printer 1500.
0 and the configuration of the host computer 3000 are mainly shown.

If the functions in the present embodiment are executed, such a configuration may be implemented by a single device or a system including a plurality of devices as in the present embodiment. The present invention can be applied to a system in which processing is performed between a plurality of devices connected via a network such as a LAN.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 3000 denotes a host computer. Document processing in which graphics, images, characters, tables (including spreadsheets, etc.) are mixed based on a document processing program or the like stored in the program ROM 302 of the ROM 3 is shown. The CPU 1 generally controls each device connected to the system device 4.

In the host computer 3000, R
The program ROM 302 of the OM 3 stores programs executed by the CPU 1 and the like. ROM
The font ROM 301 stores font data and the like for generating a character pattern and the like to be displayed on the CRT 10 from document data edited or created at the time of document processing. The data R in the ROM 3
The OM 303 stores various data (for example, directory information, a printer driver table, and the like) used when performing document processing, display processing, and the like. 2 is a RAM,
It functions as a main memory into which a control program of the CPU 1 is loaded and a work area used when executing processing.

The control program executed by the CPU 1 includes a floppy (registered trademark) disk and a CD-ROM.
The program may be stored in the external memory 11 such as a ROM or a DVD, and may be executed by the CPU 1.

5 is a keyboard controller (KB)
C) to control key input from the keyboard 9 or a pointing device (not shown). Reference numeral 6 denotes a CRT controller (CRTC), and a CRT display (CRC).
T) Control the display on 10. Reference numeral 7 denotes a disk controller (DKC) for accessing the external memory 11 such as a hard disk (HD) for storing boot programs, various applications, font data, user files, and editing files, a floppy disk (FD), and a CD-ROM. Control. 8 is a printer controller (P
RTC), and is connected to the printer 1500 via a predetermined bidirectional interface (interface) 21 to execute communication control processing with the printer 1500.

The CPU 1 executes a process of rasterizing an outline font to a display information RAM (VRAM) set on the RAM 2, for example.
WYSIWYG on 0 is possible. Also, CP
U1 opens various registered windows based on commands specified by a mouse cursor or the like (not shown) on the CRT 10 and executes various data processing.

Next, the configuration of the printer control unit 1000 of the printer 1500 will be described. In the printer 1500, reference numeral 12 denotes a printer CPU, which is connected to a system bus 15 based on a control program stored in a program ROM of a ROM 13 or a control program stored in an external memory 14 and downloaded to a RAM 19. , And outputs an image signal as output information to a printing unit (printer engine) 17 connected via a printing unit interface 16. A control program executed by the CPU 12 and the like are stored in a program ROM 1302 of the ROM 13. Font ROM 130 of ROM 13
Reference numeral 1 stores font data and the like used when outputting to the printer engine 17. In the case of a printer having no external memory 14 such as a hard disk, the data ROM 1303 of the ROM 13 has a host computer.
And information used on the data.

Note that, as in a control program described later, R
A control program similar to that of the OM 3 may be stored in the ROM 13. In that case, it is transferred to the host computer 3000 as needed. The CPU 12 has an input unit (H
The host computer 3000 can communicate with the host computer 3000 via the STC 18 and can notify the host computer 3000 of information on the printer 1500 and the like.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a RAM that functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like of the CPU 12, and is configured so that the memory capacity can be expanded by an optional RAM connected to an expansion port (not shown). This RAM 19 is used for an output information development area, an environment data storage area, an NVRAM, and the like.

Incidentally, the above-mentioned host computer 3000
Similarly, the control program executed by the CPU 12 of the printer 1500 is
The program may be downloaded to the AM 19 and executed.

Hard disk (HD), CD-ROM,
The access to the external memory 14 such as an IC card is controlled by a disk controller (DKC) 20.
The external memory 14 is connected as an option, and includes a font data, an emulation program, and a form data.
And the like are stored. An operation unit 1501 includes switches for various operations, an LED display, and the like.

The external memory 14 is not limited to one, and at least one external memory is provided.
In addition to the built-in font stored in 1, an optional font card and a plurality of external memories storing programs for interpreting printer control languages of different languages may be connected. Furthermore, NVRA (not shown)
M, and the printer mode setting information input from the operation unit 1501 may be stored.

Next, a description will be given of the tab print processing in this embodiment in the output system having the above-described configuration.

First, before describing the tab printing process in the present embodiment, an outline of the conventional tab printing process is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

The user 404 operates as the host computer 300
Document 400 created on application No. 0
Is indicated on the tab paper 402, the document 400 is passed to the printer 1500. Here, the printer 1500 determines whether to print on tab paper based on the setting information of the document 400, and if printing on tab paper, the document 40 is equivalent to the width of the tab portion.
Shift all 0's. Thereby, the document 400
Is shifted by the tab width and moved to the tab portion, and the tab paper 4
02 is printed.

Assume that the user wants to print a title at the center as shown at 403 simultaneously with printing on the tab. Since the entire area of the document is shifted, as in 404, the user cannot obtain the title position from the centering designation as in 405. That is, it is necessary to correct the title so that the title is placed at the position of the center-tab width (the amount by which the output device is shifted) in the horizontal direction on the document 400. Further, once the document 403 is corrected, it will be shifted to the center-tab width when printing on normal paper.

Further, even when tab sheets having different numbers of tabs are used, it can be supported by the specification of shifting only in the horizontal direction. However, care in the vertical direction must be done by the user, and the user probably measures the actual tab paper size,
It is necessary to adjust the character position of the document 400.

Further, since the entire page is shifted with a fixed tab width, the user controls the area.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
When printing on a tab sheet, only the area corresponding to the tab width is shifted by distinguishing the area where the document is shifted from the area not shifted.

First, it is determined whether or not the document 500 is to be printed on a tab sheet. If the document is to be printed on a tab sheet, as shown in FIG. , The area 502 corresponding to the tab width is shifted in the horizontal direction, and the other areas 501 are retained. This is called "A type". Also, as shown in FIG. 5B, the document 500 is divided from the tab side into an area (tab area) 504 corresponding to the width and height of the tab and another area 503, and the tab area 504 is shifted, The area 503 is retained. This is called "B type".

Conventionally, all pages have been shifted. However, when the user places a title at the center by shifting only the area that may be on a tab as in the above-described A type and B type. In addition, the printing result in the holding area does not change during tab sheet printing.

It is desirable that the data at the time of area division in the printer be logically formed, but it is also possible to perform the processing after the data becomes raster data.

As described above, the user does not need to be aware of the tab width, and does not need to adjust data according to the print target.

Next, setting processing in tab printing in the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, before a user prints a document created by an application of the host computer 3000 on a tab sheet set in a paper cassette of the printer 1500, the host computer 300
A desired setting is performed using the UI 600 provided by the printer driver 0. In the present embodiment, for example, the paper size is “A4”, the paper orientation is “portrait”, and the medium is “N tab paper”.
Set to.

Next, various settings made by the user are added to the print data 601 generated by the printer driver, and the print data 601 flows to the printer 1500 together with the actual drawing data. Upon receiving the print data 601, the printer 1500 lays out the drawing data in the above-described A type or B type, and prints it on tab paper. The operation unit 1 of the printer body
From 501, paper size: A4, paper orientation: portrait, media:
N tab paper can also be set (602). Also, A
Either the type or the B type may be used in a fixed manner, a command for designating the switching between the A type and the B type may be facilitated, or the printer may automatically select the type.

In the case of conventional tab printing as shown in FIG.
The tab width or the like is fixed because the tab paper is not notified to the printer as the medium. However, in the case of the tab printing according to the present embodiment as shown in FIG. It is possible to identify the number of tabs, tab positions, tab width and height, and the like. In addition, printing can be performed on a sheet having a large tab or a sheet having a large number of tabs even with the same sheet size.

Here, an application example of tab printing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG.

FIG. 7 shows the coexistence of the reduced layout function and the tab print function. In this example, a document created according to a larger sheet size is output on an A4 size tab sheet slightly smaller than A4. If the printer driver setting, paper size: B4,
Output paper size: A4, paper orientation: portrait, scaling ratio: 78%
(B4 → A4 is usually 80%), Medium: This is a case where printing is performed on N tab paper.

When printing is performed with the above-described settings, the printer that has acquired the job first reduces the size to A4 size, which is the same as the output paper size (701). An A type or B type area is cut out from the A4 data (702). The cut-out area is stored with a size corresponding to A4. The remaining area held so far is further reduced to 78% (703). The tab print area cut out in 702 and the reduced normal document are combined, and printed on tab paper as in 704.

This is effective as an adjustment when the punched hole of the tab sheet and the right side of the document overlap. Further, the user can easily avoid the problem by making print settings slightly smaller. Further, it becomes possible to combine with other layout functions such as enlargement / reduction, and even when reduction is required, it is not necessary to reprocess the data itself.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the coexistence of the N-Up layout function and the tab print function. In this example, an A4 size document is printed 2 Up and tabs are also used.
It is not very frequently used, but is effective for hand-carrying specifications with many pages. Further, in the case of setting of a printer driver, the paper size is set to A4, the paper orientation is set to portrait, the layout is set to 2 Up, and the medium is set to N tab paper and printing is performed.

When printing is performed with the above-described settings, the printer that has acquired the job first extracts an A-type or B-type area (801). Since the document has two pages, two clipped areas are stored. Reduce the remaining area that has been retained to 2Up size,
Combine with one of the stored tab print areas (80
2). The result of the synthesis is printed on tab paper as in 803.

As described above, even when a specification having a large number of pages is hand-carried, a print result with a separation tab can be obtained. In addition, it becomes possible to combine with another layout function, and it is not necessary to reprocess the data itself.

In the present embodiment, the method of extracting the portion corresponding to the tab print area can be changed to a format for searching for print data. Further, the processing method for dividing the area is applicable regardless of the layout type.

In this embodiment, the portrait type paper with tabs is described as an example. However, the present invention is applicable to portrait type portrait paper and landscape type landscape tab paper. It is possible.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user does not need to be aware of the tab width and the sheet feeding direction.

The number of tabs varies depending on the tab paper.
It is not necessary to recognize a physical area such as a tab position, a tab width and a height.

Further, at the time of tab printing, the print layout of a portion other than the tab portion is retained.

Further, it is possible to use tab printing in combination with other layout functions.

[Other Embodiments] Next, other embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the above-described embodiment, a laser beam printer has been described as an example of a printer. In other embodiments, a case in which the present invention is applied to an ink jet printer will be described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the structure of an ink jet printer (IJRA) according to another embodiment.

The carriage HC that engages with the spiral groove 5004 of the lead screw 5005 that rotates via the driving force transmission gears 5011 and 5009 in conjunction with the forward and reverse rotation of the drive motor 5013 has pins (not shown). Are reciprocated in the directions of arrows a and b. An ink jet cartridge IJC is mounted on the carriage HC. Reference numeral 5002 denotes a paper pressing plate, which presses the paper against the platen 5000 in the carriage moving direction. 500
Reference numeral 7,5008 denotes a photocoupler, which confirms the presence of a carriage lever 5006 in this region, and
It functions as a home position detecting means for switching the rotation direction of 3, for example. 5016 is a member for indicating a cap member 5022 for capping the entire surface of the recording head;
Reference numeral 5015 denotes suction means for sucking the inside of the cap, and performs suction recovery of the recording head through the opening 5023 in the cap.
Reference numeral 5017 denotes a cleaning blade which can be moved in the front-rear direction by a member 5019. Reference numeral 5018 denotes a main body support plate that supports the above-mentioned 5017 and 5019. Reference numeral 5012 denotes a lever for starting suction for suction recovery. The lever 5012 moves with the movement of the cam 5020 that engages with the carriage, and the driving force from the driving motor is controlled by a known transmission means such as clutch switching.

The capping, cleaning, and suction recovery are configured so that when the carriage HC comes to the home position side area, desired processing can be performed at the corresponding positions by the action of the lead screw 5005. What is necessary is just to be configured to perform a desired operation at a timing.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a control system of the ink jet printer shown in FIG. 10, reference numeral 1700 denotes an interface, which inputs a recording signal from the information processing device (host computer) 3000 shown in FIG. An MPU 1701 controls the entire printer. Reference numeral 1702 denotes a ROM, and the MPU 170
1 stores a control program to be executed, host print information, and the like. Reference numeral 1703 denotes a DRAM, which stores various data (a print signal, print data supplied to a print head, and the like).

Reference numeral 1704 denotes a gate array for controlling data supplied to the recording head 1708.
00, the MPU 1701 and the DRAM 1703 are also controlled. 1710 is a recording head 170
8, a conveyance motor 1709 for conveying the recording paper, 1705 a head driver for driving the recording head, and 1706 a conveyance motor 1709
1707 is a motor driver for driving the carrier motor 1710.

In the ink jet printer thus configured, when input information is input from the host computer 3000 via the interface 1700, the input information is converted into output information for printing between the gate array 1704 and the MPU 1701. Is done. Then, while the motor drivers 1706 and 1707 are driven,
The recording head is driven according to the output information sent to the head driver 1705, and printing is performed.

The MPU 1701 is provided for the interface 1
The host computer 3000 can communicate with the host computer 3000 via the network 700, and can notify the host computer 3000 of memory information and resource data relating to the DRAM 1703 or host print information in the ROM 1702.

FIG. 11 shows a state in which a floppy disk (FD: storage medium) functioning as an external memory is loaded into the host computer 3000 of the present embodiment, and the program stored in the floppy disk is loaded into the host computer 3000. FIG. Note that FIG.
In the example shown in the figure, a floppy disk is shown as an example.
Needless to say, a D-ROM or a DVD may be used.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a memory map of the FD which is an example of the storage medium shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1201 denotes an area in which directory information is stored, which indicates a storage location of the subsequent printer driver table 1202. Further, in correspondence with each printer and each printer driver, for example, a storage location 1203 such as a program for controlling the printer shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 9 and a storage location 1204 such as configuration information 1 of the printer are provided. Is shown. The operator of the host computer 3000 specifies a desired printer name to be installed from the storage contents of the FD in KB9.
, The printer driver is loaded with reference to the table 1202 described above. For example, if the user designates the printer name XXX, the areas 1203 and 1
The program and configuration information stored in 204 can be loaded into host computer 3000.
The present invention can be applied to a system including a plurality of devices (for example, a host computer, an interface device, a reader, a printer, etc.), but it can be applied to a device including one device (for example, a copying machine, a facsimile machine, etc.). May be applied.

Further, an object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing a program code of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or an apparatus, and to provide a computer (CPU or MP) of the system or apparatus.
It goes without saying that U) is also achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD
-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) May perform some or all of the actual processing, and the processing may realize the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instructions of the program code, It goes without saying that the CPU included in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

[0078]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By shifting only the area corresponding to the tab position,
The user's involvement in tab printing can be reduced, and various layout functions can be easily realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 illustrates a laser beam printer (L) according to an embodiment.
It is a sectional side view which shows the structure of (BP).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance of an information processing apparatus suitable for applying the output method of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an output system including a printer 1500 and a host computer 3000 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an outline of a conventional tab printing process.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an overview of a tab print process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining an outline of a setting process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining an application example 1 of tab printing in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for explaining application example 2 of tab printing in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a structure of an inkjet printer (IJRA) according to another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a control system of the ink jet printer shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a manner in which a control program of the present embodiment is downloaded to a computer 3000.

12 is a diagram showing a memory map of an FD which is an example of the storage medium shown in FIG.

Claims (21)

[Claims] 1. An output device for performing print output on a tab sheet based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus, the area corresponding to a tab portion of the tab sheet to be printed out based on the print data. An identification unit that identifies the tab, a tab processing unit that performs tab processing only on a tab area corresponding to the identified tab portion, and an output unit that performs print output on a tab sheet based on the print data. An output device, wherein the processing means processes the print data so as to shift only the tab area and not shift other areas. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification unit is configured to output the tab sheet setting information notified from the information processing apparatus as a recording medium.
2. The output device according to claim 1, wherein an area corresponding to a tab portion of the tab sheet to be printed out is identified. 3. The output device according to claim 2, wherein the setting information includes at least a tab number, a tab position, a tab width, and a height. 4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the tab processing unit shifts only the area corresponding to the tab width from the tab side according to the setting information, and processes the print data so as not to shift other areas. An output device according to item 1. 5. The tab processing means shifts only an area specified by a tab position, a tab width, and a height based on the setting information, and processes the print data so as not to shift another area. The output device according to claim 3, wherein 6. The output device according to claim 1, further comprising layout processing means for performing layout processing according to another layout function on an area other than the identified tab area. 7. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification unit identifies an area corresponding to a tab portion of the tab sheet to be printed out according to setting information of the tab sheet set from an operation unit of the output device. The output device according to claim 1. 8. An information processing apparatus for generating print data to be sent to an output device for performing print output on tab paper, comprising: a generation unit for generating print data for print output on tab paper; An information processing apparatus, comprising: a setting unit configured to set information relating to tab printing for a print job; and a notifying unit configured to notify the output device of the set setting information. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the setting information includes at least a tab number, a tab position, a tab width, and a height. 10. An output method for printing out on a tab sheet based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus, wherein an area corresponding to a tab portion of the tab sheet to be printed out is identified based on the print data. A tab processing step of performing tab processing only on a tab area corresponding to the identified tab portion; and an output step of performing print output on tab paper based on the print data. Outputting the print data so as to shift only the tab area and not shift other areas. 11. The identification step identifies an area corresponding to a tab portion of the tab sheet to be printed out according to tab sheet setting information notified as a recording medium from the information processing apparatus. The output method according to claim 10, wherein 12. The setting information includes at least the number of tabs,
12. The output method according to claim 11, wherein the output is a tab position, a tab width, and a height. 13. The printing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein in the tab processing step, only the area corresponding to the tab width is shifted from the tab side according to the setting information, and the print data is processed so that other areas are not shifted. An output device according to item 1. 14. The tab processing step, wherein the print data is processed such that only an area specified by a tab position, a tab width and a height according to the setting information is shifted, and other areas are not shifted. The output device according to claim 13, wherein 15. The output method according to claim 10, further comprising a layout processing step of performing a layout process according to another layout function on an area other than the identified tab area. 16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifying step identifies an area corresponding to a tab portion of the tab sheet to be printed out according to tab sheet setting information set from an operation unit of the output device. The output method according to claim 10. 17. A method of an information processing apparatus for generating print data to be sent to an output device for performing print output on tab paper, comprising: a generation step of generating print data for print output on tab paper; A method for an information processing apparatus, comprising: a setting step of setting information relating to tab printing for print data; and a notifying step of notifying the set information to the output device. 18. A program for an output method for printing and outputting to a tab sheet based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus, the area corresponding to a tab portion of the tab sheet to be printed and output based on the print data. A code of an identification step for identifying a tab area, a code of a tab processing step of performing tab processing only on a tab area corresponding to the identified tab portion, and a code of an output step of performing print output on tab paper based on the print data. A program for processing the print data so that the code of the tab processing step shifts only the tab area and does not shift other areas. 19. The code of the identifying step includes identifying an area corresponding to a tab portion of the tab sheet to be printed out according to setting information of the tab sheet notified as a recording medium from the information processing apparatus. The program according to claim 18, characterized by: 20. A program for a method in an information processing apparatus for generating print data to be transmitted to an output device for performing print output on tab paper, the program comprising: a generation step for generating print data for print output on tab paper. A program comprising: a code; a code of a setting step of setting information on tab printing for the print data; and a code of a notification step of notifying the output device of the set information. 21. A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 18. Description: