JPH09269874A - Information processor, its data processing method and storage medium storing program readable by means of computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To construct the printing environment efficiently transferring printing information from application by a data form optimum for the resources of a printer. SOLUTION: A computer obtains the printing resources information, data transfer performance information, etc., from a printer and compares obtained printing resources information, data transfer performance information, etc., with processing resources information on a computer side, and CPU 201 judges an optimum data from reducing a data quantity and reducing time for print processing to automatically decide.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus in which an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a workstation and a printer apparatus are communicably connected via an external interface with a parallel port or a network, and an information processing apparatus. The present invention relates to a data processing method of an information processing device and a storage medium storing a computer-readable program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of printing system, in a print processing method of a host computer such as a personal computer or a workstation, a document edited by an application contains a character code, graphic data, bitmap data, etc. Is saved as a file and is interpreted by the system OS, printer driver, etc., and can be interpreted by the printing device, for example, Postscript, LIPS, CaPSL (including product name)
Print data such as PDL data or raster data according to a page description language (PDL) such as PDL data is generated and sent to a printer device through an external interface.

On the other hand, in the printer apparatus, in the case of a PDL printer, the rasterizer engine expands the print data sent from the host computer to generate raster data, which is output to the printer engine section for printing. In the case of a raster printer, the raster data sent is output to the printer engine unit for printing.

Generally, in a PDL printer, the transfer data sent from the host computer is small and the transfer time is short, the PDL engine on the printer side is often processed at high speed, and the time required for printing is generally. It gets shorter.

On the other hand, in the raster printer, the transfer data sent from the host computer is generally large and the transfer time is long, and the raster expansion time in the host computer is also large, so that the printing time is a problem. It was However, since rasterization similar to the display driver is performed by the printer driver etc. in the host computer, the W
It was excellent in terms of becoming YSIWYG.

However, in recent years, the performance of the host computer has been remarkably improved, and the data transfer by the parallel port connecting the host computer and the printer device or the network interface has also been speeded up. The transfer method is also shortening the time required for printing.
The printing method is effective in combination with YSIWYG.

Further, in the PDL print processing method, in addition to the problem of WYSIWYG, the conversion efficiency from the graphic metafile generated by the system OS at the time of printing to PDL is poor, and the conversion time and the PDL data amount increase. Is also occurring.

Therefore, a print processing method in which a graphic metafile generated by the system OS is directly transferred to a printer device through an external interface and rasterized and printed by a driver for expanding the metafile installed in the printer device is also considered. ing.

As described above, in recent years, several printer processing methods are conceivable, but it is difficult to select the optimum printer processing method there.

[0010]

As described above, when arranged by the type of transfer data, the printer processing methods are as follows: the first is a print processing by PDL transfer, the second is a print processing by raster data transfer, and the third is a metafile. Several methods such as print processing by transfer are conceivable, and each method has its own characteristics, which makes it difficult to select the optimum printer processing method.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the first to ninth inventions of the present invention is to transfer print information from an application to a printing apparatus. When the data can be processed into different data formats, the printing resource information on the printing device side is acquired at the time of setting or changing the printing environment, and the acquired printing resource information and the data transfer capability,
An information processing apparatus capable of constructing a printing environment for efficiently transferring print information from an application in a data format most suitable for resources of a printing apparatus by comparing processing resource information and the like to determine an optimum data format to be processed, and An object of the present invention is to provide a data processing method of an information processing device and a storage medium storing a computer-readable program.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium converts print information from an application into output information having a different data format. Processing means for processing, acquisition means for acquiring printing resource information from the printing device and processing resource information from the processing means, and data transfer by comparing the printing resource information acquired by the acquiring means with the processing resource information Determination means for determining the ability, determination means for determining the data format to be processed by the processing means based on the determination result of the determination means, and the processing means for the processing means based on the data format determined by the determination means. And a transfer unit that transfers output information processed from the print information to the printing apparatus.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the transfer means causes the printing means to output the first output data processed by the processing means from the print information to first output information based on a graphic drawing data format. It is to be transferred.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the transfer means has a second output in which the processing means processes the first output information into second output information based on a predetermined page description language data format. The data is transferred to the printing device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the transfer means, the processing means processes the second output information into third output information based on a raster image data format.
Output data is transferred to the printing device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the determining means determines the data transfer capability via the communication medium from the acquired output resource information and the acquired processing resource information.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is a data processing method for an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium, wherein print information from an application is processed into output information having a different data format. An acquisition step of acquiring the processing resource information of the processing means and the output resource information from the printing device, and comparing the acquired output resource information with the processing resource information to determine the data processing capacity and to perform the communication via the communication medium. And a first determining step for determining the data transfer capability.

A seventh aspect of the present invention compares the determined data transfer capability with the acquired output resource information and the processing resource information to determine the data format to be processed by the processing means. And a second determining step.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, processing resource information of processing means for processing print information from an application into output information having a different data format, and an acquisition step of acquiring output resource information from the printing device, A first computer-readable process comprising: a first determining step of comparing the acquired output resource information and the acquired processing resource information to determine a data processing capability and determining a data transfer capability via the communication medium. The program is stored in a storage medium.

A ninth aspect of the present invention is to determine the data format to be processed by the processing means by comparing the determined data transfer capability with the acquired output resource information and the processed resource information. A computer-readable program including a second determination step is stored in a storage medium.

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are schematic block diagrams for explaining the configuration of a printing system showing an embodiment of the present invention.
1 corresponds to a printing system in which an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus are connected via an interface, and FIG. 2 corresponds to a printing system in which an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus are connected via a network.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 101 is an information processing device such as a personal computer or a workstation, which can communicate with a printer 102 having a laser printer engine, an ink jet printer engine or the like via a parallel interface 103, for example. It is connected.

Reference numeral 104 denotes an information processing device such as a personal computer or a workstation, which is a printer equipped with a network compatible laser printer engine, ink jet printer engine or the like via a computer network (network) 106 such as Ethernet (trade name). 105 is communicatively connected. The interface 103 or the network 1
Information necessary for printing (details will be described later) is transmitted to each other via 06.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the information processing devices 101 and 104 shown in FIGS.

In FIG. 3, 201 is a central processing unit (C
PU) for controlling the entire apparatus and performing arithmetic processing and the like. Reference numeral 202 denotes a ROM, which stores information such as a system boot program. The CPU 20
Reference numeral 1 is configured to be able to execute various control programs as applications or drivers loaded on the RAM 203 from the ROM 202, the external storage unit (HD unit) 206, or an external storage medium (not shown).

The RAM 203 is constructed so that the memory capacity can be expanded at any time, and functions as a data storage area with no usage restrictions, and is loaded with OS, applications, printer drivers, and rasterizer programs and data for graphic data. This is the area to be executed.

A keyboard control unit (KBC unit) 204 receives input data from the pointing device and the keyboard and transmits it to the CPU 201. A display control unit (CRTC unit) 205 controls display on a display device. 206 is an external storage unit (HD unit)
In addition, for example, it is configured by a floppy disk device or a hard disk device, and stores and stores various application programs and data, and is referred to or loaded into a RAM as needed at the time of execution.

Reference numeral 207 denotes an external interface section for performing one or more parallel interface controls or network interface controls.
Also, as described with reference to FIG. 2, connection with external devices such as the printers 102 and 105 is possible. Reference numeral 208 denotes a system bus, which should serve as a data path between the above-mentioned components.

The information processing devices (computers 101 and 104) in the printing system configured as described above are connected to the printing device (printer 10) via a predetermined communication medium (interface 103, computer network 106).
2, 105), and as a first invention, an application (a storage medium on a hard disk device or a floppy disk device not shown)
Processing means for processing print information from various application programs (document processing, graphic processing, image processing or a combination thereof) mapped on the AM 203 into output information having a different data format (system O in this embodiment).
The level at which the print information from the application by S is processed into a graphic metafile (graphic drawing data format), and the graphic metafile is converted into a predetermined page description language (LIPS, Postscript, CaPS).
L (including the product name)) and a level for processing PDL data into raster image data obtained by rasterizing the PDL data). From the print resource information and the processing resource information from the processing unit (the CPU 201 executes the control program mapped on the RAM 203 from the ROM 202, the hard disk unit (HD unit) 206, etc. to execute the external interface unit 207.
Via the printer 102, 105, etc.),
The print resource information (printer 1 acquired by the acquisition unit
02, 105 memory resources (including ROM capability or NVRAM, not shown, external storage medium) raster file presence / absence of metafiles, PDL rasterization information, printer capability information such as external interface reception capability, and the processing resource information. (Computer 101,
Judgment means (CPU2) for judging the data transfer capacity by comparing with the memory resources (ROM 202, hard disk section (HD section) 206) of the printer driver 104, capacity of the printer driver, rasterization capacity, metafile processing capacity, etc.
01 is R from the ROM 202, hard disk unit 206, etc.
When the control program mapped on the AM 203 is executed to make a determination), the determining means determines the data format to be processed by the processing means based on the determination result of the determining means (the CPU 201 is the ROM 202, the hard disk unit 20).
6 and the like to execute a control program mapped on the RAM 203 to make a decision) and transfer the output information processed by the processing means from the print information to the printing device based on the data format determined by the determining means. Transfer means (CPU 201 is ROM 202, hard disk unit 20)
6 and the like to execute and transfer the control program mapped on the RAM 203), and the computer 101, 104 can be used when the system is started or when the print environment is changed.
Acquires the print resource information and the data transfer capability information and the like from the printers 102 and 105, and acquires the print resource information and the data transfer capability information and the computer 10
Which data format the print information from the application should be processed by comparing with the processing resource information on the side of 1, 104, that is, the optimum data format that can reduce the data transfer amount and shorten the print processing time. The CPU
It is possible for 201 to determine and automatically determine, and to transfer the output information in the determined data format to the printing apparatus to perform efficient printing.

As a second invention, the transfer means transfers the first output data processed by the processing means from the print information to the first output information based on the graphic drawing data format, to the printing device, The first output information based on the graphic drawing data format, that is, the metafile acquired by the CPU 201 as a transfer unit from the OS is directly transferred to the printers 102 and 105, and is converted into PDL data by the resources on the printer side and rasterized. It is possible to build a data transfer processing environment that enables

As a third aspect of the invention, the transfer means includes the printer 102 for the second output data obtained by the processing means processing the first output information into the second output information based on a predetermined page description language data format. , 105, that is, the printer driver converts the metafile into PDL data in the page description language, and the converted PDL.
It is possible to construct a data transfer processing environment in which data is transferred to the printers 102 and 105, and PDL data is rasterized by the resources on the printer side and printed.

As a fourth invention, the transfer means transfers the third output data processed by the processing means from the second output information to third output information based on a raster image data format, to the printing device. That is, that is, the raster image data obtained by rasterizing the PDL data is transferred to the printers 102 and 105, that is, the metafile is converted by the printer driver into the PDL data in the page description language, and based on the converted PDL data. The raster image data rasterized by the printer 10
It is possible to construct a data transfer processing environment in which the raster image data is transferred to the printer 2, 105, and the raster image data is printed by the resources on the printer side.

As a fifth aspect of the invention, the judging means judges the data transfer capability (data transfer rate on the interface, etc.) via the communication medium from the acquired output resource information and the processing resource information. Depending on the data transfer rate, if the transfer capability is such that the transfer time of the metafile or PDL data is shorter than the transfer and development time, the raster image data is positively transferred to the printer 102,
The data transfer processing environment for transferring to 105 can be constructed.

FIG. 4 shows the printer 10 shown in FIGS.
2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of 2, 105. FIG.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 304 denotes a controller unit for controlling the entire printer, which includes the CPU 301 and the ROM 3
02, RAM 303, etc., and CPU 301
A RAM 30 configured as a data storage area with no use restrictions for control programs, fonts, data, etc., including system startup program information stored in the ROM 302.
Load it into the work area 3 and execute it. The control program includes an operating system, a printer driver, a program and data for rasterizing graphic data. Further, various control programs can be supplied from a storage medium (not shown).

Reference numeral 305 denotes a printer engine unit, which performs a printing operation under the control of the controller unit 304. An external interface unit 306 performs one or more serial / parallel interface control or network interface control, and as described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the information processing apparatuses 101, 1
04 etc. can be connected. Reference numeral 307 denotes a system bus, which should serve as a data path between the above-described components.

The printers 102, 1 configured as described above
In the print processing in 05, information processing apparatuses (host computers) 101 and 104 such as personal computers or workstations normally generate print data that the printers 102 and 105 can interpret in response to a print request from an application, and an external interface Part 30
Transfer the data to 6. Similarly, the printers 102 and 105 acquire print data from the external interface unit 305, process it into printer engine control data, and operate the printer engine unit 305 to print a document, a figure, an image, etc. on a recording medium (not shown).

The data processing method in the printing system configured as above will be described below.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an example of a first data processing procedure in the printing system according to the present invention, which corresponds to a pre-processing routine executed by the host computers 101 and 104 when the system is started or when the printing environment is changed. To do. Note that (1) to (3) indicate each step.

When the preprocessing is started, whether or not the host computer itself can acquire the graphic metafile,
The inquiry information of the print capability such as the availability of PDL expansion and the acquisition of the transfer capability with the target printer is stored in the ROM 202
Alternatively, it is acquired from the external storage unit 206 (1). Next, the inquiry information of the printing capability such as the rasterizer presence / absence of the printer metafile, the presence / absence of the PDL rasterizer, and the receiving capability from the external interface is acquired through the physical interface (2). Next, the data transfer capability between the host computer and the printer is determined from the capability information of the external interface obtained in steps (1) and (2) (3), and the preprocessing is terminated.

Correspondence between the present embodiment and the respective steps of the sixth and eighth inventions and their actions will be described with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 8 which will be described later.

As a sixth invention, a predetermined communication medium (interface 103, computer network 106)
In the data processing method of the information processing device capable of communicating with the printing device (printer 102, 105) via the above), processing resource information of processing means for processing the print information from the application into output information having a different data format, and the printing. The acquisition step (steps (1) and (2) in FIG. 5) for acquiring output resource information from the device, and the acquired output resource information and the processing resource information are compared to determine the data processing capability and By executing the first determining step (step (3) in FIG. 5) for determining the data transfer capability via the communication medium, for example, the CPU 201 shown in FIG. 3 is mapped from the ROM 202 or the storage medium (not shown) to the RAM 203. The computer 101, 104 executes the control program (according to the flowchart of FIG. 5) stored in the area where the printers 102, 105 By comparing the processing resource information for al acquired print resource information and the computer 101, 104 side printing information, it is possible to determine the data transfer capacity to be transferred to the printer 102 and 105.

As an eighth invention, processing resource information of processing means for processing print information from an application into output information having a different data format, and an acquisition step of acquiring output resource information from the printing device (step (1 in FIG. 5 ), (2))
And a first determining step (step (3 in FIG. 5) for comparing the acquired output resource information and the acquired processing resource information to determine the data processing capability and determine the data transfer capability via the communication medium. )) And including a computer-readable storage medium that stores a program. That is, a program code corresponding to the process shown in FIG. 5 is stored in an external storage medium or an internal storage resource described later, and C is stored in the storage medium storing the program code.
A mode in which the PU 201 reads and executes is also included in the embodiment of the present invention.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, the printers 102 and 105 and the host computer 1 shown in FIGS.
The data processing configuration between 01 and 104 will be described.

FIG. 6 shows the printer 10 shown in FIGS.
2 is a diagram for explaining the cooperation state of various data processing programs stored in the memory resources of the host computers 101 and 104, which corresponds to the processing of the program module started at the time of print processing, and each of them corresponds to the host computer 101. , 104 or printers 102, 10
5 memory resources (RAM, ROM, etc.) are mapped.

The document edited by the application (S201) is an OS including a graphic function.
A print request is made in (S202).

In response to this, the OS (S202) creates a graphic metafile for printing and hands over the process to the normal printer driver.

In this embodiment, the dispatcher (S203) acquires the metafile and the printer 10
If the rasterization by the metafile generated by the system OS at the time of printing is possible in Nos. 2 and 105 and the metafile transfer is optimal, the transmission program (S2
06), the metafile is transferred to the printers 102 and 105 through the external interface (S210).

On the other hand, the printers 102 and 105 receive the metafile by the receiving program (S207), expand the metafile by the driver (S208), generate raster data by the rasterizer (S209), and print the printer engine shown in FIG. The unit 305 is activated.

When the metafile transfer is not selected in the dispatcher (S203) and the PDL rasterizer is installed in each of the printers 102 and 105 and the PDL transfer is optimum, the driver (S204) is executed. Request PDL generation. Driver (S
204) generates PDL and sends the program (S206)
The PDL data is transferred to the printers 102 and 105 through the external interface (S210).

Then, the printer receives the reception program (S
207) receives the PDL data and sends the riser (S2
09) to generate raster data, and the printer engine unit 3
05 is started.

Further, if the PDL transfer is not selected in the dispatcher (S203), the printer 1
The raster data is transferred to 02 and 105. In this case, the dispatcher (S203) uses the driver (S20)
After rasterizing by the rasterizer (S205) through 4), the driver (S204) transfers the raster data to the printers 102 and 105 through the external interface (S210) by the transmission program (S206).

Then, the printers 102 and 105 receive the raster data by the receiving program (S207) and activate the printer engine unit 305.

Next, the dispatcher (S2 shown in FIG.
The data processing operation of 03) will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the second data processing procedure in the printing system according to the present invention, which corresponds to the data processing of the dispatcher (S203) shown in FIG. Note that (1) to (6) indicate each step.

First, the dispatcher (S203) is activated and the host computers 101, 10 acquired in the preprocessing
The optimum print processing is determined by the print capacity and the data transfer capacity of the printer 4 and the printers 102 and 105 (1). As a result, it is determined whether or not the metafile is optimal (2), and if it is determined to be optimal, the metafile is generated and transferred to the printers 102 and 105 (3), and the process is ended.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step (2) that the metafile is not optimal, it is determined whether the PDL between the printer and the host computer is optimal (4), and when it is determined that it is optimal. Requests the driver to develop the PDL (5) and ends the process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step (4) that the PDL is not optimum, that is, if the raster data is determined to be optimum, the rasterizer is requested to develop raster data (6) and the processing is performed. finish.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a storage medium that stores various data processing programs that can be read by the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Although not shown, information for managing a group of programs stored in the storage medium, for example, version information, a creator, etc. is also stored, and information dependent on the OS or the like on the program reading side, for example, a program is An icon or the like for identification display may also be stored.

Further, data dependent on various programs is also managed in the directory. In addition, a program for installing various programs on a computer or a program for decompressing a program to be installed when the program to be installed is compressed may be stored.

Correspondence between the present embodiment and the respective steps of the seventh and ninth inventions and their functions will be described below.

As a seventh invention, as compared with the sixth invention,
A second determining step of comparing the determined data transfer capability with the acquired output resource information and the processing resource information to determine the data format to be processed by the processing means (FIG. 7).
Steps (1) to (6)) are further executed to compare the print resource information acquired by the computers 101 and 104 from the printers 102 and 105 with the processing resource information for the print information on the computer 101, 104 side. It is possible to determine the optimum data format to be transferred to the printers 102 and 105.

As a ninth aspect of the invention, a second determination is made to compare the determined data transfer capability with the acquired output resource information and the processing resource information to determine the data format to be processed by the processing means. Process (Step (1) to FIG. 7)
(6)) and a storage medium storing a computer-readable program. That is, an external storage medium or an internal storage resource described later is used in FIG.
A form in which the program code corresponding to the step shown in (3) is stored and the CPU 1 reads out from the storage medium storing the program code and executes the program code is also included in the embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the storage medium storing the program codes of the software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiment is supplied to the system or the apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MP) of the system or the apparatus is supplied.
It goes without saying that the object of the present invention is also achieved when U) reads and executes the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, 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, C
DR, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, RO
M, EEPROM and the like can be used.

Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, 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. It goes without saying that this also includes the case where the above) performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes 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, The CPU provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing,
It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing is also included.

The present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or to an apparatus constituted by a single device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus. In this case, by reading a storage medium storing a program represented by software for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. .

Further, by downloading and reading out a program represented by software for achieving the present invention from a database on a network by a communication program, the system or apparatus can be
It is possible to enjoy the effects of the present invention.

[0073]

As described above, the first embodiment according to the present invention is described.
According to the ninth aspect, when the print information from the application can be processed into different data formats to be transferred to the printing apparatus, the printing resource information on the printing apparatus side is acquired at the time of setting or changing the printing environment, Since the optimum data format to be processed is determined by comparing the acquired print resource information with the data transfer capability, processing resource information, etc., the print information from the application can be efficiently transferred in the data format optimum for the resources of the printing device. The effect is that a printing environment can be built.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing device illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the printer shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a first data processing procedure in the printing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a linked state of various data processing programs stored in the memory resources of the printer and the host computer shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a second data processing procedure in the printing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a storage medium that stores various data processing programs that can be read by the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S201 application S202 operating system (OS) S203 dispatcher S204 driver S205 rasterizer S206 transmission program S207 reception program S208 driver S209 rasterizer

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium, processing means for processing print information from an application into output information having a different data format, print resource information from the printing apparatus, and An acquisition unit that acquires the processing resource information from the processing unit, a determination unit that compares the printing resource information and the processing resource information acquired by the acquisition unit to determine the data transfer capability, and a determination result of the determination unit Determining means for determining the data format to be processed by the processing means, and transferring output information processed from the print information by the processing means based on the data format determined by the determining means to the printing device. An information processing apparatus comprising: a transfer unit. 2. The transfer means transfers the first output data processed by the processing means from the print information to first output information based on a graphic drawing data format, to the printing device. The information processing device according to item 1. 3. The transfer means transfers, to the printing device, second output data processed by the processing means from the first output information to second output information based on a predetermined page description language data format. Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above.
The information processing device described. 4. The transfer means transfers the third output data processed by the processing means from the second output information to third output information based on a raster image data format, to the printing device. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 3. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination means determines a data transfer capability via the communication medium from the acquired output resource information and the acquired processing resource information. 6. A data processing method of an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus via a predetermined communication medium, the processing resource information of processing means for processing print information from an application into output information having a different data format, and the processing resource information. A step of obtaining output resource information from a printing device, comparing the obtained output resource information and the obtained processing resource information to determine data processing capability, and determining data transfer capability via the communication medium. 1. A data processing method for an information processing device, comprising: 1. 7. A second determining step of determining the data format to be processed by a processing means by comparing the determined data transfer capability with the acquired output resource information and the processing resource information. 7. The data processing method for an information processing device according to claim 6, wherein. 8. The processing resource information of processing means for processing print information from an application into output information having a different data format, an acquisition step of acquiring output resource information from the printing device, the acquired output resource information and the acquired output resource information. A first deciding step of comparing the processing resource information with the processing resource information to determine the data processing capability and determining the data transfer capability via the communication medium. Storage medium. 9. A second deciding step of deciding a data format to be processed by a processing means by comparing the determined data transfer capability with the acquired output resource information and the processing resource information. 9. The storage medium according to claim 8, wherein a computer-readable program is stored.