Image forming method, image forming apparatus, and program

Abstract

There is provided an image processing method including an extraction step of extracting text data and image forming data based on an image processing apparatus control code as a job, and a storing step of relating the information of the job, the text data, and the image forming data to each other and storing them in a memory unit.

1 . An image processing method, comprising: 
 an extraction step of extracting text data and image forming data based on an image processing apparatus control code as a job; and    a storing step of relating information of the job, the text data, and the image forming data to each other and storing them in a memory unit.    
   
   
       2 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , further comprising an output step of outputting the image processing apparatus control code to an image processing apparatus.  
   
   
       3 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , further comprising a search step of searching data stored in the memory unit for a corresponding job based on the text data.  
   
   
       4 . An image processing method according to  claim 3 , wherein: 
 the information of the job, the text data, the image forming data, and the job issuing source are related to each other and stored in the memory unit at the storing step; and    text data in agreement with input text data is searched from the memory unit and the job issuing source related to the text data is read out from the memory unit at the search step.    
   
   
       5 . An image processing method according to  claim 3 , wherein: 
 the information of the job, the text data, the image forming data, and the job issuing source are related to each other and stored in the memory unit at the storing step; and    a job is selected from the text data of the image forming data of a plurality of jobs output to an output unit and a job issuing source corresponding to the selected job is read out from the memory unit at the search step.    
   
   
       6 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the information of the job, the text data, the image forming data, and a job issuing source are related to each other and stored in the memory unit at the storing step.  
   
   
       7 . An image processing method according to  claim 6 , wherein the job issuing source is unit information or user information that issues the image processing apparatus control code.  
   
   
       8 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein a character drawing command in the image processing apparatus control code is extracted and text data is extracted by converting the character drawing command into text data at the extraction step.  
   
   
       9 . An image processing method according to  claim 8 , wherein: 
 the image processing apparatus stores font data and subjects the font data designated by a font data designation code in the image processing apparatus control code to image processing; and    the font data designation code in the image processing apparatus control code is converted into text data at the extraction step.    
   
   
       10 . An image processing method according to  claim 8 , wherein: 
 the image processing apparatus registers glyph data in the image processing apparatus control code as the font data and subjects the font data designated by a font data designation code in the image processing apparatus control code to image processing; and    the glyph data is subjected to character recognition and the font data designation code in the image processing apparatus control code is converted into text data at the extraction step.    
   
   
       11 . An image processing method according to  claim 8 , wherein coordinate values used by a character drawing command in the image processing apparatus control code are extracted, font data is aligned in a sequence of a predetermined direction of the coordinate values, and an aligned font data group is converted into text data at the extraction step.  
   
   
       12 . An image processing method according to  claim 11 , wherein an inclination direction of the font data group is derived from the coordinate values, and the font data is aligned in a sequence of the inclination direction at the extraction step.  
   
   
       13 . An image processing method according to  claim 11 , wherein a traveling direction of the font data group is detected by detecting a rotational direction of the font data, and the font data is aligned in a sequence of the traveling direction at the extraction step.  
   
   
       14 . An image processing method according to  claim 11 , wherein a traveling direction of the font data group is detected by detecting a rotational direction of a page constituting the job and the font data is aligned in a sequence of the traveling direction at the extraction step.  
   
   
       15 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 an output step of outputting an image processing apparatus control code for each page divided region; and    a detection step of detecting duplicate font data existing in each page divided region,    wherein text data is extracted by eliminating the duplicated font data detected based on the image processing apparatus control code at the extraction step.    
   
   
       16 . An image processing method according to  claim 15 , wherein when duplicate font data and corresponding drawing positions are designated in a plurality of page divided regions, it is detected that duplicate font data exists in each page divided region at the detection step.  
   
   
       17 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the image forming data is a thumb-nail, graphic data, or object data.  
   
   
       18 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the information of the job, the text data, the image forming data, and the image processing apparatus control code are related to each other and stored in the memory unit at the storing step.  
   
   
       19 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a creation step of creating image data capable of grasping an outline of an image based on the image processing apparatus control code,    wherein the information of the job, the text data, the image forming data, and the image data are related to each other and stored in the memory unit at the storing step.    
   
   
       20 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the information of the job, the text data, and the image forming data are related to each other and stored in the same memory unit at the storing step.  
   
   
       21 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the text data and the image forming data are stored in different memory units at the storing step.  
   
   
       22 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , further comprising an output step of reading the text data or the image forming data from the memory unit and outputting it to an output unit.  
   
   
       23 . An image processing method according to  claim 22 , wherein when the text data is stored in the memory unit, the text data is output, and when the text data is not stored, the image forming data is output at the output step.  
   
   
       24 . An image processing method according to  claim 22 , wherein the text data appearing frequently in a plurality of jobs is output to the output unit at the output step.  
   
   
       25 . An image processing method according to  claim 22 , 
 further comprising a creation step of creating image data capable of grasping an outline of an image based on the image processing apparatus control code,    wherein the information of the job, the text data, the image forming data, the image processing apparatus control code, the image data, and a job issuing source are related to each other and stored in the memory unit at the storing step; and    any or all of the text data, the image forming data, the image processing apparatus control code, the image data, and the job issuing source is output to the output unit at the output step.    
   
   
       26 . An image processing method according to  claim 1 , further comprising a search step of searching the text data or the image forming data stored in the memory unit based on the information of the job.  
   
   
       27 . A control program, causing a computer to execute the method according to  claim 1 .  
   
   
       28 . An image processing method, comprising: 
 an output step of outputting an image processing apparatus control code for each page divided region to an image processing apparatus;    a detection step of detecting duplicate font data existing in each page divided region; and    an extraction step of extracting text data by eliminating the duplicate font data detected based on the image processing apparatus control code.    
   
   
       29 . An image processing method according to  claim 28 , wherein when the duplicate font data is designated and corresponding drawing positions are designated in a plurality of page divided regions, duplicate font data is detected at the detection step.  
   
   
       30 . A control program, causing a computer to execute the method according to  claim 28 .  
   
   
       31 . An image forming apparatus, comprising: 
 extraction means for extracting text data and image forming data based on an image processing apparatus control code as a job;    storing means for relating information of the job, the text data, and the image forming data to each other and storing them in a memory unit.    
   
   
       32 . An image processing apparatus, comprising: 
 output means for outputting an image processing apparatus control code for each page divided region to the image processing apparatus:    detection means for detecting duplicate font data existing in each page divided region; and    extraction means for extracting text data by eliminating the duplicate font data detected based on the image processing apparatus control code.