Patent ID: 6493099
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A print control apparatus for transforming, in accordance with different print modes, graphics commands from an application into print control commands to be analyzed by a printer before transferring the print control commands via a predetermined communication medium, said print control apparatus comprising:acquisition means for acquiring transformation-time coefficient data for the print modes; computation means for computing in units of pages, based on the transformation-time coefficient data acquired by said acquisition means, transformation periods for transforming the graphics commands from the application; selecting means for selecting one print mode for each page which has the least transformation period by comparing the transformation periods for the print modes computed by said computation means; determination means for determining whether or not the selected one print mode for each page is identical to a set print mode; and changing means for changing said set print mode into the selected one print mode based on the determination by said determination means when a print control command for each page is generated.