Patent ID: 8570569
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A control device, comprising: an image formation data creating unit configured to create image formation data, according to which an image formation device forming an image, the image formation data creating unit creating the image formation data based on mark-up text data containing item data representing items for display and image formation and link data representing link destinations associated with the items; a first display data creating unit configured to create first display data representing a first preview image displayed on the display area, the first preview image indicating a position of a first item, which is represented by the item data contained in the first mark-up text data, on the output medium if the image formation device forms an image based on the first image formation data created by the image formation data creating unit based on the first mark-up text data, a first preview display control unit configured to control the display device to display the first preview image based on the first display data in a first display area defined within a preview display area that is an area corresponding to an image formation area on the output medium; a user operation detecting unit configured to detect a first user operation performed with designating the first item arranged within the first preview; a data acquiring unit configured to identify a link destination which associated with the first item designated by the first user operation detected by the user operation detecting unit, and to acquire, from the identified link destination, second mark-up text data including second item data representing second item subjected to display and image formation; a second display data creating unit configured to create second display data representing a second preview image displayed on the display area, the second preview image indicating a position of a second item on the output medium, the second item being represented by the item data contained in the second mark-up text data if the image formation device forms an image based on the second image formation data created by the image formation data creating unit based on the second mark-up text data; a second preview display control unit configured to control the display device to display the second preview image in a second display area defined within a preview display area that is an area corresponding to an image formation area on the output medium; a composite image formation data creation unit configured to create composite image formation data according to which a composite image is formed on the single output medium, the composite image being configured such that the first item is arranged on the output medium at a position corresponding to the first display position and the second item is arranged on the output medium at a position corresponding to the second display position; and an image formation control unit configured to control the image formation device to operate in accordance with the composite image formation data.