Patent ID: 7379199
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A print controlling apparatus for use with a printing device, said print controlling apparatus comprising: a receiving unit operable to receive a broadcast signal including (i) print control information and (ii) a content file including content, wherein the print control information identifies a portion of the content to be reduced in resolution; a print instruction obtaining unit operable to obtain a print instruction which is an instruction to print at least a part of the content; and an outputting unit operable to instruct the printing device to reduce a resolution of the portion of the content identified to be reduced in resolution by the print control information and operable to instruct the printing device to print the part of the content instructed to be printed by the print instruction including the portion having the reduced resolution when the print instruction is obtained and the print control information satisfies a predetermined condition, and operable to instruct the printing device to create a striped image including a combination of a portion of the content identified to retain an ordinary resolution by the print control information and the portion of the content identified to be reduced in resolution by the print control information.