Patent ID: 6104498
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An image information print system comprising:means for receiving job data containing print information input from a host computer;job language interpretation means for interpreting the job data;format conversion means for converting a format of the print information to prepare intermediate print information;means for storing one of the job data not subjected to format conversion for preparing the intermediate print information and the intermediate print information;print management means for issuing a print execution instruction based on a desired print specification selected from a group including confidential print, command wait print, test print, reverse-order print, multiple-copy print and save after print;print execution means for converting the intermediate print information into bit image data and executing printing based on the print execution instruction of said print management means; andpaper discharge face specification means for specifying face-down or face-up paper discharge, wherein said print management means detects information indicating face-down or face-up paper discharge provided by said paper discharge face specification means before reception of print information from the host computer and converts the intermediate print information into bit image data in desired units without waiting for a cluster of intermediate print information to be stored in said storage means if conversion processing is performed in a print reception order in response to the paper discharge face information.