Patent ID: 8040536
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A data processing apparatus comprising: a reception unit that receives print data transmitted from a host computer; first and second communication units that communicate with an image processing apparatus different from the data processing apparatus; an analyzing unit that analyzes the print data received by the reception unit; a determination unit that determines whether raster image data to be generated by rasterizing the print data is of a first type or of a second type, based on an analysis result by the analyzing unit, an amount of raster image data of the second type being smaller than an amount of raster image data of the first type; and a decision unit that decides, if the determination unit determines that the raster image data is of the first type, to use the first communication unit to transfer the raster image data and to use the second communication unit to transfer a print command for the raster image data, and, if the determination unit determines that the raster image data is of the second type, not to use the first communication unit and to use the second communication unit to transfer both the raster image data and the print command for the raster image data, wherein the determination unit determines a designated type of an image quality mode of the raster image data to be transferred from the data processing apparatus to the image processing apparatus, wherein, if the designated type of the image quality mode is determined to be a first type, the determination unit causes the data processing apparatus to generate the raster image data with the image quality of the first type, and wherein, if the designated type of the image quality mode is determined to be a second type, the determination unit causes the data processing apparatus to generate the raster image data with the image quality mode of the second type.