Patent ID: 7224482
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: B41J,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A computer readable medium storing a computer program of a printer host for converting drawing data, which is created by an application program and corresponds to a sheet of printing paper having a specific size, to a printing command and for transmitting the printing command to said printer, said computer program comprising: a marginless printing mode designation accepting step of accepting a marginless printing mode designation; a marginless printing condition setting step of setting, when said marginless printing mode designation is accepted in said marginless printing mode designation accepting step, a printing region of a size that is larger than the specific size of printing paper to be actually printed; and a printing command generating step of converting the drawing data to said printing command so that an image represented by the drawing data is enlarged according to a size of the printing region set in said marginless printing condition setting step, and that said printer performs printing within the printing region, wherein the computer readable medium is adapted to preliminarily store data representing a necessary minimum expanded amount corresponding to each of sizes of printing paper to be used for performing marginless printing in said printer connected to said printer host, and which stores the operation program of said printer host, in which a necessary minimum printing area serving as the printing region according to the necessary minimum expanded amount corresponding to the printing paper of the specific size, which is actually printed, and an enlarged image region, which circumscribes said necessary minimum printing region and is similar to said printing paper, are determined in said marginless printing condition setting step, and in which, in said printing command generating step, an image represented by the drawing data is enlarged at a ratio of enlargement of a size of said enlarged image region to the specific size of the printing paper and the drawing data is converted into the printing command so that said printer performs printing within said necessary minimum printing area determined as said printing region in said printing command generating step.