To prevent ink of printed images on a recording medium from adhering to pinch rollers, a computer determines whether or not a number of images aligned on a same plane by an image combiner are overlapping with a position of a position data representing positions of pinch rollers. As a result of this determination, when any of the images is overlapping with the position of the position data, the computer relocates these images on a same plane to prevent these images from overlapping with the position of the position data. Thereafter, the computer outputs a command to print the relocated images to a printer.

To prevent ink of printed images on a recording medium from adhering to pinch rollers, a computer determines whether or not a number of images aligned on a same plane by an image combiner are overlapping with a position of a position data representing positions of pinch rollers. As a result of this determination, when any of the images is overlapping with the position of the position data, the computer relocates these images on a same plane to prevent these images from overlapping with the position of the position data. Thereafter, the computer outputs a command to print the relocated images to a printer.

The character edge area determining unit (21) determines a character edge area in input image data. The output image processing unit (12) performs an image process for a target pixel in the determined character edge area in order to adjust a toner consumption amount in accordance with the number of continuous edge pixels (i.e. continuous pixels that belong to the character edge area) included in a reference window of which a center is set on the target pixel and an average value of pixel values of the continuous edge pixels.

A storage portion (15) stores one or more pieces of automatic process setting information (20) including detection target information and processing content corresponding to the detection target information, the detection target information composed of a specific character string, a specific figure, or a specific combination thereof. An image data acquiring portion (161) acquires image data of a document (30). A detection processing portion (162) detects the detection target information from the document (30) based on the image data. A process executing portion (163) processes the image data according to the processing content included in the automatic process setting information (20), when the detection target information included in the automatic process setting information (20) is detected from the document (30) by the detection processing portion (162).

A technique for controlling a printing apparatus, which makes it possible to print image data items received from a plurality of external apparatuses on one recording sheet. The printing apparatus is capable of performing wireless communication with a plurality of external apparatuses, and prints images received from the plurality of external apparatuses on a sheet. When the number of images received from the plurality of external apparatuses reaches a specified number, the specified number of received images are printed on one sheet.

A technique for controlling a printing apparatus, which makes it possible to print image data items received from a plurality of external apparatuses on one recording sheet. The printing apparatus is capable of performing wireless communication with a plurality of external apparatuses, and prints images received from the plurality of external apparatuses on a sheet. When the number of images received from the plurality of external apparatuses reaches a specified number, the specified number of received images are printed on one sheet.

According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor belt configured to convey a tablet; a print head configured to perform printing on the tablet conveyed by the conveyor belt; and a belt-position detector configured to detect the position of the conveyor belt in a direction crossing the conveying direction of the tablet in a horizontal plane. The conveyor belt includes a plurality of holes arranged in a row along the conveying direction of the tablet to hold the tablet. The belt-position detector includes an imaging device configured to capture an image of two or more of the holes; and an image processing device configured to detect the position of the conveyor belt in the crossing direction based on the image captured by the imaging device.

According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor belt configured to convey a tablet; a print head configured to perform printing on the tablet conveyed by the conveyor belt; and a belt-position detector configured to detect the position of the conveyor belt in a direction crossing the conveying direction of the tablet in a horizontal plane. The conveyor belt includes a plurality of holes arranged in a row along the conveying direction of the tablet to hold the tablet. The belt-position detector includes an imaging device configured to capture an image of two or more of the holes; and an image processing device configured to detect the position of the conveyor belt in the crossing direction based on the image captured by the imaging device.

The edge pixel determining unit (21) determines edge pixels in an input image, and the property determining unit (23) determines an edge pixel of a ruled-line edge among the determined edge pixels. The output image processing unit (12) performs predetermined image processing for the edge pixels so as to make a toner consumption amount of the edge pixel of the ruled-line edge smaller than a toner consumption amount of an edge pixel other than the edge pixel of the ruled-line edge.

A technique for controlling a printing apparatus, which makes it possible to print image data items received from a plurality of external apparatuses on one recording sheet. The printing apparatus is capable of performing wireless communication with a plurality of external apparatuses, and prints images received from the plurality of external apparatuses on a sheet. When the number of images received from the plurality of external apparatuses reaches a specified number, the specified number of received images are printed on one sheet.