Information processing device, printing machine, and information processing program

Abstract

To provide an information processing device capable of supplying information which enables a user to determine whether a recording medium can be used for each performance of a printer even when there is no setting information about an existing recording medium compared with when whether printing can be executed by a printer set by using physical property value information of the recording medium and type information of the existing recording medium is determined.SOLUTION: A user terminal 10 comprises at least one processor. The processor acquires physical property value information of a recording medium P, determines whether the recording medium P is a recording medium P likely to give damage to printing of the printer 30 for printing performance based on the physical property value information by using information about the printer 30, and outputs the determination result to a display unit 16.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, a printing machine, and an information processing program. [Background technology]

[0002] The following Patent Document 1 discloses a setting discrimination device that includes a measurement unit that measures the physical properties of media and a control unit, and the control unit identifies a combination of basis weight and type of media based on the measurement results by the measurement unit and outputs the combination as a media setting candidate related to the operation settings of image formation.

[0003] The following Patent Document 2 discloses an image forming apparatus including a conveying means for conveying a medium on which an image is to be formed, a first detection means for detecting the basis weight of the medium conveyed by the conveying means, a second detection means for detecting that the type of the medium conveyed by the conveying means is an envelope, and a determination means for determining, based on the detection result of the second detection means, whether to detect the basis weight of the medium by the first detection means or whether to use the detection result of the first detection means. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-97170 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2020-100490 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] For example, when a recording medium that cannot be used in a printing machine is conveyed, the recording medium may become jammed. In addition, when an image is printed on a recording medium, the desired image quality may not be obtained, and a large amount of the printed recording medium may be discarded. In addition, the tolerance for image quality when an image is printed on a recording medium varies depending on the user, and there may be users who wish to print on a recording medium that is expected to have a slight deterioration in image quality, and users who do not wish to print on the recording medium.

[0006] The present invention aims to provide an information processing device, printing machine, and information processing program that can provide information that allows a user to determine whether or not a recording medium can be used for each performance of the printing machine, even when there is no setting information for the existing recording medium, compared to when determining whether or not printing can be done on a specified printing machine using physical property information of the recording medium and type information of an existing recording medium. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An information processing device according to a first aspect includes at least one processor, which acquires physical property information of a recording medium, and uses information from a printing press to determine whether or not the recording medium is a recording medium that may interfere with printing by the printing press, based on the printing performance based on the physical property information, and outputs the result of the determination to a display device.

[0008] An information processing device according to a second aspect is the information processing device according to the first aspect, further comprising a sensor that measures physical properties of the recording medium or a receiving unit that receives measurement information by the sensor, and the processor acquires the physical property information by converting the measurement values ​​measured by the sensor into physical property values ​​of the recording medium.

[0009] An information processing device according to a third aspect is the information processing device according to the first aspect, wherein the processor accepts input information on the brand of the recording medium, and acquires the physical property information based on the input information on the brand of the recording medium.

[0010] An information processing device according to a fourth aspect is an information processing device described in any one of the first to third aspects, in which the processor receives information about the printing press and uses the information about the printing press to determine whether the recording medium is a recording medium that may interfere with the printing.

[0011] An information processing device according to a fifth aspect is an information processing device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the processor determines whether the recording medium is a recording medium that may interfere with the printing for two or more printing performances, and outputs the results of the determination to a display device separately for each printing performance.

[0012] An information processing device according to a sixth aspect is an information processing device according to the fifth aspect, wherein the processor sets a judgment threshold for the printing performance for each model of the printing press in accordance with information about the printing press, judges whether the recording medium is a recording medium that may interfere with the printing, and outputs the judgment results to the display device for each model of the printing press.

[0013] An information processing device according to a seventh aspect is an information processing device described in any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the display device is electrically connected to the processor, and the processor controls the display device to display the result of the judgment.

[0014] An information processing device according to an eighth aspect is an information processing device described in any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the processor outputs, as a result of the determination, at least one of prohibition information that prohibits the printing machine from printing the recording medium and restriction information that restricts the use of the recording medium by the printing machine.

[0015] An information processing device according to a 9th aspect is an information processing device according to the 8th aspect, wherein the processor determines whether to prohibit printing of the recording medium using a prohibition threshold set in accordance with information about the printing press, and determines whether to restrict printing of the recording medium using a restriction threshold set in accordance with information about the printing press and having an upper limit value smaller than the prohibition threshold or a lower limit value larger than the prohibition threshold.

[0016] A printing machine according to a tenth aspect includes the information processing device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, and a printing unit that prints on the recording medium.

[0017] In an 11th aspect of the printing machine, in the printing machine described in the 10th aspect, the processor outputs, as a result of the judgment, prohibition information that prohibits the recording medium from being printed by the printing machine and restriction information that restricts the use of the recording medium by the printing machine, and if the recording medium is other than a prohibited recording medium that prohibits printing by the printing machine, allows the creation of recording medium settings at the time of printing.

[0018] The information processing program of the twelfth aspect causes a computer to execute the steps of acquiring physical property information of a recording medium, using information from a printing press to determine whether the recording medium is a recording medium that may interfere with printing by the printing press in terms of printing performance based on the physical property information, and outputting the result of the determination on a display device. Effect of the Invention

[0019] According to the information processing device of the first aspect, compared to a case where it is determined whether or not printing can be done on a specified printing press using physical property information of the recording medium and type information of an existing recording medium, even if there is no setting information of the existing recording medium, it is possible to provide information that allows the user to determine whether or not a recording medium can be used for each performance of the printing press.

[0020] According to the information processing device of the second aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not a recording medium is likely to cause problems in printing, depending on individual differences of the recording medium.

[0021] According to the information processing device of the third aspect, it is possible to quickly obtain the physical property values ​​of the recording medium, compared to a case in which the physical properties of the recording medium are measured using only a sensor.

[0022] According to the information processing device of the fourth aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not a recording medium can be used for each of a plurality of printing presses.

[0023] According to the information processing device of the fifth aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not a recording medium can be used for each printing performance, compared to when displaying whether or not a recording medium may interfere with printing for one printing performance.

[0024] According to the information processing device of the sixth aspect, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not a recording medium can be used for each model of printing machine, compared to when a similar judgment threshold is used for each model of printing machine to determine whether or not a recording medium is likely to interfere with printing.

[0025] According to the information processing device of the seventh aspect, a user operating the information processing device can determine, via the display device, whether or not the recording medium can be used.

[0026] According to the information processing device of the eighth aspect, compared to a case where only the prohibition information is output as a result of the determination, the user can determine whether or not to permit use of the recording medium based on the restriction information.

[0027] According to the information processing device of the ninth aspect, the user can determine whether or not to use the recording medium, depending on the restriction information that restricts printing of the recording medium.

[0028] According to the printing machine of the tenth aspect, compared to determining whether printing is possible with a specified printing machine using physical property information of the recording medium and type information of an existing recording medium, it is possible to provide information that allows a user to determine whether or not a recording medium can be used, even if there is no setting information for the existing recording medium.

[0029] According to the printing machine of the 11th aspect, compared to a case where the usability of a recording medium is determined using only the setting information of the existing recording medium stored in the printing machine, even if there is no existing setting information of the recording medium at the time of printing, it is possible to create new setting information of the recording medium at the time of printing.

[0030] According to the information processing program of the 12th aspect, compared to determining whether or not printing can be performed on a specified printing machine using physical property information of the recording medium and type information of an existing recording medium, even if there is no setting information for the existing recording medium, it is possible to provide information that allows the user to determine whether or not a recording medium can be used for each performance of the printing machine. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0031] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system to which an information processing device according to a first embodiment is applied. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information processing device. [Diagram 3] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of an information processing device. [Figure 4] FIG. 1A is a diagram showing an example of printing performance used to determine the recording medium of an information processing device, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing an example of post-processing device performance used to determine the recording medium of the information processing device. [Diagram 5] 11 is a diagram showing an example of a table that specifies threshold values ​​of physical property values ​​of a recording medium stored in an information processing device. FIG. [Figure 6] 11A to 11C are diagrams showing an example of determination of a recording medium in an information processing apparatus, illustrating a determination method for the printing performance of a recording medium, messages, and a profile creation status. [Figure 7] 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in the information processing device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of a recording medium determination process of the information processing device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 9]5 is a flowchart showing the flow of a determination process related to the travelability of a recording medium in the information processing device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for the model of a printing press displayed on a display device in the information processing device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first example of a determination result displayed on a display device in the information processing device according to the first embodiment, in which the recording medium can be used without restrictions. [Figure 12] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a second example of a determination result displayed on the display device in the information processing device according to the first embodiment, in which the use of the recording medium is prohibited. [Figure 13] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a third example of a determination result displayed on the display device in the information processing device according to the first embodiment, in which there is a restriction on the use of the recording medium. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a fourth example of a determination result displayed on the display device in the information processing device according to the first embodiment, in which the use of the recording medium is prohibited and restricted. [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a fifth example of a determination result displayed on the display device in the information processing device according to the second embodiment, in which the use of the recording medium is restricted. [Figure 16] 11 is a diagram showing an example of a table that specifies threshold values ​​of physical property values ​​according to the type of recording medium stored in the information processing device. FIG. [Figure 17] 13 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in an information processing device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a first example of a determination result displayed on a display device in the information processing device according to the second embodiment, in which the recording medium can be used without restrictions. [Figure 19] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a second example of a determination result displayed on the display device in the information processing device according to the second embodiment, in which the use of the recording medium is prohibited. [Figure 20] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a third example of a determination result displayed on the display device in the information processing device according to the second embodiment, in which the use of the recording medium is restricted. [Figure 21] 13 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in an information processing device according to a third embodiment. [Figure 22] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for the model of a printing press and the brand of a recording medium displayed on a display device in an information processing device according to a third embodiment. [Diagram 23] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a determination result displayed on a display device in the information processing device according to the fourth embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0032] Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the technology of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same or equivalent components and parts are given the same reference numerals. In addition, the dimensional ratios of the drawings are exaggerated for the convenience of explanation and may differ from the actual ratios.

[0033] [First embodiment] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system to which an information processing device according to the first embodiment is applied.

[0034] 1, the information processing system 1 includes a user terminal 10 as an example of an information processing device, a sensor 20 that measures physical properties of a recording medium P, and a printer 30 as an example of a printing machine. Although not shown in the figure, for example, the printer 30 is not limited to one, and may include a plurality of printers 30 of different models.

[0035] In the first embodiment, an example is shown in which the user terminal 10 is not connected to the printer 30 in the information processing system 1, i.e., the user terminal 10 is not electrically connected to the printer 30. In the first embodiment, an arbitrary user terminal 10 determines whether or not the recording medium P can be used in order to check the performance of the printer 30. The recording medium P is a medium on which an image is recorded. In the present disclosure, the recording medium P may be referred to as "media".

[0036] The user terminal 10 is a device that determines whether or not the recording medium P can be used for each performance of the printer 30. As an example, the user terminal 10 is a personal computer (PC). The user terminal 10 has an input unit 15 and a display unit 16. In the user terminal 10, for example, information about the printer 30 is input via the input unit 15. The information about the printer 30 includes model information about the printer 30, or individual identification information about the printer 30 (such as a serial number). In addition, in the user terminal 10, the result of the determination as to whether or not the recording medium P can be used is displayed on the display unit 16.

[0037] The user terminal 10 determines whether or not the recording medium P can be used for each performance of the printer 30, and outputs the result on the display unit 16, thereby providing the user with information that enables him or her to determine whether or not the recording medium P can be used for each performance of the printer 30.

[0038] As an example, the sensor 20 is electrically connected to the user terminal 10. The physical properties of the recording medium P measured by the sensor 20 include, for example, the basis weight, thickness, smoothness, bending stiffness, friction coefficient, or electrical resistance of the recording medium P (see FIG. 4(A)). It is not necessary to use all of the physical property values ​​shown in FIG. 4(A) in determining the recording medium P. The measurement information of the physical properties of the recording medium P measured by the sensor 20 is input to the user terminal 10. It is to be noted that, instead of the above configuration, the sensor 20 may be configured not to be electrically connected to the user terminal 10, and in this case, the measurement value by the sensor 20 is received by a receiving unit of the user terminal 10 via a wireless communication device.

[0039] The printer 30 is a device that executes printing on the recording medium P. The printer 30 includes a printing unit that prints on the recording medium P. The printing method of the printing unit of the printer 30 is not particularly limited. For example, the printer 30 may be a type that forms an image on the recording medium P by an electrophotographic method, or a type that forms an image on the recording medium P by an inkjet method. Alternatively, the printer 30 may be a type that prints on the recording medium P using a printing plate instead of these methods.

[0040] In this embodiment, as described above, the user terminal 10 judges whether the recording medium P can be used for each performance of the printer 30. For example, if the judgment result indicates that the recording medium P1 is usable by the printer 30, the user can use the recording medium P1 to execute printing on the printer 30, thereby obtaining an output product 41 in which an image is printed on the recording medium P1. The output product 41 has good image quality.

[0041] For example, when it is determined that the recording medium P2 has usage restrictions on the printer 30, the tolerance of the restrictions on the recording medium P2 may differ depending on the user. For example, there may be some users who wish to print on the recording medium P2, even if some degradation in image quality is expected, and some users who do not. When the user tolerates the restrictions on the recording medium P2, by executing printing on the printer 30 using the recording medium P2, an output 42 printed on the recording medium P2 is obtained. The output 42 is an output that may have some degradation in image quality.

[0042] For example, if the determination result indicates that the recording medium P3 cannot be used in the printer 30, the printer 30 cannot output a printed matter using the recording medium P3. The specific configuration and operation for the user terminal 10 to determine whether or not the recording medium P can be used for each performance of the printer 30 will be described later.

[0043] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the user terminal 10. As shown in FIG.

[0044] 2, the user terminal 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a storage 14, an input unit 15, a display unit 16, a communication interface 17, and an input / output interface 18. Each component is connected to each other via a bus 19 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0045] The CPU 11 is a central processing unit, and executes various programs and controls each part. That is, the CPU 11 reads a program from the ROM 12 or the storage 14, and executes the program using the RAM 13 as a working area. The CPU 11 controls each of the above components and performs various arithmetic processing according to the program recorded in the ROM 12 or the storage 14. In this embodiment, an information processing program is stored in the ROM 12 or the storage 14.

[0046] The ROM 12 stores various programs and various data. The RAM 13 temporarily stores programs or data as a working area. The storage 14 is composed of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive) and stores various programs including an operating system and various data. The storage 14 stores a printer driver program. The CPU 11 reads the printer driver program from the storage 14 and executes the program to function as the printer driver.

[0047] The communication interface 17 is an interface for communicating with other devices, and uses standards such as Ethernet (registered trademark), FDDI, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), etc. For example, communication with the printer 30 may be performed via the communication interface 17, and the determination result may be output to a display device of the printer 30.

[0048] The input / output interface 18 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals to and from other devices. In this embodiment, the sensor 20 is electrically connected to the user terminal 10 via the input / output interface 18. Measurement information of the sensor 20 is input to the CPU 11 via the input / output interface 18.

[0049] The input unit 15 includes a pointing device such as a mouse and a keyboard, and is used to perform various inputs. The display unit 16 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays various information. The display unit 16 is an example of a display device. The display unit 16 may function as the input unit 15 by adopting a touch panel system.

[0050] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 10. As shown in FIG.

[0051] 3, the user terminal 10 has, as its functional components, an acquisition unit 101, a reception unit 102, a determination unit 103, and an output unit 104. Each functional component is realized by the CPU 11 reading out a print setting addition program stored in the ROM 12 or the storage 14, expanding the program in the RAM 13, and executing the program.

[0052] The acquiring unit 101 acquires the physical property information of the recording medium P. For example, the acquiring unit 101 acquires the physical property information of the recording medium P by converting the measured values ​​of the physical properties of the recording medium P measured by the sensor 20 into the physical property values ​​of the recording medium P. As shown in FIG. 4A, the printing performance of the recording medium P includes runnability, transferability, and fixability. The acquiring unit 101 acquires the physical property information of the recording medium P corresponding to each printing performance. For example, as the printing performance, the physical property information of the recording medium P corresponding to runnability includes basis weight, thickness, smoothness, bending stiffness, friction coefficient, or electrical resistance. Also, as shown in FIG. 4B, in addition to printing the recording medium P by the printer 30, when post-processing is performed on the printed recording medium P by a post-processing machine, the physical property information of the recording medium P may be acquired corresponding to the post-processing performance. As the post-processing, for example, in addition to stapling to fasten multiple recording media P (see FIG. 4B), there is also processing to punch holes in the recording medium P.

[0053] When the sensor 20 is not electrically connected to the user terminal 10, the measurement information by the sensor 20 may be received by a receiving unit of the user terminal 10 via a communication interface 17 (see FIG. 2) by a wireless communication device. In this case, the acquiring unit 101 acquires the physical property information of the recording medium P via the receiving unit.

[0054] Furthermore, in the user terminal 10, the brand of the recording medium P may be inputted through the input unit 15. As a result, the acquisition unit 101 accepts the input information of the brand of the recording medium P, and acquires the physical property value information of the recording medium P based on the input information of the brand of the recording medium P.

[0055] The reception unit 102 receives information about the printer 30. The information about the printer 30 includes model information about the printer 30, or individual identification information about the printer 30 (e.g., a serial number, etc.). For example, the model information about the printer 30 is received by inputting the model of the printer 30 through the input unit 15. Also, for example, the information about the printer 30 may be received by inputting individual identification information about the printer 30 (e.g., a serial number, etc.) through the input unit 15.

[0056] The determination unit 103 uses the information of the printer 30 to determine whether the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may cause problems in printing by the printer 30, based on the printing performance based on the physical property information of the recording medium P. Here, the "possibility of causing problems in printing" includes problems in the transportation of the recording medium P, i.e., problems caused by running properties, and problems related to the print quality of the recording medium, i.e., problems caused by transferability or fixability. Examples of problems caused by running properties include the inability to pass the recording medium P through the printing machine, the size of the recording medium P not matching, or the occurrence of a jam when the recording medium P is passed through. Also, problems related to print quality are cases where the recording medium P can be passed through the printing machine but the image quality may be reduced, and examples of problems caused by transferability include uneven image quality, color registration deviation, blurred images, or blank areas in images. Examples of problems caused by fixability include uneven gloss or bleeding in the case of an inkjet recording method.

[0057] The determination unit 103 determines the recording medium P using the information of the printer 30 received by the reception unit 102. The determination unit 103 may determine whether or not the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may cause problems in printing by the printer 30 with respect to two or more printing performances. For example, the determination unit 103 may determine whether or not the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may cause problems in printing by the printer 30 with respect to two or more printing performances of running performance, transfer performance, and fixability shown in FIG. 4.

[0058] 5, for example, the ROM 12 or the storage 14 stores a table that sets a judgment threshold for the printing performance of the recording medium P for each model of the printer 30. The judgment unit 103 judges whether or not the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may cause a problem in printing by the printer 30 based on the judgment threshold.

[0059] In the table shown in Fig. 5, the prohibition threshold is set according to information (e.g., model information) of the printer 30. For example, the determination unit 103 uses the prohibition threshold to determine whether or not to prohibit printing on the recording medium P. For example, as shown in Fig. 6, when the physical property value of the recording medium P is smaller than the prohibition lower threshold, or when the physical property value of the recording medium P is larger than the prohibition upper threshold, the determination unit 103 determines that the recording medium P is a prohibited recording medium (in this embodiment, x: prohibited paper) on which printing is prohibited.

[0060] In addition, in the table shown in FIG. 5, a limit threshold is set whose upper limit value is smaller or whose lower limit value is larger than the prohibition threshold value according to information (e.g., model information) of the printer 30. For example, the determination unit 103 uses the limit threshold value to determine whether or not to restrict printing of the recording medium P. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the physical property value of the recording medium P is between the prohibition lower limit threshold and the limit lower limit threshold, or when the physical property value of the recording medium P is between the limit upper limit threshold and the prohibition upper limit threshold, the determination unit 103 determines that the recording medium P is a limited recording medium with a limit on printing (in this embodiment, △: limited paper). In addition, when there is no prohibition threshold value, when the physical property value of the recording medium P is smaller than the limit lower limit threshold or larger than the limit upper limit threshold, the determination unit 103 determines that the recording medium P is a limited recording medium with a limit on printing (in this embodiment, △: limited paper).

[0061] The output unit 104 outputs the result of the determination by the determination unit 103 to the display unit 16. The output unit 104 outputs the result of the determination by the determination unit 103 to the display unit 16 by dividing it into printing performances (i.e., running performance, transferability, fixability, etc.). The output unit 104 may also output the result of the determination by the determination unit 103 to the display unit 16 for each model of the printer 30 accepted by the acceptance unit 102.

[0062] The output unit 104 may output, as a result of the determination, at least one of prohibition information that prohibits the printer 30 from printing on the recording medium P and restriction information that restricts the use of the recording medium P by the printer 30. The "prohibition information" is information that prohibits the use of the recording medium P by the printer 30, that is, information that prohibits the passage of the recording medium P through the printer 30. The "restriction information" is information that there is a restriction on the use of the recording medium P by the printer 30, and is information such as information that the image quality may be degraded when the printer 30 prints on the recording medium P. In this embodiment, the output unit 104 outputs, as a result of the determination, both prohibition information that prohibits the printer 30 from printing on the recording medium P and restriction information that restricts the use of the recording medium P by the printer 30. For example, when there is a restriction on the printing of the recording medium P by the printer 30, the display unit 16 displays "restricted recording medium" (in this embodiment, △: restricted paper) (see FIG. 13). When the printer 30 prohibits the printing of the recording medium P, the display unit 16 displays "prohibited recording medium" (in this embodiment, ×: prohibited paper) (see FIG. 12).

[0063] 6, the output unit 104 may output a more specific message as the prohibition information and restriction information for the recording medium P, so that the user can determine whether or not to use the recording medium P for each printing performance. When multiple judgments are involved, multiple messages may be displayed, or a solution may be displayed.

[0064] In addition, the output unit 104 may output the result of the determination made by the determination unit 103 to a display device of the printer 30 via the communication interface 17 .

[0065] Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

[0066] 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of information processing by the user terminal 10 of this embodiment. In the user terminal 10, the CPU 11 reads out an information processing program from the ROM 12 or storage 14, deploys it in the RAM 13, and executes it to process information. In this embodiment, paper is used as an example of the recording medium P, and may be written as paper or may be displayed as paper on the display unit 16.

[0067] As shown in FIG. 7, when a user sets a recording medium P on the sensor 20, the CPU 11 measures the recording medium P with the sensor 20 (step S201).

[0068] The CPU 11 calculates the physical property values ​​of the recording medium P based on the measurement values ​​of the recording medium P measured by the sensor 20 (step S202). For example, the CPU 11 converts the measurement values ​​measured by the sensor 20 into the physical property values ​​of the recording medium P. In this way, the CPU 11 acquires the physical property value information of the recording medium P.

[0069] The CPU 11 accepts information about the printer 30, which is an example of a printing machine (step S203). For example, as shown in Fig. 10, the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10 displays a display screen 51 for inputting or selecting the model of the printer 30 and starting measurement of the recording medium P (i.e., media) by the sensor 20. The user inputs or selects the model of the printer 30 (e.g., model A) on the input unit 52 of the display screen 51, and presses the start button 53. This causes the CPU 11 to start measurement of the physical properties of the recording medium P by the sensor 20, and accepts information about the printer 30 (model information in this embodiment).

[0070] The CPU 11 sets a threshold value according to the information of the printer 30 (step S204). For example, the CPU 11 reads a table (see FIG. 5) stored in the ROM 12 or the storage 14, and sets a threshold value corresponding to the model of the printer 30 (for example, model A).

[0071] The CPU 11 determines whether or not the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may cause problems in printing by the printer 30 (step S205). In this embodiment, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may cause problems in printing by the printer 30, based on the printing performance based on the physical property information of the recording medium P. The determination of the recording medium P will be described later.

[0072] The CPU 11 outputs the judgment result of the recording medium P to the display unit 16 (step S206). In this embodiment, the CPU 11 outputs the judgment result of the recording medium P to the display unit 16 by dividing it by printing performance. The display of the judgment result of the recording medium P will be described later. This ends the processing based on the information processing program.

[0073] FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the determination process by the user terminal 10.

[0074] 8, when the judgment process for the recording medium P is started, the CPU 11 judges the running performance as one of the printing performances of the recording medium P (step S211). As a result, the CPU 11 judges whether or not the recording medium P may cause a problem in printing by the printer 30 with respect to the running performance. The judgment regarding the running performance will be described later.

[0075] The CPU 11 determines the transferability as one of the printing performances of the recording medium P (step S212). As a result, the CPU 11 determines, with regard to the transferability, whether or not the recording medium P may interfere with printing by the printer 30.

[0076] The CPU 11 determines fixability as one of the printing performances of the recording medium P (step S213). As a result, the CPU 11 determines, with regard to fixability, whether or not the recording medium P may interfere with printing by the printer 30.

[0077] The CPU 11 judges whether or not there is any NG (no good) in the judgment for each printing performance (step S214). In other words, the CPU 11 judges whether or not there is any recording medium P that is judged to possibly cause a problem in printing by the printer 30 in the judgment for each printing performance.

[0078] If there is no NG in the judgment for each printing performance (step S214: NO), the CPU 11 judges that the recording medium P can be used without restrictions (◯) (step S215). This ends the judgment process. The CPU 11 outputs the judgment result to the display unit 16 by the process of step S206 described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, a display screen 61 of the judgment result is displayed on the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10. On the display screen 61, usable (◯) is displayed for the print performance of running performance, transferability, and fixability. Furthermore, on the display screen 61, a judgment of usable (◯) indicating that the recording medium P can be used without restrictions is displayed above the judgment for each printing performance. When the user presses an OK (oll correct) button 62 on the display screen 61, the display of the display screen 61 ends.

[0079] If any one of the determinations for each printing performance is NG (step S214: YES), CPU 11 judges whether or not the determination for each printing performance indicates that the recording medium P cannot be used (step S216). The NG determination for each printing performance includes cases where the recording medium P cannot be used with printer 30 (i.e., printing on the recording medium P by printer 30 is prohibited) and cases where the recording medium P can be used with printer 30 but a decrease in image quality is expected (cases where there are restrictions on printing on the recording medium P by printer 30). When the recording medium P is unusable, printing on the recording medium P by printer 30 is prohibited.

[0080] If the determination for each printing performance indicates that the recording medium P cannot be used (step S216: YES), the CPU 11 determines that the recording medium P is a prohibited recording medium (X) (step S217). This ends the determination process. The CPU 11 outputs the determination result to the display unit 16 by the process of step S206 described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a display screen 63 of the determination result is displayed on the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10. On the display screen 63, a determination (x) indicating that the recording medium P cannot be run is displayed in the runnability of the printing performance, and usable (o) is displayed in the transferability and fixability. Furthermore, on the display screen 63, a determination that the recording medium P is a prohibited recording medium (prohibited paper: X) that cannot be used is displayed above the determination for each printing performance. When the user presses the OK button 62 on the display screen 63, the display of the display screen 63 ends.

[0081] 14, for example, if there is a judgment (X) that the recording medium P cannot be used for any one of the printing performances, a display screen 65 of the judgment result indicating that the recording medium P is a prohibited recording medium (prohibited paper: X) is displayed on the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10. On the display screen 65, a judgment (x) indicating that the recording medium P cannot be run is displayed for the runnability of the printing performance, and a limited recording medium (△) and usable (◯) are displayed for the fixability. Furthermore, on the display screen 64, a judgment that the recording medium P cannot be used as a prohibited recording medium (prohibited paper: X) is displayed above the judgment for each printing performance. When the user presses the OK button 62 on the display screen 65, the display of the display screen 65 ends.

[0082] If the determination for each printing performance does not indicate that the recording medium P cannot be used (step S216: NO), the CPU 11 determines that the recording medium P is a limited recording medium (△) (step S218). This ends the determination process. The CPU 11 outputs the determination result to the display unit 16 by the process of step S206 described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a display screen 64 of the determination result is displayed on the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10. On the display screen 64, a determination with restrictions (△) is displayed for the transferability of the printing performance, which indicates that the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may degrade image quality, and usable (◯) is displayed for running performance and fixability. Furthermore, on the display screen 64, a determination of a limited recording medium (△) with restrictions on the use of the recording medium P is displayed above the determination for each printing performance. When the user presses the OK button 62 on the display screen 64, the display of the display screen 63 ends. This ends the determination process.

[0083] 15, the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10 may display a display screen 66 with multiple judgments of restriction (△). For example, the display screen 66 displays judgments of restriction (△) for runnability and transferability. When the user presses the OK button 62 on the display screen 66, the display screen 63 ends.

[0084] FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the determination process for travelling quality by the user terminal 10.

[0085] When the process of determining the runnability of the recording medium P is started in step S211, the CPU 11 selects one physical property value of the recording medium P (step S231).

[0086] The CPU 11 judges whether the physical property value of the selected recording medium P exceeds the prohibition threshold (step S232). For example, using the table shown in Fig. 5, the CPU 11 judges whether the physical property value of the recording medium P is smaller than the prohibition lower threshold, and if the physical property value of the recording medium P is smaller than the prohibition lower threshold, it judges that the prohibition threshold has been exceeded. Also, for example, using the table shown in Fig. 5, the CPU 11 judges whether the physical property value of the recording medium P is larger than the prohibition upper threshold, and if the physical property value of the recording medium P is larger than the prohibition upper threshold, it judges that the prohibition threshold has been exceeded.

[0087] When the physical property value of the selected recording medium P exceeds the prohibition threshold value (step S232: YES), the CPU 11 determines that there is NG (that is, the recording medium P is unusable) (step S233).

[0088] If the physical property value of the selected recording medium P does not exceed the prohibition threshold (step S232: NO), the CPU 11 judges whether the physical property value of the selected recording medium P exceeds the restriction threshold (step S234). The CPU 11 judges whether the physical property value of the recording medium P is between the prohibition lower threshold and the restriction lower threshold, for example, using the table shown in Fig. 5, and judges that the restriction threshold has been exceeded if the physical property value of the recording medium P is between the prohibition lower threshold and the restriction lower threshold. The CPU 11 also judges whether the physical property value of the recording medium P is between the restriction upper threshold and the prohibition upper threshold, for example, using the table shown in Fig. 5, and judges that the restriction threshold has been exceeded if the physical property value of the recording medium P is between the restriction upper threshold and the prohibition upper threshold.

[0089] When the physical property value of the selected recording medium P exceeds the limit threshold value (step S234: YES), the CPU 11 determines that there is NG (that is, the recording medium P has a usage restriction) (step S235).

[0090] If the physical property value of the selected recording medium P does not exceed the limit threshold value (step S234: NO), the CPU 11 determines that there is no NG (that is, the recording medium P is usable) (step S236).

[0091] The CPU 11 judges whether or not all the physical property values ​​of the recording medium P have been determined (step S237).

[0092] If the determination has not been made for all the physical property values ​​of the recording medium P (step S237: NO), the CPU 11 returns to the process of step S231.

[0093] When all the physical property values ​​of the recording medium P have been determined (step S237: YES), the CPU 11 ends the process of determining the running properties. Note that the CPU 11 executes a process of determining the transferability and a process of determining the fixability, similar to the process of determining the running properties shown in FIG.

[0094] In comparison with the case where a determination is made as to whether or not printing can be performed on a specified printing machine using physical property information of the recording medium and type information of an existing recording medium, the above-mentioned user terminal 10 can provide information that enables a user to determine whether or not the recording medium P can be used for each performance of the printer 30, even if there is no setting information for the existing recording medium P.

[0095] Furthermore, the user terminal 10 obtains physical property information of the recording medium P by converting the measured values ​​obtained by the sensor 20 into physical property values ​​of the recording medium P. Therefore, the user terminal 10 can determine whether or not the recording medium P is one that may cause problems in printing depending on individual differences of the recording medium P.

[0096] Furthermore, the user terminal 10 receives model information of the printer 30. Therefore, the user terminal 10 can determine whether the recording medium P can be used for each of the performance capabilities of a plurality of printers 30.

[0097] Furthermore, the user terminal 10 determines whether or not the recording medium P is a recording medium that may interfere with printing by the printer 30 for two or more printing performances. Therefore, the user terminal 10 can determine whether or not the recording medium P can be used for each printing performance, compared to when a display is made as to whether or not a recording medium may interfere with printing for one printing performance.

[0098] Furthermore, the user terminal 10 sets a judgment threshold for the printing performance for each model of the printer 30 according to the information on the printer 30, and judges whether or not the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may cause problems in printing. Therefore, the user terminal 10 can appropriately judge whether or not the recording medium P can be used for each model of the printer 30, compared to a case where a similar judgment threshold is used for each model of the printer to judge whether or not a recording medium may cause problems in printing.

[0099] Furthermore, in the user terminal 10, the display unit 16 is electrically connected to the CPU 11. Therefore, in the user terminal 10, the user operating the user terminal 10 can determine from the display unit 16 whether or not the recording medium P can be used.

[0100] Furthermore, the user terminal 10 outputs, as a result of the determination, at least one of prohibition information that prohibits the printer 30 from printing on the recording medium P and restriction information that restricts the printer 30 from using the recording medium P. Therefore, the user terminal 10 can determine whether or not to use the recording medium P based on the restriction information, compared to a case in which only prohibition information is output as a result of the determination.

[0101] Furthermore, the user terminal 10 determines whether or not to prohibit printing of the recording medium P using a prohibition threshold set according to the information of the printer 30. The user terminal 10 also determines whether or not to restrict printing of the recording medium P using a restriction threshold set according to the information of the printer 30 and having an upper limit value smaller or a lower limit value larger than the prohibition threshold. Therefore, the user terminal 10 can determine whether or not to permit use of the recording medium P according to the restriction information that restricts printing of the recording medium P.

[0102] Furthermore, according to the information processing program stored in the user terminal 10, compared to determining whether or not printing can be performed on a specified printing machine using physical property information of the recording medium and type information of the existing recording medium, even if there is no setting information for the existing recording medium P, it is possible to provide information that allows the user to determine whether or not the recording medium P can be used for each performance of the printer 30.

[0103] 16, the judgment threshold for judging whether the recording medium P can be used by the printer 30 may be determined in conjunction with other physical property values ​​of the recording medium P, such as the type of recording medium P. For this reason, upper and lower thresholds may be set for two or more characteristics of the recording medium P (for example, coated paper and uncoated paper).

[0104] Second Embodiment Next, an information processing device according to a second embodiment will be described. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

[0105] In the first embodiment, an example was described in which the user terminal 10 is not electrically connected to the printer 30 in the information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1, but in the second embodiment, an example is described in which the user terminal 10 is electrically connected to the printer 30. In the second embodiment, a determination is made as to whether or not the recording medium P can be used when creating a stock (i.e., a profile of the recording medium P). Here, the profile of the recording medium P refers to the recording medium settings at the time of printing. In the printer 30, if the basis weight, paper type, etc. are not appropriately determined for each recording medium P, clogging (jamming) of the recording medium P or deterioration of image quality may occur. For this reason, a profile of the recording medium P is created.

[0106] FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of information processing by the user terminal 10 of the second embodiment.

[0107] As shown in FIG. 17, when a user sets a recording medium P on the sensor 20, the CPU 11 measures the recording medium P with the sensor 20 (step S301).

[0108] The CPU 11 calculates the physical property values ​​of the recording medium P based on the measurement values ​​of the recording medium P measured by the sensor 20 (step S302).

[0109] The CPU 11 receives the model information of the printer 30 (step S303). In the second embodiment, the user terminal 10 is electrically connected to the printer 30, so the model information of the printer 30 is input to the CPU 11.

[0110] The CPU 11 sets the threshold value in accordance with the model information of the printer 30 (step S304).

[0111] The CPU 11 determines whether or not the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may cause problems in printing by the printer 30 (step S305). The determination process is similar to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

[0112] The CPU 11 outputs the determination result of the recording medium P to the display unit 16 (step S306).

[0113] The CPU 11 judges whether or not the recording medium P is determined to be a prohibited recording medium (X) (step S307).

[0114] If the recording medium P is not determined to be a prohibited recording medium (X) (step S307: NO), the CPU 11 judges whether or not the creation of the profile of the recording medium P is approved (step S308). If the creation of the profile of the recording medium P is approved, the creation of the profile of the recording medium P is permitted.

[0115] If the creation of the profile for the recording medium P is approved (step S308: YES), the CPU 11 creates the profile for the recording medium P (step S309). For example, as shown in FIG. 18, a display screen 71 for creating a profile for the recording medium P together with the judgment result is displayed on the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10. For example, on the display screen 71, it is judged that all printing performances are usable (judgment: ◯). When a creation button 72 labeled "Create paper profile" is pressed on the display screen 71, a profile for the recording medium P is created.

[0116] 20, for example, a display screen 75 having a creation button 72 for creating a profile of the recording medium P together with the judgment result is displayed on the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10. For example, on the display screen 75, one of the printing performances (e.g., transferability) is judged to be limited (judgment: △). If there is only a decrease in image quality, such as a deterioration in transferability, a profile of the recording medium P can be created (see profile creation shown in FIG. 6).

[0117] If the creation of the profile of the recording medium P is not approved (step S308: NO), the CPU 11 ends the process based on the information processing program. Alternatively, the CPU 11 may wait until the creation of the profile of the recording medium P is approved.

[0118] Furthermore, if the recording medium P is judged to be a prohibited recording medium (X) (step S307: YES), the CPU 11 ends the processing based on the information processing program. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, a display screen 73 for ending the processing together with the judgment result is displayed on the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10. If the recording medium P is judged to be an unrunnable recording medium (X) in terms of runnability, it is not possible to print with the printer 30, and therefore a profile of the recording medium P cannot be created (see profile creation shown in FIG. 6). If an end button 74 is pressed on the display screen 73, the processing based on the information processing program ends.

[0119] The printer 30 to which the above-described user terminal 10 is electrically connected has the following advantages in addition to the advantages of the configuration similar to that of the first embodiment.

[0120] As a result of the determination, the user terminal 10 outputs to the display unit 16 prohibition information that prohibits the recording medium P from being printed by the printer 30, and restriction information that restricts the use of the recording medium P by the printer 30. Then, if the recording medium P is not a prohibited recording medium that prohibits printing by the printer 30, creation of a profile for printing is permitted. Therefore, the printer 30 can create a new profile for the recording medium P for printing even if there is no existing profile for the recording medium P for printing, compared to a case in which the printer 30 determines whether or not the recording medium can be used using only the profile of the recording medium stored in the printing machine.

[0121] Third Embodiment Next, an information processing device according to a third embodiment will be described. Note that the same components as those in the first and second embodiments are given the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

[0122] The third embodiment is another example in which the user terminal 10 is not electrically connected to the printer 30 in the information processing system 1 shown in Fig. 1. In the third embodiment, an application of any user terminal 10 or an application for a web browser determines whether or not the recording medium P can be used in order to check the performance of the printer 30. In the third embodiment, for example, the brand or physical property values ​​of the recording medium P are stored in the storage 14 of the user terminal 10.

[0123] FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the flow of information processing by the user terminal 10 of the third embodiment.

[0124] As shown in FIG. 21, when information processing is initiated by a user, the CPU 11 acquires physical property values ​​of the recording medium P from the brand of the recording medium P (step S401).

[0125] The CPU 11 accepts the model information of the printer 30 (step S402). For example, as shown in FIG. 22, the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10 displays a display screen 81 including an input unit 52 for inputting or selecting the model of the printer 30 and a brand input unit 82 for inputting or selecting the brand of the recording medium P. The user inputs or selects the model of the printer 30 (e.g., model A) in the input unit 52 of the display screen 81, inputs or selects the brand of the recording medium P in the brand input unit 82, and then presses the start button 53. As a result, the CPU 11 acquires the physical property values ​​of the recording medium P from the brand of the recording medium P and accepts the model information of the printer 30.

[0126] The CPU 11 sets the threshold value in accordance with the model information of the printer 30 (step S403).

[0127] The CPU 11 determines whether or not the recording medium P is a recording medium P that may cause problems in printing by the printer 30 (step S404). The determination process is similar to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

[0128] The CPU 11 outputs the determination result of the recording medium P to the display unit 16 (step S405). This ends the processing based on the information processing program. If a different model of the printer 30 or a different brand of the recording medium P is input or selected in step S402, a threshold value is set according to the different model information of the printer 30, and a determination is made for the different brand of the recording medium P. Then, the determination result of the recording medium P corresponding to the different model information of the printer 30 is output to the display unit 16.

[0129] The above-described user terminal 10 has the following advantages in addition to the advantages of the configuration similar to that of the first embodiment.

[0130] The user terminal 10 receives input information on the brand of the recording medium P, and acquires the physical property information of the recording medium P based on the input information on the brand of the recording medium P. Therefore, the user terminal 10 can acquire the physical property values ​​of the recording medium P more quickly than when the physical properties of the recording medium are measured using only a sensor.

[0131] 〔others〕 In the first to third embodiments, the usability of the recording medium P is judged with respect to the print performance such as running performance, transfer performance, and fixability, but the present disclosure is not limited to this configuration. For example, the usability of the recording medium P may be judged with respect to one or two of the print performances. When judging the usability of the recording medium P with respect to one or two of the print performances, it is preferable to include a judgment on running performance. Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 23, on the display screen 91 of the judgment result, the transfer performance and fixability may be displayed as a single group called "quality."

[0132] Also, the judgment results (for example, an overall judgment) of multiple printers for one type of printing performance may be displayed together. Also, when a specific printer is selected, a detailed judgment may be displayed.

[0133] Also, for one printer, the judgment results (for example, a comprehensive judgment) for multiple types of recording media may be displayed together. Also, when a specific recording medium is selected, a detailed judgment may be displayed.

[0134] In the first to third embodiments, the model information of the printer 30 is input or selected by the input unit 52, but the present disclosure is not limited to this configuration. For example, the information of the printer 30 may be received by a wireless receiving unit of the user terminal 10.

[0135] In the third embodiment, the brand of the recording medium P is input or selected by the brand input unit 82, but the present disclosure is not limited to this configuration. For example, information on the brand of the recording medium P may be received by a wireless communication receiving unit of the user terminal 10.

[0136] In the first to third embodiments, the determination result is displayed on the display unit 16 of the user terminal 10, but the present disclosure is not limited to this configuration. For example, data on the determination result may be output via a communication unit to a printing machine that is not electrically connected to the user terminal 10, and the determination result may be displayed on a display device of the printing machine.

[0137] In each of the above embodiments, the following various processors can be used as the hardware structure of the processing unit that executes various processes, such as the acquisition unit 101, the reception unit 102, the determination unit 103, and the output unit 104. As described above, the various processors include a CPU, which is a general-purpose processor that executes software to function as various processing units, as well as a programmable logic device (PLD), which is a processor whose circuit configuration can be changed after manufacture, such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a dedicated electric circuit, which is a processor having a circuit configuration designed specifically for executing specific processes, such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), etc.

[0138] A single processing unit may be composed of one of these various processors, or may be composed of a combination of two or more processors of the same or different types (e.g., a combination of multiple FPGAs and / or a combination of a CPU and an FPGA). Also, multiple processing units may be composed of a single processor.

[0139] An example of configuring multiple processing units with one processor is one in which one processor is configured with a combination of one or more CPUs and software, and this processor functions as multiple processing units. Secondly, there is a form in which a processor is used that realizes the functions of the entire system including multiple processing units with one IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, as typified by System On Chip (SoC). In this way, the various processing units are configured as a hardware structure using one or more of the above various processors.

[0140] Furthermore, more specifically, the hardware structure of these various processors can be an electric circuit that combines circuit elements such as semiconductor elements.

[0141] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, it goes without saying that the present disclosure is in no way limited to the above embodiments, and can be embodied in various forms without departing from the gist of the present disclosure. [Explanation of symbols]

[0142] 1. Information Processing Systems 10 User terminal (an example of an information processing device) 11 CPU 12 ROM 13 RAM 14. Storage 15 Input section 16 Display section 17 Communication Interface 18 Input / Output Interface 19 Bus 20 Sensors 30 Printer (an example of a printing machine) 41 Print 42 Output 51 Display screen 52 Input section 53 Start button 61 Display screen 62 Buttons 63 Display screen 64 Display screen 65 Display screen 66 Display screen 71 Display screen 72 Create button 74 Exit button 75 Display screen 81 Display screen 82 Brand input section 91 Display screen 101 Acquisition Department 102 Reception 103 Judgment section 104 Output section P Recording medium

Claims

1. At least one processor; The processor, Acquire physical property information of the recording medium; determining whether or not the recording medium is a recording medium that may impair the running performance of the recording medium through a printing press or may impair the print quality of the recording medium through a printing press based on the physical property information; An information processing device that outputs the result of the determination to a display device.

2. a sensor for measuring a physical property of the recording medium or a receiving unit for receiving measurement information by the sensor, The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor acquires the physical property information by converting a measurement value measured by the sensor into a physical property value of the recording medium.

3. The processor, Accepting input information on the brand of the recording medium; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the physical property information is obtained based on input information on a brand of the recording medium.

4. The processor, Accepting information about the printing machine; 4. An information processing device as claimed in claim 1, which uses information about the printing press to determine whether the recording medium is a recording medium that may interfere with the running of the recording medium through the printing press or may interfere with the printing quality of the recording medium through the printing press.

5. The processor, determining whether or not the recording medium is a recording medium that may impair the running performance of the recording medium through the printing press or the printing quality of the recording medium through the printing press, for two or more printing performances; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the results of the determination are output to a display device separately for each of the printing performances.

6. The processor, setting a judgment threshold value for the printing performance for each model of the printing press according to the information of the printing press, and judging whether or not the recording medium is a recording medium that may cause an impairment to the running performance of the recording medium by the printing press or the printing quality of the recording medium by the printing press; The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the results of the determination are output to the display device for each model of the printing press.

7. the display device is electrically connected to the processor; The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor controls the display device to display a result of the determination.

8. The processor, 8. An information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a processor configured to output, as a result of said determination, at least one of prohibition information that prohibits said printing machine from printing on said recording medium and restriction information that restricts use of said recording medium by said printing machine.

9. The processor, determining whether or not to prohibit printing on the recording medium using a prohibition threshold set in accordance with information about the printing machine; The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising: a limit threshold that is set in accordance with information about the printing machine and has an upper limit lower than the prohibition threshold or a lower limit higher than the prohibition threshold, and determines whether or not to limit printing of the recording medium.

10. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, A printing machine for printing on the recording medium.

11. The processor, outputting, as a result of the determination, prohibition information for prohibiting the recording medium from printing by the printing machine and restriction information for restricting the recording medium from being used by the printing machine; The printing machine according to claim 10 , wherein creation of a recording medium setting at the time of printing is permitted when the recording medium is other than a prohibited recording medium that is prohibited from being printed by the printing machine.

12. acquiring physical property information of a recording medium; A step of determining whether or not the recording medium is a recording medium that may cause an impairment to the running performance of the recording medium through a printing press or the printing quality of the recording medium through a printing press, based on the physical property information; outputting the result of the determination on a display device; An information processing program for causing a computer to execute the above.

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