Apparatus transmitting activation instruction for printer
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorJin Kamada
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Abstract
A method of performing a print operation includes receiving a print request to perform a print operation on a first printer and identifying an error with respect to the first printer. In response to the error, a second printer is selected, which is currently powered OFF, to perform the print request, based on one or more criteria. The printer request is transmitted to the second printer. The second printer includes a network interface that receives the print request and, responsive thereto, causes the second printer to be powered ON to perform the print operation.
Claims14
A method of performing a print operation, comprising:
- receiving a print request to perform the print operation on a first printer;
- identifying an error with respect to the first printer;
- and
- in response to the error, selecting a second printer, which is currently powered OFF, to perform the print request, based on one or more criteria, and transmitting the print request to the second printer, wherein
- the second printer includes a network interface that receives the print request and, responsive thereto, causes the second printer to be powered ON to perform the print operation.
A printing network comprising:
- a print server;
- a first printer;
- and
- a second printer coupled to a primary power supply and including a network interface that includes a secondary power supply, wherein
- in response to identifying an error with respect to a print request transmitted to the first printer, one of the print server and the first printer selects another printer to perform the print request, based on one or more criteria, and transmits the print request to said another printer, and
- if said another printer is the second printer and the second printer is powered OFF and disconnected from the primary power supply, the network interface, upon receipt of the print request, causes the second printer to be connected to the primary power supply and be powered ON to perform a print operation specified in the print request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.