Information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method for executing script included in print information
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorYuu Yamashita
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Abstract
There is provided an information processing device for executing a program for printing. The information processing device includes a processor and a memory that stores print information used for printing and instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to execute the following steps: converting data to be printed into print data that is printable by an image forming apparatus; and upon detecting that the print information stored in the memory includes execution information of a predetermined process for the print data generated by the converting step, executing the predetermined process based on the execution information.
Claims14
An information processing device for executing a program for printing, the information processing device including a processor;
- an operative system (OS);
- a spooler storing data;
- a print data generator;
- and
- a memory that stores instructions, wherein the memory stores print information used for printing in an area of the memory accessible by the program for printing,
- wherein, when the instructions stored in the memory are executed, the instructions cause the processor to execute the following steps:
- retrieving, from the area of the memory accessible by the program for printing, the print information;
- upon detecting that the retrieved print information includes a script including timing information indicating a timing at which the script is to be executed,
- executing the script to implement a predetermined process at the timing indicated by the timing information;
- and
- upon detecting a successful completion of the predetermined process,
- transmitting a completion report indicating that the predetermined process has been completed to the print data generator,
- retrieving the data to be printed from the spooler of the OS storing the data to be printed, and
- converting the data to be printed into print data that is printable by an image forming apparatus.
An information processing system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus that performs printing;
- and
- an information processing device that executes a program for printing that causes the image forming apparatus to print,
- wherein the information processing device includes a processor;
- an operative system (OS);
- a spooler storing data;
- a print data generator;
- and
- a memory that stores instructions, wherein the memory stores print information used for printing in an area of the memory accessible by the program for printing,
- wherein, when the instructions stored in the memory are executed, the instructions cause the processor to execute the following steps:
- retrieving, from the area of the memory accessible by the program for printing, the print information;
- upon detecting that the retrieved print information includes a script including timing information indicating a timing at which the script is to be executed,
- executing the script to implement a predetermined process at the timing indicated by the timing information;
- and
- upon detecting a successful completion of the predetermined process,
- transmitting a completion report indicating that the predetermined process has been completed to the print data generator,
- retrieving the data to be printed from the spooler of the OS storing the data to be printed, and
- converting the data to be printed into print data that is printable by the image forming apparatus.
An information processing method executed by an information processing device for executing a program for printing, the information processing device including a processor, an operative system (OS), a spooler storing data, a print data generator and a memory that stores print information used for printing in an area of the memory accessible by the program for printing,
- the information processing method comprising:
- retrieving, from the area of the memory accessible by the program for printing, the print information;
- upon detecting that the retrieved print information includes a script including timing information indicating a timing at which the script is to be executed,
- executing the script to implement a predetermined process at the timing indicated by the timing information;
- and
- upon detecting a successful completion of the predetermined process,
- transmitting a completion report indicating that the predetermined process has been completed to the print data generator,
- retrieving the data to be printed from the spooler of the OS storing the data to be printed, and
- converting the data to be printed into print data that is printable by an image forming apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.