Print control system and control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakahiro Sakamoto
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Abstract
In a case where based on a receipt by a voice device of an utterance requesting a use of a print content generation service, the print content generation service generates a print content, and from first and second print services, the first print service is identified, a print control system acquires the print content generated by the print content generation service. Then, the print control system identifies print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content.
Claims24
A print control system including a printing apparatus and a print management server system configured to communicate with a voice device management server system,
- the print management server system comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire print content of a print content generation service in a case where a voice device receives an utterance for printing the print content of the print content generation service;
- and
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for executing a printing process based on the acquired print content of the print content generation service,
- wherein in a state where a first print content generation service for providing a first print content, and a second print content generation service for providing a second print content, are registered as the print content generation service in the voice device management server system communicating the voice device, print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the first print content provided by the first print content generation service is the same as print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the second print content provided by the second print content generation service,
- wherein audio regarding the first print content generation service or audio regarding the second print content generation service is output using the voice device in a state that the voice device does not receive a voice instruction for using the print management server system, and
- the printing apparatus comprising:
- a print control unit configured to execute the printing process for a print job based on the print content and the print setting information.
A print control system including a printing apparatus and a print management server system configured to communicate with a voice device management server system,
- the print management server system comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire print content from a print content generation service in a case where a voice device receives an utterance for printing the print content of the print content generation service;
- and
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content acquired from the print content generation service,
- wherein in a state where a first print content generation service for providing a first print content, and a second print content generation service for providing a second print content, are registered as the print content generation service in the voice device management server system communicating the voice device, print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the first print content provided by the first print content generation service is different from print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the second print content provided by the second print content generation service,
- wherein audio regarding the first print content generation service or audio regarding the second print content generation service is output using the voice device in a state that the voice device does not receive an instruction for using the print management server system, and
- the printing apparatus comprising:
- a print control unit configured to execute the printing process for a print job based on the print content and the print setting information.
A print control system including a voice device, a printing apparatus and a print management server system configured to communicate with a voice device management server system,
- the voice device comprising:
- a receiving unit configured to receive an utterance for printing a print content of a print content generation service;
- the print management server system comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire the print content from the print content generation service in a case where the voice device receives the utterance for printing the print content of the print content generation service;
- and
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content acquired from the print content generation service,
- wherein in a state where a first print content generation service for providing a first print content, and a second print content generation service for providing a second print content, are registered as the print content generation service in the voice device management server system communicating the voice device, print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the first print content provided by the first print content generation service is the same as print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the second print content provided by the second print content generation service,
- wherein audio regarding the first print content generation service or audio regarding the second print content generation service is output using the voice device in a state that the voice device does not receive an instruction for using the print management server system, and
- the printing apparatus comprising:
- a print control unit configured to execute the printing process for a print job based on the print content and the print setting information.
A print control system including a voice device, a printing apparatus and a print management server system configured to communicate with a voice device management server system,
- the voice device comprising:
- a receiving unit configured to receive an utterance for printing a print content of a print content generation service;
- the print management server system comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire the print content from the print content generation service in a case where the voice device receives the utterance for printing the print content of the print content generation service;
- and
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content acquired from the print content generation service,
- wherein in a state where a first print content generation service for providing a first print content, and a second print content generation service for providing a second print content, are registered as the print content generation service in the voice device management server system communicating the voice device, print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the first print content provided by the first print content generation service is different from print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the second print content provided by the second print content generation service,
- wherein audio regarding the first print content generation service or audio regarding the second print content generation service is output using the voice device in a state that the voice device does not receive an instruction for using the print management server system, and
- the printing apparatus comprising:
- a print control unit configured to execute the printing process for a print job based on the print content and the print setting information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.