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US 11,226,786 B2Granted
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, comprising:
- 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 including
- a receiving unit configured to receive an utterance for printing print content of a first print content generation service or a second print content generation service;
- the print management server system including
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for first content acquired from the first print content generation service in a case where the voice device receives an utterance for giving an instruction for printing as a response to an audio output regarding the first print content generation service output from the voice device in a state where an utterance for using the print management server system is not received in the voice device, and configured to identify print setting information for second content acquired from the second print content generation service in a case where the voice device receives an utterance for giving an instruction for printing as a response to an audio output regarding the second print content generation service output from the voice device in a state where an utterance for using the print management server system is not received in the voice device, wherein the print setting information identified for the first content and the print setting information identified for the second content are same as each other;
- wherein
- the printing apparatus includes
- a print control unit configured to execute a printing process for a print job corresponding to the print content and the print setting information.
8 more elements
A print control system, comprising:
- a printing apparatus;
- and
- a print management server system configured to communicate with a voice device management server system;
- the print management server system including
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for first content acquired from the first print content generation service in a case where a voice device receives an utterance for giving an instruction for printing as a response to an audio output regarding the first print content generation service output from the voice device in a state where an utterance for using the print management server system is not received in the voice device, and configured to identify print setting information for second content acquired from the second print content generation service in a case where the voice device receives an utterance for giving an instruction for printing as a response to an audio output regarding the second print content generation service output from the voice device in a state where an utterance for using the print management server system is not received in the voice device, wherein the print setting information identified for the first content and the print setting information identified for the second content are same as each other;
- wherein
- the printing apparatus includes
- a print control unit configured to execute a printing process for a print job corresponding to the print content and the print setting information.
5 more elements
A print control system, comprising:
- 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 including
- a receiving unit configured to receive an utterance for printing print content of a first print content generation service or a second print content generation service;
- the print management server system including
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for first content acquired from the first print content generation service in a case where the voice device receives an utterance for giving an instruction for printing as a response to an audio output regarding the first print content generation service output from the voice device in a state where an utterance for using the print management server system is not received in the voice device, and configured to identify print setting information for second content acquired from the second print content generation service in a case where the voice device receives an utterance for giving an instruction for printing as a response to an audio output regarding the second print content generation service output from the voice device in a state where an utterance for using the print management server system is not received in the voice device, wherein the print setting information identified for the first content and the print setting information identified for the second content are different from each other;
- wherein
- the printing apparatus includes
- a print control unit configured to execute a printing process for a print job corresponding to the print content and the print setting information.
8 more elements
A print control system, comprising:
- a printing apparatus;
- and
- a print management server system configured to communicate with a voice device management server system;
- the print management server system including
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for first content acquired from the first print content generation service in a case where a voice device receives an utterance for giving an instruction for printing as a response to an audio output regarding the first print content generation service output from the voice device in a state where an utterance for using the print management server system is not received in the voice device, and configured to identify print setting information for second content acquired from the second print content generation service in a case where the voice device receives an utterance for giving an instruction for printing as a response to an audio output regarding the second print content generation service from the voice device in a state where an utterance for using the print management server system is not received in the voice device, wherein the print setting information identified for the first content and the print setting information identified for the second content are different from each other;
- wherein
- the printing apparatus includes
- a print control unit configured to execute a printing process for a print job corresponding to the print content and the print setting information.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.