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US 12,075,015 B2Granted
Printing system
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHaruka Azechi, Shunsuke Minamikawa, Tetsuya Okuno, Ayaka Hotta, Yushi Deura
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Abstract
A printing system comprises a print engine and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers perform a data obtaining process of obtaining print data, a print controlling process of controlling the print engine to print an image based on a print setting value, a fee determining process of determining a fee to be charged when printing the image, and a setting value changing process of changing the print setting value.
Claims14
A printing system comprising:
- a print engine;
- and
- one or more controllers configured to:
- obtain print data;
- control the print engine to print an image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium based on a print setting value;
- a determine a fee to be charged when printing the image corresponding to the print data on the printing medium;
- output an address of a payment page to pay the determined fee;
- and
- change the print setting value.
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A printing system comprising:
- a print engine;
- and
- one or more controllers configured to:
- obtain print data;
- control the print engine to print an image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium based on a print setting value;
- determine a fee to be charged when printing the image corresponding to the print data on the printing medium;
- and
- change the print setting value,
- wherein the print setting value includes a first print setting value and a second print setting value, the first print setting value requiring a first time to generate print data, the second print setting value requiring a second time to generate print data, the second time being shorter than the first time,
- wherein the one or more controllers are further configured to:
- receive a change to only the second print setting value among the first print setting value and the second print setting value;
- and
- generate the print data before the print setting value is changed, and then generate the print data reflecting the change of the second print setting value each time the second print setting value is changed.
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A printing system comprising:
- a print engine;
- and
- one or more controllers configured to:
- obtain print data;
- control the print engine to print an image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium based on a print setting value;
- determine a fee to be charged when printing the image corresponding to the print data on the printing medium;
- and
- change the print setting value, the print system further comprising:
- a printing device including:
- the print engine;
- an operation panel;
- and
- a first controller;
- and
- a data processing server including:
- a server memory;
- and
- a second controller,
- wherein the one or more controllers include the first controller and the second controller,
- wherein the first controller is configured to:
- obtain, from an external device, a print setting value to which print setting of a print job transmitted from the external device is related;
- and
- transmit the obtained print setting value,
- wherein the second controller is configured to:
- receive the print setting value transmitted by the first controller;
- determine a fee charged for the received print setting value;
- and
- transmit the determined fee,
- wherein the first controller and the second controller are configured to repeatedly at least obtain the print setting value and transmit the obtained print setting value until a particular completion operation is performed in the external device,
- wherein, when the particular completion operation is performed in the external device:
- the first controller is configured to:
- obtain the print job transmitted from the external device;
- and
- transmit the obtained print job to the data processing server;
- and
- the second controller is configured to:
- receive the print job transmitted by the first controller;
- store the print job received by the second controller in the server memory;
- and
- transmit the print job stored in the server memory to the printing device in response to transmitting payment approval of the fee, and
- wherein the first controller is further configured to:
- receive the print job transmitted by the second controller;
- and
- control the print engine to print an image based on the print job received by the first controller .
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A printing system comprising:
- a print engine;
- and
- one or more controllers configured to:
- obtain print data;
- control the print engine to print an image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium based on a print setting value;
- determine a fee to be charged when printing the image corresponding to the print data on the printing medium;
- and
- change the print setting value, the printing system further comprising:
- a printing device including:
- the print engine;
- an operation panel;
- and
- a first controller;
- a data processing server including:
- a server memory;
- and
- a second controller;
- and
- an external device,
- wherein the one or more controllers include the first controller and the second controller,
- wherein the second controller is configured to:
- transmit fee determination information,
- wherein the first controller is configured to:
- obtain the fee determination information transmitted by the second controller;
- and
- transmit the fee determination information to the external device,
- wherein the external device is configured to:
- obtain the fee determination information transmitted by the first controller;
- receive a print setting value related to a print job to be transmitted to the printing device;
- and
- determine a fee charged for the print setting value received using the fee determination information obtained from the first controller,
- wherein the external device is configured to repeatedly receive the print setting and determine the fee until a particular completion operation is performed in the external device,
- wherein, when the particular completion operation is performed in the external device:
- the first controller is configured to:
- obtain the print job transmitted from the external device;
- and
- transmit the print job obtained from the external device to the data processing server;
- and
- the second controller is configured to:
- receive the print job transmitted by the first controller;
- store the print job received by the second controller in the server memory;
- and
- transmit the print job stored in the server memory to the printing device in response to transmitting payment approval of the fee, and
- wherein the first controller is further configured to:
- receive the print job transmitted by the second controller;
- and
- control the print engine to print an image based on the print job received by the first controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.