Print system, image processing apparatus and information processing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaaki Shimizu
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Abstract
At the print request from the information processing apparatus, the functcion status of the functions of the image processing apparatus capable of executing plural functions is displayed on the information processing apparatus. For this purpose, the printer controller acquires the function status information for the image processing functions and manages in unified manner the acquired information indicating the function status of the image processing functions, and, at the transfer of the print data, the host computer acquires, from the printer controller, and displays the latest information of the function status of the image processing functions at the transfer of the print data.
Claims41
A print system composed of an image processing apparatus for executing an image processing function selected from plural image processing functions and an information processing apparatus for generating print data to be transferred to said image processing apparatus, wherein:
- said information processing apparatus acquires, from said image processing apparatus, information indicating the function status of the plural image processing functions, also executes a process of transferring the generated print data to said image processing apparatus and displays the function status of the plural image processing functions on a display unit based on the acquired information.
An image processing apparatus for executing an image processing function selected from plural image processing functions based on a print request from an information processing apparatus or an image proceessing request from an operation unit, the apparatus comprising:
- acquisition means for acquiring information indicating the function status of the plural image processing functions;
- management means for managing the information acquired by said acquisition means in unified manner in storage means;
- and
- control means for monitoring the change in the function status indicated by the information acquired by the acquisition means and renewing the information stored in said storage means in response to a change in the function status.
An information processing apparatus for transferring print data by communication with an image processing apparatus for executing an image processing function selected from plural image processing functions, the apparatus comprising:
- generation means for generating print data to be transferred to the image processing apparatus;
- acquisition means for acquiring, from said image processing apparatus, information indicating the function status of plural image processing functions;
- and
- display control means for executing a process of transferring the print data generated by said generating means to said image processing apparatus and displaying the function status of the plural image processing functions on a display unit based on the information acquired by said acquisition means.
A control method for an image processing apparatus for executing an image processing function selected from plural image processing functions based on a print request from an information processing apparatus or an image proceessing request from an operation unit, the method comprising steps of:
- acquiring information indicating the function status of the plural image processing functions;
- managing the acquired information in unified manner in storage means;
- and
- monitoring the change in the function status indicated by the acquired information and renewing the information stored in said storage means in response to a change in the function status.
A status display method for an information processing apparatus for transferring print data by communication with an image processing apparatus for executing an image processing function selected from plural image processing functions, the method comprising steps of
- acquiring, from said image processing apparatus, information indicating the function status of plural image processing functions;
- and
- executing a process of transferring the generated print data to said image processing apparatus and displaying the function status of the plural image processing functions on a display unit based on the acquired information.
A program for controlling an image processing apparatus for executing an image processing function selected from plural image processing functions based on a print request from an information processing apparatus or an image proceessing request from an operation unit, the program comprising:
- an acquisition step of acquiring information indicating the function status of the plural image processing functions;
- a management step of managing the information acquired in said acquisition step in unified manner in storage means;
- and
- a control step of monitoring the change in the function status indicated by the information acquired by said acquisition step and renewing the information stored in said storage means in response to a change in the function status.
A program for controlling an information processing apparatus for transferring print data by communication with an image processing apparatus for executing an image processing function selected from plural image processing functions, the program comprising:
- a generation step of generating the print data to be transferred to said image processing apparatus;
- an acquisition step of acquiring, from said image processing apparatus, information indicating the function status of plural image processing functions;
- and
- a display control step of executing a process of transferring the print data generated by said generation step to said image processing apparatus and displaying the function status of the plural image processing functions on a display unit based on the information acquired by said acquisition step.
A computer readable memory medium storing a program for controlling an information processing apparatus for transferring print data by communication with an image processing apparatus for executing an image processing function selected from plural image processing functions, the program comprising:
- a generation step of generating the print data to be transferred to said image processing apparatus;
- an acquisition step of acquiring, from said image processing apparatus, information indicating the function status of plural image processing functions;
- and
- a display control step of executing a process of transferring the print data generated by said generation step to said image processing apparatus and displaying the function status of the plural image processing functions on a display unit based on the information acquired by said acquisition step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.