Print system and method of controlling operation of same
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorsSugio Makishima, Hiroshi Igarashi
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Abstract
When an image to be printed is specified in a print system for printing images, a telephone number or e-mail address is entered as a contact destination to be contacted when printing ends. At the conclusion of printing, the entered contact destination is so notified. Upon being so notified of end of printing, the user returns to the location at which the print system has been installed. Since the user will thus know when printing ends, the user can make effective utilization of time until printing ends.
Claims9
A print system comprising:
- an input unit for inputting a contact destination to be contacted at end of printing;
- a printer for printing an image on a visible recording medium;
- a first determination unit for determining whether printing by said printer has ended;
- and
- a transmitting unit, which is responsive to a determination by said determination unit that printing has ended, for transmitting data indicating that printing has ended to a data processing unit, which is specified by the contact destination that has been input by said input unit, via a communication channel.
A data processing unit that is capable of short-distance communication with a print system, comprising:
- a transmitting unit for transmitting identification data, which is for identifying the data processing unit, by short-distance communication to said print system as a contact destination to be contacted at end of printing;
- a receiving unit for receiving data transmitted by short-distance communication from said print system indicating that printing has ended;
- and
- a notification unit for giving notification of end of printing in response to receipt of printing-end data by said receiving unit.
A print system comprising:
- a printer for printing an image and an identification code, which is for identifying the owner of the image, on a visible recording medium;
- a holding mechanism for holding, within the print system, visible recording media on which printing has been performed by said printer;
- an identification-code notification unit for giving notification of the identification code printed on the visible recording medium by said printer;
- an identification-code input unit for inputting the identification code;
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- an ejection unit for ejecting, from said holding mechanism to the outside of said print system, the visible recording medium on which the input identification code has been recorded from among the visible recording media being held by said holding mechanism.
A method of controlling operation of a print system comprising the steps of:
- inputting a contact destination to be contacted at end of printing;
- printing an image on a visible recording medium;
- determining whether the printing has ended;
- and
- in response to a determination that printing has ended, transmitting data indicating that printing has ended to a data processing unit, which is specified by the contact destination that has been input, via a communication channel.
A method of controlling operation of a data processing unit that is capable of short-distance communication with a print system, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting identification data, which is for identifying the data processing unit, by short-distance communication to the print system as a contact destination to be contacted at end of printing;
- receiving data transmitted by short-distance communication from the print system indicating that printing has ended;
- and
- giving notification of end of printing in response to receipt of printing-end data.
A method of controlling operation of a print system comprising the steps of:
- printing an image and an identification code, which is for identifying the owner of the image, on a visible recording medium;
- holding, within the print system, visible recording media on which printing has been performed;
- giving notification of the identification code printed on the visible recording medium;
- inputting the identification code;
- and
- ejecting, to the exterior of the print system, the visible recording medium on which the input identification code has been recorded from among the visible recording media being held.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.