Print order recording system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKentaro Matsumoto
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Abstract
Reduced image data of images recorded in a memory card of a digital camera is transmitted from the digital camera to a portable phone. In the portable phone, while viewing the photographs one by one, a print order instruction operation is performed on the desired images. The print order information is transmitted from the portable phone to the digital camera, and the information is recorded as a print order file into the memory card in the digital camera.
Claims21
A print order recording apparatus comprising:
- a communication section for communicating with a communication device;
- and
- a recording section for recording a print order file in a removable medium based on print order information received from the communication device,
- wherein the print order information is information that at least specifies one or more images to be printed.
A computer usable medium embedding a print order recording program, said program comprising program code configured to cause a print order recording apparatus to perform the steps of:
- communicating with a communication device;
- and
- recording a print order file in a removable medium based on print order information received from the communication device,
- wherein the print order information is information that at least specifies one or more images to be printed.
A method used in a print order recording system including a print order recording apparatus and a communication device, the print order recording apparatus including a removable medium for storing image data and recording a print order file, the method comprising:
- (a) establishing a communication connection between the print order recording apparatus and the communication device;
- (b) the communication device transmitting to the print order recording apparatus a request for reduced image data representing an image stored in the removable medium;
- (c) the print order recording apparatus transmitting to the communication device reduced image data;
- (d) the communication device transmitting to the print order recording apparatus a print specification request indicating that the image is to be printed;
- (e) the print order recording apparatus recording print order information in the print order file in response to the print specification request;
- (f) repeating one or more steps of (b) to (e);
- and
- (g) terminating the communication connection.
A method used in a print order recording apparatus capable of communicating with a plurality of communication devices, the print order recording apparatus having a removable medium for storing image data and recording a print order file, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving from each of a plurality of communication device a print order specifying which of the plurality of images stored in the removable medium are to be printed, each print order containing header information identifying the communication device and one or more pieces of job information;
- (b) temporarily storing the print orders;
- (c) creating a header section of the print order file;
- and
- (d) recording a plurality of job sections in the print order file, each job section containing information obtained from a piece of job information in one of the print orders together with information obtained from the header information of the same print order.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.