Printing system, printing apparatus, print information providing method and print information providing program

A printing apparatus that is connected with a transmitting terminal device which includes a print data transmitting unit that transmits the print data to the printing apparatus, an information data creating unit that allows a user to create the information data, and an information data transmitting unit that transmits the information data associated with the print data to the printing apparatus, comprising:

• a print data receiving unit that receives the print data transmitted via the print data transmitting unit;
• a printing unit that prints the print data received via the print data receiving unit;
• an information data receiving unit that receives the information data transmitted via the information data transmitting unit;
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• an informing unit that provides the information data which is associated with the print data to be printed by the printing unit and is received via the information data receiving unit when the print data with which the information data is associated is being processed to be printed at the printing unit;
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• an adjusting unit which adjusts an order in which a plurality of the print data is printed by the printing unit.

A printing apparatus that is connected with a transmitting terminal device and an informing terminal device, wherein the transmitting terminal device includes a print data transmitting unit that transmits the print data to the printing apparatus, an information data creating unit that allows a user to create information data and an information data transmitting unit that transmits the information data associated with the print data to the printing apparatus, and the informing terminal device includes a requesting unit that requests for the information data transmitted from the information data transmitting unit to the printing apparatus;

• an informing unit that informs the information data provided in response to the request made by the requesting unit and an adjusting unit that adjusts an order in which a plurality of the print data is printed, the printing apparatus comprising:
• a print data receiving unit that receives the print data transmitted from the print data transmitting unit;
• a printing unit that prints the print data received via the print data receiving unit;
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• a responding unit that provides the information data, which is associated with the print data to be printed by the printing unit, in response to the request for the information data made by the requesting unit.

A print information providing method in a printing system, comprising steps of:

• providing print data;
• printing the print data provided at the providing step;
• creating information data based on a user's input;
• associating the information data created at the creating step with the print data to be printed at the printing step;
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• informing the user or another user of the information data which is associated with the print data at the associating step when the print data with which the information data is associated is being processed to be printed at the printing step;
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• adjusting an order in which a plurality of the print data is printed at the printing step.

A method of printing with a printing apparatus that is connected with a transmitting terminal device which includes a print data transmitting unit that transmits the print data to the printing apparatus, an information data creating unit that allows a user to create the information data, and an information data transmitting unit that transmits the information data associated with the print data to the printing apparatus, comprising:

• receiving the print data transmitted via the print data transmitting unit;
• printing the print data received at the receiving step;
• receiving the information data transmitted via the information data transmitting unit;
• providing the information data, which is associated with the print data to be printed by the printing step and is received at the receiving step when the print data with which the information data is associated is being processed to be printed at the printing step;
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• adjusting an order in which a plurality of the print data is printed by the printing unit.

A method of printing with a printing apparatus that is connected with a transmitting terminal device and an informing terminal device, wherein the transmitting terminal device includes a print data transmitting unit that transmits the print data to the printing apparatus, an information data creating unit that allows a user to create information data and an information data transmitting unit that transmits the information data associated with the print data to the printing apparatus, and the informing terminal device includes a requesting unit that requests for the information data transmitted from the information data transmitting unit to the printing apparatus, an informing unit that informs the information data provided in response to the request made by the requesting unit and an adjusting unit which adjusts an order in which a plurality of the print data is printed, comprising:

• receiving the print data transmitted from the print data transmitting unit;
• printing the print data received via the receiving step;
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• providing the information data, which is associated with the print data to be printed by the printing step, in response to the request for the information data made by the requesting unit.

A computer readable memory medium for a printing system, comprising:

• a program that provides print data;
• a program that prints the print data provided by the providing program;
• a program that creates information data based on a user's input;
• a program that associates the information data created by the creating program with the print data to be printed by the printing program;
• a program that informs the user or another user of the information data which is associated with the print data by the associating program when the print data with which the information data is associated is being processed to be printed by the printing program;
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• a program that adjusts an order in which a plurality of the print data is printed by the printing unit.

A computer readable memory medium for a printing system with a printing apparatus that is connected with a transmitting terminal device which includes a print data transmitting unit that transmits the print data to the printing apparatus, an information data creating unit that allows a user to create the information data, and an information data transmitting unit that transmits the information data associated with the print data to the printing apparatus, comprising:

• a program that receives the print data transmitted via the print data transmitting unit;
• a program that prints the print data received by the receiving a program;
• a program that receives the information data transmitted via the information data transmitting unit;
• a program that provides the information data, which is associated with the print data to be printed by the printing program and is received by the receiving program when the print data with which the information data is associated is being processed to be printed by the printing program;
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• a program that adjusts an order in which a plurality of the print data is printed by the printing program.

A computer readable memory medium for a printing system with a printing apparatus that is connected with a transmitting terminal device and an informing terminal device, wherein the transmitting terminal device includes a print data transmitting unit that transmits the print data to the printing apparatus, an information data creating unit that allows a user to create information data and an information data transmitting unit that transmits the information data associated with the print data to the printing apparatus, and the informing terminal device includes a requesting unit that requests for the information data transmitted from the information data transmitting unit to the printing apparatus, an informing unit that informs the information data provided in response to the request made by the requesting unit and an adjusting unit which adjusts an order in which a plurality of the print data is printed, comprising:

• a program that receives the print data transmitted from the print data transmitting unit;
• a program that prints the print data received via the receiving program;
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• a program that provides the information data, which is associated with the print data to be printed by the printing program, in response to the request for the information data made by the requesting unit.