US 2006/0132866 A1 · Information processing apparatus

Abstract

In an ink-jet print system of this invention, when a printing apparatus denies transfer of print data transferred from an information processing apparatus, if the operation state of the printing apparatus is a predetermined state, a time-out error of the information processing apparatus due to transfer denial can be prevented. When the information processing apparatus of this invention generates print data to be printed by the printing apparatus, it checks transfer permission/denial information indicating transfer permission/denial of print data, and operation information indicating an operation state of the printing apparatus, which are sent from the printing apparatus, before the generated print data is transferred to the printing apparatus. When the printing apparatus is making a recovery operation or is waiting for fixing of inks, the information processing apparatus controls to hold transfer of the print data from the information processing apparatus to the printing apparatus until such operation ends, and controls itself not to reach a time-out time due to transfer denial.

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Dependent claims

An information processing apparatus which is connected to an ink-jet printing apparatus that prints an image by ejecting ink onto a print medium on the basis of print data, and can exchange data with the ink-jet printing apparatus, comprising:

print data generation means for generating print data for an image to be printed by the ink-jet printing apparatus;
transfer means for transferring the generated print data to the ink-jet printing apparatus;
and
control means for controlling transfer of the print data by said transfer means in accordance with transfer permission/denial information indicating transfer permission/denial of the print data, and operation information indicating an operation state of the ink-jet printing apparatus, which are sent from the ink-jet printing apparatus.

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An ink-jet print system, which comprises an ink-jet printing apparatus that prints an image by ejecting ink onto a print medium on the basis of print data, and an information processing apparatus which is connected to the ink-jet printing apparatus and can exchange data with the ink-jet printing apparatus,

said information processing apparatus comprising:
print data generation means for generating print data for an image to be printed by the ink-jet printing apparatus;
transfer means for transferring the generated print data to the ink-jet printing apparatus;
and
control means for controlling transfer of the print data by said transfer means in accordance with transfer permission/denial information indicating transfer permission/denial of the print data, and operation information indicating an operation state of the ink-jet printing apparatus, which are sent from the ink-jet printing apparatus, and
said ink-jet printing apparatus comprising:
transmission means for transmitting, to the information processing apparatus, transfer permission/denial information indicating transfer permission/denial of the print data;
and
printing means for printing an image by ejecting ink onto a print medium on the basis of the print data received from the information processing apparatus.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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