Method, apparatus, system, and computer-readable storage medium for switching between print modes
AssigneesRicoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh Americas Corporation
InventorsTakaharu OKAJIMA, Kazuhiko Kato
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and computer-readable storage medium for setting a print mode of a printing device. The method includes receiving, from a client device, a request to print a print job at the printing device, and determining a distance between the client device and the printing device. A print mode is corresponding to the print job is set to one of a locked print mode or an unlocked print mode based on the determined distance between the client device and the printing device. The method further includes sending the print job and the corresponding print mode setting to the printing device.
Claims16
A method for setting a print mode of a printing device, comprising:
- receiving, from a client device, a request to print a print job at the printing device;
- determining a distance between the client device and the printing device;
- setting a print mode corresponding to the print job to one of a locked print mode or an unlocked print mode based on the determined distance between the client device and the printing device;
- and
- sending the print job and the corresponding print mode setting to the printing device.
A server device, comprising:
- means for receiving, from a client device, a request to print a print job at a printing device;
- means for determining a distance between the client device and the printing device;
- means for setting a print mode corresponding to the print job to one of a locked print mode or an unlocked print mode based on the determined distance between the client device and the printing device;
- and
- means for sending the print job and the corresponding print mode setting to the printing device.
A system for setting a print mode of a printing device, comprising:
- a client device configured to send, to a server device, a request to print a print job at the printing device;
- the server device including
- means for receiving, from the client device, the request to print the print job at the printing device,
- means for determining a distance between the client device and the printing device,
- means for setting a print mode corresponding to the print job to one of a locked print mode or an unlocked print mode based on the determined distance between the client device and the printing device, and
- means for sending the print job and the corresponding print mode setting to the printing device;
- and
- the printing device configured to print the print job in accordance with the corresponding print mode setting.
A computer-readable storage medium having embedded therein instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for setting a print mode of a printing device, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a client device, a request to print a print job at the printing device;
- determining a distance between the client device and the printing device;
- setting a print mode corresponding to the print job to one of a locked print mode or an unlocked print mode based on the determined distance between the client device and the printing device;
- and
- sending the print job and the corresponding print mode setting to the printing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.