Printing apparatus and printing system
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi SUGIYAMA
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Abstract
A multifunction printer receives a printing job. Then, the MFP acquires items of a printing log that is defined before the printing is started. For example, user name, date/time of execution, and job ID information correspond to the items of the printing log defined before the printing is started. Then, the MFP transmits at least one item of the printing log, which is defined before the printing is started, to the server before the printing is completed.
Claims11
A printing apparatus comprising:
- a printing unit which executes a printing in response to a print request;
- an acquiring unit which acquires a printing log including a plurality of history items concerning the printing request, the history items including a pre-printing history item defined before the printing is completed by the printing unit;
- and
- a transmitting unit which transmits the pre-printing history item to an external equipment before the printing is completed.
A printing system comprising a printing apparatus for executing a printing in response to a print request, and an information storing equipment connected to the printing apparatus via a network;
- wherein the printing apparatus includes:
- a printing unit which executes a printing in response to a print request;
- an acquiring unit which acquires a printing log including a plurality of history items concerning the printing request, the history items including a pre-printing history item defined before the printing is completed by the printing unit;
- and
- a transmitting unit which transmits the pre-printing history item to the information storing device before the printing is completed, and
- the information storing device includes:
- a receiving unit which receives the printing log from the printing apparatus, and
- a storing unit which stores the printing log received by the receiving unit.
A method of controlling a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving a print request;
- acquiring a printing log including a plurality of history items concerning the printing request, the history items including a pre-printing history item defined before a printing is completed;
- transmitting the pre-printing history item to an external equipment before the printing is completed;
- and
- executing the printing in response to the print request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.