Printing system, printing method and program for executing printing method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakuto Harada
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Abstract
In a printing apparatus, first printing data used for the first printing apparatus to perform a print is associated with second printing data generated from the same print job as the first printing data. A printing apparatus detects an operating state of the apparatus. The printing apparatus, when the detected operating state shows generation of an error and the error is not removed, in a case where it is determined that a job inputted into a printing system and associated is not completed, displays information in regard to a removal method of the error on an I/F. In addition, the printing apparatus notifies the printing apparatus of generation information of the error. The printing apparatus displays the information showing that the error is generated on an I/F.
Claims14
A printing system in which a discharge unit of a first printing apparatus for performing a print using a first color material is connected to a feed unit of a second printing apparatus for performing a print using a second color material, a print of first printing data is performed in the first printing apparatus, the feed unit feeds a sheet carried from the discharge unit, and a print of second printing data generated from the same print job as the first printing data is performed in the second printing apparatus, wherein
- the first printing apparatus comprises:
- a first user interface for a user to operate and monitor the first apparatus;
- and
- an associating unit for associating the first printing data with the second printing data generated from the same print job as the first printing data, and
- the second printing apparatus comprises:
- a second user interface for the user to operate and monitor the second apparatus;
- a detecting unit for detecting an operating condition of the second apparatus;
- and
- a notifying unit for, when the operating condition of the second apparatus detected by the detecting unit shows an error occurrence and the job inputted into the printing system and associated by the associating unit is not completed without the error being removed, displaying information of a removal method for the error on the second user interface to notify the first printing apparatus of information of an error occurrence, wherein
- the first printing apparatus further comprises:
- a display unit for displaying information of the error occurrence in the second printing apparatus notified by the notifying unit on the first user interface.
A printing method in a printing system, the printing system comprising both a first printing apparatus printing by using a first color material and a second printing apparatus printing by using a second color material, the first printing apparatus comprising a first user interface for a user to operate and monitor the first printing apparatus and a discharge unit, the second printing apparatus comprising a second user interface for a user to operate and monitor the second printing apparatus and a feed unit, the discharge unit and the feed unit are connected each other, the feed unit carrying a sheet printed by the first printing apparatus for first printing data from the discharge unit, the second printing apparatus printing for second printing data, second printing data being generated based on a print job in accordance with first printing data, the printing method comprising the steps of:
- associating the first printing data with the second printing data generated from the same print job as the first printing data;
- detecting an operating condition of the second printing apparatus;
- displaying information of a removal method for an error on the second user interface, when the operating condition of the second printing apparatus detected at the detecting step shows an error occurrence and the job inputted into the printing system and associated by the associating unit is not completed without the error being removed;
- notifying the first printing apparatus of information of an error occurrence;
- and
- displaying information of the error occurrence in the second printing apparatus notified at the notifying step on the first user interface in the first printing apparatus.
A program for executing a printing method in a printing system by a CPU provided in a first printing apparatus, the printing system comprising both the first printing apparatus printing by using a first color material and a second printing apparatus printing by using a second color material, the first printing apparatus comprising a first user interface for a user to operate and monitor the first printing apparatus and a discharge unit, the second printing apparatus comprising a second user interface for a user to operate and monitor the second printing apparatus and a feed unit, the discharge unit and the feed unit are connected each other, the feed unit carrying a sheet printed by the first printing apparatus for first printing data from the discharge unit, the second printing apparatus printing for second printing data, second printing data being generated based on a print job in accordance with first printing data, the printing method comprising the steps of:
- associating the first printing data with the second printing data generated from the same print job as the first printing data;
- and
- displaying information of an error occurrence in the second printing apparatus notified on the first user interface.
A program for executing a printing method in a printing system by a CPU provided in a second printing apparatus, the printing system comprising both a first printing apparatus printing by using a first color material and the second printing apparatus printing by using a second color material, the first printing apparatus comprising a first user interface for a user to operate and monitor the first printing apparatus and a discharge unit, the second printing apparatus comprising a second user interface for a user to operate and monitor the second printing apparatus and a feed unit, the discharge unit and the feed unit are connected each other, the feed unit carrying a sheet printed by the first printing apparatus for first printing data from the discharge unit, the second printing apparatus printing for second printing data, second printing data being generated based on a print job in accordance with first printing data, the printing method comprising the steps of:
- detecting an operating condition of the second printing apparatus;
- displaying information of a removal method for an error on the second user interface, when the operating condition of the second printing apparatus detected at the detecting step shows an error occurrence and the job inputted into the printing system and associated with second printing data is not completed without the error being removed;
- and
- notifying the first printing apparatus of information of an error occurrence.
A printing system in which a discharge unit of a first printing apparatus for performing a print using a first color material is connected to a feed unit of a second printing apparatus for performing a print using a second color material, a print of first printing data being performed in the first printing apparatus, the feed unit feeds a sheet carried from the discharge unit, and a print of second printing data generated from the same print job as the first printing data being performed in the second printing apparatus, comprising:
- a detecting unit for detecting an error of an operating condition in the first printing apparatus and/or in the second printing apparatus;
- and
- a displaying unit for displaying information of the error detected by the detecting unit on an interface.
A printing method in a printing system in which a discharge unit of a first printing apparatus for performing a print using a first color material is connected to a feed unit of a second printing apparatus for performing a print using a second color material, a print of first printing data being performed in the first printing apparatus, the feed unit feeds a sheet carried from the discharge unit, and a print of second printing data generated from the same print job as the first printing data being performed in the second printing apparatus, the printing method comprising the steps of:
- detecting an error of an operating condition in the first printing apparatus and/or in the second printing apparatus;
- and
- displaying information of the error detected at the detecting step on an interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.