System and method for print job status communication
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorJonathan A. CHANNA
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Abstract
A system and method for printer communication with a designated device includes receiving an electronic document from a source device for printing as a print job. A print monitor monitors a status of the print job. A processor receives a status reporting instruction designating at least one designated device for print status reporting. A notice is sent informing each designated device that it has been designated to receive a status of the print job. Print job status is sent to each designated device via a network interface. Messaging between the printer and a designated device is done in an interactive, character inclusive protocol with the protocol corresponding to address information supplied for a designated device.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- an input configured to receive an electronic document from a source device for printing as a print job;
- a network interface;
- a print monitor configured to monitor a status of the print job;
- and
- a processor and associated memory,
- the processor configured to receive a status reporting instruction designating at least one designated device for print status reporting,
- the processor configured to communicate a notice to the at least one designated device that the at least one designated device has been designated to receive a status of the print job, and
- the processor configured to communicate the print job status to the at least one designated device via the network interface.
A method comprising:
- receiving an electronic document from a source device for printing as a print job into a device having a processor and associated memory;
- monitoring a status of the print job;
- receiving a status reporting instruction designating at least one designated device for print status reporting;
- communicating a notice to the at least one designated device that the at least one designated device has been designated to receive a status of the print job;
- and
- communicating the print job status to the at least one designated device via the network interface.
A device comprising:
- a network interface;
- a user interface including a display;
- and
- a processor and associated memory configured for exchange of character based messages with a networked printing system via the network interface,
- the processor further configured to receive, via the network interface, a notification that the device has been designated to receive a print job status,
- the processor further configured to render the notification on the display,
- the processor further configured to receive the print job status, and
- the processor further configured to render the print job status on the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.