Printing method, sound control system, and program
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakuji Fukumoto, Jun Hirota
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Abstract
When sound data corresponding to predetermined sound is input to a sound control system, the sound control system transmits identification information of a printer to a terminal device. The terminal device transmits print data to the printer based on the identification information of the printer.
Claims15
A printing method f©r a sound control system that receives sound data, a printer, and a terminal device, the printing method comprising:
- a storage step at which the sound control system stores identification information of the printer;
- a first transmission step at which, when first sound data corresponding to predetermined sound is input to the sound control system, the sound control system transmits the stored identification information of the printer to the terminal device;
- a second transmission step at which the terminal device transmits print data to the printer based on the transmitted identification information of the printer;
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- a first print step at which the printer executes printing based on the transmitted print data.
A sound control system that communicates with a printer and a terminal device and that receives sound data, the sound control system comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store identification information of the printer;
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- a transmission unit configured to, when sound data corresponding to predetermined sound is input, transmit the stored identification information to the terminal device,
- wherein the transmission of the identification information of the printer by the sound control system to the terminal device causes the terminal device to transmit print data to the printer to execute printing based on the print data.
A method for controlling a terminal device that communicates with a printer and a sound control system that receives sound data and that has identification information of the printer registered therein, the method comprising:
- a first transmission step of, in a case where predetermined sound is input o the terminal device, transmitting print data to the printer based on the identification information;
- a second transmission step of, in a case where the predetermined sound is input to the terminal device and the identification information of the printer is not registered in the terminal device, transmitting sound data corresponding to the predetermined sound to the sound control system;
- a reception step of receiving the identification information of the printer that is registered in the sound control system in response to transmission at the second transmission step;
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- a third transmission step of transmitting the print data to the printer based on the identification information received in the reception step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.