Print job transmitting apparatus, print system
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsKeiji Tsuda, Masafumi Sato, Tatsuya Hiwatari
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Abstract
A print job transmitting apparatus includes a device communication portion configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus for executing a print job, and a server communication portion configured to communicate with a server for managing information relating to the image forming apparatus. The device communication portion, in addition to transmitting the print job to the image forming apparatus, obtains, from the image forming apparatus, the information relating to the image forming apparatus. The server communication portion transmits, to the server, the information obtained by the device communication portion.
Claims4
A print job transmitting apparatus, comprising:
- a device communication portion configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus for executing a print job;
- and
- a server communication portion configured to communicate with a server for managing information relating to the image forming apparatus, wherein
- the device communication portion, in addition to transmitting the print job to the image forming apparatus, obtains, from the image forming apparatus, the information relating to the image forming apparatus, and
- the server communication portion transmits, to the server, the information obtained by the device communication portion.
A print system, comprising:
- an image forming apparatus configured to execute a print job;
- a print job transmitting apparatus configured to transmit the print job to the image forming apparatus;
- and
- a server configured to manage information relating to the image forming apparatus, wherein
- the print job transmitting apparatus includes
- a device communication portion configured to communicate with the image forming apparatus, and
- a server communication portion configured to communicate with the server, wherein
- the device communication portion, in addition to transmitting the print job to the image forming apparatus, obtains, from the image forming apparatus, the information relating to the image forming apparatus, and
- the server communication portion transmits, to the server, the information obtained by the device communication portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.