Print control system and control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakahiro Sakamoto
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Abstract
In a case where based on a receipt by a voice device of an utterance requesting a use of a print content generation service, the print content generation service generates a print content, and from first and second print services, the first print service is identified, a print control system acquires the print content generated by the print content generation service. Then, the print control system identifies print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content.
Claims16
A print control system including a printing apparatus and a print management server configured to communicate with a voice device management server,
- the print management server comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire print content generated by a print content generation service in a case where, based on a first print service being identified from a first print service and a second print service and on a receipt by a voice device of an utterance requesting a use of the print content generation service, the print content generation service generates the print content,
- wherein the first print service corresponds to the printing apparatus, and the second print service, which is different from the first print service, corresponds to another printing apparatus different from the printing apparatus;
- and
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content generated by the print content generation service,
- wherein in a state where a first print content generation service, for generating a first print content, and a second print content generation service, for generating a second print content, are registered as the print content generation service in the voice device management server, print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the first print content generated by the first print content generation service is the same as print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the second print content generated by the second print content generation service, and
- the printing apparatus comprising:
- a print control unit configured to execute the printing process for a print job based on the print content and the print setting information.
A print control system including a printing apparatus and a print management server configured to communicate with a voice device management server,
- the print management server comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire print content generated by a print content generation service in a case where, based on a first print service being identified from a first print service and a second print service and on a receipt by a voice device of an utterance requesting a use of the print content generation service, the print content generation service generates the print content,
- wherein the first print service corresponds to the printing apparatus, and the second print service, which is different from the first print service, corresponds to another printing apparatus different from the printing apparatus;
- and
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content generated by the print content generation service,
- wherein in a state where a first print content generation service, for generating a first print content, and a second print content generation service, for generating a second print content, are registered as the print content generation service in the voice device management server, print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the first print content generated by the first print content generation service is different from print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the second print content generated by the second print content generation service, and
- the printing apparatus comprising:
- a print control unit configured to execute the printing process for a print job based on the print content and the print setting information.
A control method to be executed by a print control system including a printing apparatus and a print management server that communicates with a voice device management server,
- wherein an acquisition unit acquires print content generated by a print content generation service in a case where, based on a first print service being identified from a first print service and a second print service and on a receipt by a voice device of an utterance requesting a use of the print content generation service, the print content generation service generates the print content,
- wherein the first print service corresponds to the printing apparatus, and the second print service, which is different from the first print service, corresponds to another printing apparatus different from the printing apparatus,
- wherein an identifying unit identifies print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content generated by the print content generation service,
- wherein in a state where a first print content generation service, for generating a first print content, and a second print content generation service, for generating a second print content, are registered as the print content generation service in the voice device management server, print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the first print content generated by the first print content generation service is the same as print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the second print content generated by the second print content generation service, and
- wherein a print control unit executes the printing process for a print job based on the print content and the print setting information.
A control method to be executed by a print control system including a printing apparatus and a print management server that communicates with a voice device management server,
- wherein an acquisition unit acquires print content generated by a print content generation service in a case where, based on a first print service being identified from a first print service and a second print service and on a receipt by a voice device of an utterance requesting a use of the print content generation service, the print content generation service generates the print content,
- wherein the first print service corresponds to the printing apparatus, and the second print service, which is different from the first print service, corresponds to another printing apparatus different from the printing apparatus,
- wherein an identifying unit identifies print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content generated by the print content generation service,
- wherein in a state where a first print content generation service, for generating a first print content, and a second print content generation service, for generating a second print content, are registered as the print content generation service in the voice device management server, print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the first print content generated by the first print content generation service is different from print setting information identified to execute a printing process based on the second print content generated by the second print content generation service, and
- wherein a print control unit executes the printing process for a print job based on the print content and the print setting information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.