Cloud print system, cloud print server system and printing method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRITSUTO SAKO
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Abstract
A cloud print system comprising a first cloud print server and a second cloud print server; wherein the first cloud print server is configured to manage a second virtual printer of the second cloud print server in association with a first virtual printer of the first cloud print server, store a print job submitted to the first virtual printer in one or more first memory devices in association with the first virtual printer, and transmit the print job stored in association with the first virtual printer to the second virtual printer according to an instruction from a user.
Claims13
A cloud print system comprising a first cloud print server and a second cloud print server;
- wherein
- the first cloud print server comprises:
- one or more first memory devices that store a set of instructions;
- and
- one or more first processors that execute the set of instructions to:
- manage a second virtual printer of the second cloud print server in association with a first virtual printer of the first cloud print server,
- store a print job submitted to the first virtual printer in the one or more first memory devices in association with the first virtual printer, and
- transmit the print job stored in association with the first virtual printer to the second virtual printer according to an instruction from a user.
A second cloud print server system including a second cloud printing service, the second cloud print server system comprising:
- a reception unit configured to receive a print job transmitted from a first cloud print server system, including a first cloud printing service, configured to transmit the print job by storing the print job transmitted according to a printing instruction and receiving a release instruction with respect to the stored print job;
- and
- a storing unit configured to store the print job received by the reception unit;
- and a transmission unit configured to transmit the print job to a printer upon receiving a release instruction with respect to the print job stored by the storing unit.
A printing method in a cloud print system including a first cloud print server that manages a second virtual printer of a second cloud print server in association with a first virtual printer, and the second cloud print server, the method comprising:
- storing a print job submitted to the first virtual printer in association with the first virtual printer;
- and
- transmitting the print job stored in association with the first virtual printer to the second virtual printer according to an instruction from a user.
A printing method in a second cloud print server system including a second cloud print service, the method comprising:
- receiving a print job transmitted from a first cloud print server system, including a first cloud print service, configured to transmit the print job stored in accordance with a printing instruction upon receiving a release instruction;
- storing the received print job;
- and
- transmitting the print job to a printer according to an instruction for releasing the print job.
A cloud print system comprising a first cloud print server, a second cloud print server and a printer, wherein
- the first cloud server comprises:
- one or more first memory devices that store a set of instructions;
- and
- one or more first processors that execute the set of instructions to:
- manage a second virtual printer of the second cloud print server in association with a first virtual printer of the first cloud print server;
- store a print job submitted to the first virtual printer in the one or more first memory devices in association with the first virtual printer;
- and
- in accordance with an instruction from a user, transmit the print job stored in association with the first virtual printer to the second virtual printer, and
- the second cloud print server comprising:
- one or more second memory devices that store a set of instructions;
- and
- one or more second processors that execute the set of instructions to:
- store the print job transmitted from the first cloud print server in association with the second virtual printer in the one or more second memory devices,
- transmit the print job to the printer according to receive a release instruction for the print job, and
- the printer executes printing of the received print job.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.