First image forming apparatus, second image forming apparatus, and processing method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsAkihiko SATOMI, Yoshinori MATSUMURA, Hideharu ONISHI
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Abstract
A first image forming apparatus includes a print data acquisition section, a change section, and a print data transmission section. The print data acquisition section acquires print data from a terminal device. The change section performs change processing of a first order in the print data. The print data transmission section transmits, to a second image forming apparatus, the print data subjected to the change processing of the first order.
Claims12
A first image forming apparatus comprising:
- a print data acquisition section that acquires print data from a terminal device;
- a change section that performs change processing of a first order, which is an order in which the first image forming apparatus outputs the print data, in the print data;
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- a print data transmission section that transmits, to a second image forming apparatus, the print data subjected to the change processing of the first order.
A second image forming apparatus comprising:
- an authentication section that executes authentication of a user;
- a print data acquisition section that acquires, when the authentication is successful, print data from a first image forming apparatus that acquires the print data from a terminal device or from the terminal device that transmits the print data to the first image forming apparatus;
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- a printing section that performs printing of the acquired print data, wherein
- a first order, which is an order in which the first image forming apparatus outputs the print data, in the print data acquired by the print data acquisition section is subjected to change processing based on an order in which the print data is output by the second image forming apparatus.
A processing method executed by a first image forming apparatus, the processing method comprising:
- acquiring print data from a terminal device;
- performing change processing of a first order, which is an order in which the first image forming apparatus outputs the print data, in the print data;
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- transmitting, to a second image forming apparatus, the print data subjected to the change processing of the first order.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.