US 2026/0288382 A1Published application

Printing apparatus and non-transitory medium storing program for printing apparatus

AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsYuichiro SUZUKI, Tomoyasu FUKUI, Yoshitsugu TOMOMATSU, Yosuke OHASHI, Keisuke NISHIHARA

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Abstract

A printing apparatus includes: a memory, a printing mechanism, a communication interface, and a processor. The memory stores a template database including one or more records each including a template ID and template data. In a case where the processor obtains a print instruction including the template ID and related information related to print content data, the processor causes the printing mechanism to perform printing of a print image in which a print content is applied to a layout indicated by the template data associated with the template ID. In a case where the printing of the print image is not completed and where another printing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus, the processor transmits, to the another printing apparatus, first data including the print content data and the template data, or second data indicating the print image based on the print content data and the template data.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A printing apparatus, comprising:

a first memory storing a template database including one or more records, each of the one or more records including a template ID and template data, the template data being used to print a predetermined print content based on a predetermined layout, the template ID being associated with the template data;
a printing mechanism;
a communication interface;
and
a processor configured to cause the printing apparatus to perform:
an obtaining process of obtaining a print instruction including related information related to print content data which indicates the print content, and the template ID;
a first printing process of causing the printing mechanism to perform printing of a print image in which the print content, identified based on the related information, is applied to the layout indicated by the template data associated with the template ID, in a case where the processor obtains the print instruction in the obtaining process;
and
a first transmitting process of transmitting first data or second data to another printing apparatus via the communication interface, in a case where the printing by the first printing process is not completed and where the another printing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus, the first data including the print content data related to the related information and the template data associated with the template ID, the second data indicating the print image based on the print content data and the template data.

6 more elements

A printing apparatus configured to substitute for another printing apparatus so as to perform printing in a case where printing by the another printing apparatus is not completed, the printing apparatus comprising:

a communication interface;
a printing mechanism;
and
a processor configured to cause the printing apparatus to perform:
a first receiving process of receiving first data or second data from the another printing apparatus via the communication interface, the first data including print content data indicating a predetermined print content and template data used to print the print content based on a predetermined layout, the second data indicating a print image in which the print content is applied to the layout;
and
a second printing process of causing the printing mechanism to perform printing based on the first data or the second data, in a case where the processor receives the first data or the second data in the first receiving process.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/461,469Filed 27 Jan 2026
Priority: JP 2025-01540831 Jan 2025
Published: 24 Sep 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G06F 3/1204
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
G06F 3/121
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: facilitating exception or error detection and recovery, e.g. fault, media or consumables depleted
G06F 3/1254
Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client: automatic configuration, e.g. by driver
G06F 3/1257
Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client: by using pre-stored settings, e.g. job templates, presets, print styles