US 6,788,427 B1 · Print data controlling method

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a print data controlling method for correctly performing, even when a print request regarding the same or similar print data is repeatedly issued, a print procedure desired by a user without decrease in printer operating efficiency and waste of resources such as paper. As a decision result produced by a print server on the basis of a comparison of data specifying information contained in print requesting data with data specifying information attached to each print data spooled in a print queue, a terminal device receives decision data which informs that there has already been spooled print data identical with or similar to print data regarding a current print request. Then, the terminal device will accept designation input for designating a print data processing procedure, thereafter sending to the print server processing data representative of contents of the designated print data processing procedure. The print server processes the print data according to contents of the received processing data.

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Dependent claims

A print data controlling method in which print data regarding a print request which has been issued from a terminal device is temporarily spooled in a print queue and supplied from the print queue to a printer, comprising the steps of:

comparing print data regarding a current print request with print data which is previously spooled in the print queue;
transmitting a result of the comparison to the terminal device which has issued the current print request;
and
generating a warning message in the terminal device when the result of the comparison indicates that print data identical with or similar to the print data regarding the current print request is previously spooled in the print queue.

1 more element

A print data controlling method in which print data regarding a print request having been issued from a terminal device and print request data are spooled in a print queue, the print request data including a file size which represents a size of a file of the print data regarding a print request, and a user name of a user having issued the print request;

and the print data is supplied from the print queue to a printer to be printed, the print data controlling method comprising:
determining whether to carry out a print operation with respect to the print data regarding the current print request on the basis of:
a result of determination of whether the print data regarding the current print request matches or mismatches with print data regarding a previous print request which print data is spooled in the print queue, the determination being based on comparison of a file size included in the print request data, and
a result of comparison of a user name of a user having issued the current print request with a user name of a user having issued the previous print request.

1 more element

A print data controlling method in which print data regarding a print request having been issued from a terminal device and print data are spooled in a print queue, the print request data including a file size which represents a size of a file of the print data regarding a print request, and a user name of a user having issued the print request;

and the print data is supplied from the print queue to a printer to be printed, the print data controlling method comprising:
determining, when the print data regarding the current print request which is a subject of a print operation to be currently carried out is spooled in the print queue, whether to carry out the print operation with respect to the print data regarding the current print request on the basis of a result of comparison of the file size and user name included in the print request data regarding the current print request with the file size and user name included in the print request data regarding the previous print request.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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