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US 6,894,792 B1Granted
Print system and job management method for the same
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorMasahiko Abe
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Abstract
A print system is provided with job information integration means for integrating the copy job management information contained in an image forming device and the print job management information contained in a print control device into integrated job management information of the copy and print jobs printed by the image forming device, and job information display means for listing the copy job and print job management information on a display based on the integrated job management information provided by the job information integration means.
Claims12
A print system for printing image data on paper, comprising:
- a communication line;
- a client device connected to the communication line;
- an image forming device connected to the communication line, having a copy function of printing first image data provided by optically reading an original on paper, having a print function of printing second image data provided through the communication line on paper, storing the first image data as copy jobs, generating copy job management information containing a processing order for the stored copy jobs, and printing the stored copy jobs in order based on the copy job management information;
- a print control device connected to the communication line and separate from the image forming device, storing print jobs input from the client device via the communication line, generating print job management information containing a processing order for the stored print jobs, developing the print jobs into the second image data in order based on the print job management information, and causing the image forming device to print the second image data by inputting thereto via the communication line;
- job information integration means for integrating the copy job management information and the print job management information to generate integrated job management information for the copy jobs and the print jobs printed by the image forming device;
- and
- job information display means for listing the copy job management information and the print job management information based on the integrated job management information.
4 more elements
A job management method for a print system which comprises:
- a communication line;
- a client device connected to the communication line;
- an image forming device connected to the communication line, having a copy function of printing first image data provided by optically reading an original on paper, having a print function of printing second image data provided through the communication line on paper, storing the first image data as copy jobs, generating copy job management information containing a processing order for the stored copy jobs, and printing the stored copy jobs in order based on the copy job management information;
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- a print control device connected to the communication line and separate from the image forming device, storing print jobs input from the client device via the communication line, generating print job management information containing a processing order for the stored print jobs, developing the print jobs into the second image data in order based on the print job management information, and causing the image forming device to print the second image data by inputting thereto via the communication line, the method comprising the steps of:
- integrating the copy job management information and the print job management information to generate integrated job management information for the copy jobs and the print jobs printed by the image forming device;
- and
- listing the copy job management information and the print job management information based on the integrated job management information.
5 more elements
A computer-readable recording medium including a computer program for causing a computer to execute a job management method for a print system, the computer being included in the print system which comprises:
- a communication line;
- a client device connected to the communication line;
- an image forming device connected to the communication line, having a copy function of printing first image data provided by optically reading an original on paper, having a print function of printing second image data provided through the communication line on paper, storing the first image data as copy jobs, generating copy job management information containing a processing order for the stored copy jobs, and printing the stored copy jobs in order based on the copy job management information;
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- a print control device connected to the communication line and separate from the image forming device, storing print jobs input from the client device via the communication line, generating print job management information containing a processing order for the stored print jobs, developing the print jobs into the second image data in order based on the print job management information, and causing the image forming device to print the second image data by inputting thereto via the communication line, the method comprising the steps of:
- integrating the copy job management information and the print job management information to generate integrated job management information for the copy jobs and the print jobs printed by the image forming device;
- and
- listing the copy job management information and the print job management information based on the integrated job management information.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.