Print control apparatus capable of processing store print job and information processing apparatus capable of displaying store print job
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakeshi Utsunomiya
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Abstract
A list of print jobs stored in a printer, namely, print jobs by which an instruction of a change in attributes of the print jobs and an execution of the printing of the print jobs can be issued anytime is displayed on a display apparatus, thereby enabling the user to recognize such print jobs, select one of them, and issue a print executing instruction for the selected print job.
Claims44
A print control apparatus for receiving print jobs including print data from an external apparatus and allowing an image forming unit to form an image on the basis of image data, comprising:
- a first storing unit adapted to store print data of a first type of print job;
- a second storing unit adapted to store print data of a second type of print job;
- an information storing unit adapted to store attribute information of the first type of print job whose print data is stored in said first storing unit and attribute information of the second type of print job whose print data is stored in said second storing unit;
- a generating unit adapted to analyze the print data stored in said first storing unit and generating image data based on the analyzed print data;
- an image formation control unit adapted to allow the image forming unit to form an image on the basis of the image data generated by said generating unit, wherein said image formation control unit further allows the image forming unit to form an image corresponding to the second type of print job, in accordance with a printing instruction input separately from the print job;
- a storage control unit adapted to copy the print data stored in said second storing unit and storing the copied print data into said first storing unit, in accordance with the printing instruction;
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- an information storage control unit adapted to copy attribute information of the second type of print job in said information storing unit and storing the copied attribute information as attribute information corresponding to the copied print data into said information storing unit, in accordance with the printing instruction.
A print control method of receiving print jobs including print data from an external apparatus and allowing an image forming unit to form an image on the basis of image data, comprising:
- a first storing step of storing print data of a first type of print job into a first storing unit;
- a second storing step of storing print data of a second type of print job into a second storing unit;
- an information storing step of storing, in an information storing unit, attribute information of the first type of print job whose print data is stored in the first storing unit;
- a generating step of analyzing the print data stored in the first storing unit and generating image data based on the analyzed print data;
- an image formation control step of allowing the image forming unit to form an image on the basis of the image data generated in said generating step, and allowing the image forming unit to form an image corresponding to the second type of print job, in accordance with a printing instruction input separately from the print job;
- a storage control step of copying the print data stored in the second storing unit and storing the copied print data into the first storing unit, in accordance with the printing instruction;
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- an information storage control step, of copying attribute information of the second type of print job and storing, in the information storing means, the copied attribute information, in accordance with the printing instruction.
A control program, stored in a computer-readable medium, for receiving print jobs including print data from an external apparatus and allowing an image forming unit to form an image on the basis of image data, comprising:
- a first storing step of storing print data of a first type of print job into a first storing unit;
- a second storing step of storing print data of a second type of print job into a second storing unit;
- an information storing step of storing, in information storing unit, attribute information of the first type of print job whose print data is stored in the first storing unit;
- a generating step of analyzing the print data stored in the first storing unit and generating image data based on the analyzed print data;
- an image formation control step of allowing the image forming unit to form an image on the basis of the image data generated in said generating step, and further allowing the image forming unit to form an image corresponding to the second type of print job, in accordance with a printing instruction input separately from the print job;
- a storage control step of copying the print data stored in the second storing unit and storing the copied print data into the first storing unit, in accordance with the printing instruction;
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- an information storage control step of for copying attribute information of the second type of print job and storing the copied attribute information into the information storing unit, in accordance with the printing instruction.
An information processing apparatus connected to a printer that receives a store print job and prints an image based on the store print job, in accordance with a print command that is inputted separately from the store print job, comprising:
- a number obtaining unit adapted to obtain a number of store print jobs from the printer;
- an obtaining unit adapted to obtain information regarding the store print jobs from the printer;
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- a list display unit adapted to control a list of the store print jobs to be displayed on a display unit on the basis of the information obtained by said obtaining unit,
- wherein if a second number of store print jobs obtained by said second number obtaining unit has been changed from the first number of store print jobs obtained by said first number obtaining unit, said obtaining unit obtains the information from the printer.
An information processing method for communicating with a printer that receives a store print job and prints an image based on the store print job, in accordance with a print command that is inputted separately from the store print job, comprising:
- a number obtaining step of obtaining a number of store print jobs from the printer;
- an obtaining step of obtaining information regarding the store print jobs from the printer;
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- a list display step of controlling a list of the store print jobs to be displayed on a display unit on the basis of the information obtained in said obtaining step,
- wherein if a second number of store print jobs obtained in said number obtaining step has been changed from a first number of store print jobs obtained in said number obtaining step, then in said obtaining step the information is obtained from the printer.
An information processing program, stored in a computer-readable medium, for communicating with a printer that receives a store print job and prints an image based on the store print job, in accordance with a print command that is inputted separately from the store print job, comprising:
- a number obtaining step of obtaining a number of store print jobs from the printer;
- an obtaining step of obtaining information regarding the store print jobs from the printer;
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- a list display step of controlling a list of the store print jobs to be displayed on a display unit on the basis of the information obtained in said obtaining step,
- wherein if a second number of store print jobs obtained in said number obtaining step has been changed from a first number of store print jobs obtained in said number obtaining step, then in said obtaining step the information is obtained from the printer.
A print control apparatus for receiving print jobs from an external apparatus and controlling an image forming unit to form an image based on the print job, comprising:
- a management unit adapted to manage the number of store print jobs and job information concerning each print job, wherein the image forming unit forms an image based on the store print job in accordance with a print command that is inputted separately from the store print job;
- sending job information concerning each store print jobs to the external apparatus in accordance with a request from the external apparatus.
A print control method for receiving print jobs from an external apparatus and controlling an image forming unit to form an image based on the print job, comprising the steps of:
- counting the number of store print jobs, wherein the image forming unit forms an image based on the store print job in accordance with a print command that is inputted separately from the store print job;
- sending the number of store print jobs in said print control apparatus to the external apparatus;
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- sending job information concerning each store print jobs to the external apparatus in accordance with a request from the external apparatus.
A information processing apparatus connected to a printer that receives a print job and prints an image based on the print job, comprising:
- a processor adapted to obtain a number of print jobs form the printer and obtain information regarding the print jobs from the printer;
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- a display adapted to display the information regarding the print jobs obtained by said processor,
- wherein if a second number of print jobs obtained by said processor has been changed from a first number of print jobs obtained by said processor, said processor obtains the information regarding the print jobs from the printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.