Image processing system, image data processing method, and storage medium

A printer comprising:

• a first determination unit adapted to determine whether information received from a card device is information for a print function;
• a second determination unit adapted to, when said first determination unit determines that the information received from the card device is the information for the print function, determining whether the printer is in a sleep state;
• a third determination unit adapted to, when said second determination unit determines that the printer is not in the sleep state, determine whether the printer can print singly without starting an initial operation, and when said second determination unit determines that the printer is in the sleep state, starting the initial operation and determining whether the printer can print singly;
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• a processing unit adapted to, when said third determination unit determines that the printer can print singly, executing printing in accordance with the information received from the card device, when said third determination unit determines that the printer cannot print singly, transmitting the information received from the card device to a host device, and when said first determination unit determines that the information received from the card device is not the information for the print function, transmitting the information received from the card device to the host device.

A printer control method comprising:

• a first determination step of determining whether received information is information for a print function;
• a second determination step of, when it is determined in the first determination step that the received information is the information for the print function, determining whether the printer is in a sleep state;
• a third determination step of, when it is determined in the second determination step that the printer is not in the sleep state, determining whether the printer can print singly without starting an initial operation, and when it is determined in the second determination step that the printer is in the sleep state, starting the initial operation and determining whether the printer can print singly;
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• a processing step of, when it is determined in the third determination step that the printer can print singly, executing printing in accordance with the received information, when it is determined in the third determination step that the printer cannot print singly, transmitting the received information to a host device, and when it is determined in the first determination step that the received information is not the information for the print function, transmitting the received information to the host device.

A printer control method comprising:

• a first determination step of determining whether information received from a card device is information for a print function;
• a second determination step of, when it is determined in the first determination step that the information received from the card device is the information for the print function determining whether the printer is in a sleep state;
• a third determination step of, when it is determined in the second determination step that the printer is not in the sleep state, determining whether the printer can print singly without starting an initial operation, and when it is determined in the second determination step that the printer is in the sleep state, starting the initial operation and determining whether the printer can print singly;
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• a processing step of, when it is determined in the third determination step that the printer can print singly, executing printing in accordance with the information received from the card device, when it is determined in the third determination step that the printer cannot print singly, transmitting the information received from the card device to a host device, and when it is determined in the first determination step that the information received from the card device is not the information for the print function, transmitting the information received from the card device to the host device.

A computer readable program stored on a computer readable medium for making a computer implement a printer control method, the program comprising:

• a first determination step of determining whether received information is information for a print function;
• a second determination step of, when it is determined in the first determination step that the received information is the information for the print function, determining whether the printer is in a sleep state;
• a third determination step of, when it is determined in the second determination step that the printer is not in the sleep state, determining whether the printer can print singly without starting an initial operation, and when it is determined in the second determination stop that the printer is in the sleep state, starting the initial operation and determining whether the printer can print singly;
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• a processing step of, when it is determined in the third determination step that the printer can print singly, executing printing in accordance with the received information, when it is determined in the third determination step that the printer cannot print singly, transmitting the received information to a host device, and when it is determined in the first determination step that the received information is not the information for the print function, transmitting the received information to the host device.

A computer readable program stored on a computer readable medium for making a computer implement a printer control method, the program comprising:

• a first determination step of determining whether information received from a card device is information for a print function;
• a second determination step of, when it is determined in the first determination step that the information received from the card device is the information for the print function, determining whether the printer is in a sleep state;
• a third determination step of, when it is determined in the second determination step that the printer is not in the sleep state, determining whether the printer can print singly without starting an initial operation, and when it is determined in the second determination step that the printer is in the sleep state, starting the initial operation and determining whether the printer can print singly;
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• a processing step of, when it is determined in the third determination step that the printer can print singly, executing printing in accordance with the information received from the card device, when it is determined in the third determination step that the printer cannot print singly, transmitting the information received from the card device to a host device, and when it is determined in the first determination step that the information received from the card device is not the information for the print function, transmitting the information received from the card device to the host device.