Print controlling method and apparatus that prevents transmission of print data from clients until a predetermined time that is scheduled based on when the client registers with the managing section
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Yagita
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Abstract
A print control device that can communicate with a plurality of information processing apparatuses includes a managing section that manages scheduling requests for print jobs from the information processing apparatuses; and a control section that prevents reception of print data not based on scheduling requests if schedule requests are registered in the managing section.
Claims18
A print control device that can communicate with a plurality of information processing apparatuses, the device comprising:
- a managing section that manages at least one scheduling request for a print job from any one of the information processing apparatuses;
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- a control section that prevents or permits reception of print data based on a managing content of said managing section, wherein the control section permits reception of print data not based on a scheduling request if no scheduling request is registered in the managing section.
A method for controlling printing in order to control print jobs from a plurality of information processing apparatuses, the method comprising:
- a managing step of managing at least one scheduling request for print job from any one of the information processing apparatuses;
- and
- a control step of preventing or permitting reception of print data based on a managing content in said managing step, wherein the control step permits reception of print data not based on a scheduling request if no scheduling request is registered in the managing step.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for controlling print jobs from a plurality of information processing apparatuses, the apparatus comprising:
- code means for a managing step that manages at least one scheduling request for print job from any one of the information processing apparatuses;
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- code means for a control step of preventing or permitting reception of print data based on a managing content in said managing step, wherein the control step permits reception of print data not based on a scheduling request if no scheduling request is registered in the managing step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.