Print data processing system, printer, and data processing indicating apparatus

A print data processing system comprising:

• a printer for printing print data, which includes:
• an interface for sending and receiving data;
• a storage for storing the print data received via the interface therein;
• and
• a plurality of data processing indicating apparatuses, each of said apparatuses including an interface for sending the data, each of the data processing indicating apparatuses sending, to the printer via the interface:
• identification data of itself;
• name data of the print data;
• and
• any one among storage indicating data attached to the print data, the print data, and print indicating data of the print data stored in the storage,
• wherein the storage stores the name data, the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data, and identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the print indicating data, the name data being related to the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data and the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the printer indicating data,
• wherein the printer further comprises a controller for performing operations of:
• updating the print data received by the printer and stored in the storage;
• and
• generating update notification data for notifying update of the print data,
• wherein the printer sends the update notification data to the data processing indicating apparatus corresponding to the identification data related to the name data of the updated print data via the interface,
• wherein the data processing indicating apparatus further includes a data accepting unit for accepting the data to be sent to a plurality of data processing indicating apparatuses that have sent the print indicating data, when the data processing indicating apparatus sends print data used for updating the print data stored in the storage,
• wherein the data processing indicating apparatus sends the accepted data to the printer being attached to the print data,
• wherein the printer further includes a controller for performing an operation of adding the accepted data that is received from the data processing indicating apparatus to the notification data, and
• wherein the printer sends the notification data having the accepted data added thereto to the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the print indicating data.

A print data processing system comprising:

• a printer for printing print data, which includes:
• an interface for sending and receiving data;
• a storage for storing the print data received via the interface therein;
• and
• a plurality of data processing indicating apparatuses, each of said apparatuses including an interface for sending the data, each of the data processing indicating apparatuses sending, to the printer via the interface:
• identification data of itself;
• name data of the print data;
• and
• any one among storage indicating data attached to the print data, the print data, and print indicating data of the print data stored in the storage,
• wherein the storage stores the name data, the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data, and identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the print indicating data, the name data being related to the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data and the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the printer indicating data,
• wherein the printer further comprises a controller for performing operations of:
• updating the print data received by the printer and stored in the storage;
• and
• generating update notification data for notifying update of the print data
• wherein the printer sends the update notification data to the data processing indicating apparatus corresponding to the identification data related to the name data of the updated print data via the interface,
• wherein the data processing indicating apparatus further includes a notification indication accepting unit for accepting an indication whether or not update should be notified to a data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the print indicating data, when the data processing indicating apparatus sends the print data used for updating the print data stored in the storage,
• wherein the data processing indicating apparatus sends the notification indicating data indicating the accepted indication to the printer being attached to the print data,
• wherein the printer further includes a controller for performing an operation of judging whether or not the indication is notification of update on the basis of the notification indicating data received from the data processing indicating apparatus, and
• wherein the printer sends the update notification data when the judgment result shows notification of update.

A print data processing system comprising:

• a printer for printing print data, which includes:
• an interface for sending and receiving data;
• a storage for storing the print data received via the interface therein;
• and
• a plurality of data processing indicating apparatuses, each of said apparatuses including an interface for sending the data each of the data processing indicating apparatuses sending, to the printer via the interface:
• identification data of itself;
• name data of the print data;
• and
• any one among storage indicating data attached to the print data, the print data, and print indicating data of the print data stored in the storage,
• wherein the storage stores the name data, the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data, and identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the print indicating data, the name data being related to the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data and the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the printer indicating data,
• wherein the printer further comprises a controller for performing operations of:
• updating the print data received by the printer and stored in the storage;
• and
• generating update notification data for notifying update of the print data,
• wherein the printer sends the update notification data to the data processing indicating apparatus corresponding to the identification data related to the name data of the updated print data via the interface,
• wherein the data processing indicating apparatus further includes a collective object indication accepting unit for accepting an indication related to a collective object indicating data attached to the print data as an object of collective notification stored in the storage so as to collectively notify the update of a plurality of print data stored in the storage,
• wherein the data processing indicating apparatus sending the storing indicating data and the collective object indicating data corresponding to the accepted indication to the printer being attached to the print data used for updating the print data stored in the storage,
• wherein the data processing indicating apparatus further includes a collective object indication accepting unit for accepting an indication related to the collective notification indicating data for indicating that notification of update of a plurality of print data stored in the storage is collectively performed,
• wherein the data processing indicating apparatus sending the storing indicating data and collective object indicating data corresponding to the accepted indication to the printer being attached to the print data used for updating the print data stored in the storage,
• wherein the printer further includes:
• a table for storing:
• the name data of the print data to which the collective object indicating data is attached, the name data being stored in the storage;
• and
• the identification data of a data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the print indicating data related to the name data stored in the storage;
• and
• a controller for performing operations of:
• judging whether or not the collective notification indicating data attached to the print data used for updating the print data stored in the storage indicates collective notification of update, the print data being received from the data processing indicating apparatus;
• and
• generating collective update notification data for collectively notifying update of a plurality of print data on the basis of the update notification data corresponding to the print data in response to the name data stored in the table when the judgment result indicates collective notification of update, and
• wherein the printer sends the collective update notification data to a data processing indicating apparatus corresponding to the identification data stored in the table of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the print indicating data, said identification data being related to the name data stored in the table.

A print data processing system comprising:

• a printer for printing print data, which includes:
• an interface for sending and receiving data
• a storage for storing the print data received via the interface therein;
• and
• a plurality of data processing indicating apparatuses, each of said apparatuses including an interface for sending the data, each of the data processing indicating apparatuses sending, to the printer via the interface:
• identification data of itself;
• name data of the print data;
• and
• any one among storage indicating data attached to the print data, the print data, and print indicating data of the print data stored in the storage,
• wherein the storage stores the name data, the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data, and identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the print indicating data, the name data being related to the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data and the identification data of the data processing indicating apparatus that has sent the printer indicating data,
• wherein the printer further comprises a controller for performing operations of:
• updating the print data received by the printer and stored in the storage;
• and
• generating update notification data for notifying update of the print data,
• wherein the printer sends the update notification data to the data processing indicating apparatus corresponding to the identification data related to the name data of the updated print data via the interface,
• wherein the operation of updating the print data that is received by the printer and is stored in the storage includes operations of:
• judging whether or not the storage indicating data is attached to the print data received from the printer;
• judging whether or not the name data of the received print data is identical with the name data of the stored print data, when the storage indicating data is attached to the print data received from the printer;
• and
• updating the received stored print data by the received print data, when the judgment result is affirmative.

A printer, comprising an interface for sending and receiving data and a storage for storing print data in response to storage indicating data from an external apparatus and for printing the print data stored in the storage in response to print indicating data from the external apparatus, wherein the storage stores:

• name data;
• identification data of the external apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data;
• and
• identification data of the external apparatus that has sent the print indicating data, and
• the name data is related to the identification data of the external apparatus that has sent the storage indicating data and to the identification data of the external apparatus that has sent the print indicating data,
• wherein the printer further comprising a controller for performing operation of:
• updating the print data stored in the storage, which is the print data received from the printer;
• and
• generating update notification data for notifying update of the print data, and
• wherein the printer sends the update notification data to an external apparatus corresponding to the identification data related to the name data of the updated print data,
• further comprising a controller for performing operations of:
• when the printer receives print data used for updating print data stored in the storage from the external apparatus for sending the storage indicating data stored in the storage, judging whether or not the identification data of the external apparatus for sending the print data for print data stored in the storage includes the identification data of the external apparatus for sending the storage indicating data of the received print data, and
• when the judgment result shows that the identification data of the external apparatus for sending the print data for print data stored in the storage includes the identification data of the external apparatus for sending the storage indicating data of the received print data, the identification data of the external apparatus for sending the storage indicating data of the received print data among the identification data of the data processing apparatus for sending the print indicating data of the print data stored in the storage is deleted from the storage.