Printer server system for interrupting a job from a first terminal for a job from a second terminal based on detected priorities
US5832301A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1247
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a printer server system in which a file server controls image data to be output by a printer server and information for performing queuing of a print command, when there is a request of an interrupt input job without passing through the file server from another client terminal while a job of a client terminal is being executed, a priority level for the job being executed and a priority level for the interrupt input job are compared with each other. The job being executed is interrupted when it has been determined that the priority level for the interrupt input job is higher than the priority level for the job being executed. A trigger command for output processing for the printer server from the client terminal which has provided the interrupt input job is accepted, and a corresponding image is output from the printer server in response to the trigger command.
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