Printing system that transmits job information independently of print data
US6115132A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/122
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A client transmits only job information of print data to a server, the server manages a print order in accordance with the job information, and if printable, the client transmits the print data directly to a printer. After the print is completed, the printer notifies the server of a print completion, and upon reception of this print completion notice, the server instructs the client to delete the print data. In a print system on a network configured as above, the network traffic is not increased, a large memory capacity is not necessary for the server so that the server load is reduced, the job management of the server can be performed by the client, the completion of a print operation can be monitored, and a print operation is possible even if the server is in an error state.
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