Image forming apparatus and terminal device connected to network
US7154619B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3221
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus receives a print request and image information data from a terminal device connected to it via a network and executes a print job. The print job processing status is stored in a non-volatile memory. When the power to the printer is restored after being terminated, where print jobs that have not yet been processed are determined to exist after reference to the print job processing status stored in the non-volatile memory. The terminal device that requested said print job is requested to resend the image information data for that print job. Therefore, if the terminal device is constructed such that it receives the resend request and resends the image information data, the image forming apparatus can smoothly execute the non-processed print jobs based on the resent image information data.
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