Print control apparatus and method, and print system
US7286250B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/608
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In this invention, a combined job obtained by combining a plurality of jobs is authenticated as a single job. According to the arrangement of this invention, when print jobs are to be spooled, these jobs are transferred from a dispatcher to a spooler where the jobs are combined. Upon reception of a print instruction, the print job is read out from a spool file, transferred from a despooler to a graphic engine again, and transferred from the dispatcher to a printer driver. At this time, the printer driver issues an authentication request in printing to a job accounting client. Thus, only one authentication request suffices for one combined job.
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