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Printer and method of controlling the same

US7760381B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 2005
Grant dateJul 20, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1288
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printer for receiving print data transmitted from a client device via a network and for effecting print processing on the basis of the received print data, comprising: a detecting unit which detects whether or not the print processing has been completed properly; a determining unit which determines a cause if it has been detected by the detecting unit that the print processing has not been completed properly; a storing unit which stores the print data in a file server on the network if it has been detected by the detecting unit that the print processing has not been completed properly; and a mail transmitting unit which transmits to the client device by an electronic mail a cause of the improper completion of the print processing determined by the determining unit and storage position information on the print data stored by the storing unit.

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