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Printing method and printing device

US7800767B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
4References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 2005
Grant dateSep 21, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 18, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1284
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printing device receives print data for confidential printing, and decides the output destination of the print data received for confidential printing either to be a lockable output bin that can be opened by a key so that the print data can be outputted in a format of being printed on paper, or a digital output bin that is capable of holding the print data and allowing the print data held there to be taken out for printing based on user verification.

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