Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and computer-readable storage medium
US7804608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1286
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There are provided an information processing apparatus and information processing method, which can implement a job or printer device monitoring scheme that allows the user to easily detect status of printing apparatus in advance. The status of a physical printer device corresponding to a predetermined logical printer, which is set as an object to be monitored, is monitored, and a result based on monitoring is displayed on a computer display as a resident display. For example, when the resident display is displayed as an icon on the task tray on the computer display, it does not disturb display of windows of other document creation applications. Also, the user need not purposely instruct to launch a monitor utility upon printing. Hence, a job or printer device monitoring scheme which is very convenient for the user can be implemented.
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