Apparatus, system, and method of processing printing operation on home network
US8171097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1263
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, a system, and a method of processing a printing operation on a home network that searches an available media storage device upon a request of a printing job of predetermined contents, transmits an address of the searched media storage device, and prints printing contents transmitted to the address are provided. The apparatus for processing a printing function on a home network includes a printing request management unit which processes a printing request transmitted from a printing controller on a home network; a media storage device processing unit which provides information on an available media storage device on the home network when printing job information is transmitted from the printing request management unit; and a printing management unit which downloads predetermined contents stored in the media storage device, and performs a printing job according to the printing request of the printing controller.
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