Document management system and method for controlling a document print operation
US8373876B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1285
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document management system and method of efficiently controlling a document print operation that entails storing specifying information pertaining to identification information of document data for a printing apparatus, determining whether or not the document data corresponding to the identification information has been updated after a prior printing of the document, and transmitting to the printing apparatus either the document data or the specifying information depending on the results of the determination.
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