Electronic device and method for obtaining print processing time
US9727286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3476
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are a method for obtaining print processing time and an electronic device having a print function which can be connected with a printer. The method comprises: executing a print instruction to make the printer perform a print operation on a first file while the current system time of the electronic device is recorded, referred to as time1; looking up in the print folder corresponding to the printer in the electronic device whether there is a second file with the extension .SPL corresponding to the first file; when the second file is found, reading the creation time of the second file, referred to as time2; detecting in the print folder that whether the second file has been modified to a third file; and when the second file is detected to have been modified to the third file, reading the modification time of the second file, referred to as time3.
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