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Electronic device and method for obtaining print processing time

US9727286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 2013
Grant dateAug 8, 2017
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2033

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  • 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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