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Image forming apparatus and image forming system

US9817621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2015
Grant dateNov 14, 2017
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1292
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to make it possible to recognize the status in which job processing is disabled, by checking a job queue; printer 110 includes print-job obtaining unit 114 that obtains print job from a cloud server, image forming related unit 113 that is involved in image forming according to the print job obtained by print-job obtaining unit 114, and monitoring unit 115 that monitors a status of image forming related unit 113 and notifies the cloud server of status information on the status of image forming related unit 113, as information indicating a status of the print job obtained by print-job obtaining unit 114.

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