Printer, print control apparatus, power control method, memory medium, and program
First Claim
1. A printer having a communication processor for making data communication with an information terminal apparatus by a predetermined wireless data transmission system and a print processor for printing and outputting print data received by said communication processor, comprising:
- inquiry means for inquiring said information terminal apparatus existing in a range where the communication can be made by said wireless data transmission system by said communication processor together with a kind of function; and
power control means for controlling a power supply status of a power source which is supplied to said print processor in accordance with the function kind included in a response from said information terminal apparatus to the inquiry by said inquiry means.
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Abstract
An information terminal apparatus existing in a range where communication can be made by a wireless data transmission system by a communication processor is inquired together with a kind of function. The function kind included in a response from the information terminal apparatus to the inquiry is analyzed, and if the information terminal apparatus having a printing profile is not confirmed as a result of the analysis, an operating mode is shifted to a power saving mode.
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22 Claims
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1. A printer having a communication processor for making data communication with an information terminal apparatus by a predetermined wireless data transmission system and a print processor for printing and outputting print data received by said communication processor, comprising:
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inquiry means for inquiring said information terminal apparatus existing in a range where the communication can be made by said wireless data transmission system by said communication processor together with a kind of function; and
power control means for controlling a power supply status of a power source which is supplied to said print processor in accordance with the function kind included in a response from said information terminal apparatus to the inquiry by said inquiry means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A power control method by a print control apparatus having a communication processor for making data communication with an information terminal apparatus by a predetermined wireless data transmission system and a print processor for processing print data received by said communication processor, comprising:
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an inquiry step of inquiring said information terminal apparatus existing in a range where the communication can be made by said wireless data transmission system by said communication processor together with a kind of function; and
a power control step of controlling a power supply status of a power source which is supplied to said print processor in accordance with the function kind included in a response from said information terminal apparatus to the inquiry in said inquiry step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A memory medium which stores program codes which are read by a print control apparatus having a communication processor for making data communication with an information terminal apparatus by a predetermined wireless data transmission system and a print processor for processing print data received by said communication processor, wherein said program codes comprise:
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an inquiry step of inquiring said information terminal apparatus existing in a range where the communication can be made by said wireless data transmission system by said communication processor together with a kind of function; and
a power control step of controlling a power supply status of a power source which is supplied to said print processor in accordance with the function kind included in a result of the inquiry in said inquiry step.
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22. A program which is executed by a print control apparatus having a communication processor for making data communication with an information terminal apparatus by a predetermined wireless data transmission system and a print processor for processing print data received by said communication processor, comprising:
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an inquiry step of inquiring said information terminal apparatus existing in a range where the communication can be made by said wireless data transmission system by said communication processor together with a kind of function; and
a power control step of controlling a power supply status of a power source which is supplied to said print processor in accordance with the function kind included in a result of the inquiry in said inquiry step.
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