Printing system, and printing control method and apparats
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Abstract
A printing system includes an application server for receiving e-mail and for converting the received e-mail into print data. A printer adapter receives the print data from the application server via a communication network, and converts the print data into a format which can be received by a printer. A printer prints out the print data converted by the printer adapter.
47 Citations
79 Claims
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1-68. -68. (canceled).
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69. A printing system including a client terminal and a printing control apparatus which is assigned a plurality of addresses of electronic mails, communicatively connected to each other, said system comprising:
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said client terminal including;
selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of addresses of electronic mails assigned to a printing control apparatus; and
transmitting means for transmitting an electronic mail to the selected mail address selected by said selecting means; and
said printing control apparatus including;
receiving means for receiving the electronic mail transmitted by said transmitting means of said client terminal;
analyzing means for analyzing an address of the received electronic mail received by said receiving means;
determining means for determining a type of printing according to the address analyzed by said analyzing means;
extracting means for extracting necessary information for printing from the electronic mail according to the determined type of printing determined by said determining means; and
converting means for converting the extracted information for printing into a printing job suitable for a printing apparatus.
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70. A printing control apparatus which is assigned a plurality of addresses of electronic mails, said apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving an electronic mail transmitted by transmitting means;
analyzing means for analyzing an address of the received electronic mail received by said receiving means;
determining means for determining a type of printing according to the address analyzed by said analyzing means;
extracting means for extracting necessary information for printing from the electronic mail according to the determined type of printing determined by said determining means; and
converting means for converting the extracted information for printing into a printing job suitable for a printing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A printing method for controlling an apparatus assigned a plurality of addresses of electronic mails, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an electronic mail transmitted by transmitting means;
analyzing an address of the received electronic mail received in said receiving step;
determining a type of printing according to the address analyzed in said analyzing step;
extracting necessary information for printing from the electronic mail according to the determined type of printing determined in said determining step; and
converting the extracted information for printing into a printing job suitable for a printing apparatus.
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