Output control device

• US 20050018240A1
• Filed: 06/02/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Shima, Toshihiro, Kojima, Teruhito
• Application Number:
  US10/859,664
• Publication Number:
  US 20050018240A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00957 Compiling jobs, e.g. for batch processing H04N1/3208 takes precedence; program code compilation G06F8/41
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32771 in response to a request, e.g. for a particular document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32789 Details of handshaking H04N1/32793, H04N1/32795 and H04N1/32797 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping

Abstract

A local area network is constructed to which are connected multiple clients CL1 to CL3 and printer PRT1. Printer PRT1 comprises two print job receiving ports, Port 9100 and Port 29100. When client CL1 sends print job JOB0 specifying the port of Port 29100, printer PRT1 correlates the print job received at the receiving port of Port 29100 with the IP address IP10 of the send source client CL1, and reserves the print job. When the print execution instructions are received from client CL1, the print job to be printed is specified as print job JOB0. When it is detected that the user has operated operating panel OP, printing of print job JOB0 is executed.

Claims

1. An output device which is an output device that executes output processing using data received from a data sending device connected to a network, the output device comprising:

a data receiving unit that receives said data from said data sending device;

a reserve unit that reserves said data in a state whereby said data sending device is correlated to specifiable device specification information;

an instruction receiving unit that receives execution instructions including said machine specification information from said data sending device;

a data specification unit that specifies data to be output from said reserved data based on said device specification information;

a detection unit that detects user operations on said output device after receiving said execution instructions; and

an output unit that executes output processing using said specified data based on said operation detection.

3. A printing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a mode instruction receiving unit that receives from said job issuing device mode instructions that reserve execution of said received print job and specify a storage mode for storing said printing jobs; and

a mode control unit that operates said print reserve unit, said instruction receiving unit, said print job specification unit, said detection unit, and said print execution unit for print jobs sent from said print job issuing device after receiving said mode instructions.

2. A printing device which is a printing device that executes print jobs received from a print job issuing device connected to a network, wherein the printing device comprises:

a job receiving unit that receives said print jobs from said print job issuing device;

a print reserve unit that reserves said print jobs in a state whereby said print job issuing device is correlated to specifiable device specification information;

an instruction receiving unit that receives execution instructions including said device specification information from said print job issuing device;

a print job specification unit that specifies a print job to be executed from said reserved reserve print jobs based on said device specification information;

a detection unit that detects user operations on said printing device after receiving said execution instructions; and

a print execution unit that executes said specified print jobs based on said operation detection.

4. A printing device of claim 2 wherein said detection unit performs said operation detection for a designated time.

5. A printing device of claim 2 further comprising:

a print processing unit that expands and reserves said specified print job to data for which printing can start regardless of said operation detection.

6. A printing device of any one of claims 2 through 5 wherein said instruction receiving unit further sets the operating status of said printing device to offline after receiving said execution instructions.

7. A printing device of claim 6 wherein said instruction receiving unit rejects said execution instructions from after said execution instructions are received until said operation is detected.

8. An output control device that controls an output device connected to a network, the output control device comprising:

a reserve unit for reserving output processes using said data based on output instructions from the user;

a detection unit that detects changes in the operating status based on said user operation in relation to said output device; and

an instruction unit that sends execution instructions for having said output process executed based on said change detection.

9. A print control device that controls execution of print jobs at a printing device connected to a network, the print control device comprising:

a reserve unit for reserving execution of said print jobs based on printing instructions from the user;

a detection unit that detects changes in the operating status based on said user operation in relation to said printing device; and

a print instruction unit that sends execution instructions for executing said print jobs based on said change detection.

10. A printing device of claim 9 wherein said detection unit performs said detection of changes in operating status for a designated time.

11. A print control device of claim 9 wherein said reserve unit sends to said printing device said print jobs and print reserve instructions for reserving execution of said print jobs.

12. A print control device of claim 11 wherein said print reserve instructions are instructions that set the operating status of said printing device to offline after receiving said print jobs.

13. A print control device of claim 9 wherein said reserve unit reserves sending of said print jobs, and said print instruction unit sends said print jobs as said execution instructions.

14. A print control device of any of claims 9 through 13 further comprising:

an encoding processing unit that encodes said print jobs and sends the encoded print jobs to said printing device.

15. An output method that outputs data received from another device that is connected to a network, the output method comprising:

receiving said data from said other device;

reserving said data in a state whereby said other device is correlated to specifiable device specification information;

receiving execution instructions including said device specification information from said other device;

specifying data for which output processing is to be executed from said reserved data based on said device specification information;

detecting user operation on said output device after receiving said execution instructions; and

executing output processing of said specified data based on said operation detection.

16. A printing method that prints print jobs received from another device connected to a network, the printing method comprising:

receiving said print job from said other device;

reserving said print job in a state whereby said other device is correlated to specifiable device specification information;

receiving execution instructions including said device specification information from said other device;

specifying a print job to be printed from said reserved print jobs based on said device specification information;

detecting user operation after receiving said execution instructions; and

executing said specified print job based on said operation detection.

17. An output control method that controls an output device connected to a network, the output control method comprising:

reserving output of said data based on output instructions from the user;

detecting changes in operating status based on said user operation on said output device; and

sending execution instructions to have output processing executed using said data based on said change detection.

18. A print control method that performs printing of print jobs using a printing device connected to a network, the print control method comprising:

obtaining the operating status of said printing device;

reserving execution of printing of said print job based on printing instructions from the user;

detecting changes in operating status based on said user operation on said printing device; and

sending execution instructions to have said print job executed based on said change detection.

19. A computer readable recording medium that stores a computer program executed by a computer to control an output device that outputs data received from another machine connected to a network, said computer program comprising:

a program command to receive said data from said other device;

a program command to reserve said data in a state whereby said other device is correlated to specifiable device specification information;

a program command to receive execution instructions including said machine specification information from said other device;

a program command to specify data to be used for output processing from said reserved data based on said device specification information;

a program command to detect user operation after receiving said execution instructions; and

a program command to execute output processing of said specified data based on said operation detection.

20. A computer readable recording medium that stores a computer program executed by a computer to control a printing device that prints print jobs received from other machines connected to a network, said computer program comprising:

a program command to receive said print jobs from said other device;

a program command to reserve said print jobs in a state whereby said other device is correlated to specifiable device specification information;

a program command to receive execution instructions including said device specification information from said other device;

a program command to specify print jobs to be executed from said reserved print jobs based on said device specification information;

a program command to detect user operation on said printing device after receiving said execution instructions; and

a program command to execute said specified print job based on said operation detection.

21. A computer readable recording medium that stores a computer program executed by a computer for controlling an output device connected to a network, said computer program comprising:

a program command to reserve said data output processing based on output instructions from the user;

a program command to detect changes in operating status based on said user operation in relation to said output device; and

a program command to send execution instructions to have said output processing executed based on said change detections.

22. A computer readable recording medium that stores a computer program executed by a computer for controlling the printing of a printing job between devices connected to a network, said computer program comprising:

a program command to reserve execution of said print job based on printing instructions from the user;

a program command to detect changes in operating status based on said user operation in relation to said printing device; and

a program command to send execution instructions to have said print job executed based on said change detection.