Print processing device, print processing method, print processing storage medium, and printing system
First Claim
1. A print processing device which processes at least a portion of a printing process in a printing system for processing a print job based on a print instruction in which request items in a printing process for obtaining a printed matter are described in a predetermined description format, the print processing device comprising:
- a determination section that, based on the print instruction acquired from a previous process, determines whether a first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing; and
an output section that, when the first processing device that is to process a subsequent process is capable of executing processing, outputs the print instruction to the first processing device that is to process a subsequent process, and when the first processing device is not capable of executing processing, outputs, to a second processing device that can be substituted for the first processing device, a print instruction corresponding to the substitute second processing device.
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Abstract
A print processing device in a printing system for processing a print job based on instructions and which processes at least a portion of the processing. The print processing device includes determination and output sections. The determination section determines whether a first processing device is capable of executing subsequent processing. When the first processing device is capable of executing, the output section outputs the print instruction to the first processing device, and when not capable, the output section outputs, to a second substitute processing device, a print instruction having a description format corresponding to the substitute processing device.
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26 Claims
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1. A print processing device which processes at least a portion of a printing process in a printing system for processing a print job based on a print instruction in which request items in a printing process for obtaining a printed matter are described in a predetermined description format, the print processing device comprising:
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a determination section that, based on the print instruction acquired from a previous process, determines whether a first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing; and
an output section that, when the first processing device that is to process a subsequent process is capable of executing processing, outputs the print instruction to the first processing device that is to process a subsequent process, and when the first processing device is not capable of executing processing, outputs, to a second processing device that can be substituted for the first processing device, a print instruction corresponding to the substitute second processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A print processing device which processes at least a portion of a printing process in a printing system for processing a print job based on a first print instruction in which request items in a printing process for obtaining a printed matter are described in a first description format, or on a second print instruction in which request items are described in a second description format that differs from the first description format, the print processing device comprising:
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an interpretation section that interprets the first print instruction acquired from a previous process;
a determination section that outputs the first print instruction to a first processing device responsible for a predetermined process, and after completion of processing by the first processing device, determines whether a first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing; and
an output section that, when the first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing, outputs the first print instruction to the first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process, and when the first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is not capable of executing processing, outputs the second print instruction to a second processing device that is capable of executing processing that is at least substantially the same as subsequent processing and that interprets the second print instruction and executes a predetermined process. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A print processing method which processes at least a portion of a printing process in a printing system for processing a print job based on a print instruction in which request items in a printing process for obtaining a printed matter are described in a predetermined description format, the print processing method comprising:
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determining whether a first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing based on the print instruction acquired from a previous process; and
outputting the print instruction to the first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process when the first processing device is capable of executing processing, and when the first processing device is not capable of executing processing, outputting, to a second processing device that can be substituted for the first processing device, a print instruction having a description format corresponding to the substitute second processing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A print processing method which processes at least a portion of a printing process in a printing system for processing a print job based on a first print instruction in which request items in a printing process for obtaining a printed matter are described in a first description format, or on a second print instruction in which the request items are described in a second description format that differs from the first description format, the print processing method comprising:
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interpreting the first print instruction acquired from a previous process;
outputting the first print instruction to a first processing device responsible for a predetermined process, and after completion of processing by the first processing device, determining whether a first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing; and
when the first processing device that is to perform the subsequent process is capable of executing processing, outputting the first print instruction to the first processing device that is to perform the subsequent process, and when the first processing device that is to perform the subsequent process is not capable of executing processing, outputting the second print instruction to a second processing device that is capable of executing processing that is at least substantially the same as subsequent processing and that interprets the second print instruction and executes a predetermined process. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium storing a print processing program executable by a computer to process at least a portion of the printing process in a printing system for processing a print job based on a print instruction in which request items in a printing process for obtaining a printed matter are described in a predetermined description format, the processing comprising:
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determining whether a first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing based on the print instruction acquired from a previous process; and
outputting the print instruction to the first processing device when the first processing device is capable of executing, and when the first processing device is not capable of executing, outputting to a second processing device that can be substituted for the first processing device a print instruction having a description format corresponding to the substitute second processing device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium storing a print processing program executable by a computer to process at least a portion of a printing process in a printing system for processing a print job based on a first print instruction in which request items in a printing process for acquiring a printed matter are described by a first description format, or on a second print instruction in which request items are described by a second description format that differs from the first description format, the print processing comprising:
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interpreting the first print instruction acquired from a previous process;
outputting the first print instruction to a first processing device responsible for a predetermined process, and after completion of processing by the first processing device, determining whether a first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing; and
outputting the first print instruction to the first processing device that is to perform the subsequent process when the first processing device that is to perform the subsequent process is capable of executing, and when the first processing device that is to perform the subsequent process is not capable of executing, outputting the second print instruction to a second processing device that is capable of executing processing that is at least substantially the same as subsequent processing and that interprets the second print instruction and executes a predetermined process. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A printing system for processing a print job based on a print instruction in which request items in a printing system for obtaining a printed matter are described by a predetermined description format, the printing system comprising:
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a plurality of processing devices for processing at least a portion of the printing process, wherein the print processing devices being connected to each other, each print processing device comprises;
a determination section that, based on the print instruction acquired from a previous process, determines whether a first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing; and
an output section that, when the first processing device is capable of executing processing, outputs the print instruction to the first processing device, and when the first processing device is not capable of executing processing, outputs, to a second processing device that can be substituted for the first processing device, a print instruction corresponding to the substitute second processing device.
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26. A printing system for processing a print job based on a print instruction in which request items in a printing process for obtaining a printed matter are described by a predetermined description format, the printing system comprising:
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a plurality of printing processing devices for processing at least a portion of the printing process, wherein the print processing devices being connected to each other, each print processing device comprises;
an interpretation section that interprets the first print instruction acquired from a previous process;
a determination section that outputs the first print instruction to a first processing device responsible for a predetermined process, and after completion of processing by the first processing device, the determination section determines whether or not a first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing; and
an output section that, when the first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is capable of executing processing, outputs the first print instruction to the first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process, and when the first processing device that is to perform a subsequent process is not capable of executing processing, outputs the second print instruction to a second processing device that is capable of executing processing that is at least substantially the same processing as subsequent processing and that interprets the second print instruction and executes a predetermined process.
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