Printing data held on a WWW server
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Abstract
To enable data in a WWW server on a network to be directly obtained without passing through an information processing apparatus and to reduce a load which is applied to the network when the data obtained from the WWW server is printed, a digital copier has a function, namely, a Web Pull Printing function for actively accessing to the WWW server, obtaining data of an HTML format in the WWW server, and printing by a self printer. A Web print request to the digital copier by the user is executed through a print utility which is operating on a client.
45 Citations
81 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A printing apparatus for accessing and printing hyper text data on a network, comprising:
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registering means for registering address information and access frequency information of the hyper text data as an access target on the network;
accessing means for periodically accessing the hyper text data existing at a location shown by the address information regarding the registration in accordance with the access frequency information registered by said registering means; and
print control means for printing the hyper text data accessed by said accessing means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28-39. -39. (canceled)
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40. A method carried out in a printing apparatus for accessing and printing hyper text data on a network, comprising the steps of:
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registering address information and access frequency information of the hyper text data as an access target on the network;
periodically accessing the hyper text data existing at a location shown by the address information regarding the registration in accordance with the registered access frequency information; and
printing the accessed hyper text data. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55-66. -66. (canceled)
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67. A computer-readable medium storing a computer program for a printing apparatus for accessing and printing hyper text data on a network, said program comprising the steps of:
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registering address information and access frequency information of the hyper text data as an access target on the network;
periodically accessing the hyper text data existing at a location shown by the address information regarding the registration in accordance with the registered access frequency information; and
printing the accessed hyper text data. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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