Network printing apparatus

• US 20070216946A1
• Filed: 03/14/2007
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Tatsumi, Setsuji
• Granted Patent: US 7,999,977 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4117 for generating hard copies of the content, e.g. printer, electronic paper interfaces to printers G06F3/12; printing data G06K15/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/4448 for frame-grabbing

Abstract

The network printing apparatus is adapted to connection with an external information apparatus through a network. The network printing apparatus includes: a print data acquisition device which acquires print data outputted by the external information apparatus through the network; and a print data storage device which stores the print data acquired by the print data acquisition device. The external information apparatus includes a digital broadcast receiving apparatus which receives data transmitted through digital broadcasting. The network printing apparatus prints the print data stored in the print data storage device.

Claims

1. A network printing apparatus adapted to connection with an external information apparatus through a network, the network printing apparatus comprising:

a print data acquisition device which acquires print data outputted by the external information apparatus through the network; and

a print data storage device which stores the print data acquired by the print data acquisition device,

wherein the external information apparatus includes a digital broadcast receiving apparatus which receives data transmitted through digital broadcasting, and the network printing apparatus prints the print data stored in the print data storage device.

3. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein when the network printing apparatus is in connection with a plurality of the external information apparatuses through the network, selection of processing for the print data acquired by the print data acquisition device is implemented with respect to each of the external information apparatuses that has outputted the print data to be subjected to the processing, the processing being subjected to the selection including to record the print data on the print data storage device and to print the print data.

5. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein when the network printing apparatus is in connection with a plurality of the external information apparatuses through the network, selection of processing for the print data acquired by the print data acquisition device is implemented with respect to each of the external information apparatuses that has outputted the print data to be subjected to the processing, the processing being subjected to the selection including to record the print data on the print data storage device, to print the print data, and to record the print data on the print data storage device and also print the print data.

7. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 3, further comprising a processing selection device with which the selection of processing for the print data is implemented.

9. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 5, further comprising a processing selection device with which the selection of processing for the print data is implemented.

11. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein the selection of processing for the print data is implemented by each of the external information apparatuses.

13. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein the selection of processing for the print data is implemented by each of the external information apparatuses.

15. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the print data storage device includes at least one of a hard magnetic disk and a non-volatile semiconductor memory.

17. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the network printing apparatus prints the print data by an inkjet method.

2. A network printing apparatus adapted to connection with an external information apparatus through a network, the network printing apparatus comprising:

a print data acquisition device which acquires print data outputted by the external information apparatus through the network;

a print data storage device which stores the print data acquired by the print data acquisition device;

a list display device which displays a list of the print data acquired by the print data acquisition device; and

a print data selection device with which selection of the print data to be printed is implemented from the list of the print data displayed on the list display device,

wherein the external information apparatus includes a digital broadcast receiving apparatus which receives data transmitted through digital broadcasting, and the network printing apparatus prints the print data stored in the print data storage device according to the selection having the print data implemented with the print data selection device.

4. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein when the network printing apparatus is in connection with a plurality of the external information apparatuses through the network, selection of processing for the print data acquired by the print data acquisition device is implemented with respect to each of the external information apparatuses that has outputted the print data to be subjected to the processing, the processing being subjected to the selection including to record the print data on the print data storage device and to print the print data.

6. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein when the network printing apparatus is in connection with a plurality of the external information apparatuses through the network, selection of processing for the print data acquired by the print data acquisition device is implemented with respect to each of the external information apparatuses that has outputted the print data to be subjected to the processing, the processing being subjected to the selection including to record the print data on the print data storage device, to print the print data, and to record the print data on the print data storage device and also print the print data.

8. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 4, further comprising a processing selection device with which the selection of processing for the print data is implemented.

10. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 6, further comprising a processing selection device with which the selection of processing for the print data is implemented.

12. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein the selection of processing for the print data is implemented by each of the external information apparatuses.

14. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 6, wherein the selection of processing for the print data is implemented by each of the external information apparatuses.

16. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein the print data storage device includes at least one of a hard magnetic disk and a non-volatile semiconductor memory.

18. The network printing apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein the network printing apparatus prints the print data by an inkjet method.