Printing manager system for a copier in a network
First Claim
1. A print manager system for a copier in a network, comprising:
- at least one copier, including an operation panel for displaying images for operating the at least one copier, means for storing display data for displaying on the operation panel, and means for transferring the display data; and
at least one terminal connected to the at least one copier, including means for receiving the display data from the transferring means of the at least one copier, and a display device for displaying same images as displayed on the operation panel of the at least one copier according to the display data transferred from the at least one copier.
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Abstract
A print manager system for a copying machine in a network which includes at least one copier machine, at least one terminal, and an object request broker. The copier machine has a CPU for controlling the copier, a memory for storing control programs and a copier machine'"'"'s appearance data, and a communication device for transferring the appearance data. The appearance data may include a picture of the appearance of the copier, a picture of an operation panel of the copier, and specifications or status information of each device of the copier. The terminal is connected to the copier machine, and has a display device for displaying the data from the copier machine, a pointing device for pointing to a part of the displayed images of the display device, and a communication device for transferring coordinate numerical data of the part of the displayed images pointed to by the pointing device to the copier machine. The object request broker is connected to the copier machine and the terminal, and has a CPU controlling the object request broker, a memory storing control programs for controlling the object broker, and a service controller for controlling an interface between the copier machine and the terminal for selecting a best available copier machine for the terminal.
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16 Claims
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1. A print manager system for a copier in a network, comprising:
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at least one copier, including an operation panel for displaying images for operating the at least one copier, means for storing display data for displaying on the operation panel, and means for transferring the display data; and at least one terminal connected to the at least one copier, including means for receiving the display data from the transferring means of the at least one copier, and a display device for displaying same images as displayed on the operation panel of the at least one copier according to the display data transferred from the at least one copier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A print manager system for a copying machine in a network, comprising:
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at least one copier, each respective copier including an operation panel for displaying images for operating the respective copier, a CPU for controlling the respective copier, a memory for storing respective control programs and copier appearance data, and a communication device for transferring the appearance data, the appearance data including a picture of the operation panel of the respective copier; at least one terminal connected to the at least one copier, including a display device for displaying same images as displayed on the operation panel according to the appearance data transferred from the at least one copier, a pointing device for pointing to a part of the displayed images of the display device, and a communication device for transferring a coordinate numerical data of the part of the displayed images pointed to by the pointing device to the copier machine; and an object request broker connected to the at least one copier and the at least one terminal, including a CPU controlling the object request broker, a memory storing control programs for controlling the object broker, and a service controller for controlling an interface between the at least one copier and the at least one terminal for selecting a best available of the at least one copier for the at least one terminal.
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13. A printing managing process for controlling printing of print jobs in a network printing system having at least one copier and at least one terminal, comprising the steps of:
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a) at said at least one terminal, requesting the at least one copier to transmit an image of appearance information of the at least one copier; b) at said at least one copier, transferring all of the image of the appearance information to the at least one terminal; c) at said at least one terminal, displaying a first screen image from the transferred appearance information at a display device, noting a part of the displayed image pointed to by a pointing device, storing coordinate information of the information pointed to by the pointing device, and transferring the coordinate information to the at least one copier; d) at said at least one copier, receiving the coordinate information, and controlling the at least one copier according to the received coordinate information.
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14. A print managing process for controlling printing of print jobs in a network printing system having at least one copier and at least one terminal, comprising the steps of:
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a) at said at least one terminal, requesting the at least one copier to transmit an image of appearance information of the at least one copier; b) at said at least one copier, transferring the image of the appearance information to the at least one terminal; c) at said at least one terminal, displaying a first screen image from the transferred appearance information at a display device, noting a part of the displayed image pointed to by a pointing device, storing coordinate information of the information pointed to by the pointing device as coordinate numeral data, and transferring the coordinate numeral data to the at least one copier; d) at said at least one copier, receiving the coordinate numeral information, and controlling and operating the at least one copier according to the received coordinate numeral information.
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15. A print manager system for an imaging device in a network, comprising:
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at least one imaging device, including an operation panel for displaying images for operating the at least one imaging device, means for storing display data for displaying on the operation panel, and means for transferring the display data; and at least one terminal connected to the at least one imaging device, including means for receiving the display data from the transferring means of the at least one imaging device, and a display device for displaying same images as displayed on the operation panel of the at least one imaging device according to the display data transferred from the at least one imaging device.
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16. A print manager system for a copying machine in a network, comprising:
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at least one copier, each respective copier including an operation panel for displaying images for operating the respective copier, a CPU for controlling the respective copier, a memory for storing respective control programs and copier appearance data, and a communication device for transferring the appearance data, the appearance data including a picture of the operation panel of the respective copier; and at least one terminal connected to the at least one copier, including a display device for displaying same images as displayed on the operation panel according to the appearance data transferred from the at least one copier, a pointing device for pointing to a part of the displayed images of the display device, and a communication device for transferring a coordinate numerical data of the part of the displayed images pointed to by the pointing device to the copier machine.
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Specification