Printing apparatus and printing system, control method, storage medium and program

• US 7,158,243 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2001
• Issued: 01/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Sakamoto, Kazuya, Takahashi, Tsutomu, Maeda, Masao, Onuma, Nobuo, Imoto, Takashi, Kawanabe, Tetsuya, Maruoka, Hiroshi, Ebuchi, Kazuhisa, Fujita, Takayuki, Saito, Nobuhiro, Kunihiro, Shunichi, Shiga, Mikio
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams; Kimberly
• Assistant Examiner(s): SINGH, SATWANT K
• Application Number:
  US09/903,588
• Publication Number:
  US 20020021453A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,999 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.15, 358/1.14, 358/3.13, 358/1.16, 358/1.9, 358/449, 366/81, 400/61, 400/54, 709/229, 709/205, 399/81
• US Class Current: 358/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1203 Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1207 resulting in the user being informed about print result after a job submission
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1259 Print job monitoring, e.g. job status
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/126 Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1274 Deleting of print job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server

Abstract

A printing apparatus can quickly cancel a print job without any influence on the other subsequent print jobs when a print cancel instruction is issued. During printing, if a print cancel instruction is inputted from a printer operation unit, a printer function manager notifies a print command interpreter of the cancellation. The print command interpreter searches data processed at that time in a transmission/reception buffer for an end mark command indicating the end of the cancelled job. Then the print command interpreter deletes the data before the end mark command.

Claims

1. A printing apparatus which receives print job data from a host computer and prints, on a recording medium, an image on the basis of the received print job data, the host computer, upon receipt of a notification of print cancellation from said printing apparatus during generating and outputting of the print job data to said printing apparatus, stopping generation of the print data and outputting predetermined data indicating end of the print job to said printing apparatus, said printing apparatus comprising:

instruction means for issuing a print cancel instruction;

notification means for, in response to the print cancel instruction by said instruction means, stopping a current printing process and notifying the host computer of print cancellation, to cause the host computer to stop generation of print data and to output the predetermined data indicating end of the print job; and

processing means for, after issuance of the print cancel instruction by said instruction means, deleting the print data received until the predetermined data will be received from the host computer.

2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein communication with the host computer is made by packet communication, and wherein said notification means notifies the host computer of the print cancellation, to cause the host computer to output dummy data for adjustment of packet data length and to output a packet including the predetermined data, in response to the print cancel instruction by said instruction means.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for printing information regarding the print cancellation on a recording medium on which an image is printed based on the print data.

4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after the issuance of the print cancel instruction by said instruction means, said processing means causes paper discharge.

5. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the host computer transmits the print data before a break of command and then outputs the predetermined data to said printing apparatus, in response to the issuance of the print cancel instruction by said instruction means.

6. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing means skips the print data received until the predetermined data is received from the host computer.

7. A printing system comprising a host computer and a printing apparatus which prints an image based on print job data on a recording medium,

wherein said printing apparatus comprises:

instruction means for issuing a print cancel instruction;

notification means for, in response to the print cancel instruction by said instruction means, stopping a current printing process and notifying said host computer of print cancellation; and

processing means for, after issuance of the print cancel instruction by said instruction means, deleting print data received until predetermined data indicating end of print job will be received from said host computer, and

wherein said host computer comprises;

means for, in response to a notification of print cancellation by said notification means, stopping generation of print data, and outputting the predetermined data indicating end of the print job.

8. The printing system according to claim 7, wherein communication with said host computer is made by packet communication, and wherein said notification means notifies said host computer of print cancellation, to cause said host computer to output dummy data for adjustment of packet data length and to output a packet including predetermined data in response to the print cancel instruction by said instruction means.

9. The printing system according to claim 7, wherein said printing apparatus further comprises means for printing information regarding the print cancellation on a recording medium on which an image is printed based on the print data.

10. The printing system according to claim 7, wherein after the issuance of the print cancel instruction by said instruction means, said processing means causes paper discharge.

11. The printing system according to claim 7, wherein said host computer transmits the print data before a break of command and then outputs the predetermined data to said printing apparatus, in response to the issuance of the print cancel instruction by said instruction means.

12. A printing cancellation method for a printing apparatus which receives print job data from a host computer and prints, on a recording medium, an image on the basis of the received print job data, the host computer, upon receipt of a notification of print cancellation from the printing apparatus during generating and outputting of the print job data to the printing apparatus, stopping generation of the print data and outputting predetermined data indicating end of the print job to the printing apparatus, comprising:

a determination step of determining whether or not a print cancel instruction has been inputted during printing based on print data;

a notification step of, if determined at said determination step that the print cancel instruction has been inputted, stopping a current printing process and notifying the host computer of print cancellation, to cause the host computer to stop generation of the print data and to output the predetermined data indicating end of the print job; and

a processing step of, after input of the print cancel instruction, deleting the print data received until the predetermined data will be received from the host computer.

13. The printing cancellation method according to claim 12, wherein communication with the host computer is made by packet communication, and wherein at said notification step, the host computer is notified of print cancellation, and thereby caused to output dummy data for adjustment of packet data length and to output a packet including the predetermined data, in response to the print cancel instruction at said instruction step.

14. The printing cancellation method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of printing information regarding the print cancellation on a recording medium on which an image is printed based on the print data.

15. The printing cancellation method according to claim 12, wherein at said processing step, after the input of the print cancel instruction at said instruction step, paper discharge is caused.

16. The printing cancellation method according to claim 12, wherein the host computer transmits the print data before a break of command and then outputs the predetermined data to the printing apparatus, in response to the input of the print cancel instruction.

17. The printing cancellation method according to claim 12, wherein said processing step skips the print data received until the predetermined data is received from the host computer.

18. A computer-readable storage medium embodying a program of a printing cancellation method for a printing apparatus which receives print job data from a host computer and prints, on a recording medium, an image on the basis of the received print job data, the host computer, upon receipt of a notification of print cancellation from the printing apparatus during generating and outputting of the print job data to the printing apparatus, stopping generation of the print data and outputting predetermined data indicating end of the print job to the printing apparatus, comprising:

a determination step of determining whether or not a print cancel instruction has been inputted during printing based on print data;

a notification step of, if determined at said determination step that the print cancel instruction has been inputted, stopping a current printing process and notifying the host computer of print cancellation, to cause the host computer to stop generation of the print data and to output the predetermined data indicating end of the print job; and

a processing step of, after input of the print cancel instruction, deleting the print data received until the predetermined data will be received from the host computer.

19. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein communication with the host computer is made by packet communication, and wherein at said notification step, the host computer is notified of print cancellation, and thereby caused to output dummy data for adjustment of packet data length and to output a packet including predetermined data, in response to the print cancel instruction at said instruction step.

20. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein said program further comprises the step of printing information regarding the print cancellation on a recording medium on which an image is printed based on the print data.

21. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein after the input of the print cancel instruction, at said processing step, paper discharge is caused.

22. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the host computer transmits the print data before a break of command and then outputs the predetermined data to the printing apparatus, in response to the input of the print cancel instruction.

23. An information processing apparatus which generates print job data and outputs the print job data to a printing apparatus, comprising:

determination means for, while generating and sending print job data to the printing apparatus, determining whether or not a notification of print cancellation has been received from the printing apparatus; and

transfer means for, if said determination means determines that the notification of print cancellation has been received, stopping generation of the print job data, and transferring predetermined data indicating, end of print job to the printing apparatus,

wherein the printing apparatus deletes print job data until the predetermined data will be received from said information processing apparatus.

24. The information processing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein if said determination means determines that the notification of print cancellation has been received, said transfer means transmits the print data before the break of command, and then outputs the predetermined data to the printing apparatus.

25. An information processing method which generates print job data and outputs the print job data to a printing apparatus, comprising:

a determination step of, while generating and sending print job data to the printing apparatus, determining whether or not a notification of print cancellation has been received from the printing apparatus; and

a transfer step of, if determined at said determination step that the notification of print cancellation has been received, stopping generation of the print job data, and transferring predetermined data indicating end of print job, to the printing apparatus,

wherein the printing apparatus deletes print job data until the predetermined data will be received.

26. The information processing method according to claim 25, wherein if determined at said determination step that the notification of print cancellation has been received, the print data before the break of command is transmitted and then the predetermined data is outputted to the printing apparatus at said transfer step.

27. A computer-readable storage medium embodying a printing processing program which generates print job data and outputs to a printing apparatus, comprising:

a determination step of, while generating and sending print job data to the printing apparatus, determining whether or not a notification of print cancellation has been received from the printing apparatus; and

a transfer step of, if determined at said determination step that the notification of print cancellation has been received, stopping generation of the print job data, and transferring predetermined data indicating end of print job, to the printing apparatus,

wherein the printing apparatus deletes print job data until the predetermined data will be received.

28. The storage medium holding the printing processing program according to claim 27, wherein if determined at said determination step that the notification of print cancellation has been received, the print data before the break of command is transmitted and then the predetermined data is outputted to the printing apparatus at said transfer step.