Printing system and management method therefor
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1. A printing system constituted by a printing apparatus and a host computer which are connected to each other through a network, the printing apparatus having a system dictionary in which a default of print commands has been defined,wherein the host computer comprises:
- a first determination unit configured to determine whether or not a print record program is registered in the printing apparatus, the print record program being registered for causing the printing apparatus to redefine a print command defined in the system dictionary as a specific print command in a user dictionary such that a print record of each print data is stored;
a first transmission unit configured to transmit the print record program to the printing apparatus in a case where it is determined by the first determination unit that the print record program is not registered in the printing apparatus; and
a second transmission unit configured to transmit print data to the printing apparatus,wherein the printing apparatus comprises;
a first reception unit configured to receive the print record program from the host computer to redefine a print command defined in the system dictionary as a specific print command in a user dictionary based on the print record program;
a second reception unit configured to receive the print data from the host computer;
an extraction unit configured to extract a print command from the print data received by the second reception unit;
a second determination unit configured to determine whether or not the print command extracted by said extraction unit has been redefined as the specific print command in the user dictionary; and
an execution unit configured to execute the specific print command redefined in the user dictionary in a case where it is determined by the second determination unit that the print command has been redefined, and to execute the print command in a case where it is determined by the second determination unit that the print command is not redefined.
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Abstract
A computer transmits a command to change the operation of a print command to a printing apparatus. The printing apparatus changes the operation of the print command and records information (print record) associated with printing on a storage unit in accordance with the changed print command. The reading unit of the computer reads the print record recorded by the printing apparatus, and the management unit of the computer manages the read print record.
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1. A printing system constituted by a printing apparatus and a host computer which are connected to each other through a network, the printing apparatus having a system dictionary in which a default of print commands has been defined,
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a first determination unit configured to determine whether or not a print record program is registered in the printing apparatus, the print record program being registered for causing the printing apparatus to redefine a print command defined in the system dictionary as a specific print command in a user dictionary such that a print record of each print data is stored; a first transmission unit configured to transmit the print record program to the printing apparatus in a case where it is determined by the first determination unit that the print record program is not registered in the printing apparatus; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit print data to the printing apparatus, wherein the printing apparatus comprises; a first reception unit configured to receive the print record program from the host computer to redefine a print command defined in the system dictionary as a specific print command in a user dictionary based on the print record program; a second reception unit configured to receive the print data from the host computer; an extraction unit configured to extract a print command from the print data received by the second reception unit; a second determination unit configured to determine whether or not the print command extracted by said extraction unit has been redefined as the specific print command in the user dictionary; and an execution unit configured to execute the specific print command redefined in the user dictionary in a case where it is determined by the second determination unit that the print command has been redefined, and to execute the print command in a case where it is determined by the second determination unit that the print command is not redefined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A printing apparatus comprising:
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a first reception unit configured to receive a print command from a host computer; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the print command received by said first reception unit has been redefined as a specific print command in a user dictionary for storing a print record associated with printing; and an execution unit configured to execute the specific print command redefined in the user dictionary in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the print command has been redefined, and to execute the print command in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the print command is not redefined, wherein at lease one of print commands for defining a job start, a page break and a job end has been redefined as the specific print command in the user dictionary, and wherein said execution unit executes a page break process originally defined with recording color information, paper size and paper type of a page subjected to a page break in the print record, in case of the page break. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A control method for a printing apparatus comprising:
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a step of receiving a print command from a host computer; a step of determining whether or not the print command received in said receiving step has been redefined as a specific print command in a user dictionary for storing a print record associated with printing; and an executing step of executing the specific print command redefined in the user dictionary in a case where it is determined in said determining step that the print command has been redefined, and executing the print command in a case where it is determined in said determining step that the print command is not redefined, wherein at least one of print commands for defining a job start, a page break and a job end has been redefined as the specific print command in the user dictionary, and wherein said executing step executes a page break process originally defined with recording color information, paper size and paper type of a page subjected to a page break in the print record, in case of the page break. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A printing apparatus comprising:
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a first reception unit configured to receive a print command from a host computer; a second reception unit configured to receive a print record program from the host computer to redefine the print command as the specific print command in a user dictionary for storing the print record associated with printing, based on the print record program; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the print command received by said first reception unit has been redefined as a specific print command; and an execution unit configured to execute the specific print command redefined in the user dictionary in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the print command has been redefined, and to execute the print command in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the print command is not redefined. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A control method for a printing apparatus comprising:
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a first receiving step of receiving a print command from a host computer; a second receiving step of receiving a print record program from the host computer to redefine the print command as the specific print command in a user dictionary for storing the print record associated with printing, based on the print record program; a step of determining whether or not the print command received in said first receiving step has been redefined as a specific print command; and a step of executing the specific print command redefined in the user dictionary in a case where it is determined in said determining step that the print command has been redefined, and to execute the print command in a case where it is determined in said determining step that the print command is not redefined.
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22. A computer-readable memory medium for instructing a computer to perform a control method for a printing apparatus comprising:
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a first receiving step of receiving a print command from a host computer; a second receiving step of receiving a print record program from the host computer to redefine the print command as the specific print command in a user dictionary for storing the print record associated with printing, based on the print record program; a step of determining whether or not the print command received in said first receiving step has been redefined as a specific print command; and a step of executing the specific print command redefined in the user dictionary in a case where it is determined in said determining step that the print command has been redefined, and to execute the print command in a case where it is determined in said determining step that the print command is not redefined.
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