Printing apparatus and printing system

• US 20020036795A1
• Filed: 09/07/2001
• Published: 03/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Fujitani, Satoshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,148,981 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/36 for portability , i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers B41J3/4075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1231 Device related settings, e.g. IP address, Name, Identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1236 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing

Abstract

Electric device related information including information which the pocket electric device has and information at a position of a pocket electric device on a network obtained based on information of the position on the network which the pocket electric device has is printed out. Individual identification information that the pocket electric device has as internal information thereof is added to the electric device related information before it is printed out.

Claims

1. A printing apparatus, which can be connected with a pocket electric device through a network, comprising a printing part printing out electric device related information including information which the pocket electric device has and information at a position on the network obtained based on information of the position on the network which the pocket electric device has,

wherein said printing apparatus adds individual identification information that the pocket electric device has as internal information thereof to the electric device related information, and prints thereout together.

4. A printing system in which the printing apparatus claimed in claim 1 is connected with the pocket electric device through the network.

2. A printing apparatus, which can be connected with a pocket electric device through a network, comprising a printing part printing out electric device related information including at least one of information which the pocket electric device has and information at a position on the network obtained based on information of the position on the network which the pocket electric device has,

wherein said printing apparatus has environment information concerning an environment in which said printing apparatus is installed, and, said printing apparatus adds the environment information to the electric device related information, and prints thereout together.

3. The printing apparatus a claimed in claim 2, wherein:

said printing apparatus adds further individual identification information which the pocket electric device has as internal information thereof, and prints thereout together with the electric device related information and environment information.

5. A printing system in which the printing apparatus claimed in claim 2 is connected with the pocket electric device through the network.

6. A printing system in which the printing apparatus claimed in claim 3 is connected with the pocket electric device through the network.

7. A printing apparatus, which can be connected with a pocket electric device through a network, comprising:

printing means for printing out electric device related information including at least one of information which the pocket electric device has and information at a position on the network obtained based on information of the position on the network which the pocket electric device has; and

adding means for adding individual identification information that the pocket electric device has as internal information thereof to the electric device related information before it is printed out by said printing means.

10. A printing system in which the printing apparatus claimed in claim 7 is connected with the pocket electric device through the network.

8. A printing apparatus, which can be connected with a pocket electric device through a network, comprising:

printing means for printing out electric device related information including at least one of information which the pocket electric device has and information at a position on the network obtained based on information of the position on the network which the pocket electric device has; and

adding means for adding environment information to the electric device related information, before it is printed out by said printing means,

wherein said printing apparatus has the environment information concerning an environment in which said printing apparatus is installed.

9. The printing apparatus a claimed in claim 8, wherein:

said adding means adds further individual identification information which the pocket electric device has as internal information thereof to the electric device related information before it is printed out by said printing means together with the environment information.

11. A printing system in which the printing apparatus claimed in claim 8 is connected with the pocket electric device through the network.

12. A printing system in which the printing apparatus claimed in claim 9 is connected with the pocket electric device through the network.