Computer-readable storage medium storing display program and display device

• US 9,841,933 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2014
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Asai, Norihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Mishra, Richa
• Application Number:
  US14/290,356
• Publication Number:
  US 20140355059A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,293 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1212 achieving reduced delay between job submission and print start
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1247 by conversion to printer ready format
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing

Abstract

An apparatus, such as a display device, may have a processor, memory storing computer-readable instructions, and a display portion. The apparatus may obtain one or more second files in response to converting a first file into the one or more second files. The plurality of second files may be obtained one by one. The apparatus may determine whether all of one or more selected files from among the one or more second files have been obtained, prior to obtaining all of the one or more second files. The one or more selected files may be a subset of the one or more second files. The apparatus may also output the one or more selected files in response to determining that all of the one or more selected files have been obtained.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

transmit, to a server, a first file in a first format, the first file comprising a plurality of pages of a document;

in response to transmitting the first file to the server, display an option in a disabled state, the option configured to cause a printer to begin image formation when selected;

after transmitting the first file to the server and while the server converts the first file to a plurality of second files, each second file being in a second format different from the first format, receive at least one user input selecting a plurality of selected pages among the plurality of pages of the first file;

prior to receiving all of the plurality of second files from the server, determine whether all second files corresponding to the plurality of selected pages have been received, wherein the second files of the selected pages is a subset of the plurality of second files;

in response to determining that all of the second files of the selected pages have been received, enable the option;

in response to determining that less than all of the second files of the selected pages have been received, disable the option if the option is enabled; and

in response to selection of the option when the option is enabled, output the second files of the selected pages to the printer which is responsive to determining that all of the second files of the selected pages have been received, the output of the second files configured to cause the printer to print the second files of the selected pages.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the server is remote from the apparatus.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of second files is generated as a result of converting the first file.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1,

wherein the plurality of selected pages are in a selected state at a same time,

wherein determining that all of the second files corresponding to the selected pages have been received comprises determining, for each of the plurality of selected pages that are in the selected state, that a corresponding second file, among the plurality of second files, has been received.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the apparatus, further cause the apparatus to:

obtain a number of the plurality of second files prior to receiving the plurality of second files.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the apparatus, further cause the apparatus to:

display, upon obtaining the number of the plurality of second files, a screen comprising images that represent each of the plurality of second files and that, when selected, identify a corresponding one of the plurality of second files as one of the second files corresponding to the selected pages.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the apparatus, further cause the apparatus to:

receive a second file of the plurality of second files;

determine whether the received second file corresponds to one of the selected pages;

in response to determining that the received second file corresponds to one of the selected pages, display, upon receiving the corresponding second file, a thumbnail image corresponding to the received second file; and

in response to determining that the received second file does not correspond to one of the selected pages, not displaying the thumbnail image corresponding to the received second file.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the apparatus, further cause the apparatus to:

provide a cancel instruction, identifying a particular file among the plurality of second files, to cancel conversion with respect to the particular file.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the apparatus, further cause the apparatus to:

change a state of a particular file, among the plurality of second files, in response to a user selection of a particular page corresponding to the particular file;

determine whether the apparatus has the particular file upon changing the state of the particular file;

after determining that the apparatus does not have the particular file, output a conversion instruction, identifying the particular file, to request the particular file if the state of the particular file is a selected state; and

after determining that the apparatus does not have the particular file, output a cancel instruction, identifying the particular file, to cancel conversion with respect to the particular file if the state of the particular file is an unselected state.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

transmit, to a server, a first file in a first format, the first file comprising a plurality of pages of a document;

in response to transmitting the first file to the server, display an option in a disabled state, the option configured to cause a printer to begin image formation when selected;

after transmitting the first file to the server and while the server converts the first file to a plurality of second files, each second file being in a second format different from the first format, receive at least one user input for selecting a plurality of selected pages among the plurality of pages of the first file;

prior to receiving all of the plurality of second files from the server, determine whether all second files corresponding to the plurality of selected pages have been received, wherein the second files corresponding to the plurality of selected pages is a subset of the plurality of second files;

in response to determining that all of the second files corresponding to the plurality of selected pages have been received, enable the option;

in response to determining that less than all of the second files corresponding to the plurality of selected pages have been received, disable the option if the option is enabled; and

in response to selection of the option when the option is enabled, output the

plurality of selected second files to the printer which is responsive to determining that all of the second files corresponding to the plurality of selected pages have been received, the output of the plurality of selected second files configured to cause the printer to print the selected second files.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a display,

wherein the memory further stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to;

display, on the display, a thumbnail image for each of the plurality of second files in response to receiving the plurality of second files.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a communication port,

wherein receiving the plurality of second files comprises receiving, through the communication port, the plurality of second files from the server that is remote from the apparatus.

13. The apparatus of claim 10,

wherein the memory stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed, further cause the apparatus to convert a third file in the first format into a plurality of fourth files in the second format.

14. The apparatus of claim 10,

wherein the plurality of selected pages are in a selected state at a same time,

wherein determining that all of the plurality of selected second files have been received comprises determining, for each of the plurality of selected pages that are in the selected state, that a corresponding second file, among the plurality of second files, has been received.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a display;

wherein the memory stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed, further cause the apparatus to;

obtain a number of the plurality of second files prior to receiving the plurality of second files; and

upon obtaining the number of the plurality of second files, display a screen on the display, the screen comprising images that represent each of the plurality of second files and that, when selected, identify a corresponding one of the plurality of second files as one of second files corresponding to the plurality of selected pages.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

a communication port;

at least one processor; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive, via the communication port, a first file from a device remote from the apparatus, the first file comprising a plurality of pages;

determine a number of pages of the first file in response to receiving the first file;

transmit the

number of pages of the first file to the device prior to initiating a transmission process;

initiate a conversion process in which the plurality of pages of the first file are converted, in a first order, into a plurality of second files corresponding to the plurality of pages, respectively, wherein, in the first order, a first page of the first file is to be printed before a second page of the first file;

initiate the transmission process in which the plurality of second files are to be transmitted, one by one, to the device;

receive, from the device, an instruction to cancel conversion of the first page of the plurality of pages, the instruction being received after the first file has already been received and the conversion process has been initiated;

after the conversion process of the first file in the first order is initiated and in response to receipt of the cancel instruction;

change the first order to a second order in which the second page is to be converted into a corresponding one of the plurality of second files before converting the first page of the first file, wherein the first page precedes the second page within the first file;

convert the second page prior to converting the first page;

cancel transmission, to the device, of one of the second files corresponding to the first page; and

transmit, other than the one of the second files corresponding to the first page, a remainder of the plurality of second files, one by one, to the device.