Printing system, cloud computing system, printing system control method, and storage medium

US8970876B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8970876-B2
Application numberUS-201113030873-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 18, 2011
Priority dateFeb 22, 2010
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A cloud computing system includes an input data storage unit, a data input unit, an output data storage unit, and a data extraction unit. When an execution instruction is externally input, the cloud computing system reads data from the input data storage unit and processes the read data. Then, the cloud computing system stores a result of processing of the data on the output data storage unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cloud computing system comprising: a request receiving unit implemented by executing a request receiving program and configured to store in a storage unit a message corresponding to a job requested by an image forming apparatus to be processed in response to a job processing request received by the image forming apparatus, the job being transmitted from the image forming apparatus to be processed; and a back-end processing unit implemented by executing a…

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What does patent US8970876B2 cover?
A cloud computing system includes an input data storage unit, a data input unit, an output data storage unit, and a data extraction unit. When an execution instruction is externally input, the cloud computing system reads data from the input data storage unit and processes the read data. Then, the cloud computing system stores a result of processing of the data on the output data storage unit.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Takahashi Takeshi, Mihara Makoto, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F9/5027. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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