Image forming apparatus using wi-fi handover technique, control method therefor, and storage medium
US-2015355874-A1 · Dec 10, 2015 · US
Printing system, printing method, and computer-readable medium for designating and executing printing via the internet
US8970879B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8970879-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113287980-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A print server in a printing system including a print server, at least one mediation apparatus, and at least one image forming apparatus, comprises: a unit configured to establish a connection with the at least one mediation apparatus and to maintain the established connection to be able to transmit data from the print server serving as a source; a unit configured to manage a mediation apparatus and an image forming apparatus in association with each other as a group; a unit configured, upon receiving a print instruction, to determine, among the at least one mediation apparatus, a mediation apparatus to which a print request transfer instruction is to be transmitted, and to transmit the print request transfer instruction to the determined mediation apparatus via the maintained connection; and a unit configured to transmit a print job in response to the print job acquisition request.
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What is claimed is: 1. A printing system comprising a print server, one or more mediation apparatuses, and one or more image forming apparatuses, wherein said print server is located on an external network, said one or more mediation apparatuses and said one or more image forming apparatuses are located on an internal network, and a firewall is located between said external network and said internal network, said print server including: a first connection unit configured to estab…
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- What does patent US8970879B2 cover?
- A print server in a printing system including a print server, at least one mediation apparatus, and at least one image forming apparatus, comprises: a unit configured to establish a connection with the at least one mediation apparatus and to maintain the established connection to be able to transmit data from the print server serving as a source; a unit configured to manage a mediation apparatu…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nakamura Tadahiro, Canon Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/1212. 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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