Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium

US9007641B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9007641-B2
Application numberUS-201414148474-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 6, 2014
Priority dateJan 8, 2013
Publication dateApr 14, 2015
Grant dateApr 14, 2015

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An information processing apparatus instructs a printing apparatus to stop print processing for a print command to be processed by the printing apparatus via a universal serial bus, if status information indicating a status of the printing apparatus indicates that the printing apparatus is in a state where the print processing cannot be continued, wherein the print command is generated by a printer driver configured not to include a language monitor.

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What is claimed is: 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire status information indicating a status of a printing apparatus; a control unit configured to return control to an operating system (OS) if the status information acquired by the acquisition unit indicates that the print processing in the printing apparatus has been completed, and configured not to return control to the OS if the status information acquired by the acqu…

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What does patent US9007641B2 cover?
An information processing apparatus instructs a printing apparatus to stop print processing for a print command to be processed by the printing apparatus via a universal serial bus, if status information indicating a status of the printing apparatus indicates that the printing apparatus is in a state where the print processing cannot be continued, wherein the print command is generated by a pri…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06K15/1809. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 14 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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