Printer system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9424497-B2
Application number	US-201514614488-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2015
Priority date	Sep 11, 2014
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

There is provided a printer system including a printer apparatus configured to be controlled by a controller having a configuration of which at least a part is different for each client. A printing processor is configured to execute printing processing on a medium. A tray state detector is configured to detect a tray state indicating whether or not there is the medium on a destination tray to which the medium on which the printing processing has been executed is discharged. A printing processing control unit is configured to control whether or not to execute the printing processing in the printer apparatus on the basis of the tray state, when the controller is changed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printer system comprising a printer apparatus configured to be controlled by a controller having a configuration of which at least a part is different for each client, the printer system comprising:
a printing processor configured to execute printing processing on a medium;
a tray state detector configured to detect a tray state indicating whether or not there is the medium on a destination tray to which the medium on which the printing processing has been executed is discharged; and
a printing processing control unit configured to control whether or not to execute the printing processing in the printer apparatus on the basis of the tray state, when the controller is changed.

2. The printer system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing processing control unit performs a control of executing the printing processing when the detected tray state indicates that there is no medium on the destination tray.

3. The printer system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing processing control unit performs a control of not executing the printing processing when the detected tray state indicates that there is the medium on the destination tray.

4. The printer system according to claim 3 , further comprising a warning unit configured to issue a warning when the detected tray state indicates that there is the medium on the destination tray.

5. The printer system according to claim 3 , wherein when printing processing based on suspended job data is to be resumed, the printing processing control unit performs a control of resuming the printing processing.

6. The printer system according to claim 4 , further comprising a job identification information storage configured to hold job identification information for identifying job data for which the printing processing has been lastly performed,
wherein the printing processing control unit performs a control of resuming the printing processing when job identification information of job data, which is a current printing target, is the same as the job identification information held in the job identification information storage.

7. The printer system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller comprises a frontend unit, a data conversion unit configured to convert job data acquired by the frontend unit into image data, and a backend unit, and
wherein the backend unit of the controller is commonly used for each client.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a printer system control program for enabling a printer system comprising a printer apparatus configured to be controlled by a controller having a configuration of which at least a part is different for each client, to function as:
a printing processor configured to execute printing processing on a medium;
a tray state detector configured to detect a tray state indicating whether or not there is the medium on a destination tray to which the medium on which the printing processing has been executed is discharged; and
a printing processing control unit configured to control whether or not to execute the printing processing in the printer apparatus on the basis of the tray state, when the controller is changed.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fukasawa Hajime

Classifications

• G06K15/1803 Primary

  Receiving particular commands · CPC title

• B41J13/0027 Primary

  in the printing section of automatic paper handling systems · CPC title

• G06F3/1285

  Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server · CPC title

• G06F3/1204

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• G06F3/126

  Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device · CPC title