Printer, print control device, print system, printing method, and computer-readable medium for providing specific print setting information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9710735-B2
Application number	US-201615241138-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 19, 2016
Priority date	Jul 8, 2013
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

A printer includes a first receiver, a second receiver, a specifying unit, and a printing unit. The first receiver receives, from any of at least one print instruction information holding device that holds print instruction information giving instructions to print, specific print instruction information associated with a first identifier and instructing the printer to print. The second receiver receives, from a print settings information holding device that holds print settings information indicating settings for printing, specific print settings information associated with a second identifier and indicating settings for printing by the printer. The specifying unit, on the basis of the first identifier and the second identifier, specifies the specific print settings information as print settings information corresponding to the specific print instruction information. The printing unit uses the specific print settings information to conduct printing based on the specific print instruction information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A print control device comprising:
at least one hardware processor configured to implement:
a receiver that receives, from any of at least one print instruction information holding device that holds print instruction information giving instructions to print, specific print instruction information associated with a first identifier and instructing a specific printer to print;
an acquiring unit that acquires, from other than the at least one print instruction information holding device, specific print settings information associated with a second identifier and indicating settings for printing by the specific printer;
a specifying unit that, on the basis of the first identifier and the second identifier, specifies the specific print settings information as print settings information corresponding to the specific print instruction information; and
a transmitter that transmits the specific print instruction information and the specific print settings information to the specific printer so that the specific printer uses the specific print settings information to conduct printing based on the specific print instruction information,

wherein the at least one print instruction information holding device includes at least a second hardware processor configured to implement:
a receiver that receives instructions to print from a print instructing device used by a print instructor who gives instructions to print, and
a holding unit that holds the print instruction information in response to receiving the instructions to print.

2. The print control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the acquiring unit acquires the specific print settings information by receiving the specific print settings information from a print settings information holding device that holds print settings information indicating settings for printing.

3. The print control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the acquiring unit acquires the specific print settings information by generating the specific print settings information on the basis of settings for printing by the specific printer.

4. A print system comprising:
at least one print instruction information holding device configured to hold print instruction information giving instructions to print; and
a print settings information holding device configured to hold print settings information indicating settings for printing; and
a printer configured to use the print settings information to conduct printing based on the print instruction information;
wherein the printer includes:
at least one hardware processor configured to implement:
a first receiver that receives, from any of the at least one print instruction information holding device, specific print instruction information associated with a first identifier and instructing the printer to print,
a second receiver that receives, from the print settings information holding device, specific print settings information associated with a second identifier and indicating settings for printing by the printer,
a specifying unit that, on the basis of the first identifier and the second identifier, specifies the specific print settings information as print settings information corresponding to the specific print instruction information, and
a printing unit that uses the specific print settings information to conduct printing based on the specific print instruction information,

wherein the at least one print instruction information holding device includes at least a second hardware processor configured to implement:
a receiver that receives instructions to print from a print instructing device used by a print instructor who gives instructions to print, and
a holding unit that holds the print instruction information in response to receiving the instructions to print.

5. The print system according to claim 4 , wherein
the print settings information holding device includes at least a third hardware processor configured to implement:
a receiver that receives the instructions to print from the print instructing device used by the print instructor who gives the instructions to print, and
a transmitter that transmits the instructions to print to the print instruction information holding device in response to receiving the instructions to print, and

the at least a second hardware processor is further configured to implement:
a receiver that receives the instructions to print from the print settings information holding device.

6. A print system comprising:
at least one print instruction information holding device configured to hold print instruction information giving instructions to print;
a print settings information holding device configured to hold print settings information indicating settings for printing;
a print control device configured to apply control so that the print settings information is used to conduct printing based on the print instruction information; and
a printer configured to use the print settings information to conduct printing based on the print instruction information;
wherein the print control device includes at least one hardware processor configured to implement:
a receiver that receives, from any of the at least one print instruction information holding device, specific print instruction information associated with a first identifier and instructing the printer to print,
an acquiring unit that acquires, from the print settings information holding device, specific print settings information associated with a second identifier and indicating settings for printing by the printer,
a specifying unit that, on the basis of the first identifier and the second identifier, specifies the specific print settings information as print settings information corresponding to the specific print instruction information, and
a transmitter that transmits the specific print instruction information and the specific print settings information to the printer,

wherein the at least one print instruction information holding device includes at least a second hardware processor configured to implement:
a receiver that receives instructions to print from a print instructing device used by a print instructor who gives instructions to print, and
a holding unit that holds the print instruction information in response to receiving the instructions to print.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for realizing a print system, the process comprising:
receiving, from any of at least one print instruction information holding device that holds print instruction information giving instructions to print, specific print instruction information associated with a first identifier and instructing a specific printer to print;
acquiring, from other than the at least one print instruction information holding device, specific print settings information associated with a second identifier and indicating settings for printing by the specific printer;
specifying, on the basis of the first identifier and the second identifier, the specific print settings information as print settings information corresponding to the specific print instruction information; and
transmitting the specific print instruction information and the specific print settings information to the specific printer so that the specific printer uses the specific print settings information to conduct printing based on the specific print instruction information,
wherein the at least one print instruction information holding device includes at least a second hardware processor configured to implement:
a receiver that receives instructions to print from a print instructing device used by a print instructor who gives instructions to print, and

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mochizuki Akiko

Classifications

• G06K15/1806 Primary

  Receiving job control commands · CPC title

• H04N2201/0082

  Image hardcopy reproducer (H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06K15/1819

  for a same print job · CPC title

• G06K15/1818

  Adaptations for accepting data from more than one source (managing interfaces G06K15/4045) · CPC title

• H04N1/00411

  the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen · CPC title