System, printing apparatus and method for controlling the same, and post-processing apparatus and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9760319-B2
Application number	US-201615092267-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2016
Priority date	Apr 10, 2015
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

At least one embodiment of a post-processing apparatus performs post-processing on a product printed by a printing apparatus, and transmits a command for a temporary stop of print processing for a first job and information indicating a reason for the temporary stop to the printing apparatus. At least one embodiment of the printing apparatus receives the command for the temporary stop of the print processing for the first job and the information indicating the reason for the temporary stop, stops the print processing for the first job according to the command for the temporary stop, and acquires a period of time during which the temporary stop continues based on the received information indicating the reason for the temporary stop.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a printing apparatus; and
a post-processing apparatus,
wherein the post-processing apparatus includes:
at least one processor that operates to:
perform post-processing on a product printed by the printing apparatus, and
transmit a command for a temporary stop of print processing for a first job and information indicating a reason for the temporary stop to the printing apparatus, and
wherein the printing apparatus includes:
a printer; and
at least one processor that operates to:
receive the command for the temporary stop of the print processing for the first job and the information indicating the reason for the temporary stop from the post-processing apparatus,
stop the print processing for the first job according to the command for the temporary stop, and
acquire a period of the time during which the temporary stop continues, based on the received information indicating the reason for the temporary stop.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor of the printing apparatus further operates to resume the print processing for the first job based on the acquired period of time during which the temporary stop continues.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor of the printing apparatus further operates to control print processing for a second job based on the acquired period of time during which the temporary stop continues.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor of the printing apparatus performs print processing for a job that is printable within the acquired period of time during which the temporary stop continues and does not require the post-processing performed by the post-processing apparatus.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing apparatus further operates to hold information associating the reason for the temporary stop and the period of time during which the temporary stop continues with each other, and
wherein the at least one processor of the printing apparatus acquires the period of time during which the temporary stop continues, based on the received information indicating the reason for the temporary stop and the held information.

6. A printing apparatus comprising:
a printer; and
at least one processor that operates to:
receive a command for a temporary stop print processing for a first job and information indicating a reason for the temporary stop from a post-processing apparatus configured to perform post-processing on a product printed by the printer;
stop the print processing for the first job according to the command for the temporary stop; and
acquire a period of dime during which the temporary stop continues based on the received information indicating the reason for the temporary stop.

7. The printing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor further operates to resume the print processing for the first job based on the determined acquired period of time during which the temporary stop continues.

8. The printing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor further operates to control print processing for a second job based on the determined acquired period of time during which the temporary stop continues.

9. The printing apparatus a according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor performs print processing for a job that is printable within the acquired period of time during which the temporary stop continue and dues not require the post-processing performed by the post-processing apparatus.

10. The printing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the printing apparatus further operates to hold information associating the reason for the temporary stop and the period of time during which the temporary stop continues with each other, and
the at least one processor acquires the period of time during which the temporary stop continues, based on the received information indicating the reason for the temporary stop and the held information.

11. A method for controlling a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
performing printing;
receiving a command for a temporary stop of print processing for a first job and information indicating a reason for the temporary stop from a poet-processing apparatus configured to perform post-processing on a product printed by the printing;
stopping the print processing for the first job according to the command for the temporary stop; and
acquiring a period of time during which the temporary stop continues, based on the received information indicating the reason for the temporary stop.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method for controlling a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
performing printing;
receiving a command for a temporary stop of print processing for a first job and information indicating a reason for the temporary stop from a post-processing apparatus configured to perform post-processing on a product printed by the printing;
stopping the print processing for the first job according to the command for the temporary stop; and
acquiring a period of time during which the temporary stop continues, based on the received information indicating the reason for the temporary stop.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Hayashi Kimio

Classifications

• H04N1/00912

  Arrangements for controlling a still picture apparatus or components thereof not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• H04N1/00477

  Indicating status, e.g. of a job (for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219) · CPC title

• G06F3/1275

  Print workflow management, e.g. defining or changing a workflow, cross publishing · CPC title

• G06K15/1809

  relating to the printing process · CPC title

• G06F3/1259

  Print job monitoring, e.g. job status · CPC title