JP2008201001A5

JP2008201001A5 -

Info

Publication number: JP2008201001A5
Application number: JP2007039822A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2007-02-20
Publication date: 2010-04-08
Anticipated expiration: 2027-02-20

Claims

A printing device capable of reprinting based on print data that has been printed once .
Discriminating means for discriminating source of the print data supplied to the printing device,
Determining means for determining whether to save the print data based on the supply source determined by the determining means;
First storage means for storing print data determined to be stored by the determination means;
When it is determined by the determining means that the print data is stored , the first information that is information for acquiring the print data stored in the first storing means is stored, and the print data is stored by the determining means . If it is determined not to save, and second storage means for storing second information which is information for acquiring the print data from the source which has been determined by said discriminating means,
In response to a request for reprinting based on the print data , print data specified by the first information or the second information stored in the second storage unit is acquired, and printing is performed based on the acquired print data. And a reprinting means.

The first information stored in the second storage unit is reference information to print data stored in the first storage unit,
2. The second information stored in the second storage unit is reference information for print data stored in a supply source external storage device determined by the determination unit. A printing apparatus according to 1.

A determination unit that determines whether or not an external storage device that stores print data specified based on the second information stored in the second storage unit is connected when there is a request for reprinting. With
The reprinting unit determines print data specified based on the second information stored in the second storage unit when the determination unit determines that an external storage device is connected. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing apparatus acquires the print data acquired from the storage device and prints the acquired print data.

The source of the device, if it was scanner or a facsimile device, said determining means, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that storing Then determine the print data Printing device.

When the supply source device is an external storage device that can be attached to and detached from the printing device, or an external storage device that can communicate with the printing device via a network, the determination unit does not save the print data The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing apparatus is determined as follows.

The second storage means further stores a password,
When there is a request for reprinting, input means for inputting a password according to a user instruction ;
Further comprising an authentication means for authenticating by comparing the stored password to the password and the second storage means is input by said input means,
Said reprinting means, when the authentication by the authentication unit is successful, the printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that re-printing based on the print data.

Display means for displaying a list of print histories when there is a request for reprinting;
7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit that allows a user to select a print history to be reprinted from the print history displayed in a list by the display unit. Printing device.

A printing method executed by a printing apparatus capable of reprinting based on print data once printed,
A determination step of determining a supply source that supplies the print data to the printing apparatus;
A determination step for determining whether to store the print data in the first storage unit based on the supply source determined in the determination step;
A first storage step of storing the print data determined to be stored in the determination step in the first storage unit;
When it is determined that the print data is stored in the determination step, the first information which is information for acquiring the print data stored in the first storage unit in the first storage step is stored in the second storage unit. And when the determination step determines that the print data is not to be stored, the second storage means stores second information that is information for acquiring the print data from the supply source determined in the determination step. A second saving step to save in
In response to a request for reprinting based on the print data, the first information stored in the second storage unit in the second storage step or the print data specified by the second information is acquired and acquired. And a reprinting step for printing based on the print data.

A computer-readable program for causing a printing apparatus to execute the printing method according to claim 8 .