JP2009269259A5

JP2009269259A5 -

Info

Publication number: JP2009269259A5
Application number: JP2008120637A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2008-05-02
Publication date: 2011-06-16
Anticipated expiration: 2028-05-02

Claims

A print control device that accepts a print request according to any of a plurality of protocols from an external device, and causes the printing device to sequentially print print data based on the print request,
A request order list indicating a request order of print requests according to a plurality of protocols, and a request order list for managing a request order list common to the plurality of protocols;
When a print request according to the first protocol is received from an external device during printing by the printing apparatus, the print request and the reception time of the print request are registered in the request order list managed by the management unit First control means for stopping reception of print data;
When a print request according to a second protocol different from the first protocol is received from an external device during printing by the printing device, the print request and the print are included in the request order list managed by the management unit A second control means for registering the reception time of the request, stopping reception of the print data, and returning response information including the reception time of the print request to the external device;
By canceling the stop of the reception of the print data sequentially stopped according to the reception time of the print requests included in the request order list managed by the management means, the printing by the printing device is executed in the order of reception of the print requests. Printing control means to control;
A printing control apparatus comprising:

When receiving a print request in accordance with the first protocol from an external device during printing by the printing device, the first control means responds normally to the print start request command and responds to the data reception start request. The print control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein reception of print data is stopped.

When the second control unit receives a print request in accordance with the first protocol from the external device during printing by the printing device, the print request reception time as the response information in response to a print start request command The print control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a busy response including the print request and the number of retransmissions of the print request is transmitted to the external apparatus.

4. The print control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first protocol includes WSD (Web Service for Device). 5.

A printing control method that accepts a print request sent from a client device according to any of a plurality of protocols in a printing apparatus, and sequentially executes printing of print data based on the print request in the printing apparatus,
A request order list indicating a request order of print requests according to a plurality of protocols, and managing a request order list common to a plurality of protocols;
When the printing apparatus receives a print request according to the first protocol from the client device during printing, the print request and the reception time of the print request are registered in the request order list, and reception of print data is stopped. Let
When the printing apparatus receives a print request according to a second protocol different from the first protocol from the client device during printing, the print request and the reception time of the print request are registered in the request order list. At the same time, the reception of the print data is stopped, and response information including the reception time of the print request is returned to the client device.
Control is performed so that printing by the printing apparatus is executed in the order in which print requests are received by canceling the stop of reception of print data that is sequentially stopped according to the reception time of print requests included in the request order list. Print control method.

When the printing apparatus receives a print request in accordance with the first protocol from the client device during printing, the printing apparatus normally responds to the print start request command, and print data for the data reception start request. The print control method according to claim 5, wherein reception of the print is stopped.

When the printing apparatus receives a print request according to the first protocol from the client device during printing, the printing apparatus receives the print request reception time and the print request as response information in response to a print start request command. The print control method according to claim 5, wherein a busy response including the number of retransmissions is transmitted to the client device.

8. The client apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the response information is received from the printing apparatus, the client device resends the print request by setting a reception time included in the response information. The printing control method as described.

9. The print control method according to claim 5, wherein the first protocol includes WSD (Web Service for Device). 10.

A program for executing each means according to claim 1 by a computer.