JP2021105842A5

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Publication number: JP2021105842A5
Application number: JP2019236833A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2019-12-26
Publication date: 2022-12-27
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-26

Description

上記課題を解決するために、本発明の印刷装置は、外部装置から受信した印刷ジョブを保持する保持手段と、前記保持手段に保持された印刷ジョブであって、印刷設定として複数部の部数設定が為され、かつ、１部に含まれるページ分の描画データを含む印刷ジョブに対する指示を、別の印刷装置から受信した場合、前記指示に係る印刷ジョブを、当該複数部に対応するページ分の描画データを含む印刷ジョブにして、前記別の印刷装置に対して送信する送信手段と、を有することを特徴とする。 In order to solve the above-described problems, a printing apparatus according to the present invention includes: holding means for holding a print job received from an external device ; is made , and an instruction for a print job including drawing data for one copy is received from another printing device, the print job according to the instruction is printed for the pages corresponding to the multiple copies. and transmitting means for transmitting a print job including drawing data to the another printing apparatus.

Claims

A printing device,
holding means for holding a print job received from an external device;
An instruction for a print job held in the holding means, in which the number of copies is set as a print setting and includes drawing data for pages included in one copy, is issued from another printing apparatus. a transmission unit that, when receiving the print job, converts the print job according to the instruction into a print job including drawing data for pages corresponding to the plurality of copies and transmits the print job to the another printing apparatus;
A printing device comprising:

If the other printing device is not a printing device capable of printing out a plurality of copies based on the print job for which the number of copies is set, the transmitting means transmits the print job according to the instruction to the plurality of copies. 2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a print job including drawing data for pages corresponding to a set is transmitted to the another printing apparatus.

The printing apparatus further includes determination means for determining whether or not the another printing apparatus is a printing apparatus capable of printing out a plurality of copies based on the print job for which the number of copies has been set. ,
If the determination means determines that the other printing device is not a printing device capable of printing out a plurality of copies based on the print job for which the number of copies is set, the sending means sends the instruction 2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said print job includes drawing data for pages corresponding to said plurality of copies, and is transmitted to said another printing apparatus.

The determination unit acquires the device information from the another printing device, and based on the acquired device information, the another printing device determines whether the print job for which the number of copies has been set is the plurality of copies. 4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein it is determined whether or not the printing apparatus is capable of printing output.

The apparatus information acquired from the another printing apparatus includes information indicating whether or not a storage area having a storage capacity capable of storing image data generated from drawing data is provided. 5. The printing device according to claim 4 .

6. A printing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said storage area is a non-volatile storage area.

The judging means determines, based on the information included in the instruction received from the another printing device, that the another printing device has printed out a plurality of copies based on the print job for which the number of copies has been set. 4. The printing device according to claim 3 , wherein it is determined whether or not the printing device is capable of printing.

When the determination unit determines that the other printing apparatus is a printing apparatus capable of printing out multiple copies based on the print job for which the number of copies is set, the transmission unit sends the instruction to the another printing apparatus as it is, the print job including the number of copies set as the print settings and including drawing data for pages included in one copy; 4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:

A program for causing a computer to function as each means of the printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

A printing system including a first printing device and a second printing device,
The first printing device is
holding means for holding a print job received from an external device;
The print job held in the holding means, wherein the number of copies is set as a print setting, and the print job including drawing data for pages included in one copy is instructed by the second printing. and transmission means for converting the print job according to the instruction into a print job including drawing data for pages corresponding to the plurality of copies and transmitting the print job to the second printing apparatus when the print job is received from the apparatus. ,
The second printing device is
When a selection of a print job held by the first printing device is accepted from a user by an operation unit of the second printing device, an instruction for the selected print job is sent to the first printing device. an instruction means to transmit;
execution means for executing a print job including drawing data for pages corresponding to the plurality of copies transmitted from the first printing apparatus;
A printing system comprising:

A control method for a printing device, comprising:
A print job received from an external device, in which the number of copies is set as a print setting and includes drawing data for pages included in one copy, is held in a holding means of the printing device. a holding step for
When an instruction for the print job held by the holding unit is received from another printing apparatus, the print job related to the instruction is changed to a print job including drawing data for pages corresponding to the plurality of copies, and a transmission step of transmitting to the printing device of
A control method characterized by having