Systems and printers

Abstract

To improve notification upon completion of a print job entered into a printer.SOLUTION: In a printing system 1 comprising a printer 2 and an information processing device 3, the information processing device 3 transmits to the printer 2 a print job for which transmission of a completion notification indicating completion of printing execution is designated. When the printer 2 receives the print job transmitted from the information processing device 3 and completes printing based on the print job, if execution of the print job was started without operation on an operation panel 16 of the printer 2, the printer transmits the completion notification to the information processing device 3. If execution of the print job was started on the basis of operation on the operation panel 16 of the printer 2, the printer does not transmit the completion notification to the information processing device 3 being the transmission source of the print job. After transmitting the print job to the printer 2, when the information processing device 3 receives from the printer 2 the completion notification addressed to the information processing device, the information processing device 3 causes a UI 32 to notify completion information indicating completion of the printing execution.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Claims

1. A system comprising a printer and an information processing device that transmits a print job to the printer, The aforementioned information processing device is The print job can be transmitted to the printer via a communication interface provided by the information processing device. The aforementioned printer is When the printer receives the print job transmitted from the information processing device and completes printing based on the received print job, if the printing of the completed print job was started without operation on the printer's user interface, it is possible to send a completion notification indicating the completion of printing to the information processing device that sent the print job. If the printing of the completed print job was started based on operation on the printer's user interface, it is possible not to send the completion notification to the information processing device that sent the print job. The aforementioned information processing device is After sending the print job to the printer, if the information processing device receives the completion notification from the printer via the communication interface, it is possible to have the user interface of the information processing device notify the user interface of the completion of printing. A system characterized by the following features.

2. A printing unit and User interface and Computers and, A printer equipped with, The aforementioned computer, The acquired print job can be printed by the printing unit. Furthermore, the aforementioned computer, When printing based on the aforementioned print job is completed, if the printing of the completed print job was started without an operation on the user interface, a completion notification indicating the completion of printing is sent to the device that sent the print job. However, if the printing of the completed print job was started based on an operation on the user interface, it is possible not to send the completion notification to the device that sent the print job. A printer characterized by the following features.

3. In the printer described in Claim 2, The aforementioned computer, If the print job satisfies predetermined storage conditions, the received print job can be stored in the printer's memory. It is possible to receive specific operations via the user interface to instruct the execution of printing the print jobs stored in the memory, Furthermore, the computer, When the aforementioned specific operation is received, the printing unit can be made to perform printing based on the print job stored in the memory. When the printing of the print job is completed, if the printing of the completed print job was started without being based on the specific operation which is an operation on the user interface, the completion notification is sent to the device that sent the print job. However, if the printing of the completed print job was started based on the specific operation which is an operation on the user interface, the completion notification is not sent to the device that sent the print job. A printer characterized by the following features.

4. In the printer described in Claim 2, The aforementioned computer, The user interface can accept the selection of a print job to be printed from among the print jobs stored in a device that is communicably connected to the printer. Furthermore, the aforementioned computer, When a user selects a print job to be printed, the selected print job can be retrieved by reading it from the device. When the printing of the print job is completed, if the printing of the completed print job was started without being based on the selection operation, which is an operation on the user interface, the completion notification is sent to the device that sent the print job. However, if the printing of the completed print job was started based on the selection operation, which is an operation on the user interface, the completion notification is not sent to the device that sent the print job. A printer characterized by the following features.

5. In a printer according to any one of Claims 2 to 4, The aforementioned computer, It is possible to obtain the print job which includes destination information indicating the recipient of the completion notification. When the printing of the print job is completed, if the printing of the completed print job was started without an operation on the user interface, the completion notification is sent to the device that sent the print job using the destination information included in the print job. If the printing of the completed print job was started based on an operation on the user interface, the completion notification is not sent to the device that sent the print job. A printer characterized by the following features.

6. In a printer according to any one of Claims 2 to 5, It comprises a first module and a second module that is different from the first module. The first module is, It is possible to have the printing unit perform printing based on the aforementioned print job. The second module is, Between the acquisition of the print job and the start of printing based on the print job by the first module on the printing unit, it is possible to store in the printer's memory start information indicating whether or not the first module started printing based on the print job on the printing unit based on an operation on the user interface. Furthermore, the second module, The first module can detect the completion of printing based on the print job in the printing unit, Furthermore, the second module, When the first module detects the completion of printing based on the print job on the print unit, if the start information stored in the memory does not indicate that the first module started printing based on the print job on the print unit based on an operation on the user interface, the completion notification is sent to the device that sent the print job. However, if the start information stored in the memory indicates that the first module started printing based on the print job on the print unit based on an operation on the user interface, the completion notification is not sent to the device that sent the print job. A printer characterized by the following features.

7. In a printer according to any one of Claims 2 to 6, The aforementioned computer, During printing based on the aforementioned print job, it is possible to accept a cancellation operation to cancel the print job via the user interface. Furthermore, the aforementioned computer, When a print job is canceled based on the aforementioned cancellation operation, if the printing of the canceled print job was started without an operation on the user interface, a cancellation notification indicating the cancellation of the print job is sent to the device that sent the print job. However, if the printing of the canceled print job was started based on an operation on the user interface, it is possible not to send the cancellation notification to the device that sent the print job. A printer characterized by the following features.

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