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US 7,499,189 · App. 11/064,805 · Granted Mar 3, 2009

Printing apparatus and print processing method having a function of admitting printing

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Patent No.
US 7,499,189
App. No.
11/064,805
Granted
Mar 3, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

What is disclosed is a printing apparatus consisting: a memory section for memorizing plural printing data, and a first admission information and a second admission information corresponding to each of plural printing data; a first admission information inputting section for inputting an admission information corresponding to the first admission information; a second admission information inputting section for inputting an admission information corresponding to the second admission information; an admission information managing section for outputting a command of indicating to perform a printing process of a prescribed print data contained in said memory section, in case where an admission information inputted by the first admission information inputting section accords with the first admission information, and where an admission information inputted by the second admission information inputting section accords with said second admission information; and a print processing section for performing a printing process based on the command.

Claims (39)

1. A printing apparatus having a function of admitting a printing process based on a piece of information inputted to admit printing; wherein the printing apparatus comprising:

a memory section for memorizing plural printing data, and for memorizing an admission information and an assigned printing time corresponding to each of said plural printing data;

a clock section for obtaining a present time;

an admission information inputting section for inputting an admission information corresponding to a prescribed printing data;

an admission information managing section for outputting a command of indicating to perform a printing process of a prescribed print data contained in said memory section, in case where an admission information inputted by said admission information inputting section accords with said admission information corresponding to said prescribed print data, and where the present time obtained from said clock section accords with said assigned printing time corresponding to said prescribed print data; and

a print processing section for performing a printing process based on said command outputted from said admission information managing section.

2. A printing apparatus according to claim 1 comprising:

a presenting section for presenting existence of print data in said memory section;

wherein said admission information managing section comprising:

an admission information presentation managing section for restricting presentation of existence of print data, based on said assigned printing time corresponding to each of said print data and the present time obtained from said clock section.

3. A printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said admission information managing section comprising:

a printing time monitoring section for informing an outer apparatus that the present time obtained from said clock section has come near said assigned printing time or has reached to said assigned printing time.

4. A printing apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said admission information managing section changes said assigned printing time.

5. A printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said admission information managing section deletes said print data including said admission information, when the present time obtained from said clock section has past said assigned printing time.

6. A printing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said admission information managing section comprising:

an assigned printing time monitoring section for informing an outer apparatus that the present time obtained from said clock section has past said assigned printing time, at prescribed time before said print data including said admission information is deleted.

7. A printing apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said admission information managing section changes said assigned printing time.

8. A printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said admission information managing section changes said assigned printing time.

9. A print processing method for admitting a printing process based on a piece of information inputted to admit printing; wherein the print processing method comprising steps of:

memorizing plural printing data, and an admission information and an assigned printing time corresponding to each of said plural printing data;

obtaining a present time from a clock section;

inputting an admission information corresponding to a prescribed printing data;

outputting a command of indicating to perform a printing process of a prescribed print data contained in a memory section, in case where an admission information inputted by said admission information inputting section accords with said admission information corresponding to said prescribed print data, and where the present time obtained from said clock section accords with said assigned printing time corresponding to said prescribed print data; and

performing a printing process based on said command.

10. A print processing method according to claim 9 further comprising steps of:

presenting existence of said print data;

and restricting presentation of existence of said print data, based on said assigned printing time corresponding to each of said print data and the present time obtained from said clock section.

11. A print processing method according to claim 9 further comprising a step of:

informing an outer apparatus that the present time obtained from said clock section has come near said assigned printing time or has reached to said assigned printing time.

12. A print processing method according to claim 11 further comprising a step of:

changing said assigned printing time.

13. A print processing method according to claim 9 further comprising a step of:

deleting said admission information corresponding to said print data, when the present time obtained from said clock section has past said assigned printing time.

14. A print processing method according to claim 13 further comprising a step of:

informing an outer apparatus that the present time obtained from said clock section has past said assigned printing time, at a prescribed time before said admission information is deleted.

15. A print processing method according to claim 14 further comprising a step of:

changing said assigned printing time.

16. A print processing method according to claim 9 further comprising a step of:

changing said assigned printing time.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Mar 14, 2022
From: OKI DATA CORPORATION
To: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
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