IP Library Granted Patent US 11,593,049
Granted Patent B2
US 11,593,049 · App. 16/812,590 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

Printer, non-transitory computer readable medium, and print system for executing printing considering limited functions

Inventor: Natsuko Kato (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06F3/126G06F3/1207
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,593,049
App. No.
16/812,590
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A printer includes a reception unit, an acquisition unit, and a printing unit. The reception unit receives a second print job including print data containing embedded storage location information indicating a storage location of a first print job from a relay unit that receives a print job from a user terminal, transmits the print job designating limited functions to the printer, the limited functions being a limited subset of functions that a printer treated as a relay destination is capable of achieving, and does not transmit the print job designating a function other than the limited functions to the printer. The acquisition unit acquires the first print job from the storage location indicated by the storage location information. The printing unit executes printing based on the first print job.

Claims (49)

1. A printer comprising:

a first processor programmed to function as:

a reception unit that receives a second print job including print data containing embedded storage location information indicating a storage location of a first print job from a server that receives a print job from a user terminal, transmits the second print job which designates limited functions to the printer, the limited functions being a limited subset of functions that a printer treated as a relay destination is capable of achieving, and does not transmit the first print job, which designates a function other than the limited functions, to the printer;

an acquisition unit that acquires the first print job from the storage location indicated by the storage location information; and

a printing unit that executes printing based on the first print job.

2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein

the printing unit does not execute printing based on the second print job.

3. The printer according to claim 2 , wherein

the printing unit removes the second print job after reading the storage location information.

4. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein

the storage location information is a two-dimensional matrix code.

5. The printer according to claim 2 , wherein

the storage location information is a two-dimensional matrix code.

6. The printer according to claim 3 , wherein

the storage location information is a two-dimensional matrix code.

7. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein

content of the first print job is included in the second print job.

8. The printer according to claim 7 , wherein

the content of the first print job is print data included in the first print job.

9. The printer according to claim 8 , wherein

the content of the first print job does not include a portion of the print data included in the first print job.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for printing, the process comprising:

receiving a second print job including print data containing embedded storage location information indicating a storage location of a first print job from a server that receives a print job from a user terminal, transmits the second print job which designates limited functions to the printer, the limited functions being a limited subset of functions that a printer treated as a relay destination is capable of achieving, and does not transmit the first print job, which designates a function other than the limited functions, to the printer;

acquiring the first print job from the storage location indicated by the storage location information; and

executing printing based on the first print job.

11. A print system comprising:

the printer according to claim 1 ;

a user terminal that creates and transmits a print job; and

the server that receives the print job from the user terminal, transmits the print job designating limited functions to the printer, the limited functions being a limited subset of functions that the printer treated as a relay destination is capable of achieving, and does not transmit the print job designating a function other than the limited functions to the printer, wherein

the user terminal causes the first print job designating a function other than the limited functions to be stored in a predetermined storage location, creates a second print job including print data containing embedded storage location information indicating the storage location, and transmits the second print job to the server.

12. The print system according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a storage unit having a memory in which the first print job is stored, wherein

the printer includes a second processor programmed to function as a transmission unit that transmits a print status based on the first print job to the storage unit.

13. The print system according to claim 12 , wherein

the transmission unit transmits information about a completion of printing to the storage unit after printing based on the first print job is executed.

14. The print system according to claim 13 , wherein

the storage unit removes the first print job after receiving the information about the completion of printing.

15. The print system according to claim 12 , wherein

the storage unit is provided with a third processor programmed to function as a notification unit for notifying the user terminal of the print status based on the first print job.

16. The print system according to claim 13 , wherein

the storage unit is provided with a notification unit for notifying the user terminal of the print status based on the first print job.

17. The print system according to claim 14 , wherein

the storage unit is provided with a notification unit for notifying the user terminal of the print status based on the first print job.

18. The print system according to claim 15 , wherein

the notification unit notifies the user terminal of the print status based on the first print job in response to polling by the user terminal.

19. The print system according to claim 15 , wherein

the notification unit notifies the user terminal of a completion of printing after receiving information about a completion of printing from the transmission unit.

20. The print system according to claim 18 , wherein

the notification unit notifies the user terminal of a completion of printing after receiving information about a completion of printing from the transmission unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2020
From: KATO, NATSUKO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052051/0430 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-135281 · Jul 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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