摘要:
A three-dimensional printer including a build volume, the three-dimensional printer comprising: a three-dimensional scanner configured to capture three-dimensional information from the build volume; a machine vision system configured to capture and analyze image content from the three-dimensional scanner, thereby providing a status of a print job executing on the three-dimensional printer; a network interface configured to couple the three-dimensional printer in a communicating relationship with a data network; and a web server configured to transmit the status of the print job for display at a remote client through the network interface.
摘要:
An image formation device (10) includes a document box (141), an operating section (11), a version check control section, a document data update control section, and a print control section. When receiving a select operation, the version check control section determines whether or not a selected piece of document data has been updated on an external server (50). If the selected data has been updated on the external server (50), the document data update control section downloads an updated piece of document data from the external server and updates the piece of document data in the document box (141). When receiving a print instruction operation, the print control section causes printing based on the piece of document data already stored in the document box if the selected piece of document data has not been updated or causes printing based on the updated piece of document data if the selected piece of document data has been updated.
摘要:
The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.
摘要:
A digital broadcast receiving apparatus for receiving a digital broadcast signal including print information, the apparatus being configured to communicate with a printing apparatus and to receive a print request, is provided. The apparatus comprises: first obtaining means configured to obtain first information regarding a period of duration of a print process that is being executed by the printing apparatus; second obtaining means configured to obtain second information regarding an existing period during which print information that corresponds to the print request is included in the digital broadcast signal that is being received; determination means operable to determine whether or not the existing period ends earlier than the period of duration based on the first information and the second information; and control means configured to control issuance of an instruction to suspend the print process that is being executed based on a determination result by the determination means.
摘要:
A client connected to a network instructs a printer connected to the network to print data practically. A server connected to the network mediates between the client and the printer about the printing. The client specifies the print data and the printer to which the data is outputted and issues a printing request to the mediating system, which converts the format of the print data to a general format independent on the model of the printer and transfers it to the printer.
摘要:
A digital broadcast receiving apparatus for receiving a digital broadcast signal including print information, the apparatus being configured to communicate with a printing apparatus and to receive a print request, is provided. The apparatus comprises: first obtaining means configured to obtain first information regarding a period of duration of a print process that is being executed by the printing apparatus; second obtaining means configured to obtain second information regarding an existing period during which print information that corresponds to the print request is included in the digital broadcast signal that is being received; determination means operable to determine whether or not the existing period ends earlier than the period of duration based on the first information and the second information; and control means configured to control issuance of an instruction to suspend the print process that is being executed based on a determination result by the determination means.
摘要:
An approach is provided for remotely processing locked print jobs. A printing device discovers other printing devices on a network that store locked print jobs. A user enters user identification data and the printing device displays the locked print jobs stored on the other printing devices that are associated with the user. The user selects a particular locked print job. The printing device requests the particular locked print job from the printing device that stores the locked print job and then processes the locked print job locally. An approach is also provided for a printing device to forward print jobs to other printing devices. The printing device discovers other printing devices on a network and the printing attributes of those printing devices. The printing device determines another printing device that is capable of processing a print job and forwards the print job to the printing device for processing.