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US5802260A
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Printing system
Assignee: Ricoh Printing Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1995-11-22
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Granted: 1998-09-01
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Expires: 2015-11-22
Abstract
Abstract A printing system having a plurality of printers and computers connected to each other through a communication network is disclosed. A first computer is connected with a second computer through the network. A first computer generates a printing job and a print request signal for executing the printing job according to a print request designated by the user to a first printer. A first computer also generates a continued print request signal containing information unique to the user according to a continued print request from the user requesting the execution of the printing job to a second printer. The printing job and each signal are transmitted to the communication network from the communication unit of the first computer. A second computer receives the printing job and each signal through the communication network. The second computer further causes the first printer to execute the printing job designated by the user in accordance with the print request signal. Upon receipt of a signal containing a continued print request and information unique to the user, the second computer decides that the information unique to a user belongs to the user designating the printing job. In the case where it is decided that the signal containing a continued print request and information unique to a user belongs to the user, the second computer causes the second printer to execute the printing job according to a continued print request.
Inventors
- 👤 Takuya Shimakawa
- 👤 Seiji Kageyama
- 👤 Satoru Matsumoto
- 👤 Makoto Kitagawa
- 👤 Takahiro Shiotani
- 👤 Naomi Tamura
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-10 02:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1285; G06F3/1288; G06F3/1202; G06F3/121; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1237; G06F3/1238; G06F3/126; G06F3/1261
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
364 words
A printing system having a plurality of printers and a plurality of computers connected to each other through a communication network, comprising: a first computer including means for generating a printing job and a print request signal for executing the printing job according to a print request designated by a user to a first printer, means for generating a continued print request signal containing information unique to the user according to a continued print request issued by the user to a second printer to execute the printing job, and communication means for transmitting said printing job and each of said print request signal and said continued print request signal to said communication network; and a second computer including means for receiving said printing job and each of said print request signal and said continued print request signal through said communication network, means for causing said first printer to execute the printing job designated by the user according to said print request signal, means for deciding that the information unique to the user belongs to the user who designated said printing job upon receipt of said continued print request signal containing said information unique to the user, and means for causing said second printer to execute said printing job according to said continued print request signal in the case where said continued print request signal containing said information unique to the user are determined to belong to said user; wherein said first computer further includes means for entering a password as information unique to said user, said password being entered in said means for entering when the print request and the continued print request are designated by the user, said communication means transmitting a selected one of said print request signal and said continued print request signal to said communication network together with said password entered; and wherein said second computer further includes file means for storing said password received together with said print request signal, said means for deciding causing said printing job to be executed on said second printer in the case where the password stored in said file means is coincident with the password received together with said continued print request signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
364 words
A printing system having a plurality of printers and a plurality of computers connected to each other through a communication network, comprising: a first computer including means for generating a printing job and a print request signal for executing the printing job according to a print request designated by a user to a first printer, means for generating a continued print request signal containing information unique to the user according to a continued print request issued by the user to a second printer to execute the printing job, and communication means for transmitting said printing job and each of said print request signal and said continued print request signal to said communication network; and a second computer including means for receiving said printing job and each of said print request signal and said continued print request signal through said communication network, means for causing said first printer to execute the printing job designated by the user according to said print request signal, means for deciding that the information unique to the user belongs to the user who designated said printing job upon receipt of said continued print request signal containing said information unique to the user, and means for causing said second printer to execute said printing job according to said continued print request signal in the case where said continued print request signal containing said information unique to the user are determined to belong to said user; wherein said first computer further includes means for entering a password as information unique to said user, said password being entered in said means for entering when the print request and the continued print request are designated by the user, said communication means transmitting a selected one of said print request signal and said continued print request signal to said communication network together with said password entered; and wherein said second computer further includes file means for storing said password received together with said print request signal, said means for deciding causing said printing job to be executed on said second printer in the case where the password stored in said file means is coincident with the password received together with said continued print request signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A printing system according to claim 1, wherein said second computer further includes memory means for storing said printing job transmitted thereto; and wherein said file means is provided in said memory means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A printing system according to claim 1, wherein said second computer further includes memory means for storing said printing job transmitted thereto; and wherein said file means is a password table indicating said password and the name of a printing job corresponding to said password.
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