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Image forming apparatus, image forming method and program Apparatus has a module for obtaining web content in HTML format, a module for controlling display of web content in accordance with control information, a module for generating printing data for web content in page items, a module for printing web content in page items, wherein the display control module includes a web content visualisation module and a storage device. |
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Relay printing system, control method of relay printing system and data medium Invention relates to a relay printing system configured for receiving a print job from the print server to the control method of the relay printing system and to data medium intended for them. The relay printing system capable of exchanging information between the print service system configured to provide the screen of printing settings to the information terminal operated by the user to receive the printing settings, set by the user through the provided screen of printing settings, and to generate a print job based on the received printing setting and saved setting parameters for the image formation device configured to output the image data based on the print job, which includes a receiving unit configured to receive a print job, which is transmitted in case if the print command is entered through the information terminal in the print service system, the unit of updating the job, configured to update the print job received by the receiving unit, and the unit of transmitting the job configured to transmit the print job updated by the unit of updating the job, to the image formation device. |
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Medium control device includes a plurality of operating modules which process rolled paper and receipts as a plurality of recording media, and a CPU which controls multiple operating modules by executing commands received from a host computer. When the CPU detects during a normal operating mode that commands for any of the operating modules cannot be executed, the CPU switches to a limited mode, in which commands for that operating module cannot be executed, but commands from the host computer can be received and commands for other operating modules can be executed. |
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Content printing system, print relay system, control method and program Print relay system capable of connecting to an image forming apparatus and a print service system provided by a provider publishing the specification for communication with said image forming apparatus, comprises: receiving means for receiving, in response to the print service system receiving a print command entered by a user through a client, data from the print service system in accordance with a first specification, which is a specification for communication between the print service system and the print relay system; and transmitting means for transmitting data obtained from the print relay system to the image forming apparatus in accordance with a second specification for communication between the print relay system and the image forming apparatus. |
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Recording device and processing method executed by recording device Disclosed is a recording device which is configured to move a recording head back-and-forth so as to record, the recording device having a multi-value data storage unit, a template storage unit, a generation unit which is configured to generate dot data for a predetermined value from the multi-value data, an information storage unit configured to store information for identification of the last dot template in the set of dot data and a control unit which is configured to update initial information stored in an initial information storage unit, based on the identification information stored in the information storage unit. |
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Printing apparatus, method and program for controlling printing Print server stores a user list which contains, for each user, server information associated with that user. The server is configured such that if a request is received from a user, the server access the list to determine the server associated with the user. The print server issues a request to receive print tasks from the print server associated with the user and sends these tasks to the print server associated with the user. |
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Device for generation of images, system of interaction with device, method of services provision As a traditional technology, a connected module installed in a browser, may realise access to an appropriate server device via Internet and then receive information related to a device of images generation. Accordingly the connected module may confirm whether a device of images generation is accessible or not, after realisation of access to an application. If it has been determined that the function of the device of images generation is non-realisable, the generation module generates screen information indicating that a service may not be provided to a user. Screen information generated by means of the generation module is sent into a client device. |
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System and method of draft mode printing by means of conversion of pictures into contour sketches Method of draft mode printing is carried out by means of conversion of pictures into contour sketches. At first graphic primitives are extracted from a flow of printed data or a printing task. Then the above graphic primitives are combined into pictures in accordance with their geometrical proximity. Then the produced pictures are converted into contour sketches. Afterwards a flow of printed data or a printing task is modified by replacement of a part of graphic primitives with produced contour sketches. Further the modified data flow or printing task is printed. |
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Information processing device includes an allocation unit configured to allocate information on the number of copies, which indicates a certain number of copies of print media which must be collected as a unit, through the user interface of a printer driver, and a transmitting unit which is configured to establish a print task attribute based on the information on the number of copies allocated by the allocation unit, and transmitting the established attribute to the imaging device. |
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Electronic device and control method thereof Electronic device connectable to an external device is disclosed. An interface substrate is detachably connected to a main substrate. A first interface is installed on the interface substrate, and the first interface is connectable to the external device. A second interface is installed on the main substrate, and the second interface is connectable to the external device. A selection module selects one interface from the first interface on the interface substrate and the second interface on the main substrate. A communication device communicates with the external device through the interface selected by the selection module. At least one of the first interface and the second interface is configured to detect a connection state to the external device. The selection module selects an interface which is designated or preferentially selects an interface which detects a connection to the external device. |
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Configuration device, image displaying device, methods of their control and software If a connection is detected with a displaying device, a configuration device receives information on the displaying device. If a break in a connection is detected with the displaying device, the configuration device performs various configurations on the basis of the received information. If a connection with the displaying device is detected again after configuration, the configuration device sends configured information to the displaying device. |
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Method of draft printing by conversion of bit images into drafts (versions) Method of draft printing by conversion of bit images into drafts providing for performance of the following operations: a colour or a halftone bit image is extracted from a printing job or from a data flow in the page description language; the bit image is converted into a colour or a halftone draft; the printing job or the data flow in the page description language is modified by replacement of the bit image with the appropriate draft; the modified printing job or data flow in the page description language is printed. In the additional version operations are also provided, during which the percentage of consumable material saving is assessed, and information is provided to the user on percentage of consumable material saving. |
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Proposed device for images processing, which performs varied printing in accordance with printing data comprising a fixed object and a varied object, detects whether the specified fixed object covers another fixed object. When the images processing device detects that the fixed object covers another fixed object, this device for images processing generates data by realisation of either the first processing of images generation for combination of the fixed object and another fixed object, or the second processing of images generation for processing of the fixed object or another fixed object. The device for images processing extracts memorised data, combined them with the varied object to generate printing data and provides output of the printing data. |
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Recording device and processing method executed by recording device Disclosed is a recording device which has a buffer which stores raster data which include multi-value data, a table in which for one value of the multi-value data, a plurality of dot patterns is defined and a dot pattern corresponding to that value is present, a first information storage unit which stores the initial value of the dot pattern, a second information storage unit which stores information which indicates empty raster, an evaluator which evaluates said value of multi-value data and determines whether the raster is empty, a raster control unit which performs control in order to store information in the first and second information storage units and control in order to store multi-value data in the buffer, and a generation unit configured to read multi-value data from the buffer based on the initial value stored by the first information storage unit and the table and generate a dot pattern based on the read multi-value data. |
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Print managing server, print managing method, programme, and recording medium Print management server has control apparatus for controlling instruction execution, containing user information which is received from a printer, wherein the control apparatus performs control such that when said instruction is received, if the printing process which corresponds to user information contained in said instruction is currently being performed by another printer, the current printing process is stopped and the process corresponding to said instruction is executed. |
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Printing system comprises facility of actual characteristic control, facility of upper limit control, facility of the first process realisation for implementation in the first device of image generation, facility of the second process realisation for implementation in the second device of image generation. Device of data processing in printing system comprises collecting facility to obtain registration information from image generation device, facility of actual characteristic control, facility of upper limit control. Device of image generation comprises feed facility for feeding of material, facility of process realisation for implementation of printing process, facility of receipt to receive information of identification, output facility. Methods describe operation of printing system, data processing device and image generation device. |
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Recording system and method of controlling said recording system Invention relates to output media for printing digital data. The result is achieved due to that, a digital still camera (DSC) and a direct photographic printer (DPP) are directly connected to each other through a common interface. Image data are transferred from the printer to the digital still camera and then printed. The connection procedure is established by program applications, installed in the printer and digital still camera. Each of the set of functions, serving as the printing system, is assigned by either by the digital still camera or the printer. Data and commands are transferred between functions, assigned by the digital still camera and the printer, and the printer prints, based on image data from the digital still camera. |
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Imaging device and method of controlling this device Present invention relates to printing systems, to an imaging device and a method of controlling that device. The outcome is achieved due to that, the imaging device, which has an interface for direct communication with a printer, has apparatus for controlling saving in a storage medium identifying the information image, identifying the image, assigned by assignment apparatus. The given image identifying information is described differently from the identifier such that, the apparatus for converting the image identifying information into information, describing the identifier and apparatus for outputting information, converted by the converting apparatus, are connected to a printer through an interface. |
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Translation of documents for network printing on client Invention allows the user to execute the printing command when the print server is inaccessible, and to route the printing tasks through the corresponding print server when it becomes accessible again. In a network, facilitating printing functions, "translation" means for the computer-client of the printing task addressed to the remote printer, with use of the saved administrative options is provided. It is transparent for applications of the client, the computer-client supports synchronisation of the saved administrative options for the remote printer with stored on a print server. Using the saved administrative options, the client "broadcasts" the task of the press for own language of the printer directly perceived by the printer before sending this "translated" file on the print server for transfer on the printer. |
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Portable communication device, printer system and control method implemented by them Invention deals with printer systems. The effect is due to the portable communication device requesting the server to do the processing required in case the printer is functionally unable to provide for implementation of the conditions of print to have been configured via the portable communication device user interface. The server processing result is duly received and the printer is requested to do the image printing. |
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Data processing means and method Invention relates to devices receiving data from terminal equipment. Data processing method implies a receiving step to receive data from tracking device for the input method for stored data input; an input step to input stored data according to the input method recieved; and a display control step to provide the tracking device with possibility for displaying according to data received at the input step. |
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Method for provision of multimedia data for direct printing, direct printing method and means Invention relates to provision of multimedia data for direct printing, in particular, to direct printing method and means. Technical effect, which is printing of multimedia data incuding images and text, is achieved by creating hyperlink as regards to image data to be printed, by means of image loading device and text. For this purpose, pre-defined markup language is used, document in markup language received after creating it is output to printer, which is directly connected to image loading device via pre-defined interface, for direct printing and output of image data to printer upon request from the latter. After fulfillment of direct printing task from photo unit to printer, multimedia data, which consist of text and image, can be printed. |
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Data processing device and method and program to control this device Device includes input unit to input search condition to perform search for required printing device; display unit to represent at least one printing device which meets this search condition; selection unit to select printing device from the list of this at least one printing device represented by display unit; and setting unit to set search condition which was entered via input unit as print setting parameter for printing device selected using selection unit in accordance with printing device selection through selection unit. |
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Device for providing images, recording device, recording system and method for controlling these In recording system, wherein digital photo-camera and printer are connected directly through data transfer interface, and image data are transferred from digital photo-camera to printer and recorded, it is determined, whether predetermined status information has been received during predetermined time period after digital photo-camera outputted predetermined command to printer. If it is determined, that predetermined status information is not received, status is determined as status supposed on basis of normal process, and process is continued. To confirm printer status, digital photo-camera requests printer status information, and receives printer status on basis of status information returned in response to the request. |
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Image provision device, method for controlling said device and printing system Device has interface for conducting direct communications with printer and replaceable recording environment and receives image data transfer request from printer for printing, aforementioned request including identifier, which determines data of image stored in replaceable recording environment, and dispatches the image determined by identifier to printer. Device contains a transformation block for creating new list of printing requests, in which file name description is transformed to description expressed by identifier, when image provision device may directly communicate with printer via interface, and when a list of printing requests is present in recording environment, describing the name of image file to be printed; and device for transferring new list of printing requests, transformed by transformation means, into printer. |
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Digital photo-camera, method for controlling the same and printing system In accordance to method, digital camera is provided, which may quickly perform authentication procedure, when it is ready for direct connection to printer and may serve as user interface device in direct printing system. When digital camera is ready for direct connection to printer and receives request from printer about objects, stored in camera, it assigns object, which contains word, serving as authentication information of objects, stored in camera, for first descriptor, assigns other objects (image data, etc) to other descriptors and sends result of assignment to printer. |
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Printing device, method for control and printing system On the early stage of connection between digital camera and direct print printer, direct print printer asks for an object, which contains password as information for objects recognition, which are recorded an stored in digital camera. As a result, after it is known that returned information contains recognition information, printer informs digital camera about its own recognition information. |
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Recording system and method for controlling thereof System, for direct connection of image feed device and recording device through common interface, transferring image data to recording device from image feed device and recording these data, has setting means for setting communication procedure by means of using software applications, mounted in recording device and in image feed device, and for setting of each of multiple functions to either image feed device or recording device, while these functions serve as recording system, and means for controlling recording for data transfer and commands between functions, assigned to image feed device or recording device by setting, or for performing recording operation via recording device on basis of image data, sent from image feed device. |
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