PRINTING SYSTEM AND SUB PRINTER
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240146857A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18481498

    申请日:2023-10-05

    IPC分类号: H04N1/32

    CPC分类号: H04N1/32539 H04N2201/3219

    摘要: A printing system includes: a main printer configured to print an image sheet by sheet; a sub printer communicably connected to the main printer and configured to print an image sheet by sheet; and a storage medium that is configured to store image data of a plurality of images and from which the main printer is able to read out the image data. In response to changing of a state of the sub printer, the sub printer notifies the main printer of a changed state. The main printer regularly checks print situations of the main printer and the sub printer. In accordance with the print situations that are regularly checked, the main printer determines which of the printers is to be used for printing of an image for each of the image data of the plurality of images.

    PRINT JOB ACCESS PROVISION
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170289392A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15091262

    申请日:2016-04-05

    发明人: Peter G. HWANG

    IPC分类号: H04N1/32 G06F3/12

    摘要: Examples disclosed herein relate to receiving, at a first printing device, a request to print a print job, determining, by the first printing device, whether the print job has been received by the first printing device, in response to determining that the print job has not been received by the first printing device, determining whether a second printing device has received the print job, and, in response to determining that the second printing device has received the print job, retrieving the print job from the second printing device and printing the print job at the first printing device.

    Identifying problematic printers by applying Markov chain model

    公开(公告)号:US09742929B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-22

    申请号:US14964123

    申请日:2015-12-09

    发明人: Oleg Y. Zakharov

    IPC分类号: H04N1/00 H04N1/32

    摘要: Systems and methods for identifying problematic printers are provided. An example method can involve determining a time interval for a printing device. The method may also involve determining a number of pages printed by the printing device during the time interval. The method may also involve determining a number of printing-device errors that occur on the printing device during the time interval. Still further, the method may involve determining one or more coefficients of a Markov chain based on the number of pages printed by the printing device during the time interval and the number of printing-device errors that occur on the printing device during the time interval. The method yet further includes, based on the determined coefficients of the Markov chain, determining an operational status of the printing device.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170201636A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-13

    申请号:US15209097

    申请日:2016-07-13

    IPC分类号: H04N1/00 H04N1/32

    摘要: An information processing system includes at least one information processor constituting a group and a management apparatus that manages a help information group. The information processor includes a periodical notifier that periodically notifies the management apparatus of management information, a memory that stores help information provided from the management apparatus, and a presenting unit. If requested help information does not exist in the memory but exists in a second information processor included in the group, the presenting unit acquires the help information from the second information processor and presents it. If the help information does not exist in any information processor within the group, the presenting unit acquires the help information from the management apparatus and presents it. The management apparatus includes a help controller that performs control for providing the help information, determined to be a target to be provided based on the management information, to the information processor.