Canon Europa N.v.

Karsten Huster

Michael Rosemann

Chris Tickler

Dirk Tiemeyer

Peter Lange

Lex-Jan Westra

A system comprising a multi-function deviceconfigured to communicate with both a serverand a cloud serviceThe multi-function devicecomprises: an output unitconfigured to send SSidentification information of the multi-function deviceto the cloud servicean input unitconfigured to receive SScontroller information which identifies either the serveror the cloud serviceas a controller of the multi-function deviceand a login unitconfigured to receive SSauthentication information. The output unitis further configured to send SSan authentication request including the authentication information to the controlleridentified by the controller information. The input unitis further configured to receive SSan authentication response from the controllerthat indicates whether or not the authentication information is accepted.

Identifying one of a server and a cloud service as a controller of a multi-function device

A printing system is provided including a printer server accessible over a first network at a first location and a cloud service accessible from both the first location and a second network at a second network. A user with a client computer moving between the first network and the second network can print using either the printer server, when the user is on the first network, or the cloud service, when the user is on the second network. The client computer is configured detect its location and receive configuration information from the cloud service. The configuration information changes the method used by the client computer to print depending upon the client computer's detected location.

Printing system and method of easier printing when information processing apparatus acquires workflow from cloud server to identify whether the information processing apparatus connected to internal network at first location or second location

A print system made up of networked devices, which include a management server, a client, and a printer. The client provides attribute information, indicating at least one attribute of the client, and capability information, indicating a capability of the client, to the management server. The management server uses the capability and attribute information provided by the client to generate a map indicating, for each of a plurality of services forming part of a print process, address information of at least one networked device capable of performing the service. The management server provides the map to the client. The client uses the address information of the map in the performance of the print process.

Method and system for performing a print process using a map

A method of printing a document is described. The method comprises a workstation generating and storing print job data for a document, the workstation assigning ID information to the print job data, the user inputting the assigned ID information at a chosen printing device, the printing device transmitting a print job data request signal to the workstation, and the workstation transmitting the print job data to the printing device.

Roaming printing by assigning ID informaton of a user to print job data and transmitting the assigned ID information to printing devices on a network by multi-casting

A network printing system includes user devices, printing devices, a print server, and a logon server. The print server includes a print queue arranged to store print jobs received from the user devices and to send stored print jobs to the printing devices. The logon server is arranged to store logon details for users of the user devices and to store printer information for the users. The print server is arranged to select a printing device to which to send a print job stored in the queue based on the printer information stored in the logon server for the user of the user device from which the print job originated.

Network printing system for transferring print jobs based on numbers of pages

The present subject matter is generally related to a method of connecting a device to a network, a device connecting system and a device connecting program. A network device or a device responding on a device service discovery request within a network with information of a virtual service on the device, which may be different from the actual capabilities and functions of the device.

Method of connecting a device to a network, a device connecting system, and a program

Network printing system having a print server and a logon server

A computer-implemented method for controlling routing of print jobs, the computer-implemented method includes determining whether a print job meets at least one predetermined criteria and sending a notification based on a result of the determination.

Method and apparatus for controlling routing of print jobs

A computer-readable storage medium and computer-implemented method of distributing a print-job including receiving, from a printer, a request to send a print job to the printer, converting the print job from a first format to a second format, sending the print job to the printer in the second format, wherein the second format is compatible with the printer, and wherein the second format is selected from a plurality of different formats depending on the identity of the printer from which the request to send a print job was received.

Print-job distribution program, a printer program and corresponding methods

There is provided an apparatus for providing a user interface comprising a peripheral device () for displaying a user interface, and computer means () connected to the peripheral device (). The apparatus is configured to provide user-interface information to the peripheral device (), and the peripheral device () is configured to allow a user to interact with a program on the computer means () via a user interface displayed on the peripheral device (). The apparatus is configured so that the computer means () sends user-interface information to the peripheral device () to allow the peripheral device () to display a plurality of panes of the user interface to the user without receiving further user-interface information from the computer means ().

Apparatus for providing a user interface, peripheral devices, computer means, methods of providing a user interface, and programs

A method of communicating between a print client and a print server is described. The method comprises obtaining an indication of the viability of communication of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) messages from the server to the client. If the indication is that UDP messages are viable, messages are sent from the server to the client using UDP. Otherwise a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request is made from the client to the server, that request is left open, and when the server wishes to send a message to the client, the message is sent as the response to the open HTTP request.

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Karsten Huster