Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Kazuyuki Masumoto

Akitoshi Yamada

Takao Aichi

Hiromitsu Hirabayashi

Fumihiro Goto

Kentaro Yano

Ruriko Mikami

Akihiko Hamamoto

Tetsuya Kawanabe

Mitsuhiro Ono

Masashi Kamada

Tetsuya Suwa

Akihiko Sukigara

Makoto Hibi

Masato Oshima

Kazuya Sakamoto

Junichi Arakawa

Steven Noyes

Shigeru Mizoguchi

Atsushi Shimazaki

Michihei Murayama

Hideo Horigome

Peter L Cheng

Shinji Kanemitsu

Makoto Kashimura

Toshihiko Bekki

Tetsu Kaneko

Osamu Hirata

Hirokazu Ikeda

An information processing apparatus includes a storing unit configured to store a plurality of pieces of screen information, each corresponding to a type of an external device that is capable of accessing the apparatus, a transmitting unit configured to transmit the screen information to the external device, a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction request that is based on the screen information displayed in the external device, and an executing unit configured to execute processing in response to the instruction request received by the receiving unit. The screen information includes a common section that is common among the plurality of pieces of screen information regardless of the type of the external device and a difference section that differs among the plurality of pieces of screen information depending on the type of the external device.

Displaying information on terminal device based on terminal device type

Displaying information on a terminal device based on the terminal device type

There is provided a printing apparatus that can prevent a user from forgetting to set print settings and that can markedly reduce the number of unnecessary prints caused by unsuitable print settings, for example, in a case in which print data such as image data is sent from an image-supplying apparatus to the printing apparatus and in which the printing apparatus prints the print data. The printing apparatus, which receives print data from an image-supplying apparatus and prints the print data, need not start printing image data immediately after the image data is received. An input of print settings is accepted in the printing apparatus, and the image data is printed using the printing settings that have been input.

Printing apparatus and method for controlling the same

Displaying screen information of a printing device on a client device in accordance with a type of client device

Print settings changed in a direct printing-capable image forming apparatus are treated as either temporary changes or permanent changes depending on the state of the image forming apparatus when the print settings are changed. Specifically, print settings changed when the image forming apparatus is in a direct printing-executable state are treated as temporary, whereas print settings changed when the image forming apparatus is in a direct printing-inexecutable state are treated as permanent. Usability regarding print settings is improved.

Image forming apparatus and control method therefor

A printing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of this invention receives, from an image supply device, a first script 'DDISCVRY.DPS' that describes the print function of the image supply device. If the first script describes support for printing by XHTML, the printing apparatus determines whether printing corresponding to the description is possible. The printing apparatus transmits a second script 'HDISCVRY.DPS' that describes a print function executable by the printer to the image supply device in accordance with the determination result.

Printing apparatus and an image supply device using picture transfer protocol having a function which checks attribute information of a file object managed in the image supply device

When a print command that designates a layout recording function by its upper layer, and designates a frame print function by its lower layer is transmitted from a camera to a printer, the printer determines a layout print function that prints a plurality of images on a single sheet, based on the upper layer. In a case where the printer can determine the lower layer of the command, the printer acquires details of a layout. In a case where the printer cannot determine the lower layer of the command, the printer determines a normal frame print function. The printer prints a normal layout image or special frame image in accordance with the determined layout of images.

Recording apparatus image supply device and recording system and control method and program for image layout determination

A print command has a hierarchical structure including a vendor common code, and a vendor unique code, an index print mode or date print mode is designated using the common code, and a detailed print format of each image or the number of index images per sheet in the index print mode can be designated using the unique code.

Recording device, recording system, and recording control method thereof

A printing apparatusrecords an image on a recording medium. The printing apparatus is provided with communication means for communicating with a digital camera, digital camera recognizing means for recognizing the digital camera, and status display means for displaying the operation status of the printing apparatus. In a status where the status display means is displaying a status wherein a power supply is turned off, the communicating means communicates with the digital camera. When the digital camera is recognized by the digital camera recognizing means, a display by the status display means can be changed from the printing apparatus side.

Print apparatus and printer control method

An image printing apparatus and its control method for printing an image based on image data from an image data source. In a case where a correction condition is set for the image data, if the image data is a new format file image data including predetermined information, correction processing is performed in accordance with the set correction condition. If the image data is not a new format file image data, the correction processing in accordance with the correction condition is not performed.

Image printing apparatus, image printing system and control method

After applications installed in a DSC and PD printer establish a communication procedure, the DSC issues a request to the PD printer. A time required for data transfer involved in the request is predicted. An elapse time until a response is received from the PD printer in response to the request is estimated on the basis of the predicted time. If no response is returned from the PD printer within the estimated elapse time, the request is disabled.

Image supply apparatus, recording apparatus, and recording system, and control method and program thereof

There is provided a print system for transmitting and receiving a data object by a PTP between a camera-equipped mobile phone (CP) and a PD printer and printing an image by the PD printer according to image data supplied from the CP. First information indicating presence/absence of the direct print function capable of printing by transmitting image data from the CP directly to the PD printer and second information indicating presence/absence of the cooperated processing function with the CP and the PD printer are embedded in a data object which is transmitted and received. When it is judged that the received object contains the first and the second information, the CP and the printer are set to the direct print function and the cooperated processing function mode.

Print system, image supply device, print apparatus, and control method thereof

When the function of a printer has been changed, the printer notifies a DSC of a change in printer function using a capabilityChanged tag. If the DSC does not return any inquiry about the capabilityChanged tag, the printer determines that the DSC has no function that supports the capabilityChanged tag. The printer executes disconnection and re-connection of USB to execute a communication procedure with the DSC from the beginning, thereby notifying the DSC of the latest capability information in the printer.

Compensating for changed capability information

When a digital camera and printer are directly connected via a communication interface, and a recording process in the printer is interrupted while transmitting image data from the camera to the printer and recording the image data, the camera designates the restart of the recording process and it is determined whether the printer is of a type capable of restarting the recording process. In a case where the printer is determined to be the type capable of restarting the recording process and a DPOF (digital print order format) file is being printed, the DPOF file is resent to designate printing from a page next to the printed page. In a mode in which image data are sequentially transmitted to the printer and printed, a print process of image data subsequent to the printed image data is designated.

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Yokohama, Japan

Kazuyuki Masumoto