Canon Europa N.v.

Michael Rosemann

Karsten Huster

Chris Tickler

Peter Lange

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 printer driver maintains a list of print servers that a client computer can use to send a print job to a printer, and renders the print job into a page description language. A print processor creates a first print queue for sending the rendered print job to a first print server and adds the rendered print job to the created first print queue, and monitors sending of the rendered print job in the first print queue. If the sending of the rendered print job from the client computer to the first print server is not successful, the print processor creates a second print queue and adds a duplicate print job to the second print queue by duplicating the rendered print job in the first print queue, the printer driver sends the duplicate print job in the second print queue to a second print server.

Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, client computer, and print method

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

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 ().

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Wallenhorst, Germany

Michael Rosemann