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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1999
Seiji Kageyama, Ibaraki, JP;
Katsumi Kumagai, Ibaraki, JP;
Tatsuro Akabane, Ibaraki, JP;
Kazuyuki Mitome, Ibaraki, JP;
Kazuyoshi Tokunaga, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomoko Kitaura, Ibaraki, JP;
Masamitsu Suzuki, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing method for use with a print system including a computer and a printer connected to the computer directly or by way of a network, the method including the steps of: directing the printer to effect printing and storage of a document prepared by the computer in an arbitrary combination of formats; transmitting the document to the printer; effecting receipt by the printer of the document transmitted from the computer; and effecting printing and storage of the document according to the instruction from the computer.