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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Atsushi Hatta, Nagano-ken, JP;
Nobuhisa Takabayashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Atsushi Hatta, Nagano-ken, JP;
Nobuhisa Takabayashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is/are printing system(s) suitable for photo studio(s) and having capabilities permitting proper management of print job execution history or histories, printer status(es), and/or the like. Photo studio(s)has print server machine(s)and plurality of client machinesA,B connected via LAN(s). Client machine(s)A,B create print job data which is received by print server machine(s), the print job(s) being assigned to plurality of printersA,B where it or they is or are executed. Print server machine(s)manage print job execution history, printer status, and/or other such print information. User(s) may employ WWW browser(s) of client machine(s)A,B to access print information at print server machine(s). Furthermore, print server machine(s)automatically inform client machine(s)A,B upon completion of execution of print job(s) and/or upon occurrence of printer error(s). From a multiplicity of photo studio(s), center server machine(s)gather, by way of the Internet, print information of respective photo studio(s), create web page(s) indicating status(es) of operations at respective studio(s), and make same available to respective studio(s) and/or dealer(s). Occurrence of error(s) at respective studio(s) may be communicated in real time from center server machine(s)to user(s) of respective studio(s) via electronic mail.