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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Kenichi Shirai, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriyoshi Kurotsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Masamichi Ohshima, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Morooka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Yagita, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichiro Wanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Kitagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Kayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Shirai, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriyoshi Kurotsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Masamichi Ohshima, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Morooka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Yagita, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichiro Wanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Kitagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Kayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided an information processing apparatus and information processing method, which can implement a job or printer device monitoring scheme that allows the user to easily detect status of printing apparatus in advance. The status of a physical printer device corresponding to a predetermined logical printer, which is set as an object to be monitored, is monitored, and a result based on monitoring is displayed on a computer display as a resident display. For example, when the resident display is displayed as an icon on the task tray on the computer display, it does not disturb display of windows of other document creation applications. Also, the user need not purposely instruct to launch a monitor utility upon printing. Hence, a job or printer device monitoring scheme which is very convenient for the user can be implemented.