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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masatoshi Maruo, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/126 (2013.01); G06F 3/1203 (2013.01); G06F 3/1224 (2013.01); G06F 3/1273 (2013.01); G06F 3/1253 (2013.01); G06F 3/1268 (2013.01);
Abstract
A print instruction assistance device includes an acquisition unit, a recognition unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires usage record information concerning a usage record of multiple functions of each of multiple printers. The recognition unit recognizes a change of a printer to be used for printing among the multiple printers from a first printer to a second printer. The output unit outputs information indicating a function which is identified in accordance with the usage record information among multiple functions of the first printer and which is not included in the second printer.