PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND PRINTING METHOD

Title:

PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND PRINTING METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/132179

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

There are provided a printing device, a printing system, a program, and a printing method capable of improving security and user-friendliness. The printing system (1) includes a PC (10-1) and printer devices (20-1 to 20-N) connected via a LAN (50). The PC (10-1) has a printing data forming unit (111) for forming print data according to a user instruction, a print data transmission unit (113) for transmitting the formed print data to the printer devices (20-1 to 20-N), a communication unit (17), and the like. The printer devices (20-1 to 20-N) have an external storage device (23) for storing received print data, an input unit (26) for inputting a user print instruction and a user identifier, a card reader (24), a print data management unit (212) for reading out print data corresponding to the user identifier from the external storage device (23), a printer engine (28) for performing printing according to the print data which has been read out, and the like.

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Inventors:

FUKANO NOBUYA (JP)
YANO YOSHIHIRO (JP)
CHIKADA TAKAYUKI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2006/311218

Publication Date:

December 14, 2006

Filing Date:

June 05, 2006

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD (JP)
FUKANO NOBUYA (JP)
YANO YOSHIHIRO (JP)
CHIKADA TAKAYUKI (JP)

International Classes:

B41J29/38; B41J5/30; B41J29/00; G06F3/12

Foreign References:

JP2002032205A	2002-01-31
JP2003330677A	2003-11-21
JP2003330686A	2003-11-21
JPH07152520A	1995-06-16

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