公开(公告)号：US20140078540A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US14029022

申请日：2013-09-17

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Tetsuya Ishida

IPC: H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/00896 ,  G06F3/122 ,  G06F3/1221 ,  G06F3/1229 ,  G06F3/1232 ,  G06F3/1268 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  H04N1/00233 ,  H04N1/00413 ,  H04N2201/0072 ,  H04N2201/0082 ,  H04N2201/0094 ,  Y02D10/1592

Abstract: A printing system includes plural image forming apparatuses and a print instruction apparatus connected through a communication network. The control section of the print instruction apparatus includes a database holding an apparatus information list and an apparatus managing section configured to transmit live confirming information to each of the image forming apparatuses with referring to the apparatus information list, recognize image forming apparatuses connected to the communication network based on receipt of response to the live confirming information, transmit an acquisition request of device information to an image forming apparatus selected on a screen showing a list of the recognized image forming apparatuses, and acquire the apparatus information from the selected image forming apparatus. Each image forming apparatus is configured to respond to the live confirming information without returning to a normal-power state from a power-saving state, and generate the acquired apparatus information with returning to the normal-power state.

Abstract translation: 打印系统包括通过通信网络连接的多个图像形成装置和打印指令装置。 打印指示装置的控制部分包括一个保存设备信息列表的数据库和一个设备管理部分，被配置为通过参考设备信息列表向每个图像形成装置发送实时确认信息，识别连接到通信的图像形成装置 基于接收对现场确认信息的响应的网络，将设备信息的获取请求发送到在显示所识别的图像形成装置的列表的屏幕上选择的图像形成装置，并从所选择的图像形成装置获取装置信息。 每个图像形成装置被配置为响应于实时确认信息而不从功率节省状态返回到正常功率状态，并且在返回到正常功率状态时生成所获取的装置信息。