Printing system and method of controlling same

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2006-07-18

2006-07-18

Tran, Douglas Q. (Department: 2625)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

Communication

C358S434000, C709S203000, C709S216000, C709S219000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07079268

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are a printing system and a method of controlling the same, in which a terminal device storing image information to be printed is specified by an order management unit (203) in accordance with print requests from a plurality of terminal devices. Depending upon whether the specified terminal device and a printer to perform printing are connected locally or via a network (204), the specified terminal device is instructed to transfer the image information to a printer to perform printing. As a result, printing can be performed efficiently by a plurality of printers in response to print requests from a plurality of terminal devices connected via a network.

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