Patent ID: 6710892
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A printing method comprising the steps of:receiving input image data; effecting a printout process by use of a printout processor to convert to print data the input image data or a data obtained by effecting edition processes of the input image data by use of an edition processor; printing out an image based on the print data by use of an image printer, in which a printout process instruction is provided to the Printout processor, before providing a printout instruction to the image printer and before a print instruction is provided by a user, to allow the printout processor to start the printout process; and providing automatically the printout processor with a printout process cancel instruction without receiving a separate printout process cancellation request from the user, if an edition process instruction has been provided to the edition processor, to cancel the printout process being done in the printout processor.