Patent ID: 6278527
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
A print system including an output apparatus, a printer and a video or audio output apparatus,wherein said output apparatus comprises:a print data transfer unit arranged to read, from a storage medium which stores (a) at least one piece of print data each having a print ID and (b) video or audio data, the at least one piece of print data and to execute a data transfer process to transfer the at least one piece of print data to said printer;a transfer discriminator arranged to discriminate whether said print data transfer unit has completed the data transfer process;a data read unit arranged to read the video or audio data from the storage medium, if said transfer discriminator discriminates that said data transfer unit has completed the data transfer process;an ID detection unit arranged to detect a print ID in the video or audio data read by said data read unit;an ID transfer unit arranged to transfer the print ID if said ID detection unit detects the print ID in the read video or audio data; anda video or audio data transfer unit arranged to transfer the video or audio data read by said data read unit to said video or audio output apparatus,wherein said printer comprises:a memory unit arranged to store the at least one piece of print data received from said print data transfer unit; anda print unit arranged to execute a printing process based on one of the at least one piece of print data stored in said memory unit, the one piece of print data having a print ID corresponding to the print ID received from said ID transfer unit, andwherein said video or audio output apparatus comprises:an output unit arranged to execute a video or audio output process based on the video or audio data received from said video or audio data transfer unit.