Patent ID: 6433883
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
A printing apparatus comprising:a connector, arranged to connect said apparatus to a computer network to which a plurality of computers are connected, and to connect the plurality of computers to the computer network; a display unit, arranged to display a preview image based on image data stored in a computer connected to the computer network via said connector; a printing unit, arranged to print an image based on the image data stored in the computer; a first receiver, arranged to receive from the computer the image data for the preview image to be displayed by said display unit; and a second receiver, arranged to receive the image data to be printed by said printing unit, wherein said first receiver and said second receiver individually receive the image data for the preview image to be displayed and the image data to be printed, respectively, and wherein said display unit and said printing unit are connected to each other not through said connector.