Patent ID: 6932523
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A printing system for performing printing operations on a plurality of print data sets, the printing system comprising: a reprint number setter that sets, for each print data set, a predetermined reprint number representing an upper limit of how many times reprinting operations are to be performed on each print data set, and that appends, as appended information, a corresponding reprint number to each of the plurality of print data sets; a holder that holds the plurality of print data sets as targets of reprint processes; a reprint controller that retrieves, from the holder, a print data set for which a reprint command is received, increments the reprint number when a reprint command is received, determines whether the incremented reprint number has reached the predetermined reprint number and that controls reprint processes for the retrieved print data set when the incremented reprint number has not reached the predetermined reprint number; and a print data eraser that erases, from the holder, each print data set that the reprint controller has used for reprint processes when the incremented reprint number has reached the predetermined reprint number.