Patent ID: 7215433
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: G03D,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A print order system, comprising: a print order device and a print processing device which can mutually communicate data therebetween, wherein the print order device comprises: a storage medium receiving device for receiving a digital storage medium; an image data transmitting device for transmitting, to the print processing device corresponding thereto, image data representing an image to be printed, the image data being read from the received storage medium; and an order data transmitting device for transmitting order data including a number of print copies of the image to be printed to the print processing device in correlation with the image data transmitted from the image data transmitting device, and the print processing device comprises: an image data receiving device for receiving the image data transmitted from the image data transmitting device of the print order device; an order data receiving device for receiving the order data transmitted from the order data transmitting device of the print order device; and a printer control device for controlling a printer to print an image represented by the image data received by the image data receiving device, according to the order data received by the order data receiving device, wherein the print processing device further includes a calculating device for calculating a print end time of the printer according to the image data transmitted from the image data transmitting device of the print order device, the order data transmitted from the order data transmitting device, and an order reception state of the printer, and wherein the print processing device further includes an end time data transmitting device for transmitting, to the print order device, data representing the print end time calculated by the calculating device, the data representing the print end time being output to a user by the print order device.