(19)
(11) EP 1 087 287 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/11

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/13

(21) Application number: 00308261.7

(22) Date of filing: 21.09.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G06F 3/12
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 22.09.1999 JP 26820299

(71) Applicant: KONICA CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ueda, Yutaka
    Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-8511 (JP)
  • Uemura, Hiroyuki
    Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-8511 (JP)

(74) Representative: Nicholls, Michael John 
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14, South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) Order situation tracing system and print order receiving apparatus


(57) An order situation tracing system for tracing a processing situation for a print order, comprises a detector connected to at least one of print order receiving apparatus which is capable of outputting image data and an image forming apparatus which forms a print based on a print order information outputted from the print order receiving apparatus respectively and to detect the processing situation for the print order from receipt of the print order to completion of forming the print based on the signal from the print order receiving apparatus and from the image forming apparatus; a memory to store backup data regarding the print order in accordance with the processing situation for the print order; and an output device to output information regarding the processing situation detected by the detector.







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