摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing system which has a time shortening means for shortening the amount of time required for acquiring at least all image data necessary for printing, printing equipment, an imaging device, and a printing method. <P>SOLUTION: The printing system is equipped with a connecting means 104-5 for electronically and directly connecting an imaging device dev1 and the printing equipment dev2 together. The printing system is also equipped with an image data amount determining means dev2 for determining the amount of image data appropriate for communication, depending on a communication speed, and a transmitted/received image data amount changing means dev1 for changing the amount of transmitted/received image data depending on the above determination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |