Printing apparatus and printing system controlling connection between a printing apparatus and an external apparatus

摘要

A printing apparatus includes: a job storage unit configured to store a print job; a printing unit configured to perform a printing operation based on the stored print job; a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction to disconnect connection with an external apparatus; and a control device configured to perform: an establishment process of establishing connection with the external apparatus; a storage process of storing a print job received from the external apparatus in the job storage unit; a first deletion process of deleting the print job, for which a printing-related operation has been completed, from the job storage unit; a disconnection process of disconnecting the connection in response to a disconnection instruction received by the receiving unit; and a prohibition process of prohibiting performing the disconnection process after the printing-related operation starts until all the print jobs are deleted from the job storage unit.

主权项

1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a job storage unit; a printing unit configured to perform a printing operation based on a print job stored in the job storage unit; a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction of a user; and a control device configured to perform a process comprising:
receiving a first instruction inputted through the receiving unit, the first instruction being for establishing a connection with an external apparatus;establishing the connection between the printing apparatus and the external apparatus in response to receiving the first instruction;receiving a notification from the external apparatus, the notification indicating that the external apparatus has received a print job;setting a notification flag ON in response to receiving the notification;receiving the print job from the external apparatus;controlling the printing unit to print an image in accordance with the received print job;storing the received print job in the job storage unit;determining whether the printing of the image in accordance with the print job is completed;upon determining the printing of the image in accordance with the print job is completed, deleting the print job stored in the job storage unit;in response to deleting the print job, set the notification flag OFF;prohibiting disconnection of the printing apparatus from the external apparatus until it is determined that the notification flag is OFF.