PRINTING DEVICE PROVIDING PRINTING PROGRESS AND PRINTING METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A printer for informing the printed state and a method for progressing the printing are provided to enable a user who requests the printing to quickly take the printed data. If a user requests the printing through a computer, a position detecting unit(112) detects the time corresponding to the distance from the computer to a printer. A printing time calculating unit(113) calculates the time required until the printing is completed after the printing output of data transmitted from the computer is started. A printing completion notification determining unit(114) transmits a printing completion alarm message to the computer based on the detected time and calculated time.