US 11,720,300 B2
Communicating information concerning printing target data via a messaging screen that is different from a setting screen for communicating printing setting information
Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Kawasaki (JP); and Asuka Kanno, Fujisawa (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/202,856.
Application 17/202,856 is a continuation of application No. 16/269,665, filed on Feb. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,970,010.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-026403 (JP), filed on Feb. 16, 2018; and application No. 2018-026404 (JP), filed on Feb. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0208824 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1222 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1238 (2013.01); G06F 3/1288 (2013.01)] 48 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system formed by including a client terminal that includes a messaging application, a server, and a printing apparatus,
the client terminal including:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the client terminal, cause the client terminal to:
transmit printing target data via a messaging screen provided by the messaging application;
display a message regarding a printing setting in the messaging screen;
display a setting screen different from the messaging screen based on a user operation for the message, wherein a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) corresponding to the setting screen is displayed in the setting screen; and
transmit printing setting information set via the setting screen,
the server including:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the server, cause the server to:
provide a setting screen different from the messaging screen to the client terminal based on the user operation for the message, and
the printing apparatus including:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the printing apparatus, cause the printing apparatus to:
execute printing processing based on a printing job based on the printing target data and the printing setting information.