US 12,064,963 B2
Printing system, method of controlling printing system, and storage medium
Katsuya Ogawa, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/874,415.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-125889 (JP), filed on Jul. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0032800 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01); H04N 1/107 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 2/04508 (2013.01) [B41J 2/04586 (2013.01); B41J 3/36 (2013.01); H04N 1/107 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing system, comprising:
a printing apparatus main body that includes a printing unit that performs printing on a printing medium;
a movement detection unit that detects scanning, which is movement of the printing apparatus main body in a first direction, and an operation of making a line break, which is movement in a second direction crossing the first direction; and
a notification unit that selectively makes (1) a first notification that prompts scanning along with printing by the printing unit, (2) a second notification that prompts scanning along with no printing by the printing unit, and (3) a third notification that prompts the operation of making a line break, in accordance with a detection result of the printing unit,
wherein the notification unit includes a display unit provided in the printing apparatus main body so as to be visually recognizable,
wherein the first direction includes a first scanning direction and a second scanning direction opposite to the first scanning direction,
wherein the display unit includes (1) a first display unit that indicates that the printing unit is in a printable state, (2) a second display unit that prompts scanning of the printing apparatus main body in the first scanning direction, (3) a third display unit that prompts scanning of the printing apparatus main body in the second scanning direction, and (4) a fourth display unit that prompts movement of the printing apparatus main body in the second direction, and
wherein the display unit makes the first to the third notification with combinations of display states of the respective first to fourth display units.
 
13. A method of controlling a printing system that performs printing by moving a printing apparatus main body that includes a printing unit that performs printing on a printing medium, comprising the steps of:
a detecting scanning step of detecting a scanning, which is movement of the printing apparatus main body in a first direction, and an operation of making a line break, which is movement in a second direction crossing the first direction; and
a notification step of selectively making (1) a first notification that prompts scanning along with printing by the printing unit, (2) a second notification that prompts scanning along with no printing by the printing unit, and (3) a third notification that prompts the operation of making a line break, in accordance with a detection result of the printing unit,
wherein the notification step includes a displaying step of displaying on the printing apparatus main body so as to be visually recognizable,
wherein the first direction includes a first scanning direction and a second scanning direction opposite to the first scanning direction, and
wherein the displaying step includes selectively carrying out (1) a first display step that indicates that the printing unit is in a printable state, (2) a second display step that prompts scanning of the printing apparatus main body in the first scanning direction, (3) a third display step that prompts scanning of the printing apparatus main body in the second scanning direction, and (4) a fourth display step that prompts movement of the printing apparatus main body in the second direction, such that the displaying step makes the first to the third notification with combinations of display states of the respective first to fourth display steps.
 
14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method of controlling a printing system that performs printing by moving a printing apparatus main body that includes a printing unit that performs printing on a printing medium, the method comprising the steps of:
a detecting scanning step of detecting a scanning, which is movement of the printing apparatus main body in a first direction, and an operation of making a line break, which is movement in a second direction crossing the first direction; and
a notification step of selectively making (1) a first notification that prompts scanning along with printing by the printing unit, (2) a second notification that prompts scanning along with no printing by the printing unit, and (3) a third notification that prompts the operation of making a line break, in accordance with a detection result of the printing unit,
wherein the notification step includes a displaying step of displaying on the printing apparatus main body so as to be visually recognizable,
wherein the first direction includes a first scanning direction and a second scanning direction opposite to the first scanning direction, and
wherein the displaying step includes selectively carrying out (1) a first display step that indicates that the printing unit is in a printable state, (2) a second display step that prompts scanning of the printing apparatus main body in the first scanning direction, (3) a third display step that prompts scanning of the printing apparatus main body in the second scanning direction, and (4) a fourth display step that prompts movement of the printing apparatus main body in the second direction, such that the displaying step makes the first to the third notification with combinations of display states of the respective first to fourth display steps.