Printing system, controlling method, printing apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

A printer is caused to perform a checking print for a job in a case that a predetermined user's instruction is received via a user interface. The printer is caused to perform the checking print for the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction in a case that the job meets a predetermined condition.

1 . A printing system comprising:
 a receiver adapted to receive a predetermined user's instruction via a user interface, the predetermined user's instruction being adapted to request a checking print, the checking print being adapted to perform at least one of checking of a printing result and changing of a printing condition; and   a controller adapted to cause a printer to perform the checking print for a job in a case that the predetermined user's instruction is received via the user interface,   wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print for the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction via the user interface in a case that the job meets a predetermined condition, the predetermined condition being adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically using print data of the job. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically during printing of the job. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print upon receiving the predetermined user's instruction during printing of the job without performing the checking print automatically in a case that the job does not require not less than a predetermined number of print media to complete printing, and   wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically during printing of the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction in a case that the job requires not less than the predetermined number of print media to complete printing.   
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print upon receiving the predetermined user's instruction during printing of the job without performing the checking print automatically in a case that the job does not require not less than a predetermined time to complete printing, and   wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically during printing of the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction in a case that the job requires not less than the predetermined time to complete printing.   
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print upon receiving the predetermined user's instruction during printing of the job without performing the checking print automatically in a case that the job does not require output of a print material to a predetermined delivery portion,   wherein the predetermined delivery portion is arranged in a post processor, and   wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically during printing of the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction in a case that the job requires output of a print material to the predetermined delivery portion.   
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print upon receiving the predetermined user's instruction during printing of the job without performing the checking print automatically in a case that the job does not require execution of predetermined type of post processing,   wherein the predetermined type of post processing includes a plurality of post steps, and   wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically during printing of the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction in a case that the job requires execution of the predetermined type of post processing.   
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print upon receiving the predetermined user's instruction during printing of the job without performing the checking print automatically in a case that the job does not require a predetermined type of consumable,   wherein the predetermined type of post processing includes a plurality of post steps, and   wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically during printing of the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction in a case that the job requires the predetermined type of consumable.   
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print upon receiving the predetermined user's instruction during printing of the job without performing the checking print automatically in a case that the job is adapted to print image data read by a reader,   wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically during printing of the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction in a case that the job is a predetermined type of job for printing image data transmitted from another apparatus different from a printing apparatus, and   wherein the printing apparatus comprises the printer.   
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically for the job repetitively at a predetermined interval in a case that the checking print is performed automatically during printing of the job. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print instead of printing of the job every time the job for printing a specific number of sheets smaller than a predetermined number of sheets is performed, and   wherein the predetermined number of sheets is adapted as the predetermined condition.   
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print instead of printing of the job every time the job for printing for a specific time shorter than a predetermined time is performed, and   wherein the predetermined time is adapted as the predetermined condition.   
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically in accordance with a first instruction in a case that the first instruction has been input in advance via the user interface,   wherein the first instruction is an instruction adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically after printing of the job is performed by the number of sheets designated by a user,   wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically in accordance with a second instruction in a case that the second instruction has been input in advance via the user interface, and   wherein the second instruction is an instruction adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically after printing of the job is performed for a time designated by the user.   
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is adapted to inhibit performing the checking print automatically during printing of the job in a case that a user has input in advance a request via the user interface to inhibit performing the checking print automatically during printing of the job. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print during printing of the job upon receiving the predetermined user's instruction via the user interface while the printer performs printing of the job in a case that the job does not meet the predetermined condition. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller is adapted to control the printer to output another predetermined print material to another predetermined discharge portion different from a predetermined discharge portion adapted to discharge a predetermined print material in both a first case and a second case,   wherein the first case is adopted to perform the checking print automatically during printing of the job if the job meets the predetermined condition,   wherein the second case is adopted to perform the checking print during printing of the job upon receiving the predetermined user's instruction,   wherein the predetermined discharge portion is adapted to discharge a print material obtained by performing printing of the job, and   wherein the other predetermined discharge portion is adapted to discharge the other print material obtained by performing the checking print.   
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein a discharge portion arranged inside a specific type of post processor is adapted as the predetermined discharge portion, and   wherein a discharge portion arranged outside the post processor is adapted as the other predetermined discharge portion.   
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein the controller is adopted to control the printer to resume printing of the job automatically after performing the checking print in at least one of the first case and the second case. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein the controller is adopted to inhibit resuming printing of the job automatically after performing the checking print in a case that an instruction is input via the user interface prior to performing the checking print in the second case, and   wherein the instruction is adapted to inhibit resuming printing of the job automatically.   
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller and the user interface are provided by a printing apparatus having the printer. 
     
     
         21 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller and the user interface are provided by another apparatus configured to be able to communication data with a printing apparatus having the printer. 
     
     
         22 . A printing apparatus which can be adapted to the printing system defined in  claim 1 , the apparatus comprising the printer, the receiver, and the controller. 
     
     
         23 . A controlling method adapted to a printing system configured to cause a printer to perform a checking print, the checking print being adapted to perform at least one of checking of a printing result and changing of a printing condition, the method comprising:
 causing the printer to perform the checking print for a job in a case that a predetermined user's instruction is received via a user interface, the predetermined user's instruction being adapted to request the checking print; and   causing the printer to perform the checking print for the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction via the user interface in a case that the job meets a predetermined condition, the predetermined condition being adapted to cause the printer to perform the checking print automatically.   
     
     
         24 . A computer-readable storage medium storing a program which causes a computer to perform the controlling method defined in  claim 23 .