CN100454231C - Printer device - Google Patents
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A printer device is disclosed that is able to appropriately acquire information necessary for a network printer driver installed in a host device. The printer device is used in a network printer system in which the printer device is connected to plural host devices through a network, and the printer device outputs printed materials corresponding to printing information created by the host devices. The printer device includes an information generation procedure storage unit for storing plural information generation procedures in connection with type information of the host devices; a response information formation unit for receiving the type information, retrieving the information generation procedure corresponding to the received type information from the information generation procedure storage unit, and converting the device information of the printer device to response information by applying the retrieved information generation procedure; and an information transmission unit for transmitting the response information to the host devices.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of printer apparatus of network printer system, in this network printer system, printer apparatus is connected to a plurality of main process equipments that produce type information by network, and printer apparatus output is corresponding to the printed material of the type information of main process equipment generation.
Background technology
In the network printer of prior art, printer apparatus is connected to a plurality of main process equipments that produce type information by network, and printer apparatus output is corresponding to the printed material of the type information of main process equipment generation, in response to request from the printer driver of the network printer (this printer driver is installed in the main process equipment one), printer apparatus sends response message (being also referred to as " printer function information ") to main process equipment, and this information has been indicated the function and the performance of printer self.Based on the response message that receives, the printer driver of the network printer in the main process equipment can be on its screen display image so that user's selection function correctly.For example, Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2003-099228 (after this being called " list of references 1 ") and Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2000-099286 (after this being called " list of references 2 ") have disclosed the technology in this field.
Yet, in the prior art, if printer apparatus does not return all the required information of network printer driver in the main process equipment, if the network printer driver perhaps in the main process equipment is the form of the information of back printer equipment transmission not, network printer driver is executable operations correctly.
For example, the old printer apparatus of producing in the past for certain hour, for example, in response to the request of the printing function on the network, printer apparatus can only be made about whether allowing the response of the classification (Stapling) of printed material function.On the other hand, for the network printer driver in the nearest main process equipment, for example, if also need the information of classification position, only according to the information that whether allows to classify, the network printer driver in the main process equipment can not provide correct image for user's operation on its screen.
In addition, old printer apparatus is made the response that allows the classification of printed material function about whether with specific forms.On the other hand, network printer driver in the nearest main process equipment sometimes need be with different form responses, in this case, network printer driver in the nearest main process equipment can not obtain about the information that whether allows to classify, and the network printer driver in the main process equipment can not be provided for setting the correct image of classification feature for the user.
Summary of the invention
One embodiment of the invention can solve one or more problems of prior art.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention can provide a kind of printer apparatus, and this printer apparatus can correctly obtain to be installed in the required information of network printer driver in the main process equipment.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of printer apparatus of network printer system is provided, wherein printer apparatus is connected to a plurality of main process equipments that produce type information by network, and printer apparatus output is corresponding to the printed material of the type information of main process equipment generation, and described printer apparatus comprises:
Information generative process storage unit, store a plurality of information generative processes explicitly with the type information of main process equipment, when each the information generative process in the described information generative process is applied to facility information with printer apparatus and is converted to the response message that main process equipment can explain;
Response message forms the unit, receive the type information of main process equipment, corresponding to canned data generative process in the type information retrieving information generative process storage unit that receives, and the information generative process that retrieves by application is converted to response message with the facility information of printer apparatus;
Information transmitting unit, the response message that response message is formed unit formation sends to main process equipment.
As an embodiment, main process equipment generates the view data that will show based on the response message that receives, and prints operation for the user.
As an embodiment, when the information generative process corresponding to the type information that sends from main process equipment was not stored in the printer apparatus, printer apparatus was from the information generative process of main process equipment reception corresponding to type information.
As an embodiment, when the information generative process corresponding to the type information that sends from main process equipment was not stored in the printer apparatus, printer apparatus transmitting apparatus information was to main process equipment.
As an embodiment, server apparatus is provided in network, described server apparatus has information generative process storage unit, is used for storing a plurality of information generative processes explicitly with the type information of main process equipment,
When receiving from type information that main process equipment sends, printer apparatus is from the information generative process of server apparatus reception corresponding to the type information that receives, the information generative process that gets access to by application is converted to response message with the facility information of printer apparatus, and response message is sent to main process equipment.
According to the present invention, respond main process equipment owing to can correctly generate the required information of network printer driver that is installed in the main process equipment, therefore, can correctly carry out printing by using printer apparatus.
From the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that provides with reference to the accompanying drawings, will understand above-mentioned and other purposes, characteristics and advantage of the present invention better.
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Fig. 1 is that example illustrates the block diagram of network printer system according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the structure of example explanation printer apparatus PT;
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the structure of example explanation main process equipment HT (HT1 or HT2);
Fig. 4 A is the synoptic diagram of initial user interface (UI) screen of printer apparatus;
Fig. 4 B is the synoptic diagram of the user interface screen that shows when selecting operation label TB2;
Fig. 5 A is the synoptic diagram that is used for the user interface screen of selective printing paper;
Fig. 5 B is the synoptic diagram with user interface screen of new projects;
Fig. 6 A is the synoptic diagram with user interface screen of the expanded function that the network printer driver for type A shows;
Fig. 6 B is the synoptic diagram of user interface screen with newly-increased expanded function of the network printer driver that is used for type A;
Fig. 7 A is the synoptic diagram with user interface screen of the expanded function that the network printer driver for type B shows;
Fig. 7 B is the synoptic diagram of user interface screen with newly-increased expanded function of the network printer driver that is used for type B;
Fig. 8 A is the form of example of the information of the example explanation network printer driver that sends to type A;
Fig. 8 B is the form of example of the print paper named list of the example explanation network printer driver that is used for type A;
Fig. 8 C is the form of example of the selection named list of the example explanation network printer driver that is used for type A;
Fig. 9 A is the form of example of the information of the example explanation network printer driver that sends to type B;
Fig. 9 B is the form of example of the print paper named list of the example explanation network printer driver that is used for type B;
Figure 10 is the diagram of the operation of example explanation printer apparatus PT, wherein, printer apparatus PT is used for by using information specific generative process D2, the registration printer apparatus information D 1 of the various device function of printer driver PT is converted to the response message D3 that can be explained by network printer driver;
Figure 11 example has illustrated the example of the information generative process table of the type information that comprises network printer driver and corresponding information generative process;
Figure 12 is the block diagram of the major part of the software configuration of example explanation printer apparatus PT;
Figure 13 is used for the block diagram of software configuration of the printing of main process equipment HT for example explanation;
Figure 14 is the process flow diagram of the main operation of network printer driver in print processing among the example explanation main process equipment HT;
Figure 15 is the process flow diagram of the main operation of example explanation printer apparatus PT;
Figure 16 illustrates when the information generative process is stored among the main process equipment HT process flow diagram of the main operation of network printer driver in print processing among the main process equipment HT for example;
Figure 17 illustrates when the information generative process is stored among the main process equipment HT process flow diagram of the main operation of printer apparatus PT for example;
When Figure 18 produces response message for the example explanation in main process equipment HT, the process flow diagram of the main operation of network printer driver in print processing among the main process equipment HT;
When Figure 19 produces response message for the example explanation in main process equipment HT, the process flow diagram of the main operation of printer apparatus PT;
Figure 20 illustrates the block diagram of network printer system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention for example;
Figure 21 is the block diagram of the structure of example explanation server apparatus SV;
Figure 22 is the process flow diagram of the main operation of the printer apparatus PT in the example explanation network printer system shown in Figure 20;
Figure 23 is the process flow diagram of the example of the operation of the server apparatus SV in the example explanation network printer system shown in Figure 20;
Figure 24 illustrates for example under the situation of lastest imformation generative process table at any time, the process flow diagram of the example of the operation of the printer apparatus PT in the network printer system shown in Figure 20;
Figure 25 for example explanation when main process equipment HT when server apparatus SV registers corresponding to himself information generative process, the process flow diagram of the example of the operation of server apparatus SV;
Figure 26 is stored in the form of the example of the response message table among the server apparatus SV for the example explanation;
Figure 27 is used for response message is sent to the process flow diagram of example of operation of the printer apparatus PT of server apparatus SV for example explanation;
Figure 28 is used for response message is stored in the process flow diagram of example of operation of the server apparatus SV of server apparatus SV for example explanation;
Figure 29 illustrates when the network printer driver from any one main process equipment HT receives type information the process flow diagram of the example of the operation of printer apparatus PT in the present example for example;
Figure 30 is the process flow diagram of the example of the corresponding operation of the operation of the printer apparatus PT among the server apparatus SV in example the illustrates current example and Figure 29.
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Below with reference to description of drawings the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is that example illustrates the block diagram of network printer system according to an embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 1, two main process equipment HT1, HT2 are connected to printer apparatus PT by the network such as Local Area Network.That is, printer apparatus PT is the printer that can use by network (below be called " network printer ").Software for example generates the application software of type information, print job is sent to the network printer driver of printer apparatus PT etc. by Local Area Network, is installed among main process equipment HT1, the HT2.
Printer apparatus PT record and output and the corresponding printed material of print job that receives from main process equipment HT1, HT2 by Local Area Network.In addition, printer apparatus PT and main process equipment HT1, HT2 exchanges various information where necessary.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the structure of example explanation printer apparatus PT.
As shown in Figure 2, printer apparatus PT comprises system controller 1, system storage 2, parameter storage 3, clock circuit 4, operation display 5, page memory buffer 6, printer unit 7, lan interfaces (LAN I/F) 8, LAN (Local Area Network) transmit control device 9 and internal bus 10.
The operation of the parts of system controller 1 control printer apparatus PT, paper feeding operation, printing, operate and various other operations by the communicating by letter of communication unit and external unit, user by user interface when user's printer operation equipment PT.
The various control programs that system storage 2 controller system memories 1 are carried out, and the perform region of system controller 1 is provided.
The 4 output current time of clock circuit.
Operation display 5 constitutes the interface of user's printer operation equipment PT.
Lan interfaces 8 is connected to Local Area Network with printer apparatus PT.
LAN (Local Area Network) transmit control device 9 is carried out the Control on Communication that is used for the variety of protocol group of the various data of other typewriter terminal devices exchange.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the structure of example explanation main process equipment HT (HT1 or HT2).
As shown in Figure 3, main process equipment HT comprises CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 21, ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) 22, random access storage device (RAM) 23, character generator 24, clock circuit 25, lan interfaces (LAN I/F) 26, LAN (Local Area Network) transmit control device 27, magnetic hard disk drives 28, cathode ray tube (CRT) display 29, display controller 30, keyboard 31, display indicator 32, input controller 33, and bus 34.
The operation of CPU 21 main control system equipment HT.
ROM 22 stores the various programs of carrying out and the data of needs when CPU 21 initialization.
RAM 23 constitutes the perform region of CPU 21.
Character generator 24 generates the representative data of graphic character.
The 25 output current time of clock circuit.
Lan interfaces (LAN I/F) 26 is connected to Local Area Network with main process equipment HT.
LAN (Local Area Network) transmit control device 27 is carried out the Control on Communication that is used for exchanging with other data terminal equipment the variety of protocol group of various data.
Magnetic hard disk drives 28 storages for example are the various application programs of word processor, such as the system software that is network printer driver, and for example are the various data of operational data, file data and image information data etc.
CRT monitor 29 is display image on its screen, is used for operating host equipment.
Display controller 30 controls are by CRT monitor 29 content displayed.
Keyboard 31 allows to be used for the various key operations of main process equipment HT.
Display indicator 32 can be determined any position on the CRT monitor 29, thereby carries out the operation of specific location.
Input controller 33 reads the input information from keyboard 31 and display indicator 32.
In the present embodiment, network printer driver is installed among main process equipment HT1, the HT2, by Local Area Network print job is sent to printer apparatus PT, perhaps send appropriate instructions to printer apparatus PT, perhaps allow the user to specify to send to the instruction of printer apparatus PT.
Fig. 4 A is the synoptic diagram of initial user interface (UI) screen of printer apparatus.
By network printer driver, will user interface (UI) image shown in Fig. 4 A be presented on the screen to present various user's operation items, make the user can select and send the order of expectation to printer apparatus PT.For example, the items displayed shown in Fig. 4 A comprises: whether use the various functions of printer apparatus PT, perhaps how to use functions of the equipments, perhaps which Class Options is specific, perhaps specifies the number of copies that will print, perhaps how to specify the page that will print.
For example, in the user interface screen shown in Fig. 4 A, there are 5 operation label TB1, TB2, TB3, TB4 and TB5.The user clicks TB1, TB2, TB3, TB4 and TB5 respectively and comes display setting screen, paper setting screen, print quality setting screen, texture (Texture) setting screen respectively, and the setting screen of expanded function.
User interface screen shown in Fig. 4 A is the initial user interface screen, and has clicked label TB1, thus the display setting screen.In setting screen, window PV shows the example of the printing of finishing according to current setting; Window SL shows the tabulation of current setting.
On this UI screen, the user can set type style, number of copies, and Print direction, layout is forbidden or is allowed duplex printing.
Universal button BB1, BB2, BB3 are presented at the bottom of UI screen, and this universal button is for the paper setting screen, the print quality setting screen, and the texture setting screen, and the setting screen of expanded function is general.Particularly, button BB1 be used to upgrade printer apparatus PT facility information.Button BB2 is used for current setting recovery to initial setting, that is, with current setting recovery to default value.
Button BB3 is used for the title or the version of display network printer driver.
Fig. 4 B is the synoptic diagram of the user interface screen that shows when selecting operation label TB2.
In the user interface screen shown in Fig. 4 B, there is the regional ZM of the zoom factor be used to set the stamp with the size relative with document size, and the drop-down menu LL1 that is used for the selective printing paper.
Fig. 5 A is the synoptic diagram that is used for the user interface screen of selective printing paper.
During the right-hand member of the drop-down menu LL1 in clicking Fig. 4 B, show the tabulation of the type of print paper available among the printer apparatus PT, shown in Fig. 5 A, and highlighted current setting (illustrating with shade among Fig. 5 A), and current setting is positioned at the top of tabulation.Move down by the project that will highlight, selected the type of the print paper of expectation.
Fig. 5 B is the synoptic diagram with user interface screen of new projects.
In the state shown in Fig. 5 A, when button click BB1, the network printer driver requests printer apparatus PT provide printer apparatus information.Here, for example, suppose that user expectation is with two types paper " special paper A3 " and " thick blue paper " (" thick blue paper "), be increased in the tabulation of the print paper type that printer apparatus PT can use, the information of the newly-increased two kinds of paper types of notice is included in from the printer apparatus information that printer apparatus PT receives (this processing is discussed in more detail below) then, the result is, shown in Fig. 5 B, it is last that new project has been increased to the currentitem purpose of drop-down list LL1.
Fig. 6 A is the synoptic diagram with user interface screen of the expanded function that the network printer driver for type A shows.
Fig. 7 A is the synoptic diagram with user interface screen of the expanded function that the network printer driver for type B shows.
In Fig. 6 A and Fig. 7 A, click label TB5, thereby show the expanded function setting screen.
For example, the expanded function setting screen among Fig. 6 A is the user interface screen that is installed in the network printer driver of the type A among the main process equipment HT1, and is in from printer apparatus PT and gets access to state before the printer apparatus information.
Expanded function setting screen among Fig. 7 A is the user interface screen that is installed in the network printer driver of the type B among the main process equipment HT2, and is in from printer apparatus PT and gets access to state before the printer apparatus information.
In the expanded function setting screen in Fig. 6 A, drop-down list is used to select each expanded function.
Fig. 6 B is the synoptic diagram of user interface screen with newly-increased expanded function of the network printer driver that is used for type A.
For example, suppose that printer apparatus PT has the expanded function of " ink powder saving " (" toner save "), as mentioned above, when when printer apparatus PT receives printer apparatus information, the information of expanded function " ink powder saving " is included in the printer apparatus information that receives, thereby, shown in Fig. 6 B, by drop-down list LL2 show " ink powder saving " but operation item, and the user can select a project from drop-down list LL2.
In the expanded function setting screen in Fig. 7 A, but the operation item of expanded function is presented among the regional AA.
Fig. 7 B is the synoptic diagram of user interface screen with newly-increased expanded function of the network printer driver that is used for type B.
For example, suppose that printer apparatus PT has the expanded function of " ink powder saving ", as mentioned above, when when printer apparatus PT receives printer apparatus information, the information of expanded function " ink powder saving " is included in the printer apparatus information that receives, thereby, shown in Fig. 7 B, in regional AA, show " ink powder saving " but operation item, but operation item " ink powder saving " shows with slider bar SS, and the slider 50 of slider bar SS (the downward arrow among Fig. 7 B) moves in the horizontal direction, and saves the number percent of function suitably to regulate ink powder in from 0 to 99 integer range.
Because the mode of the various functions of demonstration such as expanded function is predetermined according to the type that is installed in the network printer driver among the main process equipment HT, when printer apparatus PT sends to network printer driver with printer apparatus information, need represent these functions with the manageable form of each network printer driver.
For example, the information of the form shown in Fig. 8 A can be sent to the network printer driver of type A.
Fig. 8 A is the form of example of the information of the example explanation network printer driver that sends to type A.
Provided the print paper named list that the selective printing paper type should be inquired about among Fig. 8 A.
Fig. 8 B is the form of example of the print paper named list of the example explanation network printer driver that is used for type A.
Owing in Fig. 8 A, described and inquire about the print paper named list, therefore, also should send the print paper named list shown in Fig. 8 B.
In the print paper named list, the value of amount " character string " and the value of amount " instruction character string " are stored in pairs.Here, " character string " represents paper type, and " instruction character string " representative sends to the command value of printer apparatus PT when selecting the paper of a certain type.
In Fig. 8 A, for amount " extended instruction 1 " as expanded function, to be worth " ink powder saving " amount of distributing to " character string of function " and represent this expanded function, and character string " TONERSAVE " distributed to be used for expanded function is indicated amount " instruction character string " to printer apparatus PT.
In Fig. 8 A, provided to inquire about and selected named list 1 to determine to specify the method for above-mentioned value.
Fig. 8 C is the form of example of the selection named list of the example explanation network printer driver that is used for type A.
Because requirement should be inquired about and select named list 1 in Fig. 8 A, therefore, also should send the selection named list.
In selecting named list, the value of amount " character string " and the value of amount " instruction character string " are stored in pairs.Here, the project of " character string " representative when on user interface screen, showing expanded function as drop-down list LL2, " instruction character string " representative will send to the command value of printer apparatus PT when the project of a certain type of selection.
Fig. 9 A is the form of example of the information of the example explanation network printer driver that sends to type B.
Should inquire about the print paper named list shown in Fig. 9 A and come the selective printing paper type.
Fig. 9 B is the form of example of the print paper named list of the example explanation network printer driver that is used for type B.
Owing in Fig. 9 A, described and inquire about the print paper named list, therefore, also should send the print paper named list shown in Fig. 9 B.
In the print paper named list, the value of amount " character string " and the value of amount " instruction character string " are stored in pairs.Here, " character string " represents paper type, and " instruction character string " representative sends to the command value of printer apparatus PT when selecting the paper of a certain type.
In Fig. 9 A, for amount " extended instruction 1 " as expanded function, to be worth " ink powder saving " amount of distributing to " character string of function " and represent this expanded function, and character string " TONERSAVE " distributed to be used for expanded function is indicated amount " instruction character string " to printer apparatus PT.
In Fig. 9 A, expanded function is shown specifies by using " slider bar ", the type of figure is " integer ", and minimum possible value is " 0 ", and the maximum possible value is " 99 ", and the unit of figure (basic interval) is " 1 ".
Therefore, when printer apparatus PT sends to network printer driver with printer apparatus information, need to send the information that the network printing machine equipment can be explained.
In addition, not only be used for setting the project of the expanded function screen of expanded function, and the project in other screens requires all: depend on the information of network printer driver, promptly, the information that network printer driver can be explained generates and sends network printer driver in response.
In addition, the information that network printer driver can be explained has specific form, and need represented response sends to each network printer driver respectively as the information format that can explain with network printer driver (that is descriptive language) with printer apparatus information.For example, PPD (PostScriptPrinter Description, the appendix printer is described) and UPDF (Universal Printer DriverFile, universal printer driver file) are the printer control descriptive language of Adobe Co. exploitation.
Here, PPD is the printer control descriptive language corresponding to appendix printer descriptive language.For example, can on the http://www.qulf.or.jp/～sera/ps/ppd.html of website, find example and the explanation of PPD.
UPDF is the printer working group (PWG) of the relevant nonprofit organization of IEEE " IEEE-ISTO (IEEE industrial standard and technical organization) " standardized printer control descriptor format, and as one man describes with XML (extend markup language).The policy of PWG, movable and product (such as UPDF) can find on the http://www.pwg.org of website.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, printer apparatus PT configuration comes by using information specific generative process (Information Generation Procedure) D2, and the registration printer apparatus information D 1 of the various device function that printer apparatus PT is provided is converted to the response message D3 that can be explained by network printer driver.
Figure 10 is the diagram of the operation of example explanation printer apparatus PT, and wherein, printer apparatus PT is used for by application message generative process D2, and the printer apparatus information D 1 of the various device function of printer driver PT is converted to response message D3.
Here, for example, information generative process D2 is a program, and its project with the formization of printer apparatus information D 1 is converted to the information that can be explained by network printer driver respectively, and further with the information translation that the obtains form for explaining by network printer driver.
Figure 11 example has illustrated the example of the information generative process table of the type information that comprises network printer driver and corresponding information generative process.
In the present embodiment, as shown in figure 11, information generative process table is stored among the printer apparatus PT, has arranged the type information and the corresponding information generative process of employed network printer driver when printer apparatus information is turned back to network printer driver in this table in couples.When making the request of obtaining from the information of the network printer driver among the main process equipment HT, retrieval is corresponding to the information generative process of the type information of network printer driver from information generative process table, generate response message by the application message generative process in response to the printer apparatus information of storing, and response message is sent to the network printer driver of making this request.
Figure 12 is the block diagram of the major part of the software configuration of example explanation printer apparatus PT.
As shown in figure 12, printer apparatus PT comprises type information receiver module MM1, information generative process acquisition module MM2, response message generation module MM3, response message sending module MM4, print data processing module MM5, Printer Engine MM6.
Type information receiver module MM1 is from network printer driver type of receipt information.
Information generative process acquisition module MM2 obtains the information generative process corresponding to the type information that type information receiver module MM1 receives from information generative process table TBa.
Response message generation module MM3 is applied to printer apparatus information with the information generative process that information generative process acquisition module MM2 obtains, thereby generates response message.
The response message that response message sending module MM4 generates response message generation module MM3 sends to corresponding network printer driver.
The type information of the print job that print data processing module MM5 will receive from network printer driver is converted to print data.
Printer Engine MM6 prints the print data that is generated by print data processing module MM5.
Figure 13 is used for the block diagram of software configuration of the printing of main process equipment HT for example explanation.
As shown in figure 13, main process equipment HT comprises application A P and network printer driver PD.
Application A P generates type information, and by using network printer driver PD to drive printing.
Network printer driver PD comprises user interface (UI) module MD1, print data generation module MD2, and device type related process module MD3.
The essential part of user interface (UI) module MD1 process user interface screen (irrelevant) with device type.
Print data generation module MD2 is converted to print data with application data.
Device type related process module MD3 handles the part of the network printer driver relevant with device type.
In addition, device type related process module MD3 comprises device type information sending module MD31, response message receiver module MD32, printer apparatus information memory cell ST, user interface (UI) device type related process module MD33, and print data generates device type related process module MD34.
Device type information sending module MD31 sends to main process equipment HT with device type information.
Response message receiver module MD32 receives response message from main process equipment HT, and response message is stored among the printer apparatus information memory cell ST.
User interface (UI) device type related process module MD33 handles the part of the user interface screen relevant with device type.
Print data generates device type related process module MD34 and generates the print data relevant with the device type relevant portion of user interface.
Figure 14 is the process flow diagram of the main operation of network printer driver in print processing among the example explanation main process equipment HT.
In step 101, the type information that main process equipment HT will set in network printer driver by Local Area Network sends to printer apparatus PT.
In step 102, main process equipment HT wait for will send from printer apparatus PT, with the type information corresponding response information.
In step 103, when receiving response message, main process equipment HT shows above-mentioned user interface (UI) according to the response message that receives.
In step 104, main process equipment HT waits for finishing of user's operation.
In step 105, when user's operation was finished, main process equipment HT generated the print job relevant with current operation, and by Local Area Network print job is sent to printer apparatus PT.
Figure 15 is the process flow diagram of the main operation of example explanation printer apparatus PT.
In step 121, the network printer driver type of receipt information of any one the main process equipment HT of printer apparatus PT from a plurality of main process equipment HT.
In step 122, printer apparatus PT retrieves the information generative process corresponding to type information from information generative process table.
In step 123, the information generative process that printer apparatus PT retrieves by application generates the response message in response to the printer apparatus information D 1 of printer apparatus PT, and response message is sent to network printer driver.
As mentioned above, in the present embodiment, since printer apparatus PT stored with a plurality of main process equipment HT in the corresponding a plurality of information generative processes of type information of network printer driver, therefore, printer apparatus PT can correctly generate with from the type information corresponding response information (printer apparatus information) of the network printer driver of any one main process equipment among a plurality of main process equipment HT.The result is, the network printer driver of a main process equipment HT is constructing user interface screen and allow the user to operate correctly.
In the above-described embodiments, described a plurality of information generative processes of printer apparatus PT storage, but the information generative process can be stored among the main process equipment HT also corresponding to a plurality of network printer drivers.In the case, only the information generative process corresponding to the master network printer driver is stored among the printer apparatus PT, and other information generative processes can obtain from the main process equipment HT that makes print request.The memory capacity that therefore, can lessly be used for the storage networking printer driver.
Figure 16 illustrates when the information generative process is stored among the main process equipment HT process flow diagram of the main operation of network printer driver in print processing among the main process equipment HT for example.
In step 201, the type information that main process equipment HT will set in network printer driver by Local Area Network sends to printer apparatus PT.
In step 202, main process equipment HT wait for to receive will be from printer apparatus PT information printer apparatus information that send, corresponding with type information in response.
In step 203, if do not receive printer apparatus information corresponding to type information from printer apparatus PT, main process equipment HT waits for the request of obtaining the information generative process.
In step 204, when main process equipment HT receives the request of obtaining the information generative process, main process equipment HT sends the information generative process that may be stored in advance among the main process equipment HT, and then, flow process turns back to step 202.
In step 205, when receiving response message, main process equipment HT shows above-mentioned user interface (UI) according to the response message that receives.
In step 206, main process equipment HT waits for finishing of user's operation.
In step 207, when user's operation was finished, main process equipment HT generated the print job relevant with current operation, and by Local Area Network print job is sent to printer apparatus PT.
Figure 17 illustrates when the information generative process is stored among the main process equipment HT process flow diagram of the main operation of printer apparatus PT for example.
In step 221, the network printer driver type of receipt information of any one main process equipment of printer apparatus PT from a plurality of main process equipment HT.
In step 222, printer apparatus PT determines whether to have stored in the information generative process table information generative process corresponding to the type information that receives.
In step 223, if stored corresponding information generative process in the information generative process table, flow process proceeds to step 224.
If the information generative process of not storage correspondence in the information generative process table, then flow process proceeds to step 226.
In step 224, printer apparatus PT retrieves the information generative process corresponding to type information from information generative process table.
In step 225, printer apparatus PT generates the response message in response to the printer apparatus information D 1 of printer apparatus PT by using the information generative process of retrieval, and response message is sent to network printer driver.
In step 226, when not having to store the information generative process corresponding with the type information that receives in determining information generative process table, printer apparatus PT sends the request of obtaining the information generative process and arrives main process equipment HT, and the acquired information generative process.
Then, similarly, in step 225, the information generative process of printer apparatus PT by obtaining in the applying step 226 generates the response message in response to the printer apparatus information D 1 of printer apparatus PT, and response message is sent to network printer driver.
In the above-described embodiments, described as printer apparatus PT and received corresponding information generative process when not being kept at type information among the printer apparatus PT, printer apparatus PT obtains the information generative process and generates response message from main process equipment HT.Alternatively, printer apparatus PT can send to main process equipment HT with printer apparatus information D 1, thereby main process equipment HT can generate response message.
When Figure 18 produces response message for the example explanation in main process equipment HT, the process flow diagram of the main operation of network printer driver in print processing among the main process equipment HT.
In step 301, the type information that main process equipment HT will set in network printer driver by Local Area Network sends to printer apparatus PT.
In step 302, main process equipment HT wait for to receive from printer apparatus PT, corresponding to the response message of type information.
In step 303, if do not receive response message corresponding to type information from printer apparatus PT, then main process equipment HT waits for the printer apparatus information D 1 that receives from printer apparatus PT.
In step 304, if receive response message corresponding to type information from printer apparatus PT, main process equipment HT shows above-mentioned user interface (UI) according to the response message that receives.
In step 305, main process equipment HT waits for finishing of user's operation.
In step 306, when user's operation was finished, main process equipment HT generated the print job relevant with current operation, and by Local Area Network print job is sent to printer apparatus PT.
In step 307, when main process equipment HT when printer apparatus PT receives printer apparatus information D 1, main process equipment HT generates a bar response in printer apparatus information printer apparatus information D 1, that network printer driver can be explained that receives by the information generative process of application memory.
In step 308, main process equipment HT shows above-mentioned user interface (UI) according to the response message of delivering a child.
In step 309, main process equipment HT waits for finishing of user's operation.
In step 310, when user's operation was finished, main process equipment HT generated the print job relevant with current operation, and by Local Area Network print job is sent to printer apparatus PT.
When Figure 19 produces response message for the example explanation in main process equipment HT, the process flow diagram of the main operation of printer apparatus PT.
In step 321, the network printer driver type of receipt information of any one main process equipment of printer apparatus PT from a plurality of main process equipment HT.
In step 322, printer apparatus PT determines whether to have stored in the information generative process table information generative process corresponding to the type information that receives.
In step 323, if stored corresponding information generative process in the information generative process table, then flow process proceeds to step 324.
If the information generative process of not storage correspondence in the information generative process table, then flow process proceeds to step 326.
In step 324, printer apparatus PT retrieves the information generative process corresponding to type information from information generative process table.
In step 325, the information generative process that printer apparatus PT retrieves by application generates the response message in response to the printer apparatus information D 1 of printer apparatus PT, and response message is sent to network printer driver.
In step 326, when in determining information generative process table, not have storage corresponding to the information generative process of reception, printer apparatus PT retrieval is the printer apparatus information D 1 of storage wherein, and printer apparatus information D 1 is sent to main process equipment HT is used for subsequent treatment.
Figure 20 illustrates the block diagram of network printer system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention for example.
Among Figure 20, with identical Reference numeral distribute to Fig. 1 in identical composed component.
As shown in figure 20, the configuration in Fig. 1, server apparatus SV also is connected to Local Area Network.
Figure 21 is the block diagram of the structure of example explanation server apparatus SV.
As shown in figure 21, server apparatus SV comprises CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 41, ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) 42, random access storage device (RAM) 43, character generator 44, clock circuit 45, lan interfaces (LAN I/F) 46, LAN (Local Area Network) transmit control device 47, magnetic hard disk drives 48, operation display 49, display controller 50 and bus 51.
The operation of CPU 41 Control Server equipment SV.
Various programs that ROM 42 storages are carried out when CPU 41 initialization and the data that need.
Character generator 44 generates the representative data of graphic character.
The 45 output current time of clock circuit.
Lan interfaces (LAN I/F) 46 is connected to Local Area Network with server apparatus SV.
LAN (Local Area Network) transmit control device 47 is carried out the Control on Communication that is used for exchanging with other data terminal equipment the variety of protocol group of various data.
Magnetic hard disk drives 48 storages for example are the various application programs of word processor, such as the system software that is network printer driver, and for example are the various data of operational data, file data and image information data etc.
The exchanges data of display controller 50 controls and operation display 49.
CPU 41, ROM 42, RAM 43, character generator 44, clock circuit 45, LAN I/F 46, LAN (Local Area Network) transmit control device 47 and display controller 50 all are connected to bus 51, and the exchanges data between the above-mentioned parts is mainly undertaken by bus 51.
In addition, in the present embodiment, network printer driver corresponding to employed all versions of each main process equipment HT that are connected to Local Area Network, in server apparatus SV, store information generative process table (as shown in figure 11), disposed the type information and the corresponding information generative process of network printer driver in this table in couples.
In addition, in the time of needs, printer apparatus PT obtains the information generative process from server apparatus SV, and produces the response message that sends to main process equipment HT in response.
Figure 22 is the process flow diagram of the main operation of the printer apparatus PT in the example explanation network printer system shown in Figure 20.
In step 401, the network printer driver type of receipt information of any one main process equipment of printer apparatus PT from a plurality of main process equipment HT.
In step 402, printer apparatus PT determines whether to have stored in the information generative process table information generative process corresponding to the type information that receives.
In step 403, if stored corresponding information generative process in the information generative process table, then flow process proceeds to step 404.
If the information generative process of not storage correspondence in the information generative process table, then flow process proceeds to step 406.
In step 404, printer apparatus PT retrieves the information generative process corresponding to type information from information generative process table.
In step 405, the information generative process that printer apparatus PT retrieves by application generates the response message in response to the printer apparatus information D 1 of printer apparatus PT, and response message is sent to network printer driver.
In step 406, when not having to store the information generative process corresponding with the type information that receives in determining information generative process table, the request that printer apparatus PT will obtain the information generative process corresponding with the type information that receives sends to server apparatus SV.Further, the information generative process of acquisition and the type information of reception are stored in the information generative process table in couples, thereby, the element in the information generative process table increased.
Then, similarly, in step 405, the information generative process of printer apparatus PT by obtaining in the applying step 406 generates the response message in response to the printer apparatus information D 1 of printer apparatus PT, and response message is sent to network printer driver.
Figure 23 is the process flow diagram of the example of the operation of the server apparatus SV in the example explanation network printer system shown in Figure 20.
In step 501, server apparatus SV receives the request of obtaining the information generative process corresponding with specific type information from printer apparatus PT.
In step 502, server apparatus SV determines whether specific type information is stored in the information generative process table of this printer apparatus PT.
In step 503, if specific type information is stored in the information generative process table of this printer apparatus PT, then flow process proceeds to step 504.
If specific type information is not stored in the information generative process table of this printer apparatus PT, then flow process proceeds to step 505.
In step 504, server apparatus SV determines corresponding information generative process, and the information generative process of correspondence is sent to the printer apparatus PT that makes the request of obtaining the information generative process.
In step 505, server apparatus SV sends to error message the printer apparatus PT that makes the request of obtaining the information generative process.
In the present embodiment, by this way, when definite information generative process corresponding to the type information that receives is not stored in the information generative process table, printer apparatus PT obtains information generative process corresponding to the type information that receives from server apparatus SV, and the information generative process that obtains is increased in the information generative process table.
Here, suppose that server apparatus SV is a kind of in the multiple service that provides of manufacturer, for example, in case issued the network printer driver of redaction, just the information generative process with correspondence is registered to server apparatus SV, thereby the quantity of the element of preserving in the information generative process table continues to increase.
Utilize this function, for example, if whether printer apparatus PT has been registered to server apparatus SV with the new information generative process of constant frequency check, it is up-to-date that printer apparatus PT can always keep the content of the information generative process table preserved among the printer apparatus PT.This is very easily.
Figure 24 for example explanation aforesaid with random time lastest imformation generative process table 1 situation under, the process flow diagram of the example of the operation of the printer apparatus PT in the network printer system shown in Figure 20.
In step 410, after the last operation that obtains fresh information had passed through certain period, printer apparatus PT determined whether it is the time that obtains fresh information.
If not the time that obtains fresh information, then flow process finishes.
If determine it is the time that obtains fresh information, flow process advances to step 411.
In step 411, printer apparatus PT sends the request of obtaining the information generative process.
In step 412, printer apparatus PT receives the tabulation that is kept at the type information in the information generative process table, and this tabulation is generated and sent by server apparatus SV.
In step 413, whether all items in the type information tabulation that printer apparatus PT determines to be received all is in the information generative process table that is stored among the printer apparatus PT, to find the type information project that still is not in the type information tabulation in the information generative process table that is in.
In step 414, if all types information project in the type information tabulation all is in the information generative process table, that is, there is not new information generative process to be registered to server apparatus SV, then flow process advances to step 415.Otherwise flow process advances to step 416.
In step 415, printer apparatus PT announcement server equipment SV flow process is finished.
In step 416, owing to determine to exist the one or more type information projects in the type information tabulation not to be in the information generative process table, promptly, there is new information generative process to be registered to server apparatus SV, therefore, printer apparatus PT generates to obtain request list and will obtain request list and sends to server apparatus SV, and this obtains the tabulation that the request list representative is not in the type information project in the information generative process table.
In step 417, in server apparatus SV, dispose in couples corresponding to the information generative process of obtaining the type information in the request list with type information, and server apparatus SV sends to printer apparatus PT with type information and information generative process.Printer apparatus PT receives type information and the information generative process that is sent, and type information and the information generative process that receives is registered in the information generative process table that is stored among the printer apparatus PT.
It should be noted that main process equipment HT can be registered to the information generative process corresponding to the network printer driver of main process equipment HT among the server apparatus SV.In this case, server apparatus SV can be configured to only preserve the information generative process of minimum needs.
Figure 25 works as main process equipment HT under the situation of server apparatus SV registration corresponding to the information generative process of himself, the process flow diagram of the example of the operation of server apparatus SV for the example explanation.
In step 510, server apparatus SV receives the request of obtaining the information generative process.
In step 511, server apparatus SV generates the current tabulation that is kept at the type information among the server apparatus SV, and the tabulation of type information is sent to printer apparatus PT.
In step 512, server apparatus SV determines whether to receive from printer apparatus PT and obtains request list.Do not obtain request list if server apparatus SV receives, then server apparatus SV finishes receiving and notifies process ends.
In step 513, when server apparatus SV receives when obtaining request list from printer apparatus PT, server apparatus SV retrieves from information generative process table corresponding to the information generative process of obtaining the one or more type informations in the request list, the information generative process and the type information of retrieval are arranged in couples, and with type information and information generative process to sending to printer apparatus PT.
Yet because the magnetic hard disk equipment 48 of server apparatus SV can have big capacity, therefore, for example, printer apparatus PT can be stored in the response message that is used for the network printer driver magnetic hard disk equipment 48.
Figure 26 is stored in the form of the example of the response message table among the server apparatus SV for the example explanation.
When response message is stored in the magnetic hard disk equipment 48, utilization is stored in response message form among the server apparatus SV, as shown in figure 26, when printer apparatus PT when the network printer driver of main process equipment HT receives the request of obtaining printer apparatus information, printer apparatus PT does not need oneself to generate response message, alternatively, server apparatus SV can receive the response message corresponding to the type information of network printer driver, and the response message that receives is sent to corresponding network printer driver.
Therefore, can reduce the load of printer apparatus PT notice printer apparatus information, and when notice printer apparatus information, improve the response performance of printer apparatus PT.
Figure 27 is used for response message is sent to the process flow diagram of example of operation of the printer apparatus PT of server apparatus SV for example explanation.
When it should be noted that being preferably in printer apparatus PT receives seldom print job, for example at night, carry out this process.
In step 601, printer apparatus PT sends the request of (transmission) response message to server apparatus SV of uploading.
In step 602, printer apparatus PT selects to be stored in the information generative process in the information generative process table.
In step 603, printer apparatus PT generates the response message in response to the printer apparatus information of printer apparatus PT by using selected information generative process.
In step 604, printer apparatus PT sends to server apparatus SV with type information and the paired mode of response message with response message.
In step 605, printer apparatus PT determines whether all type information projects of storing in the information generative process table have been finished the transmission of response message.
If the transmission of response message is not finished, then flow process turns back to step 602, repeats to be used to remain the step 602 of type information project to 604.
If the transmission of response message is finished, then flow process advances to step 606.
In step 606, printer apparatus PT announcement server equipment SV flow process is finished.
Figure 28 is used for response message is stored in the process flow diagram of example of operation of the server apparatus SV of server apparatus SV for example explanation.
In step 701, server apparatus SV receives the request of uploading (transmission) information generative process from printer apparatus PT.
In step 702, server apparatus SV receives information from printer apparatus PT.
In step 703, server apparatus SV determines whether to receive and finishes notice.Finish notice if receive, then flow process finishes.Otherwise flow process proceeds to step 704.
In step 704, when when printer apparatus PT receives type information and response message, server apparatus SV is stored in type information and the response message that receives in the response message table.Then, flow process is got back to step 702 and is received follow-up information.
Figure 29 illustrates when the network printer driver from any one main process equipment HT receives type information the process flow diagram of the example of the operation of printer apparatus PT in the current example for example.
In step 801, the network printer driver type of receipt information of any one main process equipment of printer apparatus PT from a plurality of main process equipment HT.
In step 802, the request that printer apparatus PT will obtain corresponding to the response message of the type information that receives sends to server apparatus SV.
In step 803, printer apparatus PT receives response message from server apparatus SV.
In step 804, printer apparatus PT sends to network printer driver with response message.
Figure 30 is the process flow diagram of the example of the corresponding operation of the operation of the printer apparatus PT among the server apparatus SV in example the illustrates current example and Figure 29.
In step 901, server apparatus SV receives the request of obtaining the information generative process from printer apparatus PT.
In step 902, server apparatus SV determines whether specific type information is stored in the response message table.
In step 903, if specific type information is stored in the response message table, then flow process proceeds to step 904.
If specific type information is not stored in the response message table, then flow process proceeds to step 906.
In step 904, when specific type information was stored in the response message table, server apparatus SV retrieved the response message corresponding to the type information that receives from the response message table.
In step 905, server apparatus SV sends to printer apparatus PT with the response message that retrieves.
In step 906, when specific type information was not stored in the response message table, server apparatus SV sent error message to printer apparatus PT.
Although invention has been described with reference to the certain embodiments of selecting for the example illustrative purposes, but clearly the present invention is not limited to these embodiment, under the situation that does not depart from key concept of the present invention and scope, those skilled in the art can carry out multiple modification.
For example, in the above-described embodiments, use network printer PT as an example, but the present invention also is applicable to multi-function peripheral, these peripherals also have a lot of other functions outside the network printing function.
The application is based on the Japan of submitting on March 1st, 2006 patented claim No.2006-054402 formerly, and the Japan of submitting on January 24th, 2007 patented claim No.2007-013909 formerly, the full content of these applications at this with reference to quoting.
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1. the printer apparatus of a network printer system, wherein said printer apparatus is connected to a plurality of main process equipments that produce type information by network, and described printer apparatus output is corresponding to the printed material of the described type information of described main process equipment generation, and described printer apparatus comprises:
Information generative process storage unit, store a plurality of information generative processes explicitly with the type information of described main process equipment, when each the information generative process in the described information generative process is applied to facility information with described printer apparatus and is converted to the response message that described main process equipment can explain;
Response message forms the unit, receive the described type information of described main process equipment, retrieve the described information generative process of storing in the described information generative process storage unit corresponding to the type information that receives, and the information generative process that retrieves by application is converted to described response message with the described facility information of described printer apparatus;
Information transmitting unit, the described response message that described response message is formed unit formation sends to described main process equipment.
2. printer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, described main process equipment generates the view data that will show based on the response message that receives, and prints operation for the user.
3. printer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the described information generative process corresponding to the described type information that sends from described main process equipment was not stored in the described printer apparatus, described printer apparatus was from the described information generative process of described main process equipment reception corresponding to described type information.
4. printer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the described information generative process corresponding to the described type information that sends from described main process equipment was not stored in the described printer apparatus, described printer apparatus sent described facility information to described main process equipment.
5. printer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
Provide server apparatus in described network, described server apparatus has information generative process storage unit, be used for storing a plurality of information generative processes explicitly with the described type information of described main process equipment,
When receiving from described type information that described main process equipment sends, described printer apparatus is from the described information generative process of described server apparatus reception corresponding to the described type information that receives, the described information generative process that gets access to by application is converted to described response message with the described facility information of described printer apparatus, and described response message is sent to described main process equipment.
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