KR101022478B1 - Method for processing multiple print job and print system, image supply device and print device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to the printing of a captured image file, and provides a printing method using an ordering file, a printing system, an image supply device, and a printing device using the method. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing method comprising: receiving, from a user, selection information on a file to be printed and print control information on a selected file among an image file, a multimedia file, or a combination thereof; Generating an ordering file using a markup language based on the input selection information and the print control information; And transmitting the generated ordering file to the print apparatus through a predetermined interface. In addition, the printing method preferably further comprises the step of interpreting the ordering file transmitted from the printing apparatus to print the selected file.

This allows you to create an XML-based ordering file that defines a multi-page print job for direct print or batch print, and transfer or deliver the generated ordering file in a variety of ways, especially multimedia files and styles as well as image files. Can process information

Description

Method for processing multiple print job and print system, image supply device and print device about

1 is a view showing an interface for printing a conventional image file,

2 is a view showing a printing method using a USB interface as an example of direct printing;

3 is a view showing a transmission process of a file for conventional direct printing;

4 shows an ordering format for a conventional batch print;

5 is a view showing the structure of an image supply apparatus for generating an ordering file according to the present invention;

6 is a view showing an application example of an ordering file according to the present invention;

7 is a view showing a transmission process of an ordering file according to the present invention;

8 is an embodiment of an ordering file according to the present invention;

9 illustrates an interface for printing an image file or a multimedia file according to the present invention;

10A and 10B are flowcharts illustrating a method of generating an ordering file according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to the printing of a captured image, and more particularly, to a printing method of a captured image using an ordering file, and a printing system, an image supply apparatus, and a printing apparatus using the method.

Recently, capture devices for capturing digital images such as digital still cameras (hereinafter, referred to as DSCs), mobile phones equipped with digital cameras, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) have come into the spotlight. In addition, it is possible to edit or save the captured image using an IT device such as a computer. Hereinafter, the aforementioned capture device or IT device will be referred to as an image supply device.

On the other hand, the demand for printing captured images is also increasing. Accordingly, the image supply apparatuses described above capture a digital image and store the image on a storage medium such as a memory card in the capture device. The stored images are sent to the printing device and printed by the following method.

First, a method of directly connecting to a printing device using an interface such as USB or Bluetooth to transfer / print an image, and second, a storage medium such as a memory card storing the image to the printing device. This is how you insert / deliver images. The former is called direct print and the latter is also called batch print.

1 is a view showing an interface for printing a conventional image file. 1, an example of direct printing using a USB or Bluetooth interface and batch printing using a memory card are shown.

In case of Direct Print, print one image by one using USB cable or Bluetooth interface. On the other hand, in the case of batch printing, after recording a series of image file information and print options to be printed on a storage medium such as a memory card, the storage medium is inserted into a printing apparatus and recognized, and then a series of image files are printed.

In 2003, CIPA proposed the PictBridge standard for the USB interface as a direct print technology. Many image feeders and printers now employ Pictbridge standard technology to provide direct print services. However, since the Pictbridge standard can only process image files such as jpg, there is a problem in that multimedia data such as hypertext combined with image and text cannot be processed.

2 is a diagram illustrating a printing method using a USB interface as an example of direct printing.

2, the structure of the Pictbridge protocol for printing using a USB interface is shown. The PictBridge Protocol is a DPS layer that checks the connection between the image feeder (1) and the print device (2), a PTP layer that transmits the information needed to provide print services, and a connection via a USB cable. It is composed of three layers of USB master / slave layer to control.

3 is a diagram illustrating a file transfer process for a conventional direct print. Referring to FIG. 3, a process of transmitting information necessary for providing a print service using the aforementioned Pictbridge protocol is illustrated.

First, both devices are directly connected through the interface device of the image supply device 1 and the print device 2, that is, the USB port, and then it is checked whether direct print service is provided (DPS Discovery). When the result of the check is to provide a direct print service, the printing apparatus 2 transmits the configuration information of the printing apparatus to the image supply apparatus 1. That is, the print information provided by the printing apparatus such as the type, size, and special effects of printable paper is provided (Configure Print Service).

Meanwhile, the image supply device 1 checks whether the image file type to be printed is supported by the print device 2 (Get Capability). If the image file to be printed is supported by the printing apparatus, the image file information, that is, information such as a file handle or a file name, is transmitted to the printing apparatus 2 (Start Job). The printing apparatus 2 obtains the corresponding data from the image supply apparatus 1 and prints using the received image file information (Get Partial File). It is possible to provide a direct print service through the above process.

On the other hand, when the above-described direct print service cannot be used, a batch print service can be used using a memory card. A storage medium such as a memory card may mark image files to be output in the storage medium and set printing rules for the marked files for printing or presentation on a screen without any other special device. Marking a file to be printed and defining print rules as described above is called print ordering, and a file generated as a result of the print ordering is called an ordering file. The format of the ordering file is currently represented by the Digital Photo Order Format (DPOF) standard.

4 is a diagram illustrating an ordering format for a conventional batch print.

4, an example of an ordering file conforming to the DPOF standard is shown. The image supply device 1 generates an ordering file according to the DPOF standard using image file information to be printed and print control information such as the number of copies or margins.

In the case of the DPOF standard, the generated ordering file is saved as /root/misc/print.mrk. When a removable storage medium such as a memory card on which the aforementioned ordering file is recorded is inserted into the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus finds the ordering file in the aforementioned directory, interprets the contents thereof, and prints an image according to the interpreted information. As such, the image supply device generates an ordering file defining a plurality of image print jobs, writes the recording file to a removable storage medium, and inserts the corresponding removable storage medium into the printing device to deliver the ordering file. The printing apparatus reads and interprets an ordering file from a predefined directory of the removable storage medium, and reads and prints an image file to be printed according to the interpreted information.

On the other hand, as the performance of the image supply device is recently improved, there is a demand to synthesize not only an image but also an image and a background or to print like an avatar. In addition, in case of an image supply device such as a mobile phone with a built-in camera function, a short message service (SMS) service, a multimedia message service (MMS) service such as photo mail, or a personal information message service such as a personal information message Like a service, there is a demand for outputting text and multimedia information together.

However, the above-described conventional direct print or batch print technology has a problem in that it cannot process multimedia data such as hypertext combined with image and text because only image files can be processed. In addition, since the ordering file is generated using a limited number of keywords, as shown in FIG. 4, a variety of print information desired by a user cannot be expressed, and thus the flexibility of the ordering file is reduced.

Furthermore, when the image supply apparatus wants to print the multimedia data of a plurality of pages by writing information to be printed at once, according to the conventional printing technology, a command to select each image or multimedia data and print one page at a time is repeatedly executed. do. In this case, the image feeder cannot use other functions until the end of each print job, which causes inconvenience to the user.

Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a method of generating a print ordering file for a captured image including multimedia data and using the same to print a captured image.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a print system for printing a captured image including multimedia data using an ordering file, an image supply device constituting the print system, and a print device.

According to the present invention, there is provided a technical task comprising: receiving selection information on a file to be printed and print control information on a selected file from an image file, a multimedia file, or a combination thereof; Generating an ordering file using a markup language based on the input selection information and the print control information; And transmitting the generated ordering file to the printing apparatus via a predetermined interface.

In addition, the printing method preferably further comprises the step of interpreting the ordering file transmitted from the printing apparatus to print the selected file.

The multimedia file is preferably described in a markup language,

It is particularly preferred that the multimedia file further comprise linked image and / or style information.

In addition, the ordering file is preferably described using elements and attributes according to the markup language standard,

The ordering file particularly preferably includes mark information for the image file or multimedia file to be printed and print control information for the marked file.

In addition, the print control information, the margin of the screen to be printed, the number of copies, the image or style information linked to the multimedia file, the handle for transmitting the file, the size of the image to be printed, whether to rotate, whether to adjust the color, whether to adjust the size , At least one of information on center position information, resolution, and print quality.

In addition, the predetermined interface is preferably an interface used by directly plugging an image supply device recognized as a USB storage device into a printing device.

Preferably, the predetermined interface is a removable storage medium such as a memory stick or a memory card.

The predetermined interface is preferably a Bluetooth interface or a Wi-Fi interface for a wireless LAN,

Preferably, the predetermined interface is a USB interface using a USB cable.

On the other hand, according to another aspect of the present invention, the above technical problem, a user interface for receiving from the user the selection information on the file to print out of the image file or multimedia file or a combination thereof and the print control information for the selected file; An ordering file generation unit generating an ordering file using a markup language based on the input selection information and the print control information; And a transmission unit which transmits the generated ordering file to the print apparatus via a predetermined interface.

On the other hand, according to another field of the present invention, the above-described technical problem, ordering including the mark information for the image file or multimedia file to be printed from the image supply device through a predetermined interface, and the print control information for the marked file Receiving unit for receiving a file; And a print control section for interpreting the received ordering file and printing the marked file according to the print control information.

On the other hand, according to another field of the present invention, the above-described technical problem, a print system for transmitting an image from the image supply apparatus to the printing apparatus for printing, comprising: predetermined interface means for directly connecting the image supply apparatus and the printing apparatus; Transmission means for transmitting an ordering file including mark information on an image file or a multimedia file to be printed and print control information on the marked file through a predetermined interface means; And print means for interpreting the ordering file transmitted by the transmission means and printing the marked file according to the print control information.

The predetermined interface may include an interface for directly inserting an image supply device recognized as a USB storage device into a printing device, a removable storage medium such as a memory stick or a memory card, a Bluetooth interface or a Wi-Fi interface for a wireless LAN, Or at least one of a USB interface using a USB cable.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

The present invention provides a method of generating an XML-based ordering file defining a print job of several pages for direct print or batch print, and transmitting or transferring the generated ordering file in various ways. In particular, the present invention provides a method of transmitting an ordering file capable of processing multimedia files and style information as well as image files.

5 is a view showing the structure of an image supply device for generating an ordering file according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the image supply device 1 according to the present invention includes a user interface 10, an ordering file generation unit 20, a transmission unit 30, and a recording control unit 40.

The user interface 10 receives selection information and print control information about an image file or a multimedia file to be printed from a user. Various information to be printed may be input from the user according to the type of image supply device such as a capture device, an apparatus for editing an image, or a personal mobile terminal providing an SMS, MMS, or PIMS service.

The ordering file generation unit 20 generates an ordering file based on the input selection information and the print control information. The ordering file is preferably written using a markup language such as XML.

The transmission unit 30 performs a direct connection between the image supply device 1 and the printing device 2 through an interface such as USB or Bluetooth to perform a print job. The ordering file generated through the direct connection can be transmitted to the printing apparatus 2. Standards for existing direct prints can be used to transfer ordering files.

The recording control unit 40 records the ordering file in the removable storage medium 50 instead of the direct printing through the transmission unit 30. The removable storage medium on which the ordering file is recorded is inserted into the printing apparatus 2 to perform a print job based on the ordering file.

On the other hand, although not shown, the printing apparatus 2 reads and prints a module constituting a print job by interpreting the ordering file transmitted or transmitted, and reading an image file or a multimedia file to be printed for each configured print job. It is equipped with a module to perform a task. In addition, the module may further include a module for transmitting information about an error or a print state generated during a print job to the image supply device 1.

Hereinafter, the ordering file according to the present invention will be described in more detail. 6 is a diagram illustrating an application example of an ordering file according to the present invention.

6, an embodiment of the ordering file 100 according to the present invention and various applications using the same are shown. In the illustrated example, three print jobs are defined for printing three pages. The first print job prints an image file named family.jpg twice. The second print job prints a multimedia file called familyfilm.xhtml once, with a handle to each image file to be printed. As shown in the print result on the left, it can be seen that a plurality of image files are printed in an index form. The third print job uses a multimedia file called familyaddress.xhtml to print the image file in a specified format along with personal information messages. That is, in the case of an image supply device such as a personal mobile terminal, personal information such as a stored address book may be combined with a captured image file and printed in the form of an address book as shown in the left figure. At this time, the printed layout applies the style information defined in CSS_handle. That is, the style is applied by linking to a style sheet such as a cascade style sheet (CSS).

More specifically, the ordering file 100 according to the present invention is a source file for a print job, 1) a general image file, 2) a file composed of an XHTML-described image or a composite image, or a combination thereof, and 3) a XHTML file. For sophisticated screen composition, you can specify a file that links to or embeds style information such as CSS. While conventional printing techniques could only process image files, the ordering file 100 according to the present invention may process various multimedia files as well as image files.

In addition, the ordering file 100 according to the present invention is a print control information as 1) the margin of the screen to be printed, 2) the number of copies to be printed, 3) the image or style information (CSS) linked to the source file to be printed, 4) printing A file handle (for example, a PTP file handle) for the transfer of a file linked to the source file to be processed, 5) the size or rotation of the image or linked image to be printed, color adjustment information, scaling information, center position indication information Etc., 6) record the resolution of the image to be printed or linked, print quality information, and 7) other general print options. The above information may be input from the user through the user interface 10 shown in FIG. 5.

On the other hand, the generated ordering file 100 is transmitted to the print device 2 through the following process. 7 is a diagram illustrating a process of transmitting an ordering file according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, first, both devices are directly connected through an interface device of the image supply device 1 and the printing device 2, that is, an interface device such as a USB port or Bluetooth, and then it is checked whether a direct print service is provided. (DPS Discovery). When the result of the check is to provide a direct print service, the printing apparatus 2 transmits the configuration information of the printing apparatus to the image supply apparatus 1. That is, the print information provided by the printing apparatus such as the type, size, and special effects of printable paper is provided (Configure Print Service).

Meanwhile, the image supply device 1 checks whether the image file type to be printed is supported by the print device 2 (Get Capability). When the image file to be printed is supported by the printing apparatus, first, information necessary for the transmission of the ordering file 100, that is, information such as an ordering file handle or an ordering file name, is transmitted to the printing apparatus 2 (Start Job).

On the other hand, the printer 2 receives the ordering file from the image supply device 1 using the information necessary for the transmission of the received ordering file (GetFile). The printing apparatus 2 interprets the received ordering file, extracts information on an image file or a multimedia file to be printed for each print job, and based on the extracted image file or multimedia file information such as a file identifier. Get the source file (Get Partial File). In addition, the source file of the print job is analyzed to determine whether there is a linked file, and the information about the linked file is extracted and the linked file is transmitted based on the received file (Get Partial File). The received file is printed according to the print control information specified in the ordering file.

The above process is as follows.

1) A direct connection is performed between the image supply device 1 and the printing device 2 via an interface such as USB or Bluetooth.

2) Check whether the direct print service is supported between both devices.

3) In the case of supporting the direct print service, the printing device 2 sends the printing configuration information such as the supported printer model, file type, print paper, print paper size, and print options to the image supply device 1. send.

4) The image supply device 1 that has received the print configuration information checks whether the type of file to be printed is supported by the print device 2.

5) If supported, the image feeder 1 sends the ordering file 100. If there is no restriction in the transmission environment, in addition to USB or Bluetooth, the ordering file 100 may be transmitted through various transmission methods, for example, TFTP, FTP, and HTTP.

6) The printing apparatus 2 interprets the transferred ordering file. The interpreted information includes the print job sequence, number of times, the source file for each print job, the print option settings for each print job, and the information needed to receive the file if there is a file linked to the source file (for example, PTP File handles).

7) Based on the analyzed information, the printing apparatus 2 repeats the following process for each print job to perform a print job. That is, a) receive a source file (image file or multimedia file) to be printed. b) Interpret the source file to be printed and construct a one page layout for printing. c) Data necessary for the print job is taken from the image supply 1. d) After all the data required for the print job are imported or simultaneously imported, the information to be printed is extracted and drawn in the proper position according to the page layout. e) The data gathering & converting & printing process of steps a) to d) is repeated until the print job of one page is completed. f) Information on an error or print status that occurs during a print job may be transmitted to the image supply device 1. In this case, if there is no transmission restriction, the transmission of each data may use a general transmission method such as TFTP, FTP, HTTP, etc. in addition to transmission through USB or Bluetooth.

8) Upon completion of the above-described series of print jobs, the status of the print result is reported to the image supply device 1 and the connection for the direct connection is terminated.

On the other hand, when the above-described direct print service cannot be used, a batch print service can be used using a memory card. That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 6, an ordering file is generated, and the generated ordering file is recorded in a specific location of a removable storage medium such as a memory card. When the removable storage medium on which the ordering file is recorded is inserted into the printing apparatus 2, the printing apparatus can find the ordering file at a specific position, interpret the contents thereof, and print the image according to the interpreted information.

8 is an embodiment of an ordering file according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the ordering file 100 according to the present invention is described in a markup language such as XML. The content includes print information for specifying layout information of one page in units of a job and information about a source file to be printed, as shown. 102 prints a multimedia file named album.html. 104 rotates an image file named 1.jpg 90 degrees and crops it to produce a cropping edge. 106 rotates an image file named 1.jpg by 0 degrees, 120 degrees, and 180 degrees to print in an index form. 108 prints the multimedia file album.html in index form. In addition, a data area defined by the supply may be further included.

Using the XML-based ordering format as described above, print jobs of a plurality of pages as well as one page can be defined in one ordering file, and various print control information can be expressed without restriction of keywords. In addition, by using the ordering file according to the present invention, not only an image file but also a hypertext file can be printed in various forms according to the selected print control information. For example, you can combine a birthday message with a captured image and print it in the form of a greeting card, or combine it with a text address book stored in a personal mobile phone and print it as an address book with photos. Can be.

9 is a diagram illustrating an interface for printing an image file or a multimedia file according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, various methods of generating the ordering file 100 according to the present invention in the image supply device 1 and transferring it to the printing device 2 are illustrated. First, as the first example, an ordering file according to the present invention by connecting a USB cable and performing a print job in units of one page using the Pictbridge standard, or converting a print job performed every page as described above with reference to FIG. 7. A method of transmitting the necessary source file or data by first transmitting the 100 and interpreting the transmitted ordering file may be used.

As a second example, a print job is performed in units of one page using the BPP / BIP standard supporting Bluetooth, or the ordering file 100 according to the present invention is first transmitted using a general transmission channel of Bluetooth, and transmitted. A method of interpreting the ordering file and transmitting / receiving necessary source files or data may be used.

As a third example, when connected via Wi-Fi or wireless LAN, a method of firstly transmitting the ordering file 100 according to the present invention and interpreting the transmitted ordering file is used to transmit and receive necessary source files or data. Can be.

As a fourth example, in the image supply device 1, the ordering file 100 according to the present invention is recorded on a removable storage medium such as a memory card or a USB stick, and the removable storage medium is inserted into the printing apparatus 2 and recorded. A method of reading an ordering file to interpret ordering information and performing a series of print jobs based on the interpreted ordering information may be used.

In a fifth example, the image feeder 1 itself can be recognized as a USB storage device, where an ordering file is written to the image feeder 1 and the image feeder 1 is directly plugged into the printer 1. A method of reading the recorded ordering file to interpret the ordering information and performing a series of print jobs based on the analyzed ordering information may be used.

As described above, the ordering file 10 generated by the image supply apparatus 1 may be transmitted or transmitted to the printing apparatus 2 through various interfaces, and the transferred ordering file may be interpreted by the printing apparatus 2 Perform a defined print job.

10A and 10B are flowcharts illustrating a method of generating / transmitting an ordering file according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10A, a method of generating / transmitting an ordering file for a batch print service is illustrated. First, the image supply device 1 receives selection information and print control information about a source file to be printed, that is, an image file or a multimedia file, from the user through the user interface 10 (step 202). The image supply device 1 generates an ordering file 100 that defines a print job based on the input selection information and the print control information (step 204). The generated ordering file is written to the removable storage medium 50 for the batch print service (step 206). The removable storage medium on which the ordering file is recorded is inserted into the printing apparatus 2, interpreted, and performs a print job as defined in the ordering file.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 10B, a method of generating / transmitting an ordering file for a direct print service is illustrated. Steps 302 and 304 for generating the ordering file are the same as the description of FIG. 10A described above. The generated ordering file is transmitted to the printing device 2 via an interface such as USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc. for the direct print service. The transferred ordering file is interpreted by the printing apparatus 2 and performs a print job as defined in the ordering file.

On the other hand, the method for generating an ordering file according to the present invention can be created by a computer program. The codes and code segments that make up the program can be easily deduced by a computer programmer in the field. In addition, the program is stored in a computer readable media, and read and executed by a computer to implement a method of generating an ordering file. The information storage medium includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and a carrier wave medium.

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a method of generating a print ordering file for a captured image including multimedia data and using the same to print a captured image, and a captured image including multimedia data using the ordering file. A print system for printing an image, an image supply device constituting the print system, and a print device are provided.

That is, a method of generating an XML-based ordering file defining a print job of several pages for direct printing or batch printing, and transmitting or delivering the generated ordering file in various ways is provided. In particular, the present invention provides a method of transmitting an ordering file capable of processing multimedia files and style information as well as image files.

Accordingly, a series of print commands composed of a plurality of pages can be implemented using one ordering file. This makes it simpler to execute the process of printing a page-by-page command when using a conventional USB or Bluetooth interface. This allows you to quickly switch to the main screen of the image feeder and perform other tasks to increase the utilization of the device. Can be.

You can also composite an image with the background, print it like an avatar, print multimedia messages such as short messages (SMS) or photomail, or multimedia data such as personal information messages (PIMS). There is an effect of overcoming the limitations of the conventional direct printing. In addition, more sophisticated print results can be obtained by applying style information.

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In the method of performing a plurality of print jobs in the printing system, Generating an ordering file describing a plurality of print jobs in a markup language; And Interpreting the ordering file to perform each of the print jobs, The ordering file includes, for each of the plurality of print jobs, a link to a second markup file describing a print layout in a markup language, and a handle of a file to be printed; And the file to be printed is printed in combination with the second markup file. The method of claim 1, wherein performing each of the print jobs comprises: Extracting a link to the second markup file and a handle of the file to print from the ordering file; Confirming that the second markup file has been received or stored in the print system using the link; Confirming that the file to be received is received or stored in the print system using the file handle; If there is a file linked to the second markup file by analyzing the second markup file, extracting a link of a file included in the second markup file, receiving the linked file, or receiving the linked file. Confirming that it is stored; And And constructing a layout of a page to be printed using the second markup file, and printing the file to be printed according to the layout. In the method for performing a plurality of print jobs in the image supply device, Generating an ordering file describing a plurality of print jobs in a markup language; And Transmitting the ordering file to a printing device; The ordering file includes, for each of the plurality of print jobs, a link to a second markup file describing a print layout in a markup language, and a handle of a file to be printed; And the file to be printed is printed in combination with the second markup file. The method of claim 3, When the printing device analyzes the ordering file and requests that the second markup file or the file to be printed is transmitted, the second markup file or the file to be printed is transmitted to the printing device according to the request. And performing a plurality of print jobs. The method of claim 3, wherein transmitting the ordering file comprises: Confirming, by the printer, the type of file to be printed is supported; If the type of the file to be printed is supported by the printing device, transmitting information necessary for transmitting the ordering file to the printing device; And And transmitting the ordering file to the printing device. In the method for performing a plurality of print jobs in the printer, Receiving an ordering file from an image supply apparatus describing a plurality of print jobs in a markup language; And Interpreting the ordering file to perform each of the print jobs, The ordering file includes, for each of the plurality of print jobs, a link to a second markup file describing a print layout in a markup language, and a handle of a file to be printed; And the file to be printed is printed in combination with the second markup file. The method of claim 6, Interpreting the ordering file and requesting the image supply device to transmit the second markup file or the file to be printed; And And receiving the second markup file or the file to be printed, transmitted from the image supply device in response to the request. The method of claim 6, wherein performing each of the print jobs comprises: Extracting a link to the second markup file and a handle of the file to print from the ordering file; Confirming that the second markup file has been received or stored in a printing device using the link; Confirming that the file to be received is received or stored in the print device using the file handle; If there is a file linked to the second markup file by analyzing the second markup file, extracting a link of a file included in the second markup file, receiving the linked file, or receiving the linked file. Confirming that it is stored; And And constructing a layout of a page to be printed using the second markup file, and printing the file to be printed according to the layout. An ordering file generation unit for generating an ordering file describing a plurality of print jobs in a markup language; And A print control section for interpreting the ordering file to perform each of the print jobs, The ordering file includes, for each of the plurality of print jobs, a link to a second markup file describing a print layout in a markup language, and a handle of a file to be printed; And the file to be printed is printed in combination with the second markup file. The method of claim 9, wherein the print control unit, Extracting a link to the second markup file and a handle of the file to be printed from the ordering file, confirming that the second markup file is received or stored in a print system using the link, and the file handle Check that the file to be printed is received or stored in the print system, and if there is a file linked to the second markup file by interpreting the second markup file, the second markup file is included in the second markup file. Extract a link of a file, confirm that the linked file has been received or stored in the print system, configure the layout of the page to be printed using the second markup file, and print the file to be printed according to the layout Print system characterized in that. An ordering file generation unit for generating an ordering file describing a plurality of print jobs in a markup language; And A transmission unit for transmitting the ordering file to a printing apparatus, The ordering file includes, for each of the plurality of print jobs, a link to a second markup file describing a print layout in a markup language, and a handle of a file to be printed; And the file to be printed is printed in combination with the second markup file. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmission unit, When the printing device analyzes the ordering file and requests that the second markup file or the file to be printed is transmitted, the second markup file or the file to be printed is further sent to the printing device according to the request. An image supply device, characterized in that for transmitting. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmission unit, Check whether the type of the file to be printed is supported by the print device; and when the type of the file to be printed is supported by the print device, transmit information necessary for the transmission of the ordering file to the print device; And transfer the ordering file to a device. A receiving unit for receiving an ordering file describing a plurality of print jobs in a markup language from an image supply device; And A print control section for interpreting the ordering file to perform each of the print jobs, The ordering file includes, for each of the plurality of print jobs, a link to a second markup file describing a print layout in a markup language, and a handle of a file to be printed; And the file to be printed is printed in combination with the second markup file. The method of claim 14, wherein the receiving unit, Request the image supply device to interpret the ordering file and transmit the second markup file or the file to be printed, and according to the request, the second markup file or the print file transmitted from the image supply device. And a printer for receiving a file to be played. The method of claim 14, wherein the print control unit, Extracting a link to the second markup file and a handle of the file to be printed from the ordering file, confirming that the second markup file is received or stored in a printing device using the link, and the file handle Check that the file to be printed is received or stored in the printing apparatus, and if there is a file linked to the second markup file by analyzing the second markup file, the second markup file is included in the second markup file. Extract a link of a file, confirm that the linked file has been received or stored in the printing device, configure a layout of a page to be printed using the second markup file, and print the file to be printed according to the layout A printing apparatus, characterized in that.

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