KR20080030328A - Systems and method of printing web-pages - Google Patents

Abstract

A systems and a method for printing web pages are provided to enable a user to determine and print all of a desired area of the web page set by a manager without using a printing function of a web browser in response to a web page printing request of the user. A manager setting unit(10) enables a manager providing web contents to set up a printing form for printing a web page. A printing data generator(20) provides a user printing form set by a manager setting unit according to a web page printing request of a user and generates printing data for printing a printing area set by the user. A printing unit(30) prints the printing data generated by the printing data generator in a printing mode set by the user. The manager setting unit sets up a header/footer, a body, and background set by the user. The printing data generator generates the printing data by adding the set header/footer, body, and background to the printing form. The printing part transfers the printing database to a printer, or converts the printing data into a PDF(Portable Document Format) or bitmap file, and stores the file to a user computer according to user selection.

Description

Web page printing system and method {SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF PRINTING WEB-PAGES}

1 is a block diagram showing a web page printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a webpage printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 illustrate an example of outputting a web page in a web page printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10; Administrator setting section 20; Output data generator

30; Output

The present invention relates to a web page printing system, and more particularly, to a web page printing system that allows a user to simply print the desired area of the page.

With the spread of high-speed networks, the Internet is becoming part of the use of information and life in companies, schools and homes.

Most government agencies, corporations, schools, and associations in Korea operate more than one web page, Internet banking for financial and stock trading, shopping malls for enterprise commerce, Internet portal services, mail services, personal homepages, blogs. There are many types of web services, including cafes and cafes.

Most of the contents in these web services deal with screen-centered visualization as the main issue for effective information delivery effects, and are provided using various web development environments such as HTML, ASP, JAVA, ActiveX, and Flash.

The user wants to print and save the screen of the developed web page without any loss of information and use it for the purpose of verification, confirmation, reference and transmission of information.

We access a lot of information through the Internet, and we use a web browser such as Internet Explorer as a tool for using the Internet.

General web page printing method can be printed using only functions provided by these web browsers. The paper size setting, header, and footer are set according to the characteristics of the web browser and must be set manually by the user. .

However, these web browsers are mainly designed for searching and retrieving information. When printing or storing web pages, the pages that the user wants are partially printed or unwanted pages are printed together. Appear and cannot meet the user's selective print needs.

In addition, the print function provided by the web browser is printed according to the user's settings regardless of the contents of the web page, and the print target area and print form cannot be controlled. There is no function to solve the need to reduce the size of the printout and to print the whole page and to expand the webpage print area to divide the printout into multiple print sheets.

Therefore, the user needs a lot of effort to edit the contents of the web page directly using a web editor for printing of the desired form, or to capture the web page and print it using the packet tool.

In addition, the administrator who provides the information through the web service develops and provides the contents of the content in the form of a print in order to define the form and form of the print, but the user provides information according to the settings of the web browser regardless of the content. The user and the user cannot satisfy each other's needs, and the user's inconvenience of changing the setting contents according to the contents is accompanied.

The user of the web service knows that the web browser does not fundamentally solve the inconvenience of printing the web page, and the situation is demanded by the operator and the user to actively solve the inconvenience.

However, most web services are not designed in consideration of the user's printing needs. Efforts such as providing a separate printing page for printing function are provided for news, internet banking, electronic library, and knowledge information site. It is only available in some web services.

Recently, some technologies that support printing by acquiring the contents of a web browser as a bitmap image have been supported. However, when printing over multiple pages, text is not recognized because text data is not recognized.

In addition, in order to compensate for insufficient print function of web browser, web service can create a separate window to show print data and print, and install print tool to support web page. However, this does not fundamentally solve the printing of web pages.

In particular, some web services distribute and use a print-only browser, but this does not support all of the variously designed web pages.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, so that the user can determine the desired area for all or part of the web page set by the administrator, not the print function of the web browser for the user's print request of the web page. The purpose is to provide a web page printing system.

Web page printing system of the present invention for achieving the above object, the administrator setting unit is set by the administrator providing the web content output form for the web page output and the administrator setting unit in accordance with the user's web page output request An output data generator for providing a set user output form and generating output data for outputting an output area set by a user, and output data generated by the output data generator in accordance with a user's selection It includes an output unit for outputting.

Preferably, the administrator setting unit sets a header / footer, a footer, and a background for the user output form by the administrator, and the output data generation unit is a header / footer, a footer, and a background set by the user. May be added to the output form to generate the output data.

The output unit may transmit the output data to a printer of a user's computer or convert the output data into a file such as a PDF or a bitmap and store the output data in a user's computer.

In addition, the present inventors web page printing method, the web content manager to set the output area and output form for the web page output through the web page printing function and the user's web page request through the web page printing function to the user Providing the set output area and output form, generating output data for web page output by applying the designated output area and output form set by the user according to the provided output area and output form, and requesting the user And converting and outputting the output data.

The setting of the output form may set a header / footer, a footer, and a background for the output area.

The generating of the output data may include setting an output area desired by a user by enlarging / reducing an output area set by the administrator according to a user's setting and converting the output area set by the user into an output area of the output form. And applying the output form to which the user output area is set.

The setting of the output area desired by the user may include: dividing and dividing the output area set by the administrator according to a user's setting, and displaying the number of output pages for the divided areas. And setting the area of the page number as the output area by the number of user selections.

The output data generating step may apply a header / footer, a footer, and a background set by the administrator to the output form according to a user setting.

In the providing of the output area and the output form, the provision of the output area may collect the content of the web browser as metadata according to the output request of the user.

The step of converting and outputting the output data may include transmitting the output data to a printer of a user computer according to the user's request, converting the output data into a PDF file, storing the output data in a user's computer, or bitting the output data. You can convert it to a map file and save it on your computer.

In addition, the web page printing system of the present invention may further include performing a print preview function so that the user can check the final output data according to the user's request for the output data.

In the step of performing the print preview function, the size of the output area is set according to the user's needs for full alignment, horizontal / vertical alignment, and multiple page alignment according to the user's request. Among the various frames of the page, only the frame of the set page may be set as an output page.

The present invention also provides a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a web page printing method.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a webpage printing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and includes an administrator setting unit 10, an output data generation unit 20, and an output unit 30.

The administrator setting unit 10 sets a user output form of a web page so that an administrator who provides web content can output only an area required by the user, and sets a header / footer, a footer, and a background in advance for the user output form. To be set.

The output data generation unit 20 according to the output area and header / footer, background, background set by the user according to the user output form set by the administrator setting unit 10 according to the user's web page output request Generate output data.

The output unit 30 transmits the output data generated by the output data generation unit 20 to a printer of a user computer and prints or stores the output data in a file of the user computer according to a user's request.

An operation process of the webpage printing system of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2.

First, web content is provided in the web page printing system of the present invention, which is provided in an ActiveX form directly inserted into a web page or a plug-in type inserted into a web browser, thereby providing a printing function of the web page. The administrator who produces and provides the user's output area of the web page for output is determined in units of frames, which are pages or web components, so that the user can print only the necessary area on the web page through the administrator setting unit 10. Set to an environment variable (S1).

In addition, the administrator sets the header / footer, the background footer, and the background to be used for the user's output area set by the administrator setting unit 10 so that the user can output the web page as shown in FIG. 3. Set (S2).

In this case, the output form can be set by inserting text, lines, shapes, images, etc., and the set contents are saved as a file such as image, text, XML, HTML, etc. Make it available as a form. In particular, it is possible to increase the reliability of copyright and information of a service provider by providing a function as if printed on a dedicated paper by setting a background and a background.

In this way, if the user requests the output of the webpage through the webpage output function provided in the form of ActiveX or plug-in for outputting the webpage while using the webpage, the output form for the webpage is set. The data generation unit 20 checks the output area set by the administrator according to the user's request, collects the contents of the web page as metadata for managing data elements for each object, and outputs the data as shown in 3. It is indicated by the print area of.

Then, the user can designate only the desired area as the output area according to the displayed output data (S3 and S4).

That is, the user may follow the printing method set by the administrator as shown in FIG. 3 or allow the user to designate only an arbitrary area as an output area.

If the user uses an enlargement / reduction function for a web page to designate only an arbitrary area as an output area without following the above-described printing method (S3), the output data generator 20 may be configured according to the user's enlargement / reduction setting. As shown in FIG. 4, the print area of FIG. 3 is designated by determining the output ratio for the web page and the number of pages of the target paper. That is, when the user sets a web page that can print on one sheet of A4 to a ratio of 200% or an output size of four sheets of paper, as shown in FIG. It is possible to determine the number of output pages (S4) so that the user can designate only the desired area as the output area. On the contrary, if the image is reduced, the web page outside the output form may be reduced and printed. At this time, since the data for the web page is metadata, the data can be displayed accurately without distortion of the data even in the operation according to the enlargement / reduction, and since the print quality can be prevented from being enlarged / reduced even when printing the webpage.

  In addition, the output data generator 20 sets the output area by the user to enlarge / reduce the webpage and determine the number of pages. Then, the output data generator 20 sets the header / footer, the footer, and the background as shown in FIG. It is possible to set (S5). At this time, the user can use the form set by the administrator as it is, or set the header / footer, the footer, and the background as a separate design according to the user's selection so that a high quality report can be created.

As described above, when the user completes the setting of the output area and the form and applies it to the output form (S6), the output data generation unit 20 generates final output data in which the area set by the user is designated as the print area as shown in FIG. 3. (S7).

Subsequently, when the user performs a print preview function to check the final output data, the output unit 30 displays the final output data for the user to check (S8).

At this time, the user can set the size of the print to fit the entire page, the horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, and multiple pages through the print preview function, and also prevents the truncation of text data when the page is turned over. In addition, in the case of a web page composed of several frames through print page setting, only a specific frame desired by a user may be printed.

When the setting for the web page output is completed by such an operation, the output unit 30 outputs the web page according to the user's selection (S9 to S14).

That is, when the user designates the web page output as the printer print (S9), the output unit 30 transmits the completed output data to the printer of the user computer to print the web page (S10), and the user outputs the web page. If the file is designated to be saved (S11), the output unit 30 converts the completed output data into a PDF file and stores it to the user's computer (S12). The unit 30 converts the completed output data into a bitmap image and stores it in the user's computer (S14).

As can be seen in the above embodiment, the present invention can process all types of data regardless of the data type expressed through a web browser. Thus, the same method can be applied to geographic information and map information in addition to general text and graphics. This allows the user to output only the desired area.

Meanwhile, the webpage printing method according to the present invention may be provided as a computer-readable recording medium that records a program for execution.

As described above, the webpage printing system according to the present invention supports the output area and the form set by the administrator in the content regardless of the web browser, and uses the print function of the web browser to print the information. By using the reflected output form and supporting the zoom function, it is possible to develop a content with a professional output function by providing a function such as printing a web page on a dedicated sheet and a form sheet.

In addition, by applying the standard interface web page printing function without modifying the currently running or deployed web service, the web service upgrade to add the output function, the time, cost, and manpower for web service development can be effectively saved. The user also has the advantage of using the high quality web page printing function without changing the usage method or procedure.

In addition, the operator can apply the convenient printing function of the fast time in the web service, and provides the web page printing function that can be applied to various web pages such as designation of the selection area, printing, file storage and homepage, blog, cafe, and mail. While using the web browser as it is, there is an advantage that can fundamentally solve the inconvenience of printing the web page.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and may be appropriately changed within the scope described in the claims.

Claims (17)

An administrator setting unit configured to set an output form for outputting a web page by an administrator providing web content; An output data generation unit providing a user output form set by the administrator setting unit according to a user's web page output request and generating output data for outputting an output area set by the user accordingly; And And an output unit for outputting the output data generated by the output data generator in an output method according to a user's selection. The web page printing system of claim 1, wherein the administrator setting unit sets a header / footer, a footer, and a background of the user output form by the administrator. The web page printing system of claim 2, wherein the output data generator generates the output data by adding a header / footer, a footer, and a background set by the user to the output form. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output unit transmits the output data to a printer of the user's computer or converts the output data into a file such as a PDF or a bitmap and stores the output data in the user's computer. Web page printing system, characterized in that. Setting, by a web content manager, an output area and output form for outputting a web page through a web page printing function; Providing the set output area and output form to the user when a web page request is made by the user through the web page printing function; Generating output data for web page output by applying a designated output area and an output form set by the user according to the provided output area and output form; And And converting the output data according to the user's request and outputting the converted web page. The method of claim 5, wherein the setting of the output form comprises setting a header / footer, a footer, and a background for the output area. The method of claim 5, wherein generating the output data, Setting an output area desired by a user by enlarging / reducing an output area set by the manager according to a user's setting; Applying an output area set by the user as an output area of the output form; And And generating an output data of the output form in which the user output area is set. The method of claim 7, wherein setting the output area desired by the user comprises: Dividing the output area set by the manager in accordance with a user's setting; Displaying the number of output pages for the divided regions; And And setting an area of the page number as an output area by a user selection of the number of output pages. The method of claim 6, wherein the output data generating step, The header / footer, footer, and background set by the administrator are applied to the output form according to a user setting. The method of claim 5, wherein in the providing of the output area and the output form, the providing of the output area collects the content of the web browser as metadata according to the output request of the user. The method of claim 5, wherein converting and outputting the output data comprises: And transmitting the output data to a printer of a user computer according to the user's request. The method of claim 5, wherein converting and outputting the output data comprises: And converting the output data into a PDF file according to a user's request and storing the output data in a user's computer. The method of claim 5, wherein converting and outputting the output data comprises: And converting the output data into a bitmap file according to the user's request and storing the output data in a user's computer. 14. The web page printing method according to any one of claims 5 to 13, further comprising performing a print preview function to allow a user to check final output data according to a user's request. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein, in the performing the print preview function, setting the size of the output area according to the user's request for the overall alignment, the horizontal / vertical alignment, and the multiple page alignment according to the paper is performed. How to print a web page. The web page printing as claimed in claim 14, wherein in the printing preview function, when a print page is set by a user, only a frame of the set page is set as an output page among several frames of the web page. Way. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the web page printing method according to any one of claims 5 to 13.

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