CN100352650C - Communication system - Google Patents

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CN100352650C
CN100352650C CNB2004101021482A CN200410102148A CN100352650C CN 100352650 C CN100352650 C CN 100352650C CN B2004101021482 A CNB2004101021482 A CN B2004101021482A CN 200410102148 A CN200410102148 A CN 200410102148A CN 100352650 C CN100352650 C CN 100352650C
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Abstract

The invention provided a communication system which can give a user higher convenience by using information of nonvolatile memory mounted in a recording material cartridge. Even if an image forming apparatus and a host apparatus are provided with prescribed communication functions via a communication network, the communication functions are not performed when not permitted by authentication on the side of the host apparatus in accordance with cartridge identification information, of which the host apparatus is notified as key information from the image forming apparatus. Thus, the selective convenience can be imparted to the user who buys the recording material cartridge.

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Communication system
Technical field
The present invention relates to communication system, it comprises image processing system applicatory and master (host) device, and above-mentioned image processing system can be enumerated for example digital copier, printing equipments such as laser printer, digital compounding machine, picture unit etc.
Background technology
At the printing equipment that the electrofax treating apparatus that uses toner is housed, perhaps use the printing equipment of inkjet process device etc., need supply with the image processing system of recording materials (for example toner etc.) general container (recording materials cartridge) supply recording materials from the outside by being processed into the cartridge shape.
In the image processing system that uses this recording materials cartridge, the recording materials cartridge need correctly be installed, in this recording materials cartridge, filling has the recording materials that are fit to this equipment energy characteristic, and this recording materials cartridge have can be in the structure of this device use.
Therefore, in order to discern the cartridge kind, various means have been adopted.
Specifically, in the past, employing makes recording materials cartridge shape difference, merely corresponding with each machine of image processing system, make the cartridge installation portion of image forming device body side adopt and the corresponding shape of recording materials cartridge, chimeric by cartridge and this cartridge installation portion is to prevent to install different cartridges.
According to the cartridge that correctly is installed with, make electric switch be switched on or switched off, state according to this electric switch, judge whether correctly to be installed with the recording materials cartridge, be judged as and be not normal cartridge occasion, forbid moving on to image and form action, simultaneously by showing warning etc., impel the correct cartridge of user installation, improved convenience.
In addition, open 2003-237045 number for example spy, in the Te Kaiping 09-118052 communique, disclose with lower device: owing to make the recording materials cartridge hold many information, therefore, nonvolatile memory is contained on the cartridge, makes the information that relates to cartridge be stored in this nonvolatile memory, according to the large quantities of information, further improve convenience.
When device dispatches from the factory, in the nonvolatile memory that this recording materials cartridge is provided with, write the cartridge information of original state, the image forming device body side reads this information, so that carry out specific function.In addition, write information from the above-mentioned nonvolatile memory of image forming device body side direction, can store the cartridge user mode for example cartridge utilize information such as number of times, the residual amount of recording materials again.
On the other hand, for example, producer's side from image forming device body, use the user of the recording materials cartridge (image processing system of its suitable our company system) of our company's system to use the possibility of our company's goods higher from now on, even what will change an expense, also be worth providing special service.
But, be stored in the information in the nonvolatile memory that the recording materials cartridge is provided with, read by image forming device body, directly utilize, perhaps after recovery, directly use by reading information such as utilizing number of times again.And this information content also is defined itself, for recording materials cartridge and user that the image processing system of recording materials cartridge is housed, the sufficient service that can not provide the user to satisfy.
Summary of the invention
The present invention puts forward for solving the existing problem of above-mentioned prior art, the objective of the invention is to, the communication system that comprises image processing system is provided, utilization is contained in the recording materials that the recording materials cartridge promptly is processed to the cartridge shape and supplies with the information in the nonvolatile memory of container, can provide higher convenience to the user.
To achieve these goals, the present invention proposes following scheme:
(1) a kind of communication system, image processing system and main device carry out the access processing by communication network, it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned image processing system is provided with:
During cartridge identifying information reading device, recording materials cartridge were installed in and self install, this recording materials cartridge was provided with nonvolatile memory, and this cartridge identifying information reading device reads the cartridge identifying information that sets from above-mentioned nonvolatile memory;
The key information notifying device obtains key information according to the above-mentioned cartridge identifying information that is read by cartridge identifying information reading device at least, and above-mentioned key information notifying device is notified main device by communication network with this key information;
To main device communicator, behind the above-mentioned key information notifying device notice key information, from above-mentioned main device permission communication situation, above-mentioned to main device communicator and main device between, the communication that sets;
Above-mentioned main device is provided with:
The key information receiving system is by the key information of above-mentioned communication network reception from above-mentioned image processing system;
Communication could decision maker, and according to the key information that is received by the key information receiving system, judgement could be communicated by letter;
To the image processing system communicator, only could decision maker judge the permission communication situation in above-mentioned communication, and image processing system as the key information side of delivering letters between, the communication that sets.
Communication system according to above-mentioned (1), even have the communication function that sets by communication network at image processing system and main device, also must notify the cartridge identifying information as key information to main device from image processing system, at main device side, authenticate according to this cartridge identifying information, so that obtain permission, for the user who buys the recording materials cartridge, can facilitating property.
(2) in the communication system of above-mentioned (1), it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned image processing system is provided with the key information implementing device, except above-mentioned cartridge identifying information, also according to the body identifying information that preestablishes and store, makes key information in image processing system;
The communication of above-mentioned main device could decision maker according to the key information that receives by the key information receiving system based on cartridge identifying information and body identifying information, judgement could be communicated by letter.
Communication system according to above-mentioned (2), cartridge identifying information two sides in the body identifying information of use image processing system and the nonvolatile memory that the recording materials cartridge is provided with, releasing is to the restriction of communication, therefore, constructed communication system can prevent that the information of forging in the above-mentioned nonvolatile memory from carrying out improper visit etc.
(3) in the communication system of above-mentioned (1) or (2), it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned main device the image processing system communicator is provided with providing with among the ensemble the ensemble storage device from being stored in advance read with above-mentioned corresponding the providing with information of key information from image processing system and delivered letters;
Above-mentioned image processing system main device communicator will be stored in the download information-storing device from above-mentioned the providing with information that main device receives, above-mentioned image processing system is provided with control device, according to the above-mentioned information of downloading in the information-storing device that is stored in, carry out preset action.
Communication system according to above-mentioned (3), can provide program or other information that improves image processing system side user's convenience from main device side, and these information are stored in the image forming device body, therefore, for the user who utilizes the recording materials cartridge, can provide the convenience of selecting as required.
(4) in the communication system of above-mentioned (3), it is characterized in that, send the above-mentioned information of using that provides from above-mentioned main device to image processing system, is can be in the application program of image processing system use at above-mentioned image processing system as the information of download canned data.
According to the communication system of above-mentioned (4), to follow and utilize the recording materials cartridge, therefore energy down load application program, for the user, can provide the convenience of carrying out this application program by control device.
(5) in the communication system of above-mentioned (3), it is characterized in that, sending the above-mentioned information of use that provides from above-mentioned main device to image processing system, is the performance data of using during at the image processing system document image that is filled in the recording materials in the above-mentioned recording materials cartridge as download information canned data at above-mentioned image processing system.
Communication system according to above-mentioned (5), follow and utilize the recording materials cartridge, can download the recording materials performance data that is filled in this recording materials cartridge, therefore, for the user, can provide according to this performance data and handle form the convenience of suitable image by control device.
(6) in the communication system of above-mentioned (3), it is characterized in that, sending the above-mentioned information of using that provides from above-mentioned main device to image processing system, is the record parameter of using when being reflected in the image processing system document image that is filled in the recording materials performance data in the above-mentioned recording materials cartridge at above-mentioned image processing system as the information of download canned data.
Communication system according to above-mentioned (6), follow and utilize the recording materials cartridge, can download the record parameter that reflection is filled in the recording materials performance data in this recording materials cartridge, therefore, for the user, can provide according to this record and handle form the convenience of suitable image by control device with parameter.
(7) in above-mentioned (1)-(6), in the communication system of any, it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned main device is provided with accumulative total access times storage device, at main device with by above-mentioned key information between the image processing system of the specific respectively side of delivering letters, by above-mentioned the image processing system communicator is communicated, it is corresponding with above-mentioned key information that above-mentioned accumulative total access times storage device will add up number of communications, stores as the accumulative total access times;
In the time could communicating by letter according to the key information judgement that receives by above-mentioned key information receiving system, the corresponding accumulative total access times that are stored in the above-mentioned accumulative total access times storage device with above-mentioned key information surpass the upper limit storage number of times occasion that sets, and above-mentioned communication could be judged to be and can not communicate by letter by decision maker.
Communication system according to above-mentioned (7), because restriction is from the Information Access number of times of image processing system to main device, like this, the main device side of information is being provided, after recognition image forms device or recording materials cartridge, can limit the information that is provided is provided, therefore, communication system can be provided, for same user (combination of image processing system and recording materials cartridge), can limit information unrestrictedly is provided, can prevent wrongful visit, the information of utilizing main device side wrongly and being provided.
In the communication system of above-mentioned (7), it is characterized in that (8) the above-mentioned upper limit storage number of times that sets is according to body identifying information and cartridge identifying information regulation as the above-mentioned image processing system of key information.
According to the communication system of above-mentioned (8), for each user (combination of image processing system and recording materials cartridge), can stipulate access times (information download time) to main device, can realize that information provides service more flexibly.
(9) in above-mentioned (1)-(8), in the communication system of any, it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned main device is provided with:
First access is storage device constantly, at main device with by above-mentioned key information between the image processing system of the specific respectively side of delivering letters, by above-mentioned the image processing system communicator is communicated by letter for the first time, first access storage device constantly should be communicated by letter constantly as first access constantly for the first time, corresponding with above-mentioned key information, store;
Storage device during the access permission is corresponding with above-mentioned key information once more, during the access permission once more that storage sets;
In the time could communicating by letter according to the key information judgement that receives by above-mentioned key information receiving system, when corresponding with above-mentioned key information be stored in the above-mentioned first access first access in the storage device constantly add constantly be stored in above-mentioned access permission once more during during the access permission once more in the storage device moment of gained surpass the present moment occasion, above-mentioned communication could be judged to be and can not communicate by letter by decision maker.
Communication system according to above-mentioned (9), owing to limit from image processing system during the Information Access possibility of main device, like this, the main device side of information is being provided, after recognition image forms device or recording materials cartridge, can limit the information that is provided is provided, therefore, communication system can be provided, for same user (combination of image processing system and recording materials cartridge), can limit information unrestrictedly is provided, can prevent wrongful visit, the information of utilizing main device side wrongly and being provided.
(10) in the communication system of above-mentioned (9), it is characterized in that, during the above-mentioned access permission once more that sets according to body identifying information and cartridge identifying information regulation as the above-mentioned image processing system of key information.
According to the communication system of above-mentioned (10),, can stipulate during the possibility of visit once more of main device (information is downloaded during the possibility), can realize that information provides service more flexibly for each user (combination of image processing system and recording materials cartridge).
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Fig. 1 is the communication system pie graph that comprises image processing system and main device according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the formation block diagram of image processing system according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the configuration pie graph of the operation display part that is provided with of the image processing system of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the memory contents figure of EEPROM of the image processing system of Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is the memory contents figure of the nonvolatile memory that is provided with of the recording materials cartridge of the image processing system of Fig. 2;
Fig. 6 is the protocol stack diagram of network associate in the image processing system of Fig. 2;
Fig. 7 represents the square frame pie graph of the main device that communicates by the image processing system as the internet of communication network and Fig. 2;
Fig. 8 is the memory contents figure of hard disk unit of the main device of Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is that access permission is judged the particular content figure with database;
Figure 10 is the protocol stack diagram of network associate in the main device of Fig. 7;
The main device of the image processing system of Figure 11 presentation graphs 2 and Fig. 7 carries out the handling procedure flow chart that information download process and information provide processing respectively by the internet as communication network;
The image processing system of Fig. 12 presentation graphs 2 and the main device of Fig. 7 carry out the handling procedure flow chart that information download process and information provide processing respectively by the internet as communication network;
Figure 13 is the concrete handling procedure flow chart of access permission determination processing in the main device of Fig. 7;
Figure 14 is the concrete handling procedure flow chart of access permission determination processing in the main device of Fig. 7.
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In the processing that preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing is described, for the sake of clarity, adopt concrete term.But the disclosed content of this patent specification is not limited only to the concrete term of selection like this.
Referring now to accompanying drawing, one embodiment of the present invention is described.
Fig. 1 is the communication system pie graph that comprises image processing system 1 and main device 500 according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, image processing system 1 is connected with packet-switched telephony network (following brief note is " PSTN ") 200, picture unit 201 is the G3 facsimile machines on the PSTN200, and image processing system 1 receives from the above-mentioned picture unit 201 grades document data that source apparatus sends of delivering letters.
Picture unit 301 is the G4 facsimile machines on the ISDN (following brief note is " ISDN ") 300, as long as image processing system 1 possesses necessary interface and agreement (protocol) function, also can receive from the above-mentioned picture unit 301 grades document data that source apparatus sends of delivering letters.
Image processing system 1 also is connected with LAN (following brief note is " LAN ") 100 as network, with personal computer (PC) 101a on the LAN100,101b, connections such as 101c.In addition, server unit 102 is connected with LAN100.Server unit 102 is information processors, to the image processing system on the LAN100 1, PC101a, 101b, 101c etc., answer and the corresponding IP of the host name address that is given by domain name system (following brief note is " DNS "), or provide the mail service of delivering letters, or provide the mail reception service by POP3 by simple message transfer protocol (SMTP) (following brief note is " SMTP ").
PC101a, 101b, 101c etc. are connected with LAN, with image processing system 1 as the printer utilization, the present invention is not limited by the interface or the agreement of PC and image processing system 1, and interface is used at PC101a, 101b, carry out printing information or the status information usefulness of communicating by letter between 101c etc. and the image processing system 1, can use other interfaces such as parallel interface (IEEE1284) or USB interface as interface.
Image processing system 1 network terminal such as grade on the LAN100 is connected with internet 400 by route (router) device 150, and above-mentioned route device 150 implementation IP information groups exchange.
Like this, image processing system 1 also can receive the Email of document data from the PC402 on the internet 400 by server unit 102.
Internet 400 is connected with LAN600 by route device 700, and the main device 500 that the present invention relates to is connected with above-mentioned LAN600, and image processing system 1 can be by communicating by letter with main device 500 as the internet 400 of communication network (communication port).
Image processing system 1 communicates with main device 500, in Fig. 1, only represent an image processing system, but the present invention is not limited thereto, can be provided with a plurality of image processing systems 1, connect form with certain and for example communicate by internet 400 and main device 500 through LAN or dial-up connection etc.The communication network that image processing system 1 and main device 500 carry out information communication is not limited to internet 400.In a word, the present invention does not benefit from communication network form of carrying out information communication between image processing system 1 and main device 500 and employed agreement limitation.
Fig. 2 is the formation block diagram of image processing system according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, CPU2 is central arithmetic processing apparatus, and RAM4 is used as the operating area, according to each one of control program control device that writes among the ROM3, or carries out various data and handles, and carries out agreement control.
ROM3 is a read-only storage, and storage CPU2 is used for the control program of each one of control device, and for the necessary various data of control, for example corresponding with each character code character font data etc.
RAM4 is a random access memory, uses as the operating area of CPU2.
EEPROM (can electrically rewrite read private memory) 5 storages necessary various information for device action, even it is the memory that also can keep memory contents under the device power-off state, also can replace with SRAM of battery (static RAM (SRAM)) or disk set in support.
Clock circuit 6 common timing present moments (comprising the date), CPU2 reads clock circuit 6 by system bus 15, can know present moment (comprising the date).
Operation display part 7 sets various keys, and the user can operate input, and is provided with displays such as liquid crystal indicator, the device action state or the various information that are used to represent to inform the user.
Scanner section 8 is used to read the original copy of institute's mounting, obtains the document view data.
Drawing portion 9 is according to receiving the document data by PSTN200 or internet 400, and by the document data that LAN100 sends from PC101a etc., the document view data by scanner section 8 obtains is formed on the bit image data on the record-paper.
Can enumerate the electrofax mode as drawing portion 9, the ink spray regime, ink powder spray regime etc., if service recorder material energy document image, no matter what mode is all right.This occasion, recording materials are filled in the recording materials cartridge 20.
Image processing part 10 is according to carry out the special-purpose treatment circuit of image processing that various images are handled from the setting of CPU2, above-mentioned image is handled the various images processing that relate in the view data of image processing system 1 processing, for example the encode of raw image data compression is handled, the decoding processing of the packed data of encode, double quantification is handled, become doubly and handle, dwindle to amplify and handle, pattern correction is handled, the additional treatments of the additional informations such as text line information of the deliver letters time on date and the time in period of collecting mail etc.
LAN communication control unit 11 is so-called NIC (Network Interface Card, below brief note is " NIC "), be connected with the LAN100 of localized network, by the communication of the ICP/IP protocol on the localized network agreement, can carry out the communication of its upper various information of passing through application program or processing etc.
Communication control unit 12 is connected with PSTN200 by NCU (following brief note is " NCU ") portion 13, and control is communicated by letter with the other side's side communication terminal, can enumerate to add the telephone line network the interior circuit network in zone etc. of working on one's own as PSTN200.This communication control unit 12 control NCU portions 13, carry out that NCU portion 13 is detected and the detection of calling potential pulse, the detection of dtmf signal, the detection of audio signal, the calling when delivering letters.Communication control unit 12 is provided with modem, the reception data (modulated data) that receive from the other side's side communication terminal are carried out demodulation, deliver letters after perhaps the data of delivering letters when delivering letters are modulated, specifically, has low-speed modulation/demodulation function (V.21 modem), and the high-speed modulate and demodulate function (V.17, V.33, V.34, V.29, V.27 modem), above-mentioned low-speed modulation/demodulation function is used to handle according to 1TU-T suggestion G3 facsimile control signal T.30, and above-mentioned high-speed modulate and demodulate function is mainly used in handles the document view data.
NCU portion 13 is connected with PSTN200, carries out the circuit closure, detection of call signal etc.
Recording materials cartridge 20 is supplied with recording materials, is used for drawing portion 9 and forms image, in drawing portion 9, carries out image repeatedly and forms action, if inner recording materials are used up, then takes out from image processing system 1, and new product changes the outfit.
This occasion, if drawing portion 9 ink spray regimes, then recording materials are liquid inks, if the electrofax mode, then recording materials are powder toners.
This recording materials cartridge 20 is provided with nonvolatile memory 20a, and along with the loading and unloading of recording materials cartridge 20, nonvolatile memory 20a also packs into or breaks away from image processing system 1.
The memory contents of this nonvolatile memory 20a is set and is stored by manufacturing factory of recording materials cartridge 20 etc. in advance.
The memory contents of this nonvolatile memory 20a is read by nonvolatile memory read-write portion 14, is sent to CPU2 by system bus 15.And by nonvolatile memory read-write portion 14 will from the data write non-volatile memory 20a as using resume of CPU2 fixed storage area, be used for the management of recording materials cartridge 20.
The interface of nonvolatile memory 20a and nonvolatile memory read-write portion 14 can be for example connector or contact, when recording materials cartridge 20 is installed to the position that sets of image processing system 1, is dynamically connected certainly.Also nonvolatile memory 20a can be constituted the part of the storage area of radio label, radio label be read with write device be used as nonvolatile memory read-write portion 14.
In a word, in the present invention, the interface form of the nonvolatile memory 20a that recording materials cartridge 20 is provided with and the read-write of nonvolatile memory read-write portion 14 does not limit.
System bus 15 is holding wires, by the data/address bus that is used for deal with data, and address bus, control bus, formations such as repeating signal line.
The configuration of the operation display part 7 that Fig. 3 presentation video formation device 1 is provided with constitutes.
In the figure, numerical key 7a is used for input digit or " * ", " # " mark." Yes " key 7b is used for the expression content of display 7i is carried out sure operation input, and the operation that " No " key 7c is used for to the expression content of display 7i negating is imported.
" stop " key 7d and be used in reference to the system interrupting device action of expressing strong, " beginning " key 7e is used for indicating and various device actions such as begins to deliver letters." function " key 7f is used to call various settings and registration function, by the combination of pushing this key operation and Entering Number and operating by numerical key 7a, can call various settings and registration function.
Arrow key group 7g is by " ↑ " key 7gu, " ↓ " key 7gd, and " → " key 7gr, " ← " key 7gl constitutes, and is used to select the specific project in the option that display 7i represents, or makes the expression content of display 7i move up and down.
Display 7i is made of LCD etc., is used for indication device operating state or various information.
The various keys that are provided in operation display part 7 are not limited to the mechanical type key that is switched on or switched off by pushing, also can be the keys of other forms, contact key etc. for example, in a word, as long as the user can operate input, no matter which kind of form is all right.
Fig. 4 presentation video forms the memory contents of the EEPROM5 of device 1.
In the figure, EEPROM5 comprises the storage area 5a that is used to store the body identifying information, and the storage area 5b that is used to the information of downloading.The body identifying information of storage area 5a is to be used for the information that specific image forms device 1, in the present embodiment, reach " make number " formation by " machine cognizance code ".
Fig. 5 represents to be installed in the memory contents of the nonvolatile memory 20a of the recording materials cartridge 20 in the image processing system 1.
In the figure, at nonvolatile memory 20a,, store the cartridge identifying information when it dispatches from the factory etc. in advance at its storage area 20b.This cartridge identifying information is the information that is used for specific recording materials cartridge 20, in the present embodiment, is reached " make number " by " cartridge kind category code " and constitutes.
In nonvolatile memory 20a store various kinds of data also, for example be filled in the performance data of the recording materials in the recording materials cartridge 20, the record parameter that reflects this performance data, image processing system 1 available application program, the more new data of the firmware of image processing system etc.Like this, the memory capacity of nonvolatile memory 20a is expanded, and the cost of recording materials cartridge 20 increases, and is unrealistic.
So, in the present embodiment, the memory capacity of nonvolatile memory 20a is made as Min., only make can identification record material cartridge 20 Min. information be stored among the nonvolatile memory 20a.
In the present embodiment, propose a system,,, can carry out access the information that main device 500 has by communication port (internet 400) based on the cartridge identifying information 20b among the nonvolatile memory 20a that is stored in recording materials cartridge 20.
Promptly, usually, be set at from image processing system 1 and can not freely carry out access to the information of main device 500 sides, by notifying according to the key information (key information) that is stored in the cartridge identifying information 20b among the nonvolatile memory 20a, main device side permission is carried out access to information.
Above-mentioned key information also can be processed into other key information in base side with certain algorithm according to the cartridge identifying information 20b that is stored among the nonvolatile memory 20a, for example, also can use make number itself etc.In addition, also can carry out secret signal communication according to the security classification of necessity.At this moment, the key information of using to the access of main device 500 uses the body identifying information 5a and the cartridge identifying information 20b of image processing system 1 body, make with certain algorithm, in the time of perhaps also can be to main device 500 accesses, send respectively body identifying information 5a and both information of cartridge identifying information 20b (or respectively it is processed and information), main device side according to this both information, remove limited-access to information.
By this formation, the Information Access limitr is compared with removing according to cartridge monomer information, can realize higher confidentiality.
Enumerate an example below, the cartridge internal information is replicated occasion, only, unconditionally carry out, still with the access of this information permission at main device 500, by adding the identifying information 5a of body, for example, only include the assembling (holding body user and cartridge delivery information) of certain cartridge of certain user in, can limit in main device 500 sides at main device side, remove the restriction of 500 pairs of Information Access of main device, can prevent that cartridge information (cartridge identifying information 20b) is replicated the improper access of occasion.
Fig. 6 is the protocol stack diagram of network associate in the image processing system 1 of Fig. 2.
In the figure, " Physical layer " reaches " data link layer " is " Ethernet ", be equivalent to LAN communication control unit 11, the additional preamble in prostatitis and beginning and the frame and the delimiter of the MAC bag that constitutes by MAC title and MAC data that obtains from " IP " agreement of " Internet ", end additional frame at the MAC bag is confirmed program FCS, send to LAN100 as the signal of telecommunication, on the other hand, obtain the MAC bag of the MAC Address that self installs that receives as the signal of telecommunication by LAN100, as numerical data, send " IP " agreement of " Internet " to.
" IP " agreement of " Internet " is equivalent to the program of " IP " agreement of CPU2 implementation, TCP (UDP) bag that is made of TCP (UDP) title and TCP (UDP) data that will obtain from " TCP " or " UDP " communication protocol of " transport layer " embeds as the IP data content, simultaneously, additional IP title constitutes the IP bag on these IP data, and this IP bag is embedded as the MAC data content.Have again,, constitute the MAC bag, as mentioned above, this MAC bag is sent to " Ethernet " by additional MAC title on the MAC data.On the other hand, the MAC data that the formation MAC that obtains from " Ethernet " wraps are taken out the IP bag, take out TCP (UDP) from the IP data that constitute this IP bag and wrap, and send " TCP " or " UDP " agreement of " transport layer " to.
" TCP " of " transport layer " or " UDP " agreement are equivalent to the program of " TCP " agreement of CPU2 implementation, and it will embed as the tcp data that the TCP that be made of TCP title and tcp data wraps from the data that application program obtains, and sends " IP " agreement to.The source channels of delivering letters that sets of above-mentioned application program and information download process etc. number is connected, and above-mentioned information download process is by " dialogue layer ", and " presentation layer " reaches " application layer " and constitute.
On the other hand, the IP bag that obtains from " IP " agreement takes out the TCP bag that is made of TCP title and tcp data, to the address tunnel of in the TCP title, describing number corresponding upper " applications " transmission tcp data." UDP " also carries out with " TCP " similar data and handles.
Fig. 7 represents to be undertaken by the image processing system 1 as the internet 400 of communication network and Fig. 2 the square frame pie graph of the main device 500 that access handles.
In the figure, CPU50 is central arithmetic processing apparatus, RAM52 is used as the operating area, according to the base program starting that writes among the ROM51, operating system (OS) program development that is stored in the hard disk unit 53 is carried out processing at RAM52, in this operating system, the various application programs that are stored in the hard disk unit 53 are deployed in RAM52, carry out and handle.
ROM51 is a read-only storage, and storage CPU50 is used for the elemental motion control program of each one of control device, and various data.
RAM52 is a random access memory, uses as the operating area of CPU50.
Hard disk unit 52 is used to store operation sequence, application program and the various data of being carried out by CPU50.
Display monitor 54 is the display unit that are made of kinescope or LCD etc., and video I/F54a generates picture signal according to the view data that obtains from CPU50, and display monitor 54 is according to the output signal from video I/F 54a, display image.
Mouse apparatus 55 is used for having or not the information such as signal of pushing button to give and CPU50 self shifting momentum data or expression by mouse apparatus I/F 55a.
Keyboard 56 is used for by keyboard I/F 56a letter, numeral, and the key code of input such as various marks is given and CPU50.
LAN communication control unit 57 is equal with the LAN communication control unit 11 of image processing system 1 shown in Figure 2, be connected with the LAN600 of Ethernet, by the processing of the ICP/IP protocol on Ethernet protocol, can carry out various information processings etc. by its upper application program.
Clock circuit 58 common timing present moments (comprising the date), CPU50 reads clock circuit 58 by system bus 59, can know present moment (comprising the date).
System bus 59 is holding wires, by the data/address bus that is used for deal with data, and address bus, control bus, formations such as repeating signal line.
Fig. 8 is the memory contents figure of hard disk unit 53 of the main device 500 of Fig. 7.
In the figure, at the storage area 53a of hard disk unit 53, database is used in memory access permission judgement, and at storage area 53b, storage provides uses the information group.
Fig. 9 is that access permission is judged the particular content figure with database 53a.
In the figure, database 53a is by " management number " and by its specific " cartridge identifying information " corresponding respectively with " management number ", " body identifying information ", " first access constantly ", " once more during the access permission ", " accumulative total access times ", " upper limit access times ", " access permission sign " each column constitutes.
" cartridge identifying information " is the information of registering in advance, and be corresponding with the cartridge identifying information 20b that preestablishes among the nonvolatile memory 20a that is stored in recording materials cartridge 20 as shown in Figure 5, reached " make number " by " cartridge kind category code " and constitute.
" body identifying information " is the information of registering in advance, and be corresponding with the body identifying information 5a that preestablishes among the EEPROM5 that is stored in image processing system 1 as shown in Figure 4, reached " make number " by " machine cognizance code " and constitute.
" cartridge identifying information " and " body identifying information " be with from the corresponding information of the key information of image processing system 1.
" first access constantly " is the information by the registration of access permission determination processing, is to reach specific each image processing system 1 that recording materials cartridge 20 is housed of the key information of " body identifying information " in order to download the moment (comprising the date) that begins to visit main device 500 by " cartridge identifying information ".
" access permission time limit once more " is the information of registering in advance, during allowing to visit once more during from the main device 500 of maiden visit.
Also can for example, can set long " once more during the access permission " to each image processing system 1 individual settings " once more during the access permission " to the combination of specific image processing system 1 and recording materials cartridge 20.In the present embodiment, " once more during the access permission " fixedly is set at and suitable 4320 hours on the 180th.
" accumulative total access times " are the information by the registration of access permission determination processing, are that image processing system 1 is in order to download the accumulative total access times of the main device 500 of message reference.
" upper limit access times " are the information of registering in advance, are to be used for limited images to form the number of times of device 1 for download access master device 500.For example, can set more " upper limit access times " to the combination of specific image processing system 1 and recording materials cartridge 20.In the present embodiment, " upper limit access times " fixedly are set at 5 times.
" access permission sign " is the information of registering in advance, perhaps also can be information by the registration of access permission determination processing, for the pairing image processing system 1 that recording materials cartridge 20 is housed, when permission its when downloading the main device 500 of message reference (promptly communicating with), represent with value 0, when disapproving, 1-3 represents with value.
" access permission sign " initial value is value of being set at 0 (permission) basically, when for the pairing image processing system 1 that recording materials cartridge 20 is housed, disable access reason occasion takes place, the value of being set at 1, and expression " individual settings " disapproves.Value 2 expressions disapproved because of " time limit surpasses ", and value 3 expressions disapproved because of " number of times surpasses ", were set by the access permission determination processing.
Figure 10 is the protocol stack diagram of network associate in the main device 500 of Fig. 7.
Protocol stack in protocol stack shown in this figure and the image processing system shown in Figure 61 is equal, but is that information provides processing the upper of " TCPUDP/IP ".
The image processing system 1 of Figure 11 and Figure 12 presentation graphs 2 and the main device 500 of Fig. 7 carry out the handling procedure flow chart that information download process and information provide processing respectively by the internet 400 as communication network.
As shown in the figure, in image processing system 1 side, whether at step S101, monitoring has the operation that sets to download beginning with starting, and whether specifically, monitoring has the function key 7f of the operation display part of pushing Fig. 7 and set for example 30 input combination operation of number.
If have to download and begin operation ("Yes" of step S101), then enter step S102, on protocol stack shown in Figure 6, the IP address of main device 500 is made as destination IP address, TCP/IP bag is handled corresponding TCP channel number as destination TCP channel number with providing with information in the main device 500, and IP address, the side of delivering letters is the IP address of image processing system 1, and the side's of delivering letters TCP channel number is corresponding with the information download process number, by above-mentioned TCP/IP bag, require to begin communication.
Only begin operation by detecting whether to import above, the actuate message download process can not be so also, changes recording materials cartridge 20 occasions, starting automatically when detecting.This occasion when changing recording materials cartridge 20, just can be downloaded up-to-date information, does not need user's manual operations, and the convenience of image processing system can be provided.
On the other hand, in main device 500 sides, at step S201, certain has communication to begin requirement among judging whether the many image processing systems 1 from the internet 400, when corresponding with the step S102 of image processing system 1 side, step S201 is judged as the "Yes" occasion, then enter step S202, to the information download process in the image processing system 1 that begins requirement side (specific) as communication according to IP address, the side of delivering letters and the side's of delivering letters TCP channel number, communicate begin the permission reply, then, enter step S203, require key information.
On the other hand, at image processing system 1, at step S103, judge whether from main device 500 permission communications, if it is corresponding with treatment step S202, there is permission to reply ("Yes" of step S103), then enter step S104, judged whether the key information requirement, if corresponding with treatment step S203, key information requirement ("Yes" of step S104) is arranged, then enter step S105, the cartridge identifying information etc. according to the storage area 20b of the nonvolatile memory 20a that is installed in the cartridge 20 in self device makes key information, then, enter step S106, this key information that makes is delivered letters to main device 500, then, enter step S107, judge whether to receive result of determination.
In main device 500 sides, behind step S203, enter step S204, judge whether to receive key information, if it is corresponding with treatment step S106, receive key information ("Yes" of step S204), then enter step S205, carry out the access permission determination processing, then, enter treatment step S206,, judge permission or disapprove access for the image processing system 1 that requires the conduct requirement side of communication beginning at step S201.
Above-mentioned being judged to be " disapproves " occasion ("No" of step S206), to image processing system 1 as the side of requirement, and notice " disapproving " (step S207), end process.Above-mentioned being judged to be " permission " occasion ("Yes" of step S206) enters step S208, and to as the image processing system 1 of the side of requirement, notice " permission " is followed, and enters treatment step S209, the information of the having judged whether requirement of delivering letters.
At image processing system 1,, corresponding with treatment step S207 or S208 at step S107, receive result of determination ("Yes" of step S107), then enter step S108, judge whether permission, if " disapprove " occasion ("No" of step S108), then end process.If " permission " occasion ("Yes" of step S108) then enters step S109, require information to deliver letters to main device 500, then, enter treatment step S110, judge whether that start information delivers letters.
In main device 500 sides, S109 is corresponding with treatment step, step S209 judges the information requirement ("Yes" of step S209) of delivering letters, then enter step S210, from providing with provide corresponding with key information information is provided the information group 53b of Fig. 5, above-mentioned key information obtains from image processing system 1 at step S204.Then, enter treatment step S211, deliver letters to image processing system 1 as the side of requirement, judge at step S212 whether transmission information finishes,, then return step S210 if do not have to finish ("No" of step S212), repeat above-mentioned steps, up to the end of delivering letters of the information of necessity.If be judged as the end of delivering letters ("Yes" of step S212), then enter step S213, to image processing system 1, notice finishes, and then, enters treatment step S214, judges whether to receive the download end notification.
In image processing system 1 side, at step S110, S211 is corresponding with treatment step, the judgement start information is delivered letters ("Yes" of step S110), then enters step S111, receives the information (download information) corresponding with treatment step S211, then, at step S112, carry out stores processor, at step S113 to the storage area 5b of Fig. 4, judge whether to receive end notification, if do not receive end notification ("No" of step S113), then return step S111, continue the storage of reception information.
If corresponding with treatment step S213, receive end notification ("Yes" of step S113), then enter step S114, download to main device notice and finish end process.
Like this, from main device 500 sides, according to cartridge identifying information 20b, make and notify key information, judge, only image processing system 1 being judged to be " permission " according to this key information, information is provided, and the image processing system 1 for being judged to be " disapproving " does not provide information.
From image processing system 1 side, according to key information notice,, then carry out access with main device 500 if obtain access permission from main device 500 based on the body identifying information 5a of the cartridge identifying information 20b of Fig. 5 and Fig. 4, download and stored information.
According to this canned data, control as the CPU2 of control device, can improve user convenience.
This occasion, as image processing system 1 downloaded stored in the download information of the storage area 5b of Fig. 4 (in main device 500, corresponding with the combination of image processing system 1 and recording materials cartridge 20 selected deliver letters the information of using is provided), can enumerate the application program that can carry out by CPU2 as image processing system 1 control device.
This occasion is stored in the application program among the storage area 5b of Fig. 4 as download information, read implementation after also can being transferred to other storage areas of EEPROM5.The application program of downloading forms the application forms that device 1 is provided with to upgrade original image, or appends new functional form action.Like this, can provide new value to the user.That is, can provide new value,, perhaps can import new application program automatically buying cartridge simultaneously as the application etc. of service to the user who buys recording materials cartridge 20.
Equally, as the download information 5b that can improve user's convenience, can enumerate the performance data that is filled in the recording materials in the recording materials cartridge 20 of drawing portion 9 use when record of image processing system 1.
That is, corresponding with the performance data of the recording materials of downloading, the characteristic in the time of can be more subtly to record is carried out revisal, can print more in high quality, improves user's convenience.Ensconce among the nonvolatile memory 20a in the performance data of recording materials also can be considered, this performance data information content is not necessarily little, therefore, has the cost rising problem of nonvolatile memory 20a.Image processing system 1 occasion with communication function makes the cost of recording materials cartridge 20 descend from main device 500 downloads, and the user cost burden is low.
Equally, as the download information 5b that can improve user's convenience, can enumerate the record parameter of the above-mentioned recording materials performance data of reflection.
As the record parameter, can enumerate the γ characteristic value in for example drawing, voltage controling value during record, the Current Control value, image is handled (filtering processing or gray scale are handled) parameter etc., the performance data of recording materials not only, and comprise and be used to form the necessary various printing parameter of better image.These information obtain from developing and make the producer that is filled in the recording materials the recording materials cartridge 20, for example, making the beginning initial stage, be applicable to the characteristic of the recording materials of image processing system 1, the change occasion takes place afterwards, promptly, after certain is made number, from improving the picture quality or the equal angles that reduces cost, change record material behavior occasion also can be corresponding suitably, to continuing to buy the user of recording materials cartridge 20, gratifying service can be provided, also can improve user's satisfaction image processing system 1 and manufacturing firm thereof.
The concrete treatment step of the access permission determination processing of the S205 of treatment step as shown in figure 11 in the main device 500 is described below with reference to Figure 13 and Figure 14.Figure 13 and Figure 14 are the concrete handling procedure flow charts of access permission determination processing in the main device of Fig. 7.
In treatment step S301, with the body identifying information (content of the body identifying information 5a of Fig. 4) that receives as key information among the treatment step S204 of Figure 11 and cartridge identifying information (content of the cartridge identifying information 20b of Fig. 5) and corresponding informance is that the access permission of Fig. 9 judges that " body identifying information " with database 53a reach " cartridge identifying information " contrast, and affirmation has or not registration by the image processing system 1 that " body identifying information " reaches " cartridge identifying information " specific installation recording materials cartridge 20 at database 53a.
In treatment step S302, judge whether registration, do not express registration occasion ("No" of step S302) if register the promptly main device 500 of occasion, then enter step S308, be judged to be " disapproving ", end process.If registration occasion ("Yes" of step S302) then for its register content (by " management number is specific "), is carried out following steps.
At step S303, confirm the access permission sign, then enter treatment step S304, judge whether permissive value 0, if be worth the value 1-3 occasion ("No" of step S304) beyond 0, then enter step S309, be judged to be " disapproving ", end process.If be worth 0 occasion ("Yes" of step S304), then enter step S305, confirm " accumulative total access times ".
Then, at step S306, judge whether 0 time, the result is 0 occasion ("Yes" of step S306), then enters step S307, reads clock circuit 58 and obtains present moment, this is set at constantly " first access constantly ", enter treatment step S310,, then directly enter treatment step S310 if the result is not 0 i.e. at least occasion ("No" of step S306).
At step S310, will " accumulative total access times " increment (+1).Then,, judge whether " accumulative total access times " surpass " upper limit access times " at step S311, when surpassing occasion ("Yes" of step S311), then enter step S315, the access permission sign is set at disapproves (value 3), at step S316, be judged to be " disapproving ", end process.Do not surpass occasion ("No" of step S311), then enter step S312, confirm that " first access constantly "+whether " once more during the access permission " surpasses is read clock circuit 58 resulting present moments,, judge whether to surpass at treatment step S313, when surpassing occasion ("Yes" of step S313), then enter step S317, the storing authorization sign is set at disapproves (value 2), at step S318, be judged to be " disapproving ", end process.Do not surpass occasion ("No" of step S313), then enter step S314, be judged to be " permission ", end process.
By above-mentioned access permission determination processing, when the key information (" body identifying information " reaches " cartridge identifying information ") from image processing system 1 notice is not logined occasion among database 53a, be judged to be " disapproving ", " accumulative total access times " surpass " upper limit access times " occasion, also be judged to be " disapproving ", access occasion once more after surpassing once more during the access permission, also be judged to be " disapproving ", only be judged to be " permission " occasion, carry out above-mentioned providing with information (from image processing system 1, receiving download information) is provided.
At main device 500, if according to user applies, the affirmation formality through setting, the login content of change database 53a then can change to " permission " with " disapproving " access for the moment.
, can limit from the access times of image processing system 1 by individual settings, be no more than the scope that sets access times, can provide information to image processing system 1 from main device 500 to main device 500.That is,, then can prevent the state of affairs that same key information how many times is downloaded repeatedly with obtaining limit information for once if in advance access times are restricted to once.
When for example according to being stored in cartridge identifying information among the nonvolatile memory 20a that recording materials cartridge 20 the is provided with occasion that conducts interviews, when this cartridge identifying information is replicated, by access button information according to this Copy Info, visit main device 500 occasions, owing to can forbid unrestrictedly access, therefore, can prevent improper access.
Have again, in that the user's occasion that offers image processing system 1 with information will be provided,, also can suppress unrestrictedly access information by capping, also can prevent provides necessary above service to the user who buys recording materials cartridge 20, and can set to serve according to the user provides number of times.
By setting from image processing system 1 during the possibility of access once more of main device 500, can limit, forbid unrestrictedly access.When for example cartridge identifying information is replicated, by access button information according to this Copy Info, visit main device 500 occasions, in in advance during for example feasible beginning of dispatching from the factory from the recording materials cartridge of main device side setting is only certain, can carry out Information Access, can forbid unrestrictedly access, therefore, can prevent improper access.
In addition, owing to set the valid period that the information occasion is provided to the user of image processing system 1, also can suppress unrestrictedly access information, also can prevent provides necessary above service to the user who buys recording materials cartridge 20, and can set to serve according to the user provides number of times.
Above with reference to description of drawings embodiments of the invention, but the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description.Can do all changes in the technology of the present invention thought range, they all belong to protection scope of the present invention.

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1. communication system, image processing system and main device are carried out access by communication network and are handled, and it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned image processing system is provided with:
Cartridge identifying information reading device, recording materials cartridge are installed in this image processing system, and this recording materials cartridge is provided with nonvolatile memory, and this cartridge identifying information reading device reads the cartridge identifying information that sets from above-mentioned nonvolatile memory;
The key information notifying device obtains key information according to the above-mentioned cartridge identifying information that is read by cartridge identifying information reading device at least, and above-mentioned key information notifying device is notified main device by communication network with this key information;
To main device communicator, behind the above-mentioned key information notifying device notice key information, from above-mentioned main device permission communication situation, above-mentioned to main device communicator and main device between, the communication that sets;
Above-mentioned main device is provided with:
The key information receiving system is by the key information of above-mentioned communication network reception from above-mentioned image processing system;
Communication could decision maker, and according to the key information that is received by the key information receiving system, judgement could be communicated by letter;
To the image processing system communicator, only could decision maker judge the permission communication situation in above-mentioned communication, and image processing system as the key information side of delivering letters between, the communication that sets.
2. according to the communication system described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned image processing system is provided with the key information implementing device, except above-mentioned cartridge identifying information, also according to the body identifying information that preestablishes and store, makes key information in image processing system;
The communication of above-mentioned main device could decision maker according to the key information that receives by the key information receiving system based on cartridge identifying information and body identifying information, judgement could be communicated by letter.
3. according to the communication system described in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned main device the image processing system communicator is provided with providing with among the ensemble the ensemble storage device from being stored in advance read with above-mentioned corresponding the providing with information of key information from image processing system and delivered letters;
Above-mentioned image processing system main device communicator will be stored in the download information-storing device from above-mentioned the providing with information that main device receives, above-mentioned image processing system is provided with control device, according to the above-mentioned information of downloading in the information-storing device that is stored in, carry out preset action.
4. according to the communication system described in the claim 3, it is characterized in that, sending the above-mentioned information of using that provides from above-mentioned host apparatus to image processing system, is can be in the application program of image processing system use at above-mentioned image processing system as the information of download canned data.
5. according to the communication system described in the claim 3, it is characterized in that, sending the above-mentioned information of use that provides from above-mentioned host apparatus to image processing system, is the performance data of using during at the image processing system document image that is filled in the recording materials in the above-mentioned recording materials cartridge as download information canned data at above-mentioned image processing system.
6. according to the communication system described in the claim 3, it is characterized in that, sending the above-mentioned information of using that provides from above-mentioned host apparatus to image processing system, is the record parameter of using when being reflected in the image processing system document image that is filled in the recording materials performance data in the above-mentioned recording materials cartridge at above-mentioned image processing system as the information of download canned data.
7. communication system according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned main device is provided with accumulative total access times storage device, at main device with by above-mentioned key information between the image processing system of the specific respectively side of delivering letters, by above-mentioned the image processing system communicator is communicated, it is corresponding with above-mentioned key information that above-mentioned accumulative total access times storage device will add up number of communications, stores as the accumulative total access times;
In the time could communicating by letter according to the key information judgement that receives by above-mentioned key information receiving system, the corresponding accumulative total access times that are stored in the above-mentioned accumulative total access times storage device with above-mentioned key information surpass the upper limit storage number of times occasion that sets, and above-mentioned communication could be judged to be and can not communicate by letter by decision maker.
8. according to the communication system described in the claim 7, it is characterized in that the above-mentioned upper limit storage number of times that sets is according to body identifying information and cartridge identifying information regulation as the above-mentioned image processing system of key information.
9. communication system according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned main device is provided with:
First access is storage device constantly, at main device with by above-mentioned key information between the image processing system of the specific respectively side of delivering letters, by above-mentioned the image processing system communicator is communicated by letter for the first time, first access storage device constantly should be communicated by letter constantly as first access constantly for the first time, corresponding with above-mentioned key information, store;
Storage device during the access permission is corresponding with above-mentioned key information once more, during the access permission once more that storage sets;
In the time could communicating by letter according to the key information judgement that receives by above-mentioned key information receiving system, when corresponding with above-mentioned key information be stored in the above-mentioned first access first access in the storage device constantly add constantly be stored in above-mentioned access permission once more during during the access permission once more in the storage device moment of gained surpass the present moment occasion, above-mentioned communication could be judged to be and can not communicate by letter by decision maker.
10. according to the communication system described in the claim 9, it is characterized in that, during the above-mentioned access permission once more that sets according to body identifying information and cartridge identifying information regulation as the above-mentioned image processing system of key information.
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