CN101299182B - Printing device - Google Patents
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A printing device generates print request data including print attribute data for printing based on an input print request and transmits the print request data to a print-data generating device via a network. The print-data generating device generates response data and transmits the response data to the printing device during the same session of receiving the print request data from the printing device. The printing device receives the response data and transmits a print data request to the print-data generating device. The print-data generating device receives the print data request, generates print data according to the print data request, and transmits the generated print data to the printing device. The printing device receives the print data.
Description
The application is that submit, denomination of invention on September 11st, 2006 dividing an application for No. 200610151671.3 application for a patent for invention of " network printing method, system and server ".
The cross reference of related application
The present invention is with reference to the full content of on September 13rd, 2005 at day priority text of the present disclosure 2005-265801 number.
Technical field
The present invention relates to network print system, particularly relate to a kind of printing device, it obtains the print request data and the print request data is sent to server apparatus according to the request from portable terminal, and the print data that is received in the server apparatus generation prints.
Background technology
Such as cellular phone, personal handyphone system (PHS) phone, and the portable terminal of personal digital assistant (PDA) does not comprise printing function.A scheme of the data of printing stored in portable terminal is the data in the portable terminal directly to be outputed to printing device be used for printing.In this scheme, the data that are used for the small screen of portable terminal are the unique data that can print with the data that are used for small memory capacity.Simultaneously, because printer driver does not have high-performance, can not realize the high precision printing.
In order to address this problem, there is a kind of print system, wherein data or the portable terminal data designated with portable terminal outputs to printing device by network.If portable terminal is not held print data, then for example specify the URL(uniform resource locator) (URL) of the data of expectation printing, thereby the instruction printing device is printed.As shown in figure 13, printing device provides the request instruction of printing these data server apparatus to the network.Server apparatus then generates print data for this content, and then printing device is used for printing from server apparatus download print data.
Simultaneously, as about standard scheme, formulated print service interface (PSI) standard by the printer working group (PWG) of institute of electrical and electronic engineers (IEEE) to the print command of printing device.In the PSI standard, there is scheme by providing the print command that comprises URL to print easily to printing device.Describe below several about several examples to the conventional art of the print command of printing device.
" the image demonstration Method of printing " that discloses among the Japanese patent application 2001-256025 is to be printed by the high-quality of cellular phone specified message, and the Method of printing of then presenting the bill.The print command that will comprise URL from cellular phone reports to printing device.Like this, this is the print system that a kind of terminal of using in the life of every day by the operation user allows easy printing.In this system, with printing device be placed on such as convenience store environment in, thereby can be by public operation.The data terminal of cellular phone is connected to the communication control unit of printing device by cable.When needs are printed on the homepage that shows on the display unit of cellular phone, its URL is reported to printing device.From the URL of report, printing device determines wherein to have stored the URL of high quality graphic, reads the page that comprises the high quality graphic that will print, and then prints the page that reads.
" print system " that discloses among the Japanese patent application 2002-014781 is the print command of a kind of basis from portable set, printing device sends data acquisition request to server apparatus, and server apparatus then sends to the print system that printing device is used to print with print data.In order to print the content information that obtains by the internet, mobile terminal device is by local communication, and the print command of URL that will have the content information of appointment reports to printing device.Respond this print command, printing device is specified the URL that is used to show, then gives server by internet reporting printing request of data.Respond this request, server apparatus obtains print data from the URL of appointment.Print management language (PML) converting unit is then carried out the conversion of PML data, then data converted is sent to printing device by the internet.Receive the PML data when printing device, the PML print unit in the printing device is carried out the conversion of the print data that is used to print.
Yet in the traditional prints system, there are the following problems.Is in the system of print data in the content that obtains based on the print command from portable terminal in the video picture of printing device place, and network printing can not be carried out by the printing device that does not possess the video picture function.In addition, in the system that is used for printing the print data of describing with the PML form, can not print the print data of describing with the language except the printer descriptive language of in server, supposing.In addition, generate state because printing device can not be known the print data in the server apparatus, if need generate print data for a long time at the server place, it is out-of-date to take place to print at the printing device place, thereby makes and can not produce printout.Further,, only defined the application programming interface (API) that is used to communicate by letter, and clearly do not defined the specified scheme that is used for actual printout in the PSI of the printing that is used for URL appointment standard.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to solve at least in part the problem in the conventional art.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of printing device, it is connected with the print data generation equipment that generates print data by network, possesses: will send to the transmitting element that print data generates equipment according to the print request data of the print request of importing; With the receiving element that receives from print data generation equipment for the response data of print request data, transmitting element sends to print data according to response data with the print data request and generates equipment, and receiving element receives from print data and generates the equipment print data that request is returned for print data.
By consider to read following detailed description with accompanying drawing, will understand above-mentioned and other target of the present invention better, feature, advantage and technology and industrial significance.
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Fig. 1 is the concept map according to the structure of the network print system of the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the diagram that is used for the print request data used according to the network print system of the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the diagram that screen is set on the cellular phone that is used for using according to the network print system of the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram according to operating process in the network print system of the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of operating process in according to a second embodiment of the present invention the network print system;
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of operating process in the network print system of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention;
Fig. 7 is the concept map of structure of the network print system of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention;
Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram of operating process in the network print system of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention;
Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram of operating process in according to a fifth embodiment of the invention the network print system;
Figure 10 is the concept map of the structure of network print system according to a sixth embodiment of the invention;
Figure 11 is the process flow diagram of operating process in according to a sixth embodiment of the invention the network print system;
Figure 12 is the process flow diagram of operating process in according to a seventh embodiment of the invention the network print system;
Figure 13 is the process flow diagram of print procedure in the legacy network print system.
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Be used to realize exemplary embodiments of the present invention below with reference to the accompanying drawing detailed description.
First embodiment belongs to a kind of network print system, wherein be connected to the printing device of server apparatus by network, according to the input print request, generation comprises that the print request data of print attribution data are to send to server apparatus, server apparatus generates print data to send to printing device according to the print request data that receive, and then printing device reception print data prints.Here, among all embodiment below, printing device is an equipment with printing function, for example, and printer apparatus and the multifunctional product that is included in the casing with printer function, copy function, scanner functions and facsimile function.
Fig. 1 is the concept map according to the structure of the network print system of the first embodiment of the present invention.In Fig. 1, printing device 1 is such equipment, and it generates the print request data comprise the print attribution data sending to server apparatus according to print request, and then receives print data and print.Printing device 1 comprises print request generation unit 2, transmitting element 3 and receiving element 4, print request generation unit 2 generates the print request data that comprise the print attribution data that are used to print according to print request, transmitting element 3 sends to server apparatus with the print request data, and receiving element 4 receives the print data of returning for the print request data.
Fig. 2 is the diagram of print request data.Fig. 3 is the diagram that screen is set on the cellular phone.Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram of operating process in the network print system.
Description is according to the function and the operation of the network print system of first embodiment.At first, with reference to figure 1, the function of network print system has been described schematically.Printing device 1 sends the print request that comprises the print attribution data and arrives server apparatus 5.Server 5 then generates print data according to the print attribution data.Printing device 1 is print print data then.Thus, can print according to the print format (for example, PostScript or printer control language (PCL)) that allows in the printer 1.
The receiving element 6 of server 5 receives the print request data.Print data generation unit 7 generates print data according to the print request data.Transmitting element 8 sends to printing device 1 with print data.The receiving element 4 of printing device 1 is to receive in the process of same session of print request data, receives the print data of returning for the print request data.Printing device 1 is then printed the print data that receives.Here, server 5 can be according to printing device 1 and the connection that is used to receive between the server 5 of print data generate print data.Thus, when being connected to server apparatus 5, obtaining in the print data of printing device 1 and to generate print data in the processing.Therefore, compare, can prevent to generate unnecessary print data, thereby reduce the processing load of server 5 with the situation that before print request, generates print data.
Then, referring to figs. 2 and 3 describing the print request data.The print attribution data comprise the printer descriptive language that is used for printing device 1 (PostScript, Portable Document Format (PDF), PCL, or the like) selection information.If printer descriptive language selection information comprises equal or, select to specify in the language at top as default option more than the language of two types appointment.Simultaneously, the print attribution data can comprise the setting of printing value, and are colored or monochromatic such as printing size, printing surface (two-sided or single face), packed format, and the number of printing.Simultaneously, the print attribution data can comprise with in the relevant data of the control at printing device place.
The print request data can comprise the print attribution data, are used for the identifying information of print What, and print What itself.Identifying information is represented by unified resource designator (URI) or URL.Under the situation of URL, for the print data of document1.doc in the document path in the server apparatus that specifies in the somewhere, with
Http:// somewhere/documents/document1.docThe form specifying print data.Simultaneously, print data can comprise user preference information, physical location information, and about whether adding the information of notice, and bill information.Simultaneously, can such as extend markup language (XML), perhaps can describe, describe the data description form that comprises in the print request data such as text formatting with the form of structure with the form of non-structure.
Print data generation unit 7 can obtain print What based on for example HTTP(Hypertext Transport Protocol) or file transfer protocol (FTP).The print request data can input from the equipment (such as cellular phone, PDA, perhaps notebook personal computer (PC)) of printing device outside.Fig. 3 has described the screen that is provided with when cellular phone is used as input equipment.Simultaneously, print data generation unit 7 can obtain print data from the memory device of the stored data base in the server apparatus 5 and so on.Be used for the network that printing device 1 and server apparatus 5 link together can partly be comprised intranet (Intranet) or internet.Transmitting element 8 and receiving element 6 can be identical equipment.Receiving the server apparatus of print request data and the server apparatus of transmission print data can differ from one another.
The operating process of network print system then, is described with reference to figure 2,3 and 4.At first, when the user uses external input device to import the print request data, the input (step S1) that printing device 1 is accepted from input equipment.External input device is a cellular phone, PDA, perhaps notebook PC.Below, described and wherein use cellular phone to be used as an example of external input device.The user operate cellular phone import as content identification information with text formatting
Http:// somewhere/documents/document1.doc, as shown in Fig. 3 (1).Shown in Fig. 3 (2), select A4 as paper size.Shown in Fig. 3 (3), select " two-sided " as printing surface.Shown in Fig. 3 (4), select 2 as the number of printing.Shown in Fig. 3 (5), select "Yes" to allow to comprise notice (advertisement).By this way, be input in the print request data under the situation of printing device 1, printing device 1 is accepted input.
Then, based on input, printing device 1 generates print request data (step S2) shown in Figure 2.Then, the print request data are sent to server apparatus (step S3).Server apparatus 5 then receives print request data (step S4) from printing device 1.Server apparatus 5 then generates print data (step S5).In print data generate to be handled, from the URL of the identifying information of the print What that is used for the print request data (
Http:// somewhere/documents/document1.doc), described in the E of Fig. 2, obtain the document.doc1 in the document path in the server apparatus somewhere, and then store provisionally.Then, select information, select PostScript as default option based on the printer descriptive language in the print attribution data shown in the A of Fig. 2.
Then, shown in the B of Fig. 2, A4 is set as paper size.Shown in the C of Fig. 2, " two-sided " is set as printing surface.Shown in the D of Fig. 2, be provided with 2 as the number of printing.By this way, from the document.doc1 of interim storage, generate its PostScript data (document1.ps).
By this way, print request is sent to server apparatus, this print request comprises printer descriptive language selection information, and the print attribution data of the identification information of print What, and server apparatus generates print data from the print attribution data, thus, can realize a kind of network print system, the printing data format such as PostScript or PCL that wherein can obtain to be suitable for printing device is used for printing.
As mentioned above, in first embodiment, be such configuration network print system: by the printing device of network connection service device equipment, generation comprises that the print request data of print attribution data send to server apparatus according to the input print request, server apparatus generates print data according to the print request data that receive and sends to printing device, and printing device then receives print data and prints.Thus, can obtain reliable print data apace according to user's request and can make things convenient for and print efficiently.
Then, describe according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Second embodiment belongs to a kind of network print system, wherein be connected to the printing device of server apparatus by network, according to print request, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print and the print request data is sent to server apparatus, server apparatus generates response data to send according to the print request data that receive, printing device receives response data and sends the print data request, server apparatus generates print data with transmission, and then printing device receives print data to print.
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of operating process in according to a second embodiment of the present invention the network print system.Server apparatus comprises the response data generation unit, and it generates the response data of returning for the print request data.In addition, similar according to the basic structure of the network print system of second embodiment and first embodiment.
Description is according to the function and the operation of the network print system that is as above disposed of second embodiment.Server with the identical connection (session) that receives the print request data in, send response data to printing device.In response to response data, printing device obtains print data.Response data can comprise the identification information of print data.Identification information can for example be represented by URI, perhaps for example can be represented by URL.Under the situation of URL, for the print data of document1.ps in the document path of the server apparatus that specifies in the somewhere, with
Http:// somewhere/documents/document1.psForm come specifying print data.Simultaneously, response data can comprise that the expression print data generates the status data of state and generates required time for print data.
Being sent in the identical connection (session) of the reception of print request data and response data carried out.For example, under the situation of HTTP, according to the print request data that send from printing device, will have the status code (202Accepted) that is included in the header portion and be included in the main part (
Http:// somewhere/documents/document1.ps) the response of print data return from server apparatus.Can for example obtain print data based on HTTP or FTP.If obtain print data based on HTTP, then according to the URL in the response data (
Http:// somewhere/documents/document1.ps) acquisition document1.ps.Sending the server apparatus of response data and the server apparatus of transmission print data can differ from one another.
With reference to figure 5, the operating process of network print system is described.Processing from step S21 to S25 is carried out in the mode similar to the processing from step S1 to S5 first embodiment.
As server apparatus 5 (step S24) when printing device 1 receives the print data request, the response data below side by side carrying out generates to be handled and print data generates processing.
At first, in the response data product process, generate comprise URL (
Http:// somewhere/documents/document1.ps) as the print data that will generate (
Document1.ps) the response data (step S26) of identification information.Then the response data that generates is sent to printing device 1 (step S27).
On the other hand, in server apparatus 5, begin print data simultaneously and generate processing (step S25).
By this way,, can obtain print data, avoid simultaneously owing to connect the overtime misprint that causes in the timing of user expectation even the size of print data is very big and its generation at server apparatus takies for a long time.
As mentioned above, in a second embodiment, be such configuration network print system: by the printing device of network connection service device equipment, generate the print request data that comprise the print attribution data that are used to print according to print request, and the print request data are sent to server apparatus, server apparatus generates response data to send for the print request data that receive, printing device receives response data and sends the print data request, server apparatus generates print data with transmission, and then printing device reception print data prints.Thus, can regularly obtain reliable print data apace and can make things convenient for and print efficiently according to user's request.
Then, a third embodiment in accordance with the invention is described.
The 3rd embodiment belongs to a kind of network print system, wherein be connected to the printing device of server apparatus by network, according to print request, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print, and the print request data are sent to server apparatus, server apparatus generates response data to send and beginning print data generation processing for the print request data that receive, printing device receives response data and sends the print data request, server apparatus sends print data under the situation that has generated print data, if and then printing device can not receive under the situation of print data and sends the print data request once more, and when receiving print data, print data is printed.
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of operating process in the network print system of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention.Printing device comprises a unit, and it does not receive in this unit under the situation of print data attempts to be connected to once more server apparatus.In addition, similar according to the basic structure of the network print system of the 3rd embodiment and second embodiment.
Description is according to the function and the operation of the network print system that is as above disposed of the 3rd embodiment.Printing device attempts to obtain print data asynchronously, and server apparatus is made response conversely in identical connection, thereby realizes the dynamic print control according to the state of server apparatus.When not obtaining print data, printing device is attempted Connection Service device equipment once more.When successfully having set up connection, then obtain print data.
With reference to figure 6, the operating process of network print system is described.Processing from step S41 to S48 with to second embodiment carry out up to the similar mode of the processing of step S28.
When server apparatus 5 receives response data (step S48), printing device 1 send the print data request to server apparatus 5 to obtain print data (step S49).
When receiving response data (step S54), printing device 1 sends print data request (step S49) once more, and this response data is in response to the print data request with the state code (102processing) that is included in header portion.
On the other hand, if printing device 1 receives the print data (step S55) in response to the print data request, printing device 1 is printed the print data (step S56) that receives.
By this way, if printing device does not obtain print data, printing device is attempted Connection Service device equipment once more.By repeating this processing of attempting Connection Service device equipment, can realize that reliable print data obtains up to obtaining print data.
As mentioned above, in the 3rd embodiment, it is such configuration network print system: the printing device that is connected to server apparatus by network, according to print request, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print, and the print request data are sent to server apparatus, server apparatus generates response data to send for the print request data that receive, and the beginning print data generates processing, printing device receives response data and sends the print data request, server apparatus sends print data under the situation that has generated print data, if and then printing device can not receive under the situation of print data and sends the print data request once more, and when receiving print data, print data is printed.Thus, can obtain reliable print data apace according to user's request and can make things convenient for and print efficiently.
Then, a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention is described.
The 4th embodiment belongs to a kind of network print system, wherein be connected to the printing device of server apparatus by network, according to print request, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print, and the print request data are sent to server apparatus, server apparatus generates response data to send for the print request data that receive, and the beginning print data generates processing, printing device receives response data and sends the print data request, server apparatus sends print data under the situation that has generated print data, printing device receives print data and prints, if and can not receive under the situation of print data and send the print data request once more, and on request number of times reaches, stop request in limited time.
Fig. 7 is the concept map of structure of the network print system of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention.In Fig. 7, reconnecting counting determining unit 9 is to determine whether the number of times of transmission print data request reaches the device of the higher limit that sets in advance.In addition, similar according to the basic structure of the network print system of the 4th embodiment and the 3rd embodiment.Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram of operating process in the network print system of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention.
Description is according to the function and the operation of the network print system that is as above disposed of the 4th embodiment.When printing device does not obtain print data, printing device is attempted Connection Service device equipment once more.When successfully having set up connection, then obtain print data.When determining that by reconnecting counting unit the number of times that reconnects has reached the upper limit, printing device stops to send the print request data.
With reference to figure 8, the operating process of network print system is described.Flow process from step S61 to S68 with to the 3rd embodiment step S41 carry out to the similar mode of the flow process of step S48.Simultaneously, the flow process in server apparatus 5 sides and the 3rd embodiment is similarly carried out flow process.
When server apparatus 5 receives response data (step S68), printing device 1 send the print data request to server apparatus 5 to obtain print data (step S69).When receive have state code " 102processing ", during in response to the print data request responding data that send (step S74), printing device 1 is determined to reconnecting number of times (sending the number of times of request) and whether having reached the upper limit (step S75) of server apparatus 5.
Reached the upper limit ("Yes" among the step S75) if reconnect number of times (sending the number of times of request), printing device 1 stops the processing of Connection Service device equipment 5.On the other hand, do not reach the upper limit ("No" among the step S75) if reconnect number of times (sending the number of times of request), printing device 1 sends print data request (step S69) once more.By this way, be limited to the upper limit that sets in advance, can reduce the connection processing load on the printing device by the number of times that will send the print data request.
On the other hand, when printing device 1 receives print data (step S76) rather than receives the response data of the state code " 102processing " with printing device from server apparatus 5 in response to the print data request, printing device 1 is printed the print data (step S77) that receives.
As mentioned above, in the 4th embodiment, it is such configuration network print system: the printing device that is connected to server apparatus by network, according to print request, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print, and the print request data are sent to server apparatus, server apparatus generates response data to send and beginning print data generation processing for the print request data that receive, printing device receives response data and sends the print data request, server apparatus sends print data under the situation that has generated print data, printing device receives print data and prints, if and can not receive under the situation of print data and send the print data request once more, and on request number of times reaches, stop request in limited time.Thus, can obtain reliable print data apace according to user's request and can make things convenient for and print efficiently.
Then, describe according to a fifth embodiment of the invention.
The 5th embodiment belongs to a kind of network print system, wherein be connected to the printing device of server apparatus by network, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print and the print request data is sent to server apparatus, server apparatus receives the print request data and generates response data to send, printing device receives response data and waits for, server apparatus generates print data and sends print data asynchronously, and then printing device reception print data prints.
Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram of operating process in according to a fifth embodiment of the invention the network print system.Similar according to the basic structure of the network print system of the 5th embodiment and first embodiment.The assembly identical with first embodiment no longer described at this.
Description is according to the function and the operation of the network print system that is as above disposed of the 5th embodiment.According to the print request data, server apparatus sends print data asynchronously in another connects.Response data can comprise the status data of the state that the expression print data generates.Simultaneously, response data can comprise the data that comprise server apparatus generation print data required time.For example, response data represent (generating, 2s).The reception of the transmission of print request data and response data can be carried out in identical being connected (session) in the printing device.For example, under the situation of HTTP, according to the print request data that send from printing device, will have the status code (200OK) that is included in the header portion and be included in the response that print data in the main part generates state (generating) and return from server apparatus.
With reference to figure 9, the operating process of network print system is described.Processing from step S81 to S84 with to second embodiment carry out to the similar mode of the processing of step S24 from step 21.
When receive print request data (step S84) from printing device 1, server apparatus 5 begins to generate print data (document1.ps).Then carry out the response data transmission that is right after and handle (step S85 and S91) with print data generation processing.Server 5 sends and comprises that print data generates state (generating) or generates the stand-by period (2s) to printing device 1 (step S86).When the generation of print data is finished (step S91), server apparatus 5 sends to printing device 1 (step S87) with the print data (document1.ps) that generates.
When receive response data (step S88) from server apparatus 5, printing device 1 is waited for the reception of print data according to the generation stand-by period (2s) in the response data.Printing device 1 then receives print data (document1.ps) (step S89) asynchronously in another connects, and then prints the print data (step S90) that receives.By this way, even the size of print data is very big and the generation on server apparatus needs for a long time, also can reduces printing device and be applied to connected load on the server apparatus.
As mentioned above, in the 5th embodiment, it is such configuration network print system: the printing device that is connected to server apparatus by network, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print and the print request data is sent to server apparatus, server apparatus receives the print request data and generates response data to send, printing device receives response data and waits for, server apparatus generates print data and sends print data asynchronously, and then printing device receives print data and prints.Thus, can obtain reliable print data apace according to user's request and can make things convenient for and print efficiently.
Then, describe according to a sixth embodiment of the invention.
The 6th embodiment belongs to a kind of network print system, wherein be connected to the printing device of server apparatus and content server equipment by network, according to print request, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print and the print request data is sent to server apparatus, server apparatus obtains content-data according to the print request data that receive from content server equipment, generate print data according to the print request data, and send and to print data to printing device, then printing device receives print data and prints.
Figure 10 is the concept map of the structure of network print system according to a sixth embodiment of the invention.Server apparatus comprises the content-data acquiring unit that obtains content-data via network from content server equipment.In Figure 10, content server 10 provides the server apparatus of content-data.Content-data acquiring unit 11 is the devices that obtain content-data from content server equipment 10.In addition, similar according to the basic structure of the network print system of the 6th embodiment and first embodiment.No longer describe at this with the first embodiment components identical.Figure 11 is when obtaining content-data from content server equipment and generating the process flow diagram of print data with the operating process of transmission asynchronously.
Description is according to the function and the operation of the network print system that is as above disposed of the 6th embodiment.Print data generation unit 7 in the server apparatus 5 generates print data from the content-data that obtains.Content-data acquiring unit 11 is according to the print request data, and by such as LAN, the network of wide area network (WAN) or internet obtains data.Based on HTTP, FTP or other obtain content-data.For example, for the content-data among the document1.doc in the path of the document of the server apparatus that specifies in the somewhere, content-data with
The URL of http://somewhere/documents/document1.docForm specify.
With reference to Figure 11, the operating process of network print system is described.To no longer describe here with those identical among first embodiment operating process.In server apparatus, will be increased to the print data product process by the processing that network obtains content-data.Under the situation of HTTP, from URL (
Http:// somewhere/documents/document1.doc) obtain the document1.doc in the path of document of server apparatus somewhere.From the content that obtains, the print data generation unit generates print data.When in printing number generation processing, the print data request being arranged from printing device, return the response of expression " in the processing ".When finishing the print data generation, print data is turned back to printing device.Obtain print What by server apparatus by network, even content also can be printed according to user's print request on the network.
As mentioned above, in the 6th embodiment, it is such configuration network print system: the printing device that is connected to server apparatus and content server equipment by network, according to print request, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print and the print request data is sent to server apparatus, server apparatus obtains content-data according to the print request data that receive from content server equipment, generate print data according to the print request data, and send and to print data to printing device, then printing device receives print data and prints.Thus, can obtain reliable print data apace according to user's request and can make things convenient for and print efficiently.
Then, describe according to a seventh embodiment of the invention.
The 7th embodiment belongs to a kind of network print system, wherein be connected to the printing device of server apparatus by network, according to print request, generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print and the print request data is sent to server apparatus, server apparatus generates response data to send according to the print request data that receive, and when finishing the print data generation, send the print data generation and finish notice, generate when receiving print data that printing device sends the print data request when finishing notice, server apparatus generates print data with transmission, and printing device reception print data prints.
In addition, similar according to the basic structure of the network print system of the 7th embodiment and first embodiment.
With reference to Figure 12, the operating process of network print system is described.Processing from step S101 to S104 with to second embodiment carry out to the similar mode of the processing of step S24 from step 21.
When printing device 1 receives the print request data (step S104), the response data below server apparatus 5 is carried out simultaneously generates to be handled and print data generates and handles.
At first, generate in the processing in response data, production comprises the response data (step 106) as the URL of the identification information of print data (document1.ps) (http://somewhere/documents/document1.ps), then the response data that generates is sent to printing device 1 (step 107).
On the other hand, server apparatus 5 begins print data generation processing (step S105) simultaneously.
When finishing print data generation processing with the generation print data (step S109), server apparatus 5 transmission print datas generate to finish notifies printing device 1 (step S110).
Generate (step 111) when finishing notice when receive print data from server apparatus 5, printing device 1 sends the print data request to server apparatus 5, obtains the document1.ps in the path of document of server apparatus somewhere with the URL from be included in the response data that receives (http://somewhere/documents/document1.ps).Carry out processing then in mode similar to processing (step S30 is to S33) among second embodiment.
By this way, even the size of print data is very big and the generation on server apparatus needs for a long time, also can obtain print data, avoid simultaneously owing to connecting the overtime misprint that causes and waiting for reliably up to finishing the print data generation in the timing of user expectation.
In the above-described embodiment, can draw easily, the present invention can provide a kind of network print system, comprise printing device and server, wherein printing device comprises: generate the print request data cell, it is according to the input print request, and generation comprises the print request data of the print attribution data that are used to print and sends to server; Receiving element, it is from the response data of server reception for the print request data; Transmitting element, it sends the print data request to server according to response data, and server comprises: generate the response data unit, it generates response data according to the print request data; Transmitting element, request sends to printing device with print data according to print data for it, and wherein the receiving element of printing device reception print data is used for printing.
And the present invention can also provide a kind of network printing server, and it links to each other with printing device by network, comprising: print request Data Receiving unit, and it receives the print request data that comprise the print attribution data that are used to print from printing device; The response data generation unit, it generates the response data for the print request data; The response data transmitting element, it sends response data to printing device in the same session that receives the print request data; Print data request receiving element, it receives the print data request according to response data from printing device; The print data generation unit, it generates the print data according to the print data request; The print data transmitting element, it sends the printing device that prints data to that generates.
Here, in first to the 7th embodiment, from cellular phone input content identification information as external input device, paper size, printing surface is printed number, and the print request data that whether comprise notice.This be not mean restricted.The print request data can be imported from the guidance panel on the printing device 1, and permission that can be on guidance panel touches and shows on the liquid crystal display of input and be equivalent to that the screen of describing among Fig. 3, thereby allows the user to provide input from such screen.
The most suitable such system of network print system according to the present invention, the print request of sending from for example cellular phone, PDA or RFID terminal according to the user wherein, printing device are obtained print data from server apparatus and are used for printing.
Although invention has been described with reference to specific embodiment for complete sum is clearly described, therefore but claims should not be restricted, but should be interpreted as comprising contingent for those skilled in the art, clearly fall into all modifications and the alternative constructions of the basic instruction that proposes here.
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1. printing device, it is connected with the print data generation equipment that generates print data by network, it is characterized in that,
Possess:
Generate the print request data cell, according to the print request generation print request data of input;
Transmitting element sends to described print data with described print request data and generates equipment; With
Receiving element is sending in the identical session of the session of described print request data with described transmitting element, receives response data for described print request data from described print data generation equipment,
Described transmitting element sends to described print data according to described response data with the print data request and generates equipment,
Described receiving element receives described print data and generates the print data that equipment is generated according to described print data request.
2. printing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described transmitting element receives expression when obtaining the notice of described print data failure from described print data generation equipment after sending described print data request, send described print data request once more to described print data generation equipment.
3. printing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Also possess determining unit, determine whether the number of times that obtains the notice of described print data failure from the expression that described print data generation equipment receives has reached the higher limit that sets in advance,
Described transmitting element obtains the number of times of the notice of described print data failure and has surpassed described higher limit when receiving expression, stops the transmission of described print data request.
4. printing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described transmitting element generates when finishing notice receiving the print data that generated of the described print data of expression from described print data generation equipment, sends described print data request and generates equipment to described print data.
5. printing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Via to infrared light receiving element, wireless communication unit, and any one input receives described print request in the radio frequency identification reading unit.
6. printing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Receive described print request via input from operation display unit.
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