CN101515225A - Printing device and information processing apparatus - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a printing device and information processing apparatus, aiming to set a certain condition to uniform the printing drivers allowed to use. In the printing device in the invention, more than one corresponding relation tables of the printing driver version information and the information of whether the printer 11 can use the printing driver are saved in the printing driver information saving unit 19 in the printer 11; the printing driver 15 receives a printing instruction including version information and printing data from PC, generates a printing information including the version information, and sending the printing information to the printer 11; the printer 11 receives the printing information, compares it with the printing information in the tables; if the comparison result is unusable, the printer 11 performs printing action, while, maks a warning information and sends it to the printing driver 15; and the printing driver 15 displays the warning information.
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Technical field
The printing equipment that the present invention relates to possess the signal conditioning package of print driver and be subjected to print driver control.
Background technology
Usually will print between the customer information treating apparatus (hereinafter referred to as customer set up) such as machine and computer in the prior art and be connected to form print system with network.Customer set up possesses print driver, and this print driver is sent to printer with print data, is carried out by printer and prints.
In above-mentioned print system, if utilize printer, need be with download technology in advance from download print drivers such as server, the customer set up of packing into.In the past, when the print driver edition upgrading, when having increased new function, generally downloaded print driver by user oneself.But, such technical scheme has been proposed in recent years, after promptly printer or compounding machine detect delivering of new edition print driver, in customer set up, download automatically.For example, patent documentation 1 (the flat 2006-82541 communique of TOHKEMY) discloses and a kind ofly can tackle the technology that new print driver is delivered automatically.Patent documentation 2 (the flat 2003-91427 communique of TOHKEMY) discloses a kind of signal conditioning package; it is not increasing operator's burden and is not increasing under the situation of cost; not only can guarantee the firmware upgrade of machine self, and can carry out special pattern as required and set.
Yet above-mentioned customer set up has also been obtained uncertain version or has been comprised the version that does not need function when obtaining the redaction print driver automatically.In this case, for example for being the situation that definite version of only existence or the print driver with specific function manage with the environment for use unification, the problem that environment for use can not get optimizing may take place.When the WEB server was delivered new print driver, above-mentioned patent documentation 1 can't only allow the user obtain the unified such management of print driver that is used for the automatic download of customer set up of version performance.Patent documentation 2 also fails to address the above problem.
Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention is, is the print driver that printing equipment can use with specified conditions with the print driver unification.
In order to achieve the above object, the invention provides following printing equipment and signal conditioning package, that is:
(1) printing equipment in the print system, be used for receiving the type information that the print driver of signal conditioning package sends, according to this type information, print system prints control, printing equipment comprises: the form calling mechanism, be used to write down the print driver version information and could use relation between the print driver information, this print driver version information is included among the type information, be used to represent the version of print driver, this could use print driver information to be stored in the form calling mechanism, is used to represent whether printing equipment can use the print driver with version that the print driver version information represents; Comparison means is used for comparison print driver version information and could uses print driver information corresponding to the print driver version information; Control device when the comparative result of comparison means uses print driver for permission, prints control, it is characterized in that, when not allowing to use print driver, control device sends warning message to signal conditioning package, and this warning message represents not allow to use the content of print driver.
(2) according to the printing equipment of (1), it is characterized in that, comprise the information of the print driver that printing equipment is allowed to use in the warning message.
(3) according to the printing equipment of (1), it is characterized in that, could use to comprise the condition that printing equipment allows to use print driver in the print driver information.
(4) according to the printing equipment of (3), it is characterized in that, could use the permission that comprises in the print driver information to use the print driver condition only to be the version information of print driver.
(5) according to the printing equipment of (3), it is characterized in that, could use the printing equipment that comprises in the print driver information to allow to use in the print driver condition, except the print driver version information, also comprise other information.
(6) according to the printing equipment of (5), it is characterized in that other information are the address of signal conditioning package.
According to the printing equipment of (5), it is characterized in that (7) other information are that black and white is printed.
According to the printing equipment of (5), it is characterized in that (8) other information are for allowing the period of printing.
(9) according to any one printing equipment in (1) to (8), it is characterized in that, form calling mechanism record print driver version information and the corresponding relation that could replace using between the print driver information, this could replace using print driver information to be used to represent whether printing equipment printing equipment in addition can use the print driver with the represented version of print driver version information; When comparison means uses print driver at comparative result for not allowing printing equipment, print driver version information and could replace using print driver information relatively corresponding to the print driver version information; When the comparative result of comparison means allowed to use print driver for other printing equipments, control device was with the direct information signal conditioning package of other printing equipments.
(10) signal conditioning package, wherein possesses print driver, this print driver sends type information to printing equipment, according to this type information, print system prints control, and signal conditioning package is characterised in that, comprise: information receiver, be used for after type information is sent to printing equipment, receive the warning message that sends from printing equipment, this warning message represents that this printing equipment does not allow to use the content of print driver; Display device, warning.
(11) signal conditioning package of basis (10), it is characterized in that, information receiver also has the function of reception notification information, and this announcement information receives that by printing equipment type information sends later on, represents that wherein other printing equipments beyond the available printing equipment print; Display device also has the function of display notification information.
The present invention has following effect, promptly, the form calling mechanism is set in printing equipment, be used to set the version of print driver and could use corresponding relation between this print driver information, the available print driver version of registration like this, just can be abideed by the gerentocratic management principle of print system in table, the print driver that the unified management printing equipment is obtained, and on demand print driver is upgraded.
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Fig. 1 is the print system method of operation attitude module map of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the information processing terminal hardware composition module figure that comprises the print system of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the functional structure module map of the PC and the printer of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is that the warning message picture of embodiment of the present invention constitutes synoptic diagram.
Fig. 5 is the type information synoptic diagram of a routine embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram of the information of preserving in the Driver Information preservation portion of a routine embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the printer action flow chart of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the PC action flow chart of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the sequential chart of expression warning message action in the print system of embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is the print system method of operation module map of other embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 11 is the synoptic diagram of the information of preserving in the Driver Information preservation portion of other embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 12 is the printer action flow chart of other embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 13 is the announcement information picture view of other embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 14 is the PC action flow chart of other embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 15 is the sequential chart of expression warning message action in the print system of other embodiments of the present invention.
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Below with reference to the description of drawings embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 1 relates to the print system method of operation synoptic diagram of present embodiment.As shown in Figure 1, connect the client on the LAN12 and used PC (personal computer) 10 of signal conditioning package and the printer 11 of printing equipment.LAN12 is connected with the server 14 of depositing print driver by internet 13.Printer 11 can suitably be obtained the print driver of being preserved from server 14.Except that aforesaid way, PC10, printer 11, server 14 also can be connected on the same internet.
The hardware that the information processing terminals such as PC10, printer 11 and server 14 that present embodiment relates to then are described constitutes.Fig. 2 is the information processing terminal hardware composition module figure of present embodiment.Printer 11 also possesses and is used to the engine that scans and print except hardware shown in Figure 2 constitutes.Below, constitute example with printer 11 hardware and describe.
As shown in Figure 2, the printer 11 of present embodiment has the identical structure of the information processing terminal with common server or PC etc., promptly comprise: CPU (central processing unit) 1, RAM (storage storage at random) 2, ROM (read-only memory device) 3, HDD (hard disk drive) 4 and I/F (interface) 5 connect by bus 8 therebetween.Also connect LCD (LCD) 6 and operating portion 7 on the I/F5.
CPU1 is a calculation apparatus, control printer 11 molar behaviors.But the win the confidence volatile memory device of breath that RAM2 is a high speed reads, the operating area when being used for carrying out information processing as CPU1.ROM3 is the special-purpose involatile memory storage of read-write, wherein preserves the firmware supervisor.HDD4 is the involatile memory storage of read-write information, wherein preserves OS (operating system) and various control program and application program etc.
I/F5 is used for connecting and control bus 8 and various hardware and network etc.LCD6 is user's visual interface that the user confirms printer 11 states.Operating portion 7 is the user interfaces that are used for to the printer input information, as keyboard or mouse etc.Can omit the user interface of LCD6 and operating portion 7 when in addition, using server 14.
In above-mentioned hardware configuration, the program that is kept in the memory storages such as ROM3 and HDD4 or not shown CD is read by RAM2, and moves according to the indication of CPU, constitutes software control portion.The software control portion and the hardware of Xing Chenging is combined like this, has formed the functional module of printer 11 functions such as the information processing terminal such as grade that are used to realize that present embodiment relates to.
Then, the PC10 that relates to reference to figure 3 explanation present embodiments and the performance structure of printer 11.PC10 has print driver 15.Print driver 15 is carried out the program that RAM2 reads according to the indication of CPU1.Comprise UI portion 16, drafting portion 17, information display section 18 in the print driver 15.
Printing data that the inner not shown application program of PC10 makes and the data of being preserved when carrying out, UI portion 16 shows the picture that is used for various print settings on the LCD6 of PC10.When printer 11 sends above-mentioned data, drafting portion 17 is converted to the message form that printer 11 can be understood with these data.According to the information that printer 11 sends, information display section 18 shows following warning message picture shown in Figure 4 on the LCD6 of PC10.
Fig. 5 is that an example is by the synoptic diagram of print driver 15 to the type information of printer 11 transmissions.Comprise the version information of print driver 15 as shown in the figure, IP address or the MAC Address of this PC10 in this type information, can also comprise the customer information that can be used for discerning PC10 such as user name etc. and as the print data of drawing data.
On the other hand as shown in Figure 3, printer 11 comprises print driver information storing section 19, print driver information comparing section 20 and control part 21.Print driver information storing section 19, print driver information comparing section 20 and control part 21 are carried out the program that RAM2 reads by the indication of CPU1 respectively.
Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram that an example is stored in form in the print driver information storing section 19 (be called later on print driver use could the table of comparisons).As shown in Figure 6, print driver could use and comprise following information in the table of comparisons: print driver version, print driver License Status and exceptional condition.Driver versions is the version information about the print driver of downloading among the PC10 15.The print driver License Status be about whether allow that each driver versions prints information.That is to say print driver information comparing section 20 is represented whether to allow to print and promptly could be used print driver information according to License Status shown in Figure 6.
For example, the print driver version is " 1.00 ", and the print driver License Status be " can not " situation, be that expression can not be that 1.00 print driver prints with version.On the other hand, the print driver version is " 2.00 ", and the print driver License Status be " can " situation, be that expression can be that 1.00 print driver prints with version.That is, the print driver License Status be " can " time, allow using the condition of printer 11 only is the print driver version information.To this, when the print driver License Status was " exceptional condition can ", then expression only just allowed to print during imposing a condition in meeting exceptional condition.
When the print driver version is " 2.50 ",, then allow to print if indication is carried out the customer address of the PC (PC10 in the present embodiment) that prints in " 111.222.333.444～111.222.333.555 " scope.In addition, when the print driver version is " 3.00 ", print, then allow to print if print setting is a black and white.Also have, when the print driver version is " 3.50 ",, then is expressed as and allows printing if date printed is in " 2007/12/**～2008/01/** " scope.Exceptional condition is the permission print conditions that the print driver version exception that does not allow in principle to print is provided with.In other words, shown in Figure 6 " exceptional condition can " be expression, and also needing except the print driver version with other information is that service condition allows to use printer 11.
The action of printer 11 then, is described.At first, the supvr of print system registers the print driver information of printer 11 permissions in the print driver information storing section 19 of printer 11 with form shown in Figure 5.This registration is undertaken by printing panel and storage card etc. via network.
Fig. 7 is printer 11 action flow charts.At first, the control part 21 of printer 11 is from the type information (S1) of PC10 acceptance pattern 5.After control part 21 was imported print driver information comparing section 20 with the type information of receiving among the S1, print driver information comparing section 20 obtained the version information (S2) that the current print driver 15 that uses is promptly indicated the print driver that prints from this type information.
Obtain the version information of print driver 15 in S2 after, print driver information comparing section 20 judges with reference to the information of preserving in the print driver information storing section 19 whether the version of this printer driver 15 is the versions (S3) that allow printing.
In the judgement of S3,20 references of print driver information comparing section are " print driver version " and " print driver License Status " as shown in Figure 6, " the print driver License Status " if of the version of representing with the obtained version information of S2 corresponding to " version " be " can ", then judge the version of this print driver 15 for allowing to print.In the example of Fig. 6, have only the print driver version to be allowed to for the printing of " 2.00 ".
Among the S3, allow printing edition (S3/ is) if the version of print driver 15 is judged as, then control part 21 is carried out print processing (S4) according to the type information of receiving among the S1, then finishes.After print processing finishes, in S4, send the printing ending message to PC10 by control part 21.On the other hand, if print driver 15 versions are judged as not Printer friendly version (S3/ is not) in S3, then print driver information comparing section 20 judges whether to be allowed to print (S5) referring again to the information of preserving in the print driver information storing section 19 according to exceptional condition.
In the judgement of S5,20 references of print driver information comparing section are " driver versions ", " print driver License Status " and " exceptional condition " as shown in Figure 5, if with " the print driver License Status " of the version of representing in the version information of obtaining among the S2 corresponding to " driver versions " be " exceptional condition can ", and other condition is consistent with exceptional condition, then allows to print according to exceptional condition.
In the example of Fig. 5, if driver versions is " 2.50 ", the customer address of PC10 is in " 111.222.333.444～111.222.333.555 " scope, then allows to print.In addition, if driver versions is " 3.00 ", and print setting is that black and white is printed, and then allows to print.In addition, when driver versions is " 3.50 ",, then is expressed as and allows printing if date printed is in " 2007/12/**～2008/01/** " scope.
In S5, when allowing to print according to exceptional condition (S5/ is), control part 21 is carried out print processing (S4) according to the type information of receiving among the S1, then finishes.On the other hand, if also do not allow to print (S5/ is not) according to exceptional condition among the S5, then control part 1 generates and is used to the warning message (S6) that shows as shown in Figure 4, and this warning message is sent to PC10 (S7) back finishes.
As shown in Figure 4, the warning message of relevant present embodiment has represented to use this print driver version, and the network address of spendable print driver version is provided simultaneously.This can use the network address of print driver version to be the storage area address of server 14 shown in Figure 1.These information are kept in the print driver information storing section 19.
Below with reference to the PC10 action of Fig. 8 explanation corresponding to printer 11 actions shown in Figure 7.Print driver 15 is sent to printer 11 (S11) according to user's operation with type information shown in Figure 5 among the PC10.Its result is that printer 11 is carried out action shown in Figure 11.
Action illustrated in fig. 7 is the implementation result of printer 11, and print driver 15 is from printer 11 reception result information (S12).The warning message that sends among ending message that the information that print driver 15 receives among the S12 sends for the S4 of Fig. 7 or the S7.
Fig. 9 is the sequential chart of expression warning message action in the print system.
(1) print driver 15 is accepted promptly to print indication by the information of the application program made among the PC10.
(2) the print driver 15 generations type information that comprises the print driver version information as shown in Figure 5, and with this direct information printer 11.
(3) control part 20 in the printer 11 is accepted type information, and will judge the execution indication input print driver information comparing section 20 that could print according to this type information.
(4) above-mentioned print driver information comparing section 20 compares type information that is subjected to and the type information that is registered in the form according to the indication of control part 20.
(5) comparative result of print driver information comparing section 20 is, thinks that the version of driver of this generation type information is for disapproving version.
(6) after the version of the driver of confirming the generation type information is not allow version, print driver information comparing section 20 should be confirmed result notification control part 21.
(7) control part 21 is received The above results, after the driver versions that promptly generates type information is confirmed to be and does not allow version, generates warning message, and this warning message is sent to the print driver 15 of PC10.
(8) print driver 15 shows the warning notice of receiving in information display section 18.
Can also comprise the relevant print driver information that can be used in this printer 11 in the above-mentioned warning message, and the print driver that selection can be used in PC10.
According to present embodiment, in printer 11, form is set, this form has been represented more than one print driver version informations and could have been used print driver information to represent that promptly can these print drivers be used for the corresponding relation between the printer 11, compare with the corresponding print driver information of could using of this version information the print driver version information that will deliver to from print driver 15 and the above table, only when obtaining to allow, the use of print driver just can print, like this, can be according to the gerentocratic management principle of print system, print driver is unified for making printer 11 print the print driver of output, and this print driver is managed.
When the use of print driver allows for acquisition, show in PC10 to disapprove warning message that the user can recognize that print driver can't use thus.In addition as shown in Figure 4, in above-mentioned warning message, inform the URL (Uniform Resourec Locator) at the version place that allows printout, obtain suitable print driver to make things convenient for the user.
Whether print with black and white by address, the setting of informing PC10, decision print drivers such as date printed, so just can whether use print driver according to the environment for use decision if could use.
As shown in Figure 6, the print driver 15 that can be used for printer 11 printouts only limits to version " 2.00 " in principle in the above-mentioned embodiment.Prevented the usefulness that legacy version " 1.00 " print driver makes like this.
Yet,, may need with " 2.50 " shown in Figure 6, " 3.00 " and redaction print drivers 15 such as " 3.50 " according to user's post and environment difference.To this, in the above-mentioned present embodiment, by setting customer address, print setting, and exceptional condition such as date, according to user environment, allow to use " 2.00 " print driver of version in addition.
For the situation that does not allow to print, embodiment 1 has exemplified the PC10 demonstration warning message as shown in Figure 4 example of end process then.Present embodiment will exemplify the example of further being convenient to the user.In embodiment 2, have same numeral with embodiment 1 and represent identical or suitable part, omit explanation to it.
Figure 10 is the synoptic diagram of the related print system method of operation of present embodiment.As shown in figure 10, the print system of present embodiment is different from the print system of embodiment shown in Figure 11, has plurality of printers.Printer 11a and printer 11b have been shown among Figure 10, with this example as plurality of printers.The print system of present embodiment is because of using plurality of printers, so be more convenient for the user.
The printer 11a and the 11b of present embodiment has the structure identical with printer 11 in the embodiment 1 shown in Figure 3.Figure 11 has shown the information example that the print driver information storing section 19 of printer 11a is preserved.As shown in figure 11, in the print driver information storing section 19 of the printer 11a of present embodiment, except preserved as shown in Figure 6 could use the print driver table of comparisons, represent promptly beyond the information that whether printer 11a allow itself that has preserved also that printer 11b etc. is connected other printers on the LAN12 could use the print driver table of comparisons.Like this, for example, printer 11a not only judges itself whether to allow to print when receiving type information, can also judge whether printer 11b allows to print.Identical with embodiment 1, information shown in Figure 11 is registered by system operator.
The following describes the print system action of present embodiment.Below receive printout with printer 11a and be designated as example and describe.Figure 12 is the action flow chart of the printer 11a of present embodiment.Carry out same treatment in S1～S5 in this process flow diagram and the embodiment 1 shown in Figure 7 as shown in figure 12.
In S5, when if exceptional condition does not allow to print yet (S5/ is not), then print driver information comparing section 20 with reference to other printers illustrated in fig. 11 could use the print driver table of comparisons, and whether inquiry allows to print the printer (hereinafter referred to as replacing printer) of the type information that S1 receives
(S21)。The processing of S21 and the processing of S3 are roughly the same, its difference only be the processing of S21 be with reference to other printers could use the print driver table of comparisons, the processing of S3 then be with reference to itself could use the print driver table of comparisons.That is, the information representation that could use " the print driver License Status " that comprise in the print driver table of comparisons of other printers shown in Figure 11, could with other printers instead printer use could replace using print driver information.
If the result of S21 is for existing the printer (S22/ is) that can be used as replacement, then control part 21 generates the announcement information as shown in figure 13 (S23) that is used to represent.Figure 13 shows the picture (hereinafter referred to as replacing printer notice picture 23) that is used to notify the user when having the replacement printer.
As shown in figure 13, replace in the printer notice picture 23 except print driver download address information shown in Figure 4, also comprise replacing printer display part 23a and print execution instruction unit 23b, wherein replace printer display part 23a to be used to represent in order to the Printer Information of printer instead.When the user has carried out following operation, as replace printer display part 23a as shown in selecting printer and click print execution instruction unit 23b etc. after, PC10 indication printer 11a passes on type information to elected replacement printer.If the user carries out the OK button among Figure 13, then PC10 does not indicate printer 11a to pass on type information and indicate end process.
Through the processing of S23, behind the generation announcement information, control part 21 is then waited for the answer information of PC10 with the direct information PC10 (S24) that generates.This answer information is meant illustrated in fig. 13 to replacing printer to pass on the indication of type information or do not pass on information and the indication of end process.
On the other hand, if the result of S21 is not have other printer can be used as to replace printer (S22/ is not), then control part 21 generates the information that is used to show, warning message (S28) as shown in Figure 4, and with this direct information PC10 (S29) back end process.
Below with reference to Figure 14, illustrate with Figure 12 in printer 11a move the action of corresponding PC10.As shown in figure 14, the print driver 15 that moves in PC10 sends type information shown in Figure 5 (S31) according to user's operation to printer 11a.The result of S31 is carried out action shown in Figure 12 for printer 11a.
The result that printer 11a carries out action shown in Figure 12 is that print driver 15 is received information (S32) from printer 11a.Arbitrary information in the warning message that sends among the announcement information that sends among the information that the information that this print driver 15 is received in S32 finishes for the print data processing of S4 among Figure 12, the S24, the S29.
Figure 15 is to replacing printer to pass on the sequential chart of type information action in the print system of present embodiment.As shown in figure 15, (1) wherein～(5) are identical with the processing that example shown in Figure 9 carries out.
(6) if the version of the print driver of generation type information is for disapproving version, then 20 inquiries of information comparing section replace printers.
(7) print driver information comparing section 20 obtains the instead information of the printer that moves of printer of Query Result.
(8) obtain the Query Result that replaces printer after, print driver information comparing section 20 is about to this result notification control part 21.
(9) after control part 21 is obtained the Query Result that replaces printer, generate announcement information or warning message, and with the print driver 15 of this direct information PC10.Wherein, can be used as the printer that replaces printer to move if exist, control part 21 generates announcement information, on the contrary, if there is no replaces printer, then generates warning message.
(10) print driver 18 is presented at the information of receiving on the information display section 18.
(11) the information result displayed is, the user indicates after above-mentioned processing and passes on type information, and print driver 15 indication printer 11a pass on type information.Thus, the control part 21 of printer 11a passes on type information to being elected as the printer that replaces printer.
The print driver information storing section 19 of present embodiment is except the print driver information storing section with embodiment 1 constitutes, that also can preserve the replacement printer could use the print driver table of comparisons, and promptly whether the various version driver allows to use in other printers.So not only can in printer 11a, print the print driver of output according to gerentocratic policy unification and management, and can be used among the printer 11a for perhaps can the print driver indication replace printer to print processing, thereby further facilitated the user.
In above-mentioned present embodiment, what the print driver information storing section 19 of printer 11a had been preserved other printers of comprising printer 11b could use the print driver table of comparisons, judges whether to use instead printer of other printers by printer 11a.Except above-mentioned present embodiment, in the S21 of Figure 12, printer 11a can also be transferred to type information in other printers such as printer 11b, is judged whether separately can be used as by other printers to replace printer to move.At this moment, what each printer such as printer 11a, 11b only need be preserved oneself could use the print driver table of comparisons, can reduce the storage area of print driver information storing section 19 like this.In addition, except passing on the type information, can also be only pass on the instead information of printer of relevant judgement to each printer, for example, version information as shown in Figure 5 and customer information.
In the above-mentioned embodiment, pass under the situation of indication for existing among the S26 of Figure 12, in S27, passing on input with type information through printer 11a, to replace printer be that example describes.In addition, can also operate print execution instruction unit 23b in replacement printer notice picture 23 shown in Figure 13, send type information by PC10 to the replacement printer this moment.At this moment, the action of printer 11a is end process till S24 shown in Figure 12 sends announcement information, thereby the processing of having omitted S25～S27.
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1. the printing equipment in the print system is used for receiving the type information that the print driver of signal conditioning package sends, and according to this type information, described print system prints control, and described printing equipment comprises:
The form calling mechanism, be used to write down the print driver version information and could use corresponding relation between the print driver information, this print driver version information is included among the described type information, be used to represent the version of described print driver, this could use print driver information to be stored in the described form calling mechanism, is used to represent whether described printing equipment can use the print driver with version that described print driver version information represents;
Comparison means is used for more described print driver version information and could uses print driver information corresponding to the described of this print driver version information;
Control device when the comparative result of described comparison means uses described print driver for permission, prints control,
It is characterized in that when not allowing to use described print driver, described control device sends warning message to described signal conditioning package, this warning message represents not allow to use the content of described print driver.
2. printing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that, comprises the information of the print driver that described printing equipment is allowed to use in the described warning message.
3. printing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described could the use comprises the condition that described printing equipment allows to use described print driver in the print driver information.
4. printing equipment according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the described condition that could use the permission that comprises in the print driver information to use described print driver only is the version information of described print driver.
5. printing equipment according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described could the use in the permission use print driver condition that comprises in the print driver information except described print driver version information, also comprises other information.
6. printing equipment according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described other information are the address of described signal conditioning package.
7. printing equipment according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described other information are that black and white is printed.
8. printing equipment according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described other information are for allowing the period of printing.
9. according to any described printing equipment in the claim 1 to 8, it is characterized in that,
Described form calling mechanism writes down described print driver version information and could replace using corresponding relation between the print driver information, and this could replace using print driver information to be used to represent whether other printing equipments beyond the described printing equipment can use the print driver with the represented version of described print driver version information;
When described comparison means uses described print driver at described comparative result for not allowing described printing equipment, more described print driver version information and could replace using print driver information corresponding to described print driver version information described;
When the comparative result of described comparison means used described print driver for allowing other printing equipments, described control device was with the described signal conditioning package of the direct information of described other printing equipments.
10. signal conditioning package wherein possesses print driver, and this print driver sends type information to printing equipment, and according to this type information, described print system prints control, and described signal conditioning package is characterised in that, comprising:
Information receiver is used for after described type information is sent to printing equipment, receives the warning message that sends from described printing equipment, and this warning message represents not allow this printing equipment to use the content of described print driver;
Display device shows described warning message.
11. signal conditioning package according to claim 10 is characterized in that,
Described information receiver also has the function of reception notification information, and this announcement information receives that by described printing equipment described type information sends later on, represents that wherein other printing equipments beyond the available described printing equipment print;
Described display device also has the function that shows described announcement information.
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