CN103067640A - Image formation device and image formation method - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an image formation device and an image formation method. The image formation method comprises that printing work data is received from a drive device of a drive with the image formation device, wherein the printing work data comprises host machine information and image formation data for forming an image, the host machine information is the only information which can identify the drive device; the host machine information is extracted from the printing work data received, and the host machine information extracted is stored; and image formation device state information and the host machine information of the image formation device are sent to one or more than one drive device of the drive with the image formation device in a predetermined timing, wherein the one or more than one drive device of the drive with the image formation device includes a drive device showed by the host machine information. According to the image formation device and the image formation method, the confusion that a user finds that the printing is not really finished when the user actually fetches the printed material due to the fact that the host machine informs the completed printing mistakenly, and thus user-friendliness is improved.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the printing field, relate in particular to image forming apparatus and method.
Background technology
Nowadays, development along with network technology, image forming apparatus can be by wired or wireless mode access network, shared by a plurality of main frame, image forming apparatus and a plurality of main frame communicate by network and have consisted of network print system, improve the service efficiency of image forming apparatus, realized the cheaply office automation system.
In the network print system, main frame and image forming apparatus communicate by predetermined communication protocol, and described communication protocol can be the HTTP(HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)), the FTP(file transfer protocol (FTP)), the POP/SMTP(mail protocol) or snmp protocol etc.After the user on the main frame creates a print job, printing on the main frame drive with the customer documentation data transaction become the discernible print data of image forming apparatus then by Internet Transmission to image forming apparatus, image forming apparatus is printed on the paper after the print data that receives is resolved.
In traditional network print system, after main frame all sent to image forming apparatus with print job data, this operation namely discharged from the memory cell of main frame, and main frame shows the notice that the operation printing is finished simultaneously.But in fact the user receives this printing and finishes when notice, and does not mean that the printing of current operation really finishes, and only just main frame all sends to image forming apparatus with print job data.If user's print job data amount is larger, when after the user receives above-mentioned printing to finish notice, reaching the printing contribution of oneself to the place at image forming apparatus place, can find that printing is not in fact also finished in the operation of oneself.After a operation all sends to image forming apparatus, cause printing to interrupt if occur lacking the mistakes such as paper, paperboard in the print procedure, also can't notify the state of user's present image forming device.Therefore, described printing is finished notice and is not only played real notice effect, and can cause puzzlement to user's use, has also affected user's operating efficiency simultaneously.
Because in traditional network print system, after discharging, operation will show the notice that the operation printing is finished from the memory cell of main frame, because main frame does not print according to the actual working state of image forming apparatus and finishes notice, after therefore if main frame all sends to image forming apparatus with print job data, if occur any mistakes such as paperboard, scarce paper in the print procedure, main frame all can't correctly be notified print state to the user.
Summary of the invention
One of technical problem to be solved by this invention is that a kind of image forming apparatus and the method that can correctly print state be notified to the user need to be provided.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the invention provides a kind of image forming method of image forming apparatus.The method comprises:
Receive print job data from the drive unit of driving that described image forming apparatus is installed, the image that described print job data comprises host information and is used to form image forms data, described host information be can unique identification drive unit information;
From received print job data, extract host information, and store the host information that extracts;
Send image forming apparatus state information and host information on predetermined opportunity to the drive unit that one or more are equipped with the driving of described image forming apparatus, wherein, the described drive unit that one or more are equipped with the driving of described image forming apparatus comprises the drive unit that described host information represents.
Wherein, described predetermined opportunity be following transmission opportunity one of at least: when receiving the status inquiry command that drive unit sends; When the state of described image forming apparatus changes; During every process preset period of time; When finishing current print job.
Wherein, when changing, the state of described image forming apparatus can comprise further that when described image forming apparatus arbitrary state-transition from following state became in the following state another state: paperboard state, paper out status, powder amount were hanged down state, preheat mode and ready state.
Further, send in the step of image forming apparatus state information and host information at the predetermined drive unit that the driving of described image forming apparatus is installed to one or more opportunity described, adopt following send mode arbitrarily one of at least:
Send mode 1: when receiving the status inquiry command that drive unit sends, image forming apparatus state information and host information are sent to the drive unit of sending this status inquiry command as the response to this status inquiry command;
Send mode 2: utilize the Web broadcast agreement in the mode of broadcasting image forming apparatus state information and host information to be sent to described image forming apparatus and be in all drive units in same local area network (LAN) or the same multicast group;
Send mode 3: described image forming apparatus sends to the equipment that automatically recognizes as the automatic equipment that removes described image forming apparatus self that is in the automatic discovery of all supports agreement in the same local area network (LAN) with described image forming apparatus of identifying of the server of supporting automatic discovery agreement with image forming apparatus state information and host information;
Send mode 4: image forming apparatus state information and host information are sent to the drive unit of being selected by the interface is set by the user.
Further, describedly send in the step of image forming apparatus state information and host information at the predetermined drive unit that the driving of described image forming apparatus is installed to one or more opportunity, adopt by the user and one of at least send image forming apparatus state information and host information to one or more drive units that driving of described image forming apparatus is installed by the described send mode 1 that the interface is set selects to the send mode 4.
According to a further aspect in the invention, also provide a kind of image forming apparatus.This equipment comprises:
The image forming apparatus network interface unit, receive print job data from the drive unit of driving that described image forming apparatus is installed, described print job data comprises host information and is used to form the image formation data of image that described host information is the information of the unique identification drive unit of energy;
The host information acquiring unit extracts host information from received print job data, and stores the host information that extracts;
The image forming apparatus control unit, send image forming apparatus state information and host information by described image forming apparatus network interface unit to the drive unit that one or more are equipped with the driving of described image forming apparatus on predetermined opportunity, wherein, the described drive unit that one or more are equipped with the driving of described image forming apparatus comprises the drive unit that described host information represents.
Further, described predetermined opportunity be following transmission opportunity one of at least: when receiving the status inquiry command that drive unit sends; When the state of described image forming apparatus changes; During every process preset period of time; When finishing current print job.
Wherein, when changing, the state of described image forming apparatus further comprises,
When described image forming apparatus arbitrary state-transition from following state became in the following state another state: paperboard state, paper out status, powder amount were hanged down state, preheat mode and ready state.
Wherein, described image forming apparatus control unit is further used for, and one of at least sends image forming apparatus state information and host information to one or more drive units that driving of described image forming apparatus is installed arbitrarily on predetermined opportunity in the following way by described image forming apparatus network interface unit:
Send mode 1: when receiving the status inquiry command that drive unit sends, image forming apparatus state information and host information are sent to the drive unit of sending this status inquiry command as the response to this status inquiry command;
Send mode 2: utilize the Web broadcast agreement in the mode of broadcasting image forming apparatus state information and host information to be sent to described image forming apparatus and be in all drive units in same local area network (LAN) or the same multicast group;
Send mode 3: described image forming apparatus sends to the equipment that automatically recognizes as the automatic equipment that removes described image forming apparatus self that is in the automatic discovery of all supports agreement in the same local area network (LAN) with described image forming apparatus of identifying of the server of supporting automatic discovery agreement with image forming apparatus state information and host information;
Send mode 4: image forming apparatus state information and host information are sent to the drive unit of being selected by the interface is set by the user.
Wherein, described image forming apparatus control unit is further used for, and adopts by the user and one of at least sends image forming apparatus state information and host information to one or more drive units that driving of described image forming apparatus is installed by the described send mode 1 that the interface is set selects to the send mode 4.
According to another aspect of the invention, also provide a kind of image forming method.The method comprises:
The image that receives user's input forms order;
Generation comprises the print job data that the image that is used to form image forms data and host information, and described host information is the information of the unique identification drive unit of energy;
The print job data that produces is sent to image forming apparatus;
Receive image forming apparatus state information and host information that image forming apparatus is sent;
If it is consistent with the host information of self to be judged as the host information that receives, then carry out the Graphics Processing about described image forming apparatus state information.
The method also can comprise: if it is inconsistent to be judged as the host information and the host information of self that receive, then ignores or store received image forming apparatus state information and host information.
Further, execution comprises about the step of the Graphics Processing of described image forming apparatus state information, shows manually or automatically the described image forming apparatus state information that receives or shows automatically or manually received image forming apparatus state information and host information.
Wherein, execution further comprises about the Graphics Processing of described image forming apparatus state information, judge whether received image forming apparatus state information comprises wrong status information, if judged result is yes, then automatically open for the status display interface that shows the image forming apparatus state information; If and/or the determination result is NO, judge further then whether current described status display interface for showing the image forming apparatus state information is opened, then to close described status display interface for showing the image forming apparatus state information if be judged as.
Further, the image forming apparatus state information is classified according to predetermined rule, described method also comprises, if it is inconsistent to be judged as the host information and the host information of self that receive, then for different classification, image forming apparatus state information and host information that differentiated treatment is received.
Further, the image forming apparatus state information is divided for type I information and Equations of The Second Kind information according to predetermined rule, the image forming apparatus state information that described differentiated treatment is received and the step of host information further comprise: judge whether received image forming apparatus state information is type I information, if judged result is yes, then carry out the Graphics Processing about described image forming apparatus state information, if be judged as noly, then ignore or store received image forming apparatus state information or host information.
Further, execution when judging that received image forming apparatus state information is type I information can comprise about the step of the Graphics Processing of described image forming apparatus state information, show manually or automatically the described image forming apparatus state information that receives or show automatically or manually received image forming apparatus state information and host information.
Further, execution when judging that received image forming apparatus state information is type I information can comprise about the step of the Graphics Processing of described image forming apparatus state information, judge whether received image forming apparatus state information comprises wrong status information, if judged result is yes, then automatically open for the status display interface that shows the image forming apparatus state information; If and/or the determination result is NO, judge further then whether current described status display interface for showing the image forming apparatus state information is opened, then to close described status display interface for showing the image forming apparatus state information if be judged as.
Compared with prior art, one or more embodiment of the present invention can have following advantage and can avoid the user to print because of main frame mistake notice finishing but actual the discovery when reaching printed material really printed the puzzlement of finishing, thereby has improved user friendly.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the following description, and, partly from specification, become apparent, perhaps understand by implementing the present invention.Purpose of the present invention and other advantages can realize and obtain by specifically noted structure in specification, claims and accompanying drawing.
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Fig. 1 is the configuration diagram of image formation system according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the according to an embodiment of the invention main frame in the image formation system and the structural representation of printer;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of image forming method according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 selects the interface for a kind of according to an embodiment of the invention notify object;
Fig. 5 A is the example at a condition monitoring interface according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 B is the example of a status display interface according to an embodiment of the invention.
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Describe embodiments of the present invention in detail below with reference to drawings and Examples, how the application technology means solve technical problem to the present invention whereby, and the implementation procedure of reaching technique effect can fully understand and implements according to this.Need to prove that only otherwise consist of conflict, each embodiment among the present invention and each feature among each embodiment can mutually combine, formed technical scheme is all within protection scope of the present invention.
In addition, can in the computer system such as one group of computer executable instructions, carry out in the step shown in the flow chart of accompanying drawing, and, although there is shown logical order in flow process, but in some cases, can carry out step shown or that describe with the order that is different from herein.
Fig. 1 is the configuration diagram of image formation system according to an embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 1, printer 20 is connected to a plurality of main frames 10,11,12 (main frame that the driver of this printer also will be installed is called drive unit) that the driver of this printer is installed via communication line 30.Communication line 30 can be LAN, internet, public telephone circuit or special circuit.Communication protocol between printer 20 and the main frame 10,11,12 can be the HTTP(HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)), the FTP(file transfer protocol (FTP)), the POP/SMTP(mail protocol) or snmp protocol etc. Main frame 10,11,12 can be the electronic equipments such as computer, camera, video camera, mobile phone.In addition, only be described with the example of printer as image forming apparatus in this specification, but image forming apparatus of the present invention is not limited to printer, can also be photocopier, facsimile machine or the function synthesized of photocopier, printer, facsimile machine is used for carrying out image to the multi-function peripheral (MFP) of triangular web etc. forms the equipment of processing.
Fig. 2 is the according to an embodiment of the invention main frame in the image formation system and the structural representation of printer, in conjunction with Fig. 2 to the main frame 10,11 in the image formation system as shown in Figure 1,12 and the structure of printer 20 form and do to describe further.
Master machine control unit 101 is centralized control units of main frame 10, and for example host CPU is used for the various processing of main control system 10 and the operation of each functional unit.
The print command (forming order corresponding to image) that print data generating unit 102 is used for based on user's input produces print job data, comprise and to become printer 20 discernible print datas (forming data corresponding to image) from the customer documentation data transaction that application program receives, provide User Interface to input print setting information for the user, such as information such as paper setting, the setting of printing umber, single-side/double-side settings of printing.Print data generating unit 102 can also be obtained the host information of main frame 10, and generates print job data according to described print data, print setting information and host information.Host information refers to the information of the unique identification main frame of any energy, such as host name, MAC Address, IP address etc.
Usually above-mentioned print data generating unit 102 and condition monitoring unit 103 are realized with the driver installation kit of the program that realizes the condition monitoring function by comprising the program that realizes print data generation function.This driver installation kit usually is installed on the main frame 10 and is stored in the host stores unit 105 of described main frame 10 with correct use printer 20, thereby so that the user can carry out various printings by main frame 10.
Host network interface unit 104 is used for main frame 10 is connected to communication line 30, and communicates by communication line 30 and printer 20.
Host stores unit 105 comprises the program storage portion of the various control programs that the function that store to realize main frame 10 is required, and the data store that stores the data (comprising data to be printed) that generate by various programs is divided.
Host information acquiring unit 203 is used for extracting host information from the print job data of being sent by main frame 10, and host information is stored in temporarily in the predetermined host information storage part of printer memory cell 206.
Printer network interface unit 205 is used for printer 20 is connected to communication line 30, and communicates by communication line 30 and main frame 10,11,12.
Usually, the various application programs of storage produce the customer documentation data in user's operating application program memory cell 108, if receive the print command of user's input, print data generating unit 102 will become from the customer documentation data transaction that application program receives the discernible print data of printer, generate print job data, by host network interface unit 104 print job data is transferred to printer 20 by communication line 30 again.Printer 20 receives above-mentioned print job data by printer network interface unit 205,202 pairs of print job data that receive of printer control unit are resolved, and then send to print engine 204 so that the customer documentation data-printing is formed the needed printing contribution of user at paper.
Condition monitoring unit 103 on the main frame 10 periodically sends status inquiry command to printer 20, with the state of inquiry printer 20.After printer 20 receives above-mentioned status inquiry command, current printer modes information (corresponding to the image forming apparatus state information) is sent to main frame 10 by printer network interface unit 205.After condition monitoring unit 103 on the main frame 10 receives the printer modes information that printer 20 sends, at first judge in the print queue of main frame 10 whether have the operation of printing.If there is the operation printing in the print queue of main frame 10, then the print state information that receives of 103 pairs of condition monitoring unit is carried out Graphics Processing; If there is not the operation of printing in the print queue of main frame 10, then the 103 pairs of state informations that receive in condition monitoring unit are not carried out Graphics Processing.Usually after main frame 10 sends to printer 20 with the total data of a operation, this operation namely discharges from the memory cell of main frame 10, according to above-mentioned printer modes information processing rules, owing to do not have the operation of printing in the print queue, the main frame 10 that sends this operation will can not carry out Graphics Processing to the state information that receives, and the current state of printer 20 in time can't be notified to the user who has sent current operation.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of image forming method according to an embodiment of the invention.
Step S301, main frame 10 receives the print command of user's input;
Step S302, main frame 10 produces the print job data that comprises print data and host information.More specifically, print data generating unit 102 is according to the print command of user's input, to become from the customer documentation data transaction that application program receives the discernible print data that is used to form image of printer, and generate print job data according to described print data with from the host information that main frame 10 obtains.In addition, generally also comprise print setting information in the print job data, but to put relation little because it is with the present invention, so do not stress.
Step S303, the print data generating unit 102 of main frame 10 sends to printer 20 by host network interface unit 104 with the print job data that produces.
Step S304, the printer network interface unit 205 of printer 20 receives print job data from the main frame 10 of driving that printer 20 is installed.
Step S305, the host information acquiring unit 203 of printer 20 extracts host information from received print job data, and it is stored in the printer memory cell 206.
Particularly, after printer 20 received the print job data that main frame 10 sends, host information acquiring unit 203 extracted host information from print job data, and was kept in the predetermined host information storage part in the printer memory cell 206.
In addition, after the configuration information in 202 pairs of print job data of printer control unit and print data were resolved, control print engine 204 was printed on print data on the paper.After current print job printing is finished, the host information that stores in the printer control unit 202 memory dump machine memory cell 206.
Step S306, the printer control unit 202 of printer 20 sends printer modes information and the host information of storing in the printer memory cell 206 on predetermined opportunity by printer network interface unit 205 to one or more main frames, wherein, these one or more main frames comprise the represented main frame of host information in the printer memory cell 206.Can be any predefined opportunity above-mentioned default opportunity.
Step S307, main frame 10 receives printer modes information and the host information that printer 20 is sent.
Step S308, the condition monitoring unit 103 of main frame 10 judges whether the host information of the host information and main frame self that receives is consistent, is to enter step S310, otherwise enter step S309 if be judged as.
Step S309, (abandoning) received printer modes information and host information ignored in the condition monitoring unit 103 of main frame 10, perhaps stores received printer modes information and host information, for example, only stores and automatically demonstration.
Step S310, the Graphics Processing about described printer modes information is carried out in the condition monitoring unit 103 of main frame 10, such as showing manually or automatically the Graphics Processing such as described printer modes information.
Usually, the user can get final product opening monitoring interface and status display interface by the shortcut icon of condition monitoring program on main frame 10 of clicking in the condition monitoring unit 103.Especially, error condition appears when condition monitoring unit 103 monitors printer 20, for example the fault detection unit 207 of printer 20 detects printer 20 fault has occured, can also control automatically and present (open or eject) status display interface this moment, carries out wrong Recovery processing in time to notify the user.
In the Graphics Processing of the condition monitoring unit 103 of step S310, preferably, condition monitoring unit 103 judges first whether the printer modes information that receives comprises wrong status information, if be judged as be, then automatically present (open or eject) status display interface with the error condition of Display and Print machine 20 to the user, described status display interface also can further provide the wrong prompting that recovers, and allows the user in time know also and can process the mistake that occurs according to prompting; Otherwise, if be judged as noly, then more preferably, judge further then whether the current state display interface just is presented, and is presented if just be judged as, and then this status display interface is closed in condition monitoring unit 103.Like this, it is to comprise such as scarce paper, when lacking the expression printer 20 current wrong status information that can't work such as China ink that condition monitoring unit 103 is judged as printer modes information, to user's open mode display interface to notify the current printing of user to make mistakes.At this moment the user can remove to repair printer 20 according to prompting, such as adding paper or changing print cartridge etc.After receiving new printer modes information and host information, if judging the printer modes information that receives, condition monitoring unit 103 do not comprise wrong status information, and further judge the current state display interface and open, and then with the status display interface autoshutdown.Like this, can improve user friendly.
In addition, in one embodiment, when the host information of the host information that receives and the machine is consistent, condition monitoring unit 103 can also be kept at printer modes information and/or the host information that receives in the host stores unit 105, in this case, both having made condition monitoring unit 103 not monitor printer 20 makes mistakes (not comprising wrong status information in the printer modes information), also can be according to user's operation indication opening monitoring interface and/or status display interface, condition monitoring unit 103 reads the printer modes information of storing so that printer modes information is presented on condition monitoring interface and/or the status display interface, checks printer modes information for the user.
Preferably, in step S306, described predetermined opportunity can be following transmission opportunity one of at least:
Transmission opportunity 1 is when printer 20 receives the status inquiry command of sending the condition monitoring unit 103 of main frame 10;
On transmission opportunity 2, when the state of printer 20 changed, it can be that fault detecting unit 207 detects printer 20 fault has occured that the state of printer 20 changes, such as paperboard, lack the information such as paper, powder amount are low; Perhaps printer control unit 202 detects operating state change has occured, and as entering into ready state etc. from preheat mode, printer 20 will send printer modes information and host informations from trend main frame 10 this moment;
Transmission opportunity 3, every during through preset period of time.In other words, printer 20 periodically (as every 2s) send printer modes information and host informations to main frame 10, described preset period of time can be the definite value that printer program pre-sets, and also can be arranged by the user;
Transmission opportunity 4 is when finishing current print job.Particularly, can after finishing current print job, send printer modes information and host information to main frame 10 immediately.
In addition, in step S306, printer 20 can send by various send modes printer modes information and the host information of storage in the printer memory cell 206 to one or more main frames.Some preferred send modes below are described.
In a kind of preferred send mode (send mode 1), during status inquiry command that the condition monitoring unit 103 of printer 20 on receiving main frame 10 sent, printer modes information and host information are sent to the main frame that this sends status inquiry command as the response to this status inquiry command.
In the preferred send mode of another kind (send mode 2), printer 20 utilizes the Web broadcast agreement in the mode of broadcasting printer modes information and host information to be sent to printer 20 to be in All hosts in same local area network (LAN) or the same multicast group, in addition, obviously comprise the main frame 10 of sending current print job data.Described Radio Broadcasting Agreements refers to can realize the information in a certain equipment is sent to a kind of communication protocol of a plurality of equipment.Under this send mode, even printer 20 does not know which main frame printer modes information and host information will be sent to, also can based on Radio Broadcasting Agreements come with same local area network (LAN) in or All hosts in the same multicast group communicate, gone to judge whether to receive and to process printer modes information and the host information of being sent by printer 20 by main frame 10.
In another preferred send mode (send mode 3), printer 20 is in other equipment except printer 20 of the automatic discovery of all supports agreement in the same local area network (LAN) as the automatic identification of the server of supporting automatic discovery agreement and printer 20, certainly also comprise the main frame 10 of supporting automatically to find agreement, printer modes information and host information are sent to the equipment that printer 20 recognizes automatically.Preferably, the information (for example Hostname) of the main frame that recognizes can be presented on the guidance panel 208 of printer 20, as shown in Figure 4.The user can select the interface to select which main frame printer modes information and host information are sent at notify object shown in Figure 4, and printer 20 sends to the main frame of being selected at the guidance panel of printer 20 by the user with printer modes information and host information.Described automatic discovery agreement be can back printer all support automatically to find a kind of communication protocol of other equipment of agreement in the same local area network (LAN) of identification automatically, the Bonjour agreement that realizes such as zeroconf agreement (zero configuration service regulation) and based on the zeroconf agreement etc.In this way, printer 20 is found automatically that as support the server of agreement can recognize the main frame that is in the automatic discovery of all supports agreement in the same local area network (LAN) with printer 20 automatically, and the information of the main frame that recognizes can be presented on the guidance panel 208 of printer 20, can realize being selected printer modes information and host information are sent to destination host by the user, can reduce the data volume in the communication network, improve communication efficiency.
In addition, printer 20 can send to printer modes information and host information by guidance panel 208 and the print data generating unit 102 of main frame 10 User Interface that provide etc. of user by printer 20 main frame (send mode 4) that the interface is selected is set.
In addition, the user can arrange send mode 1 that the interface arranges desired employing to the send mode 4 one of at least, send printer modes information and host informations with the main frame 10 of driving that printer 20 is installed to one or more.
Need to prove, the example that the interface is set is not limited to the User Interface that the print data generating unit 102 of the guidance panel 208 of printer 20 and main frame 10 provides, for example, can also be for other smart machine with Presentation Function that is connected with printer 20 main frame is connected send mode being set except printer 20, and send the send mode that the user arranges to printer 20 by corresponding host-host protocol or procotol (for example http protocol).
Adopting 1 o'clock opportunity of transmission, be main frame 10 when sending the state information of status inquiry command active inquiry printers 20 by condition monitoring unit 103, printer 20 can adopt by the user to send printer modes information and host informations to main frame 10 by send mode 1 to any send mode in the send mode 4 that the interface is set selects.Adopting transmission opportunity 2,3 or at 4 o'clock, be printer 20 when initiatively sending printer modes information and host information to main frame 10, printer 20 can adopt by the user to send printer modes information and host informations to main frame 10 by send mode 2 to any send mode in the send mode 4 that the interface is set selects.
In addition, in one embodiment, printer modes information can also be classified according to predetermined rule (such as state information type, state information significance level etc.).Like this, in step S309, condition monitoring unit 103 can be for different classification, printer modes information and host information that differentiated treatment is received.
In a kind of mode classification, condition monitoring unit 103 is divided into common status information (corresponding to type I information) and print job state information (corresponding to Equations of The Second Kind information) with printer modes information, the print job state information is the change by the more caused printer modes of current operation, such as preheating, print in, paperboard, paper mold the state information such as do not mate; Common status information is and current some the irrelevant state informations of print job that have or not, such as state informations such as printer mistake, consumable information, dormancy times.Like this, in step S309, condition monitoring unit 103 further judges whether received printer modes information is common status information, if judged result is yes, then monitoring unit 103 execution are about the Graphics Processing of described printer modes information (common status information), if be judged as noly, then ignore or store received printer modes information and host information.
In another kind of mode classification, condition monitoring unit 103 is divided printer modes information by significance level, print state information is divided into important state information (corresponding to type I information) and non-important state information (corresponding to Equations of The Second Kind information).In this case, condition monitoring unit 103 only carries out Graphics Processing to important state information in step S309, ignores or stores non-important state information.
In step S309, the Graphics Processing that the 103 pairs of type I informations in condition monitoring unit are carried out can be identical with the Graphics Processing among the step S310, for example condition monitoring unit 103 can judge further whether the type I information that receives comprises wrong status information in S309, if be judged as be, then automatically present (open or eject) status display interface with the error condition of Display and Print machine 20 to the user, allow other users with outdoor that remove current print job also can in time know and take corresponding treatment measures.
The printer modes information and the host information that receive for different classification differentiated treatment by condition monitoring unit 103 in step S309, can notify other users to the user of non-current print job with some and the current irrelevant printer modes information of print job and the important printer modes information of having or not, can some for example printer mistakes appear at printer 20, the compact powder amount is low to be waited with current when having or not the irrelevant error condition of print job or important error condition, can in time notify other users to take corresponding treatment measures, for example the user can print to other printers unprinted job transfer also, can improve thus the user to the service efficiency of printer 20, save user's time; In addition, owing to other users that only Partial State Information notified to the user of non-current operation, and will not give other users by the more caused states changes of current operation or some unessential state information notification, can reduce the interference to other users.
Among the step S309, when if the host information that judgement receives among the S303 and the host information of the machine are inconsistent, the processing identical with step S310 also can be carried out in condition monitoring unit 103, makes things convenient for like this printer management personnel to the monitoring state debugging of all print jobs.
In an optional embodiment, condition monitoring unit 103 can also be presented at the host information that receives on condition monitoring interface and/or the status display interface at step S309 and S310, if make mistakes in the current operation print procedure, other users (for example printer management personnel) can notify the user who has sent current operation to go to process the mistake that occurs in the print procedure according to described host information.
By above-mentioned processing, even main frame all sends to printer with print job data, and cause this print job data to discharge from main frame, main frame also can come the printer state information is processed by the host information from the printer feedback, thereby printer modes information correctly can be notified the user to current operation, be allowed the user understand its operation that sends and be in which kind of state.
Usually the handling property of main frame is high more a lot of than the handling property of printer, printer sends to main frame with printer modes information and host information among the present invention, come the printer modes information that receives is processed by main frame, by the above-mentioned processing advantage that can take full advantage of main frame that arranges, improve data-handling efficiency.In addition, printer modes information need to not sent to which main frame owing to do not need printer to judge, the processing logic of printer is oversimplified, reduce the processing load of printer, reduce firmware development difficulty and the development cost of printer.
The main frame 10 of present embodiment can also be realized by the following method.More specifically, the storage medium (perhaps recording medium) of program code of software of having stored the function of the embodiment that is used for realizing above-mentioned main frame 10 is applied to system or equipment.The program code that is stored in the storage medium is read and carried out to the computer of system or equipment (CPU or MPU).In this case, realized the image forming method of above-mentioned main frame 10 from the program code that storage medium is read, and the storage medium of storing this program code has formed the present invention.When computer is carried out the program code of reading, realize the function of above-described embodiment.And the present invention includes this situation: the OS (operating system) that moves on computers etc. carries out partly or completely actual treatment based on the instruction of program code, thereby realizes the image forming method of main frame 10 in above-described embodiment.
Although the disclosed execution mode of the present invention as above, the execution mode that described content just adopts for the ease of understanding the present invention is not to limit the present invention.Technical staff in any the technical field of the invention; under the prerequisite that does not break away from the disclosed spirit and scope of the present invention; can do any modification and variation in the details that reaches of implementing in form; but scope of patent protection of the present invention still must be as the criterion with the scope that appending claims was defined.
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1. the image forming method of an image forming apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Receive print job data from the drive unit of driving that described image forming apparatus is installed, the image that described print job data comprises host information and is used to form image forms data, described host information be can unique identification drive unit information;
From received print job data, extract host information, and store the host information that extracts;
Send image forming apparatus state information and host information on predetermined opportunity to the drive unit that one or more are equipped with the driving of described image forming apparatus, wherein, the described drive unit that one or more are equipped with the driving of described image forming apparatus comprises the drive unit that described host information represents.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described predetermined opportunity be following transmission opportunity one of at least:
When receiving the status inquiry command that drive unit sends;
When the state of described image forming apparatus changes;
During every process preset period of time;
When finishing current print job.
3. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, when changing, the state of described image forming apparatus further comprises,
When described image forming apparatus arbitrary state-transition from following state became in the following state another state: paperboard state, paper out status, powder amount were hanged down state, preheat mode and ready state.
4. each described method in 3 according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, describedly send in the step of image forming apparatus state information and host information at the predetermined drive unit that the driving of described image forming apparatus is installed to one or more opportunity, adopt following send mode arbitrarily one of at least:
Send mode 1: when receiving the status inquiry command that drive unit sends, image forming apparatus state information and host information are sent to the drive unit of sending this status inquiry command as the response to this status inquiry command;
Send mode 2: utilize the Web broadcast agreement in the mode of broadcasting image forming apparatus state information and host information to be sent to described image forming apparatus and be in all drive units in same local area network (LAN) or the same multicast group;
Send mode 3: described image forming apparatus sends to the equipment that automatically recognizes as the automatic equipment that removes described image forming apparatus self that is in the automatic discovery of all supports agreement in the same local area network (LAN) with described image forming apparatus of identifying of the server of supporting automatic discovery agreement with image forming apparatus state information and host information;
Send mode 4: image forming apparatus state information and host information are sent to the drive unit of being selected by the interface is set by the user.
5. method according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, describedly send in the step of image forming apparatus state information and host information at the predetermined drive unit that the driving of described image forming apparatus is installed to one or more opportunity, adopt by the user and one of at least send image forming apparatus state information and host information to one or more drive units that driving of described image forming apparatus is installed by the described send mode 1 that the interface is set selects to the send mode 4.
6. an image forming apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
The image forming apparatus network interface unit, receive print job data from the drive unit of driving that described image forming apparatus is installed, described print job data comprises host information and is used to form the image formation data of image that described host information is the information of the unique identification drive unit of energy;
The host information acquiring unit extracts host information from received print job data, and stores the host information that extracts;
The image forming apparatus control unit, send image forming apparatus state information and host information by described image forming apparatus network interface unit to the drive unit that one or more are equipped with the driving of described image forming apparatus on predetermined opportunity, wherein, the described drive unit that one or more are equipped with the driving of described image forming apparatus comprises the drive unit that described host information represents.
7. equipment according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described predetermined opportunity be following transmission opportunity one of at least:
When receiving the status inquiry command that drive unit sends;
When the state of described image forming apparatus changes;
During every process preset period of time;
When finishing current print job.
8. equipment according to claim 6 is characterized in that, when changing, the state of described image forming apparatus further comprises,
When described image forming apparatus arbitrary state-transition from following state became in the following state another state: paperboard state, paper out status, powder amount were hanged down state, preheat mode and ready state.
9. each described equipment in 8 according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, described image forming apparatus control unit is further used for, and one of at least sends image forming apparatus state information and host information to one or more drive units that driving of described image forming apparatus is installed arbitrarily on predetermined opportunity in the following way by described image forming apparatus network interface unit:
Send mode 1: when receiving the status inquiry command that drive unit sends, image forming apparatus state information and host information are sent to the drive unit of sending this status inquiry command as the response to this status inquiry command;
Send mode 2: utilize the Web broadcast agreement in the mode of broadcasting image forming apparatus state information and host information to be sent to described image forming apparatus and be in all drive units in same local area network (LAN) or the same multicast group;
Send mode 3: described image forming apparatus sends to the equipment that automatically recognizes as the automatic equipment that removes described image forming apparatus self that is in the automatic discovery of all supports agreement in the same local area network (LAN) with described image forming apparatus of identifying of the server of supporting automatic discovery agreement with image forming apparatus state information and host information;
Send mode 4: image forming apparatus state information and host information are sent to the drive unit of being selected by the interface is set by the user.
10. equipment according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, described image forming apparatus control unit is further used for, and adopts by the user and one of at least sends image forming apparatus state information and host information to one or more drive units that driving of described image forming apparatus is installed by the described send mode 1 that the interface is set selects to the send mode 4.
11. an image forming method is characterized in that, comprising:
The image that receives user's input forms order;
Generation comprises the print job data that the image that is used to form image forms data and host information, and described host information is the information of the unique identification drive unit of energy;
The print job data that produces is sent to image forming apparatus;
Receive image forming apparatus state information and host information that image forming apparatus is sent;
If it is consistent with the host information of self to be judged as the host information that receives, then carry out the Graphics Processing about described image forming apparatus state information.
12. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, also comprises:
If it is inconsistent to be judged as the host information and the host information of self that receive, then ignores or store received image forming apparatus state information and host information.
13. method according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, execution comprises about the step of the Graphics Processing of described image forming apparatus state information, shows manually or automatically the described image forming apparatus state information that receives or shows automatically or manually received image forming apparatus state information and host information.
14. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, the Graphics Processing of carrying out about described image forming apparatus state information further comprises judge whether received image forming apparatus state information comprises wrong status information,
If judged result is yes, then automatically open for the status display interface that shows the image forming apparatus state information; And/or
If the determination result is NO, judge further then whether current described status display interface for showing the image forming apparatus state information is opened, be then to close described status display interface for showing the image forming apparatus state information if be judged as.
15. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, the image forming apparatus state information is classified according to predetermined rule, and described method also comprises, if it is inconsistent to be judged as the host information and the host information of self that receive, then
For different classification, image forming apparatus state information and host information that differentiated treatment is received.
16. method according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, the image forming apparatus state information is divided for type I information and Equations of The Second Kind information according to predetermined rule, and the image forming apparatus state information that described differentiated treatment is received and the step of host information further comprise:
Judge whether received image forming apparatus state information is type I information, if judged result is yes, then carry out the Graphics Processing about described image forming apparatus state information, if be judged as noly, then ignore or store received image forming apparatus state information or host information.
17. method according to claim 16, it is characterized in that, execution comprises about the step of the Graphics Processing of described image forming apparatus state information, shows manually or automatically the described image forming apparatus state information that receives or shows automatically or manually received image forming apparatus state information and host information.
18. method according to claim 16 is characterized in that, the Graphics Processing of carrying out about described image forming apparatus state information further comprises judge whether received image forming apparatus state information comprises wrong status information,
If judged result is yes, then automatically open for the status display interface that shows the image forming apparatus state information; And/or
If the determination result is NO, judge further then whether current described status display interface for showing the image forming apparatus state information is opened, be then to close described status display interface for showing the image forming apparatus state information if be judged as.
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