CN103067640B - Image forming apparatus and method - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a kind of image forming apparatus and method.The method includes: receive print job data from the driving device of the driving being provided with described image forming apparatus, described print job data includes host information and the image for forming image forms data, and described host information is the information that can uniquely identify driving device；From received print job data, extract host information, and store the host information extracted；Image forming apparatus status information and host information is sent to the driving device of one or more drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus on predetermined opportunity, wherein, the driving device of one or the more than one driving being provided with described image forming apparatus includes the driving device that described host information represents.The present invention it can be avoided that user because of main frame by mistake notice printed but actual remove to take printed material time have been found that the puzzlement really printed, thus improve user friendly.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to printing field, particularly relate to image forming apparatus and method.
Background technology
Nowadays, development along with network technology, image forming apparatus can access network by wired or wireless mode, shared by multiple main frames, image forming apparatus and multiple main frame are communicated by network and constitute network print system, improve the service efficiency of image forming apparatus, it is achieved that the office automation system of low cost.
In network print system, main frame and image forming apparatus are communicated by predetermined communication protocol, and described communication protocol can be HTTP(HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)), FTP(file transfer protocol (FTP)), POP/SMTP(mail protocol) or snmp protocol etc..After the user on main frame creates a print job, customer documentation data are converted to the discernible print data of image forming apparatus and then pass through network and be transferred to image forming apparatus by the print drive on main frame, and image forming apparatus is printed upon on paper after the print data received is resolved.
In traditional network print system, after print job data is all sent to image forming apparatus by main frame, namely this operation discharges from the memory element of main frame, the notice that the operation of main frame display simultaneously has printed.But when in fact user receives this printing completion notice, the printing being not meant to current work really completes, only it is merely main frame and print job data has all been sent to image forming apparatus.If the print job data amount of user is relatively big, when user receives the printing contribution going to take from oneself after above-mentioned printing completion notice to the place at image forming apparatus place, it is found that the operation of oneself is actually also not fully complete printing.After a operation is all sent to image forming apparatus, if occurring in print procedure, lacking the mistake such as paper, paperboard causes printing to interrupt, and also will be unable to notify the state that user's present image forms equipment.Therefore, described printing completion notice does not only play real notice effect, and the use of user can cause puzzlement, have impact on the work efficiency of user simultaneously yet.
Due in traditional network print system, the notice that operation has printed will be shown after operation discharges from the memory element of main frame, because main frame does not carry out printing completion notice according to the actual working state of image forming apparatus, if after therefore print job data is all sent to image forming apparatus by main frame, if occurring paperboard in print procedure, lacking any mistakes such as paper, print state all correctly cannot be informed to user by main frame.
Summary of the invention
One of the technical problem to be solved is to need to provide a kind of image forming apparatus and method that print state can correctly inform to user.
In order to solve above-mentioned technical problem, the invention provides the image forming method of a kind of image forming apparatus.The method includes:
Receiving print job data from the driving device of the driving being provided with described image forming apparatus, described print job data includes host information and the image for forming image forms data, and described host information is the information that can uniquely identify driving device；
From received print job data, extract host information, and store the host information extracted；
Image forming apparatus status information and host information is sent to the driving device of one or more drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus on predetermined opportunity, wherein, the driving device of one or the more than one driving being provided with described image forming apparatus includes the driving device that described host information represents.
Wherein, described predetermined opportunity be following transmission opportunity at least one: when receiving the status inquiry command that driving device is sent；When the state of described image forming apparatus changes；Often through preset period of time；When completing current print job.
Wherein, can farther include when the state of described image forming apparatus changes, when from following state, any state is transformed into another state in following state to described image forming apparatus: paperboard state, paper out status, the low state of powder amount, pre-Warm status and ready state.
Further, send in the step of image forming apparatus status information and host information at the driving device of the described driving being provided with described image forming apparatus on predetermined opportunity to one or more, adopt following send mode arbitrarily at least one:
Transmission mode 1: when receiving the status inquiry command that driving device is sent, is sent to, as to the response of this status inquiry command, the driving device sending this status inquiry command using image forming apparatus status information and host information；
Transmission mode 2: utilize netowork broadcast protocols that image forming apparatus status information and host information are sent to all driving devices in a broadcast manner that be in same LAN or same multicast group with described image forming apparatus；
Transmission mode 3: image forming apparatus status information and host information, as supporting automatically to find that the server of agreement identifies that all supports being in same LAN with described image forming apparatus find the equipment removing described image forming apparatus self of agreement automatically automatically, are sent to the equipment automatically recognized by described image forming apparatus；
Transmission mode 4: image forming apparatus status information and host information are sent to by user by arranging the driving device that interface selects.
Further, the driving device of the described driving being provided with described image forming apparatus on predetermined opportunity to one or more sends in the step of image forming apparatus status information and host information, adopts by user that at least one sends image forming apparatus status information and host information to the driving device of one or more drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus by arranging in described transmission mode 1 to the transmission mode 4 that interface selects.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of image forming apparatus is additionally provided.This equipment includes:
Image forming apparatus NIU, print job data is received from the driving device of the driving being provided with described image forming apparatus, described print job data includes host information and the image for forming image forms data, and described host information is the information that can uniquely identify driving device；
Host information acquiring unit, extracts host information from received print job data, and stores the host information extracted；
Image forming apparatus control unit, image forming apparatus status information and host information is sent by described image forming apparatus NIU to the driving device of one or more drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus on predetermined opportunity, wherein, the driving device of one or the more than one driving being provided with described image forming apparatus includes the driving device that described host information represents.
Further, described predetermined opportunity be following transmission opportunity at least one: when receiving the status inquiry command that driving device is sent；When the state of described image forming apparatus changes；Often through preset period of time；When completing current print job.
Wherein, farther include when the state of described image forming apparatus changes,
When from following state, any state is transformed into another state in following state to described image forming apparatus: paperboard state, paper out status, the low state of powder amount, pre-Warm status and ready state.
Wherein, described image forming apparatus control unit is further used for, and on predetermined opportunity, by described image forming apparatus NIU, arbitrarily at least one sends image forming apparatus status information and host information to the driving device of one or more drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus in the following way:
Transmission mode 1: when receiving the status inquiry command that driving device is sent, is sent to, as to the response of this status inquiry command, the driving device sending this status inquiry command using image forming apparatus status information and host information；
Transmission mode 2: utilize netowork broadcast protocols that image forming apparatus status information and host information are sent to all driving devices in a broadcast manner that be in same LAN or same multicast group with described image forming apparatus；
Transmission mode 3: image forming apparatus status information and host information, as supporting automatically to find that the server of agreement identifies that all supports being in same LAN with described image forming apparatus find the equipment removing described image forming apparatus self of agreement automatically automatically, are sent to the equipment automatically recognized by described image forming apparatus；
Transmission mode 4: image forming apparatus status information and host information are sent to by user by arranging the driving device that interface selects.
Wherein, described image forming apparatus control unit is further used for, and by user, by arranging in described transmission mode 1 to the transmission mode 4 that interface selects, at least one sends image forming apparatus status information and host information to the driving device of one or more drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus in employing.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of image forming method is additionally provided.The method includes:
The image receiving user's input forms order；
Producing the image comprised for forming image and form the print job data of data and host information, described host information is the information that can uniquely identify driving device；
The print job data of generation is sent to image forming apparatus；
Receive image forming apparatus status information and host information that image forming apparatus is sent；
If being judged as, the host information received is consistent with the host information of self, then perform to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information.
If the method may also include that the host information being judged as receiving is inconsistent with the host information of self, then ignore or store received image forming apparatus status information and host information.
Further, perform the step about the display of described image forming apparatus status information processes to include, the image forming apparatus status information that receives described in showing manually or automatically or show received image forming apparatus status information and host information automatically or manually.
Wherein, perform to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information to farther include, judge whether received image forming apparatus status information includes wrong status information, if the determination result is YES, then the status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information is automatically opened up；If and/or judged result is no, then determine whether whether the presently described status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information is opened, if being judged as YES, then close the described status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information.
Further, image forming apparatus status information is classified according to predetermined rule, and described method also includes, if being judged as, the host information received is inconsistent with the host information of self, then for different classification, it is handled differently received image forming apparatus status information and host information.
Further, image forming apparatus status information has been divided into type I information and Equations of The Second Kind information according to predetermined rule, the described step being handled differently received image forming apparatus status information and host information farther includes: judge whether received image forming apparatus status information is type I information, if the determination result is YES, then perform to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information, if being judged as NO, then ignore or store received image forming apparatus status information or host information.
Further, the step performing to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information when judging that received image forming apparatus status information is type I information can include, the image forming apparatus status information that receives described in showing manually or automatically or show received image forming apparatus status information and host information automatically or manually.
Further, the step performing to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information when the image forming apparatus status information received by judging is type I information can include, judge whether received image forming apparatus status information includes wrong status information, if the determination result is YES, then the status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information is automatically opened up；If and/or judged result is no, then determine whether whether the presently described status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information is opened, if being judged as YES, then close the described status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information.
Compared with prior art, one or more embodiments of the invention can have the advantage that it can be avoided that user because of main frame by mistake notice printed but actual remove to take printed material time have been found that the puzzlement really printed, thus improve user friendly.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the following description, and, partly become apparent from description, or understand by implementing the present invention.The purpose of the present invention and other advantages can be realized by structure specifically noted in description, claims and accompanying drawing and be obtained.
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Accompanying drawing is for providing a further understanding of the present invention, and constitutes a part for description, is provided commonly for explaining the present invention with embodiments of the invention, is not intended that limitation of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the configuration diagram of image formation system according to an embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the main frame in image formation system and printer according to an embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of image forming method according to an embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 4 is a kind of according to an embodiment of the invention notice object choice interface；
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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Describing embodiments of the present invention in detail below with reference to drawings and Examples, to the present invention, how application technology means solve technical problem whereby, and the process that realizes reaching technique effect can fully understand and implement according to this.As long as it should be noted that do not constitute conflict, each embodiment in the present invention and each feature in each embodiment can be combined with each other, and the technical scheme formed is all within protection scope of the present invention.
Additionally, can perform in the computer system of such as one group of computer executable instructions in the step shown in the flow chart of accompanying drawing, and, although illustrate logical order in flow charts, but in some cases, it is possible to perform shown or described step with the order being different from herein.
Fig. 1 is the configuration diagram of image formation system according to an embodiment of the invention.As it is shown in figure 1, printer 20 is connected to the main frame 10,11,12 (also the main frame being provided with the driver of this printer being called driving device) of multiple driver being provided with this printer via communication line 30.Communication line 30 can be LAN, the Internet, public telephone line or special circuit.Communication protocol between printer 20 and main frame 10,11,12 can be HTTP(HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)), FTP(file transfer protocol (FTP)), POP/SMTP(mail protocol) or snmp protocol etc..Main frame 10,11,12 can be the electronic equipments such as computer, photographing unit, video camera, mobile phone.Additionally, this specification is only described using printer as the example of image forming apparatus, but the image forming apparatus of the present invention is not limited to printer, it is also possible to be photocopier, facsimile machine or by photocopier, printer, facsimile machine function synthesized to the multi-function peripheral (MFP) etc. of triangular web for carrying out the equipment of image formation process.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the main frame in image formation system and printer according to an embodiment of the invention, in conjunction with Fig. 2 the structure of the main frame 10,11,12 in image formation system as shown in Figure 1 and printer 20 is formed and is further described.
In Fig. 2, accompanying drawing labelling 10,11,12 all represents main frame, only describes main frame for main frame 10 below.Main frame 10 can include master machine control unit 101, print data generating unit 102, condition monitoring unit 103, host network interface unit 104, host storage unit 105, display unit 106, input block 107 and application program memory element 108.
Master machine control unit 101 is the centralized control unit of main frame 10, for instance host CPU, for controlling the operation of the various process in main frame 10 and each functional unit.
Print data generating unit 102 is for producing print job data based on the print command of user's input (forming order corresponding to image), including the customer documentation received from application program data being converted to the discernible print data of printer 20 (forming data corresponding to image), User Interface is provided to input print setting information for user, as paper arranges, prints the information such as number setting, single-side/double-side setting of printing.Print data generating unit 102 can also obtain 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 any information that can uniquely identify main frame, for instance host name, MAC Address, IP address etc..
Condition monitoring unit 103 is for the print state of monitoring printer 20, it is possible to sends status inquiry command to printer 20 and receives printer modes information (correspondence image formation status information of equipment) from printer 20, and printer status information is processed.
Generally above-mentioned print data generating unit 102 and condition monitoring unit 103 realize by comprising the driver installation kit realizing the print data program producing function and the program realizing condition monitoring function.This driver installation kit is typically installed on main frame 10 and is stored in proper use of printer 20 in the host storage unit 105 of described main frame 10, so that user can carry out various printing by main frame 10.
Host network interface unit 104 for being connected to communication line 30 by main frame 10, and is communicated by communication line 30 and printer 20.
Host storage unit 105 includes the program storage portion storing the various control programs needed for the function realizing main frame 10, and stores the data storage section of the data (including data to be printed) generated by various programs.
Display unit 106 can be general purpose display, the mode of operation controlling display main frame 10 according to master machine control unit 101, according to embodiments of the invention, it is possible to show the status information of printer 20 on display unit 106, to facilitate user to understand the state of printer 20.
Input block 107 can be the input equipment that keyboard, mouse and touch pad etc. input information for user to main frame 10.
Application program memory element 108 is used for storing some office softwares etc., and user is operated by the application program in application program memory element 108 and produces customer documentation data.
Printer 20 includes communication control unit 201, printer control unit 202 (corresponding to image forming apparatus control unit), host information acquiring unit 203, print engine 204, printer NIU 205 (corresponding to image forming apparatus NIU), printer memory element 206, fault detection unit 207, guidance panel 208.
Communication control unit 201, for controlling the communication of printer 20 and main frame 10, supports various communications protocols, and printer 20 can be made to adopt plurality of communication schemes and main frame 10 to communicate.
Printer control unit 202 is for controlling the print processing process in printer 20, the communication between each functional unit controlling to be connected to print control unit 202 and control printer 20 and main frame 10.
Host information acquiring unit 203 for extracting host information from the print job data sent by main frame 10, and is temporarily stored in by host information in the predetermined host information storage part of printer memory element 206.
Print engine 204 for being printed upon paper by the print data received from main frame under the control of printer control unit 204.
Printer NIU 205 for being connected to communication line 30 by printer 20, and is communicated by communication line 30 and main frame 10,11,12.
Printer memory element 206 includes the data storage section of the print job data that storage receives and the program storage portion of the control program storing the several functions realizing printer 20 from main frame 10.Printer memory element 206 can also store the printer modes information detected in printer 20.
Fault detection unit 207 is for detecting the various faults occurred in printer 20, can be such as the various failure detection sensors in printer 20, the faults such as detection paperboard, scarce paper, the various fault messages (corresponding to wrong status information) that fault detection unit 207 detects are saved in the predetermined storage area of printer memory element 206.
Guidance panel 208 generally includes indicating section and importation, mutual for printer 20 and user, indicating section can be able to the display floater such as LCD (LCDs) or OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) etc. that the information that carries out shows, can also be the indicators such as LED, importation can be the input equipments such as mouse, button, input pen, guidance panel 208 can also be touch display screen, and user can directly input on touch display screen.Printer 20 can indicate the information relevant to printer 20 on guidance panel 208, such as print state information, printer product information etc.；Additionally user can also be operated by panel 208 and input some for the control parameter of the operation that controls printer 20 and print control order, for instance can arrange dormancy time, carry out model selection, can also carry out operation cancellation or time-out etc..
Generally, in user operation application program memory element 108, the various application programs of storage produce customer documentation data, if receiving the print command of user's input, print data generating unit 102 converts the customer documentation data received from application program to printer discernible print data, generate print job data, again through host network interface unit 104, print job data is transmitted to printer 20 by communication line 30.Printer 20 receives above-mentioned print job data by printer NIU 205, the print job data received is resolved by printer control unit 202, is then sent to print engine 204 so that customer documentation data-printing to be formed the printing contribution required for user on paper.
Condition monitoring unit 103 on main frame 10 periodically sends status inquiry command to printer 20, to inquire about the state of printer 20.After printer 20 receives above-mentioned status inquiry command, current printer modes information (corresponding to image forming apparatus status information) is sent to main frame 10 by printer NIU 205.Condition monitoring unit 103 on main frame 10 first determines whether whether there is the operation printed in the print queue of main frame 10 after receiving the printer modes information that printer 20 is sent.If there is the operation printed in the print queue of main frame 10, then the print state information received is displayed process by condition monitoring unit 103；If being absent from the operation printed in the print queue of main frame 10, then the condition monitoring unit 103 status information to receiving does not display process.Generally after the total data of a operation is sent to printer 20 by main frame 10, namely this operation discharges from the memory element of main frame 10, according to above-mentioned printer modes information processing rules, owing to print queue being absent from the operation printed, the status information received will not be displayed process by the main frame 10 sending this operation, and the current state of printer 20 cannot be informed to user in time that have sent current work.
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 comprising print data with host information.More specifically, the print command that print data generating unit 102 inputs according to user, the customer documentation data received from application program are converted to the discernible print data for forming image of printer, and generates print job data according to described print data and the host information obtained from main frame 10.Additionally, print job data generally also includes print setting information, but owing to it is little with some relation of the present invention, therefore do not stress.
Step S303, the print job data of generation is sent to printer 20 by host network interface unit 104 by the print data generating unit 102 of main frame 10.
Step S304, the printer NIU 205 of printer 20 receives print job data from the main frame 10 of the driving being provided with printer 20.
Step S305, the host information acquiring unit 203 of printer 20 extracts host information from received print job data, and stores it in printer memory element 206.
Specifically, after printer 20 receives the print job data that main frame 10 is sent, host information acquiring unit 203 extracts host information from print job data, and is saved in the predetermined host information storage part in printer memory element 206.
Additionally, after the configuration information in print job data and print data resolve by printer control unit 202, control print engine 204 and print data be printed upon on paper.After current print job has printed, the host information stored in printer control unit 202 memory dump machine memory element 206.
Step S306, the printer control unit 202 of printer 20 sends the printer modes information and host information that store in printer memory element 206 on predetermined opportunity by printer NIU 205 to one or more main frames, wherein, these one or more main frames include the main frame in printer memory element 206 represented by host information.Above-mentioned default opportunity can be any opportunity set in advance.
Step S307, main frame 10 receives printer modes information and the host information that printer 20 is sent.
Step S308, whether the host information of the host information and main frame self that condition monitoring unit 103 judgement of main frame 10 receives is consistent, if being judged as YES, entering step S310, otherwise entering step S309.
Step S309, the condition monitoring unit 103 of main frame 10 ignores the printer modes information received by (abandoning) and host information, or stores received printer modes information and host information, for instance, only store and automatically do not show.
Step S310, the condition monitoring unit 103 of main frame 10 performs to process about the display of described printer modes information, for instance show that the displays such as described printer modes information process manually or automatically.
Condition monitoring unit 103 on main frame 10 can provide for carrying out the status display interface (such as Fig. 5 B) that printer modes information shows, alternatively, may also provide condition monitoring interface (such as Fig. 5 A).Wherein, Fig. 5 A is an example at condition monitoring interface, it is possible to display current the installed title of same a series of all printers of main frame 10, printer modes and port information etc..Fig. 5 B is an example of status display interface, it is possible to show printer name and printer modes information or display printer modes information.Powder box information and Fault recovery information can also be shown, it is also possible in status display interface, point out the process carried out required for printer modes and user with the form of animation, as Fault recovery processes step etc..The website information for consumptive material purchase or printer maintenance or phone information can also be shown in the status display interface of Fig. 5 B, when the consumptive material life-span uses up or needs to carry out printer maintenance, it is simple to user carries out consumptive material purchase and CONTACT SEVICER carries out printer maintenance.
Generally, user can get final product opening monitoring interface and status display interface by the shortcut icon on host 10 of the State Monitoring Program in click condition monitoring unit 103.Especially, when condition monitoring unit 103 monitors printer 20, error condition occurs, the fault detection unit 207 of such as printer 20 detects that printer 20 there occurs fault, now can also control automatically to present (open or eject) status display interface, to notify that user carries out Fault recovery process in time.
In the display of the condition monitoring unit 103 of step S310 processes, preferably, condition monitoring unit 103 first judges whether the printer modes information received comprises wrong status information, if being judged as YES, then automatically present (open or eject) status display interface to show the error condition of printer 20 to user, described status display interface may further provide Fault recovery prompting, allows user know in time and can process, according to prompting, the mistake occurred；Otherwise, if being judged as NO, then it is highly preferred that then determine whether whether current state display interface is just presented, if being judged as just being presented, then condition monitoring unit 103 closes this status display interface.So, condition monitoring unit 103 be judged as printer modes information be comprise such as lack paper, lack ink etc. and represent printer 20 currently cannot the wrong status information of normal operation time, make mistakes to user's open mode display interface notifying that user currently prints.At this moment user can go to repair printer 20 according to prompting, for instance adds paper or changes print cartridge etc..After receiving new printer modes information and host information, if condition monitoring unit 103 judges that the printer modes information received does not comprise wrong status information, and determine whether out that current state display interface has already turned on, and then status display interface is automatically switched off.As such, it is possible to raising user friendly.
Additionally, in one embodiment, when the host information of the host information received and the machine is consistent, the printer modes information received and/or host information can also be saved in host storage unit 105 by condition monitoring unit 103, in this case, both made condition monitoring unit 103 not monitor printer 20 to make mistakes (printer modes information does not include wrong status information), can also according to the operation instruction opening monitoring interface of user and/or status display interface, condition monitoring unit 103 reads stored printer modes information printer modes information to be shown in condition monitoring interface and/or status display interface, printer modes information is checked for user.
Preferably, in step S306, described predetermined opportunity can be following transmission opportunity at least one:
Transmission opportunity 1, when printer 20 receives the status inquiry command that the condition monitoring unit 103 of main frame 10 is sent；
On transmission opportunity 2, when the state of printer 20 changes, it can be that fault detection unit 207 detects that printer 20 there occurs fault that the state of printer 20 changes, for instance paperboard, lack the information such as paper, powder amount are low；Or printer control unit 202 detects that duty there occurs change, as entered into ready state etc. from pre-Warm status, now printer 20 will send printer modes information and host information from trend main frame 10；
Transmission opportunity 3, often through preset period of time.In other words, printer 20 periodically sends printer modes information and host information (as every 2s) to main frame 10, and described preset period of time can be the definite value that printer program pre-sets, it is also possible to by user setup；
Transmission opportunity 4, when completing current print job.Specifically, after completing current print job, printer modes information and host information can be sent immediately to main frame 10.
Additionally, in step S306, printer 20 can send printer modes information and the host information of storage in printer memory element 206 by various transmission modes to one or more main frames.Following description some preferably send mode.
Preferably send in mode (sending mode 1) in one, printer modes information and host information, when the status inquiry command that the condition monitoring unit 103 received on main frame 10 is sent, are sent to this main frame sending status inquiry command as to the response of this status inquiry command by printer 20.
Preferably send in mode (sending mode 2) at another kind, printer 20 utilizes netowork broadcast protocols that printer modes information and host information are sent to All hosts in a broadcast manner that be in same LAN or same multicast group with printer 20, furthermore, it is to be understood that include the main frame 10 sending current print job data.Described Radio Broadcasting Agreements refers to a kind of communication protocol realizing that the information in a certain equipment is sent to multiple equipment.Under this transmission mode, even if printer 20 is unknown to which main frame printer modes information and host information are sent to, can also based on Radio Broadcasting Agreements come with same LAN in or same multicast group in All hosts communicate, main frame 10 go to determine whether to receive and printer modes information that reason printer 20 is sent and host information.
Preferably send in mode (sending mode 3) at another, as the server supporting discovery agreement automatically, printer 20 is identified that all supports being in same LAN with printer 20 find other equipment except printer 20 of agreement automatically automatically, certainly also include the main frame 10 supporting automatically to find agreement, printer modes information and host information are sent to the equipment that printer 20 recognizes automatically.Preferably, can the information (such as Hostname) of the main frame recognized be shown on the guidance panel 208 of printer 20, as shown in Figure 4.Which main frame user can select to be sent to printer modes information and host information on the notice object choice interface shown in Fig. 4, and printer modes information and host information are sent to the main frame selected on the guidance panel of printer 20 by user by printer 20.Described automatic discovery agreement is able to back printer and automatically identifies that in same LAN, all supports find a kind of communication protocol of other equipment of agreement automatically, for instance zeroconf agreement (Configuration Service specification) and the Bonjour agreement etc. based on zeroconf protocol realization.In this way, printer 20 can be recognized, as the server supporting discovery agreement automatically, all supports being in same LAN with printer 20 automatically and automatically find the main frame of agreement, and can the information of the main frame recognized be shown on the guidance panel 208 of printer 20, can realize being selected printer modes information and host information are sent to destination host by user, the data volume in communication network can be reduced, improve communication efficiency.
Printer 20 realizes communicating with main frame 10 based on above-mentioned various communications protocols (include Radio Broadcasting Agreements, automatically find agreement) by communication control unit 201.
Additionally, printer modes information and host information can be sent to by printer 20 is arranged, by the User Interface etc. that the guidance panel 208 of printer 20 and the print data generating unit 102 of main frame 10 provide, the main frame (sending mode 4) that interface selects by user.
Additionally, user can in transmission mode 1 to the transmission mode 4 arranging desired employing on interface is set at least one, the main frame 10 to be provided with the driving of printer 20 to one or more sends printer modes information and host information.
It should be noted that, the User Interface that the print data generating unit 102 of guidance panel 208 and main frame 10 that the example arranging interface is not limited to printer 20 provides, such as, for to arrange transmission mode on other smart machine with display function being connected with printer 20 except printer 20 and main frame 10, and the transmission mode of user setup can also be sent to printer 20 by corresponding host-host protocol or procotol (such as http protocol).
When adopting transmission opportunity 1, namely, when main frame 10 sends the status information of status inquiry command active inquiry printer 20 by condition monitoring unit 103, printer 20 can adopt and be sent printer modes information and host information by user to main frame 10 by any transmission mode of arranging in transmission mode 1 to the transmission mode 4 that interface selects.When adopting transmission opportunity 2,3 or 4, namely, when printer 20 actively sends printer modes information and host information to main frame 10, printer 20 can adopt and be sent printer modes information and host information by user to main frame 10 by any transmission mode of arranging in transmission mode 2 to the transmission mode 4 that interface selects.
Additionally, in one embodiment, it is also possible to printer modes information is classified according to predetermined rule (such as status information type, status information significance level etc.).So, in step S309, condition monitoring unit 103 for different classification, can be handled differently received printer modes information and host information.
In a kind of mode classification, printer modes information is divided into common status information (corresponding to type I information) and print job status information (corresponding to Equations of The Second Kind information) by condition monitoring unit 103, print job status information is the change of some printer modes caused by current work, as preheating, print in, the status information such as paperboard, paper mold not coupling；Common status information is and current some status informations unrelated with or without print job, such as status informations such as printer mistake, consumable information, dormancy times.So, in step S309, condition monitoring unit 103 determines whether whether received printer modes information is common status information, if the determination result is YES, then monitoring unit 103 performs to process about the display of described printer modes information (common status information), if being judged as NO, then ignore or store received printer modes information and host information.
In another kind of mode classification, printer modes information is divided by condition monitoring unit 103 by significance level, and print state information is divided into important status information (corresponding to type I information) and insignificant status information (corresponding to Equations of The Second Kind information).In this case, in step S309, important status information is only displayed process by condition monitoring unit 103, ignores or stores insignificant status information.
In step S309, the display that type I information is performed by condition monitoring unit 103 processes can be identical with the display process in step S310, such as in S309, condition monitoring unit 103 can determine whether whether the type I information received comprises wrong status information, if being judged as YES, then automatically present (open or eject) status display interface to show the error condition of printer 20 to user, allow except other users with open air of current print job can also know in time and taking corresponding treatment measures.
The printer modes information received and host information it is handled differently for different classification by condition monitoring unit 103 in step S309, some can be informed to other users of the user of non-present print job with the current printer modes information unrelated with or without print job and important printer modes information, at printer 20, some such as printer mistakes can occur, when the low grade of compact powder amount is with the current error condition unrelated with or without print job or important error condition, can notify that other users take corresponding treatment measures in time, also unprinted operation can be sent to other printers and print by such as user, thus can improve user's service efficiency to printer 20, save the time of user；Further, since only Partial State Information to be informed to other users of the user of non-present operation, and some states change caused by current work or some unessential state information notification are not given other users, it is possible to reduce the interference to other users.
In step S309, if S303 judging when the host information of host information and the machine received is inconsistent, condition monitoring unit 103 also can perform the process identical with step S310, so facilitates the printer management personnel monitoring state debugging to all print jobs.
In an alternative embodiment, the host information received can also be shown in condition monitoring interface and/or status display interface in step S309 and S310 by condition monitoring unit 103, if makeing mistakes in current work print procedure, according to described host information, other users (such as printer management personnel) can notify that the user that have sent current work goes to process the mistake occurred in print procedure.
By above-mentioned process, even if print job data has all been sent to printer by main frame, and cause that this print job data discharges from main frame, printer status information can also be processed by main frame by the host information fed back from printer, such that it is able to printer modes information correctly informs to the user of current work, user is allowed to understand which kind of state its operation sent is in.
The process performance of usual main frame is higher than the process performance of printer a lot, in the present invention, printer modes information and host information are sent to main frame by printer, by main frame, the printer modes information received is processed, by the above-mentioned process advantage arranging and can making full use of main frame, improve data-handling efficiency.Further, since need not judge whether to which main frame is printer modes information be sent to by printer, the process logic of printer can be made to simplify, reduce the process load of printer, reduce firmware development difficulty and the development cost of printer.
The main frame 10 of the present embodiment can also realize by the following method.More specifically, the storage medium (or record medium) of the program code by the software of the function of the embodiment stored for realizing above-mentioned main frame 10 is applied to system or equipment.The computer (CPU or MPU) of system or equipment reads and performs the program code being stored in storage medium.In this case, achieve the image forming method of above-mentioned main frame 10 from the program code of storage medium reading, and the storage medium storing this program code constitutes the present invention.When computer performs the program code read, it is achieved the function of above-described embodiment.Further, the present invention includes this situation: the OS (operating system) run on computers etc. carry out actual treatment partly or completely based on the instruction of program code, thus realizing the image forming method of main frame 10 in above-described embodiment.
Although the embodiment that disclosed herein is as above, but described content is only to facilitate the embodiment understanding the present invention and adopt, is not limited to the present invention.Technical staff in any the technical field of the invention; under the premise without departing from the spirit and scope that disclosed herein; any amendment and change can be done in the formal and details implemented; but the scope of patent protection of the present invention, still must be as the criterion with the scope that appending claims defines.
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1. the image forming method of an image forming apparatus, it is characterised in that including:
Receiving print job data from the driving device of the driving being provided with described image forming apparatus, described print job data includes host information and the image for forming image forms data, and described host information is the information that can uniquely identify driving device；
From received print job data, extract host information, and store the host information extracted；
Image forming apparatus status information and host information is sent to the driving device of multiple drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus on predetermined opportunity, wherein, the driving device of the plurality of driving being provided with described image forming apparatus includes the driving device that described host information represents；
In the driving device of the plurality of driving being provided with described image forming apparatus: the driving device that described host information represents performs to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information；All the other driving devices store received image forming apparatus status information and host information, and show the described status information being divided into type I information according to predetermined rule.
2. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described predetermined opportunity be following transmission opportunity at least one:
When receiving the status inquiry command that driving device is sent；
When the state of described image forming apparatus changes；
Often through preset period of time；
When completing current print job.
3. method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that farther include when the state of described image forming apparatus changes,
When from following state, any state is transformed into another state in following state to described image forming apparatus: paperboard state, paper out status, the low state of powder amount, pre-Warm status and ready state.
4. according to the method in any one of claims 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, described send in the step of image forming apparatus status information and host information on predetermined opportunity to the driving device of multiple drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus, adopt following send mode arbitrarily at least one:
Transmission mode 1: when receiving the status inquiry command that driving device is sent, is sent to, as to the response of this status inquiry command, the driving device sending this status inquiry command using image forming apparatus status information and host information；
Transmission mode 2: utilize netowork broadcast protocols that image forming apparatus status information and host information are sent to all driving devices in a broadcast manner that be in same LAN or same multicast group with described image forming apparatus；
Transmission mode 3: image forming apparatus status information and host information, as supporting automatically to find that the server of agreement identifies that all supports being in same LAN with described image forming apparatus find the equipment removing described image forming apparatus self of agreement automatically automatically, are sent to the equipment automatically recognized by described image forming apparatus；
Transmission mode 4: image forming apparatus status information and host information are sent to by user by arranging the driving device that interface selects.
5. method according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, described send in the step of image forming apparatus status information and host information on predetermined opportunity to the driving device of multiple drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus, adopt and sent image forming apparatus status information and host information by user to the driving device of multiple drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus by arranging in described transmission mode 1 to the transmission mode 4 that interface selects at least one.
6. an image forming apparatus, it is characterised in that including:
Image forming apparatus NIU, print job data is received from the driving device of the driving being provided with described image forming apparatus, described print job data includes host information and the image for forming image forms data, and described host information is the information that can uniquely identify driving device；
Host information acquiring unit, extracts host information from received print job data, and stores the host information extracted；
Image forming apparatus control unit, image forming apparatus status information and host information is sent by described image forming apparatus NIU to the driving device of multiple drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus on predetermined opportunity, wherein, the driving device of the plurality of driving being provided with described image forming apparatus includes the driving device that described host information represents；
In the driving device of the plurality of driving being provided with described image forming apparatus: the driving device that described host information represents performs to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information；All the other driving devices store received image forming apparatus status information and host information, and show the described status information being divided into type I information according to predetermined rule.
7. equipment according to claim 6, it is characterised in that described predetermined opportunity be following transmission opportunity at least one:
When receiving the status inquiry command that driving device is sent；
When the state of described image forming apparatus changes；
Often through preset period of time；
When completing current print job.
8. equipment according to claim 7, it is characterised in that farther include when the state of described image forming apparatus changes,
When from following state, any state is transformed into another state in following state to described image forming apparatus: paperboard state, paper out status, the low state of powder amount, pre-Warm status and ready state.
9. the equipment according to any one of claim 6 to 8, it is characterized in that, described image forming apparatus control unit is further used for, and on predetermined opportunity, by described image forming apparatus NIU, arbitrarily at least one sends image forming apparatus status information and host information to the driving device of multiple drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus in the following way:
Transmission mode 1: when receiving the status inquiry command that driving device is sent, is sent to, as to the response of this status inquiry command, the driving device sending this status inquiry command using image forming apparatus status information and host information；
Transmission mode 2: utilize netowork broadcast protocols that image forming apparatus status information and host information are sent to all driving devices in a broadcast manner that be in same LAN or same multicast group with described image forming apparatus；
Transmission mode 3: image forming apparatus status information and host information, as supporting automatically to find that the server of agreement identifies that all supports being in same LAN with described image forming apparatus find the equipment removing described image forming apparatus self of agreement automatically automatically, are sent to the equipment automatically recognized by described image forming apparatus；
Transmission mode 4: image forming apparatus status information and host information are sent to by user by arranging the driving device that interface selects.
10. equipment according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, described image forming apparatus control unit is further used for, and adopts by user that at least one sends image forming apparatus status information and host information to the driving device of multiple drivings being provided with described image forming apparatus by arranging in described transmission mode 1 to the transmission mode 4 that interface selects.
11. an image forming method, it is characterised in that including:
The image receiving user's input forms order；
Producing the image comprised for forming image and form the print job data of data and host information, described host information is the information that can uniquely identify driving device；
The print job data of generation is sent to image forming apparatus；
Receive image forming apparatus status information and host information that image forming apparatus is sent；
If being judged as, the host information received is consistent with the host information of self, then perform to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information；
If being judged as, the host information received is inconsistent with the host information of self, then store received image forming apparatus status information and host information, and show the described status information being divided into type I information according to predetermined rule.
12. method according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, perform the step about the display of described image forming apparatus status information processes to include, the image forming apparatus status information that receives described in showing manually or automatically or show received image forming apparatus status information and host information automatically or manually.
13. method according to claim 11, it is characterised in that perform to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information to farther include, it is judged that whether received image forming apparatus status information includes wrong status information,
If the determination result is YES, then the status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information is automatically opened up；And/or
If judged result is no, then determining whether whether the presently described status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information is opened, if being judged as YES, then closing the described status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information.
14. method according to claim 11, it is characterised in that image forming apparatus status information is classified according to predetermined rule, described method also includes, if being judged as, the host information received is inconsistent with the host information of self, then
For different classification, it is handled differently received image forming apparatus status information and host information；
Wherein, image forming apparatus status information has been divided into type I information and Equations of The Second Kind information according to predetermined rule, described in be handled differently the step of received image forming apparatus status information and host information and farther include:
Judge whether received image forming apparatus status information is type I information, if the determination result is YES, then perform to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information, if being judged as NO, then ignore or store received image forming apparatus status information or host information.
15. method according to claim 14, it is characterized in that, perform the step about the display of described image forming apparatus status information processes to include, the image forming apparatus status information that receives described in showing manually or automatically or show received image forming apparatus status information and host information automatically or manually.
16. method according to claim 14, it is characterised in that perform to process about the display of described image forming apparatus status information to farther include, it is judged that whether received image forming apparatus status information includes wrong status information,
If the determination result is YES, then the status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information is automatically opened up；And/or
If judged result is no, then determining whether whether the presently described status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information is opened, if being judged as YES, then closing the described status display interface for showing image forming apparatus status information.
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