CN106339186B - Ad hoc network bill printing system and anti-lost bill printing method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an ad hoc network bill printing system and an anti-lost bill printing method, which comprise a plurality of printers and a network access device for connecting a printing server, wherein the network access device is connected with any printer in an Ethernet or WiFi connection mode, after one printer is connected with the network access device, the printer connected with the network access device is used as a WiFi network access point for other printers to be connected, wiring connection is not needed among the printers, the problem of inconvenient wiring of a plurality of printers is solved, the installation and the use are more flexible and convenient, the anti-lost bill printing method based on the network bill printing system is provided, the problem of lost bill in the use of a plurality of printers is solved, the invention is particularly suitable for occasions such as catering industry, hotel halls and backstage, the invention is convenient to manage and maintain, and the cost is greatly reduced.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of printers, in particular to an ad hoc network bill printing system and an anti-lost bill printing method thereof.
Background
The bill printer comprises a needle printer and a thermal printer, is widely applied to occasions such as catering, banks, markets and the like, and particularly needs to synchronously print guest orders in cashiers, halls, post-kitchens and the like in the catering industry. The existing bill printer mainly provides a WiFi or Ethernet interface, each machine is independently connected with a router of a user, and the following problems exist:
(1) Network access is difficult. Conventional ticket printers typically provide an ethernet (RJ 45) portal, or WiFi mode. The RJ45 network cable is connected to the printer, so that wiring is inconvenient when a plurality of printers are needed, and the use scene is relatively limited; wiFi mode access has two problems: on one hand, wiFi (note printer has no screen, so that configuration is inconvenient, and wireless hotspots adopting portal protocols cannot be accessed); on the other hand, the router of the user provides access for the bill printer, and also provides access for customers, and the WiFi protocol is characterized in that when the router is too many in connection equipment, the problems of incapability of network communication and the like can occur.
(2) And the bill is easy to be lost. Bill printer bill loss has two aspects: on one hand, the printing task can not print due to network or equipment failure, so that a bill is lost; on the other hand, the time period is printed (i.e. the document is not printed in time). If commercial tenant WiFi also provides the consumer with the use simultaneously, lead to unable communication when connecting quantity too much scheduling problem, easily cause to print and lose the list.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides the ad hoc network bill printing system and the anti-lost bill printing method, which solve the problem of wiring connection of a plurality of printers, and can effectively avoid the situation of lost bill in the use of the printers and avoid the loss of users caused by lost bill.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
the utility model provides an ad hoc network bill printing system, includes a plurality of printers and is used for connecting the network access ware of printing server, be equipped with ethernet module and wireless communication module in the printer, wireless communication module is the wiFi module that has Soft AP mode and Client mode, the network access ware passes through ethernet or wiFi connected mode and establishes to be connected with arbitrary printer, the printer that should be connected with the network access ware is first printer, other printers respectively through wiFi connected mode with first printer establishment of connection. After any printer is selected to be connected with the network access device, the first printer is used as a WiFi network access point for other printers to be connected, wiring connection is not needed between the printers, and the installation and the use are more flexible.
Preferably, the printer is further provided with a web browser for configuring WiFi connection. The user can access the Web provided by the printer through the Web browser and configure the WiFi connection of the printer.
The above-described solution provides two preferred ways of connection,
one is that the network bill printing system comprises a printer which is connected with a network access device through an Ethernet or WiFi connection mode.
And the other is that the network bill printing system comprises more than two printers, any printer is connected with the network access device through the Ethernet, and the WiFi module in the first printer is switched to a Soft AP mode and is connected with other printers through WiFi. The WiFi connection mode is the hidden SSID in the Soft AP mode, namely invisible to a user, and password delivery setting is not disclosed externally.
Preferably, the network access device is a router.
The anti-lost bill printing method based on the self-networking type network bill printing system comprises the following steps of:
a. the print server sends a print job packet;
b. one printer receives the print job package and prints the job, and the printer is a first printer;
c. the first printer inquires whether other printers receive the print task and print the print task through a local area network communication mode at the same time;
d. and when the first printer does not receive the response of other printers after waiting for the set time or receives the response of the printing failure of other printers, the first printer prints the printing task instead of the other printers, and marks the printer name of the alternative printing on the printing bill.
The method comprises the following steps: e. the first printer simultaneously prints a ticket for prompting other printers to malfunction and explaining the cause of the malfunction.
In the above method steps, the print job package includes a printer and a print job number that need to print the job.
In the steps of the method, when the printer is connected with the network after being started, a receipt for prompting that the printer is connected with the network is automatically printed, and the name, IP address and the like of the connected network can be recorded.
In the above method steps, when the printer is started and still unable to connect to the network after a certain time, a receipt for prompting the printer unable to connect to the network is automatically printed, and the configured SSID and password can be printed together, so that the user can check whether the configuration is wrong.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: the self-networking type network bill printing system establishes connection between the network access device and any printer in an Ethernet or WiFi connection mode, wherein after the connection between one printer and the network access device is established, the printer connected with the network access device is used as a WiFi network access point for other printers to be connected, wiring connection is not needed between the printers, the problem of inconvenient wiring of a plurality of printers is solved, the installation and the use are more flexible and convenient, meanwhile, the anti-lost single printing method based on the network bill printing system is provided, the problem of self-networking of a plurality of printers is solved, the problem of single lost in the use of a plurality of printers can be effectively avoided, the self-networking type network bill printing system is particularly suitable for occasions such as catering industry, hotel halls and background, the management and the maintenance are convenient, and the cost is greatly reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of a network ticket printing system according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart of printer networking in accordance with the present invention;
fig. 3 is a flowchart of a printing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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Referring to fig. 1, the self-networking type network bill printing system provided by the invention comprises a plurality of printers and network access devices for connecting a printing server, wherein an ethernet module and a wireless communication module are arranged in the printers, the wireless communication module is a WiFi module with a Soft AP mode and a Client mode, each printer supports two access network modes of ethernet and WiFi, the WiFi supports the Soft AP mode and the Client mode, the adopted network access devices are routers, and the printers are bill printers.
When a user has only one printer, the router can be connected in an Ethernet or WiFi mode, and when the router is connected in a WiFi mode, the WiFi module is automatically switched to a Client mode, the printer provides a Web browser, and the user can access Web provided by the printer through the Web browser to configure WiFi connection of the printer. When the printer is connected through the Ethernet, configuration is not needed, the printer is automatically accessed to a router of a user, and the RJ45 interface is adopted as an Ethernet port for connection, so that plug and play is realized. The drawings do not show the schematic structural diagram of the embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, when a user uses more than two printers, the user can select any one of the printers (the printer with the reference number 1 in the figure) to perform ad hoc network through an Ethernet access router, in this embodiment, three ticket printers are adopted, the printer connected with the network access device is the first printer, namely the ticket printer 1 shown in FIG. 1, after the first printer detects the Ethernet connection, the WiFi module is automatically switched to a Soft AP mode for connection with other printers, namely the WLAN has the WLAN function, the WLAN is a hidden SSID, namely the WLAN is invisible to the user, the password factory setting is not disclosed, so that the consumer cannot access the network, and the problems of incapability of communication and the like caused by excessive quantity of local area network connection are avoided. The other printers (the printers with reference numbers 2 and 3 in the above figures) are started to check whether the Ethernet is connected, if not, whether the other printers provide WiFi access points is scanned, if yes, the printers are automatically connected, the printers 2 and 3 are connected with the bill printer 1 through WiFi, and the flow chart of each printer network is shown in fig. 2. Therefore, wiring connection is not needed between the printers, the problem of inconvenient wiring of a plurality of printers is solved, and the installation and the use are more flexible and convenient.
As shown in fig. 3, an anti-lost bill printing method based on the above-mentioned ad hoc network bill printing system is further provided, and the following steps of the printing method in a specific embodiment are provided:
a. the print server sends a print job package, wherein the print job package comprises a printer and a print job number (0001) for printing the job;
b. the ticket printer 1 (other printers are also possible, all printers have the same priority) receives the print job and prints;
c. the bill printer 1 inquires whether other bill printers receive the print job with the job number 0001 and print the print job in a local area network communication mode;
d. when the ticket printer 1 waits for a set time (for example, 30 seconds) and then does not receive the response of other printers or receives the response of the printing failure of other printers, the ticket printer 1 prints the printing task instead of the other printers and marks the printer names of the alternative printing on the printing bill, for example, a kitchen printer, a foreground printer and the like.
e. The ticket printer 1 prints a ticket for prompting other printer failures and explaining the cause of the failures, such as paper shortage or network failure.
The print server provided with the printer service software can be application software on a PC, mobile phone application software or server software, and the print service software sends a print task to a printer.
Because the bill printer has no display screen, the WiFi connection state is very inconvenient to know, and the method provides a way of informing a user of printing a working state, particularly a network connection state by printing a receipt.
In the steps of the method, when the printer is connected with the network after being started, a receipt is automatically printed, the printer is prompted to be connected with the network, and the connected network name, IP address and the like can be recorded.
In the above method steps, when the printer is started and still unable to connect to the network for a certain time (for example, 30 seconds), a ticket is also automatically printed to prompt the printer that the printer cannot connect to the network, and the configured SSID and password can also be printed together so as to facilitate the user to check whether the configuration is wrong.
The anti-lost bill printing method solves the problems encountered by the ad hoc network of a plurality of printers, can effectively avoid the situation of lost bill in the use of a plurality of printers, is particularly suitable for occasions such as catering industry, hotel lobbies, background and the like, is convenient to manage and maintain, and greatly reduces the cost.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but is merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention should be construed as being limited to the above embodiments as long as the technical effects of the present invention are achieved by the same means.
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1. The utility model provides a self-organizing network bill printing system, includes more than two printers and is used for connecting the network access ware of printing server, its characterized in that: the wireless communication module is a WiFi module with a Soft AP mode and a Client mode, the network access device is connected with any printer in an Ethernet or WiFi connection mode, the printer connected with the network access device is a first printer, other printers are respectively connected with the first printer in a WiFi connection mode, any printer is connected with the network access device through the Ethernet, and the WiFi module in the first printer is switched to the Soft AP mode and is connected with other printers through WiFi to generate WLAN, and the WLAN is a hidden SSID.
2. The ad hoc network ticket printing system of claim 1, wherein: and a webpage browser for configuring WiFi connection is also arranged in the printer.
3. An ad hoc network ticket printing system according to any one of claims 1-2, wherein: the network access device is a router.
4. An anti-lost single printing method based on the self-networking network bill printing system of any one of the claims 1-3, comprising the following steps:
a. the print server sends a print job packet;
b. one printer receives the print job package and prints the job, and the printer is a first printer;
c. the first printer inquires whether other printers receive the print task and print the print task through a local area network communication mode at the same time;
d. and when the first printer does not receive the response of other printers after waiting for the set time or receives the response of the printing failure of other printers, the first printer prints the printing task instead of the other printers, and marks the printer name of the alternative printing on the printing bill.
5. The anti-lost list printing method according to claim 4, wherein: the method also comprises the steps of: e. the first printer simultaneously prints a ticket for prompting other printers to malfunction and explaining the cause of the malfunction.
6. The anti-lost list printing method according to claim 5, wherein: the print job package includes a printer that needs to print the job and a print job number.
7. The anti-lost list printing method according to claim 5, wherein: when the printer is connected with the network after being started, a receipt for prompting that the printer is connected with the network is automatically printed.
8. The anti-lost list printing method according to claim 7, wherein: when the printer is started and still cannot be connected with the network after a certain time, automatically printing a receipt for prompting that the printer cannot be connected with the network.
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