CN107621928B - Data output method and related equipment - Google Patents
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The invention provides a data output method and related equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps that a server receives a printing migration request which is sent by a first printing device and carries a file to be printed; the file to be printed is a print file which is not completed by the first printing equipment when the first printing equipment detects a printing fault; the server distributes the file to be printed to target printing equipment, so that the target printing equipment prints the file to be printed after receiving the file to be printed, and further, when a printer breaks down, the file to be printed is automatically transferred to other printers to be printed, the printing is simple and convenient, and the user experience is improved.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of printing, in particular to a data output method and related equipment.
Background
Printing devices, such as printers, are office equipment commonly used in offices. Typically a company or organization includes multiple printing devices and terminals may print documents through any of the printers. However, when the printer selected by the user of the terminal has a fault, for example, the printer is out of paper, out of ink, or jammed, the printer cannot complete printing of the file in time, the user of the terminal needs to know the printing fault before the printer, and the user needs to cancel the printing task and reselect another printing device, which is troublesome and poor in user experience.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a data output method and related equipment, which can automatically transfer a file to be printed to other printers for printing when a printer fails.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a data output method, where the method includes:
the method comprises the steps that a server receives a printing migration request which is sent by a first printing device and carries a file to be printed; the file to be printed is a print file which is not completed by the first printing equipment when the first printing equipment detects a printing fault;
and the server distributes the file to be printed to target printing equipment, so that the target printing equipment prints the file to be printed after receiving the file to be printed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the print migration request further carries an identifier and/or address information of the first printing device, and at least one of an identifier and/or address information of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and a print parameter corresponding to the file to be printed; and the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is the terminal which requests the first printing device to print the file to be printed.
Optionally, the identification of the first printing device is a physical address and/or an IP address of the first printing device; the position information of the first printing device is first mark information of the geographical position of the first printing device and/or the geographical position of the first printing device; the first mark information includes a house number and/or a seat number where the first printing apparatus is located;
the identifier of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is the physical address and/or the IP address of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed; the position information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is second mark information of the geographical position of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed; the second marking information comprises a house number and/or a seat number of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed;
the printing parameters include at least one of page size, paper type, layout, printing quality, image processing method, and number of copies.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:
the server receives a fault message sent by the first printing equipment; the fault message is a message generated by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault and used for indicating that the first printing device is in fault;
after the server allocates the file to be printed to a target printing device, the method further comprises: and the server sends the identification and/or address information of the printing equipment to which the file to be printed is distributed to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the allocating, by the server, the file to be printed to the target printing device includes:
the server screens out K printing devices with the minimum number of copies and/or total number of files to be printed currently in the printing devices which operate normally according to the received current state information sent by each printing device; the current state information also comprises the residual quantity of paper in a paper box of at least one printing device, the residual quantity of recording materials in an ink box and the running state of components, and the number of copies and/or the total number of the current files to be printed by the at least one printing device; k is a positive integer;
and the server distributes the files to be printed to the K printing devices so that the K printing devices print the distributed files to be printed.
Optionally, the file to be printed includes N printed files, and K is a fixed value, such as 1, 3, 4, 6, or other numerical value. Optionally, K = N/M, K, M, N is a positive integer.
Optionally, the print migration request further carries an identifier and/or address information of the first printing device, the identifier and/or address information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed, and the print parameter corresponding to the file to be printed; the server allocating the file to be printed to the K printing devices includes:
the server respectively calculates the distances between the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the K printing devices according to the address information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the address information of the K printing devices, and determines the printing device closest to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed;
and the server respectively distributes the files to be printed to the printing equipment which is closest to the terminal corresponding to the files to be printed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:
the server receives a fault elimination message and calculates fault recovery time according to the receiving time of the fault message and the receiving time of the fault elimination message; the fault elimination message is a message generated by the first printing device after the first printing device detects that the fault is eliminated and sent to the server;
the server judges whether the fault recovery time is smaller than a third threshold value;
when the failure recovery time is smaller than a third threshold value, the server sends a printing stopping instruction for the printing file distributed by the target printing equipment to the target printing equipment, so that the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction and sends information of the remaining files to be printed to the server; the information of the remaining files to be printed is the identification of the files which are not printed in the printing files distributed by the target printing equipment when the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction;
the server receives the information of the remaining files to be printed and sends a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed to the first printing device; the printing request carries printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed; and enabling the first printing device to receive the printing request and print the remaining printing files according to the printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a data output method, where the method includes:
detecting current state information by the first printing equipment;
the first printing equipment detects whether the first printing equipment fails according to the current state information;
when detecting that the first printing device has a fault, the first printing device sends a printing migration request carrying a file to be printed to a server, so that the server prints the file to be printed carried by the printing migration request through a target printing device;
the file to be printed is a file which is not printed by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the current state information includes a remaining amount of paper in a paper cassette, a remaining amount of recording material in an ink cartridge, and an operating state of a component; the detecting, by the first printing device, whether the first printing device malfunctions according to the current state information includes:
when the residual quantity of paper in the paper box is smaller than a first threshold value, the first printing device has a paper shortage fault;
when the ink remaining amount in the ink box is smaller than a second threshold value, the ink shortage of the first printing device is failed, and the first printing device is failed;
when the running state of the component is running error, the component of the first printing device is damaged and fails, and the first printing device fails;
the method further comprises the following steps: the first printing device sends a fault message to the server; the fault message is a message generated by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault, and is used for indicating that the first printing device has a fault and/or a fault type.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:
the first printing device sends a fault elimination message to the server after detecting that the fault is eliminated, so that the server receives the fault elimination message and calculates fault recovery time according to the receiving time of the fault message and the receiving time of the fault elimination message, and when the fault recovery time is smaller than a third threshold value, the server sends a printing stopping instruction of a printing file distributed to the target printing device, so that the target printing device receives the printing stopping instruction and sends information of the remaining files to be printed to the server; the information of the remaining files to be printed is the identification of the files which are not printed in the printing files distributed by the target printing equipment when the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction; the server receives the information of the remaining files to be printed and sends a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed to the first printing device; the printing request carries printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed;
and the first printing equipment receives the printing request and performs printing processing on the rest of the printing files according to the printing parameters corresponding to the rest of the files to be printed.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a server, where the server includes:
the receiving unit is used for receiving a printing migration request which is sent by first printing equipment and carries a file to be printed; the file to be printed is a print file which is not completed by the first printing equipment when the first printing equipment detects a printing fault;
and the distribution unit is used for distributing the file to be printed to target printing equipment so as to enable the target printing equipment to print the file to be printed after receiving the file to be printed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the print migration request further carries an identifier and/or address information of the first printing device, and at least one of an identifier and/or address information of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and a print parameter corresponding to the file to be printed; and the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is the terminal which requests the first printing device to print the file to be printed.
Optionally, the identification of the first printing device is a physical address and/or an IP address of the first printing device; the position information of the first printing device is first mark information of the geographical position of the first printing device and/or the geographical position of the first printing device; the first mark information includes a house number and/or a seat number where the first printing apparatus is located;
the identifier of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is the physical address and/or the IP address of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed; the position information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is second mark information of the geographical position of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed; the second marking information comprises a house number and/or a seat number of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed;
the printing parameters include at least one of page size, paper type, layout, printing quality, image processing method, and number of copies.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the first and second substrates are,
the receiving unit is further configured to: receiving a fault message sent by the first printing equipment; the fault message is a message generated by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault and used for indicating that the first printing device is in fault;
the server further comprises: and the sending unit is used for sending the identification and/or address information of the printing equipment to which the file to be printed is distributed to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed after the distributing unit distributes the file to be printed to the target printing equipment.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the allocation unit is specifically configured to:
screening out K printing devices with the minimum number of copies and/or total number of files to be printed in the printing devices which operate normally according to the received current state information sent by each printing device; the current state information also comprises the residual quantity of paper in a paper box of at least one printing device, the residual quantity of recording materials in an ink box and the running state of components, and the number of copies and/or the total number of the current files to be printed by the at least one printing device; k is a positive integer;
and distributing the files to be printed to the K printing devices so that the K printing devices perform printing processing on the distributed files to be printed.
Optionally, the file to be printed includes N printed files, and K is a fixed value, such as 1, 3, 4, 6, or other numerical value. Optionally, K = N/M, K, M, N is a positive integer.
Optionally, the print migration request further carries an identifier and/or address information of the first printing device, the identifier and/or address information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed, and the print parameter corresponding to the file to be printed; the allocating unit allocates the file to be printed to the K printing devices, and specifically includes:
respectively calculating the distances between the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the K printing devices according to the address information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the address information of the K printing devices, and determining the printing device closest to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed;
and respectively distributing the files to be printed to the printing equipment which is closest to the terminal corresponding to the files to be printed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the first and second substrates are,
the receiving unit is further configured to receive a failure elimination message;
the server further comprises:
a calculating unit, configured to calculate a failure recovery time according to the reception time of the failure message and the reception time of the failure removal message; the fault elimination message is a message generated by the first printing device after the first printing device detects that the fault is eliminated and sent to the server;
a judging unit configured to judge whether the failure recovery time is less than a third threshold;
a sending unit, configured to send, by the server, a print stop instruction for a print file allocated to the target printing device when the failure recovery time is less than a third threshold, so that the target printing device receives the print stop instruction, and sends information of remaining files to be printed to the server; the information of the remaining files to be printed is the identification of the files which are not printed in the printing files distributed by the target printing equipment when the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction;
the receiving unit is further configured to: receiving information of the remaining files to be printed, and sending a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed to the first printing device; the printing request carries printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed; and enabling the first printing device to receive the printing request and print the remaining printing files according to the printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed.
In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a printing apparatus, including:
the detecting unit is used for detecting current state information and detecting whether the first printing equipment has faults or not according to the current state information;
the sending unit is used for sending a print migration request carrying a file to be printed to a server when the first printing device is detected to have a fault, so that the server can print the file to be printed carried by the print migration request through a target printing device;
the file to be printed is a file which is not printed by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the current state information includes a remaining amount of paper in a paper cassette, a remaining amount of recording material in an ink cartridge, and an operating state of a component; the detecting, by the first printing device, whether the first printing device malfunctions according to the current state information includes:
when the residual quantity of paper in the paper box is smaller than a first threshold value, the first printing device has a paper shortage fault;
when the ink remaining amount in the ink box is smaller than a second threshold value, the ink shortage of the first printing device is failed, and the first printing device is failed;
when the running state of the component is running error, the component of the first printing device is damaged and fails, and the first printing device fails;
the sending unit is further configured to: sending a fault message to the server; the fault message is a message generated by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault, and is used for indicating that the first printing device has a fault and/or a fault type.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:
the sending unit is further configured to: after the fault elimination is detected, sending a fault elimination message to the server, so that the server receives the fault elimination message and calculates fault recovery time according to the receiving time of the fault message and the receiving time of the fault elimination message, and when the fault recovery time is smaller than a third threshold value, sending a printing stopping instruction for a printing file distributed by the target printing equipment to the target printing equipment by the server, so that the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction and sends information of the remaining files to be printed to the server; the information of the remaining files to be printed is the identification of the files which are not printed in the printing files distributed by the target printing equipment when the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction; the server receives the information of the remaining files to be printed and sends a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed to the first printing device; the printing request carries printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed;
the printing equipment further comprises a receiving unit, which is used for receiving the printing request and carrying out printing processing on the rest of the printing files according to the printing parameters corresponding to the rest of the files to be printed.
In a fifth aspect, the present invention further provides a computer readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program is used to implement part or all of the process of the first aspect when executed by one or more processors.
In a sixth aspect, the present invention further provides a computer readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program is used to implement part or all of the process of the second aspect when executed by one or more processors.
In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a server, where the server includes at least one processor, a memory, and a communication interface, where the processor is connected to the memory and the communication interface, and the memory is used to store a computer program; the communication interface is used for realizing data exchange with a communication opposite terminal; the processor is configured to invoke a computer program stored in the memory to perform part or all of the process of the first aspect.
In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a printing apparatus, where the server includes at least one processor, a memory, and a communication interface, where the processor is connected to the memory and the communication interface, and the memory is used to store a computer program; the communication interface is used for realizing data exchange with a communication opposite terminal; the processor is used for calling the computer program stored in the memory to execute part or all of the flow of the second aspect.
According to the data output method provided by the embodiment of the invention, a printing migration request carrying a file to be printed and sent by a first printing device is received through a server; the file to be printed is a print file which is not completed by the first printing equipment when the first printing equipment detects a printing fault; the server distributes the file to be printed to target printing equipment, so that the target printing equipment prints the file to be printed after receiving the file to be printed, and further, when a printer breaks down, the file to be printed is automatically transferred to other printers to be printed, the printing is simple and convenient, and the user experience is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a printing network system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a data output method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a server distributing a file to be printed to a target printing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart of another data output method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another server provided in the embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another printing apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
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The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a printing network system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The printing system includes: server 11, at least one printing device 12, at least one terminal 13. The server 11 manages the printing apparatus 12 and the terminal 13 in the printing network system.
The printing device 12 is configured to receive a print request carrying a print file sent by the terminal 13 or the server 11, and print the print file carried by the print request after receiving the print request.
The terminal 13 may include a computer, a notebook computer, a smart phone, a tablet computer, and the like, and the terminal may send a print request to the printing device 12 or the server 11, where the print request carries a print file, so as to enable a user of the terminal 13 to print a file to be printed.
The server 11 in the present invention may also be a specific terminal, which is used to receive various information and instructions reported by the printing device and/or the terminal, and process the information and instructions.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the server 11, the printing device 12, and the terminal 13 in the printing system may be located in the same local area network or may be located in different local area networks.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a data output method according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the data output method may include the following partial or all of the following flows:
step S21: the first printing apparatus detects current state information.
Wherein the current state information is indicative of a current operating condition of a component in the first printing device. Alternatively, the current state information includes at least one of a remaining amount of paper in the paper cassette, a remaining amount of recording material in the ink cartridge, and an operating state of components, and the like.
Step S22: the first printing apparatus detects whether the first printing apparatus malfunctions according to the current state information.
It is understood that when a component which operates erroneously is included in the first printing apparatus, that is, the first printing apparatus malfunctions.
Optionally, when the remaining amount of paper in the paper box is smaller than a first threshold, the first printing device fails due to paper shortage, and the first printing device fails; when the ink remaining amount in the ink box is smaller than a second threshold value, the ink shortage of the first printing device fails, and the first printing device fails; when the operating state of the component is an operating error, the component of the first printing apparatus is damaged and malfunctions, and the first printing apparatus malfunctions. Otherwise, when the remaining amount of paper in the cartridge is not less than the first threshold value, the remaining amount of ink in the ink cartridge is not less than the second threshold value, and the operating state of the components is normal, the first printing apparatus operates normally.
The first threshold may be 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, or other sheets.
Wherein the ink remaining amount may be a remaining amount of recording material such as ink or toner, and the first threshold value may be 0ml, 1ml, 5 ml, 6 ml, 8ml, 11ml, 18ml, 30ml, or other data.
Step S23: the first printing device sends a print migration request carrying a file to be printed to a server. The file to be printed is a file which is not printed by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault. The print migration request is used for requesting the server to print the file to be printed carried by the print migration request through other printing equipment.
Alternatively, after step S23, the first printing apparatus may delete the print job of the file to be printed.
Optionally, the first printing device further sends a failure message to the server; the failure message is a message generated by the first printing apparatus when the first printing apparatus detects a printing failure, and is used for indicating that the first printing apparatus fails and/or the type of failure.
Optionally, the print migration request further carries at least one of an identifier and/or address information of the first printing device, an identifier and/or address information of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed, a print parameter corresponding to the file to be printed, and the like.
The terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is the terminal which requests the first printing device to print the file to be printed.
The identification of the first printing device may be a physical address (also referred to as a (media Access Control, MAC) address), an IP address, etc. of the first printing device. The position information of the first printing device may be a geographical position of the first printing device, or may be mark information of the geographical position of the first printing device, for example, a house number, a seat number, and the like of the first printing device, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
The identifier of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed may be a physical address (also referred to as MAC address), an IP address, and the like of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed. The position information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed may be a geographical position of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed, or may also be mark information of the geographical position of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed, for example, a house number, a seat number, and the like of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed.
The printing parameters may include, for example, page size, paper type, layout, printing quality, image processing method, number of copies, and the like.
Step S24: the server receives a print migration request which is sent by the first printing device and carries a file to be printed.
Step S25: the server distributes the file to be printed to the target printing equipment, so that the target printing equipment prints the file to be printed after receiving the file to be printed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the current status information further includes the number of copies and/or the total number of sheets of the current file to be printed. Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a process that a server allocates a file to be printed to a target printing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where an implementation manner of step S25 may include:
step S251: the server screens out K printing devices with the minimum number of copies and/or total number of files to be printed currently in the printing devices which operate normally according to the received current state information sent by each printing device; the K printing apparatuses are target printing apparatuses, and it can be understood that the K printing apparatuses do not include a failed printing apparatus. K is a positive integer.
Step S252: the server distributes the files to be printed to the K printing devices, so that the K printing devices print the distributed files to be printed after receiving the files to be printed.
Optionally, the file to be printed includes N printed files, and K is a fixed value, such as 1, 3, 4, 6, or other numerical value. Optionally K = N/M, K, M, N is a positive integer, i.e. N is an integer multiple of K. K varies with N.
Optionally, the print migration request further carries at least one of an identifier and/or address information of the first printing device, an identifier and/or address information of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed, a print parameter corresponding to the file to be printed, and the like. Step S252: an embodiment of (a) may comprise:
step S2521: the server respectively calculates the distances between the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the K printing devices according to the address information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the address information of the K printing devices, and determines the printing device closest to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed;
step S2522: the server distributes the files to be printed to the printing equipment which is closest to the terminal corresponding to the files to be printed respectively, so that users of the terminals can receive the printed paper files more quickly.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the data output method may further include: and the server sends the identification and/or address information of the printing equipment to which the file to be printed is distributed to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed. Specifically, the server sends the identifier and/or address information of the printing device to which the print file corresponding to the terminal is allocated to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, please refer to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating another data output method according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the data output method may include steps of the data output method shown in fig. 2, and after step S22, the data output method further includes:
step S26: the first printing equipment sends a fault elimination message to the server after detecting that the fault is eliminated;
step S27: the server receives the fault elimination message and calculates fault recovery time according to the receiving time of the fault message and the receiving time of the fault elimination message;
step S28: the server judges whether the failure recovery time is less than a third threshold value;
step S29: when the failure recovery time is less than the third threshold, the server transmits a print stop instruction for the print file allocated to the target printing apparatus.
Step S30: the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction, stops printing the file to be printed and sends information of the remaining file to be printed to the server; the remaining files to be printed are files which are not printed in the distributed printing files of the target printing device after the target printing device receives the printing stopping instruction. The information of the remaining files to be printed may be the identifier of the remaining files to be printed, or may be the remaining files to be printed, which is not limited in the present invention.
Step S31: the server receives information of the remaining files to be printed sent by the target printing device, and sends a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed to the first printing device, wherein the printing request carries printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed, and optionally, the printing request can also carry identification and/or address information of a terminal corresponding to the remaining files to be printed.
Step S32: and the first printing equipment receives a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed and performs printing processing on the remaining printed files according to the printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed.
In the embodiment of the invention, a server receives a printing migration request which is sent by a first printing device and carries a file to be printed; the file to be printed is a file which is printed by the first printing device and is unfinished when the first printing device detects a printing fault; the server distributes the file to be printed to the target printing equipment, so that the target printing equipment prints the file to be printed after receiving the file to be printed, and further, when the printer breaks down, the file to be printed is automatically transferred to other printers to be printed, so that the printing is simple and convenient, and the user experience is improved.
Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the server includes:
a receiving unit 501, configured to receive a print migration request carrying a file to be printed and sent by a first printing device; the file to be printed is a print file which is not completed by the first printing equipment when the first printing equipment detects a printing fault;
the allocating unit 502 is configured to allocate the file to be printed to a target printing device, so that the target printing device prints the file to be printed after receiving the file to be printed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the print migration request further carries an identifier and/or address information of the first printing device, and at least one of an identifier and/or address information of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and a print parameter corresponding to the file to be printed; and the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is the terminal which requests the first printing device to print the file to be printed.
Optionally, the identification of the first printing device is a physical address and/or an IP address of the first printing device; the position information of the first printing device is first mark information of the geographical position of the first printing device and/or the geographical position of the first printing device; the first mark information includes a house number and/or a seat number where the first printing apparatus is located;
the identifier of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is the physical address and/or the IP address of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed; the position information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is second mark information of the geographical position of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed; the second marking information comprises a house number and/or a seat number of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed;
the printing parameters include at least one of page size, paper type, layout, printing quality, image processing method, and number of copies.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the first and second substrates are,
the receiving unit 501 is further configured to: receiving a fault message sent by the first printing equipment; the fault message is a message generated by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault and used for indicating that the first printing device is in fault;
the server further comprises: and the sending unit is used for sending the identification and/or address information of the printing equipment to which the file to be printed is distributed to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed after the distributing unit distributes the file to be printed to the target printing equipment.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the allocating unit 502 is specifically configured to:
screening out K printing devices with the minimum number of copies and/or total number of files to be printed in the printing devices which operate normally according to the received current state information sent by each printing device; the current state information also comprises the residual quantity of paper in a paper box of at least one printing device, the residual quantity of recording materials in an ink box and the running state of components, and the number of copies and/or the total number of the current files to be printed by the at least one printing device; k is a positive integer;
and distributing the files to be printed to the K printing devices so that the K printing devices perform printing processing on the distributed files to be printed.
Optionally, the file to be printed includes N printed files, and K is a fixed value, such as 1, 3, 4, 6, or other numerical value. Optionally, K = N/M, K, M, N is a positive integer.
Optionally, the print migration request further carries an identifier and/or address information of the first printing device, the identifier and/or address information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed, and the print parameter corresponding to the file to be printed; the allocating unit 502 allocates the file to be printed to the K printing devices, which specifically includes:
respectively calculating the distances between the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the K printing devices according to the address information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the address information of the K printing devices, and determining the printing device closest to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed;
and respectively distributing the files to be printed to the printing equipment which is closest to the terminal corresponding to the files to be printed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the first and second substrates are,
the receiving unit 501 is further configured to receive a failure elimination message;
the server further comprises:
a calculating unit, configured to calculate a failure recovery time according to the reception time of the failure message and the reception time of the failure removal message; the fault elimination message is a message generated by the first printing device after the first printing device detects that the fault is eliminated and sent to the server;
a judging unit configured to judge whether the failure recovery time is less than a third threshold;
a sending unit, configured to send, by the server, a print stop instruction for a print file allocated to the target printing device when the failure recovery time is less than a third threshold, so that the target printing device receives the print stop instruction, and sends information of remaining files to be printed to the server; the information of the remaining files to be printed is the identification of the files which are not printed in the printing files distributed by the target printing equipment when the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction;
the receiving unit 501 is further configured to: receiving information of the remaining files to be printed, and sending a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed to the first printing device; the printing request carries printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed; and enabling the first printing device to receive the printing request and print the remaining printing files according to the printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed.
It should be noted that, in the server in the embodiment of the present invention, the function of the server in the embodiment of the method is implemented, and each functional unit in the server in the embodiment of the present invention may specifically refer to the relevant description in the embodiment of the method, and is not described herein again.
Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the first printing apparatus includes:
a detecting unit 601, configured to detect current state information and detect whether the first printing device fails according to the current state information;
a sending unit 602, configured to send a print migration request carrying a file to be printed to a server when it is detected that the first printing device fails, so that the server performs print processing on the file to be printed carried by the print migration request through a target printing device;
the file to be printed is a file which is not printed by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the current state information includes a remaining amount of paper in a paper cassette, a remaining amount of recording material in an ink cartridge, and an operating state of a component; the detecting, by the first printing device, whether the first printing device malfunctions according to the current state information includes:
when the residual quantity of paper in the paper box is smaller than a first threshold value, the first printing device has a paper shortage fault;
when the ink remaining amount in the ink box is smaller than a second threshold value, the ink shortage of the first printing device is failed, and the first printing device is failed;
when the running state of the component is running error, the component of the first printing device is damaged and fails, and the first printing device fails;
the sending unit 602 is further configured to: sending a fault message to the server; the fault message is a message generated by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault, and is used for indicating that the first printing device has a fault and/or a fault type.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:
the sending unit 602 is further configured to: after the fault elimination is detected, sending a fault elimination message to the server, so that the server receives the fault elimination message and calculates fault recovery time according to the receiving time of the fault message and the receiving time of the fault elimination message, and when the fault recovery time is smaller than a third threshold value, sending a printing stopping instruction for a printing file distributed by the target printing equipment to the target printing equipment by the server, so that the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction and sends information of the remaining files to be printed to the server; the information of the remaining files to be printed is the identification of the files which are not printed in the printing files distributed by the target printing equipment when the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction; the server receives the information of the remaining files to be printed and sends a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed to the first printing device; the printing request carries printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed;
the printing apparatus further includes a receiving unit 603, configured to receive the print request, and perform print processing on the remaining print files according to the print parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed.
It should be noted that, in the printing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention, the function of the first printing apparatus in the above method embodiment is implemented, and specific reference may be made to relevant descriptions in the above method embodiment for each functional unit in the printing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention, and no further description is given here.
Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another server according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the server includes at least one processor 701, a memory 702, and a communication interface 703, the processor 701 is connected to the memory 702 and the communication interface 703 through a bus 704, and the memory 702 is used for storing a computer program; the communication interface 703 is used for implementing data exchange with a communication peer; the processor 701 is configured to call the computer program stored in the memory to perform some or all of the steps involved in the server in the above method embodiments.
Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the printing apparatus includes at least one processor 801, a memory 802, and a communication interface 803, the processor 801 is connected to the memory 802 and the communication interface 803 through a bus 804, and the memory 802 is used for storing a computer program; the communication interface 803 is used for implementing data exchange with a communication counterpart terminal; the processor 801 is configured to call the computer program stored in the memory to perform some or all of the steps involved in the first printing device in the above method embodiments.
In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.
In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus may be implemented in other manners. For example, the above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is merely a logical division, and the actual implementation may have another division, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted or not executed. In addition, the indirect coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between each other shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, and may be electrical or in other forms.
The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.
In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware, or may also be implemented in the form of a software functional unit.
The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.
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1. A method of outputting data, the method comprising:
the method comprises the steps that a server receives a printing migration request which is sent by a first printing device and carries a file to be printed; the file to be printed is a print file which is not completed by the first printing equipment when the first printing equipment detects a printing fault; the printing migration request also carries identification and/or address information of the first printing device, identification and/or address information of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed, and at least one of printing parameters corresponding to the file to be printed; the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is the terminal which requests the first printing device to print the file to be printed;
the server distributes the file to be printed to a target printing device, and the method comprises the following steps: the server screens out K printing devices with the minimum number of copies and/or total number of files to be printed currently in the printing devices which operate normally according to the received current state information sent by each printing device; k is a positive integer; the server respectively calculates the distances between the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the K printing devices according to the address information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the address information of the K printing devices, and determines the printing device closest to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed as a target printing device; the server distributes the files to be printed to the target printing equipment respectively for printing;
the server sends the identification and/or address information of the printing equipment to which the file to be printed is distributed to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed;
the server receives the fault message and the fault elimination message sent by the first printing device, and calculates fault recovery time according to the receiving time of the fault message and the receiving time of the fault elimination message; the fault message is a message generated by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault and used for indicating that the first printing device is in fault; the fault elimination message is a message generated by the first printing device after the first printing device detects that the fault is eliminated and sent to the server;
the server judges whether the fault recovery time is smaller than a third threshold value;
when the failure recovery time is smaller than a third threshold value, the server sends a printing stopping instruction for the printing file distributed by the target printing equipment to the target printing equipment, so that the target printing equipment receives the printing stopping instruction and sends information of the remaining files to be printed to the server; the information of the remaining files to be printed is the identification of the files which are not printed in the distributed printing files of the target printing device when the target printing device receives the printing stopping instruction;
the server receives the information of the remaining files to be printed and sends a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed to the first printing device; and enabling the first printing device to receive the printing request and print the remaining files to be printed according to the printing request.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the current status information further includes a remaining amount of paper in a paper cassette of at least one printing apparatus, a remaining amount of recording material in an ink cartridge, and an operation status of components, and a number of copies and/or a total number of sheets of a document to be currently printed by the at least one printing apparatus.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the print request carries print parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed; and the printing request is used for indicating the first printing equipment to receive the printing request and printing the remaining files to be printed according to the printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed.
4. A method of outputting data, the method comprising:
detecting current state information by the first printing equipment;
the first printing equipment detects whether the first printing equipment fails according to the current state information;
when detecting that the first printing device fails, the first printing device sends a print migration request carrying a file to be printed to a server, so that the server performs print processing on the file to be printed carried by the print migration request through a target printing device, including: the server screens out K printing devices with the minimum number of copies and/or total number of files to be printed currently in the printing devices which operate normally according to the received current state information sent by each printing device; k is a positive integer; the server respectively calculates the distances between the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the K printing devices according to the address information of the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed and the address information of the K printing devices, and determines the printing device closest to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed as a target printing device; the server distributes the files to be printed to the target printing equipment respectively for printing; the server sends the identification and/or address information of the printing equipment to which the file to be printed is distributed to the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed;
the file to be printed is a file which is not printed by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault; the printing migration request also carries identification and/or address information of the first printing device, identification and/or address information of a terminal corresponding to the file to be printed, and at least one of printing parameters corresponding to the file to be printed; the terminal corresponding to the file to be printed is the terminal which requests the first printing device to print the file to be printed;
when detecting that the first printing device fails, the first printing device further generates and sends a failure message to a server; the fault message is used for indicating that the first printing equipment has faults;
the first printing device sends a fault elimination message to the server after detecting that the fault is eliminated, so that the server receives the fault elimination message, calculates fault recovery time according to the receiving time of the fault message and the receiving time of the fault elimination message, and sends a printing stopping instruction of a printing file distributed to the target printing device when the fault recovery time is smaller than a third threshold value, so that the target printing device receives the printing stopping instruction and sends information of the remaining files to be printed to the server; the information of the remaining files to be printed is the identification of the files which are not printed in the distributed printing files of the target printing device when the target printing device receives the printing stopping instruction; the server receives the information of the remaining files to be printed and sends a printing request carrying the remaining files to be printed to the first printing device;
and the first printing equipment receives the printing request and performs printing processing on the remaining files to be printed according to the printing request.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the current state information includes a remaining amount of paper in a paper cassette, a remaining amount of recording material in an ink cartridge, and an operating state of a component; the detecting, by the first printing device, whether the first printing device malfunctions according to the current state information includes:
when the residual quantity of paper in the paper box is smaller than a first threshold value, the first printing device has a paper shortage fault;
when the ink remaining amount in the ink box is smaller than a second threshold value, the ink shortage of the first printing device is failed, and the first printing device is failed;
when the running state of the component is running error, the component of the first printing device is damaged and fails, and the first printing device fails;
the method further comprises the following steps: the first printing device sends a fault message to the server; the fault message is a message generated by the first printing device when the first printing device detects a printing fault, and is used for indicating that the first printing device has a fault and/or a fault type.
6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
the printing request carries printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed;
and performing printing processing on the remaining files to be printed according to the printing request, wherein the printing processing comprises the following steps: and printing the remaining files to be printed according to the printing parameters corresponding to the remaining files to be printed.
7. A server, characterized in that the server comprises functional units for implementing the data output method according to any of claims 1-3.
8. A printing apparatus, characterized in that the printing apparatus comprises functional units for implementing the data output method according to any of claims 4-6.
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