CN112988090A

CN112988090A - Method and device for data printing management

Info

Publication number: CN112988090A
Application number: CN202110309350.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩松
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-23
Filing date: 2021-03-23
Publication date: 2021-06-18

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a device for data printing management, and relates to the technical field of computers. One embodiment of the method comprises: responding to a printing request of a user, generating a file to be printed and displaying the file; modifying a file to be printed according to an editing request of a user; and sending the modified file to be printed to printing equipment for printing. According to the embodiment, mobile printing can be performed based on the mobile equipment, and the efficiency of data printing and the production timeliness of a warehouse are greatly improved.

Description

Method and device for data printing management

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to a method and a device for data printing management.

Background

In the current logistics system, a lot of document information such as a delivery bill, a driver's delivery bill, a label, etc. is printed in the warehouse during the production process, and the printing, labeling, etc. are required in the warehouse.

In the prior art, the centralized printing of the bills in the warehouse is mainly performed in centralized links, such as centralized printing links of rechecking, delivery and the like, that is, after goods are collected in a centralized manner, the bills are printed in a centralized area. This printing method increases the complexity of the operation check, and when the printing amount is large, the printing speed of the printer affects the on-line production time efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for managing data printing, which can perform mobile printing based on a mobile device, and greatly improve efficiency of data printing and production timeliness of a warehouse.

To achieve the above object, according to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for data print management, applied to a client, including:

responding to a printing request of a user, generating a file to be printed and displaying the file;

modifying the file to be printed according to an editing request of a user;

and sending the modified file to be printed to printing equipment for printing.

Optionally, modifying the file to be printed includes: displaying a first editable operation corresponding to the whole file to be printed; and when the user triggers the first editable operation item, executing a first editing operation corresponding to the first editable operation item.

Optionally, the first editing operation comprises at least one of: enlarging, reducing, adding page elements, modifying text format, modifying number of prints, and modifying print format.

Optionally, modifying the file to be printed includes: analyzing an element to be edited from the editing request, and displaying a second editable operation item corresponding to the element to be edited; and when the user triggers the second editable operation item, executing a second editing operation corresponding to the second editable operation item on the element to be edited.

Optionally, the second editing operation comprises at least one of: zoom in, zoom out, move, delete, modify text format.

Optionally, generating a file to be printed includes: analyzing the printing data and the printing template identification from the printing request, acquiring a printing template according to the printing template identification, and rendering the printing template according to the printing data to obtain the file to be printed.

Optionally, acquiring a printing template according to the printing template identifier includes: and judging whether the printing template exists in a local cache, if so, acquiring the printing template from the local cache, and otherwise, acquiring the printing template from a server.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for data print management, applied to a client, including:

the file generation module responds to a printing request of a user, generates and displays a file to be printed;

the file editing module is used for modifying the file to be printed according to an editing request of a user;

and the file printing module is used for sending the modified file to be printed to printing equipment for printing.

Optionally, the modifying, by the file editing module, the file to be printed includes: displaying a first editable operation corresponding to the whole file to be printed; and when the user triggers the first editable operation item, executing a first editing operation corresponding to the first editable operation item.

Optionally, the modifying, by the file editing module, the file to be printed includes: analyzing an element to be edited from the editing request, and displaying a second editable operation item corresponding to the element to be edited; and when the user triggers the second editable operation item, executing a second editing operation corresponding to the second editable operation item on the element to be edited.

Optionally, the file generation module is configured to: analyzing the printing data and the printing template identification from the printing request, acquiring a printing template according to the printing template identification, and rendering the printing template according to the printing data to obtain the file to be printed.

Optionally, the obtaining, by the file generation module, a print template according to the print template identifier includes: and judging whether the printing template exists in a local cache, if so, acquiring the printing template from the local cache, and otherwise, acquiring the printing template from a server.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus for data print management, comprising:

one or more processors;

a storage device for storing one or more programs,

when the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors are caused to implement the method provided by the first aspect of the embodiments of the present invention.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, which when executed by a processor, implements the method provided by the first aspect of embodiments of the present invention.

One embodiment of the above invention has the following advantages or benefits: by generating the file to be printed and modifying the file to be printed at the client, mobile printing can be performed based on the mobile equipment, and the efficiency of data printing and the production timeliness of a warehouse are greatly improved.

Further effects of the above-mentioned non-conventional alternatives will be described below in connection with the embodiments.

Drawings

The drawings are included to provide a better understanding of the invention and are not to be construed as unduly limiting the invention. Wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a main flow of a method of data print management of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a print template of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of a document to be printed according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of editing a document to be printed according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of data print management in an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario of a method for data print management according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the main blocks of an apparatus for data print management of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an exemplary system architecture diagram in which embodiments of the present invention may be employed;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system suitable for implementing a terminal device or a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which various details of embodiments of the invention are included to assist understanding, and which are to be considered as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted in the following description for clarity and conciseness.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of data print management. The data printing management method is applied to the client.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a main flow of a method of data print management according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 1, the method of data print management includes: step S101, step S102, and step S103.

And step S101, responding to a printing request of a user, generating a file to be printed and displaying the file.

The print file request may carry print data or identification information of the print data, such as an acquisition path of the print data. The print data refers to data information to be displayed in a print document, such as sender and recipient information in a logistics document, and further such as order number, recipient information and commodity information in an e-commerce shopping order.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a printing template according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a document to be printed according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 shows a configuration pattern of a print template, which has many placeholders and contains various dynamic data, i.e., print data to be printed. FIG. 3 is a completed mode after printing, i.e., a printed sheet, which may be attached to an article of merchandise. Placeholders on the printing template are data information on the document or the document detail, for example, { addressJfs } is a receiving address, { customerName } is a receiver name, and the like. Table 1 shows commonly used placeholders in print templates. When printing requirements exist, information on the printing template can be directly replaced, and a target document is rendered.

Table 1 print template placeholder table

In some embodiments, the step of generating a document to be printed comprises: and analyzing the printing data and the printing template identification from the printing request, acquiring the printing template according to the printing template identification, and rendering the printing template according to the printing data to obtain the file to be printed. The printing template identification is carried in the printing request, so that the printing data can be printed in an individualized way, and the individualized requirement of a user on the printing template is met.

Acquiring the print template according to the print template identifier may include: and judging whether the printing template exists in the local cache, if so, acquiring the printing template from the local cache, and otherwise, acquiring the printing template from the server. By saving the print template in the local cache, the efficiency of generating the print file can be improved.

And S102, modifying the file to be printed according to the editing request of the user.

The modification mode and the content of the file to be printed can be selectively set according to the actual situation. In some embodiments, modifying the file to be printed includes: displaying a first editable operation corresponding to the whole file to be printed; and when the user triggers the first editable operation item, executing a first editing operation corresponding to the first editable operation item. The triggering mode of the first editable operation item can also be set in a self-defined mode, for example, the triggering mode is triggered when the user clicks a corresponding button, or the triggering mode is triggered when the user double-clicks, and the like. The first editable operation refers to an item which can be modified by the user for the whole file to be printed, and the specific content of the item can be selectively set. For example, the first editing operation includes at least one of: enlarging, reducing, adding page elements, modifying text format, modifying number of prints, and modifying print format.

Illustratively, an enlargement or reduction button (an enlargement and reduction button shown on the right side in fig. 4) is displayed in a display page showing a document to be printed, and when the user clicks the enlargement or reduction button, the document to be printed is enlarged or reduced; displaying a print copy number button in a display page for displaying a file to be printed, wherein a user can set the print copy number of the file to be printed through the button; displaying a format selection button in a display page for displaying a file to be printed, wherein a user can select single-sided printing or double-sided printing through the button; displaying a background color button in a display page for displaying a file to be printed, wherein a user can adjust the background color of the whole file to be printed through the button; and displaying an element adding button in a display page for displaying the file to be printed, wherein a user can add a watermark, a chart, a signature and the like in the file to be printed through the element adding button.

The whole file to be printed can be modified in a personalized manner by displaying the first editable operation and modifying the file to be printed according to the first editable operation, so that the personalized requirements of the user are met.

In other embodiments, modifying the file to be printed includes: analyzing the element to be edited from the editing request, and displaying a second editable operation item corresponding to the element to be edited; and when the user triggers the second editable operation item, executing a second editing operation corresponding to the second editable operation item on the element to be edited. The document to be printed contains a large number of page elements, such as text type elements (e.g., name, address, time, document number, etc.), picture type elements (e.g., brand identification, etc.), and so on. The elements to be edited refer to one or more page elements in the file to be printed. The second editable operation item refers to an item which can be modified by a user for one or more page elements of the file to be printed, and the specific content of the item can be selectively set. For example, the second editing operation includes at least one of: zoom in, zoom out, move, delete, modify text format (e.g., font size, font color, different light colors added to font, etc.). The triggering mode of the second editable operation item can be set in a self-defined mode, for example, the triggering mode is triggered when the user clicks a corresponding button, or the triggering mode is triggered when the user double-clicks, and the like.

Illustratively, when a user selects a certain text, an editing operation is triggered, and buttons of deleting, enlarging, reducing, adding elements and the like are displayed. The user can delete the selected characters through the delete button, enlarge or reduce the selected characters through the enlarge or reduce button, and add page elements at the selected characters through the add element button. Taking fig. 4 as an example, the user may go to the start editing button on the right side in fig. 4 to start modifying the local position of the file to be printed. When the user selects the "V" in the figure, the long press move, delete, zoom in, zoom out buttons are shown. The user can click each button to realize corresponding operation.

And step S103, sending the modified file to be printed to the printing equipment for printing. In the present invention, the communication mode with the printing apparatus can be selectively set, for example, by bluetooth or a wireless network.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of data print management in an alternative embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, after the operator finishes picking the commodity, whether to print the bill can be determined according to the prompt of the PDA device. If yes, selecting a corresponding document template (namely a printing template) from the PDA device, selecting document information (namely printing data), starting a printing process, and then labeling, labeling and the like. Specifically, the method comprises the following steps:

firstly, an operator selects commodities, and after the commodities are selected, a corresponding printing template is selected from the PDA device. The PDA device judges whether the printing template exists locally, if so, the third step is executed, and if not, the second step is executed;

secondly, the PDA device loads a required printing template to the back-end service request, and the back-end service pulls a corresponding template text from the file system and sends the template text to the PDA device;

thirdly, the operator selects the printed bill and confirms the printing data;

fourthly, the PDA device renders according to the printing document and the printing template;

fifthly, the PDA device generates a file of the rendered text, such as PDF or a picture;

sixthly, the PDA device sends the file to a printer, and the printer directly prints the file;

and seventhly, after the operator pastes the surface sheet, the label and the like printed by the printer to the commodity, the whole process is completed, and the production of the next commodity is carried out.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of an application scenario of the method for data print management in the embodiment of the present invention. A method of data print management according to an embodiment of the present invention is exemplarily described below with reference to fig. 6. In this embodiment, the method of the present invention is performed on a PDA. The mobile printing device can communicate with the PDA device through Bluetooth on the body of a production person in the warehouse.

As shown in fig. 6, after the user selects the print template on the PDA, the PDA pulls the print module from the application server (if the print template does not exist in the application server, the print module is downloaded from the file server), and after the application server returns the print template to the PDA, the PDA generates a document picture or a PDF (file format) file, and displays a preview result to the user. After the user modifies the previewed file, the PDA transmits the file to the printing device for printing through Bluetooth communication. After printing is completed, the user attaches it to the merchandise. In order to facilitate quick modification, a user can add customized styles including watermarks, icons, signatures and the like, different users can preset information, different selections are made according to different printing results, and the like.

The method can be executed in an ex-warehouse module in a warehouse, such as a picking module, and also can be executed in a corresponding in-warehouse module and a warehouse module, random printing is carried out according to the requirement of the label, and the label can be pasted at any time after printing is finished. Meanwhile, printing can be carried out at any time in various delivery links, driver handing-over links and the like, and the centralized printing dependence on a desktop printer is avoided.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for implementing the above method.

The data printing management device is applied to the client. Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of main blocks of an apparatus for data print management of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 7, an apparatus 700 for data print management according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

the file generation module 701 responds to a printing request of a user, generates and displays a file to be printed;

a file editing module 702, which modifies the file to be printed according to the editing request of the user;

and the file printing module 703 is configured to send the modified file to be printed to the printing device for printing.

Optionally, the file editing module modifies the file to be printed, including: displaying a first editable operation corresponding to the whole file to be printed; and when the user triggers the first editable operation item, executing a first editing operation corresponding to the first editable operation item.

Optionally, the file editing module modifies the file to be printed, including: analyzing the element to be edited from the editing request, and displaying a second editable operation item corresponding to the element to be edited; and when the user triggers the second editable operation item, executing a second editing operation corresponding to the second editable operation item on the element to be edited.

Optionally, the file generation module is configured to: and analyzing the printing data and the printing template identification from the printing request, acquiring the printing template according to the printing template identification, and rendering the printing template according to the printing data to obtain the file to be printed.

Optionally, the file generating module obtains the printing template according to the printing template identifier, including: and judging whether the printing template exists in the local cache, if so, acquiring the printing template from the local cache, and otherwise, acquiring the printing template from the server.

one or more processors;

a storage device for storing one or more programs,

Fig. 8 shows an exemplary system architecture 800 of a method of data print management or an apparatus of data print management to which an embodiment of the present invention may be applied.

As shown in fig. 8, the system architecture 800 may include

terminal devices

801, 802, 803, a network 804, and a server 805. The network 804 serves to provide a medium for communication links between the

terminal devices

801, 802, 803 and the server 805. Network 804 may include various types of connections, such as wire, wireless communication links, or fiber optic cables, to name a few.

A user may use the

terminal devices

801, 802, 803 to interact with a server 805 over a network 804 to receive or send messages or the like. The

terminal devices

801, 802, 803 may have installed thereon various communication client applications, such as shopping-like applications, web browser applications, search-like applications, instant messaging tools, mailbox clients, social platform software, etc. (by way of example only).

The

terminal devices

801, 802, 803 may be various electronic devices having a display screen and supporting web browsing, including but not limited to smart phones, tablet computers, laptop portable computers, desktop computers, and the like.

The server 805 may be a server that provides various services, such as a back-office management server (for example only) that supports shopping-like websites browsed by users using the

terminal devices

801, 802, 803. The backend management server may analyze and perform other processing on the received data such as the product information query request, and feed back a processing result (for example, target push information, product information — just an example) to the terminal device.

It should be noted that the method for managing data printing provided by the embodiment of the present invention is generally executed by the

terminal devices

801, 802, and 803, and accordingly, the apparatus for managing data printing is generally disposed in the

terminal devices

801, 802, and 803.

It should be understood that the number of terminal devices, networks, and servers in fig. 8 is merely illustrative. There may be any number of terminal devices, networks, and servers, as desired for implementation.

Referring now to FIG. 9, shown is a block diagram of a computer system 900 suitable for use with a terminal device implementing an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal device shown in fig. 9 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the functions and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 9, the computer system 900 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU)901 that can perform various appropriate actions and processes in accordance with a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)902 or a program loaded from a storage section 908 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 903. In the RAM 903, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the system 900 are also stored. The CPU 901, ROM 902, and RAM 903 are connected to each other via a bus 904. An input/output (I/O) interface 905 is also connected to bus 904.

The following components are connected to the I/O interface 905: an input portion 906 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like; an output section 907 including components such as a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and the like, and a speaker; a storage portion 908 including a hard disk and the like; and a communication section 909 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, or the like. The communication section 909 performs communication processing via a network such as the internet. The drive 910 is also connected to the I/O interface 905 as necessary. A removable medium 911 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is mounted on the drive 910 as necessary, so that a computer program read out therefrom is mounted into the storage section 908 as necessary.

In particular, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method illustrated in the flow chart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network through the communication section 909, and/or installed from the removable medium 911. The above-described functions defined in the system of the present invention are executed when the computer program is executed by a Central Processing Unit (CPU) 901.

It should be noted that the computer readable medium shown in the present invention can be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium or any combination of the two. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the present invention, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In the present invention, however, a computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wireless, wire, fiber optic cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The modules described in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by software or hardware. The described modules may also be provided in a processor, which may be described as: a processor comprising: applied to a client, comprising: the device comprises a file generation module, a file editing module and a file printing module. The names of these modules do not in some cases constitute a limitation on the modules themselves, and for example, the file generation module may also be described as a "module that sends a modified file to be printed to the printing apparatus for printing".

As another aspect, the present invention also provides a computer-readable medium that may be contained in the apparatus described in the above embodiments; or may be separate and not incorporated into the device. The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by a device, cause the device to comprise: responding to a printing request of a user, generating a file to be printed and displaying the file; modifying a file to be printed according to an editing request of a user; and sending the modified file to be printed to printing equipment for printing.

According to the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention, the file to be printed is generated and modified at the client, so that mobile printing can be carried out based on mobile equipment, and the efficiency of data printing and the production timeliness of a warehouse are greatly improved.

The above-described embodiments should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and substitutions can occur, depending on design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for managing data printing is applied to a client and comprises the following steps:

modifying the file to be printed according to an editing request of a user;

and sending the modified file to be printed to printing equipment for printing.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the document to be printed comprises: displaying a first editable operation corresponding to the whole file to be printed; and when the user triggers the first editable operation item, executing a first editing operation corresponding to the first editable operation item.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first editing operation comprises at least one of: enlarging, reducing, adding page elements, modifying text format, modifying number of prints, and modifying print format.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the document to be printed comprises: analyzing an element to be edited from the editing request, and displaying a second editable operation item corresponding to the element to be edited; and when the user triggers the second editable operation item, executing a second editing operation corresponding to the second editable operation item on the element to be edited.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the second editing operation comprises at least one of: zoom in, zoom out, move, delete, modify text format.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a document to be printed comprises: analyzing the printing data and the printing template identification from the printing request, acquiring a printing template according to the printing template identification, and rendering the printing template according to the printing data to obtain the file to be printed.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein obtaining a print template based on the print template identification comprises: and judging whether the printing template exists in a local cache, if so, acquiring the printing template from the local cache, and otherwise, acquiring the printing template from a server.

8. An apparatus for managing data printing, applied to a client, includes:

9. An electronic device for data print management, comprising:

one or more processors;

a storage device for storing one or more programs,

when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any one of claims 1-7.

10. A computer-readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the method according to any one of claims 1-7.