CN1310404A - Information processing equipment and information display method - Google Patents

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CN1310404A
CN1310404A CN 01104916 CN01104916A CN1310404A CN 1310404 A CN1310404 A CN 1310404A CN 01104916 CN01104916 CN 01104916 CN 01104916 A CN01104916 A CN 01104916A CN 1310404 A CN1310404 A CN 1310404A
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According to the present invention, printing-job information relating to printing jobs present within a print server and printing-job information relating to printing jobs present within a printer can be displayed at a time, and the user can precisely know all printing jobs to be processed by the printer. Even if the user does not know whether a printing job is present within the print server or within the printer, a change in a schedule of a printing job assigned by the user can be appropriately performed in the print server or the printer.

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Messaging device and method for information display
The present invention relates to a kind of visual output system, wherein for example a computing machine, a printing server and a printer through a network interconnection.
Recently, computing machine is through LAN (LAN) interconnection, and various peripheral hardware-duplicate and the multifunctional image treatment facility of facsimile function etc. also can carry out LAN and is connected such as having.
Make the LAN of the computer interconnection in a position range (for example one deck office building), make one group of user and shared device, and data can be transmitted between equipment.In some cases, by through high speed integrated comprehensive network (such as ISDN (integrated service digital network) etc.) or public telephone network and apart a plurality of lan interconnections are geographically got up, provide a kind of WAN (wide area network)-such as WWW (WWW) the Internet.
Usually, this LAN/WAN is made of the computing machine that comprises file server and printing server.The network operating system that is contained on each computing machine is handled variety of protocol, for example is used to transmit data and file, shared data and file and printer sharing.
The print out task that the application software that moves from every computing machine sends is sent to usually through printing on server and the printer that network is connected.
Be used to carry out a kind of communication protocol of the Long-distance Control and the information of the various device (for example being connected to the computing machine and the printer of network) that obtains the formation network, obtained standardization.SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a kind of known exemplary of such agreement.
When the network equipment was equipped with this agreement, the network management software can be managed these equipment and acquired information from the remote site that links to each other with network.For example, under the situation of printer, can for example obtain the state of the information relevant, monitor printer, the state change of notice printer and the initialization of control printer with printer.
Various file form softwares, form software for calculation group etc. are the known user application software groups of moving on each computing machine that constitutes LAN.Be found the data of using this application software, the machine drive software of being printed converts PDL (printer descriptive language) data to, as printer control language.The PDL data that obtained are temporarily stored in the print spooling system, and are used as a print out task subsequently and are sent to printer.A print spooling system and a single printer always are not in relation one to one.In some cases, the print out task of correspondence in some that is stored in a plurality of print spooling system is sent to printer.
Print out task passes through by printer driver software the data-switching that produces from one or more profile file to be become and the corresponding PDL data of each printer, and obtains generation, and is a unit that constitutes print file.Usually, a print out task is limited by a task sign on and a task termination instruction.The type of PDL data and version information are added to task sign on etc.This information is used to be determined by a print out task processing module type or the version of PDL data when handling print out task in printer.
In a LAN, computing machine, printer etc. is connected by the ether cable usually.But it is recently also accomplished according to digital device network interconnection (high performance serial bus) method of IEEE1394-1995 with more speed.
The equipment that respectively has IEEE 1394 serial bus interfaces (I/F) has special ID separately and has constituted a network by these ID of mutual identification.Be connected to each of these equipment of network, can both be independently to another equipment sending data, and be not subjected to the intervention of a computing machine, and can receive data sometimes.
In above-mentioned traditional approach, host computer can be gone up the intrasystem print out task treatment state of print spooling that shows computing machine at CRT (cathode-ray tube (CRT)), such as the storage in automatic spool, maintenance, transmission, etc.Yet, can not obtain and the relevant print job information of print out task that is sent to an image output device, and the state of this task handling is presented on the CRT from the print spooling system.
In this classic method, a host computer can be according to user's instruction, carry out the control of arrangement of the intrasystem print out task of print spooling of computing machine, the interim interruption that transmits such as print out task, the cancellation of print out task, the change of print out task transmission order etc.Yet, can not directly control the output arrangement that is sent to a print out task of an image output device, or provide a kind of arrangement instruction to change an output arrangement to image output device from the print spooling system.
In this classic method, because host computer can not obtain and the relevant print job information of print out task that transmits from another printing server or another input block, so can not be controlled at the demonstration of the interior mission bit stream to the print out task that sends from another user of an image output device, to the demonstration of the treatment state of this print out task and the output arrangement of print out task.
In this classic method, can not determine from another user's print out task whether still in an image output device.Therefore, when another user has transmitted that a large amount of pictorial data is given another print spooling system or when another input block has transmitted a large amount of pictorial data, even in a print spooling system, there is not the print out task that will transmit, also need to wait the output of data, thereby caused the increase of the time of print out task output.
The present invention considers the problems referred to above and makes.
One object of the present invention, provide a kind of visual output system, a kind of messaging device, a kind of image output method and a kind of storage medium, wherein can obtain and be sent to the relevant information of treatment state of the print out task of an image output device, and synthetically show and notify from user's printing and carry out each state from the processing of the actual output of the print out task of image output device from a print spooling system.
Another object of the present invention, provide a kind of visual output system, a kind of messaging device, a kind of image output method and a kind of storage medium, wherein can control the print out task that is sent to an image output device from a print spooling system, and from the execution of user's printing to each treatment step from the actual output of the print out task of image output device, the user can both synthetically control the arrangement with Command Task, for example the interim interruption of the processing of print out task, the instruction of cancellation print out task, the change of processing sequence, interrupt operation, or the like.
A further object of the present invention, provide a kind of visual output system, a kind of messaging device, a kind of image output method and a kind of storage medium, in by showing and whether notice has in an image output device from another print spooling system or another input block (more particularly for example another user's of input print out task) in advance, the user can confirm surely user oneself print out task output in proper order.
A further object of the present invention, provide a kind of visual output system, a kind of messaging device, a kind of image output method and a kind of storage medium, wherein when the print out task that sends from print out task of print spooling system input with from another print spooling system or another input block is mixed in an image output device, can be by determining or instruction according to the attribute information relevant with each print out task, the execution grade or the control of the output arrangement control of a print out task of control allow grade, can be by the steering order of user command and change.
According to an aspect, realize a kind of messaging device that the present invention relates to of these purposes, comprising: first memory storage is used for the output task related task information in output device of one first storage area stores; Second memory storage is used at one second memory block storage and the relevant mission bit stream of this output task that is being used in the output control equipment of an output of output device transmission task; And display control unit is used for according to mission bit stream that is stored in first memory block and the mission bit stream that is stored in second memory block mission bit stream inventory relevant with the output task in this output device being presented on the display unit.
According to another aspect, actual these purposes the present invention relates to a kind of method for information display, comprising: first storing step is used for the output task related task information in one first memory block storage and an output device; One second storing step is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one second memory block and an output control equipment that is used for an output task is sent to output device; And, one shows controlled step, be used for according to the mission bit stream that is stored in first memory block and be stored in mission bit stream in second memory block, show on the display unit with output task in this output device and with this output control equipment in the inventory of output task related task information.
According to another aspect, actual these purposes the present invention relates to a kind of recording medium, it can be read by a computing machine, and be used to store and make this computing machine carry out a program of following steps: first storing step is used for the output task related task information in one first memory block storage and an output device; One second storing step is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one second memory block and an output control equipment that is used for an output task is sent to output device; And, one shows controlled step, be used for according to the mission bit stream that is stored in first memory block and be stored in mission bit stream in second memory block, show on the display unit with output task in this output device and with this output control equipment in the inventory of output task related task information.
According to another aspect, actual these purposes the present invention relates to a kind of information display program, be used to make a computing machine to carry out following step: first storing step is used for the output task related task information in one first memory block storage and an output device; One second storing step is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one second memory block and an output control equipment that is used for an output task is sent to output device; And, one shows controlled step, be used for according to the mission bit stream that is stored in first memory block and be stored in mission bit stream in second memory block, show on the display unit with output task in this output device and with this output control equipment in the inventory of output task related task information.
According to another aspect, actual these purposes the present invention relates to a kind of network system-one of them output device and an output control equipment interconnects by a network.This network system comprises: first memory storage is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one first memory block and an output device; Second memory storage is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one second memory block and an output control equipment that is used for an output task is sent to this output device; Display control unit, be used for according to the mission bit stream that is stored in first memory block and be stored in mission bit stream in second memory block, on a display unit, show with output device in output task related task information and with output control equipment in the inventory of output task related task information; Instruction inputting device is used to accept to change selected on this a display unit instruction of exporting the output arrangement of task; The order dispensing device, the output task that is used to judge this command assignment is within this output device or is within this output control equipment; And send one according to result of determination to output device or output control equipment and change order; First modifier is used for the output arrangement according to the output task in the change order change output device that sends from the order dispensing device; And second modifier is used for the output arrangement according to the output task in the change order change output control equipment that sends from the order dispensing device.
From the detailed description of most preferred embodiment being carried out below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, aforementioned and other purposes of the present invention, advantage and feature will become apparent.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the configuration of displayed image output system;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram that shows the configuration of a printing server;
Fig. 3 shows that the print out task that this printing server is carried out transmits the process flow diagram of handling;
Fig. 4 shows that the print out task that a kind of printer control module is carried out transmits the process flow diagram of handling;
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram that is presented at the processing procedure in the synthetic control module of a mission bit stream and the mission bit stream indicative control unit;
Fig. 6 A, 6B and 6C have shown that respectively the mission bit stream memory block of a generation, an interior mission bit stream memory block of printer and a mission bit stream synthesize/memory block;
The control data that Fig. 7 A-7C has shown print data and has been used to change arrangement in a printing server I/O control module and the load mode between the I/O unit in a printer;
Fig. 8 is a process flow diagram, has shown the operation process that the printer control module is carried out when an I/O unit receives a print out task;
Fig. 9 is a process flow diagram, has shown a kind of operation process that this printer control module is carried out when I/O unit receives an output change instruction;
Figure 10 is a block diagram, has shown a plurality of equipment are wherein the arranged configuration of visual output system of (each all is used to send a print out task);
Figure 11 A-11C has shown the information on the hard disk that is stored in a printing server A;
Figure 12 A-12C has shown the information on the hard disk that is stored among the printing server B;
Figure 13 is a process flow diagram, has shown that is arranged to change a processing procedure, and one of them printer control module judges whether to accept to be stored in a print out task arrangement in the printer according to a kind of controlling grade;
Figure 14 is a schematic cross section, has shown the configuration of a laser printer;
Figure 15 shows the block diagram of the configuration of people's computing machine one by one;
Figure 16 is the block diagram that shows the configuration of a printing server;
Figure 17 shows that the print out task of being carried out by this personal computer transmits the process flow diagram of handling;
Figure 18 shows that the print out task of being carried out by this printing server transmits the process flow diagram of handling;
Figure 19 is a process flow diagram, has shown the processing procedure in the synthetic control module of a mission bit stream and mission bit stream indicative control unit;
Figure 20 A, 20B and 20C have shown that respectively a mission bit stream memory block, an interior mission bit stream memory block of printer and a mission bit stream synthesize/memory block;
Figure 21 is a process flow diagram, has shown an operation process of carrying out when the output arrangement control module of printing server receives the instruction that changes output;
Figure 22 has shown the user interface image frame that shows at the step S1905 of the step S505 of Fig. 5 or Figure 19; And
Figure 23 has shown a kind of method that is used to provide a program.
A kind of visual output system according to an embodiment of the invention, a kind of messaging device, a kind of image output method and a kind of storage medium are described now.In visual output system, adopted laser beam printer (LBP) according to this embodiment.
Figure 14 is a schematic cross section, has shown the configuration of laser beam printer.In Figure 14, a main body 1000 inputs of LBP and the type information that storage provides from a host computer that links to each other with LBP (character code, stroke figure instruction, pictorial data etc.), outside character list data, macro instruction etc., form corresponding picture pattern, form pattern etc., and forming an image as on the recording chart of recording medium etc. according to this information.
On a guidance panel (operating unit) 1012, be provided with operating switch, LED (light emitting diode) display unit etc.The whole LBP main body 1000 of printer control module 1001 controls, and the Word message that provides from host computer etc. is provided.Printer control module 1001 mainly converts this character information the vision signal of the corresponding character pattern of expression to and exports this character pattern to a laser driver 1002.
Laser driver 1002 is circuit that are used to drive a semiconductor laser 1003, and leads to a disconnected control switching according to the vision signal noise spectra of semiconductor lasers 1003 emitted laser bundles 1004 of input.Laser beam 1004 is rotated mirror polygon 1005 along the direction deflection of leaving plane, Figure 14 place, to browse exposure on an electrostatic drum 1006 by one.Thereby on electrostatic drum 1006, formed the electrostatic latent image of a picture pattern.This latent image develops by being arranged on electrostatic drum 1006 developing cell 1007 on every side, and the image that develops is transferred on the recording chart subsequently.In developing cell 1007, provide to be used to survey the device that is used on recording chart, forming the surplus of visual toner, and this surplus of toner is surveyed by printer control module 1001.
Cut out good recording chart and be used as the recording chart that will on it, shift image.Recording chart is accommodated in the carton 1008 that is contained on the LBP main body 1000, is delivered in the LBP main body 1000 by a paper feed roller 1009 and transfer roller 1010 and 1011 respectively.The paper that receives is provided to electrostatic drum 1006.
One is used to survey the paper transmission sniffer (not shown) whether recording chart is normally transmitted, is set at each roller segment place, thereby surveys unusual when for example recording chart stops up.A paper surplus sniffer (not shown) is provided in carton 1008, thereby has made printer control module 1001 can survey the surplus of paper.
A draw-in groove mouth (not shown) is provided on LBP main body 1000.For the font different with the font that comprises is provided, an optional font caertridge, a control card (artificial card) or the memory card that can keep list data and character font data with different language systems (PDL) can link to each other with this draw-in groove mouth.
The configuration of the visual output system that comprises above-mentioned LBP is below described.Fig. 1 is the block diagram that shows the configuration of this image output system.
A print out task becomes to be used for the PDL data of printer control module 1001 by the data-switching that an application program by operation in the computing machine of people one by one (PC) 2000 that links to each other with a network or printing server 2001 is produced, and obtain producing, and be stored in the print spooling system (a task automatic spool district 24d) in a hard disk (HD) 24 (see figure 2)s that are included in the printing server 2001.
The processing of PC 2000 printing servers 2001 provides an a kind of function to realize by a kind of network operating system.Printing server 2001 processes are included in a LAN interface card 1013 and the LAN 2002 executive communication control and treatment in the printer 1000, and print out task is sent to printer control module 1001.This print out task has represented that the data to be limited by the task sign on that is used to define an incoming page and task termination instruction are the incoming page group that unit imports.
In printer control module 1001, a printer cpu (CPU (central processing unit)) 11 is according to being stored in control program control among the ROM (ROM (read-only memory)) 12 to the access of each device of linking to each other with a system bus 14, and exports a picture intelligence and give through the continuous print unit (Printer Engine) 19 of a print unit interface (I/F) 18 as output information.
Be used for the process flow diagram shown in Fig. 4 and 8 control program, be used to form the bitmap image that will send print unit 19 to a visual formation program, or the like, be stored in the program ROM of ROM12.The character font data that adopts when forming output image (outline data or some character font data) etc. is stored among the font ROM of ROM 12.
CPU 11 can carry out communication process with printing server 2001 through LAN interface card 1013 and I/O unit 17.
A RAM (random access memory) 16 is used as primary memory, workspace, reception buffer memory of CPU 11 etc., thereby and is suitably disposed and can enlarge memory capacity by the optional RAM that will be connected to an Extended Capabilities Port (not shown).RAM 16 is used as the reception buffer storage 16a of automatic spool to the input data of I/O unit 17, be used to store the task memory 16b of the data that will print with the form of intermediate code or middle bitmap image, a visual output storage 16c-wherein produces the bitmap image that will be output to print unit 19, be used to store the mission bit stream memory 16d of the title of print out task of a mission bit stream administrative unit 111 inputs and a kind of treatment state or the like, be used for data that interim storage will deposit (such as the outside character that is stored in an external memory storage 13, form image etc.) a cache memory 16e, or the like.
External memory storage 13 can be used as an auxilary unit (such as hard disk or the like) of the access control that is subjected to storer content (MC) 117 and connects.External memory storage 13 is used as a register storage, is used to store the data that will be deposited that send from an outside character file, form document of main frame (individual) computing machine 2000 or the like.External memory storage 13 also is used as the reception automatic spool buffer memory that is used to receive and store the input data and as the task memory of the data that are used to store the list data of intermediate code or interposition map graphic form and will print.
Task analysis unit 110 is that module is handled in a task analysis, be used for producing and will be received in the intermediate page data that the data of the reception buffers storage 16a in the RAM 16 are exported by analysis, and among the task memory 16b of data storage in RAM 16 that produces.
Be stored in reception buffer storage 16a in the RAM 16 and all print out task related task information (treatment state of the title of the title of task, output main process equipment, output user name, output print server name, print out task) of task memory 16b, be stored in the mission bit stream administrative unit 111, and the input state of handling according to print out task and obtain when needed upgrading.
An output arrangement control module 112, according to from the input of printing server 2001 or from the instruction of guidance panel 1012, print the management that the print out task input in the machine control module 1001 arranges and change control, interim interruption of handling such as the exchange of the cancellation of print out task, two print out task, concrete print out task or the like.
As mentioned above, operating switch, led display unit etc. are set on the guidance panel (operating unit) 1012.
The number of above-mentioned external memory storage is not limited to one.A plurality of external memory storages can be provided, and perhaps a plurality of external memory storages-each storage is optional font and be used for the simulated program of the printer control language of the font different language system (PDL) in addition that decipher comprises-can be connected for example.This external memory storage is not limited to hard disk.For example, can adopt flash card as external memory storage.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of demonstration as the configuration of the printing server 2001 in data transmission source.In printing server 2001, CPU 21 is reading and is carrying out this control program being stored in a control program on the hard disk (HD) 24 after being loaded into a RAM 23, and the access of controlling each device that links to each other with a system bus 26 according to this control program and an application program 27.CPU 21 also carries out the various programs in the program area that is stored in hard disk 24.Particularly, by carrying out a program of printer driver (a print out task generating unit 210), CPU 21 produces a print out task that will send to an output device, and this print out task is exported to the printer 1000 that links to each other through an I/O control module 28.
The program of the process flow diagram among Fig. 3 and 5 (will describe in the back) is stored in the program area of hard disk (HD) 24.For example, keyboard 25 of keyboard loading routine control, thereby the generation that the user can be imported be used for the command diagram image data or from the operation of printing from the processing of keyboard 25.A CRT display routine is according to this input operation subsequently displaying transmitted image data on CRT 22.Program of printer driver (print out task generating unit 210), according to this input operation, produce pictorial data, from this pictorial data produce print out task and with the mission bit stream memory block 24a that produced of the mission bit stream related task information stores that is produced in hard disk (HD) 24.The print out task that application program 27 starts printing place produces part 24a.A display control program (a synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream and a mission bit stream control module 29), in in the automatic spool district in the print out task that is produced is stored in hard disk (HD) 24, started by an operating system (not shown).This display control program obtains to be stored in the mission bit stream among the RAM 16 that prints in 1000, and is synthetic the mission bit stream of the generation in mission bit stream that obtains and the hard disk (HD) 24, and shows the mission bit stream that is produced on CRT22.A transmission control procedure instruction I/O control module 28 is sent to print out task and prints 1000.
By program of printer driver or the display control program of being carried out by CPU 21, print out task generating unit 210, the synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream and mission bit stream indicative control unit 29 have obtained realization.
Print out task generating unit 210 is started by application program 27, and accomplished by carried out the program of printer driver that is used to produce and print 1000 corresponding print out task by CPU 21.This program of printer driver provides and the relevant information of configuration of printing 1000 for application program 27 or operating system, more specifically say so a PDL version, the resolution that can handle, the information relevant, information relevant or the like with the font that comprises with the size of the paper that can export, and produce according to the data from application program 27 can be by printing 1000 print out task of handling.
The synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream is accomplished by CPU 21 execution display control programs.The synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream compares print job information among the memory block 24a that is stored in the mission bit stream that is produced and the print job information that is stored among the interior mission bit stream memory block 24b of printer/contrast, and synthetic these two groups of print job information.The synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream also produces the print job information after synthetic, promptly with will be by printing the 1000 relevant print job information of handling of all print out task, and the information stores that produces is synthesized at mission bit stream/memory block 24c in.
Be stored in the print job information among the memory block 24a of the mission bit stream that is produced, when print out task generating unit 210 has produced print out task, produce by print out task generating unit 210.Be stored in the print job information among the 24b of mission bit stream memory block in the printer, by the synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream, by through communicating mission bit stream among the mission bit stream memory 16d that obtains to be stored in the RAM 16 with printer control module 1001 independently, and obtain producing with the transmission of print out task.
Mission bit stream indicative control unit 29 is to carry out the display control program that can control a user interface image frame and accomplished by CPU 21.This mission bit stream indicative control unit 29 shows on CRT 22 and the relevant print job information of all print out task of will be 1000 that handling by printing, being produced by the synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream.Mission bit stream indicative control unit 29 receives the change that is presented at the print out task arrangement on the CRT 22 that is produced in the operation on the keyboard 25 by the user.When it arranges reformed print out task to be print out task printing in 1000, instruct an order of this change to pass through the output arrangement control module 112 that I/O control module 28 is sent to printer control module 1001.Above-mentioned display control program when program of printer driver produces this print out task, is started automatically from program of printer driver.Also can start display control program by keyboard 25 in external mode by the user.
Fig. 3 and 4 is process flow diagrams, has shown that carry out and transmitted by the print out task of carrying out as the printer control module 1001 in Data Receiving source and to handle by the print out task generating unit 210 that sends the source as data respectively.Fig. 3 is a process flow diagram, has shown to be transmitted by the print out task that printing server 2001 is carried out to handle.The handling procedure of this processing is stored in the hard disk 24 of printing server 2001, and is carried out by CPU21.Fig. 4 shows to transmit the process flow diagram of handling by the print out task that printer control module 1001 is carried out.The handling procedure that is used for this processing is stored in the program ROM of the ROM 12 of printing 1000.
At first, when the user passed through the printing of operation keyboard 25 command execution application files, print out task generating unit 210 was employed program 27 and starts, and generation can be by the print job data (step S301) of printer processes.
The print job data that produces is stored among the task automatic spool district 24d of hard disk 24.At this moment, information such as task treatment state (be stored, wait transmission, transmit or delete) in the name of the title of the print out task that produces, user name, output main process equipment, printing server name, the task automatic spool district or the like is stored in the task management district that is produced in the same task automatic spool district (step S302).This print job information also is sent to this print out task and prints 1000.
When this print out task had been stored in the spool file, print out task generating unit 210 initiating task information were synthesized control module 211.Subsequently, the synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream starts print out task is stored in processing (step S303) among the memory block 24a of the mission bit stream that is produced.The operation of the synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream will be described later.
In the time of among the task automatic spool district 24d in print out task has been stored in hard disk 24, I/O control module 28 is sent to this print out task and prints 1000 (step S304).Therefore, handle termination.
Printing in 1000, when print out task according to communicating by letter and be sent to from printing server 2001 when printing 1000 between LAN interface card 1013 and the I/O control module 28, I/O unit 17 is stored in the print out task that receive among the reception buffers storage 16a in the RAM 16 (step S401).
When I/O unit 17 the print out task that send from I/O control module 28 (the control codings of expression print position, character code etc.) when storing into the reception buffer storage 16a, mission bit stream administrative unit 111 also stores the mission bit stream that transmits with this print out task (title of task, user name, output main process equipment name and printing server name) among the mission bit stream memory 16d in the RAM 16 (step S402) into.
Intermediate code is analyzed and converted to print out task by task analysis unit 110.This intermediate code is that unit divides with the corresponding band of print position with appointment such as a kind of control code, and is stored among the task memory 16b in the RAM 16 (step S403).At this moment, intermediate code as the intermediate code with one page, is a unit with the page or leaf, and obtains storage, up to the EOP control code that detects in print data such as disconnected page or leaf instruction etc.
The intermediate code that is stored among the task memory 16b is subjected to the bit map processing.The bit map data that is produced is stored among the visual output storage 16c, and is output to print unit 19 (step S404) through print unit I/F18.Subsequently, an image based on bit map data is printed on the paper.Subsequently, handle termination.
Fig. 5 is a process flow diagram, has shown the processing procedure in synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream and mission bit stream indicative control unit 29.This processing is to be realized by the display control program that is used for print job information.As mentioned above, this display control program is stored in the hard disk (HD) 24 in the printing server 2001, and is carried out by CPU21 after in being loaded onto RAM 23.
At first, when the synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream was printed task generating unit 210 and starts, the print job information in the task management district that is produced in step S302 is stored in task automatic spool district was stored among the memory block 24a of the mission bit stream that is produced in the hard disk 24 (step S501).
Subsequently, mission bit stream indicative control unit 29 shows a user interface image frame on CRT 22, be used to show print job information and the instruction of accepting from user's change print out task (step S502).
Subsequently, print job information among the mission bit stream memory 16d of the RAM 16 of the synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream in I/O control module 28 acquisition printer control modules 1001, and among the mission bit stream memory block 24b in the printer of information stores in hard disk 24 that obtains (step S503).
Subsequently; By the information (be stored in the printer and will be called as " information of the task in the printer " below the print job information in the 24b of mission bit stream memory block) of the task in the print job information that produces in the hard disk 24 that has obtained in the above described manner (will be called as " print job information that produces " below being stored in the print job information among the memory block 24a of the mission bit stream that produces) and the printer is compared/contrast, the relevant mission bit stream of all print out task of processing with the output that will be subject to printing 1000 is stored in hard disk 24 interior mission bit streams and synthesizes/memory block 24c in (step S504). At this moment, be synthesized with overlapping task related task information.
Mission bit stream after synthetic is displayed in the user interface image frame that shows on the CRT 22 (step S505).
Subsequently, judge whether the user has utilized keyboard 25 to instruct change (cancellation of output, interim interruption of output or the like) (step S506) to the output arrangement that is displayed on the print out task on the user interface image frame.If the result of determination of step S506 negates, handle turning back to step S502, and show and proceed, upgrade the output treatment state of printing 1000 print out task by the processing of repeated execution of steps S502-S505 simultaneously.
If the result of determination of step S506 is sure, judge then whether the print out task that is changed by instruction can be changed (step S507).If the result of determination of step S507 negates then to show to show a unalterable mistake (step S510).
If the result of determination of step S506 is sure, judge then whether the print out task that is changed by instruction has been stored in reception buffer storage 16a or has printed task (step S508) among the task memory 16b in 1000.If the result of determination of step S508 is sure, then the order of a relevant task of instruction change is sent to through I/O control module 28 and prints 1000 (step S509).
If the result of determination among the step S508 negates, if promptly relevant print out task is stored among the task automatic spool district 24d in the hard disk 24 of printing server 2001, then mission bit stream indicative control unit 29 is carried out the processing that the print out task arrangements change, and updates stored in the mission bit stream that is produced (step S511) among the memory block 24a of the mission bit stream that is produced in the hard disk 24 according to the result who changes.Subsequently, handle termination.
Fig. 6 A, 6B and 6C have shown that respectively the interior mission bit stream memory block 24b of memory block 24a, printer and the mission bit stream of the mission bit stream that is produced synthesize/memory block 24c.The print job information that print out task generating unit 210 in the memory block 24a storage print server 2001 of the mission bit stream that is produced produces, and its configuration is as shown in Figure 6A.The title of the main process equipment name of the title of each print out task, print out task user's title, output print task, the printing server of storage print task and the state of print out task are stored among the memory block 24a of the mission bit stream that is produced.In Fig. 6 A, wherein the task title is that " task B ", user name are that " user B ", output main process equipment name are that " main process equipment B ", printing server name are that " server A " and treatment state are the print job information of " in the transmission ", has obtained storage.Similar, the print job information with " task C ", " user A ", " main process equipment A ", " server A " and " waiting transmission " obtains storage.
The print job information that 24b storage in mission bit stream memory block is stored among the mission bit stream memory 16d that prints in 1000 the RAM 16 and obtains through I/O control module 28 in the printer, and shown in Fig. 6 B, dispose.The information of the task in the printer is when the process information of printing 1000 (finish receiving, task analysis is finished, export and finish or the like) when being changed, by utilize SNMP by LAN interface card 1013 to printing server 2001 notices, perhaps by from printing the periodic polling of 1000 pairs of I/O control modules 28, and obtain upgrading.
The title of the title of the main process equipment of the title of each print out task, the user name of print out task, output print task, the printing server of storage print task and the state of print out task are stored among the interior mission bit stream memory block 24b of printer.In Fig. 6 B, wherein the task title is that " task A ", user name are that " user A ", output main process equipment name are that " main process equipment A ", printing server name are that " server A " and treatment state are that the print job information of " exporting " obtains storage.Similarly, the print job information that has the print out task of " task Y ", " user Y ", " main process equipment Y ", " server A " and " waiting output " and have " task B ", " user B ", " main process equipment B ", " server A " and " receiving " obtains storage.
Mission bit stream is synthetic/memory block 24c by the synthetic mission bit stream that is produced memory block 24a and printer in mission bit stream memory block 24b obtain.Mission bit stream is synthetic/memory block 24c storage be printed server 2001 and print the relevant print job information of all print out task of 1000 processing, and shown in Fig. 6 C, dispose.The title of the title of the user name of the number of each print out task, the title of print out task, print out task, the main process equipment of output print task, the printing server of storage print task and the state of print out task, be stored in mission bit stream synthetic/memory block 24c in.In Fig. 6 C, wherein the task number is that " 1 ", task title are that " task A ", user name are that " user A ", output main process equipment name are that " main process equipment A ", printing server name are that " server A " and treatment state are the print job information of " exporting ", has obtained storage.Similar, print job information with " 2 ", " task Y ", " user A ", " main process equipment Y ", " server A " and " waiting output ", have the print job information of " 3 ", " task B ", " user B ", " main process equipment B ", " server A " and " transmitting ", and the print job information with " 4 ", " task C ", " user A ", " main process equipment A ", " server A " and " transmitting " has obtained storage.This mission bit stream is presented on the CRT 22 by mission bit stream indicative control unit 29, and is used for instructing the change of arrangement of print out task by the user.
Fig. 7 A-7C has shown the I/O control module 28 in printing server 2001 how and has printed control data and the print data that transmission between the I/O unit 17 in 1000 is used to change arrangement.
A print out task that is stored among the task automatic spool district 24d in the hard disk 24 is converted into a print data bag 75 in a print out task bag output port 71, and is sent to a print out task bag I/O processing unit 73 of printing in 1000.
On the other hand, as shown in the processing of step S509, according to instruction from the user, one is used for instructing change that is stored in the arrangement of printing 1000 print out task and the order that is being subjected to print processing, from mission bit stream indicative control unit 29, through a control data bag input/output end port 72, be transferred into a control data bag I/O processing unit 74.
By the processing that the packet head that is wrapped by reference by I/O unit 17 distributes each bag, a control data bag 76 and a print data bag 75 can obtain transmitting under mixed state.Thereby can under the situation of not interrupting the print out task transmission, send control data.Fig. 7 B has shown the structure of print data bag, and Fig. 7 C has shown the structure of control data bag.The identifier of a bag that expression is used for print data is stored in the header portion of print data bag, and print data itself is stored in the data division of print data bag.Expression is used for an identifier of the type of identifier of a bag of control data and expression control data, be stored in the header portion of control data bag, and the parameter of control data etc. is stored in the data division of control data bag.
This system is like this configuration, even promptly under the full state of the RAM 16 that prints 1000, also can send/receive control data.Therefore, also can control being stored in the distribution of the print out task among the task memory 16b that prints in 1000 the RAM 16.
Fig. 8 is a process flow diagram, has shown the processing procedure that is transfused to/will be carried out by printer control module 1001 when output unit 17 receives when print out task.A handling procedure that is used for this process flow diagram is stored in the program ROM in the ROM 12, and is carried out by CPU 11.
When print out task when printing server 2001 is transfused to, the print out task bag I/O processing unit 73 of I/O unit 17 receives these print out task and is stored among the reception buffers storage 16a in the RAM 16 by the task that is received.At this moment, as shown in Figure 4, be stored among the mission bit stream memory 16d in the RAM 16 with the print out task related task information that receives.Subsequently, beginning processing shown in Figure 8.
Subsequently, task analysis unit 110 reads the print out task (control codes of expression print position, character code etc.) that is stored among the reception buffer storage 16a, produces intermediate data and by among the task memory 16b in the data storage that the is produced RAM 16 (step S801).This intermediate data by with the corresponding band of the print position of distribution such as control code be that unit divides, and obtain storage.Judge whether detected an EOP control code subsequently,, promptly in task memory 16b, whether stored the intermediary's data (step S802) that are used for one page such as the page or leaf order etc. of breaking.If the result of determination of step S802 negates, intermediary's data are unit with the page or leaf, as the intermediary's data that are used for one page, and obtain storage, become certainly up to the result of determination of step S802.
When the intermediary's data that are used for one page at least had been stored in task memory 16b in the RAM 16, these intermediary's data were subjected to the bit map conversion in the bit mapped memory in RAM 16 successively.The bitmap image data that produced are sent to print unit 19 through the I/F 18 of printing list unit, so that print unit 19 prints (step S803).When the output of one page was finished, intermediary's page memory among the task memory 16b was released, with storage intermediary's data (step S804) subsequently.
Page or leaf output is then handled and is obtained repetition, and all page datas in judging print out task are all in the above described manner by normal output (step S805).
When having judged that at step S805 all page datas in the print out task have all normally been exported, finish (step S806) to the output of printing server 2001 notice print out task through LAN interface card 1013.At this moment, finishing of the output of print out task utilizes SNMP to be notified to printing server 2001.
Subsequently, the relevant print job information of the print out task of having finished with its output is by deletion (step S807) in the print job information the mission bit stream memory 16d in being stored in RAM 16, and the finishing dealing with of print out task.
Fig. 9 is a process flow diagram, and having shown will be by an operation process of printer control module 1001 execution when I/O unit 17 has received the instruction that changes output.This processing is to judge according to controlling grade whether be stored in the arrangement change of printing the print out task in 1000 can handle in received arrangement change.A handling procedure that is used for this processing is stored in the ROM 12 that prints in 1000, and is carried out by CPU 11.
At first, judge whether the control data bag I/O processing unit 74 (seeing Fig. 7 A) of the I/O unit 17 in the printer control module 1001 has received an instruction of change output (changes the instruction bag) (step S901).When having judged that at step S508 shown in Figure 5 this print out task has been transferred into when printing 1000, change in the processing that instruction wraps in step S509 and sent from mission bit stream indicative control unit 29.
When receiving the instruction that changes output, mission bit stream administrative unit 111, according to an instruction from output arrangement control module 112, whether the arrangement of the print out task that the control data of judgement change instruction bag distributes can be changed (step S902).Control data carries out according to mission bit stream (task title, user name, main process equipment name and printing server name) the distribution of print out task.
The mission bit stream (task name, user name, main process equipment name, printing server name and controlling grade) that the judgement of step S902 is stored among the mission bit stream memory 16d by reference carries out.
When not having related task, when related task is output, perhaps when the controlling grade of relevant task can not be changed, represent unalterable mistake for one, through LAN interface card 1013, be sent to the printing server (step S906) that changes the instruction bag is provided.
On the other hand, if be sure in the result of the judgement of step S902, output arrangement control module 112 prints the change (cancellation, interim interruption, exchange sequence, or the like) (step S903) of the arrangement of task.
When arranging change to finish dealing with, the print job information (step S904) among the mission bit stream memory 16d that mission bit stream administrative unit 111 is upgraded in the RAM 16.Further, finishing of arrange to change handling is sent to has instructed the printing server (step S905) of this change.
When printing server has received when changing the notice finish, the synthetic control module 211 updating task information of mission bit stream are synthetic/mission bit stream in the 24c of memory block, and mission bit stream indicative control unit 29 information that display change is finished on CRT 22.Therefore, the user is notified arranges to change finishing of handling.
Though in the above-described embodiments, whether mission bit stream administrative unit 111 utilizes print job information (task title, user name, main process equipment name, printing server name and controlling grade) to judge can carry out the instruction that changes an arrangement, this judgement also can utilize the part of above-mentioned message block or a combination to carry out.For example, have only when the user name of two groups of print job information overlaps, this instruction just can be accepted.In other method, to carry out the controlling grade of arrangement by allowing very fine being used to of appointment, and distribute the arrangement that can be instructed to change order and give each user, function can be subjected to part and limit.
In the above-described embodiments, only suppose transmission from a printing server.Yet, a plurality of equipment can be provided, each all sends a print out task to printing 1000.Figure 10 is a block diagram, has shown a kind of configuration of visual output system, has wherein that a plurality of equipment-each all sends a print out task.Part identical with the part shown in Fig. 1 in Figure 10 is represented with identical label.
In Figure 10, print out task is sent to one from people's computing machine X one by one 2004, a printing server A 2001 or a printing server B 2003 and prints 1000.
The processing of personal computer A2000 and printing server A 2001 is the function that provides as a kind of network operating system and accomplished.Printing server A 2001 is through a LAN interface card 1013 and be included in LAN 2002 printing in 1000 and the executive communication control and treatment, and transmits print out task to a printer control module 1001.Because printing server B 2003 works in whole identical mode, so omitted further describing it.
In personal computer X 2004, also produce a print out task in an identical manner.Personal computer X 2004 directly links to each other with printer control module 1001, and the print out task that is produced directly input without LAN.
This print out task has represented that one is the incoming page group that unit imports with the data confined by the task sign on that is used to limit an incoming page and task termination instruction.
In printer control module 1001, a printer cpu 11 is according to being stored in a control program among the ROM 12, access to each device of linking to each other with system bus 14 is controlled, and the picture intelligence as output information is exported to a print unit (Printer Engine) 19 that links to each other through a print unit interface (I/F) 18.
Be used for the process flow diagram shown in Fig. 3,4,8 and 9 control program, be used to form the image formation program of the bitmap image that will be transferred into print unit 19 etc., be stored in the program ROM of ROM12.The character font data (outline data or raster font data) that uses when forming an output image etc. is stored among the font ROM of ROM 12.
CPU 11 can carry out the communication process through I/O unit 17 and LAN interface card 1013 and printing server A2001 and printing server B 2003.CPU 11 can also carry out the communication process through the parallel port and the personal computer X 2004 of an I/O unit 913.
A mission bit stream administrative unit 111, according to output print task handling state, upgrade when needed and be stored in reception buffer storage 16a in the RAM and all the print out task related task information among the task memory 16b (treatment state of task title, output main process equipment name, output user name, output print server name, print out task and arrange controlling grade).
Output arrangement control module 112 is according to from instruction of printing server or from an instruction input of a guidance panel 1012, the arrangement that manages and control the print out task input in the printer control module 1001 changes.For example, output arrangement control module 112 carry out to print stored in 1000 the arrangement control of print out task, the interim interruption of handling such as the exchange of the cancellation of print out task, two print out task, specific print out task etc.
Figure 11 A-11C has shown the information on the hard disk 24 that is stored in the printing server A 2001.Figure 12 A-12C has shown the information on the hard disk 24 that is stored in the printing server B 2003.People's computing machine B (not shown) links to each other with printing server A 2001 one by one, and a print out task can be sent to printing 1000 from personal computer B through printing server A 2001.People's computing machine Y links to each other with printing server B 2003 with people's computing machine Z (not shown) one by one one by one, and print out task can be sent to and prints 1000 through printing server B 2003 each from these personal computers.
Figure 11 A and 12A have respectively shown the memory block 24a of a mission bit stream that is produced.The relevant print job information of print out task of print out task generating unit 210 generations in the memory block 24a storage of the mission bit stream that this produced in the hard disk 24 and the printing server.The mission bit stream that this produced comprises the controlling grade information of arranging.The arrangement controlling grade of the print out task that the user can store in the task automatic spool district 24d in a mission bit stream indicative control unit 29 setting harddisks 24.The arrangement controlling grade of setting is stored among the memory block 24a of the mission bit stream that is produced.
Arrange controlling grade to comprise can not to change, controlling grade 1 (can change the arrangement of the print out task that another printing server produces, can not cancel task), controlling grade 2 (can change the print out task that user's oneself printing server produces, can comprise any instruction of task cancellation).Controlling grade is set according to each user, main process equipment and print management server device.
Figure 11 B and 12B have respectively shown the information of the task in the printer.The information of the task in this printer be be stored among the mission bit stream memory 16d that prints the RAM 16 in 1000 just in processed print out task related task information, and obtain through an I/O control module 28.
This mission bit stream is to utilize SNMP to obtain from the LAN interface card of printing in 1,000 1013,1000 treatment state (finish receiving, task analysis is finished, export and finish etc.) is notified when changing when printing, and is updated by the periodic polling of I/O control module 28.
Be stored in the arrangement controlling grade information of the print out task in printing, be stored among the interior mission bit stream memory block 24b of a printer.Can be stored in the output arrangement control module 112 from the controlling grade of printing server or guidance panel acceptance.Therefore, look like between the mission bit stream in the printer of the mission bit stream of controlling grade in the printer of printing server A (seeing Figure 11 B) that is used for identical print out task and printing server B (seeing Figure 12 B) different.
As mentioned above, arrange controlling grade to comprise can not to change, controlling grade 1, controlling grade 2, or the like.The arrangement controlling grade is used to the title according to user, main process equipment and the printing server of the user name of storing as mission bit stream, main process equipment name and printing server name and and instruction arrangement change, limits the execution of arranging change.
Figure 11 C and 12C have shown that respectively a mission bit stream synthesizes/memory block 24c.The synthetic control module 211 of mission bit stream by the synthetic mission bit stream that produces described above memory block 24a and printer in mission bit stream memory block 24b, synthesize mission bit stream and synthesize/memory block 24c.Mission bit stream synthesizes/memory block 24c storage and the printing server and the 1000 relevant information of handling of all print out task of printing.This mission bit stream is presented on the CRT 22 by a mission bit stream indicative control unit 29.The user can be by the instruction of operation keyboard 25 input on user interface image frame change arrangement of print out task.
Mission bit stream is synthetic/and arrangement controlling grade in the 24c of memory block is by the information of the task in the printer in the synthetic printing server and the mission bit stream that is produced, and obtain producing.The controlling grade that is used for identical print out task looks like different between the synthetic mission bit stream of the synthetic mission bit stream of printing server A (seeing Figure 11 C) and printing server B (seeing Figure 12 C).
Figure 13 is a process flow diagram, has shown that a kind of arrangement changes processing, and wherein printer control module 1001 judges according to controlling grade whether the change that is stored in the arrangement of printing the print out task in 1000 can be accepted.A handling procedure that is used for this processing is stored in the ROM 12 that prints in 1000, and is carried out by CPU 11.
At first, when judging in the processing of step S508 shown in Figure 5 that print out task has been sent to when printing 1000, be used for instructing of change of output arrangement to wrap in the processing of step S509 and sent from mission bit stream indicative control unit 29.Therefore, judge whether the control data bag I/O processing unit 74 (seeing Fig. 7 A) of the I/O unit 17 in the printer control module 1001 has received the instruction (step S1301) of a change output.
When receiving instruction that changes output, mission bit stream administrative unit 111, according to a instruction, judge whether the arrangement of the print out task of the control data appointment of being wrapped by the change instruction can be changed (step S1302) from output arrangement control module 112.Control data is according to mission bit stream (task title, user name, main process equipment name and printing server name) to the appointment of print out task, carries out.
This judgement is the mission bit stream (task task, user name, main process equipment name, printing server name and controlling grade) that is stored in by reference among the mission bit stream memory 16d, and obtain carrying out.
When not having relevant task, when relevant task has been output, perhaps when the controlling grade of relevant task can not be changed, the mistake that expression can not change, through LAN interface card 1013, the printing server (step S1306) that provides this output arrangement to change the instruction bag is provided, and handles termination.
On the other hand, if be sure in the result of determination of step S1302, the arrangement that output arrangement control module 112 prints task changes (cancellation, temporarily interrupt, order exchange or the like) (step S1303).
When arranging change to finish dealing with, the print job information (step S1304) among the mission bit stream memory 16d that mission bit stream administrative unit 111 is upgraded in the RAM 16.Further, finishing of arrange to change handling is sent to has instructed the printing server (step S1305) of this changes, and processing terminates.
When printing server has received when changing the notice finish, mission bit stream is synthetic/and memory block 24c is updated, and mission bit stream indicative control unit 29 notice that display change is finished on CRT 22.Therefore, the notified processing of user finishes.
Though utilizing print job information (task title, user name, main process equipment name, printing server name and controlling grade) to judge, mission bit stream administrative unit 111 whether can carry out the instruction of arranging change, this judgement also can utilize the part of above-mentioned message block or a kind of combination to carry out.For example, this instruction has only when the user name in two groups of print job information overlaps and can be accepted.In another approach, by allow specifying a kind of of the various meticulous controlling grade that are used to carry out arrangement, and the arrangement of distributing for each user can be instructed changes order, and function can be limited in part.
In these cases, print out task generating unit, the synthetic control module of mission bit stream and mission bit stream indicative control unit can be carried out by printing server 2001.Yet these unit can be by people's computer realization one by one, and synthetic print job information can be displayed on the display unit of personal computer.So a kind of mode is described now.
In following print system, people's computing machine 3000, printing server 4000 and one print 1000 and interconnect through a LAN 2002 one by one.Print 1000 and be equivalent to printing shown in Figure 1 1000.
Figure 15 is a block diagram, has shown the configuration of personal computer 3000.A CPU 3021 reads a control program that is stored on the hard disk (HD) 3024, and carries out this control program after this control program being loaded among the RAM 3023, and controls the access of each device that links to each other with a system bus 3026.CPU 3021 also carries out the various programs in the program area that is stored in hard disk (HD) 3024.
Various control programs are stored in the program area of hard disk (HD) 3024.Applying unit 3200, print out task generating unit 3201, a synthetic control module 3202 of mission bit stream and a mission bit stream indicative control unit 3203, accomplished by carrying out these control programs by CPU 3021.
For example, keyboard 3025 of a keyboard loading routine control is used to instruct a kind of operation that produces pictorial data or print processing thereby the user can be imported from keyboard 25.The CRT display routine is according to input operation subsequently displaying transmitted image data on CRT 3022.
A program of printer driver (a print out task generating unit 3201), according to input operation, produce pictorial data, produce a print out task from this pictorial data, and with the memory block 3024a of the mission bit stream that produced of mission bit stream related task information stores in hard disk (HD) 3024 that is produced in.
An application program (applying unit 3200) starts a print out task generating unit 3201 when printing.
A mission bit stream display routine (a synthetic control module 3202 of mission bit stream and a mission bit stream indicative control unit 3203), in the time of in the automatic spool district in the print out task that is produced is stored in hard disk (HD) 3024, started by an operating system (not shown) simultaneously.This mission bit stream display routine obtains to be stored in the mission bit stream among the RAM3016 that prints in 1000, and is synthetic the mission bit stream that is produced in the mission bit stream of this acquisition and the hard disk (HD) 3024, and the mission bit stream that is produced is presented on the CRT 3022.
I/O control module 3028 of a transmission control procedure instruction transmits print out task to printing server 4000.
By carrying out program of printer driver or mission bit stream display routine by CPU 3021, print out task generating unit 3201, the synthetic control module 3202 of mission bit stream and mission bit stream indicative control unit 3203 are accomplished.
Print out task generating unit 3201 is by carrying out the program of printer driver that is used to produce and print 1000 corresponding print out task by CPU 3021, and accomplished.This print out task generating unit 3201 provides and the relevant information of configuration of printing 1000 for applying unit 3200 or operating system, more specifically say so a PDL version, the resolution that can handle, the information relevant, information relevant or the like with the font that comprises with the size of the paper that can export, and produce according to the data from applying unit 3200 can be by printing 1000 print out task of handling.
The synthetic control module 3202 of mission bit stream is by being executed the task information display program and accomplished by CPU 3021.The synthetic control module 3202 of mission bit stream compares the information that is stored among the 3024a of mission bit stream memory block/contrast with the print job information that is stored among the interior mission bit stream memory block 3024b of printer, and synthetic these two groups of print job information.The synthetic control module of mission bit stream also produces the print job information after synthetic, promptly with will be by printing the 1000 relevant print job information of handling of all print out task, and the information stores that is produced mission bit stream synthetic/memory block 3024c in.
Being stored in the print job information among the 3024a of mission bit stream memory block, is by mission bit stream synthesis unit 3202, by communicating with printing server 4000, and obtain.Be stored in the print job information among the 3024b of mission bit stream memory block in the printer, be by the synthetic control module 3202 of mission bit stream, communicate with printer control module 1001 independently by transmission with print out task, and obtain from mission bit stream memory 16d.
Mission bit stream indicative control unit 3029 is the display control programs that can control a user interface image frame by being carried out by CPU 3021, and accomplished.Mission bit stream indicative control unit 3029 shows the relevant print job information of all print out task by printing 1000 processing that produce with mission bit stream synthesis unit 3202 on CRT 3022.
Mission bit stream indicative control unit 3029 is accepted the change in the arrangement of the print out task that shows of the generation of the operation on the keyboard 3025 by the user on CRT 3022.When it arranged reformed print out task to be print out task printing in 1000, the order of an instruction change was transferred into the output arrangement control module 112 of printer control module 1001 through I/O control module 3028.When its when to arrange reformed print out task be print out task printing server 4000 in, the order of an instruction change is transferred into an output arrangement control module 4024 in the printing server 4000 through I/O control module 3028.
Above-mentioned mission bit stream display routine is automatically actuated from program of printer driver when program of printer driver produces print out task.Also can be by the user by keyboard 3025 and initiating task information display program clearly.
Figure 16 is a block diagram, has shown the configuration of printing server 4000.A CPU 4021 reads a control program that is stored in the hard disk (HD) 4024 and carry out this control program after this control program being loaded among the RAM 4023, and separately the access of control to linking to each other with a system bus 4026.CPU 4021 also carries out the various programs in the program area that is stored in the hard disk 4204.
Various control programs are stored in the program area in the hard disk (HD) 4024.An output arrangement control module 4024 is realized by carrying out these control programs by CPU 4021.
For example, keyboard 4025 of a keyboard loading routine control is used to instruct the generation of pictorial data or a kind of operation of print processing thereby the user can be imported from keyboard 4025.A CRT display routine is according to this input operation subsequently displaying transmitted image data on a CRT 4022.
An output arrangement program (an output arrangement control module 4200), when when printing 1000 transmission print out task, the transmission order of the print out task of control store in a task automatic spool district.This output arrangement control module 4200 is also by receiving the order of a change of instruction from personal computer 3000, and changes the sending order of a print out task or cancel the transmission of a print out task.I/O control module 4028 of a transmission control procedure instruction transmits a print out task to printing 1000.This output arrangement control module 4200 is the output arrangement programs that produced by by CPU 4021 execution, and accomplished.
Figure 17 is a process flow diagram, has shown that the print out task of being carried out by personal computer 3000 transmits processing.The handling procedure that is used for this processing is stored in the hard disk 3024 of personal computer 3000, and is carried out by CPU 3021.
At first, when the user has instructed when carrying out the printing of an application file by operation keyboard 4025, print out task generating unit 3201 is by an application program launching, and produces the print job data (step S1701) that the machine that can be printed is carried out.
The print job data that is produced is stored among the task automatic spool district 3024d in the hard disk 3024.At this moment, such as the task treatment state in the title of the print out task that is produced, user name, output main process equipment name, printing server name, the task automatic spool district (in the storage, wait in transmission, the transmission, or the deletion in) or the like information, be stored in the task management district that is produced in the same task automatic spool district (step S1702).This print job information also is sent to printing server 4000 with print out task.
When print out task has been stored in the spool file, print out task generating unit 3201 initiating task information synthesis units 3022.Therefore, the synthetic control module 3022 of mission bit stream starts print out task is stored in processing (step S1703) among the 3024a of mission bit stream memory block.The processing of the synthetic control module 3202 of mission bit stream will be described later.
In the time of among the task automatic spool district 3024d in print out task has been stored in hard disk 3024, I/O control module 3028 is sent to printing server 4000 (step S1704) to print out task.
Figure 18 is a process flow diagram, has shown that the print out task of being carried out by printing server 4000 transmits processing.The handling procedure that is used for this process flow diagram is stored in the hard disk 4024 of printing server 4000, and is carried out by CPU 4021.
At first, judge a print out task (step S1801) that whether has sent from an external unit.If if the result of determination of step S1801 is sure, print out task is received (step S1802), and the print out task that receives is stored among the task automatic spool district 4024b.At this moment, output arrangement control module 4200 is stored in title, user name, output main process equipment name and the user's oneself of the print out task that receives printing server name among the 4024a of mission bit stream memory block, as mission bit stream.The treatment state of relevant print out task is placed in " in the storage ".Because the sending order of print out task utilizes a lead management, relevant print out task links to each other with the tail of this clue.
Subsequently, judge whether a print out task is stored among the task automatic spool district 4024b (step S1804).When at least one print out task is stored among the task automatic spool district 4024b, output arrangement control module 4200 control I/O control modules 4028, thus handle is sent to printing 1000 at a print out task of the beginning of clue.I/O control module 4028 thereby this print out task is sent to prints 1000 (step S1805).This printer receives this print out task from printing server 4000, and carries out processing shown in Figure 4.
Figure 19 is a process flow diagram, has shown the processing procedure in mission bit stream synthesis unit 3202 and mission bit stream indicative control unit 3203.This processing is to be realized by the display control program that is used for print job information.As mentioned above, this display control program is stored in the hard disk (HD) 3024 in the personal computer 3000, and is carried out by CPU 3021 after in being loaded onto RAM 3023.
At first, mission bit stream indicative control unit 3203 shows a user interface image frame (step S1901) on CRT 3022.This user interface image frame is to be used to show print job information and to accept from the instruction of user's change print out task.
Subsequently, the synthetic control module 3202 of mission bit stream obtains to be stored in print job information among the mission bit stream memory block 4024a of printing server 4000 through I/O control module 3028, and among the mission bit stream memory block 3024a of information stores in hard disk 3024 that obtains (step S1902).
Subsequently, mission bit stream synthesis unit 3202 obtains to be stored in print job information among the mission bit stream memory 16d of printer control module 1001 through I/O control module 3028, and among the mission bit stream memory block 3024b in the printer of information stores in hard disk 3024 that obtains (step S1903).
Subsequently, be stored in the print job information among the 3024a of mission bit stream memory block and be stored in the print job information among the 3024b of mission bit stream memory block in the printer by comparison/contrast, among all print out task related task information of handling with the output that will be subjected to printing 1000 are stored in a mission bit stream in the hard disk 4024 synthetic/memory block 4024c (step S1904).At this moment, synthesized with overlapping task related task message block.
Mission bit stream after synthetic is displayed on the user interface image frame that is shown on the CRT 3022 (step S1905).
Subsequently, judge whether the user has utilized keyboard 3025 to instruct to be displayed on the change (interim interruption of cancellation output, output or the like) (step S1906) of the output arrangement of the print out task on the user interface image frame.If the result of determination of step S1906 negates, handle turning back to step S1902, and show and continued, upgrade the state that print out task output is handled by the processing of execution in step S1902-S1905 repeatedly simultaneously.
If the result of determination of step S1906 is sure, judge then whether the print out task that is changed by instruction can be changed (step S1907).If the result of determination of step S1907 negates to represent that a unalterable mistake obtains showing (step S1910).
If the result of determination of step S1907 is sure, judge then whether the print out task that is changed by instruction has been stored in the reception buffers storage 16a that prints in 1000 or the task among the task memory 16b.If if the result of determination of step S1908 is sure, the order that instruction changes relevant task is sent to printing 1000 (step S1909) through I/O control module 3028.
If the result of determination of step S1908 negates, if promptly relevant print out task is stored among the task automatic spool district 4024b of printing server 4000, then an order of instruction change print out task is sent to printing server 4000 through I/O control module 3028.
Figure 20 A, 20B and 20C have shown that respectively mission bit stream memory block 3024a, the interior mission bit stream memory block 3024b of printer and mission bit stream synthesize/memory block 3024c.Print out task related task information among mission bit stream memory block 3024a storage and the task automatic spool district 4024b that is stored in printing server 4000, and shown in Figure 20 A, dispose.
The title of the main process equipment of the title of each print out task, the user name of print out task, output print task, the printing server name of storage print task and the state of print out task are stored among the 3024a of mission bit stream memory block.In Figure 20 A, wherein the task title is " task B ", and user name is " user B ", and output main process equipment name is " main process equipment B ", and the printing server name is " server A ", and treatment state is the print job information of " in the transmission ", has obtained storage.Similarly, have the print job information of " task C ", " user A ", " main process equipment A ", " server A " and " waiting transmission ", obtained storage.
Storage and the print job information that obtains through I/O control module 3028 among the mission bit stream memory 16d in the printer in the RAM 16 of mission bit stream memory block 3024b storage print 1000, and shown in Figure 20 B, dispose.
Printing 1000 process information (finish receiving, task analysis is finished, export and finish etc.) when being changed, print job information in the printer, by utilizing SNMP to notify to personal computer 3000 by LAN interface card 1013, perhaps by I/O control module 3028 from printing 1000 periodic polling, and obtain upgrading.
The title of the main process equipment of the title of each print out task, the user name of print out task, output print task, the printing server name of storage print task and the state of print out task are stored among the interior mission bit stream memory block 3024b of printer.In Figure 20 B, wherein the task title is " task A ", user name be " user A, output main process equipment name is " main process equipment A ", the printing server name is " server A ", and treatment state is the print job information of " in the output ", has obtained storage.Similarly, print job information with " task Y ", " user Y ", " main process equipment Y ", " server A " and " waiting output ", and the print job information with " task B ", " user B ", " main process equipment B ", " server A " and " in the reception ", obtained storage.
Mission bit stream is synthetic/and memory block 3024c realizes by mission bit stream memory block 3024b in synthetic mission bit stream memory block 3024a that has described and the printer.Mission bit stream is synthetic/memory block 3024c storage be printed server 4000 and print the relevant print job information of all print out task of 1000 processing, and shown in Figure 20 C, dispose.
Each print out task number, the title of the printing server of the title of the main process equipment of the user name of the title of print out task, print out task, output print task, storage print task and the state of print out task, be stored in mission bit stream synthetic/memory block 3024c in.
In Figure 20 C, wherein task number is that " 1 ", task title are that " task A ", user name are that " user A, output main process equipment name are that " main process equipment A ", printing server name are that " server A " and treatment state are the print job information of " in the output ", have obtained storage.Similarly, print job information with " 2 ", " task Y ", " user Y ", " main process equipment Y ", " server A " and " waiting output ", and the print job information that has the print job information of " 3 ", " task B ", " user B ", " main process equipment B ", " server A " and " in the transmission " and have " 4 ", " task C ", " user A ", " main process equipment A ", " server A " and " waiting transmission ", obtained storage.
This mission bit stream is presented on the CRT 3022 by mission bit stream indicative control unit 3203, and is used for order by the user and changes the arrangement of print out task.
Figure 21 is a process flow diagram, has shown an operation process will having carried out when the output arrangement control module 4200 of printing server 4000 has received the instruction that changes output.A handling procedure of this process flow diagram is stored in the hard disk 4024 in the printing server 4000, and is carried out by CPU 4021.
At first, judge whether output arrangement control module 4200 has received an instruction (changes the instruction bag) (step S2101) that changes output.This change instruction wraps in the processing of the step S1911 that Figure 19 shows and is sent from mission bit stream indicative control unit 3203.
When receiving the instruction that changes output, output arrangement control module 112 judges whether the arrangement of the print out task of the control data appointment that changes the instruction bag can be changed (step S2102).Control data carries out according to mission bit stream (task title, user name, main process equipment name and printing server name) the appointment of print out task.
Judgement among the step S2102 is the mission bit stream (task name, user name, main process equipment name, printing server name and controlling grade) that is stored in by reference among the 4024a of mission bit stream memory block, carries out.
When not having print out task, when relevant task had been output, perhaps when the controlling grade of relevant task can not be changed, the unalterable mistake of expression was transferred into the personal computer (step S2106) that changes the instruction bag is provided.
On the other hand, if the result of determination of step S2102 is sure, output arrangement control module 112 print the arrangement of task change (cancellation, interim interrupt, the order exchange, or the like) (step S2103).
When the type of the instruction that changes was " cancellation ", the print out task of appointment was cancelled.Promptly be stored in the relevant print out task deleted (or being disabled) among the task automatic spool district 4024b, and deleted with the relevant print out task related task information in being stored in mission bit stream memory block 4024a.
When the type that changes instruction was " the interim interruption ", the print out task of appointment was removed from clue.Yet print data and the mission bit stream relevant with corresponding print out task are not deleted, and wait the arrival that recovers instruction.When the type that changes instruction was " recovery ", the print out task of appointment was reconnected to clue.
When the type that changes instruction was " interruption ", an interruptive command was added on the print out task of appointment, and this print out task is sent to printing 1000 immediately.When on receiving it, being added with the print out task of interruptive command, printing 1000 and interrupt the current print out task of handling, and handle the print out task that receives.More particularly, the processing shown in Fig. 4 or 8 is to carry out for the print out task that newly receives is instant.
Subsequently, arrange to change the personal computer of handling (step S2104) that is sent to this change of instruction of finishing.
When having received from the change of printing server 4000, personal computer 3000 finishes when notice, mission bit stream synthesis unit 3202 updating task information are synthesized/the interior mission bit stream of memory block 3024c, and the notice that mission bit stream indicative control unit 3203 is finished change is presented on the CRT 3022.Therefore, the user is notified arranges to change finishing of handling.
When printing 1000 instructions (changes the instruction bag) that received from the change output of personal computer 3000, processing shown in Figure 9 obtains carrying out.
Figure 22 has shown the user interface image frame that shows in step S505 shown in Figure 5 or step S1905 shown in Figure 19.In this image frame, the print job information that is stored in the mission bit stream memory block obtains showing for each print out task.
The user utilizes a kind of indicator device moving cursor.When print out task was selected by cursor, the row of selected print out task was subjected to different demonstrations.Waiting when " interruption ", " cancellation ", " interim interrupt " when selected, is being provided the order of instruction change from menu under this state.
As mentioned above, by in comprising a print system of printer, personal computer and printing server, allowing the management of institute's all print out task to be processed, the user can be known will be from the virtual condition of the load of the processing of printing 1000 print out task of exporting.As a result, for example, can search for an idle printer, or surely transmit task, thereby make the utilization of print job information effective to the little printer of load.
Though most preferred embodiment of the present invention is described, and the invention is not restricted to the embodiments described.The present invention can be applied to realizing any other configuration of the function of function that appended claims is represented or the foregoing description.
For example, printer is not limited to laser beam printer, and can be ink-jet printer, thermal transfer printer, dot-matrix printer etc.Further, facsimile equipment, duplicating machine or equipment complex with function of these equipment also can be used to replace printer.
The present invention can be applied to single equipment, or comprises the system of a plurality of equipment, as long as function of the present invention obtains carrying out.For example, the present invention can be applied to wherein handling through a network (such as LAN/WAN etc.) and the system that carries out.
More than describe most preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail.The present invention can be applied to comprising the system of a plurality of equipment, or comprises the equipment of individual unit.
Such a case-wherein the objective of the invention is by providing a kind of system or a kind of equipment to realize also can be provided in the present invention, and this system or equipment has and is used for directly or realizes the software program of the function of the foregoing description from a remote site, and reads and carry out the program that is provided by a computing machine of system or equipment.In the case, can adopt program any device in addition, as long as these devices have the function of a program.Figure 23 has shown and is used to utilize a kind of recording medium that a kind of method of a program is provided to an equipment.
Correspondingly, be installed in the computing machine with procedure code and also constituted the present invention by the processing of computer realization function of the present invention.That is, claims of the present invention have comprised the computer program itself that is used to realize function treatment of the present invention.
In the case, this program can be any type of, the program of carrying out such as object code, by interpreter, provides script data etc. to OS (operating system), as long as have the function of this program.
Floppy disk, hard disk, CD, magneto-optic disk, CD-ROM (CD dish) or CD-R (can write down), CD-RW (can rewrite), tape, Nonvolatile memory card, ROM, DVD (digital universal disc) (DVD-ROM or DVD-R) etc. can be used as the recording medium that program is provided.
In a kind of method of program is provided, recording medium such as hard disk etc., utilize a browser of subscriber computer, link to each other, and computer program of the present invention itself or a compressed file with automatic installation function are downloaded on this recording medium from this homepage with a Internet home page.In other method, the procedure code that constitutes program of the present invention is divided into a plurality of files, and each file is downloaded from different homepages.That is, be used to a plurality of user's download to be used for realizing a www server of the program file of function treatment of the present invention, also be included in claims of the present invention at a computing machine.
In another method, program of the present invention is stored in the storage medium (such as CD-ROM etc.) by encryption, and is divided and give the user.Promised the user of predetermined condition to be allowed to download the secret key information that is used to decipher from a Internet home page.Encrypted program obtains carrying out by the secret key information that use is installed on the computing machine.
The function that the present invention not only can be applied to the foregoing description wherein is accomplished situation by carrying out the procedure code that read by a computing machine, and the function of part or all and the foregoing description that can be applicable to an execution actual treatment such as OS wherein moving in a computing machine is by situation that this processing realized.
The present invention also can be applied to a kind of situation-wherein at the storer that the program that reads from a storage medium has been write a kind of expansion board that is inserted into a computing machine or provides a kind of functional expansion unit that links to each other with computing machine, a CPU who provides in this expansion board or the functional expansion unit etc. has carried out part or all of actual treatment, and the function of the foregoing description is by this processing and accomplished.
According to the present invention, can show print job information relevant and the print job information relevant simultaneously, thereby make the user can know all print out task that printer will be handled exactly with the print out task in the printer with the print out task in the printing server.
Further, even the unknown print out task of user whether in a printing server or printer, also can suitably carry out the change of arrangement of a print out task of user's appointment in this printing server or printer.
As for the print out task that is sent to an image output device from a print spooling system, can obtain the information relevant with the treatment state of print out task, and carry out up to print out task by from the actual output of image output device from user's printing, synthetically show and the corresponding state of handling of notice, thereby improve user interface for the user.
Can also control or instruct and control the print out task that is sent to an image output device, thereby improve user's operability from a print spooling system.
Further, producing print out task from printing according to the user, to print out task from image output device each treatment step of actual output, the user can synthetically control and instruct interim interruption, cancellation print out task, exchange processing sequence that print out task handles, interrupt print out task and arrange print out task.
By showing and the notice print out task from another user of input in advance of the whether relevant print out task that sends from another print spooling system or another input block-more particularly in an image output device for example, the user can confirm surely user oneself print out task output in proper order.
When the print out task that sends from the print out task of printing server input or from another printing server or another input block is mixed an image output device, the permission magnitude of the control that can be set according to the magnitude of the attribute information of each print out task-more particularly be instruction control and execution or for each I/O unit and each user by the processing of a change of user instruction, and obtain restriction.
In the accompanying drawing with the frame appointment or be well-known in messaging device and the method for information display technology with the various piece that profile shows, and their concrete structure and operation are not crucial concerning implementing optimal mode of the present invention.
Though invention has been described in conjunction with the embodiment that is considered to most preferred embodiment, it should be understood that to the invention is not restricted to the embodiment that announced.On the contrary, the present invention has covered various corrections and of equal value setting the in the spirit and scope that are included in appended claims.The scope of claims should obtain the understanding of broad sense, and comprises all these corrections and equivalent construction and function.

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1. messaging device comprises:
First memory storage is used in one first memory block storage and the output task related task information in an output device;
Second memory storage is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one second memory block and an output control equipment that is being used for an output task is sent to output device; And
Display control unit, be used for according to the mission bit stream that is stored in described first memory storage and be stored in mission bit stream in described second memory block, on a display unit, show with this output device in output task related task information and with an inventory of output task related task information in this output control equipment.
2. according to the messaging device of claim 1, further comprise one the 3rd memory storage, be used for the synthetic mission bit stream and the mission bit stream that is stored in described second memory block that is stored in described first memory block, and be used for storing the information that is produced one the 3rd memory block.
3. according to the messaging device of claim 1, wherein said display control unit will be by the output order of the output task of this output device output according to being stored in the mission bit stream in described first memory block and being stored in that mission bit stream in described second memory block shows.
4. according to the messaging device of claim 1, further comprise instruction inputting device, be used to accept to change selected on a display unit instruction of exporting the output arrangement of task.
5. according to the messaging device of claim 4, further comprise the order dispensing device, be used for judging that the output task that changes the instruction appointment is in this output device or is in the output control equipment, and be used for sending one to output device and change order according to result of determination.
6. according to the messaging device of claim 4, further comprise the order dispensing device, be used for judging that the output task that changes the instruction appointment is in this output device or is in the output control equipment, and be used for sending one to this output control equipment and change order according to result of determination.
7. according to the messaging device of claim 4, wherein change the instruction that instruction comprises cancellation output task.
8. according to the messaging device of claim 4, further comprise modifier, be used for according to for a change instructing a kind of controlling grade of output task setting of appointment to judge whether the output arrangement of selected output task can be changed, and be used for changing the output arrangement of output task according to the result who judges.
9. according to the messaging device of claim 1, wherein output device is a printer, and output control equipment is a printing server.
10. according to the messaging device of claim 1, wherein output device and output control equipment interconnect through a network.
11. a method for information display comprises:
First storing step is used in one first memory block storage and the output task related task information in an output device;
Second storing step is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one second memory block and an output control equipment that is being used for an output task is sent to output device; And
Show controlled step, be used for according to the mission bit stream that is stored in described first memory storage and be stored in mission bit stream in described second memory block, on a display unit, show with this output device in output task related task information and with an inventory of output task related task information in this output control equipment.
12. method for information display according to claim 11, further comprise one the 3rd storing step, be used for the synthetic mission bit stream and the mission bit stream that is stored in described second memory block that is stored in described first memory block, and be used for storing the information that is produced one the 3rd memory block.
13. method for information display according to claim 11, wherein in described demonstration controlled step, will be according to being stored in the mission bit stream in described first memory block and being stored in that mission bit stream in described second memory block shows by the output order of the output task of this output device output.
14. according to the method for information display of claim 11, further comprise an instruction input step, be used to accept to change selected on a display unit instruction of exporting the output arrangement of task.
15. method for information display according to claim 14, further comprise an order forwarding step, be used for judging that the output task that changes the instruction appointment is in this output device or is in the output control equipment, and be used for sending one to output device and change order according to result of determination.
16. method for information display according to claim 14, further comprise an order forwarding step, be used for judging that the output task that changes the instruction appointment is in this output device or is in the output control equipment, and be used for sending one to this output control equipment and change order according to result of determination.
17., wherein change the instruction that instruction comprises cancellation output task according to the method for information display of claim 14.
18. method for information display according to claim 14, comprise that further changes a step, be used for according to for a change instructing a kind of controlling grade of output task setting of appointment to judge whether the output arrangement of selected output task can be changed, and be used for changing the output arrangement of output task according to the result who judges.
19. according to the method for information display of claim 11, wherein output device is a printer, and output control equipment is a printing server.
20. according to the method for information display of claim 11, wherein output device and output control equipment interconnect through a network.
21. can be read and store a kind of recording medium that makes computing machine carry out the program of following steps by computing machine:
First storing step is used in one first memory block storage and the output task related task information in an output device;
Second storing step is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one second memory block and an output control equipment that is being used for an output task is sent to output device; And
Show controlled step, be used for according to the mission bit stream that is stored in described first memory storage and be stored in mission bit stream in described second memory block, on a display unit, show with this output device in output task related task information and with an inventory of output task related task information in this output control equipment.
22. recording medium according to claim 21, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out one the 3rd storing step, be used for the synthetic mission bit stream and the mission bit stream that is stored in described second memory block that is stored in described first memory block, and be used for storing the information that is produced one the 3rd memory block.
23. recording medium according to claim 21, wherein in this shows controlled step, will be according to being stored in the mission bit stream in described first memory block and being stored in that mission bit stream in described second memory block shows by the output order of the output task of this output device output.
24. according to the recording medium of claim 21, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out an instruction input step, is used to accept to change selected on a display unit instruction of exporting the output arrangement of task.
25. recording medium according to claim 24, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out an order forwarding step, be used for judging that the output task that changes the instruction appointment is in this output device or is in the output control equipment, and be used for sending one to output device and change order according to result of determination.
26. recording medium according to claim 24, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out an order forwarding step, be used for judging that the output task that changes the instruction appointment is in this output device or is in the output control equipment, and be used for sending one to this output control equipment and change order according to result of determination.
27., wherein change the instruction that instruction comprises cancellation output task according to the recording medium of claim 24.
28. recording medium according to claim 24, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out a change step, be used for according to for a change instructing a kind of controlling grade of output task setting of appointment to judge whether the output arrangement of selected output task can be changed, and be used for changing the output arrangement of output task according to the result who judges.
29. according to the recording medium of claim 21, wherein output device is a printer, and output control equipment is a printing server.
30. according to the recording medium of claim 21, wherein output device and output control equipment interconnect through a network.
Carry out a kind of information display program of following steps 31. be used to make computing machine:
First storing step is used in one first memory block storage and the output task related task information in an output device;
Second storing step is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one second memory block and an output control equipment that is being used for an output task is sent to output device; And
Show controlled step, be used for according to the mission bit stream that is stored in described first memory storage and be stored in mission bit stream in described second memory block, on a display unit, show with this output device in output task related task information and with an inventory of output task related task information in this output control equipment.
32. information display program according to claim 31, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out one the 3rd storing step, be used for the synthetic mission bit stream and the mission bit stream that is stored in described second memory block that is stored in described first memory block, and be used for storing the information that is produced one the 3rd memory block.
33. information display program according to claim 31, wherein in this shows controlled step, will be according to being stored in the mission bit stream in described first memory block and being stored in that mission bit stream in described second memory block shows by the output order of the output task of this output device output.
34. according to the information display program of claim 31, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out an instruction input step, is used to accept to change selected on a display unit instruction of exporting the output arrangement of task.
35. information display program according to claim 34, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out an order forwarding step, be used for judging that the output task that changes the instruction appointment is in this output device or is in the output control equipment, and be used for sending one to output device and change order according to result of determination.
36. information display program according to claim 34, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out an order forwarding step, be used for judging that the output task that changes the instruction appointment is in this output device or is in the output control equipment, and be used for sending one to this output control equipment and change order according to result of determination.
37., wherein change the instruction that instruction comprises cancellation output task according to the information display program of claim 34.
38. information display program according to claim 34, wherein this program makes computing machine carry out a change step, be used for according to for a change instructing a kind of controlling grade of output task setting of appointment to judge whether the output arrangement of selected output task can be changed, and be used for changing the output arrangement of output task according to the result who judges.
39. according to the information display program of claim 31, wherein output device is a printer, and output control equipment is a printing server.
40. according to the information display program of claim 31, wherein output device and output control equipment interconnect through a network.
41. a network system, one of them output device and an output control equipment interconnect by a network, and described network system comprises:
First memory storage is used in one first memory block storage and the output task related task information in an output device;
Second memory storage is used for the output task related task information in the storage of one second memory block and an output control equipment that is being used for an output task is sent to output device; And
Display control unit, be used for according to the mission bit stream that is stored in described first memory storage and be stored in mission bit stream in described second memory block, on a display unit, show with this output device in output task related task information and with an inventory of output task related task information in this output control equipment;
Instruction inputting device is used to be received in an instruction of a kind of output arrangement of an output of change selected on display unit task;
The order dispensing device, the output task that is used for judging this instruction appointment is in output device or is in the output control equipment, and sends one according to the result of this judgement to output device or output control equipment and change and order;
First modifier is used for an output arrangement according to this output task in the change order change output device that sends from described order dispensing device; And
Second modifier is used for a kind of output arrangement according to this output task in the change order change output control equipment that transmits from described order dispensing device.
42. according to the network system of claim 41, wherein output device is a printer, and output control equipment is a printing server.
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