CN1575460A

CN1575460A - Output management system and method for enabling printing via wireless devices

Info

Publication number: CN1575460A
Application number: CNA028209796A
Authority: CN
Inventors: T·A·科科蒂斯; A·D·库蒂斯; D·M·埃梅特; S·范; K·P·亨德森; J·W·鲁普克; H·J·内洛; J·A·特雷普托; G·H·王
Original assignee: Peerless Systems Corp
Current assignee: Peerless Systems Corp
Priority date: 2001-08-22
Filing date: 2002-08-22
Publication date: 2005-02-02
Also published as: EP1428134A2; KR20040029438A; WO2003019403A2; JP2005501341A; WO2003019403A3

Abstract

A system and method for managing output such as printing, faxing, and e-mail over various types of computer networks. In one aspect, the method provides for printing via a wireless device. The system provides rendereable data to the wireless device by which a user-interface (UI) (76) may be rendered. The UI enables users (u1) to select source data and an output device on which the source data are to be printed. The source data are then retrieved from a local or remote store (74) and forward to a print service, which renders output image data corresponding to the source data and the output device that was selected. The output image data are then submitted to the output device to be physically rendered. The user-interfaces enable wire and wireless devices to access the system. The system enables documents (72) to be printed by reference, and enables access to resources behind firewalls.

Description

The outgoing management system and the method that can print by wireless device

Related application

The application is 60/314 with the sequence number of submitting to August 22 calendar year 2001,412 " no on-line documentation is printed; the method and apparatus of watching and sharing (METHOD AND APPARATUS FORWIRELESS DOCUMENT PRINTING; VIEWING AND SHARING) " by name and the sequence number of submitting on January 23rd, 2002 are 60/351, the common pending trial provisional application of 754 by name " be used to print and format from mobile device document and output resource management method and system (METHOD AND SYSTEMFOR PRINTING AND FORMATTING DOCUMENTS AND OUTPUT RESOURCEMANAGEMENT FROM MOBILE DEVICES) " is the basis, require the rights and interests of the above-mentioned applying date according to 35U.S.C.119 (e), and the application is 10/098 with the sequence number of submitting on March 13rd, 2002 also, the sequence number that 832 " general printing and document imaging system and method (UNIVERSAL PRINTING AND DOCUMENT IMAGING SYSTEMAND METHOD) " by name and on March 21st, 2002 submit to is 10/104, the common pending trial non-provisional application of 528 " method and system that prints via e-mail (METHOD AND SYSTEM TOPRINT VIA E-MAIL) " by name is the basis, requires the right of priority of the above-mentioned applying date according to 35U.S.C.120.In addition, the instructions and the accompanying drawing of each piece in these common pending trial non-provisional applications all is incorporated in this, for your guidance.

Invention field

The field of the invention relates generally to the printing environment of networking, more specifically but not exclusively relate to the printing environment of portable networking and the management of output request.

Background information

In conventional printing environment, the user of operational computations machine can submit to by the application program that operates on their computing machine and generate document, so that reproduced being connected on the output device of described network, wherein said computing machine is connected to each other via the closed computer network such as Local Area Network, and described output device is such as being printer, plotting apparatus or the like.In the portable business environment of fast paces now, the printing technique scheme of this limitation is no longer satisfactory.Though traditional printing technique has quick with the quality of high resolving power, improvement and the advantage of color effect output file undoubtedly, also do not comply with the printing technique of current portable ability to work by what energy exploitation of cost.

In current portable business environment, occurred many that do not taken into account or not by the developer of conventional printing environment printing situation to be solved.For example, consider following state.When preparing in the discussion dealing of copartner office, can the business development personnel submit essential agreement at the printer of local network in partner network of his company? even the travelling representative of sales ﹠ marketing is showing lantern slide document band at one's side, also still can be rather easily with she introduce lantern slide print near printer? even nearby printer is not under the bluetooth situation of enabling, the bluetooth cellular phone user also can come into the room, detection has the existence of the printer of Bluetooth function, and by quoting near printer prints document this? can instant message transmits the user be dragged to document he partner's list of Printers to print described document? can venture capitalist in the airport only utilize his cellular phone and print required document in his main office? for each and other similar situation in these situations provide the printing technique scheme will be useful.

Summary of the invention

According to many aspects of the present invention, provide a kind of system and method on various types of computer networks, the output such as printing, fax and Email that is used to manage.In one aspect, described method regulation prints by wireless device.Described system is provided to wireless device to reproducible data, can reproduce user interface (UI) according to described reproducible data.Described UI makes the user can select source data and prints the output device of described source data thereon.Described source data then by from this locality or remote storage retrieved and be forwarded to print service, described print service is reproduced and described source data and the selected corresponding output image data of output device.Described output image data is submitted to described output device then, so that physically reproduced.Described user interface makes wireless and wireline equipment can be visited described system.Described system can be printed document by quoting, and makes it possible to the resource after the fire wall is conducted interviews.

Brief Description Of Drawings

By with reference to following detailed description together with accompanying drawing, will be more prone to recognize above-mentioned aspect of the present invention and many thing followed beneficial effects, and these contents will become better understood, wherein in each view, same reference marker all refers to similar part, unless otherwise mentioned:

Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram that illustrates the various tasks of being carried out by message center (MC);

Fig. 2 is the schematic block diagram that illustrates the various tasks of being carried out by print service (PS);

Fig. 3 is the schematic block diagram that illustrates the various tasks of being carried out by remote desktop client (RDC);

Fig. 4 is the schematic block diagram that illustrates the various tasks of being carried out by wireless data accessing points (WDAP);

Fig. 5 illustrates the synoptic diagram that simple exemplary outgoing management system is realized;

Fig. 6 illustrates the synoptic diagram that more complicated exemplary outgoing management system is realized;

Fig. 7 is the mutual synoptic diagram between root message center and the message center that is connected in dedicated network;

Fig. 8 illustrates the synoptic diagram that is used for setting up the setting operation that the peer message center connects;

Fig. 9 is the mutual process flow diagram that illustrates according between RDC client register requirement RDC and the message center;

Figure 10 is the process flow diagram corresponding to RDC printer register requirement;

Figure 11 is corresponding to the process flow diagram of submitting the RDC of device resource definition to message center to;

Figure 12 is via the process flow diagram of family's message center to the shared device inquiry of root message center;

Figure 13 be corresponding to by the user in the home domain to output device send by the process flow diagram of quoting printing (PBR) job request, described output device is directly connected in the print service in the home domain;

Figure 14 is the component interaction figure corresponding to the PBR job request of Figure 13;

Figure 15 is that described output device is directly connected in the print service in the home domain corresponding to the process flow diagram of the non-PBR job request of being sent to output device by the user in the home domain;

Figure 16 is that described local printer is connected in the remote desktop client in the home domain corresponding to the process flow diagram of the PBR job request of being submitted to local printer by the user in the home domain;

Figure 17 is the component interaction figure corresponding to the PBR job request of Figure 16;

Figure 18 is that described PBR job request will be printed on the public output device of root message center (D1) corresponding to the process flow diagram of the PBR job request of being submitted to by the user in the home domain (for example zone (Zone) 1);

Figure 19 is the component interaction figure corresponding to the PBR job request of Figure 18;

Figure 20 be illustrate with system in the synoptic diagram of mutual three the elementary access mechanisms of message center;

Figure 21 is the synoptic diagram that illustrates as user during through the request of WDAP submit job, is used for determining the operation of dynamic default printer;

Figure 22 A and 22B be illustrate the originator device of enabling when bluetooth the user when comprising the WDAP submit job request of bluetooth equipment emulator, be used for determining the synoptic diagram of the operation of dynamic default printer;

Figure 23 is that general-purpose system connects topological diagram, and it illustrates various access paths and the connection type that runs into during typical outgoing management system is realized;

Figure 24 is the process flow diagram that illustrates operation performed during the processing operation request, and described job request is to handle via the message center of intra-zone and public RDC;

Figure 25 is the schematic block diagram corresponding to 4 layer architectures according to one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 26 illustrates the various software modules that are used for realizing the operation that provided by message center and the block diagram of associated databases pattern;

Figure 27 is the schematic block diagram that illustrates the various component softwares of being realized by print service;

Figure 28 is the schematic block diagram that illustrates the various CGI scripting of being used by print service;

Figure 29 is the schematic block diagram that illustrates the various component softwares of being realized by the driver printing server;

Figure 30 is the synoptic diagram that illustrates corresponding to the typical data flow process of the print request that is submitted to print service;

Figure 31 illustrates the further operation that the printing server software by the no driver of print service provides and the combination synoptic diagram and the process flow diagram of logic;

Figure 32 illustrates by handle (Handle) window assembly to use with the operation of handling various dialog boxes and message box and the process flow diagram and the synoptic diagram of logic, described dialog box and message box be called in the time of can work as the processing print job (launched);

Figure 33 is to use the family can set up the user interface based on Web (UI) expression of file server access via outgoing management system;

Figure 34 represents at the UI based on Web that file server has been established for the Figure 33 after the visit;

The UI based on Web that Figure 35 is to use the family can set up the collection list of Printers represents;

Figure 36 is to use the family to search for previous to be represented by the UI based on Web of the printer of system manager's configuration;

Figure 37 is that the UI based on Web of the Figure 35 after several printers being added to the collection list of Printers represents;

Figure 38 be corresponding among Figure 39-52 based on the legend of the user interface details of WAP;

Figure 39 is the first corresponding to the WAP UI process flow diagram of subscriber's login process;

Figure 40 is the second portion of the WAP UI process flow diagram of Figure 39;

Figure 41 is the WAP UI process flow diagram corresponding to the subOutputindex.pl CGI scripting;

Figure 42 is the WAP UI process flow diagram corresponding to one group of card, and described this group card makes the navigation energy searching documents of network so that output;

Figure 43 is corresponding to the WAP UI process flow diagram that adds website, facsimile recorder and e-mail address;

Figure 44 is the WAP UI that is used for notifying the website tabulation that the user added website to the user;

Figure 45 is corresponding to the WAP UI process flow diagram that new printer is added in the collection list of Printers;

Figure 46 is the WAP UI that is used for notifying in the fax tabulation that the user added facsimile recorder to the user;

Figure 47 is the WAP UI that is used for notifying in the contact list that the user added email name to the user;

Figure 48 is the WAP UI process flow diagram corresponding to the affirmation of selected document and output device;

Figure 49 collects the WAP UI process flow diagram of faxing in tabulating corresponding to adding the user to newly faxing;

Figure 50 is corresponding to the WAPUI process flow diagram in the contact list of the new e-mail contact being added to the user;

Figure 51 is corresponding to the WAP UI process flow diagram that printing, fax and Email operation is inserted in the corresponding job queue;

Figure 52 shows the WAP UI process flow diagram of asking, whether once by Email PIN successfully being sent to the user in response to the user;

Figure 53 illustrates the figure that how the original document image transitions is become the miniature figure of the various sizes of document preview on the equipment that has the low resolution screen;

Figure 54 be illustrate the user how to navigate each several part by the text based document with preview the document when it will present the synoptic diagram of what sample during output on selected output device;

Figure 55 be illustrate the user how can navigate each several part by electronic form document with preview the document when it will present the synoptic diagram of what sample during output on selected output device;

Figure 56 illustrates how the principle of this outgoing management system architecture to be expanded to the synoptic diagram that comes support resource to share by the instant message service of transmitting;

Figure 57 illustrates the synoptic diagram that how can use this system by the equipment that Multimedia Message is enabled;

Figure 58 illustrates how to realize that CGI VPN agency comprises the synoptic diagram of the dedicated network security of the resource of being used by this system with enhancing;

Figure 59 A is the synoptic diagram that illustrates first configuration structure that is used to realize visiting the output device that is positioned on the dedicated network, and described dedicated network does not comprise message center;

Figure 59 B is the synoptic diagram that illustrates second configuration structure that is used to realize visiting the output device that is positioned on the dedicated network, and described dedicated network does not comprise message center; With

Figure 60 can be used for the synoptic diagram of exemplary computer server of the various assemblies of resident system, comprises message center and print service.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED

Here the embodiment to management system and method is described, and described outgoing management system and method provide the printing technique scheme for mobile subscriber and land wiring user.Many specific details are disclosed in the middle of following explanation, such as exemplary architecture embodiment, so that complete understanding to the embodiment of the invention is provided.Yet various equivalent modifications will appreciate that: the present invention can be implemented under the situation that does not possess one or more specific detail, or implements with other method, assembly or the like.In other occasion, for fear of many aspects of the present invention are obscured mutually, to well-known structure or operation and not shown or be not described in detail.

" embodiment " or " embodiment " that mention in whole instructions are meant: together with special characteristic, structure or the characteristic that embodiment describes, be included in the middle of at least one enforcement of the present invention.Therefore, different local phrase " in one embodiment " or " in an embodiment " that occur may not all refer to identical embodiment among whole instructions.In addition, special characteristic, structure or characteristic can be made up according to any suitable mode in one or more embodiments.

Definition

In following whole explanation, used following term and definition thereof time and again:

Source data: source data is meant any document or the medium that can be retrieved and output to equipment.The input data layout of supporting includes but not limited to: type (for example, PDF, PostScript, Microsoft Word, ASCII text or the like), Web URL link, Email and e-mail attachment that most of document process programs are supported.

Remote storage: remote storage comprises the Local Area Network of storing source data or the remote location on the Internet.Remote storage includes but not limited to: FTP content server, NFS file server, PCNFS file server and Web server.

Local source: local source comprises the source data that is stored on the same subscriber equipment, and wherein print request is sent from described subscriber equipment.Therefore, when when local source is printed, source data need be uploaded to outgoing management system for processing from subscriber equipment.

Remote source: remote source comprises the source data that is stored on the remote storage.

Originator device: the user sends out the wireless or wireline equipment that opens job request from it.

Output device: output device comprises from system and obtains output image data and they are transformed into the device that is used to the particular form watching or write down.The output device of supporting includes but not limited to: printer, facsimile recorder, remote document resources bank (repository) and Email destination.These output devices can be positioned on the LAN, perhaps can occupy on the external network, and described external network comprises the public addressable network such as the Internet and dedicated network.

Job request: job request is meant the request that will handle that the user submits to system and the request that sends to output device.

Job state: it is meant the job request state that shows the current progress of Request Processing process.It is that a kind of user of help understands the mechanism that its job request state and help system keeper manage them.

By quoting printing (PBR): this job processing method has stipulated that system should be from remote source rather than from local source retrieval source data.

Delay to print: this is defined as owing to the current unavailability of target output device is put off the job request that output has been handled, the final stage that operation is handled.

Customer data base: this is meant the system database that the system configuration that is used for following the tracks of each user is provided with.

Server: a kind of computing machine of addressable on network, operating software.

Web server: a kind of software program that on computing machine or server, moves, it can utilize HTTP(Hypertext Transport Protocol) or secure HTTP (HTTPS) to come to communicate with client computer, so that transmit hyper text markup language (HTML) file, CGI (Common Gateway Interface) (CGI) data and data file between client computer and server computer.

The Windows printer: in the middle of Microsoft Windows operating system, ' printer ' is defined as: the given combination of printed driver, print processor, language monitor and port monitoring device.

Spool file: a kind of printer language file that generates by MS Windows printed driver.The content of this file can be sent directly to printer for printing.

Ipp (IPP): a kind of agreement that is similar to HTTP is used for spool file is sent to the printer of networking, and obtains the print job state from the printer of networking.

Long-range line printing (LPR): a kind of agreement that is used for submitting to spool file to the printer of networking.

The zone: the network that comprises autonomous outgoing management system.Typically, zone comprises the logical expressions of network domains.

Various embodiment of the present invention as described herein make wireless and wire user can be from local source and remote source retrieval source data, and request described source data of output on selected output device, described selected output device also refers to target output device or destination output device.Generally speaking, output device can be positioned on the consolidated network with originator device (that is, sending the equipment of output request from it), perhaps under the situation more often, output device can be positioned at independently on the network, and described independently network comprises the network of the common inaccessible of originator device.

At top layer, here the operation of the embodiment of described outgoing management system of the present invention and function are that user by four primary clusterings enables: message center (MC), print service (PS), remote desktop client (RDC) and wireless data accessing points (WDAP).In reality realizes, will use the various various combinations of these assemblies according to the specific (special) requirements of embodiment usually.

Message center is the heart of system.It carries out interface with remaining component in this system and is connected, suitably to guarantee whole system function.As shown in Figure 1, in one embodiment, message center MCn carries out 12 kinds of main tasks, comprising: component register with remove that registration 10, job request receive 12, job request handles 14, operation output scheduling and queuing 16, operation output state monitoring 18, peer message center are mutual 20, root layer message center is mutual 22, remote desktop client-side management 24, print service management 26, wireless data accessing points management 28, subscriber profile management 30 and user interface management 32.

The reproduction and the printing of the request of described print service assembly processing operation.As shown in Figure 2, in one embodiment, print service PSn carries out the print service task, and described print service task comprises: reproduce output image 34, output image is stored in resources bank 36, output image is sent to local device 38, the operation output state is sent to message center 40 and local output device management 42.

Described remote desktop client component helps remote equipment to be connected to total system.As shown in Figure 3, in one embodiment, remote desktop client RDCn carries out three kinds of main tasks, comprising: the output device registration is registered 44, is received output request 46 and the operation output state is turned back to message center 48 from message center with releasing.

Described wireless data access point component is utilized the standard wireless protocol such as bluetooth, IEEE 802.11 etc., helps the wireless user and is connected in the system.It also comes the management resource mapping for accessing wirelessly helps message center.As shown in Figure 4, in one embodiment, WDAPn carries out five kinds of main tasks, comprising: component register with remove request 54 that registration 50, receiving equipment connection request 52, relaying come from consumer wireless device, relay system response 56 and record output device geographical relationship 58 to user's wireless device.

Generally speaking, here the creative aspect of the embodiment of described outgoing management system contains following operation: 1) equipment resource management; 2) device resource is found; 3) job request management; 4) job request scheduling; 5) job request monitoring; 6) subscriber profile management; And 7) user moves registration.Below described the concise and to the point preview of each aspect, after this described more details via example system embodiment.

Equipment resource management

Described system management facility resource, output device is located fast to allow facility.In one embodiment, these equipment are divided into physical output device and logical output device.Described physical output device includes but not limited to printer, facsimile recorder and duplicating machine.Described logical output device includes but not limited to file server, printing server, FTP resources bank and Email destination.Be the tabulation of associative operation below.

Utilize level root message center, the classification of public and specialized equipment easily to carry out resource management With shared: described system utilizes database to write down the relation of each message center.The message center Id (MCID) of described message center equals 0; All other message center all has the positive integer MCID value of non-zero.Root message center table is safeguarded the information of the network address of identified areas and other message center.The local message center need be registered to the root message center, and announces the public resource information that they are used for resource sharing.All unpub device resources all are considered to special use, and these device resources can not be shared beyond the resident zone.

Use the equipment control of this locality and Terminal Server Client login mechanism: the print service that is associated is registered to message center with the output device that it has connected; Equally, the remote desktop client that is associated is registered to message center with its direct-connected output device.These output devices can be brought in by corresponding print service or remote desktop client then and be quoted (referenced).According to the specific safety requirement of embodiment, if needed, then more reasonably be to use on print service in system and the remote desktop client to encrypt, to guarantee data security and integrality.

Use the equipment control of WWW and mobile device interface: for the purpose of equipment control, described system provides the complete management interface that uses simultaneously with common portable management interface

Use the remote equipment of centralized driver store to install: during firm registration output device, just will need on the print service that the corresponding driving program is installed in output device is associated.Described message center provides a series of normally used drivers in its driver store, so that eliminate requiring driver is sent to the needs of the equipment of print service assembly.Yet,, so just can send this driver to driver store, and subsequently it is installed on the print service if can't from the MC driver store, obtain driver at present.

Device resource is found

Described system can position the user to the output device in the portable computing environment.As will more describing in detail below, in one embodiment, for device discovery, described system has used bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 technology.It also makes the equipment of no Bluetooth function can pass through its bluetooth equipment emulator work, just as they are bluetooth equipments.Be the tabulation of associative operation below.

Output device is found and the registration that is connected via bluetooth to message center: this realizes by go up the operation agency in wireless data accessing points (WDAP), is connected the output device information that obtains so that carry out interface with message center.Described agency also cooperates mutually with message center, operates on the WDAP to safeguard its output device information database.

Via the local output device availability advertisement of Bluetooth gateway to bluetooth client: can dispose Bluetooth gateway arbitrarily and help its information of receiving via WDAP of message center management.When the wireless user is connected in network via registered WDAP, will announce the information that this comprises the output device availability to him or she.For the mobile subscriber, when this user passes network and is connected in different WDAP, will refresh this information by system.

Output device is found and via the registration of 802.11 gateways: this realizes by upward moving the agency in wireless data accessing points (WDAP), is connected so that carry out interface with message center, comes to obtain output device information by the mode that is similar to bluetooth connection use.

Via IP broadcast output device availability advertisement: can affix one's name to 802.11 gateways arbitrarily at described system middle part, the information that receives via WDAP to help message center to manage its.When authorized user enters network via registered WDAP, will announce the information that this comprises the output device availability to him or she.When this user passes network and is connected in different WDAP, will refresh described information by system.

Transmit the local output device availability advertisement of interface via instant message: can become described remote desktop client-side extensions to transmit (IM) agreement (for example, the AOL instant message transmits, Yahoo message transmits, MSN message transmits, ICQ, or the like) by instant message and come the support equipment management.This notion is in order to allow user's the output resource be can watch or sharable to other message user (for example, partner or the like).For example, this ability can be dragged to file on the shared device on the partner list of output device IM user, and output corresponding to file can be output on the equipment that the partner can easily visit.

Acquiescence output device based on the output resource discovering distributes: have two classes acquiescences output device, a class is static acquiescence output device, and another kind of be to give tacit consent to output device dynamically.The user can revise his or her profile setting via graphic user interface (GUI), thereby changes static acquiescence output device.Yet when the user utilized mobile device to visit system, described system only upgraded dynamic acquiescence output device.In a word, the user can be provided with and closes dynamic rewriting by revising user profiles, perhaps specified output device destination always.

The job request management

Described system implementation request queue is with the management operations request.Be the tabulation of associative operation below.

Utilize the remote desktop client to bring in the job request of management to output device: to the job request of target output device by the remote desktop client by channel transfer.This RDC helps output device retrieval output data and gives message center with the state loopback.Identical RDC can realize encrypting, with the output data that exchanges between protection message center and the RDC.

Transmit the operation of interface submits to by instant message: can revise described remote desktop client, so that support operation to submit to by instant message transmission protocol (for example, the AOL instant message transmits, Yahoo message transmits, MSN message transmits, ICQ, or the like).This mechanism can be dragged to file on the equipment in his or her partner's the shared output device tabulation user.So the partner will receive output data there from described equipment.The RDC that has revised need register (for example, AOL is that have, Yahoo has, company has or root MC) to message center.In case succeed in registration, the outgoing management interface that instant message transmits on the UI just will be visible.If user's partner also moves the RDC at the customization of instant message means of transportation, then just user's resource information is transferred to the partner who is connected by instant message transmission protocol.Then, document can be dragged on user partner's the shared output device.

Transmit interface by instant message and receive print job request: can revise described remote desktop client, so that support operation to receive by instant message transmission protocol.When transmit leg is dragged to output data on the equipment in the shared output device tabulation that is positioned at the take over party, send job request to print to recipient's RDC.As previously mentioned, the RDC that has revised need register to message center.In case succeed in registration, the outgoing management interface that instant message transmits on the UI just will be visible.If user's partner also moves the RDC at the customization of instant message means of transportation, then just user's resource information is transferred to the partner who is connected by instant message transmission protocol.Then, the user can receive job request there from other registered user.

Carrying out interface with the Multimedia Message transfer system is connected: message center can be disposed in that the gateway scope is inside and outside, is connected so that carry out interface with most Multimedia Message transfer systems.This deployment can communicate the universal multimedia client with outgoing management system, and described outgoing management system gives the client authority with exchange message or ask shared device and the output of destination.

Carrying out operation by the bluetooth connection to General-Purpose Output submits to: the WDAP that comprises the bluetooth equipment emulator makes the user can connect the submission interface of the system that visits by bluetooth.When request, will comprise bluetooth output device and General-Purpose Output and return to the user in the availability of interior output device.Then, the user can send to selected destination output device with output by the bluetooth connection.

Reproduce by the job request that private server is carried out: described system is used as special-purpose operation playback server with print service.This has reduced the unnecessary installation at client airborne equipment driver.Utilize the remote desktop client, several thousand miles outer operations of reproduction can be outputed to local device, vice versa.

Individual and commercial job request classification: present company's printing environment does not distinguish individual print job request from bus request.By contrast, described system realized a kind of to job request classification, in database mark they and keep the method for this information for carrying out the accounts clearing.Thus, Accounting Department can be according to being come by the operating characteristic of job request definition correspondingly to department or employee's charge.

Support the visitor to print: described system can be configured to support that the visitor prints.This is submitted to interface to realize by the visitor's operation that resides on the message center.The not force users profile checking of described interface, but limiting access to public output resource only is provided.The keeper can the configuration messages center, so that also support the dynamic default printer printed at the visitor.

The Email job request is supported: the Email that described system will have or not have annex receives as the general job request.It can have these or not have the Request Processing of annex to a plurality of delivery channels.

Document preview: the supporting documentation preview of described system, thus before sending final output request, the user provides visual confirmation (for example, the right version of document) to them.This document preview is characterized as the user a kind of quick method is provided, and watches image and watches other file with the plain text format with page reference with the miniature figure of Rendering Process.For electrical form, it also provides the navigation on the vertical and horizontal both direction.In addition, in preview document, keep the page relation of original document, make user's energy random access preview document whereby.

The job request scheduling

The job scheduling of delaying: when the operation request enters message center, the job queue item is inserted in the message center database, so that for the purpose of operation is handled, safeguard sufficient information.If the target output device is disabled, so described system just is kept at this in formation, and (the configurable extension value of use and management person) reschedule it after a while, can submit it to but become the time spent with the described output device of box lunch.

Use file include to export in the operation automatic spool factory (factory): described system uses print service to reproduce output image.Because print service and message center can not be positioned on the same main frame usually jointly, so the data after reproducing need be delivered to message center to carry out the processing of final stage from print service.With regard to standpoint of efficiency, the image after described print service will be reproduced stores in the shared spooling factory (that is, resources bank), and quoting of image turned back to message center.Then, message center uses described quoting that data are outputed to the destination.

Safety output by fire wall: the modular design of described system allows the self-defined configuration of each assembly.The keeper can install fire wall and come protection system.Described remote desktop client has when suitable configuring firewalls and the ability of message center interfaces.This gives the user ability by the fire wall document printing.

The job request monitoring

Described system has realized the job state monitoring via job queue record (log) tracking.Be the tabulation of associative operation below.

Utilize database update to follow the tracks of and carry out the job state monitoring via the operation permanent state: described message center is safeguarded the permanent state of each job request.When sending out operation output request, show more new processor monitoring task state, to determine whether the described output request that is through with.If, its new database and state returned to the user more just so.

The operation output state report of carrying out via WAP Push (Push): when the operation request finishes, the job state in the new database more.Then, if the operation originator is the WAP client, message center just notifies this job request of user to finish via WAP Push so.

Refresh via the HTTP browser and to carry out operation output state report: when the operation request finishes, the job state in the new database more.Then, message center notifies this job request of user to finish.Submit client to for the HTTP operation, refresh by automatic browser and upgrade job state, up to described state be marked as finish till.

Output is created

Described system has realized being used to export the print service of establishment.Be tabulation below by the associative operation of print service execution.

Application program is reproduced in the output of carrying out based on input file form and the setting of configurable system Dynamic Selection: can come according to the form of input file to the application distribution priority that is used to reproduce the output file image.Can adjust priority via the variation of system configuration setting.

Be used for the use of third party's application of the output file reconstruction of image: described system can also use the third party should be used for reproducing output image.

The algorithm support is reproduced in a plurality of outputs: described system has used the distinct methods that is used to generate output image according to the characteristic of input document.It can use the backstage service with printing tools and printed driver, uses the foreground button simulation with application controls processor, perhaps uses the translater that reproduces.

A plurality of delivery channel supports: described system supports a plurality of delivery channels, including but not limited to: be printed to printer passage, with facsimile transmission to facsimile reception side, on originator device preview output image and output is sent to the Email destination.When having selected Email destination delivery channel, described document can be included in the email body, perhaps send as annex.

Strengthen the window processor of total system reliability: described system uses window processor to handle the various dialog popups that may run into when using front-end output to reproduce option.This permission system moved fully in the unwatched a very long time.

Subscriber profile management

Described system makes the user can utilize Web interface or mobile device interface to manage their personal profiles.Be the tabulation of associative operation below.

Via carrying out subscriber profile management and dynamically update in Web interface and mobile device interface: described user profiles is created by message center and is safeguarded, described message center is used for storing predetermined information.In case of necessity, the user can use WEB (HTML) interface or WAP (WML) interface to change their configuration setting.In addition, if the current system that is utilizing in the home network (home network) that mobile device visits the user of user, so described system just automatically upgrades user's dynamic default printer.

The multiple station message recording of user profiles is supported: user profiles comprises a plurality of charging ID that are used for system, to be used for the dissimilar charge of mark.For example, the user can have individual's printing account and the commercial two kinds of accounts of account of printing.This can help organizational structure more easily outgoing management system to be integrated in their charge system.

The portable registration of user (Sign-in)

Described system can register the user via wireless data accessing points (WDAP) on local network.Then, can make local shared resources (LSR) available for the user.Be the tabulation of associative operation below.

Carry out user rs authentication via examining of Query Result from mobile device: the described retrieval and inquisition result's of system unique identifier, examine with respect to user profiles.Then, it sends out self-defined salutatory (greeting) according to user's sign.

Make mobile subscriber's energy access system resources: described wireless data access point component makes the wireless user visit network via wireless connections (for example, bluetooth, 802.11).Described WDAP also supports dynamic default printer management.

The example system configuration

Figure 5 illustrates simple example system configuration 59.Described system is deployed in two zones, just area 0 and zone 1, and their are crossed over the Internet 60 and come communication linkage.Area 0 comprises the root message center MC0 of all sharing of common output resources of management.Area 0 also can comprise optional fire wall 61.Zone 1 comprises two message center: MC1 and MC2.Message center MC1 is positioned at the back of interior firewall 62, and it is special-purpose.Among the network DMZ (demilitarization (demilitarized) zone) of message center MC2 between fire wall 63 and 64, and it is public.Just as remote desktop client RDC1, printer service PS1 also is public.Output device D1 and D2 equally also are public.

In Fig. 5 and subsequent system layout, solid line is illustrated between the continuous entity and has direct link, and the connection of dotted line presentation-entity is logic association (for example, via registration related), rather than directly link.For example, output device D1 directly is linked in print service PS1 via direct link 66, and output device D2 then is associated with remote desktop client RDC1 in logic, just as logic association 68 is described.

In some configuration structures, fire wall may need (for example to open port 80, be used for the Apache Web service service be provided for CGI calls) and port 5190 (being used for port and system communication port that instant message transmits), so that allow user capture message center MC2, and allow message center MC2 visit print service PS1, remote desktop client RDC1 and output device D1 and D2.SSL (security socket layer) if desired, then fire wall just also needs to open port 443.Notice that because security, wireless data accessing points WDAP1 is positioned at interior firewall 60 back, so that network stops to fall the external wireless user internally.

Figure 6 illustrates more complicated system configuration 70.In this example, cross over three zones and come deployment system: area 0, zone 1 and zone 2.Area 0 comprises the root message center MC0 of all sharing of common output resources of management.Zone 1 and zone 2 all are special-purpose zones, and they not only can comprise public resource but also can comprise private resource.The zone 1 comprises: a common message center MC1, two private prints service PS1 and PS2, two special-purpose WDAP (WDAP1, WDAP2), a public remote desktop client RDC2, two special-purpose output device D2 and D3, and a public output device D4.The zone 2 comprises: two common message center MC2 and MC3, two private prints are served PS3 and PS4, two special-purpose WDAP (WDAP1, WDAP2), a special-purpose remote desktop client RDC5, three public remote desktop client RDC3, RDC4 and RDC6, three special-purpose output device D6, D8 and D9, and three public output device D5, D7 and D10.Area 0 comprises the common message center MC0 that has to three message centers (MC1, MC2 and MC3) of its registration.It also has registered remote desktop client (RDC1).Private resource (for example, output device D2, D3, D8 and remote desktop client RDC5) in each zone is not shared outside the zone.The message center of management public resource is to root message center MC0 registration, so that can visit them by public request.

Message center MC0 is the root layer message center of quoting (reference) that comprises registered common message center.In case described system has been installed, the intrinsic message center (MC1 and MC2) of company just need oneself be registered to the root message center to them.Manage in the occasion of a large amount of public resources at needs, described configuration can comprise a plurality of message centers.In this case, in one embodiment, described MC will be broken down into hierarchical tree.Generally speaking, the tissue of the root message center in this embodiment is very flexibly.Utilize the geographic position to illustrate a kind of classification possibility, the bottom of tree hierachy can be corresponding to the specific region (for example, California, the Minnesota State, Taiwan Province, Guangdong Province), the second layer to bottom can (for example be combined into bigger regional MC to some regional MC, U.S. MC, Chinese MC), following one deck in the described level can be combined into the regional MC (for example, the U.S., Asia, Europe) that more strengthens being in the second layer some MC to bottom again successively; Final described level will generate the main MC that represents entire domain.Method is set up the message center level at company, individual and government like can application class.

Registered message center can be public output resource query root message center.In one embodiment, can search for according to following RDC parameter, described RDC parameter comprises: the state of the title of client, the postcode of client or client.Equally, can also search for according to range descriptors or area type.In addition, can describe according to device resource name or device resource and carry out the device resource search.When the root layer message center of area 0 received searching request, it returned the identifier of the record that finds in its database.Then, utilize these identifiers to carry out follow-up search, so that return more many-sided information as qualifications (qualification).

Turn back to Fig. 1 now, now the more details of describing message center element.Described remote desktop client and print service be to their output resource of message center registration, described message center via component register with remove component registration 10 visit to these services be provided.During registration process, determine output resource type (for example, printer, plotting apparatus or the like) by the corresponding type definition of data.Described message center collect these output resource, and public resource registering to root layer message center.It is that each registered public output device is created record that described message center utilizes insufficient information, so that other message center can be used as the data that comprised in the record the quoting of correspondence of remote access resource.

Want to make when himself disconnecting with message center related when output device, it is just to message center transmission releasing register requirement.In response, described message center is from the registration of root message center releasing to described output device.If output device is a public resource, then the corresponding shared record in the root message center database is just also deleted.

Job request receives task 12 makes message center can receive job request.In one embodiment, message center uses the Apache Web server, and described Apache Web server moves one group of CGI scripting that can be called to the submit job request.Described CG1 script adds print job in the system job queue of message center to.In case created the job queue item, just thought that described operation submission finishes.

In case submitted job request to, just carried out processing of request by job request Processing tasks 14.When the operation request entered system, the described message center remote source on the remote storage was by reference collected source data, perhaps by presenter local source is sent to message center and collects source data.Then, described message center positioning printing service is so that reproduction is corresponding to the output image file of source data and target output device.

After creating the output image file, described print service is quoted to the message center backspace file; Then, described message center calls the next image after output device sends reproduction of corresponding RDC.If RDC or target device are disabled, so just put off print request.So, described system just according to configurable retry duration defined like that, will attempt once more print request is resend to RDC.These operations are all handled by operation output scheduling and queuing task 16.

After operation output request is sent to output device, return job state to message center via operation output state monitor task 18.Then, described message center upgrades its state and notifies the user current operation output state.In a current embodiment, described system supports following job state: DOCUMENT_DONE, INPUT_PENDING, RESOURCE_WAIT, IN_PROGRESS, COMPLETE, CANCEL_BY_USER and ERROR.

According to peer message center interactive task 20, described system architecture allows to be used for the peer message center communication of various operations.Comprising alternately between the peer message center: the inquiry of area 0 look-up table, document route requests, document printing request and replying state.

In Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, for example understand two mutual examples of message center.How way of example shows user among Fig. 7 can ask shared device to be connected to his or her family message center, so that get ready for any subsequent request of sending to shared device.Described inquiry sequence carries out according to following:

1. user (U1) submits the shared device connection request to family's message center (MC1) of user.This shared device (D2) just is exactly the equipment that the root message center connects.

2. family's message center (MC1) of user is inquired about root message center (MC0) for the visit output device.

3. root message center (MC0) positions the path of leading to specified output device, and connection request is sent to its remote desktop client (RDC1).

4. remote desktop client (RDC1) is connected in user's the MC of family (MC1), and has set up connection therefrom.

Corresponding to the peer message center requests, it has following order in the example of Fig. 8 illustrated:

1. user (U1) submits the shared device connection request to family's message center (MC1) of user.This shared device (D2) just will be registered to another peer message center (MC2).

2. family's message center (MC1) of user is inquired about root MC (MC0).

3. root message center (MC0) positions the path of leading to designated equipment, and connection request is sent to target message center (MC2).

4. target message center (MC2) approves (honor) indication (referral) from root message center (MC0), and sends response back to root message center (MC0).

5. root message center (MC0) receives " OK " response, and routing information is sent to user's message center (MC1).

6. target message center (MC2) is connected in user's the MC of family (MC1), and set up connection therefrom.

According to root layer message center interactive task 22, the principle of root layer message center has promoted public output resource sharing.As an advantage, root layer message center searched for quick public resource centralized location is provided.In order to support this mechanism, non-layer message center must with root layer message center interaction so that announce their public resource, and inquire about for other public resource in case of necessity.

Described remote desktop client helps message center to send job request to output device.It can also be used to disposing total system in the mode that reduces security risks.For example, for the safety output device is set up inner RDC, and set up outside RDC for public output device.These operations are all handled by remote desktop client-side management task 24.

Described message center can be connected in a plurality of print service.The meaning just is to use one group of print service rather than a print service, so that manage output device better.Described message center and these print service keep relation very closely, and this is because they all are the necessary assemblies that generates output image.Handling by print service management role 26 alternately between these necessary building blocks.

In order to support to enable this class wireless device of enabling with 802.11 such as bluetooth, described system deployment one or more wireless data accessing points.Each WDAP has one group that the corresponding message center of requirement manages to be described and information.For example, the dynamic acquiescence output device of each wireless data accessing points all is that corresponding MC by WDAP safeguards.These operations are all handled by wireless data accessing points management role 28.

As described by subscriber profile management task 30, described message center is safeguarded and is used for the user profiles of login authentication and the service setting of some acquiescences.For example, each user's static default printer and dynamic default printer are all stipulated in user profiles.The profile that the user can revise them by the Web interface or the equipment interface of standard.

User interface management task 32 is provided by the various user interfaces that provided by system.The user uses " consumer " user interface to manage their account and apply services request.In one embodiment, consumer's interface has corresponding domestic consumer's a part, also has another part of corresponding Guest User.Because safety reasons, the Guest User interface provides the limiting access to system resource under certain condition.In order to debug and to safeguard and for various system components and parameter are installed, described system also has managing user interface.

Five kinds of main tasks shown in the described print service execution graph 2.According to reproducing output image task 34, when print service receives operation reproduction request, call the intraware of no driver printing (DP) server and collect source data, and these data are placed the DP server queue.Then, described DP server calls DPS print module is to locate suitable driver and to generate output image.Described DPS print module is put into inner output queue with output image, and control is turned back to the DP server.Below, will discuss the more details of these operations.

When the DPS print module turns back to the DP server to control, described DP server calls monitoring module.If destination equipment is not connected with print service this locality, then status monitor just writes output image in the shared resource storehouse according to task 36.Then, it just turns back to the DP server to control.The equipment that if destination equipment is this locality to be connected, so then status monitor just sends to described equipment according to task 38 with output image.Then, it turns back to the DP server to control.According to task 40, after status monitor is back to the DP server with job state, described job state is transmitted back message center.Local output device management role 42 makes print service can support the local output device that links to each other.It is handled the facility registration that carries out to message center and handles from message center and remove registration.

With reference to Fig. 3, described remote desktop client helps to go management equipment to be connected in message center via facility registration with removing registered task 44.In order to register, its transmitting apparatus register requirement is so that set up related with message center.In order to remove registration, register requirement removed by its transmitting apparatus so that the above-mentioned association of deletion from message center.

According to task 46, described remote desktop client uses quoting of output image file, comes to receive operation output request from message center.Its is retrieved output image file and they is sent to the target output device.When use was not quoted, described message center directly sent to output data the remote desktop client.Firm end operation output, described remote desktop client just come the notification message center to upgrade the operation output state according to task 48 and are notified to the user.

With reference to Fig. 4, each wireless data accessing points is carried out all following main task.Described wireless data accessing points need be registered to message center with himself so that be linked in system, and this handles via component register and releasing registered task 50.The purpose of WDAP registration is exactly for the acquiescence output device (that is its immediate output device) to message center notice WDAP.This helps message center to determine mobile subscriber's dynamic default printer.In order to delete above-mentioned association, task 50 sends to same message center and removes register requirement.

In order to allow the wireless device access cable network, just must there be an accessing points so that receive request and will ask and converts the landline grouping to from packet radio.The WDAP service is exactly the data access point that is used for this system.According to task 52, the wireless request of non-honeycomb equipment enters system by the wireless data accessing points.

When the wireless data accessing points received connection request, it converted this request to the IP grouping, then according to task 54, described IP grouping was sent to the destination of this request regulation.As response, come the disposal system response by task 56.When the user when the primary importance that approaches most a WDAP moves to the second place that approaches the 2nd WDAP most, described system returns not on the same group facility information to the user via the 2nd WDAP.Therefore, the crucial responsibility of WDAP is exactly: according to record output device geographical relationship task 58, formulate the output device of its acquiescence and communicate with message center, so that can dynamically generate facility information.

Such just as discussed above, described system can use Bluetooth gateway and bluetooth equipment emulation arbitrarily, so that non-bluetooth equipment can be worked with described system, just they are that the equipment enabled of bluetooth is the same seemingly.Just as described below, the Bluetooth gateway function can be embedded in the middle of the wireless data accessing points if needed, thereby reduce hardware cost.

Principle of work

This part has been described the common operation and the request msg flow process of system.Be some significant system features and system requirements below.

1. each user is associated with the family message center.

2. described system can strengthen two between the message center security, strengthen the security between message center and the print service and strengthen security between message center and the RDC.

3. message center provides the resident user and visitor (visitor) the user capture control of resource.

4. each WDAP has configurable default printer associated therewith.

5. when system being conducted interviews,, so just will change this user's default printer in his or her profile according to the current WDAP that is just connecting of user if the user stipulates to allow dynamic system to rewrite by WDAP.

6. can realize on message center that Guest User interface, described message center support the visitor in its zone to print.This interface does not need the user to register, and does not need to create profile yet.Therefore, it does not support static default printer to print.Yet described system will provide the dynamic default printer of visitor to print; As selection, described user also can stipulate the destination printer.

But design of the modular construction of described system and extending database pattern can realize improved security scheme.The first, for user rs authentication, customer data base comprises and is used for the user profiles verified with respect to user's logon data, and described user's logon data is to be input in the system via the access means of any support.If authentication failed then just will write down as daily record and be deposited in the system for quoting the future or investigate, and the refusal logging request.In addition, message center can be supported for the more high-rise realization Public Key Infrastructure of client-server checking.The second, for the data encryption support, each module can both realize encrypting with the protection content-data.Can file storage between the message center, message center between the print service, print service is to exporting between the resources bank and the output resources bank is encrypted to carrying out between the RDC.The 3rd, in non-refusal embodiment, described system distributes unique ID for each subscriber.When the user when system submits request to, utilize user's ID and timestamp to come this request of mark immediately.Submit request to if this is operation, ghost and it is left in system so just as daily record, and after a while with its filing to be used as quoting and chargeing of the future.

Except that aforementioned security implementation scheme, another advantage of modularization and distributed architecture is: it allows the keeper to come self-defined security set according to each institutional specific needs.For example, VPN (virtual private network) (VPN) can be used for the shared file server is linked to message center.Equally, can between message center and remote desktop client, realize VPN.System architecture not only support software VPN disposes but also support hardware VPN configuration.Total system can be configured to support that Public Key Infrastructure also can provide authentication vs. authorization; So that protected data integrality and data security; With satisfy non-refusal requirement.

Figure 9 illustrates the mutual process flow diagram that illustrates according to RDC client register requirement between RDC and the message center.Described RDC sends to message center with the session grouping, to start the client registration process.In one embodiment; described conversation comprises the various parameters in order to the client on the regulation message center, comprising: client descriptor string, client type, name, middle name, surname, address 1, address 2, city, state, postcode, user ID (USERID), protected password (PASSWORD) and Email (EMAIL) value.In case success just turns back to RDC with client identifier (CID).

Figure 10 illustrates process flow diagram corresponding to RDC printer register requirement.As in the process formerly, described RDC sends grouping.Described grouping comprises the data of the supercentral client of identification message, and the state of resources (for example, output device) that provides request to register.In case success, (PID) turns back to RDC with the printer resource identifier.

Described remote desktop client need be to MC registration visiting other public resource, and make its resource effective.Figure 11 illustrates corresponding to the process flow diagram of submitting the RDC of device resource definition to message center to.Described RDC sends to message center with device resource definition grouping, so as in message center the specified devices resource.Generally speaking, this information comprises implementor name, device type, device descriptor and equipment state.

When client was wanted to visit long-range shared device, it need at first inquire about to determine the position of this equipment by shared device.As the process flow diagram illustrated of Figure 12, this operation requires family's message center inquiry root message center, to search the tabulation of available shared device.Described message center judges whether support this class shared device then in described zone.This means that family's message center need locate the registered print service that this class shared device is supported.In response to inquiry, return the tabulation of available shared device to the requestor.If found the registered print service support of described shared device, so unsupported shared device just will can not be included in the middle of the tabulation.

Figure 13 and Figure 14 for example understand respectively corresponding to by the processing flow chart and the component interaction figure that quote printing (PBR) job request, described job request is to be sent to the output device that is directly connected in the print service in the home domain (for example, the U1-among Fig. 6〉D2 or U1-〉D3) by the user in his or she home domain.According to the PBR job request, the user can allow the document of printing on the printer of target destination 72 (that is, remote source) be stored on the remote storage 74, and wherein the document of remote storage and destination printer can be selected via user interface 76.

Figure 15 illustrates processing flow chart corresponding to non-PBR job request.In this case, except source data is uploaded to message center rather than the retrieval remote source from subscriber equipment, all operations are all similar with the PBR job request.

Figure 16 and Figure 17 for example understand processing flow chart and the component interaction figure corresponding to the PBR job request respectively, described job request is to be submitted to by the local printer of user's remote desktop client in being connected in home domain in his home domain (for example, the U1-among Fig. 6〉D4).In this case, after having reproduced output image, it is stored in as output image file 80 in the output resources bank 78 by print service.Then, (for example, RDC2), this retrieves the output image file then and same output image file is filed in output device (for example, D4) so that physically reproduced from resources bank print request to be sent to suitable RDC.Firm end is just sent end notification by message center back to the user, and this notice is presented on the user interface 76.

Figure 18 and Figure 19 for example understand the processing flow chart component interaction figure corresponding to the PBR job request respectively, described job request be by the user he home domain (for example, zone 1) submits in, print so that be printed on the public output device of root message center (D1).Described process is carried out the shared device inquiry from utilizing UI to start user interface 76.In fact, described inquiry is in order to return the tabulation of available shared device.Whether available as selection, described user can select known shared device, and the described inquiry actuating equipment affirmation task for public visit.The user submits query requests to his her family's message center (MC1), and MC is forwarded to root MC with described query requests.Then, root MC checks its database, thereby (according to the collection list of Printers of user authentication information of sending in the lump with inquiry and the previous configuration of user) determines the printer that all are available for the user.Lead to the path of family's message center together with output device, sign local printing service.Then, send shared device information back to, and this user can select public output device and submit print job request to the MC of family to the user.

The firm print job request that receives, just the document that will print of retrieval is (in this case for the described MC of family, because the document is a local source, thereby it is sent to MC from originator device), and in company with reproducing the print service (PS1) of asking together the document to be sent to appointment.Then, described print service is reproduced the output image of the document and it is kept in the output resources bank 78.Then, in case the MC of family (for example retrieves the data reproduced there from the output resources bank, output image file 80) and in company with output image data together print request is sent to the remote desktop client (RDC1) of appointment, just the notice of end of reproduction is sent the MC of family back to from PS.Then, returned to RDC in case hard copy output reproduces and will be printed end notification, described RDC just sends to output image data target output device (D1).Then, via root MC and the MC of family, will print end notification and transmit the reuse family.

The message center access mechanism

Generally speaking, there are three kinds of mechanism that are used to visit family's message center.These mechanism comprise: cable network connects, wireless network connects and is connected with wireless web honeycomb fashion.(just as used herein like that, honeycomb fashion connects and comprises any wireless connections that realize via based on the foundation structure of unit, and described foundation structure based on the unit comprises cellular network and PSC network.) for example, the user who enables wireless network can visit message center MCn via the cellular network that comprises a plurality of honeycomb fashion towers 106 and Network Operation Center of cellular services provider 108, the described equipment of enabling wireless network comprises: portable phone 100, PDA 102 and bi-directional pager 104 (for example, Blackberry equipment).

In the U.S., typically use wireless application protocol (wap) that wireless Internet (that is, wireless network) visit, the equipment collaboration work that described WAP (wireless application protocol) and WAP enable are provided.In the Asia, wireless the Internet access typically uses then that the i-mode agreement provides.In order to use i-mode protocol access data, described wireless device must be i-mode equipment or the connectivity that i-mode and WAP must be able to be provided.Each the different local agreements that also can use other less use in the world.In the illustrational embodiment of Figure 20 institute, further via WAP gateway server 112 resident WAP gateway 110 realize that this wireless network connects.As selection, can also use the radio network netgate of other type according to facility that wireless service provider provided, such as picture i-mode gateway.

The equipment that WAP enables can be from various different internet site visit datas, the content that described these internet sites provide design to use with this kind equipment of cause.Usually, these data are sent to described equipment as the wireless markup language (wml) data, as below a step being described in detail.WML comprises a kind of so special SGML, this language is designed to promote show the limited ability of browsing because of taking into account low resolution, also be used for promoting available limited homing capability on the hand portable equipment now, described hand portable equipment is such as being wireless telephone, PDA and pocket PC.WML comprises HDML (hand portable equipment SGML), and its root can be passed up to XML (extend markup language).It further comprises the meta-language of supporting the user definition expansion.

The equipment that WAP enables is provided the visit to various web websites, and described web website provides wireless the Internet content via WAP gateway (such as WAP gateway 110), and this realizes by using one or more WAP gateway servers 112.Usually, each WAP gateway all is to be operated by each service provider in the zone of supporting wireless the Internet access, but the service provider also can share the WAP gateway facility.In brief, the WAP gateway server moves those various software modules and/or application programs of being provided for the function of auxiliary and the equipment interaction that WAP enables, comprising alternately of carrying out HTML (supertext SGML) data-switching is become WML with equipment that WAP enables, described html data via HTTP (Hypertext Transmission Protocol) from wireless web website (not directly with WML its wireless network content of encoding) retrieval.These functions comprise WAP scrambler, script compile device and the protocol adaptor that html data is converted to WML.

In order to create wireless the Internet content, the Web website must created special plain text or low graphics version usually on all pages of its website or on a part of page.At present, though estimate these Internet Web websites and can obtain the equipment that WAP enables and, have only a fraction of website that wireless the Internet content is provided along with more and more people by the index rate increase.Main cause for this plain text or low graphics content is: the equipment that WAP enables provides very little, low resolution screen usually, and typical wireless data transmission rate is than via much lower based on the obtainable rate of data signalling of the network on land.It should be noted that,, still have many providing with WML directly to the Web website of WAP gateway coded data though some present wireless the Internet content comprise the HTML that must convert WML in WAP gateway to.

With reference to Figure 20, typical WAP session work is as follows.The user of the equipment that the WAP operation such as the PDA 102 enables opens " mini browser (the WAP client of session) ", should " mini browser " send the radio signal 114 that search WAP serves via the radio modem of PDA 102 then.In response, via near honeycomb fashion tower 106, the service provider generates connection with the user who carries out the wireless the Internet access booking service with it.Then, the UI that provided through mini browser (describing as mini browser UI 107) of user, the URL by input Web website select him to want the Web website of watching.Then, the request with access site sends to WAP gateway 110 from PDA 102.In this case, WAP gateway server 112 is retrieved corresponding to the information of this URL with as html data from the Web website via HTTP there, and described html data is encoded into WML (WAP Markup Language).Such just as discussed above, for some internet sites, described data may be the WML forms, so do not need to carry out the coding from HTML to WML.

According to one embodiment of the present of invention, as will being described in further detail below, each message center MCn will be via Web server 113 resident one or more corresponding URL.Via the communication network such as the Internet 60 or dedicated network, will be delivered to WAP gateway from message center by Web server 113 resident url datas, described url data is such as being by html data 114 and WML data 116 described data.Then, via honeycomb fashion tower 106, described WML data are sent back to PDA 102 from WAP gateway server 112.According to being similar to the mode that routine is browsed, the user can come the various different pages on the view site by the suitable UI assembly that activation shows to the user through mini browser, carry out similar process same as above in response to user interactions whereby, thereby show the content of selecting corresponding to the user.

Except wireless network access, can connect via direct land wiring and visit message center, perhaps via (for example comprising land wiring network and wireless network, 802.11b) visit message center at interior communication link, perhaps conduct interviews via those land wiring networks that are linked in subscriber equipment through bluetooth wireless links.For example, the user of personal computer (PC) 118 and laptop computer 120 can be connected (for example, the LAN connection) via the network that is directly connected in message center and visit message center MCn, perhaps connects via the WAN such as the Internet to conduct interviews.During these networks connect each is described by computer network 122.In one embodiment, the user can visit the service that system provides via the user interface 124 based on browser, as below by 126 further depicted in greater detail of one group of Web page.

In general, for the link that further comprises 802.11 (also claiming WiFi) connection, user interface is similar.For example, in typical 802.11 embodiments, the subscriber equipment that WiFi enables such as the PDA in the image pattern 20 128, is connected in cable network (for example, network 122) via WDAP 130.WDAP control comes from whole communications of the equipment that WiFi enables, and allowing described equipment it seems simultaneously similarly is to have the network that normal client connects.Thus, from the angle of operation, cable customer's end looks like the same for message center with the WiFi client.

Described system also makes the client that connects bluetooth can print on the selected output device, only has been to use different mechanism.Under this mechanism, realize originator device that the bluetooth emulator allows bluetooth such as portable phone 132 enable think it directly and bluetooth equipment communicate, and needn't change the embedded with bluetooth user interface 133 of originator device into.For example, suppose that the user wishes to print on printing/facsimile equipment that non-bluetooth enables.In this case, realize providing the bluetooth printer/facsimile recorder emulator of front-end proxy agent, so that communicate with near wireless data accessing points.In one embodiment, the bluetooth equipment emulator can be integrated among the WDAP, as being described by WDAP+ bluetooth equipment emulator 134.As selection, described bluetooth equipment emulator also can be the autonomous device of communication linkage in network 122.Generally speaking, the utilization of described bluetooth equipment emulator comes from the corresponding output device information of message center, generates required bluetooth equipment information (for example, printing or fax profile); Utilization is set up described profile from the resource information of message center retrieval.Thus, in one embodiment, described emulator also has the back end communications channel with the message center interfaces in order to (via near integrated or WDAP).The equipment of enabling when bluetooth is when the different access point is connected in system, and corresponding emulator will be the certain profiles information of the described accessing points of correspondence in response.

By similar bluetooth equipment emulation, such as the bluetooth equipment emulation of printing substantially as bluetooth or profile interoperability (Interoperability) instructions of faxing defines, described system makes the non-bluetooth equipment can be with regard to they are that the equipment that bluetooth is enabled is equally operated seemingly, whereby for company provides the method for simply effectively saving cost, so that the equipment that their non-wireless technology of management is enabled in wireless computing environment.These operations all are transparent for user and designated equipment both sides.In addition, enterprise does not need to revise, changes and even the upgrading legacy equipment, and this all is to be managed by message center because of these resources at present.

Can also being expanded on the originator device of enabling to bluetooth of outgoing management system by the ability of quoting printing.For instance, in one embodiment, by bluetooth equipment the WML content that is used for reproducing following WAP interface is offered the equipment that bluetooth is enabled, described equipment is included as WAP and designs WAP browser 107A.Predictably, in the near future, it is common that this kind equipment will become.In this configuration, in fact, by the identical WML content of supply of equipment of enabling to bluetooth via WDAP+ bluetooth equipment emulator, the equipment user that bluetooth is enabled can be according to coming to carry out alternately with system with the same method of wireless network user.

Default device is found (WiFi)

Described system has introduced static default settings and has dynamically arranged the notion of default value, so that adapt to the mobile computing agreement better.For example, message center realizes that in user profiles Default device is provided with option.With the printer is example, has two class default printers for each user: static default printer and dynamic default printer.When the user selects the former through wired connection (for example, PC 118) when visiting system, and select the latter during through wireless connections (for example, bluetooth, 802.11 etc.) access system as the user.When use was positioned at mobile launching station on the subscription client place, the user seldom had an opportunity to send output to his or her office printer.It is actual more and convenient to utilize access method to change default setting automatically.Yet for dirigibility is considered, the user has in order to dispose through profile makes dynamic default printer rewrite the invalid option of feature.

Figure 21 shows detailed description as user figure in order to the operation of determining dynamic default printer during through the WDAP submit job.At first, the user of wireless device 128 allows system enter wireless data accessing points WDAP2 through wireless connections.In illustrational example, suppose that the user submits the PBR job request to.In response, WDAP2 relays to message center with the PBR job request.Described message center is from the retrieval source data of file storage 136 theres corresponding to the PBR job request.Described message center finds to come from the request of WDAP2, checks its device databases and find out the dynamic default printer that is associated with WDAP2 that described WDAP2 is the output device D1 that is associated with print service PS1.Thus, its request of will reproducing sends to PS1.Described PS1 reproduces job request, then output image data is sent to output device D1.Output device D1 finishes operation output and notice PS1 task termination.PS1 is notification message center successively again.Described message center sends to WDAP2 with response, successfully finishes with the request of notice user job.Then, WDAP2 is relayed to subscriber equipment with this response.

Default device is found (bluetooth)

In the following situation of being described in Figure 22 A and 22B, as describing respectively with WDAP+ bluetooth

equipment simulator apparatus

138 and 140, comprise at present the bluetooth equipment emulator except WDAP1 adds WDAP2, network configuration comes down to identical.In the above two kinds of cases, this process all is that the initialize communications that the user of the originator device 132 of enabling from bluetooth seeks the equipment enabled with another bluetooth begins.In this example, the Bluetooth signal of originator device is received by WDAP2+ bluetooth equipment simulator apparatus 140, and it will set up communication linkage with the originator device that bluetooth is enabled.

At this moment, having two kinds can be used for making system can carry out the interface of mutual general type with the equipment user that bluetooth is enabled: basic bluetooth UI (for example, bluetooth UI 133) and senior bluetooth UI (for example, the WAP on the mini browser UI of the bluetooth 107A).Under the situation of basic bluetooth UI, emulator is to operate as output device or a plurality of this type of output device that the bluetooth of simulation is enabled.Under the situation of senior bluetooth UI, emulator serves as makes the WAP content can be provided for the pipeline of the equipment that bluetooth enables via the WAP on the bluetooth.

Supposing provides basic bluetooth UI.This situation has been described in Figure 22 A.In this case, after setting up linking bluetooth, the user will search for the output device (perhaps the user will utilize output device search to come the initialization linking bluetooth) that bluetooth is enabled.In response, emulator will be connected in root message center (directly or indirectly), and the retrieval information relevant with output device, and described output device is to be convenient to the mutual output device that approaches WDAP most.Because this category information is stored in the message center database, thereby MC can return to bluetooth simulation parameter 141 emulator corresponding to various output devices, and described various output devices can use via WDAP.At embodiment arbitrarily, described emulator can be asked user's (perhaps opposite, as to come identifying user by unique device identifier) of being verified, and the tabulation of the output device that is assigned to the user is provided.Then, described emulator will be simulated available output device, so that the originator device that bluetooth is enabled, " thinking " its in fact direct output device of enabling with one or more corresponding bluetooths communicates.For example, if available output device comprises two class laser printers and a text printing machine, so described emulator just will provide bluetooth equipment emulation for all these three printers.If have only individual equipment to use, this equipment just becomes the acquiescence output device so.So described user will select output device via bluetooth UI, and source data is uploaded to emulator, it is the same just like it source data to be directly uploaded to the output device that bluetooth enables.Then, to message center, this message center will call suitable print service and generate output image data described emulator, then, again described output image data will be submitted to the selected output device that is used to reproduce with source data transmission.

According to the example of being described among Figure 22 B, come to provide visit to system for the user by the WAP on the resident bluetooth service of message center.Originally, the bluetooth originator device of enabling is connected in the above described manner with bluetooth between the emulator and sets up.Then, emulator contacted message center is to begin supplying WML content, thereby reproduce user interface via the WAP on the mini browser 107A of bluetooth, the mini browser of described bluetooth makes the user can select source data from file storage 136 and selects output device (D1).All remaining operation in fact all is to carry out according to the method the same with the said method of the PBR example of corresponding Figure 21.

In one embodiment, described system comprises any configuration of adopting Bluetooth gateway 142.This gateway helps message center and bluetooth equipment emulator to communicate.This Bluetooth gateway is also noted the mapping between these equipment and the wireless data accessing points, and makes described mapping and message center synchronization.This mapping is to utilize the input that comes from equipment simulator to calculate, or by finding that (sniffing off) network calculates.

System connects topology

Figure 23 illustrates the various access paths that run into during the typical case that illustrates at outgoing management system realizes and the General System of connection type and be connected topological Figure 150.For component communication, first rule is that PS always starts to being connected of message center with RDC.Second rule according to corresponding to peer message center communication always connects from safer network to less safe network startup (for example, from the dedicated network to DMZ, from regional 1DMZ to area 0 DMZ or the like).But when above-mentioned two rules time spent all, the first rule first status that is dominant.

In Figure 150, the area 0 of centre configuration comprises root message center MC0 in the drawings, and this message center MC0 comprises that being used for whole MC announces the centralized resources storehouse (for example, output device) that reaches shared its public resource.Therefore, preferably, the assembly in the area 0 will be positioned at DMZ so that receive the input connection request under suitable safeguard protection.The zone 1 and the zone 2 that dispose on the area 0 opposite comprise two independently networks, and each network all has abundant safe subnet (that is dedicated network part) and DMZ part.MC (MC12 and MC22) management public resource and shareable resource among the DMZ in zone 1 and zone 2, and therefore be called as " public " MC.Be arranged in MC (being respectively MC21 and MC11) the management private resource of the private subnets of internal-

corporate fire wall

152 and 154 back, and therefore be called as " special use " MC.

Be deployment of components location chart below, it shows that according to one embodiment of the present of invention these assemblies can be wherein by resident." common network " is meant the network that does not have firewall protection, just is directly connected in the network of the Internet.It receives the whole connection requests that enter usually." DMZ " is meant the dedicated network that does not have limited protection.If the connection request that enters is just repaired up to some well-known ports, it receives those requests usually so." dedicated network " is meant the network that has strong firewall protection.It blocks most input connection requests usually, establishes a capital obstruction but differ.Be arranged in dedicated network and hinted that the input connection request gets clogged; Therefore, come to build bridge, make resource sharing become more convenient for job request by utilizing agency's (for example, DMZ MC or root MC).Preferably, for the purpose of tangible security, should not be deployed in MC and PS in the common network.Can not with the root message center (for example, MC0) be deployed in the dedicated network, this be since it need provide limited public access passage that public MC can be registered at least.RDC can be arranged in common network to realize wider scope of resource sharing; Yet do not recommend.

	Common network	DMZ	Dedicated network
	Common network	DMZ	Dedicated network	MC0	Do not recommend	√	Do not allow
MC1	Do not recommend	√	√	MC0	Do not recommend	√	Do not allow
MC1	Do not recommend	√	√	PS	Do not recommend	√	√
RDC	Do not recommend	√	√	PS	Do not recommend	√	√

Table 1: the deployment of components location drawing

Be deployment of components position subject diagram below, it has explained the deployment of components position among Figure 150.

	Common network	DMZ	Dedicated network
	Common network	DMZ	Dedicated network	MC	Do not recommend	MC0，MC12，MC22	MC11，MC21
PS	Do not recommend	PS0，PS12，PS22	PS11，PS21	MC	Do not recommend	MC0，MC12，MC22	MC11，MC21
PS	Do not recommend	PS0，PS12，PS22	PS11，PS21	RDC	RDC01，RDC02， DC14，RDC24	RDC13，RDC23	RDC11，RDC12， RDC21，RDC22
D	D01，D02，D14，D24	D13，D23	D11，D12，D21，D22	RDC	RDC01，RDC02， DC14，RDC24	RDC13，RDC23	RDC11，RDC12， RDC21，RDC22

Table 2: deployment of components position classification chart

Below illustrated among the 3-6 at table and to have described how each other one group of MC network connection layout of communication of assembly, it comprises connection type, connects startup person and data transmission.Reason owing to performance, preferably, persistence connects (for example only should be used for the control signal exchange, resource query, resource registering), yet temporary connection can be used for the control signal exchange, also can be used for non-control signal exchange, that is to say, source file data transmission and the transmission of reproduction output image data.When allowing persistence to connect, infer and support temporary connection.Data transmission can " through impact damper " or " by quoting ".When allowing " by quoting " transmission, infer support " through impact damper " transmission.If the transmit leg of file storage is sightless words for the take over party, may just not be to be practicable selection by quoting transmission so.In this case, suitable MC will be sent to the destination resource to data by channel.

Following tabulation is corresponding to network connection layout in the MC0 zone.This table described root MC how with same zone in other assembly communicate.Because this is in the area 0, thereby does not allow " special use " MC and PS.

	Connection type	Startup person	Data transmission
	Connection type	Startup person	Data transmission	MC0-MCn(DMZ)	Lastingly	MC(DMZ)	Impact damper is quoted
MC0-MCn (special use)	N/A			MC0-MCn(DMZ)	Lastingly	MC(DMZ)	Impact damper is quoted
MC0-MCn (special use)	N/A			MC0-PSn(DMZ)	Lastingly	PS	Impact damper is quoted
MC0-PSn (special use)	N/A			MC0-PSn(DMZ)	Lastingly	PS	Impact damper is quoted
MC0-PSn (special use)	N/A			MC0-RDCn (public) *	Lastingly	RDC (public)	Impact damper * only
MC0-RDCn(DMZ)	Lastingly	RDC(DMZ)	Impact damper is quoted	MC0-RDCn (public) *	Lastingly	RDC (public)	Impact damper * only
MC0-RDCn(DMZ)	Lastingly	RDC(DMZ)	Impact damper is quoted	MC0-RDCn (special use)	N/A

* do not allow to watch the DMZ file storage there from public RDC.

Network connection layout in the table 3:MC0 zone

Be the interregional network connection layout of MC0 below, except it is to be used for the communication between domains, it is similar to above-mentioned table 3.This table described root MC how with zones of different in other assembly communicate.

	Connection type	Startup person	Data transmission
	Connection type	Startup person	Data transmission	MC0-MCn(DMZ)*	Lastingly	MC(DMZ)	Impact damper only
MC0-MCn (special use) * *	Temporarily	MC (special use)	Impact damper only	MC0-MCn(DMZ)*	Lastingly	MC(DMZ)	Impact damper only
MC0-MCn (special use) * *	Temporarily	MC (special use)	Impact damper only	MC0-PSn(DMZ)	Do not allow
MC0-PSn (special use)	Do not allow			MC0-PSn(DMZ)	Do not allow
MC0-PSn (special use)	Do not allow			MC0-RDCn (public) * * *	Lastingly	RDC (public)	Impact damper only
MC0-RDCn(DMZ)	Temporarily	RDC(DMZ)	Impact damper only	MC0-RDCn (public) * * *	Lastingly	RDC (public)	Impact damper only
MC0-RDCn(DMZ)	Temporarily	RDC(DMZ)	Impact damper only	MC0-RDCn (special use)	Temporarily	RDC (special use)	Impact damper only

* DMZ MC need remain to the persistence connection of MC, so that realize resource sharing and support the shared device inquiry.

The special-purpose MC of * can be established to the temporary connection of MC0 for equipment query, perhaps data transmission is bridged to public RDC.

* * does not allow to watch the DMZ file storage there from public RDC.

Network connection layout in the table 4:MC0 zone

Be network connection layout in the MC zone of non-area 0 below.The message center that this table has been described non-area 0 how with same zone in other assembly communicate.

	Connection type	Startup person	Data transmission
	Connection type	Startup person	Data transmission	MCx(DMZ)-MCy(DMZ)*	Do not allow
MCx (DMZ)-MCy (special use) * *	Lastingly	MC (special use)	Impact damper only	MCx(DMZ)-MCy(DMZ)*	Do not allow
MCx (DMZ)-MCy (special use) * *	Lastingly	MC (special use)	Impact damper only	MC(DMZ)-PS(DMZ)	Lastingly	PS(DMZ)	Impact damper is quoted
MC (DMZ)-PS (special use)	Temporarily	PS (special use)	Impact damper only	MC(DMZ)-PS(DMZ)	Lastingly	PS(DMZ)	Impact damper is quoted
MC (DMZ)-PS (special use)	Temporarily	PS (special use)	Impact damper only	MC (DMZ)-RDC (public)	Lastingly	RDC (public)	Impact damper only
MC(DMZ)-RDC(DMZ)	Lastingly	RDC(DMZ)	Impact damper is quoted	MC (DMZ)-RDC (public)	Lastingly	RDC (public)	Impact damper only

MC (DMZ)-RDC (special use)	Lastingly	RDC (special use)	Impact damper is quoted
MC (DMZ)-RDC (special use)	Lastingly	RDC (special use)	Impact damper is quoted	MCx (special use)-MCy (DMZ) * * *	Lastingly	MC (special use)	Impact damper only
MCx (special use)-Mcy (special use) *	Do not allow			MCx (special use)-MCy (DMZ) * * *	Lastingly	MC (special use)	Impact damper only
MCx (special use)-Mcy (special use) *	Do not allow			MC (special use)-PS (DMZ)	Do not allow
MC (special use)-PS (special use)	Lastingly	PS (special use)	Impact damper is quoted	MC (special use)-PS (DMZ)	Do not allow
MC (special use)-PS (special use)	Lastingly	PS (special use)	Impact damper is quoted	MC (special use)-RDC (public)	Do not allow
MC (special use)-RDC (DMZ)	Do not allow			MC (special use)-RDC (public)	Do not allow
MC (special use)-RDC (DMZ)	Do not allow			MC (special use)-RDC (special use)	Lastingly	RDC(DMZ)	Impact damper is quoted

* not public and unnecessary configuration.

* MCx helps MCy will export by channel and is sent to the RDC that does not register to MCy.

* * MCy helps MCx will export by channel and is sent to the RDC that does not register to MCx.

Table 5: network connection layout in the zone of non-MC0

Be network connection layout in the MC zone of non-area 0 below, except it was used for intra-area communication, it was similar to above-mentioned table.The MC that this table has been described non-area 0 how with zones of different in other assembly communicate.

	Connection type	Startup person	Data transmission
	Connection type	Startup person	Data transmission	MCx(DMZ)-MCy(DMZ)*	Temporarily	No matter who starting outfit inquiry	N/A
MCx (DMZ)-MCy (special use) * *	Temporarily	MCy (special use)	N/A	MCx(DMZ)-MCy(DMZ)*	Temporarily	No matter who starting outfit inquiry	N/A
MCx (DMZ)-MCy (special use) * *	Temporarily	MCy (special use)	N/A	MC(DMZ)-PS(DMZ)	Do not allow
MC (DMZ)-PS (special use)	Do not allow			MC(DMZ)-PS(DMZ)	Do not allow
MC (DMZ)-PS (special use)	Do not allow			MC (DMZ)-RDC (public)	Temporarily	RDC (public)	Impact damper only
MC(DMZ)-RDC(DMZ)	Temporarily	RDC(DMZ)	Impact damper only	MC (DMZ)-RDC (public)	Temporarily	RDC (public)	Impact damper only
MC(DMZ)-RDC(DMZ)	Temporarily	RDC(DMZ)	Impact damper only	MC (DMZ)-RDC (special use)	Temporarily	RDC (special use)	Impact damper only
MCx (special use)-MCy (DMZ) * * *	Temporarily	MCx (special use)	N/A	MC (DMZ)-RDC (special use)	Temporarily	RDC (special use)	Impact damper only
MCx (special use)-MCy (DMZ) * * *	Temporarily	MCx (special use)	N/A	MCx (special use)-MCy (special use)	Do not allow

MC (special use)-PS (DMZ)	Do not allow
MC (special use)-PS (DMZ)	Do not allow	MC (special use)-PS (special use)	Do not allow
MC (special use)-RDC (public)	Do not allow	MC (special use)-PS (special use)	Do not allow
MC (special use)-RDC (public)	Do not allow	MC (special use)-RDC (DMZ)	Do not allow
MC (special use)-RDC (special use)	Do not allow	MC (special use)-RDC (DMZ)	Do not allow

* only be used for equipment query.

* is sent to the public RDC that is associated with MCx for equipment query and for Mcy will be exported by channel.

* * is sent to the public RDC that is associated with MCy for equipment query and for MCx will be exported by channel.

Table 6: network connection layout in the zone of non-MC0

Generally speaking, these assemblies in the system will utilize the internet message agreement and communication each other.For example, exist design to be used for the RDC internet message agreement that between remote desktop client and message central server, communicates.In one embodiment, being that socket by the port 5190 on from RDC to the MC server connects to send out being connected between RDC and the MC server opens.For the life cycle of session, it is lasting that these sockets connect.Session is defined as the session that links to each other between client and the server.Most of sessions are static basically between client computer and server, unless exist for the print job of the remote printer appointment that is associated with client.Session send out open during, client provides many session parameters to client, in the hope of setting up continuous session.

Data transmission is supported

How this section has been described the processing operation request msg briefly and has been sent it to each assembly.Can be summarized as following operation to basic job request treatment scheme: 1) with the input file data upload to message center; 2) MC is identified for the suitable print service that output image reproduces according to the destination output device of sign; 3) MC will import data and consign to PS or allow PS visit described file by quoting; 4) PS reproduces output image; 5) PS is sent to MC with output image or output image is stored in the public resource storehouse; 6) MC sends to RDC with output data or by allowing RDC visit described file to quoting of public resource storehouse.According to actual job request origin and destination, may need classification MC to come the bridge data transmission.The switching type is divided into " by quoting " and " through impact damper ".Generally speaking, by quoting transmission seemingly than transmit more effective (owing to having reduced spool file) through impact damper; Yet, when because security restriction (for example, fire wall) and when making different assemblies on the different piece that occupy network can't watch quoting each other, this may be feasible.In this case, be the unique selection of data transmission through the impact damper transmission.Following table definition data transmission.

	Quote the transmission name	Impact damper transmission name
	Quote the transmission name	Impact damper transmission name	User file input (uploading)	Upload by quoting (UBR)	Upload (UBB) through impact damper
MC-PS (payment)	By quoting payment (DBR)	Pay (DBB) through impact damper	User file input (uploading)	Upload by quoting (UBR)	Upload (UBB) through impact damper
MC-PS (payment)	By quoting payment (DBR)	Pay (DBB) through impact damper	PS-MC (transmission)	By quoting transmission (TBR)	Through impact damper transmission (TBB)
MC-RDC (printing)	By quoting printing (PBR)	By quoting printing (PBR)	PS-MC (transmission)	By quoting transmission (TBR)	Through impact damper transmission (TBB)
MC-RDC (printing)	By quoting printing (PBR)	By quoting printing (PBR)	MC-MC (mixing (shuffle)) *	By quoting mixing (SBR)	Mix (SBB) through impact damper

* only be only applicable in the zone

Table 7: module data transport-type definition

MC (DMZ)-RDC (public) in the zoneThe purpose of this class communication is that print request is sent to following equipment from DMZ MC, and described equipment invests in same area on the RDC in the common network of the same MC registration among the same DMZ.For example, from MC12-〉the RDC14 transmission.

Process flow diagram with reference to Figure 24, this is handled from piece 160, the user is connected to family's message center of user and carries out register therein, in piece 162, the user submits print request to via the user interface corresponding to originator device, and wherein the user utilizes described originator device and is connected in system.If print request is corresponding to by quoting printing (PBR), then MC just (for example uploads source data there from remote storage, " input " file that wherein comprises source data), described remote storage is via the UI appointment, and asks to identify by PBR in piece 164.If print request is asked (that is, the source data that will print occupy on the originator device) corresponding to non-PBR, then in piece 166, MC just uploads source data through impact damper from described equipment.

Next, in piece 168, described MC locatees suitable print service and sends an operation to its and reproduces request.Generally speaking, suitable print service will be corresponding to the PS in the zone identical with the destination output device, and be destination output device and source data (for example, have the driver support of output device, and have it and can move to generate application program corresponding to the image output data of described source data) characteristic the print service support is provided.If this request is PBR, then in piece 170, MC just pays the quoting of network storage location of sign input file to print service.If this request is not PBR, then in piece 172, MC just comes to pay input file to PS through impact damper.In piece 174, firm retrieval or reception input file, described print service just generates output image data (output image file).

If will use resources bank, then in piece 176, described PS just the output image document storage in resources bank, and in piece 178, described PS is transferred to MC by quoting with output image.In this case, output image data is stored in the file in the resources bank, and means by quoting transmission: PS provides path, the network site of output image file, filename to MC.If do not use resources bank, then in piece 180, PS just is transferred to MC through impact damper with output image.

At this moment, in piece 182, the described MC suitable remote desktop client in location brings in the reception output image.This will finish the database lookup according to the destination output device generally, thereby discern any RDC that may be used for submitting to the destination output device output image.Then, in piece 184, described MC sends to output image the RDC that identifies by quoting.Just receive this and quote, in piece 186, RDC just retrieves output image and it is submitted to output device, so that reproduced by output device.Printed successful information in case obtain operation, described MC just sends it back notice to the user then and has printed success to inform user's print job.In piece 188, press contracted notation, above-mentioned processing can be described to: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-PBB.

MC (DMZ)-RDC (DMZ) in the zoneThe purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent on the following equipment from the message center that is arranged in DMZ, described equipment invest to MC be on the RDC among the same DMZ of same MC (for example, MC12-〉RDC13) registration in the same area.Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-(PBR, PBB).

MC (DMZ)-RDC (special use) in the zoneThe purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment from DMZ MC, and described equipment invests RDC in the dedicated network of the same MC registration in same zone and goes up (for example, MC12-〉RDC12).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-(PBR, PBB).

MC (special use)-RDC (public) in the zoneThe purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment from special-purpose MC, and described equipment invests RDC in the common network of in the same area MC of another among DMZ registration and goes up (for example, MC11-〉RDC14).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-SBB-〉PBB.

MC (special use)-RDC (DMZ) in the zoneThe purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment from special-purpose MC, and described equipment invests in same area RDC among the DMZ of another MC registration among the same DMZ and goes up (for example, MC11-〉RDC13).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-SBB-〉(PBR, PBB).

MC (special use)-RDC (special use) in the zoneThe purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment from special-purpose MC, and described equipment invests RDC in the dedicated network of same MC registration in same area and goes up (for example, MC11-〉RDC11).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-(PBR, PBB).

Interregional MC (DMZ)-RDC (public)The purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment from DMZ MC, and described equipment invests RDC in the common network of another MC registration in the external DMZ that comes from zones of different and goes up (for example, MC12-〉RDC24).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-PBB.

Interregional MC (DMZ)-RDC (DMZ)The purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment, and described equipment invests RDC among the different DMZ of another MC registration in the identical external DMZ that comes from zones of different and goes up (for example, MC12-〉RDC23).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-PBB.

Interregional MC (DMZ)-RDC (special use)The purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment from DMZ MC, and described equipment invests RDC in the dedicated network of another MC registration in the different DMZ that come from zones of different and goes up (for example, MC12-〉RDC22).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-PBB.

Interregional MC (special use)-RDC (public)The purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment from special-purpose MC, and described equipment invests RDC in the common network of another MC registration in the different DMZ that come from zones of different and goes up (for example, MC11-〉RDC24).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-SBB-〉PBB.

Interregional MC (special use)-RDC (DMZ)The purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment from special-purpose MC, and described equipment invests RDC among the DMZ of another MC registration in the identical external DMZ that comes from zones of different and goes up (for example, MC11-〉RDC23).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-SBB-〉PBB.

Interregional MC (special use)-RDC (special use).The purpose of this class communication is: print request is sent to following equipment from special-purpose MC, and described equipment invests RDC in the different dedicated networks of another MC registration in the different external DMZ that comes from zones of different and goes up (for example, MC11-〉RDC22).Corresponding contracted notation is: (UBR, UBB)-(DBR, DBB)-(TBR, TBB)-SBB-〉PBB.

The system hardware multi-tier systematic structure

In one embodiment, this system can utilize the design of four layer architectures to be realized, shown in the multi-tier systematic structure among Figure 25 200.The ground floor of this architecture comprises Web server group (farm) (WSF) 202; The second layer comprises message center group (MCF) 204; The 3rd layer comprises print service server zone (PSSF) 206; And the 4th layer comprise database server group (DBSF).Be description below to each layer.

The 1st layer: Web server group (WSF)This one deck comprises load balancer (LB) 208 and Web server group 202.Described load balancer obtains new request and they is distributed to one of them Web server among the Web server group.The shared same URL of described Web server; Therefore, the user need only remember that a URL who visits this system gets final product.The configuration structure of load balancer 208 is depended in the issue of request.Load balancer maintaining webs server location and request are assigned.The Web server that has distributed is carried out script in this locality, and update stored in database 210 on the NFS (network file system(NFS)), perhaps upgrade SAN (storage area networks) equipment 212 by the public database access interface being called to the corresponding database server zone.In addition, load balancer can send warning message to the keeper, to show any mistake among the Web server group.

The 2nd layer: message center group (MCF)Described message center group comprises two copies that moving of message center component software.An elementary MC214 who is included in operation under the tupe, and another is the secondary MC216 that moves under standby mode.Described elementary MC is the at first new request of response always.If elementary MC does not respond, then secondary MC just will make and himself switch under the tupe with processes said request.Then, it sends warning message to show mistake to the system manager.This fail safe (fail-over) switching is to carry out automatically under unmanned situation of interfering.When having solved the problems referred to above and elementary MC recovery presence, secondary MC just makes himself switch and gets back to standby mode, notifies elementary MC to take over then.

Described system has realized " heartbeat (heartbeat) inspection " between elementary MC and the secondary MC, so that the protection of supporting to cease to be in force automatically is switched.In order to realize this, each MC has two Ethernet interfaces and a serial port.Four whole Ethernet interfaces all link to each other in same subnet, and described serial port also is connected with each other.In case installation is just gone up to MC distributes same unsteady (floating) IP address at its Ethernet interface one of them (floating interface), is that it distributes static ip address and go up at other interface (static interface).Described elementary MC activates (bring up) these two Ethernet interfaces when system start-up.Yet secondary MC only activates static interface to avoid conflict.Described secondary MC is by sending the validity that test packet is checked elementary MC through its static interface.If the floating interface of elementary MC is unavailable, as guaranteeing that described secondary MC utilizes the local serial port that links to each other to check once more, so that distinct more thoroughly the problems referred to above.Then, described secondary MC activates its floating interface so that service to be provided to new-comer request, and to system manager's information that gives a warning.Meanwhile, it continues the heartbeat inspection to discover the recovery of elementary MC.When elementary MC recovered presence, described secondary MC switched its floating interface, and the request that sends is to require elementary MC to activate its floating interface.Always be in stand-by state in order to ensure secondary MC, described elementary MC also does identical inspection to secondary MC except only sending the warning message to the keeper when secondary MC has problems.As long as system start-up is also moving, described heartbeat inspection will continue.Can dispose the time interval of heartbeat, so that Adjustment System reliability and performance.

The 3rd layer: print service server zone (PSSF)This one deck comprises load balancer 218 and print service server zone 206.Described load balancer obtains new request from message center group 204 there, and they are published on one of them print service server among the PSSF206.Described MCF always is to use the IP of same appointment to visit print service.The configuration structure of load balancer 218 is depended in the issue of request.Described load balancer is safeguarded print service server location and request assignment.The print service server process of having distributed is reproduced request, when output image data being stored in shared NFS or the SAN equipment in case of necessity, then the result is returned to MCF.Described load balancer is also to keeper's information that gives a warning, to show any mistake in the print service server zone.

The 4th layer: database server group (DBSF)This one deck comprises two database server zones, comprising: message center database server group (MCDSF) 220 and print service database server group (PSDSF) 222.In these server zones each is connected in nfs server or storage area networks (SAN) server 224 and 226 respectively, and described storage area networks (SAN) server is

resident database

228 and 230 separately respectively.

Described database server group is according to being that the similar fashion that the 2nd layer of message center group implements the heartbeat inspection is come implementing the heartbeat inspection each other as mentioned above.Yet some senior business database systems can have embedded server fail safe and switch.In this case, can get off to realize reliability in the situation that need not enforcement " server zone heartbeat inspection ".

ScalabilityThe establishment of more running examples in the 1st layer and the 3rd layer can help total system to stretch.Equally also load balancer arbitrarily can be placed the 2nd layer to expand this system fully.In this case, because load balancer can be competent at the responsibility of guaranteeing each assembly accessibility, thereby the heartbeat checking mechanism will be not necessarily.

SecurityBut module system structural design and extending database pattern allow complicated security implementation scheme.The first, for user rs authentication, subscription data base comprises the user profiles that is used for verifying when the user signs in to system by any support equipment.If authentication failed is then just deposited record in the system for quoting or investigate in the future, and the refusal logging request.In addition, this message center can realize supporting the Public Key Infrastructure of higher level client and server authentication.The second, for the data encryption support, each module can both realize encrypting with the protection content-data.Can file storage between the message center, message center between the print service, print service between the output image resources bank, and the document image resources bank encrypt to implementing between the RDC.Certainly, may damage in insufficient encryption under the situation of user data, undue encryption may reduce overall performance.The 3rd, in non-refusal embodiment, system distributes unique ID for each subscriber.When the user when system submits request to, come this request of mark with his or her ID and timestamp immediately.Submit request to if this is operation, ghost and note this copy in system so just, and after a while with its filing for quote and the billing purpose use in the future.

Except aforesaid security implementation scheme, another advantage of system modular and distributed architecture is exactly: it allows the keeper to come self-defined security set according to institutional needs.For example, the standard setting that can be used as between shared file server and the message center of VPN (virtual private network) (VPN) is implemented.Equally, also can between message center and remote desktop client, implement VPN.Described system architecture both support software VPN disposes also support hardware VPN configuration.Also total system can be configured to Public Key Infrastructure, so that checking and mandate are provided; So that protected data integrality and data security; With so that satisfy non-refusal demand.

Message center

Message center comprises one or more webservers, and their (usually) provide public visit (for example, via the Internet), and they implement RDBMS (relational database management system) database.With reference to Figure 26, in one embodiment, message center MCn is resided on the unix server 232.Generally speaking, various type of servers can be used as the message center main frame, and these type of servers comprise: server, Microsft Windows server and the (SuSE) Linux OS of operation UNIX.Preferably, server should be realized numerous assemblies and high efficiency hardware, such as picture RAID5 disk subsystem or the like.

Message center MCn comprises RDBMS database 228, has stored the data relevant with the operation of message center and other system component therein.Generally speaking, described RDBMS database can be resident in addition by SQL RDBMS database software, above-mentioned software is to be provided by one of them of several suppliers, described software comprises: Oracle (for example, 8i or 9i), Microsoft (for example, SQL Server7 or SQL Server2000), IBM (DB2), Informix and Sybase.In current embodiment, used the MySQL RDBMS that has web socket connection, PERL and C programmer design AP1.As selection, database 228 also can be resident in addition by non-SQL RDBMS.

Each message center all also comprise be used to handle above with reference to the various software modules of the described task of Fig. 1.These software modules comprise: message handling device 234, show more new processor 236, table attended operation 238 and print service communication channel 240.In addition, described message center comprises and is used for carrying out the Web server assembly that interface is connected with the Web traffic.In one embodiment, used and had in order to the PHP4 of support maintenance and management and print service traffic operation and the Apache Web server of expansion of SSL server and relevant CGI application program.

Message handling device 234 is carried out as the service that is bundled in dedicated network port (for example, system port 5190).Described remote desktop client is utilized this port and is connected in message center, and keeps persistence to connect in the life cycle of session.Communicating by letter between message center and the RDC is connection-oriented, and each session all comprises the moment of using the internet message agreement.When starting session, RDC sends out when opening process, communicating by letter between beginning message center and the remote desktop client, and connecting by sudden disconnection (is owing to (for example work as the RDC main frame, PC) shutdown or the loss of network connectivity when the RDC application exception is ended or the mistake on the RDC cause) or when RDC startup session stop procedures, stop above-mentioned communication between them.

Showing more, new processor (TUH) 236 comprises that the local API with the RDBMS system (for example, for MySQL RDBMS embodiment, will adopt C language and PERL language API; For Oracle RDBMS embodiment, will adopt PLSQL stored programme or the like) one group of data base method writing.Method in this module comprises with minor function: the function that is used to revise the remote printer resource status; Be used to add, delete and revise the function of wireless subscription person's profile; Be used for the function that print service job queue management table upgrades, and other various functions.

Table attended operation (TMO) module 238 comprises: the database manipulation of series of discrete, these operations are implemented as and generate login daily record and report, regular removing table and the necessary function of safeguarding of correction database table problem.In these functions some are carried out according to particular case, and other function then is pre regular execution, for example, and according to per hour once or weekly.Can utilize some functions in this module via the CGI interface on the port 80 (or SSL).

Print service communication channel 240 has realized message channel for print service component accesses message center.This channel makes the print service in the system can be connected in message center, so that the job queue management state.In one embodiment, this channel is to realize by port on message center and the API 80 or SSL port, and described message center and API provide the message capability of sending out that comprises CGI scripting.

Database schema

Generally speaking, message center RDBMS pattern comprises three independent database, comprising: remote printer resource management (RPRM) database 242, operation print queue management (JPQM) database 244 and wireless subscription person (SUB) database 246.The table that described RPRM database comprises with printer resource is registered, the RDC process is relevant with the printer asset management.Described JPQM database comprises with print job submits relevant table to, and described print job is handled by print service.Described wireless subscription person's database comprises the table relevant with wireless subscription person.

The SUB database table

Subscriber's tableThis table comprises the customizing messages about the wireless subscription person in the system.This subscriber the first time fill in during the accreditation process this table in field.With comprise the capacity of equipment value that the wireless device from HTTP GET stem returns from the corresponding field of " HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP " initial explanation, described HTTP GET stem has defined some abilities of wireless device.The SUB_NO field will comprise the unique subscriber's number that is associated at the mobile phone number of period of registration input with the subscriber, and described subscriber's number is used to identify the subscriber of each session.It is unique that described index field SUB_ID writes down for each, and is used to quote (that is link) following NETWORK_SITES and PRINTERS table.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	SUB_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique subscriber ID value of auto-increment
SUB_NO	?VARchar(255)	The HTTP_X_UP_SUB_NO string that comes from phone browser	SUB_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique subscriber ID value of auto-increment
SUB_NO	?VARchar(255)	The HTTP_X_UP_SUB_NO string that comes from phone browser	User name	?VARchar(32)	Subscriber's user name
FNAME	?VARchar(32)	Subscriber's name	User name	?VARchar(32)	Subscriber's user name
FNAME	?VARchar(32)	Subscriber's name	MNAME	?VARchar(32)	Subscriber's middle name
LNAME	?VARchar(32)	Subscriber's surname	MNAME	?VARchar(32)	Subscriber's middle name
LNAME	?VARchar(32)	Subscriber's surname	ADDR1	?VARchar(48)	First address string
ADDR2	?VARchar(48)	Second address string	ADDR1	?VARchar(48)	First address string
ADDR2	?VARchar(48)	Second address string	CITY	?VARchar(48)	The city string
STATE	?VARchar(2)	Country's abbreviation	CITY	?VARchar(48)	The city string
STATE	?VARchar(2)	Country's abbreviation	ZIP	?VARchar(10)	Postcode
EMAIL	?VARchar(48)	The e-mail address string	ZIP	?VARchar(10)	Postcode
EMAIL	?VARchar(48)	The e-mail address string	PIN	?VARchar(32)	Four PIN numbers
CELLPHNUM	?VARchar(10)	Mobile Directory Number w/area code	PIN	?VARchar(32)	Four PIN numbers
CELLPHNUM	?VARchar(10)	Mobile Directory Number w/area code	CAP_COLOR	?ENUM(Y′，′N′)	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_ISCOLOR
CAP_PIX_X	?INT?UNSIGNED	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_SCREENPIXELS ?″x″	CAP_COLOR	?ENUM(Y′，′N′)	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_ISCOLOR
CAP_PIX_X	?INT?UNSIGNED	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_SCREENPIXELS ?″x″	CAP_PIX_Y	?INT?UNSIGNED	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_SCREENPIXELS ″y′
CAP_DEPTH	?INT?UNSIGEND	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_SCREENDEPTH	CAP_PIX_Y	?INT?UNSIGNED	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_SCREENPIXELS ″y′
CAP_DEPTH	?INT?UNSIGEND	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_SCREENDEPTH	CAP_MAXPDU	?INT?UNSIGNED	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_MAX_PDU
SUB?STATE	?INT?UNSIGNED	Subscriber's country or state (＜TBD 〉)	CAP_MAXPDU	?INT?UNSIGNED	HTTP_X_UP_DEVCAP_MAX_PDU

CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '
CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	UPDATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 8: the subscriber shows explanation

Table of network stationsThis table comprises several fields, these Field Definitions the website that adds by the subscriber, and comprise the log-on message of each website.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	SITE_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The only network Site ID value of auto-increment
SUB_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Showing to shine upon the subscriber ID that comes from the subscriber quotes	SITE_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The only network Site ID value of auto-increment
SUB_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED		SITE_NAME	?VARchar(32)	The site name string
SITE_ADDR	?VARchar(64)	Alpha or digital network site identifier	SITE_NAME	?VARchar(32)	The site name string
SITE_ADDR	?VARchar(64)	Alpha or digital network site identifier	User name	?VARchar(32)	The user name of website
PASSWORD	?VARchar(32)	The password of website	User name	?VARchar(32)	The user name of website
PASSWORD	?VARchar(32)	The password of website	TYPECODE	?INT?UNSIGNED	The code of define grid type of site (＜TBD 〉)
CURRENT	?ENUM(′Y′，′N′)	Boolean: currency=Y or N	TYPECODE	?INT?UNSIGNED	The code of define grid type of site (＜TBD 〉)
CURRENT	?ENUM(′Y′，′N′)	Boolean: currency=Y or N	CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '
UPDATED	?ATE?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 9: table of network stations explanation

The printer resource table.This table comprises several fields of information of needs definition particular subscription person's printer resource.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	PRINT_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique printer resource ID value of auto-increment
SUB_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Show the subscriber ID of there mapping from the subscriber	PRINT_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique printer resource ID value of auto-increment

		Quote
		Quote	NAME	?VARchar(32)	Printer name
MCID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The message center identifier	NAME	?VARchar(32)	Printer name
MCID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The message center identifier	PID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The remote printer resource identifier
CURRENT	?ENUM(′Y′，′N′)	Boolean: currency=Y or N	PID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The remote printer resource identifier
CURRENT	?ENUM(′Y′，′N′)	Boolean: currency=Y or N	STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	Printer modes (＜TBD 〉)
CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	Printer modes (＜TBD 〉)
CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	UPDATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 10: printer sheet explanation

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	FET_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique printer resource ID value of auto-increment
SUB_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The subscriber ID that shows the there mapping from the subscriber quotes	FET_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique printer resource ID value of auto-increment
SUB_ID	?INT?UNSIGNED		NAME	?VARchar(32)	Facsimile recorder/Email name
FET_TYPE	?INT?UNSIGNED	Type enumerate (facsimile recorder, Email, other?)	NAME	?VARchar(32)	Facsimile recorder/Email name
FET_TYPE	?INT?UNSIGNED	Type enumerate (facsimile recorder, Email, other?)	RESOURCE	?VARchar(255)	The type specific information
STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	This state of resources	RESOURCE	?VARchar(255)	The type specific information
STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	This state of resources	CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '
UPDATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 11:FAX/ Email table (FET)

The RPRM database table

The primary printer resource tableEach printing state of resources information that this table comprises system-wide remote printer resource allocation structure and registers in the heart in particular message.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	PID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique printer resource ID value of auto-increment
NAME	?VARchar(32)	Printer name	PID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique printer resource ID value of auto-increment
NAME	?VARchar(32)	Printer name	ZID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Realm identifier (regional entitlement)
CID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The client id relevant with the remote printer resource	ZID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Realm identifier (regional entitlement)
CID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The client id relevant with the remote printer resource	MPID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The Magic printing server identifier of driver type
TYPE	?VARchar(32)	The printer resource type	MPID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The Magic printing server identifier of driver type
TYPE	?VARchar(32)	The printer resource type	PRIENT_DES	?VARchar?255)	Free-format printer descriptor string
STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	The current state of printer resource	PRIENT_DES	?VARchar?255)	Free-format printer descriptor string
STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	The current state of printer resource	CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '
UPDATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 12: primary printer resource

The range descriptors tableThis table definition the parameter of the regional s that in the total system network, defines.Record in the middle of this table is all quoted by realm identifier (ZID).Described region D ESC descriptor, regional TYPE and STATUS field description regional characteristic.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	ZID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique area I D value of auto-increment
ZONE_DESC	?VARchar(64)	The range descriptors string	ZID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique area I D value of auto-increment
ZONE_DESC	?VARchar(64)	The range descriptors string	ZONE_TYPE	?INT?UNSIGNED	Area type is enumerated (public/private)
STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	State is enumerated	ZONE_TYPE	?INT?UNSIGNED	Area type is enumerated (public/private)

Table 13: range descriptors table

Message center table (MCT)This table comprises the information of the message center in the cited system of being used for.These processes identify by message center identifier (MCID), and it is unique total system value.Attention:, exist always to utilize to equal the main message center that 0 MCID quotes for all PUBLIC resources; All other message center all has the positive MCID value of non-zero.Described MCT comprises the information of the zone and the network address at identification message center.Attention: described main message center has and equals 0 realm identifier (ZID); All other message center all has the positive MCID value of non-zero.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	MCID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The unique message center ID value of auto-increment
ZID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The ZID zone identifier value	MCID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The unique message center ID value of auto-increment
ZID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The ZID zone identifier value	MC_IPADDR	?VARchar(15)	Numeric IP addresses
MC_PORT	?INT?UNSIGNED	The port number of the machine at MC_IPADDR place	MC_IPADDR	?VARchar(15)	Numeric IP addresses
MC_PORT	?INT?UNSIGNED	The port number of the machine at MC_IPADDR place	STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	The message center state value
NAME	?VARchar(64)	Message center title string	STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	The message center state value
NAME	?VARchar(64)	Message center title string	SECURITY	?VARchar(32)	The security string that is used to verify
CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	SECURITY	?VARchar(32)	The security string that is used to verify
CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	UPDATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 14: message center table

The client descriptor tableThis table definition the independent client relevant with the remote printer resource.Record in the middle of this table is quoted by client identifier (CID).Described CLIENTDESC, CLIENT TYPE and name and address Field Definition the attribute of client.The information that is stored in this table is when individual's installation desktop client software the time or generates during the registration process that takes place on the PC behind the corporate firewall.The print job queuing message comprises the CID identifier, this identifier client process with will print operation-related.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	CID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique client id value of auto-increment
CLIENT_DESC	?VARchar(64)	Client descriptor string	CID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique client id value of auto-increment
CLIENT_DESC	?VARchar(64)	Client descriptor string	CLIENT_TYPE	?INT?UNSIGNED	Client type is enumerated
NAME_FIRST	?VARchar(16)	The client name	CLIENT_TYPE	?INT?UNSIGNED	Client type is enumerated
NAME_FIRST	?VARchar(16)	The client name	NAME_MID	?VARchar(16)	The client middle name
NAME_LAST	?VARchar(16)	The client surname	NAME_MID	?VARchar(16)	The client middle name
NAME_LAST	?VARchar(16)	The client surname	ADDRESS1	?VARchar(32)	Client address
ADDRESS2	?VARchar(32)	Client address	ADDRESS1	?VARchar(32)	Client address
ADDRESS2	?VARchar(32)	Client address	CITY	?VARchar(32)	The client city
STATE	?VARchar(12)	Client state	CITY	?VARchar(32)	The client city
STATE	?VARchar(12)	Client state	ZIP	?VARchar(12)	The client postcode
USERID	?VARchar(16)	Client user ID	ZIP	?VARchar(12)	The client postcode
USERID	?VARchar(16)	Client user ID	PASSWORD	?VARchar(16)	The client password
EMAIL	?VARchar(32)	The client e-mail address	PASSWORD	?VARchar(16)	The client password
EMAIL	?VARchar(32)	The client e-mail address	STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	State: (online, off-line, invalid, mistake)
CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	State: (online, off-line, invalid, mistake)
CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	UPDATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 15: client descriptor table

Operation print queue management database table

The print service tableThis table comprises the registered print service that is installed in the network.This table is quoted by the MPID identifier.(in current embodiment, the print service server is called " MAGICPRINT " ^TMServer; Use identifier name MPID therefrom.This printing server is also referred to as the printing server (DPS) of no driver here).Title descriptor, IP address, state and server descriptor string field all are used for defining each printing server attribute.Attention: for each the driver type (DriverType) on the print service server is set up an item.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	MPID	INT?UNSIGNED	Unique Magic printing server ID value of auto-increment
NAME	?VARchar(32)	Magic printing server title	MPID	INT?UNSIGNED	Unique Magic printing server ID value of auto-increment
NAME	?VARchar(32)	Magic printing server title	IPADDR	?VARchar(12)	Magic printing server IP address
STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	Server state is enumerated	IPADDR	?VARchar(12)	Magic printing server IP address
STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	Server state is enumerated	ZID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Realm identifier
MP_Desc	?VARchar(62)	Server descriptor string	ZID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Realm identifier
MP_Desc	?VARchar(62)	Server descriptor string	PRIENT_DES	?VARchar(255)	Printed driver descriptor string
SECURITY	?VARchar(32)	The current code value that is used for secure access	PRIENT_DES	?VARchar(255)	Printed driver descriptor string
SECURITY	?VARchar(32)	The current code value that is used for secure access	CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '
UPDATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	CREATEDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 16:MagicPrint server table

The print queue tableThe printer queue of individual table supervising the network.The single print job of being quoted by the QID identifier all represented in each record in the middle of this table.Total system design has promoted the print job ability after putting off, and QDATE and DQDATE field follow the tracks of the job queue item and as scheduled as the time (dates and times) withdraw from.According to this list processing (LISP) after the print job, with this table in most of identifiers copy in the job queue log sheet.The DRIVERDESC string comprises the information of definition printed driver type, and described printed driver is used to handle document and the remote printer resource of being quoted by the PID identifier and be associated with the desktop client end of being quoted by the CID identifier.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	QID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Unique formation ID value of auto-increment

MPID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Print service server ID value
MPID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Print service server ID value	CID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The client id of printer resource
PID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Printer resource ID (relevant) with CID	CID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The client id of printer resource
PID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Printer resource ID (relevant) with CID	JOBOWNER	?VARchar(32)	The name of print job originator or ID
CHECKSUM	?INT?UNSIGNED	Queue file's verification total value	JOBOWNER	?VARchar(32)	The name of print job originator or ID
CHECKSUM	?INT?UNSIGNED	Queue file's verification total value	QFILENAME	?VARchar(32)	Queue file's title string
QFILESIZE	?INT?UNSIGNED	The file size of queue file	QFILENAME	?VARchar(32)	Queue file's title string
QFILESIZE	?INT?UNSIGNED	The file size of queue file	QSTATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	The entries in queues state
DRIVERDESC	?VARchar(255)	Print driver descriptor string	QSTATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	The entries in queues state
DRIVERDESC	?VARchar(255)	Print driver descriptor string	QDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '
DQDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '	QDATE	?DATETIME	Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 17: printer queue table

The job queue log sheetDescribed job queue log sheet comprises the information of the print job of having handled in order to record.Operation in this log sheet is quoted by job logging ID (JID) value.The field that comes from the print queue table is passed to this table.The print service server is quoted by the MPID identifier.The client that is used for print job is quoted by the CID identifier.The remote printer resource that is associated with CID is quoted by the PID identifier.In addition, comprise the originator of JOBOWNER descriptor string with the sign print job.

Field	Data type	Explanation
Field	Data type	Explanation	JID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The one-time job daily record ID value of auto-increment
MPID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Magic printing server ID value	JID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The one-time job daily record ID value of auto-increment
MPID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Magic printing server ID value	CID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The client id of printer resource
PID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Printer resource ID (relevant) with CID	CID	?INT?UNSIGNED	The client id of printer resource
PID	?INT?UNSIGNED	Printer resource ID (relevant) with CID	JOBOWNER	?VARchar(32)	The name of print job originator or ID
STATUS	?INT?UNSIGNED	End of job state is enumerated	JOBOWNER	?VARchar(32)	The name of print job originator or ID

PROCDATE

?DATETIME

Date string: ' YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS '

Table 18: job queue log sheet

Figure 27 illustrates the more details of an embodiment of the component software that uses for print service PSn.Described component software is divided into four groups in logic, comprising: assembly 300, message center communication interface 301, document process assembly 302 and Management Unit 304 are set.In these assemblies each also further comprises: one or more software applications, script, assembly and/or module.Assembly 300 is set to be comprised: setting of printing module 306 and account are to guide module 308.Message center communication interface 301 comprises: printing server is to the communication channel 310 of message center.Document process assembly 302 comprises: the printing server assembly 312 of CGI scripting 311, no driver, port monitoring device 314, status monitor 316 and previewing module 318.Management Unit 304 comprises: system monitor 320, management (control panel) Web page 322, automatic expansion module 324 and automatic update module 326.

In one embodiment, setting of printing module 306 comprises: by Microsoft (MS) window application of system manager's operation with the employed Windows printer configuration of change system.Application program can be used for changing existing printer, new printer or deletion printer are installed.The replacing of existing printer comprises: obtain the existing printer installation procedure, and utilize port monitoring device 314 to replace the operation that the port monitoring device by MS Window provides.The use of port monitoring device 314 allows spool file by the DPS system manipulation, and enable state watch-dog 316 sends to selected destination output device with spool file.

Setting of printing module 306 also can be used to utilize suitable printer apparatus driver that new printer is installed.For example, the keeper can set up the postscript printer by the AdobePostScript driver that uses for system is installed, and described AdobePostScript driver is to use by postscript printer explanation (PPD) file that uses printer.If the keeper can provide PDD, then the printer setup module just will be installed the PostScript driver and it will be configured, and use for the DPS system.In other cases, the keeper can provide suitable printer apparatus driver software for new printer.Setting of printing module 306 also can be used to delete printer.Under such a case, Windows port monitoring device can be reverted to the port monitoring device of system, perhaps can thoroughly delete the DPS server support of selected printer.

Account is addressable to the 322 application safety measures of 308 pairs one group management of the guide module Web page so that keeper's login will determine where to organize the Web page.In one embodiment, described system implementation three administration and supervision authorities, comprising: watch-dog layer (monitor level), manager layer (manager level) and administration and supervision authorities (administrative level).In one embodiment, account guide is created as MS Windows user group with these three groups.In addition, account guide is created MS Windows user account, and they are placed in the middle of one of them users, manage user groups.In one embodiment, account is MS window applications to guide module 308.

Print service message center communication channel 310 has realized communicating by letter between print service and the message center.Described communication comprises: print service registration and releasing registration; Request is reproduced in operation; The operation print request; Facility registration and releasing registration; Device status inquiries or the like.

Figure 28 illustrates the more details of CGI scripting 311.Cancellation print job CGI scripting 328 is used for deleting print job request from system.Can call above-mentioned script for any print job that has been submitted to system and has still made its spool file send to printer from the management Web page 322 theres.Also can call above-mentioned script there from message center.

Automatic expansion configuration CGI scripting 329 is searched for the print service main frame of set up applications, find which file type is the application program that has found can support, and the configuring print service is so that allow the print job request of the file type of finding.This information can be forwarded to message center, to upgrade its resource allocation information.Update system CGI scripting 330 is used to come more mounted system component with respect to up-to-date active element, downloads any new assembly (when applicable), and they are installed on the PS main frame.

Print request CGI scripting 331 is obtained source data (for example, document files, graphic image file or URL) there with as input from message center, and creates the print job request that will be handled by print service.Job queue CGI scripting 332 reads the formation of print job request from system, and the calling program that tabulation is returned to script (for example, MC).Preview CGI scripting 333 is obtained document files, graphic image file or URL there from message center, and according in system, creating print job request with the similar mode of print request CGI scripting.Yet when the preview CGI scripting was called, described system became to be used for the form watched in the user interface of user's originator device with document, image or Web conversion of page, rather than it is sent to printer to print.Can be for document, image or the Web page call described preview CGI scripting for the second time, so that indication mechanism sends to selected output device with the item of institute's preview.

Replacement CGI scripting 334 shutdown system application programs also start them once more.These scripts are used as the final means that the system manager attempts to be used for removing any program error that had perhaps taken place.State CGI scripting 335 provides the management Web page 322 that has the print job request progress status.

Figure 29 illustrates the assembly of realizing by the printing server 312 of no driver.The printing server of described no driver is the employed main software assembly of print service.It comprises the application program that operates on the print service main frame (that is, server computer), and described print service main frame receives job request, with request queue, and from asking final printing, instructs the print processing of document, image or URL.The printing server assembly 312 of described no driver comprises: file type configured list 336, browser print components 337, HELPER APPLICATIONS print components 338, Shell extension name print components 339, Print Preview assembly 340, job request server component 341, operation processing components 342, handle window assembly 343 and job state assembly 344.

File type configured list 336 is to be safeguarded by the printing server of no driver.For every kind of file type, described configured list has expansion and is used to print the method for the sort of file type.When providing Method of printing by HELPER APPLICATIONS print components 338, described tabulation comprises: the path, application program of leading to the application program that is used for printing in order to the menucommand printed and application program in order to close the menucommand of application program.

Described browser print components 337 comprises three kinds of wherein a kind of in order to the method for the printing server of the no driver that generates output image data.In one embodiment, this assembly uses Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) application programming interface (API) that browser provided.Use this IE API, running browser in the window of described assembly on the printing server application program of no driver.In order to print URL, the printing server of described no driver use provided in order to the Web page is loaded into the navigation DLL (dynamic link library) in the window.In case loaded this page, described assembly just uses the printing DLL (dynamic link library) that provides among the IE with the printing instantiation.

If the document that the configuration of the IE browser instances on the DPS server computer is asked to some extent or the browser plug-in of image file type so just can use this method to come document printing and image file.For example, consider the IE plug-in unit that is used for Adobe Acrobat.Adobe Acrobat document files has the PDF extension name.If the Acrobat plug-in unit is installed on the server computer, the navigation DLL (dynamic link library) of IE just allows pdf document is loaded among the IE so, and the printing DLL (dynamic link library) of IE will allow the printing of file.

Described HELPER APPLICATIONS print components 338 provides the printing server of no driver in order to generate the another kind of method of output image.This assembly utilizes file type configured list 336 to search the application program that is associated with file extension, with file load in application program, the print menu order of executive utility, and just close application program once finishing printing.Utilize the combination of file type configured list and HELPER APPLICATIONS Method of printing, the system manager can come to support for the file or the image type interpolation that add by set up applications on server machine and the tabulation of editing files type configuration.

Described Shell extension name print components 339 provides printing server the third method in order to print of no driver.This assembly utilizes MS Windows Shell extension name DLL (dynamic link library) to print.Described MS Windows Shell expansion interface is to allow the user to utilize the order that sends to the application program of supporting described file type to come the operating system features of document printing type.If described application program is supported Shell extension name interface, so described application program just will load document, print it and close self.Utilize the combination of file type configured list and Shell extension name Method of printing, the system manager can be additional file or image type interpolation support by set up applications on server machine and edit file type configuration tabulation 336.

Described Print Preview assembly 340 converts document, image or the URL of print job request to the document format file, so that consumer user can watch the example of the document of asking, image or URL.This assembly and 333 collaborative works of preview CGI scripting.Wherein a kind of conversion that the printing server of no driver is carried out belongs to Adobe Acrobat document format.By utilizing the Print Preview assembly, the printing server of described no driver is created spool file according to the same procedure of the spool file that will be used to print in order to establishment with it.Yet, be not that spool file is sent to status monitor 316 for sending to output device or resources bank, it moves spool file by Adobe Acrobat Distiller application program, and described Adobe Acrobat Distiller application program converts document to the Acrobat PDF.It is Adobe PostScript driver that this conversion requires printed driver.The printing server of described no driver is kept at the spool file of creating in the preview process, so that if consumer user wants document printing, DPS can just send to status monitor 316 with this spool file, so described status monitor 316 will send to printer to it to print.

Job request server component 341 obtains print job request from print request CGI scripting 331 theres, and their are lined up for processing.Described operation processing components 342 management are inserted into the print job request in the job queue, till generating the output image data spool file.This assembly reads the formation job request, determine that in three kinds of Method of printings which will be used to print, document, image or URL are submitted to definite good Method of printing, handle the print command of carrying out, and spool file is submitted to status monitor for storage.During the stage of output image generative process, tracking mode and allow any may invoked state CGI scripting 335 calling effectively.

Described handle Windows assembly 343 is used to provide reliable printing.During print procedure, many application programs all display message frame and/or dialog box with notify the user who in the request print service or from user's there Information Monitoring.In order to support the automatic processing of print request, need a kind of mechanism to respond any message box or dialog box that may appear at the application program that is used for print request.This mechanism is provided by handle window assembly 343.The printing server of described no driver is the monitor host server application during print procedure, with message box and the dialog box of finding to occur.When new message box or dialog box occurred, described handle window assembly was attended school the breath of winning the confidence, and itself and known message or known statement is compared, and come close message frame or dialog box according to its programmed logic.Below, discuss the more details of handle window assembly with reference to Figure 32.

Provide job state assembly 344 so that safeguard the memory mapped files of the All Jobs in the printing server formation of each no driver.In the regular time interval, with job status information write store mapped file, so that the state that the state CGI scripting can the reading operation request.

The port monitoring device comprises: the standard package in the MS Windows printer subsystem.Described port monitoring device is via printer subsystem, receive the automatic spool data there from printed driver.Traditional port monitoring device is responsible for obtaining the automatic spool data there and it being consigned to printer from printed driver.In the printing server of no driver, port monitoring device module 314 (Figure 27) writes file with the automatic spool data.In case whole spool file all has been written into file, port monitoring device module 314 is just sent out title and the position that message is informed this spool file of printing server of no driver.

Status monitor 316 comprises the application program that operates on the server computer.It carries out multiple function, but it mainly is to be responsible for spool file is sent to printer.After the position of the printing server spool file of informing no driver from port monitoring device 314 a there message, the printing server of described no driver is just sent out message and is informed the position of status monitor 316 these spool files, the printer URL that spool file should be sent to and the protocol information that is used for spool file is sent to printer.Status monitor 316 is created formation for each request printer URL.Because printer once only can receive a spool file, thereby it transmits serialization with automatic spool.A plurality of formations can be created and safeguard to status monitor 316 simultaneously.

After successfully having generated output image, 316 message of status monitor inform no driver printing server this finished already.Renewal operation history, and from the printing server formation of no driver, remove this operation.Status monitor 316 can be configured to when can send message to external module during generating output image and/or after generating output image.For example, it can be used to the output image that the notification message center starts with print job and finishes corresponding print job.

System monitor assembly 320 comprises: monitor whole other print service assembly, monitoring failures and intercept specific application requested.When print job takes place in print request CGI scripting 331 there, if do not move the printing server application program of no driver, then the print request CGI scripting just can the Request System watch-dog 320 printing servers of opening no driver, allow to serve print job request thus.System monitor 320 regularly sends message to the printing server of no driver, to obtain the state of any print job in program and the formation.If system monitor is perceived fault, it will attempt to remove described problem so.

System monitor 320 also can be used for downloading and installing the print service system component of renewal.The version number of all component in its collection system, and they are sent to the renewal Web website of system.If renewal Web website is used about the New Parent availability information replied, it just will obtain those assemblies so, and they are installed in the system.Described system monitor receives update request from its menu or from update system CGI scripting 330.

The management Web page 322 allows by leading subscriber system to be carried out Remote configuration and monitoring.Characteristic safe in utilization prevents the visit of consumer user to these Web pages.

When presenting a paper for output image generates, the printing server of described no driver is opened and the corresponding application program of the file type of this document.For example, if described file has the a.doc extension name, then generally will open the MS-WORD application program.Described application program is opened this document then, and by its embedded print command, the file of being submitted to is sent to selected printer.The row (item) of extension name Web page (not shown) display list file type information (in " extension name " row), and demonstration is corresponding to the software application (in " application name " row) of described file type.Each also shows the priority (priority level) (to define an order, wherein assessing the file type that has identical extension name by this order, so that be that the file of being submitted to is determined visual application) of extension name; Registry-location (Registry Location), it has identified the log-on message about application program where stored in OS; The default path of application program (Default Path); The title carried out of application program (Executable Name); And in order to print and to close the internal code (internal code) of application program.The keeper can add new file type by activating " adding new (add new entry) " button, and this will reveal the Web page that has corresponding edit control again for each row in the previous Web page.The user can also updating file type and the existing file type information of editor.

Which application program the printing server utilization of described no driver determines to install corresponding to the expansion famous-brand clock of files classes offset on server computer, to be used for print line at the file of expanding every kind of file type on the famous-brand clock.Information in the described table also is used for determining the position of the executable file on the print service server computer.In one embodiment, expansion famous-brand clock and various other configuration and print job data are all safeguarded in database.Typically, described database will reside on the machine identical with resident DPS software, but erect image it will be recognized by those skilled in the art like that, also can using independently, machine comes resident described database.

Handle print request

Figure 30 illustrates and illustrate in response to print request, by the data flow of print service DPS system software component execution and the data flowchart of operation.At first, the user of originator device 350 will be connected in system from local storage or remote memory, and select the source data that will print and will print the output device of source data thereon in the manner described above.Comprise that the user imports this information of 352 and will be received by corresponding message center, described message center will be handled this information to generate print job 353.Generally speaking, described print job will comprise source data or to the quoting of source data, and will to identify the output image that print service generates be to be stored in the resources bank or will directly to be submitted to output device.At first, handle this print job by print request GG1 script 331, described print request GG1 script generates tmpdoc.dpsn document 354, the document comprised print parameters and with corresponding other data of this print job.Then, via the print request CGI scripting, described tmpdoc.dpsn document is sent to job queue 356.In one embodiment, described job queue comprises the job queue of first in first out (FIFO) type.As selection, just as the skilled person will recognize, also can use the job queue of other type.Such just as discussed above, the job queue operation is carried out by operation processing components 342.

Described job queue is submitted to the job request that will handle by print service.Each request is all handled by piece 358, in piece 358, the tmpdoc.dpsn file is resolved, and to obtain the print job parameter corresponding to this print request, this print job parameter will be stored in the document files 360.For example, the information after the parsing can comprise: printer selection, number of copies, consumer user's identity, document name, submit the message center etc. of print job to.Then, the part with the print job parameter is stored in the DPS database 361.

In decision block 362, judge the document of what type of request printing, for example, application file, image or Web page URL.If described document belongs to browsable document, such as the Web page, image or pdf document, described logic flow is to piece 364, and wherein the browser via the printing server of no driver loads the Web page, image or PDF document.Otherwise described logic flow is to piece 366, loads document therein and can be used for the suitable HELPER APPLICATIONS of document printing.For example, if described document comprises MS excel spreadsheet lattice, then just load the example of MS excel application together in company with the Excel document.In piece 368, generate internal command and print URL, image or document by browser or HELPER APPLICATIONS with user's request of simulation request printing.For example, most application programs provides file-printings (File-〉Print) menu option, the print procedure of this menu option startup application program.

In response to internal applications or browser print request, various type informations and document information are internally passed to the operating system assembly of handling printer operation.Such just as discussed above, in one embodiment, the printing server of described no driver is worked under MS WindowsOS environment.Therefore, this environment provides OS printer subsystem 369 and will send to target printer 374 with the suitable printer that generates output file (promptly so that generate, output device) data, wherein said OS printer subsystem comprise and Graphics Device Interface (Graphics Device Interface) assembly 370 corresponding to printer apparatus driver 372 interactions of selected printer.Described printer data is made inter-process by MS Windows print spooling assembly 376, the print spooling file that described print spooling assembly output port watch-dog 3 14 is received.In illustrational example, suppose: destination output device DDEST comprises postscript printer.So, port monitoring device 314 output PostScript files 378.

Though what carry out is aforesaid operations, the user of originator device 350 also can be in the printout that makes document, image or the Web page after source data is selected earlier the preview simulation before being printed.In decision block 380, judge whether the user asks the output of print preview machine.If answer to being (very), so in one embodiment, just move the example of Adobe AcrobatDistiller 382, this example is used to generate Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) document 384.Then, handle this PDF document by preview CGI scripting 333, when the browser on operating in originator device reproduced described document via Adobe PDF plug-in unit, described preview CGI scripting sent it back originator device 350 to document by message center MCn.The display (not shown) that has reproduced will provide the document of being printed will look like and so on preview, and comprise and will make the consumer user can selective printing or user interface (UI) control of cancellation document.

If consumer user wishes document printing, then will print notice and send message center MCn back to, will come it is handled by preview CGI scripting 333 at this message center.In response to the reception of printing notice, preview CGI CGI scripting 333 opening watch-dogs 316, and come document printing 378 is submitted to destination output device DDEST or output resources bank 78 according to the place that output image data will be sent to.In conjunction with this incident, in DPS database 361, upgrade job history information.In addition, in case output image is printed, just will prints end notification 380 and send status monitor 316 back to, this status monitor is transmitted back message center MCn with described notice as job state message 381 then.

If consumer user does not have the selective printing preview option, then just for denying (vacation), this causes starting state watch-dog 316 and submits document printing 378 to destination output device DDEST or output resources bank 78 in the answer of decision block 382.During print procedure, the progress that status monitor 116 monitoring are handled is also upgraded DPS database 361.As job state message 381 describe, state CGI scripting 335 is used for retrieving progress msg there and generating suitable HTML to send the message center of submitting corresponding print job to back to from database, coming provides print state information to message center.

In one embodiment, the direct printing of the printing server back printer file of described no driver.For example, if the print job file comprises printer file, so if it then just can directly print it corresponding to the destination output device of printer file type.For example, can on postscript printer, print the PostScript file.Equally, the printer file that is used for other type printer perhaps in advance during print procedure by selecting " being saved in file (save to file) " option to be created.If judge that in decision block 362 this document is a printer file, then described logic advances to piece 367, and wherein printer file (describing through printer file 367) is sent directly to Windows print spooler 376.

As output image file include 386 describe, if output image is stored in output resources bank 78 rather than is sent to output device, then status monitor 316 is just via job state message 381, send message center MCn mark together in company with the title and the position of output image file, and described job state message is that the output image file corresponding to print job has been stored in the message in the resources bank.

Figure 31 illustrates the more details of built-in function of the printing server software 46 of no driver.As previously mentioned, the consumer user of operation originator device 350 asks to print source data (for example, document, image file or the Web page) via the user interface that is suitable for originator device (for example, mini browser UI 107 or browser UI 124).In response to the activation of " printing (print now) now " button on the suitable UI page, 331 pairs of user input datas of print request CGI scripting are handled, and described print request CGI scripting is created tmpdoc.dpsn document 354.Described print request CGI scripting also will contain the message transport of print request to new operation pipe service device 390, the message in this operation pipe service device storing message formation 392.For each print request message, message queue's handling procedure 394 is opened corresponding thread, and described thread is resolved corresponding tmpdox.dpsn document 354, generates document files 360 whereby and submits print request to job queue 356.

As beginning job queue loop blocks 396 and terminate job formation loop blocks 397 described, for shown following operation and the logic that goes out between these circulation end points carried out in print job.At first, in piece 398, the next operation of retrieval from job queue 356.In decision block 400, judge the document of print job corresponding to what type.If described document is an application file, then described logic just advances to decision block 402, judges the file type Method of printing that adopt what type in this piece.If described file needs HELPER APPLICATIONS (for example, MS Word, MS Excel, AutoCAD or the like), so described logic just advances to piece 366, loads document and suitable HELPER APPLICATIONS in this piece in the manner described above.As previously mentioned, in case described file is loaded in the HELPER APPLICATIONS, just spanned file print command internally in piece 368 is used for coming typescripts by OS so that submit to.

Next, in decision block 404, judge whether to receive " finishing " message from port monitoring device 314.This judgement is by regularly carrying out, or undertaken by software interruption mechanism, till receiving " finishing " message.Then, as previously mentioned, status monitor 316 starts from piece 406, and this piece sends to target printer 374 with document printing 378 and upgrades operation historical data in the DPS database 386.

Be back to decision block 400 and 402, calculate function and (for example need not under the situation of HELPER APPLICATIONS directly the typescripts type if file type is the Web page or the printing server that does not have driver, PDF document or various types of image files), so described logic just advances to piece 364, the browser of wherein said DPS computing machine is navigated to the URL of the Web page, perhaps uses browser to reproduce described pdf document or image file.In case reproduce,, carry out the maintenance printing in the manner described above just from piece 368.Such just as discussed above, if described file type is a printer file, so just the document is directly sent to Windows print spooler 376.

Figure 32 illustrates the logic that handle window assembly 343 provided and the process flow diagram of operation are described in detail in detail.Shown in the begin block among Figure 30 450,, and be right after in piece 368, to call immediately thereafter and print action at the handle window thread that brings into operation of decision block 362.Such just as discussed above, the handle window assembly is used for handling when loading application programs, when document is written into application program, when the various dialog boxes and the message box that start when printing action, can move during print procedure or the like.

Be back to the process flow diagram of Figure 32, in piece 452, firm operation, described handle Window thread has just judged whether that more desktop window will check.This window will generally comprise dialog box and message box.Terminate thread in stopping piece 454 describe, if there is not other window to check, then just stop this thread.If exist other window to check, then described logic just advances to piece 456, obtains the window information of window in this piece.Under MSWindows operating system, window information can obtain by carrying out suitable Windows API Calls.

Next, in decision block 458, judge whether described window is the subwindow (that is, whether it is generated by HELPER APPLICATIONS or browser) that reproduces application program.If be judged to be not, so described window does not just correspond to the reproduction application program, and described logic advances to decision block 452 with the assessment next window.If the answer of decision block 458 is for being (very), so described logic just advances to piece 460, therein the text button of inspection and control knob.

As decision block 462 judged, if text matches standard message string, so described logic just advances to piece 464, internally provide the close order to activate therein with the emulation user or close window on button or the close icon in the window frame.Described logic turns back to decision block 452 then to handle next window.

The standard message string if described text does not match, then the answer of decision block 462 is for denying (vacation), and described logic advances to decision block 466, judges in this piece whether described text mates the corresponding entry tabulation MessageText value of being stored in the handle window table 470 in the middle of the DPS database 386.If there is matching value, then described logic advances to piece 468, sends corresponding message by the data in the row of match retrieval MessageText value and according to the parameter that these data provide to Windows API in this piece, comes the execution list order.For example, show typical tabulation row 472 on the top of Figure 47 2.Described row comprises the information about Windows API, comprises Message, Wparam and Lparam value.These parameters are used for carrying out corresponding API Calls, to realize being used to handle the desired operation of window.In case carried out described table order, if perhaps the answer of decision block 466 is for denying (vacation), so described logic just turns back to decision block 452 to begin to handle next window.

User account is provided with

With reference to Figure 33-37, various user interface screen are provided in described system so that the user can be provided with their account and configuration parameter, such as network, printer, fax and contact.Such just as discussed above, these UI screens will typically comprise be used for wired and wireless network access based on the web page of HTML and be used for those visit the equipment of system via cellular infrastructure card based on WAP.Setting up procedure is included in a plurality of operations of the top demonstration of the web page 500 among Figure 33.These operations comprise: beginning setting operation 502, file server access setting operation 504, collection printer setup 506, fax setting operation 508, contact list setting operation 510 and termination setting operation 512.Before allowing various parameters are installed by these operations, the user will have to use typical user-authentication scheme to be come to system registry, and described user-authentication scheme relates to user name and personal identification number (PIN).

The user is by signing in in the system and navigating to that the account is provided with screen or setting screen begins setting up procedure.Can visit via several navigation scheme and comprise the various screens that are similar to following those contents.During setting operation, the user relates to definition in the parameter of one or more file servers, and wherein the user may wish during the subsequent user session from described file server there access originator data.According to the web page 500, make the user can in

edit box

514 and 516, define server name (that is another name) and corresponding server address.Described user also can be respectively at

edit box

518 and 520 input account name and passwords, input validation password in edit box 522 simultaneously.At last, the user will be via drop-down list 524 select File type of servers.After all parameters all have been transfused to, the user will activate " adding server (ADDSERVER NOW) now " button 526, make the message center return parameters of the web page to the resident web page whereby.Described parameter is stored in the table of network stations in the message center database 228 then.

Figure 33 for example understands web page 500A, and why this page has been described after the user has added several servers the web page 500 may present sample.Rank as shown in 528 as server, the user can name any title (in rational length restriction, such as 32 letters) of user expectation for server.Because table of network stations is quoted subscriber table and used substitute primary key (SITE_ID) via the SUB_ID foreign key, thereby a plurality of user can use same server name, and can not cause and obscure, such as server, home network or the like.Yet, can only be those users servers of crossing of registered in advance once for the server that the user saw.

As shown in host address row (Host Address) 530, the user can use IP address (for example 200.221,219.218) or domain name (for example, ftp, prlsip, com) to come identification server (main frame) address.File server type column (File Server Type) 532 is listed the type of server of the server that the user added.Converting these parameters to can be undertaken by activating " editor (EDIT) " button 534, can delete server via " deletion (REMOVE) " button 536 simultaneously.

After the user has been provided with his or her server, this user will activate " following one page〉(NEXT 〉) " button 538, and this button makes setting up procedure forward collection printer setup operation 506 to, 540 of the Web pages in Figure 35 are illustrational.Two options of selective printing machine (that is output device) have appearred being used in face of the user at this moment.The activation of " selection (SELECT) " button 542 makes the user search for printer in pre-configured printing tabulation, and the activation of " search (SEARCH) " button 544 makes the user search for printers via one or more input parameters.Generally speaking, pre-configured printing tabulation will by the user for the keeper of the company of its work or enterprise via one group independently the managing web page dispose, described this organized independently the managing web page and only can be used the keeper.List of Printers to occur in face of this user, and can select as the one or more printers in the tabulation of " collection " printer.

The activation military order Web page 546 of search (SEARCH) button 544 transfers to provide service to the user.This Web page comprises several edit boxes, user's inputted search information selectively comprises " by city (By City) " edit box 458 therein, " by state (By State) " edit box 550, " by postcode (By Zip Code) " edit box 552, " by transaction (By Business) " edit box 554, " press printer and call (By PrinterNickname) " edit box 556, " by printer manufacturer (By PrinterManufacture) " edit box 558, and " pressing printer model (By Printer Model) " edit box 560.In response to the activation of " now search (SEARCH NOW) " button 562, not only available but also any registered printer that meet the user search condition for the user will be attempted to discern by described system.For example, in response to this search condition value of Washington of input in " by state (By State) " edit box 550, and return one group of three exemplary printer.Then, by clicking check box 564, can select printer in the return-list it is added to user's list of Printers corresponding to each row in the tabulation.So described user will activate " finishing (FINISHED) " button 566 and preserve selected printer, thereby the user is turned back to the Web page 540 (A).At this moment, the described Web page will demonstrate any previously selected printer in collection list of Printers 568.If desired, this user just can delete printer via activator button 570 from tabulation.

After the user adds printer to his or her the favorites list, this user will activate " following one page〉(NEXT 〉) " button 572, thereby make setting up procedure advance to fax setting operation 508.This will allow the user be transferred to a series of faxes Web page (not shown) will be set.These pages make the user can select the outgoing faxes given tacit consent to and pre-configured front cover.Subsequently, this user can be provided with Web page (not shown) and add contact details selectively during contact list setting operation 510 by using one group of contact list.Described contact details make the user can be more easily with document and facsimile transmission to the people who is listed on their contact list.

WAP UI example

Such just as discussed above, in one embodiment, the equipment of enabling wireless Web can visit system (Figure 20) via WAP gateway 110.The WAP interface comprises that except that them be to encode and comprise " platform (deck) " that roughly is similar to the significantly less data based on " card " of the Web page of HTML with WML.In addition, design WAP card is so that they can utilize minimum user interface to be navigated.With reference to the legend of Figure 38, details and operation with the exemplary corresponding various WAP cards of the user interface based on WAP have been shown in Figure 39-52.In one embodiment, use one group of CGI scripting automatically to generate the WAP card.

With reference to Figure 39 and 40, the equipment that the user uses WAP to enable according to following manner visits system.At first, the user visits his or her wireless the Internet gateway in the manner described above.So this user will be directly or the URL by link (that is collection link or the like the) input system remembered.Then, will provide flash of light (splash) screen 600 to user corresponding to WAP card 1.During the initial part of login, described system (for example will identify wireless device, by equipment telephone number or other unique identifier), and attempt by means of data base querying 601, by the information of the subscriber's table search in the message center database 228 corresponding to equipment.If described equipment is identified, then this user in advance to system registry this equipment.Therefore, the logon screen 602 corresponding to WAP card 2 will appear in front in this user.According to the information of in subscriber's table, importing in advance, will on screen, show user's name (or other identifier), and will require this user to import his or her PIN.If the PIN that the PIN of input coupling is stored then will allow this user sign in in the system.If not, then in face of this user the screen 604 that PIN is re-entered in request will appear.If PIN login is failure once more, if then will occur requirement user expectation PIN in face of this user then post the screen 606 of PIN with Email to him.

If user's wireless device is to system and Yan Shixin, then the result of data base querying 601 just will be empty (Null), and described logic will advance to initial logon screen 606, and the user inputs user name and PIN therein.If imported invalid PIN, then will on described equipment, show the screen 610 of the PIN login that please look for novelty.PIN logins firm success, confirms that screen 612 just will appear in face of the user.With reference to Figure 40, in case inputed user name and PIN, just show composition data library inquiry 613, with the e-mail address of retrieval user by the subscriber.If described user is new user or does not find e-mail address, then just ask this user via screen 614 input e-mail addresses.If find existing user e-mail address, then just will upgrade subscriber's list item of new equipment via data base querying 616.As an alternative, in case inputed new user name, PIN and e-mail address, new subscriber's record just is inserted into via data base querying 618 in subscriber's table.

In case the user has obtained affirmation, with regard to judge this user whether have any via database 622 pre-configured website.If this user has pre-configured website, then described logic is just advanced to carry out CGI scripting 2, and the details of described CGI scripting figure 41 illustrates; Otherwise, described logic just skips to the navigation position 5 shown in Figure 43.

With reference to Figure 41, in response to the execution of CGI scripting 3, will occur website in face of the user and select screen 624, this screen makes the user can select website, wherein wishes that with the user the corresponding source data of the document of printing is located in above-mentioned website.If desired, described user can select to be provided with new website, and this will make described logic skip to navigation position 5.

In case selected website, the execution of CG1 script 4 has just begun, and this can generate Figure 42. shown in network navigation screen 626,628 and 630.These screens can navigate to website with the user user to wish the corresponding browser of the document files of printing.In case the user has selected document, just use CGI scripting 3 to generate screen 632, in this screen, shown website title and document files title.This screen also makes the user select what type of user expectation output via printing (Print), fax (FAX) and Email (Email) option 634.

With reference to Fig. 3, screen 636 will appear being provided with in the firm navigation position 5 that skips in face of the described user.This screen can be provided with the user to comprise the various collections of website, printer, and definition fax and Email Information.The selection of website (Network Site) option makes the user advance to file server to add screen 638, via this screen user can according to above being similar to reference to the mode of adding new website via the Web page 500, add new website by URL or IP address, user name and password are provided.As previously mentioned, username and password all belongs to the particular network that will add.Website is added in firm selection, will occur confirming screen 640 in face of the described user.As shown in figure 44, in case the user selects to add website via the OK option, will carry out CGI scripting 9 so as via data base querying 642 the data storage of having imported in table of network stations, so on user's equipment, reproduce the screen 644 that the affirmation server has been added.

In response to selecting fax (FAX) option from screen 636, fax screen 646 appears in face of the described user adding, and the user can import new fax by create name and fax number via described interpolation fax screen.As shown in figure 46, in case the user selects to add facsimile data, just will occur in face of the described user confirming screen 647, and firm selection OK option, just carry out CGI scripting 11 so that new record is inserted in fax/Email table (FET) via data base querying 648.Then, the screen 650 of confirming that facsimile data has been added can appear in face of the described user.

Equally, in response to select Email (Email) option from screen 636, will occur Email in face of the described user and add screen 652, the user will import email name (promptly in this screen, call) and e-mail address, so select to add new Email Information, will occur confirming screen 653 in face of the described thus user.As shown in figure 47, just accept via the OK option, with regard to carrying out CGI scripting 12 so that new record is inserted in the FET table via data base querying 654.Then, the screen 656 of confirming that e-mail data has been added can appear in face of the described user.

As shown in figure 45, in response to selective printing machine (Printer) option from screen 636, printer screen 658 appears in face of the described user adding, and can be via this screen user via selecting the printer that will add with reference to the Web page 540 and 546 described search conditions above being similar to.In case this user selects to add printer via returning selective listing, just will occur in face of the described user confirming screen 660, and firm selection OK option, just add the new record in the printer sheet via data base querying 662.Then, the screen 664 of confirming that new printer has been added can appear in face of the described user.

Turn back to the screen 632 among Figure 41, in case selected document files, described user just can be via printing (Print), fax (FAX) and Email (Email) option 634, on selected printer, print described document, described document facsimile to selected facsimile recorder (via the fax number of machine), is perhaps transferred described document to selected email recipient by telegram.The activation of printing (Print) option can move CGI scripting 13, selects screen 666 thereby generate the printer shown in Figure 48.This screen makes the user collect selective printing machine in the middle of the printer of list of Printers from being added to the user in advance.The configuration screen 668 of the document that will print and selected printer will appear identifying in the firm printer of having selected in the tabulation in face of the described user.Shown in Figure 52, the activation of OK option makes CGI scripting 16 be performed.According to print request, corresponding print job will be placed in the print queue table via data base querying 670, and job queue confirms that screen 672 will appear in face of the user.In case print job is lined up, just come it is handled by the appropriate combination of message center, RDC and print service in the manner described above, so that on selected printer, print described document.

Activate fax (FAX) option from screen 632, can move CGI scripting 14, select screen 674 thereby generate the fax shown in Figure 49.This screen makes the user select fax in the middle of collecting the fax of fax tabulation from being added to the user in advance, perhaps makes the user can import the facsimile recorder number that is not provided with as yet in the fax tabulation.If select to import the facsimile recorder number by the latter event user, screen 676 will appear in face of the so described user, can import described number by this screen.Select the OK option or select pre-configured facsimile recorder from screen 674 from screen 676, all military order confirms that screen 676 is reproduced.Firm selection OK option will be carried out CGI scripting 16, and wherein in this case, the fax job information will be inserted in fax/Email queue table via data base querying 678.In case the fax operation is lined up, just come it is handled by suitable message center, this will the mode when being similar to print service a little and handling the document be used to print generates the facsimile data corresponding to described document, and facsimile data is sent to the facsimile recorder of appointment according to its fax number.

The processing of e-mail request is carried out to be similar to the fax request mode.As shown in figure 50, this process is sent out by activation email (Email) option from screen 632 and is opened, thereby will move CGI scripting 15.This CGI scripting at first generates Email and selects screen 682, this screen make the user can (via corresponding e-mail alias) selection will send to document in the middle of the pre-configured collection email recipient tabulation of user e-mail address, perhaps make the user can import as yet someone new email address of not configuration.If the user selects the artificially to import the e-mail address that excludes in the table, screen 684 will appear in face of the so described user, and can Input Address via this screen.Select the OK option or select pre-configured email recipient from screen 684, all will make and confirm that screen 686 is reproduced from screen 682.Firm selection OK option just will be carried out CGI scripting 16, and wherein in this case, the Email job information will be inserted in fax/Email queue table via data base querying 678.In case the Email operation is lined up, just come it is handled by suitable message center, thereby the email message that generation is had additional selected document files, and, described Email is sent to selected take over party by take over party's e-mail address or by e-mail address via screen 684 inputs.As selection, the content of document can be included in the main body of Email.The more details that Email generates are that the sequence number of submitting on March 21st, 2002 is that common pending trial U.S. Patent application No.xxxx, " method and system that prints via e-mail (METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PRINT VIA E-MAIL) " by name has been done argumentation, all is incorporated in this for your guidance with instructions and the accompanying drawing that comprises in this piece application.

Turn back to the screen 606 among Figure 39, in response to so that user that his or her PIN sends via e-mail request, described user's PIN will retrieve in described system from message center database 228, automatically generate by the name identification user and comprise the Email of PIN, and give the user with this Email loopback via the e-mail address of user's registered in advance.Then, shown in Figure 52, carry out CGI scripting 17.If described email message is successfully sent, it is reproduced to identify this screen that successfully sends 688 so.If in the process of send Email address, fault occurred, so just on screen 690, reveal corresponding failure message again.

The document preview navigation

The output intent of selectable wherein a kind of job request is exactly a document preview.Because common limited display capabilities (for example, the small screen, off-gauge aspect ratio of the picture and low pixel resolution), the preview that will how to present document on output device when reproducing is the task of a property non-trivial and very challenging.In addition, the required response time response time more strictness more required of preview request than print request.Described outgoing management system has solved these difficult problems on both direction.For image file, it is created the miniature figure of Rendering Process and calibrates final Output Size, can not lose aspect ratio of the picture to meet the vertical and horizontal size.For non-image file, it becomes described file conversion plain text format and can not lose page proportionate relationship, and each page is divided into a series of cards, quotes the page navigation of permission on the vertical and horizontal direction then these chain jammings are connect.

Figure 70 0 among Figure 70 0 understands for example how conversion takes place.Described process starts from original image 702.At first row, generate miniature Figure 70 4 according to the display capabilities of hand-held device 706, and at second row, the lower screen resolution that provides according to cellular phone 710 generates littler miniature Figure 70 8.Attention: the miniature figure that is used for cellular phone does not cover whole screen, so that keep aspect ratio of the picture.

The for example clear text document of transfer process of watching of Figure 71 2 among Figure 54.Just as described above, the page of text that puts in order output file according to text is decomposed into the WAP card.For example, the page of first 256 byte is converted into first card (label " 1 "), and the page of next 256 bytes is converted into second card, and is like that.Image in the original text page will with chain then the image of card replace, identifying their placements in initial environment, as image links 714 and preview image 716 describe respectively.The user can utilize these chains to fetch preview to look like to watch the image of changing the mechanism and generating according to earlier figures.The page navigation that this layout permission makes progress and crosses over the different pages at upper and lower.Because kept page proportionate relationship, so the user also can carry out random access with these pages of preview.

Except the text document of sequential, described system can also provide the preview to the electrical form type document, 8 of Figure 71 in Figure 55 are illustrational.Difference between preview rule (that is sequential text) document and the preview electrical form just is: the preview of electrical form need be preserved its actual layout.Therefore, the preview of electrical form need embed on the vertical and horizontal size.Example among Figure 55 is corresponding to the electronic form document of pair of pages face, and described pair of pages face electronic form document is converted into the preview page of two 9 cards, and each page all comprises two or more links (but when time spent), so that navigate to another page.For example, first card 720 comprises " to the right " link 722 that forwards card 724 to and " downwards " link 726 that forwards card 728 to.Also provide chain so that between the page, navigate.Because kept page proportionate relationship, the user also can carry out random access so that these pages of preview.

Instant message transmits integrated

The number that increases rapidly of instant message tranmission techniques has allowed instant message become the large scale system that is used to be connected users with accepting widely.Instant message transmit to transmit and to make the user can be with simple and be close to real-time mode and come exchange text messages, chat and send image or voice greetings language to friend and household.Yet owing to designing for text exchange at first, thereby it does not have perception to information or resource sharing on overall.Therefore, described outgoing management system can be got involved with the part that compensates its defect.

Described system makes instant message transmission user can allow their partner share its resource.Described resource is not limited to its type, connectivity (inner or outside, network or this locality) or operation platform, as long as described equipment is to be shared on Internet resources, described Internet resources include but not limited to: file, floppy disk or disc drives program and network file system(NFS) (that is shared file catalogue or the like).When the user announces time utilized of its shared resource, these resources all will be visible for their partner.Then, their partner just can come file in download from other people's the local directory by pressing button, file is dragged to other people's floppy disk or CD, fetch the local driver catalog of watching other people by clicking the driver chain, and outgoing management system in the middle of instant message transfer operation zone is disposed and allowing the user move the instant message means of transportation under the situation of enabling the remote desktop client, and all these do not need playback system management work significantly.

In order to realize the resource sharing in the instant message transit area, instant messaging client need possess the remote desktop client end capacity.Described remote desktop client helps client machine to announce its resources shared by registering to message center.Firm registration finishes, and described client machine just can send and receive the resource sharing request.In order to improve above-mentioned performance, preferably, instant message transfer operation merchant should install its oneself message center so that manage its client, rather than depends on the root message center.

Shown in Figure 56 illustrate exemplary instant message and transmit integrated embodiment Figure 72 9.In this example, two common message center MC1 and MC2 are positioned at instant message and transmit (IM) Operation Network 730, and each message center all comprises integrated print service.These message centers are all to the root message center MC0 of area 0 registration.Each instant messaging client 732 user is operation remote desktop client on same main frame, and all one of them message center in the network 730 of IM operator is registered.In this configuration structure, all instant messaging client users can both visit shared resource each other and needn't seek advice from the root message center.If desired, then consider that for performance the IM Virtual network operator can be installed more message center so that enlarge described system in proportion.

Illustrational system is that equipment is shared the new architecture that has adopted Microsoft Windows.To use printed driver to be example, can when request, by the remote desktop client, bring in and transmit the device driver that Windows shares the formula printer to another main frame.After downloading and described printed driver is installed, the user can be used as shared network equipment to other people's printer and conduct interviews.This expands to bigger scope with the equipment shared ideas among the Windows.Network in this configuration structure is expanded to whole instant message transmission network, rather than LAN.Then, instant message transmits the shared device output file that the user can be towards each other, and just they are in succession mutually on same LAN the same seemingly, and meanwhile the remote desktop client is then being done whole work.

It is integrated that Multimedia Message transmits service

Not long ago, owing to low network band width and shortage processing power, the no line computation on the wireless device also still just is limited to the application program towards text usually.Recently, some operators have been that support is introduced in cover service widely, such as picture WAP application program.Although initial reaction is not irresistible, most cellular carriers are believed, provide those to provide the service of how noticeable experience to be inevitable to the user.This will need the higher network bandwidth, how competent hardware, and equipment with better function.All effort that come from operator, foundation structure supplier and equipment manufacturers all cause the arrival of " 3G " (third generation) wireless telecommunications.

Many mobile device manufacturers have begun to be devoted to the 3G service development, comprise support, MP3, slide show, video conference of video clips or the like.These all drop in the multi-media radio technical scheme of broad scope.The architecture of system is fit to this multimedia and mobile computing environment by the common platform that the multimedia outgoing management is provided at present.Shown in Figure 57 with just by one of them industry forerunner Nokia (Nokia) research and development, be called corresponding Figure 73 4 of multimedia integration system that Multimedia Message transmits service (MMS).

In this example, inbound gateway 736 and departures gateway 738 have been disposed, so that their boths are connected in the message center MC1 in MMSC and the outgoing management network 740.Described inbound gateway receives from equipment 742 there that the MMS ability is arranged and moves the MMS request of opening of sending out, with this request conversion and consign to message center MC1 for further processing.Typical request can be: the film segment is saved on the shared file server, photomap is looked like to print to color laser printer, or the MP3 audio message is relayed to the instant messaging client of above-mentioned outgoing management system of having switched on.Described departures MMS gateway receives the general request that is assigned to MMS equipment from the outgoing management client.It converts these requests to meet MMS form, and they are sent to Multimedia Message transmission (MMSC) 744 of service centre for transmission.Message center and the efficient resource between the client that described system can adopt arbitrary message center support in the MMS operational network 746 to enable MMS are shared.In one embodiment, described inbound gateway and departures gateway can be located in exist together (that is, residing on the same device) so that hardware cost is minimized.This architecture utilization comes the MMS service of balance to non-MMS client as the outgoing management system of pipeline.Under the situation of the output interface that enters interface and departures gateway of revising inbound gateway, Multimedia Message transmits the multimedia service that the integrated universal of service can be applicable to any kind.And remaining outgoing management system can be intact.

Via the document access/printing behind safety CGI/VPI agency's the fire wall

Such just as discussed above, described system makes the user can visit the resource that comprises document and output device, and wherein said resource is positioned on the fire wall dedicated network afterwards.In the architecture in early days, this function is to pass message channel by utilization the persistence communication channel of message channel is assisted enforcement.With reference to Figure 58, can realize that this another method is: by user's CGI VPN agency.As illustrational in the drawings, can the various user interfaces 750 of described system be configured, so that come the public telex network of route from common network (for example, the Internet 60) there by CGI VPN agency 752, described CGI VPN agency is set in the DMZ 754.Described CGI VPN agency will come the described communication of route by VPN switch 756 then, and described VPN switch provides the security path by fire wall 758, and wherein said fire wall provides the safeguard protection between DMZ 754 and the private intranet.Described VPN switch is routed to inbound communication the message center MC1 that is positioned at Intranet 760 then.What be positioned at Intranet equally is three private resources, comprising: print service PS1, file storage FS1 and output device D1.

According to illustrational architecture, allow public user to visit private resource via the VPN link between the user interface that can openly visit (that is, Web UI and WAP UI) and the message center in dedicated network.When the safety practice of Web UI and WAP UI when being reliable, for example by user rs authentication and encryption technology arbitrarily, the user who only is given the ratification could visit the VPN link, has safeguarded the security feature of fire wall 756 whereby.In addition, owing to used safe CGI VPN agency, eliminated the hacker who shoots dedicated network by the agency virtually.

This embodiment has been expanded the function of system, therefore need not to provide the message center that can openly visit.For example, when the representative of sales ﹠ marketing when their main office is left, enterprise may wish to provide the ability of retrieval and the document of printing stored on one or more private corporate networks to its representative of sales ﹠ marketing.Described CGI VPN agency cooperates mutually with special-purpose MC, makes these representatives of sales ﹠ marketing can visit the interior file storage of private corporate network, and can print to the document that is stored on those file storage any on the output device that described special-purpose MC registered.

Another method that visits special-purpose MC by the VPN switch is exactly: by utilizing the J2ME equipment 762 that (Java 2 Micro Edition)+VPN enables.This equipment is in the R﹠D process, and predicts that it can be easy to utilize in the near future more.In fact, as Figure 58 illustrated, the equipment that J2ME+VPN enables has embedded VPN client, and described VPN client can directly communicate described equipment with the VPN switch, and need not the user that VPN acts on behalf of.

Print to resource not being with on the moving dedicated network of MC

Shown in Figure 59 A and 59B, can be configured to be implemented on the output device that is positioned on the dedicated network that does not comprise message center system and print.For example, at the configuration structure 764 shown in Figure 59 A, message center MC1 is set among the DMZ 754, and the printer D1 of appointment is positioned at the private intranet 760 that separates with DMZ by fire wall 758.In this configuration structure, between the remote desktop client RDC1 in private intranet and message center MC1, set up persistence and be connected 764.

During setting operation, remote desktop client RDC1 will to message center MC1 between communicate by letter and carry out initialization so as to open and described message center between persistence connect 766 corresponding communication links.So described RDC sends to message center MC1 with data, described message center MC1 identification is connected the output device (being output device D1 in this case) above it.This information will be stored in the RPRM database 242 of message center MC1.

Exemplary printing corresponding to configuration structure 764 can be performed as follows.At first, the user of originator device links to each other with message center MC1 via UI 750, and described originator device is such as being cellular phone 768.By described UI, the user can select for example to be stored in the remote source document on the file storage FS1 so that print, and described file storage FS1 is arranged in DMZ 754.As selection,, can retrieve described document there from another DMZ or dedicated network (not shown) according to the configuration structure of other MC and the position of other file storage.Certainly, the user equally also can select to be stored in the local source document on the originator device so that print.

After selecting document, so the user will select output device; In this case, output device D1 is chosen.Firm affirmation print request just will be retrieved described source document there from its file storage by print service PS, perhaps then just send to print service if described document is the words of local source.Described MC also will send to PS to information, and this PS has identified the capacity of equipment of selected output device.So described print service will generate the output image data corresponding to described source document and selected output device, and with described output image data as the output image file storage resources bank (for example, being arranged in the resources bank of file storage FS1).So described PS will be in company with to the quoting together of output image file, notification message center MC1 is described to be finished already.So message center will be retrieved the output image file and via persistence connection 766 it will be forwarded to remote desktop client RDC1.In case received described image data file, so described RDC will be submitted to the output device D1 that is used to reproduce to it.Firm end, described RDC just will connect 766 notification message center MC1 via persistence, finish to notify user's print job so described MC will upgrade UI 750.

Another configuration structure 770 that generates identical net result has been shown in Figure 59 B.In this case, except the interpolation of VPN switch 756,

VCN client

772 and 774, all component all with Figure 59 A in identical.In this case, message center MC1 and remote desktop client RDC1 will communicate via VPN channel 776.The VPN channel use the security that optimum level is provided as private intranet 760.

In above-mentioned explanation and accompanying drawing, the embodiments of the invention of the software operation that can realize that MS Windows operating system assembly is provided are disclosed.This not intention be confined to this because principle of the present invention and lecture can be applied in the embodiment of using other operating system, such as based on the operating system of UNIX with based on the operating system of LINUX.For instance, graphic user interface, application A PI and print capacity that various UNIX and LINUX operating system all provide the OS kernel component to support, described these OS kernel component all provide with above-mentioned MS Windows and have printed the similar operation of supporting assembly (for example, Windows GDI, print spooler, printed driver or the like).

Exemplary service device computer system

With reference to Figure 60, for example understand general conventional computer server 800, it is suitable for being used in combination when of the present invention putting into practice, and it can be used for wherein using a platform independent computing machine to carry out the DPS server computer and the Web server computing machine of Web server operation.The example that can be suitable for these purpose computer systems comprises: the computer server of operating Microsoft Windows, based on UNIX with based on the operating system of LINUX.

As those of ordinary skills are well-known, computer server 800 comprises cabinet 802, the mainboard (not shown) is installed in cabinet, has assembled suitable integrated circuit on the mainboard, wherein comprised one or more processors 804 and storer (as DIMM or SIMM) 806.Also include watch-dog 808, be used for showing figure and the text that generates by software program that on computer server, moves and program module.Mouse 810 (or other indicating equipment) can be connected in cabinet 802 serial port (or bus port or USB port) behind, and the signal that comes from mouse 810 is communicated to mainboard, thereby the cursor on the control display and selection text, menu option and graphic assembly, they all are to be shown on the watch-dog 808 by software program of carrying out on the computing machine and module.In addition, keyboard 812 is connected to mainboard, is used for allowing user input text and order, and these texts and order will influence the operation of the software program of carrying out on the computing machine.Computer server 800 also comprises network interface unit (NIC) 814 or the equivalent electrical circuit that is built on the mainboard, so that server can transmit and receive data via network 816.

File system storage according to the invention can realize via a plurality of hard disks 818, these hard disk storage inside are in cabinet 802, and/or realize via a plurality of hard disks, these hard-disc storage externally in the middle of the disk array 820, can visit this disk array via the SCSI card 822 or the equivalent SCSI circuit that are built on the mainboard.As selection, can utilize the fibre channel link of using suitable fiber channel (Fibre Channel) interface card (not shown) or built-in circuit, visit disk array 820.

Computer server 800 can comprise cd-rom drive 824 usually, it can insert read-only optical disc wherein, so that executable file on the CD and data can be read, thereby be transferred in the middle of the memory device on storer 806 and/or the hard disk 818.Equally, for this purpose, can provide floppy disk 826.Can also comprise other mass-memory unit such as optical record medium or DVD driver.The machine instruction of forming by software program, assembly and module, they can make processor 804 realize the aforesaid operation of the present invention, they are loaded in the storer 806 carry out by processor 804 before, these machine instructions will typically be distributed in floppy disk 828 or CD-ROM 830 (perhaps other storage medium) goes up and is stored on one or more hard disks 818.Perhaps as selection, these machine instructions can be used as carrier wave file and load via network 816.As top present, embodiments of the invention can be as going up the software program carried out or can be in order to support this class software program in the processing core (such as the central processing unit of computing machine) of certain form, perhaps on machine readable media or internal implementation or realization.Machine readable media comprises: any mechanism that is used for the storage of the readable form of machine (for example, computing machine) or the information of transmission.For example, machine readable media can comprise all like: ROM (read-only memory) (ROM); Random-access memory (ram); The magnetic disk memory medium; Optical storage medium; With flash memory device or the like.In addition, machine readable media can comprise the transmission signal such as electric signal, optical signalling, acoustic signal or the transmission signal (for example, carrier wave, infrared signal, digital signal or the like) of other form.

Thus, embodiments of the invention can be as going up the software program of carrying out or be used to support this class software program in the processing core of certain form (such as, the CPU of computing machine), perhaps on machine readable media or internal implementation or realization.Machine readable media comprises any mechanism that is used for the storage of the readable form of machine (for example, computing machine) or the information of transmission.For example, machine readable media can comprise all like: ROM (read-only memory) (ROM); Random-access memory (ram); The magnetic disk memory medium; Optical storage medium; With flash memory device or the like.In addition, machine readable media can comprise the transmission signal such as electric signal, optical signalling, acoustic signal or the transmission signal (for example, carrier wave, infrared signal, digital signal or the like) of other form.

The above-mentioned explanation of the illustrational embodiment of the invention comprises the content of describing in theory, does not mean the exhaustive disclosed clear and definite form that maybe invention is constrained to.Though described here specific embodiment of the present invention and example are illustration purposes for example, those skilled in the art should will recognize that the various equivalent modifications in invention scope all are fine.

Can come the present invention is made these modifications according to above-mentioned detailed description.The term that is used in the following claim should not be interpreted as the present invention is constrained to disclosed specific embodiment in instructions and claim.But scope of the present invention should fully be determined by following claim, should come described claim is made an explanation according to the principle that claim is explained.

Claims

1. one kind is used for the method that prints by wireless device, comprising:

Reproducible data are provided to wireless device, can be rendered to user interface (UI) on the wireless device according to described reproducible data;

Make the user can select the source data that to be printed by user interface;

Make the user can select output device or use default output device to print source data thereon by user interface;

By in print service place reception sources data;

By print service reproduction and source data and the corresponding output image data of one of the output device of selecting or default output device; With

Output image is submitted to output device for printing.

2. the method for claim 1, wherein wireless device comprises the equipment that wireless web enables.

3. method as claimed in claim 2, the equipment that wireless web enables comprise the equipment that WAP (WAP (wireless application protocol)) enables, and wherein reproducible data comprise WML (WAP Markup Language) data.

4. the method for claim 1, wherein wireless device comprises the equipment that IEEE802.11 enables.

5. the method for claim 1, wherein wireless device comprises the equipment that bluetooth is enabled.

6. the method for claim 1, wherein source data is stored on the wireless device.

7. the method for claim 1, wherein source data is stored on the remote storage that is positioned at away from described wireless device.

8. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein user interface makes the user can navigate described remote storage so that select source data.

9. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein remote storage is in and can can't help wireless device directly on the dedicated network of visit, also comprises making wireless device can visit the agency of described dedicated network.

10. method 9 as claimed in claim, wherein said agency comprises VPN (virtual private network) (VPN) agency.

11. the method for claim 1, wherein said method is implemented by an outgoing management system is auxiliary, also comprises:

Make the user can from the output device that can be visited by outgoing management system, select and/or specify one or more collection output device; With

Use described outgoing management system to store information about those output devices of and/or appointment selected by the user.

12. the method for claim 1, wherein said user interface also make the user can specify from the webserver of its access originator data.

13. the method for claim 1, wherein said user interface also make the user search for to search output device by one or more search parameters.

14. the method for claim 1, wherein said print service generates output image data by carrying out following operation:

Determine the file type of described source data;

Determine a suitable applications program so that load, thereby generate output image data by described print service; With

Start and print action so that make described application program and the collaborative output image data that generates of printer subsystem.

15. the method for claim 1 also comprises to described wireless device the Print Preview data are provided, this preview data is included in when being reproduced on the user interface analog representation that is printed output by output device produced.

16. method as claimed in claim 15, wherein said source data corresponding to the text based document, also comprise by user interface navigation controls is provided, so that make the user can navigate to the various piece of the analog representation that is printed output.

17. method as claimed in claim 15, wherein said source data is corresponding to the document of electrical form type, also comprise navigation controls is provided by user interface, so that make the user can navigate to the various piece of the analog representation that is printed output, be included in and carry out vertical within the single page corresponding to the electronic form document of described source data and move horizontally.

18. method as claimed in claim 15, wherein said source data comprises original image, also comprise generating microimage described original image, that be determined size, this microimage is configured to show on the screen of wireless device according to the display characteristic of screen.

19. the method for claim 1 also comprises:

Store described output image data into resources bank;

From described resources bank retrieval output image data; With

Described output image data is forwarded to output device.

20. the method for claim 1 also comprises by described user interface providing job status information to the user.

21. one kind is used for the method that prints by the originator device that bluetooth is enabled, comprises:

The originator device of enabling from bluetooth by the bluetooth equipment emulator receives the input corresponding to one query, so that the existence of the output device that near the bluetooth detecting is enabled;

The output device that comes the emulation bluetooth to enable by the bluetooth equipment emulator is so that the originator device that bluetooth is enabled thinks that the output device that a such bluetooth is enabled communicating by letter with the originator device that described bluetooth is enabled;

The print request of the originator device that reception is enabled from bluetooth, so as with the corresponding output device of just being enabled of output device by the bluetooth of emulation on print source data;

Reception or retrieval and the corresponding source data of described print request;

Generate and described source data and the corresponding output image data of output device; With

Described output image data is submitted to output device, so that physically reproduced by described output device.

22. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein said output device are the output devices that non-bluetooth is enabled.

23. method as claimed in claim 21, the originator device that wherein said source data is enabled from described bluetooth receives there.

24. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein said source data is retrieved from remote storage.

25. method as claimed in claim 24 also comprises:

Operate by the web browser that described bluetooth equipment emulator comes the emulation bluetooth to enable;

Make the user of the originator device that bluetooth enables to operate from file storage by the web browser of just and select the described source data that to be printed there by emulation; With

Retrieve source data there from described file storage.

26. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein said source data are provided for the print service that generates output image data, are perhaps retrieved by described print service.

27. method as claimed in claim 26 wherein in response to reception or the retrieval source data carried out in described print service there, is carried out following operation:

Determine the file type of described source data;

Determine a suitable applications program so that load, thereby generate described output image data by described print service; With

Start and print action so that the collaborative output image data that generates of described application program and printer subsystem.

28. method as claimed in claim 21 also comprises:

The bluetooth equipment emulator that link links to each other with outgoing management system;

Identify the user of the equipment that described bluetooth enables;

From described outgoing management system retrieval bluetooth equipment parameter, described bluetooth equipment parameter with can be corresponding by the output device that outgoing management system is visited; With

Use described bluetooth equipment parameter to come those output devices of emulation, so that the output device direct communication that makes bluetooth equipment think that it and the corresponding bluetooth of just by emulation of one or more output device are enabled by the bluetooth equipment emulator.

29. method 28 as claimed in claim 28 also comprises:

Identify the user of the equipment that described bluetooth enables;

From described outgoing management system retrieval bluetooth equipment parameter, described bluetooth equipment parameter is corresponding with one or more output device that described user can visit; With

By one or more output device of described bluetooth equipment emulator emulation.

The source data that 30. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein said user interface make the user be chosen on the remote storage is stored.

31. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein said bluetooth equipment emulator start from the WAP (WAP (wireless application protocol)) on the bluetooth pipe, also comprise:

By described bluetooth equipment emulator the content based on WAP is offered the originator device that bluetooth is enabled, can reproduce user interface by described content based on WAP; With

Make the user can from remote storage, select a document, so that printed by selected output device.

Can can't help described wireless device directly on the dedicated network of visit 32. method as claimed in claim 31, wherein said remote storage are in, also comprise making wireless device can visit the agency of described dedicated network.

33. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein said dedicated network comprise a fire wall, with the visit that is used to prevent that unauthorized user from being carried out, and described agency comprises VPN (virtual private network) (VPN) agency.

34. one kind is used for the method that prints from the dedicated network of the originator device outside the fire wall after described fire wall, comprises:

Set up a direct communication link between outgoing management system assembly after described fire wall and the outgoing management system assembly outside the fender wall, described direct communication connects by described fire wall;

Reproducible data are provided to described originator device, can on originator device, reproduce user interface according to described reproducible data;

Make the user can select the source data that to print by described user interface;

Make described user can select output device on the dedicated network, that source data will be printed thereon;

The described source data of retrieval from storage;

Reproduce and described source data and the selected corresponding output image data of output device;

Outgoing management system assembly outside the described output image data slave firewall is sent to the outgoing management system assembly that is positioned at after the fire wall; With

The outgoing management system of output image data after being positioned at fire wall is submitted to output device, so that physically reproduced by described output device.

35. method as claimed in claim 34, each the outgoing management system assembly that wherein is positioned at outside the described fire wall and is positioned at after the fire wall all comprises the message center assembly, and it is used for providing management to other assemblies at outgoing management system.

36. method as claimed in claim 34, also be included on the direct communication link outgoing management system assembly of data after being positioned at fire wall sent to outgoing management system assembly outside the fire wall, described direct communication connection identifier is positioned at can be that outgoing management system assembly after the fire wall be visited by being positioned at, the one or more output devices after the fire wall.

37. method as claimed in claim 34, the outgoing management system assembly that wherein is positioned at outside the described fire wall comprises a server component, is positioned at fire wall outgoing management system assembly afterwards and comprises client component.

38. method as claimed in claim 34, wherein said direct communication link comprise VPN (virtual private network) (VPN) link.

39. method as claimed in claim 34, wherein said originator device comprises the wireless device that web enables.

40. method as claimed in claim 34, wherein said originator device comprises the equipment that bluetooth is enabled.

41. method as claimed in claim 34, wherein said storage are included in this locality storage on the originator device.

42. method as claimed in claim 34, wherein said storage comprise a remote storage that is positioned at away from wireless device.

43. method as claimed in claim 42, wherein said remote storage is positioned on the dedicated network.

44. method as claimed in claim 34, wherein print service is used to generate output image data by carrying out following operation:

Determine the file type of described source data;

Start and print action so that the described output image data of the collaborative generation of described application program and printer subsystem.

45. method as claimed in claim 34 also comprises to described wireless device the Print Preview data are provided, these Print Preview data are included in the analog representation of the reproduced output that is produced by described output device when being reproduced on the described user interface.

46. the method that the dedicated network of originator device after described fire wall that is used for outside the fire wall prints comprises:

Set up a direct communication link at the outgoing management system assembly after described fire wall with between the outgoing management system assembly outside the described fire wall, described direct communication link is by described fire wall;

Reproducible data are provided to described originator device, can on described originator device, reproduce user interface according to described reproducible data;

Make the user select the source data that to be printed by described user interface;

Make described user can select output device on the dedicated network, that will print described source data thereon;

Be forwarded to the outgoing management assembly that is positioned at after the described fire wall described source data or to its the outgoing management system assembly outside being positioned at described fire wall quoted;

Reproduce and described source data and the selected corresponding output image data of described output device; With

Described output image data is submitted to described output device, so that physically reproduced by described output device.

47. method as claimed in claim 46, wherein be arranged in outside the described fire wall and that be positioned at outgoing management system assembly after the described fire wall each include the message center assembly, it is used for providing management to other assemblies at outgoing management system.

48. method as claimed in claim 46, also be included on the described direct communication link outgoing management system assembly of data after being positioned at described fire wall sent to outgoing management system assembly outside the described fire wall, described direct communication chain line can be that outgoing management system assembly after the described fire wall be visited by being positioned at, be positioned at the one or more output devices after the fire wall.

49. method as claimed in claim 46, the outgoing management system assembly that wherein is positioned within the described fire wall comprises a server component, and submit output image data to described output device, comprise: described output image data is provided to client, and response receives described output image data, and described client is submitted to output image equipment to described output image data for reproduction.

50. method as claimed in claim 46, wherein said originator device comprises the wireless device that web enables.

51. method as claimed in claim 46, wherein said originator device comprises the equipment that bluetooth is enabled.

52. method as claimed in claim 46, wherein said source data comprises the document of storing on described originator device, also is included in outgoing management system assembly outside the described fire wall from described originator device reception sources data.

53. method as claimed in claim 46, wherein said source data is stored on the remote storage, also comprises from described remote storage retrieval source data.

54. method as claimed in claim 53, wherein said remote storage is positioned on the described dedicated network, and described source data is from being retrieved by the position that is identified of quoting to described source data.

55. the method for claim 1 also comprises by described user interface job status information is provided to described user.

56. method as claimed in claim 46, wherein print service is used to carry out following operation and generates described output image data:

Determine the file type of described source data;

Determine that a suitable applications program so that load by described print service, is used to generate described output image data; With

57. method as claimed in claim 46 also comprises the Print Preview data are provided to described wireless device, these Print Preview data are included in when being reproduced on the described user interface analog representation by the reproduced output that described output device generated.

58. one kind is used for the method that prints from the dedicated network of originator device after described fire wall that is positioned at outside the fire wall, comprises:

Set up communication link between outgoing management system assembly after described fire wall and described originator device, described communication link bag is crossed VPN (virtual private network) (VPN) tunnel that passes described fire wall;

Be forwarded to the outgoing management system assembly that is positioned at after the described fire wall by described vpn tunneling described source data or to quoting of its from described originator device;

59. method as claimed in claim 58, wherein said user interface comprises a plurality of interaction network pages, and described vpn tunneling is by CGI (Common Gateway Interface) (CGI) the VPN agency and collaborative auxiliary enforcement of the VPN switch that is positioned at described fire wall that are positioned at outside the described fire wall.

60. method as claimed in claim 58, wherein said originator device comprises the equipment that VPN enables, and described vpn tunneling is implemented by client side component of moving on the equipment of enabling at VPN and the VPN switch that is positioned at described fire wall are auxiliary.

61. method as claimed in claim 58, wherein be positioned at described fire wall outgoing management system assembly afterwards and comprise server component, and described output image data is submitted to described output device, comprise: described output image data is provided to client, and in response to receiving described output image data, described client is submitted to described output image equipment to described output image data for reproduction.

62. method as claimed in claim 58, wherein said originator device comprises the wireless device that web enables.

63. method as claimed in claim 58, wherein said originator device comprises the equipment that bluetooth is enabled.

64. method as claimed in claim 58, wherein said source data comprises the document of storing on described originator device, also be included in the outgoing management system assembly that is positioned at after the described fire wall by described vpn tunneling from described originator device reception sources data.

65. method as claimed in claim 58, wherein said source data is stored on the remote storage, also comprises from described remote storage and retrieves described source data.

66. as the described method of claim 65, wherein said remote storage is positioned on the described dedicated network, and described source data is from being retrieved by the position to the reference identification of described source data.

67. method as claimed in claim 58 also comprises by described user interface job status information is provided to the user.

68. method as claimed in claim 58, wherein print service is used to generate described output image data by carrying out following operation:

Determine the file type of described source data;

69. method as claimed in claim 58 also comprises the Print Preview data are provided to described wireless device, these Print Preview data are included in when being reproduced on the described user interface expression by the simulation of the reproduced output that described output device produced.

70. method as claimed in claim 7 also comprises quoting of the position of the described source data of sign on described remote storage sent to described print service, and described the quoting of response reception, uses described quoting by described print service retrieval source data.

71. the method for claim 1 also comprises:

Determine the position of wireless device;

A default output device is determined on position dynamic ground according to described wireless device.

72. as the described method of claim 71, wherein said method is implemented by an outgoing management system is auxiliary, described outgoing management system comprises a plurality of wireless data accessing points (WDAP), also comprises:

Storage is used to identify described a plurality of WDAP and the data of the topology location of the output device that can be visited by these WDAP; With

Approximation according to itself and WDAP is determined default output device, and described wireless device is visited described outgoing management system by described WDAP.