CN1640679A - Printer and its printing method - Google Patents
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The presetn invention relates to a printer. Said printer at least includes printer machine core and controller, cypher interaction input device and one or more than one output document storage box with electric control lock. Said invention also povides the action of the above-mentioned every component, and also provides its printing method.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the printer field, particularly a kind of printer and Method of printing thereof.
Background technology
Along with development of computer network, network printing is more and more universal in the office field, and increasing office space adopts the mode of network printing to save equipment investment.In network printing was used, printing device was equipped with certain distance with user's office area usually, for example: use the place of high-end network print apparatus at some, these equipment even be placed on and independently be beneficial to more people's use in the printing room.Therefore, in using, network printing exists unexistent problem in the unit printing, be the potential safety hazard that file is given away secrets: the user is after office area is carried out printing, the document of network print apparatus output might be taken away or steal a glance at by other people before the user arrive printing device, thereby caused divulging a secret of file.Along with popularizing of the network printer, this problem becomes increasingly conspicuous, and having become influences the restraining factors that the network printer is promoted.
In order to address this problem, in the patent No. of having granted patent is US6,307,640, denomination of invention is the invention of " based on the system and method for computer network printing " (Computer-based network printingsystem and method), mention a kind of password that utilizes and prevented the method that file is divulged a secret, be that the user proposes the application of printer confidential document to print system, print system is distributed job number and the password of printing this confidential document to the user, the user need arrive the printer place and input this job number and password, and this confidential document just can be printed.But this Method of printing has following shortcoming.One: require the user to arrive network printer place, input job number and password could begin to print, and give away secrets in order to prevent confidential document, and the user must spended time waits for by printer and finishes up to file printout, when the confidential document of printing was longer, the user must wait considerable time; Its two: if the user does not have in time to arrive the sequence number and the password of printer place input printer confidential document, then these unprinted confidential documents can be accumulated in the internal memory of printer, cause the performance of printer to descend, when unprinted confidential document more for a long time, can cause the paralysis of printer.
At application number is in the patented claim of " US20010050781 " and " US20020171859 ", having mentioned the similar patent No. is US6,307, the described method of 640 patent: the user inputs password in computing machine when starting print out task, the cipher random confidential document together sends to printer, when this confidential document of printer prints, printer indication user inputs the password of this confidential document, prints this confidential document after the user imports proper password.But, it is US6 that there is the patent No. equally in the method, the described shortcoming of 307,640 patent: the user needs spended time to wait for print procedure and when the password of the untimely reader confidential document of user, because printer can't be printed this confidential document, thereby can cause the performance of printer to descend.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the objective of the invention is to provide on the one hand a kind of printer, a kind of Method of printing of printer is provided on the other hand, this printer and Method of printing not only can make the user not need spended time to wait for print procedure, and when the password of the untimely reader confidential document of user, also can not cause the performance of printer to descend.
According to above-mentioned purpose, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
A kind of printer comprises printer engine and controller, the mutual input media of password, further comprises the one or more output document storage box that has electric control lock, wherein,
Printer engine and controller are used to receive the document printing instruction of the computing machine transmission that links to each other with printer, send the password of document printing to this computing machine; To the mutual input media output password of password information, receive the password of the mutual input media input of password; Send the document printing instruction to the output document storage box output print document that has electric control lock according to this computing machine, send the electric control lock control signal to the output document storage box that has electric control lock;
The output document storage box that has electric control lock is used to receive the document of being printed of printer engine and controller output, according to opening/locking from printer engine and the next electric control lock control signal of controller reception;
The mutual input media of password is used to receive the password prompt information of printer engine and controller output, and password is imported in indication, and sends the password of input to printer engine and controller.
Described printer is the network printer or the network computer external unit with printing function.
This printer also comprises automatic paper separating device and Output Tray, and wherein automatically paper separating device is used to receive the separation instruction that printer engine and controller send, and in Output Tray, Output Tray is used to receive the document of printing with the document distribution printed;
Described printer engine and controller send the separation instruction to automatic paper separating device.
A kind of Method of printing, in advance with printer that computing machine links to each other in be provided with the output document storage box of electric control lock, this method also comprises:
A, printer interface are returned password to computing machine after receiving the instruction of the printer confidential document that computing machine sends;
B, printer receive the confidential document that will print that sends from computing machine, and print this encrypted document according to the indication of computing machine;
This confidential document that C, printer will be printed outputs in the output document storage box that has electric control lock with lockup state, prompting input password;
After D, printer interface are received the described password of steps A, judge whether this password is correct, if printer is opened the electric control lock of the output document storage box with electric control lock; Otherwise printer forbids opening the electric control lock of the output document storage box with electric control lock.
Before described steps A, this method also comprises:
Printer interface is received inquiry that computing machine sends, and it has the order of the output storage box state of electric control lock, judges self whether there is the output document storage box that has electric control lock with lockup state, if, execution in step A; Otherwise, process ends;
Before described steps A, this method also comprises:
Printer interface is received the document printing order that computing machine sends, and whether printer will print encrypted document according to this command determination, if, execution in step A, otherwise printer is according to the method document printing of normal document printing.
Described printer according to the process of the method document printing of normal document printing is:
Printer is opened the electric control lock of the output document storage box that has electric control lock, and the document that will print outputs to this output document storage box of opening that has electric control lock.
At automatic paper separating device of printer setup and Output Tray, described printer according to the process of the method document printing of normal document printing is in advance:
Printer uses automatic paper separating device, directly outputs in the Output Tray according to the method document printing of normal document printing and with the document of printing by automatic paper separating device.
This method further comprises: set in advance the printer system administrator's password,
When printer did not receive the password of input, printer received the printer system administrator's password of being imported, and printer is opened the electric control lock of the output document storage box with electric control lock.
When at the more than one output document storage box that has an electric control lock of printer setup,
Described step C further comprises: printer outputs to the confidential document of printing according to the indication of computing machine the output document storage box that has electric control lock of appointment;
Described step D further comprises: printer is opened the electric control lock of the output document storage box that has electric control lock of appointment according to the described password of steps A.
From such scheme as can be seen, the present invention will increase the output document storage box that has electric control lock on the printer of the prior art, when the printer confidential document, this confidential document outputs to this output document storage box that has electric control lock, have only behind the input proper password, this output document storage box that has electric control lock just can be opened, and obtains confidential document.Device and method provided by the invention has been realized the function of keeping secret of confidential document.Because the present invention directly outputs to the confidential document of printing in the output document storage box that has electric control lock, the confidential document that does not need to print is stored in the internal memory in the printer, just print behind the other input of printer password up to the user, so method provided by the invention not only makes the user not need spended time to wait for print procedure, and when the password of the untimely reader confidential document of user, also can not cause the performance of printer to descend.
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Fig. 1 is a printer arrangement synoptic diagram provided by the invention.
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of printer prints confidential document embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, by the following examples and with reference to accompanying drawing, the present invention is further elaborated.
As shown in Figure 1, Fig. 1 is a printer arrangement synoptic diagram provided by the invention, and this printer comprises at least: printer engine and controller 100, the output document storage box 101 that has electric control lock and the mutual input media 102 of password.
Wherein, printer engine and controller 100 link to each other by network or the direct computing machine 103 that uses with the user, printer engine and controller 100 link to each other with the output document storage box 101 that has electric control lock, and printer engine and controller 100 link to each other with the mutual input media 102 of password.
Printer engine and controller 100 are used to receive the document print command that computing machine 103 that the user uses sends, and the computing machine 103 that uses to the user returns with document to be printed for information about, for example: the password that document is printed; The document print command that the computing machine 103 that uses according to the user sends is sent electric control lock control signal by the correctness of the mutual input media 102 input passwords of password to the output document storage box 101 that has electric control lock according to the user to the output document storage box 101 output print documents that have electric control lock; To the mutual input media 102 output password informations of password, receive the password of mutual input media 102 inputs of password.
The output document storage box 101 that has electric control lock is used for receiving the document printing of printer engine and controller 100 outputs according to opening/lock the document storage box that has electric control lock from printer engine and the next electric control lock control signal of controller 100 receptions.
The mutual input media 102 of password is used to receive the password prompt information of printer engine and controller 100 outputs, and the indication user inputs password, and sends password to printer engine and controller 100.
As shown in Figure 2, Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of printer prints confidential document embodiment of the present invention, and its concrete steps are:
After step 201, this printer interface are received this order, judge self whether there is the operable output document storage box that has electric control lock that has pinned, if there is no, change step 202 over to; Otherwise, change step 203 over to;
The computing machine that step 203, printer are used to the user returns the information of the output document storage box that has electric control lock that existence pinned, and printer can be printed the document of encryption;
The computing machine that step 204, user use judges whether the user selects to protect output document, if not, execution in step 205; Otherwise, execution in step 206;
The computing machine that step 205, user use is controlled this printer output document according to the flow process of prior art;
The computing machine that step 206, user use sends the order of request password to this printer;
After step 207, printer interface are received this order, generate a password at random, and this password is returned to the computing machine that the user uses;
After the computing machine that step 208, user use receives this password, send the document that to print to user's display password and to this printer;
Step 209, printer receive the document that will print that computing machine that the user uses sends and begin to print, and the document of printout is sent in this output document storage box that has pinned;
After step 210, document printing were finished, printer was by the password input interactive device prompting input password of self;
The password that step 211, user input step 208 in the password input interactive device of printer is shown;
The present invention can also comprise the automatic paper separating device and the Output Tray of prior art, and printer engine and controller send the separation instruction, and execution in step 205 directly prints non-confidential document and deliver in the Output Tray.
When the present invention does not increase automatic paper separating device of the prior art, then can open the output document storage box that has electric control lock, execution in step 205 again, and non-confidential document is directly printed in the output document storage box of opening that has electric control lock.
Method provided by the invention can also make printer judge whether the user selects to protect the document of output earlier, if, printer judges whether to exist the operable output document storage box that has electric control lock that has pinned again, if, order execution in step 203, step 206～step 214, if the user does not select to protect output document, then execution in step 205; The if there is no operable output document storage box that has electric control lock that has pinned, then execution in step 202.
A plurality of output document storage boxes that have electric control lock can also be provided on the printer that provides in the present invention, and in conjunction with the automatic separation function of printer in the prior art, the print job of different user is used the output document storage box that has electric control lock respectively, promptly can specify the output document storage box by computing machine, this printer outputs to printed document in the output document storage box that has electric control lock of appointment; The present invention can also distribute the output document storage box that has electric control lock of right quantity to give the user according to the size of print job output quantity automatically; The present invention can also set in advance system manager's password in printer, when the user forgets the password of print job, can take out the document of output by system manager's input system administrator's password.
Printer provided by the invention can be the common network printer, also can have the computer peripheral of network printing function for other, for example: all-in-one multifunctional machine or digital duplicating machine etc.
Device and method provided by the invention can protect confidential document not obtained or steal a glance at by other people in print procedure; Device and method provided by the invention can make the user wait until after print procedure finishes and input password knockout machine confidential document again, and needn't wait for the printing of waiting for confidential document on the printer next door always, has saved user's time, has made things convenient for the user; Device and method provided by the invention makes the confidential document of printing not need to be stored in the printer system, do not take the internal memory of printer system, has avoided forgetting printer place input password and the problem that causes the printer system performance to descend as the user.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to restriction the present invention, all any modifications of being made within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is equal to and replaces and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of printer comprises printer engine and controller, the mutual input media of password, it is characterized in that, further comprises the one or more output document storage box that has electric control lock, wherein,
Printer engine and controller are used to receive the document printing instruction of the computing machine transmission that links to each other with printer, send the password of document printing to this computing machine; To the mutual input media output password of password information, receive the password of the mutual input media input of password; Send the document printing instruction to the output document storage box output print document that has electric control lock according to this computing machine, send the electric control lock control signal to the output document storage box that has electric control lock;
The output document storage box that has electric control lock is used to receive the document of being printed of printer engine and controller output, according to opening/locking from printer engine and the next electric control lock control signal of controller reception;
The mutual input media of password is used to receive the password prompt information of printer engine and controller output, and password is imported in indication, and sends the password of input to printer engine and controller.
2, printer as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described printer is the network printer or the network computer external unit with printing function.
3, printer as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this printer also comprises automatic paper separating device and Output Tray, wherein automatically paper separating device is used to receive the separation instruction that printer engine and controller send, in Output Tray, Output Tray is used to receive the document of printing with the document distribution printed;
Described printer engine and controller send the separation instruction to automatic paper separating device.
4, a kind of Method of printing is characterized in that, in advance with printer that computing machine links to each other in be provided with the output document storage box of electric control lock, this method also comprises:
A, printer interface are returned password to computing machine after receiving the instruction of the printer confidential document that computing machine sends;
B, printer receive the confidential document that will print that sends from computing machine, and print this encrypted document according to the indication of computing machine;
This confidential document that C, printer will be printed outputs in the output document storage box that has electric control lock with lockup state, prompting input password;
After D, printer interface are received the described password of steps A, judge whether this password is correct, if printer is opened the electric control lock of the output document storage box with electric control lock; Otherwise printer forbids opening the electric control lock of the output document storage box with electric control lock.
5, Method of printing as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, before described steps A, this method also comprises:
Printer interface is received inquiry that computing machine sends, and it has the order of the output storage box state of electric control lock, judges self whether there is the output document storage box that has electric control lock with lockup state, if, execution in step A; Otherwise, process ends;
6, Method of printing as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, before described steps A, this method also comprises:
Printer interface is received the document printing order that computing machine sends, and whether printer will print encrypted document according to this command determination, if, execution in step A, otherwise printer is according to the method document printing of normal document printing.
7, method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described printer according to the process of the method document printing of normal document printing is:
Printer is opened the electric control lock of the output document storage box that has electric control lock, and the document that will print outputs to this output document storage box of opening that has electric control lock.
8, method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, in advance at automatic paper separating device of printer setup and Output Tray, described printer according to the process of the method document printing of normal document printing is:
Printer uses automatic paper separating device, directly outputs in the Output Tray according to the method document printing of normal document printing and with the document of printing by automatic paper separating device.
9, Method of printing as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, this method further comprises: set in advance the printer system administrator's password,
When printer did not receive the password of input, printer received the printer system administrator's password of being imported, and printer is opened the electric control lock of the output document storage box with electric control lock.
10, Method of printing as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, when at the more than one output document storage box that has an electric control lock of printer setup,
Described step C further comprises: printer outputs to the confidential document of printing according to the indication of computing machine the output document storage box that has electric control lock of appointment;
Described step D further comprises: printer is opened the electric control lock of the output document storage box that has electric control lock of appointment according to the described password of steps A.
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