CN1648845A - Network printing system and its method for using message device - Google Patents

Network printing system and its method for using message device Download PDF

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CN1648845A
CN1648845A CNA2004101046390A CN200410104639A CN1648845A CN 1648845 A CN1648845 A CN 1648845A CN A2004101046390 A CNA2004101046390 A CN A2004101046390A CN 200410104639 A CN200410104639 A CN 200410104639A CN 1648845 A CN1648845 A CN 1648845A
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金周德
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Abstract

Disclosed is a network printing system and a method. The network printing system includes: an information device connected to the network for transmitting and receiving information by network and external device, a chat server which is used for providing a message device for the information device and transmitting and receiving message between the information device and the external devices by the message device, and a printer connected to the network for executing the file requiring for print for the information device. The chat server receives the print require file from the information device by the message device and sends the file to the printer. Therefore, the information device which has not been installed with printer drive program can execute print work by the network printer, so the use of the mobile terminal is maximized.

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Use the network print system and the method thereof of message device
Technical field
The present invention relates to network print system and method thereof.More specifically, the present invention relates to have the network print system and the method thereof of the massaging device that printed driver is not installed.
Background technology
Printer be a kind of well-known, be connected to the office equipment that computing machine and output are printed document.Concrete, printer receives document or the view data that is generated or edited by computing machine, as print data, print data is translated as is applicable to the printing language that print conditions is set, and use coloured dyestuff or toner output data on paper such as printing ink.
Existing printer is often networked, so that several users can printer sharing.Therefore, can improve the work efficiency of office.System with networked printer is known as network print system.
In typical network print system, a printer is connected to a plurality of computing machines by Local Area Network.Printer in the network print system is by the print data of LAN reception from a plurality of computing machines, to carry out print job.Because network print system can make several users share a printer, it can realize cost savings by office automation.
Fig. 1 is a block scheme of explaining the legacy network print system.With reference to figure 1, network print system comprises the network printer 110 that is used to carry out about the print job of received print data, the request network printer 110 is carried out the computing machine 120 of print job, and the network 130 that the network printer 110 is connected to computing machine.
The network printer 110 and computing machine 120 all are core and the indispensable devices of realizing office automation, and in order to print the document that generates by computing machine 120 by the network printer 110, computing machine 120 must have printed driver, drives the network printer 100.
Printer driver has translates into function with the data of the network printer 110 compatibilities with the print data that is generated by the application (application) of computing machine 120.Promptly, when the document selecting print command to generate by the application of computing machine 120 by the network printer 110 outputs, printed driver print data by page or leaf separately, suitably handle specific data, and controlling packet is contained in corresponding to the coding in the print data of one page, print data is translated as data with the network printer 110 compatibilities, and data that are translated are sent to the network printer 110.Printed driver also provides the type information of the type information of the document of permission user selection about being printed to select to show the page number scope that for example will be printed, the number that will be printed, Method of printing and carton.
The network printer 110 of printing the print data that receives from printed driver according to type information has carton, wherein stores up for example image recording media of paper.The network printer 110 picks up and transmits paper from carton, by using toner to form image on paper in image forming portion, and emits paper.
As mentioned above, common network print system needs for example program of printed driver, so that computing machine 120 is communicated by letter with the network printer 110.If printed driver is not installed in the network print system, just can not print by the network printer 110 by the data that computing machine 120 generates or edits.
Summary of the invention
In order to solve the problems referred to above, made the present invention at correlative technology field.Therefore, one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of network print system of network printer print job that can be by not needing to install therein printed driver, with and method.
Above-mentioned aspect realizes by a kind of network print system is provided, this system comprises: be connected to massaging device network, that be used for sending and receiving by network and external device (ED) message, be used for to massaging device give information device (messenger), between massaging device and external device (ED), sending and to receive the chat server of message by message device, and be used to carry out printer print job, that be connected to network about massaging device request typescripts.Chat server receives the print request file by message device from massaging device, and this document is sent to printer.
Network print system can also comprise that being used for the print request file conversion is the change server of page-description language (PDL) data.If print request file and printer are incompatible, printer prints is by the PDL data of change server conversion.
Massaging device can comprise transceiver, be used to drive the applying portion of the message device that provides from chat server and the storage area that is used for the storage print demand file.Transceiver sends to chat server to the file that is stored in storage unit by the message device that is driven by applying portion.
Chat server can comprise the command analyzer that is used for analyzing the print command of being carried out by massaging device and be used for command executer according at least one of print command control printer of being analyzed by command analyzer and conversion portion.
The network printing method comprises the steps: via chat server to receive by massaging device request typescripts by message device to the massaging device that connects by the network device that gives information, and via the received file of printer prints.
The network printing method can also comprise step: determine to be received the ability of file via printer prints, and if file be determined with printer when incompatible, be the PDL data via change server with file conversion.Printer prints is by the PDL data of switch process conversion.
The network printing method can also comprise step: search for the application about the file that receives by change server.Switch process is PDL data with the application compatibility of search step search with file conversion.
The network printing method can also comprise step: be used for typescripts via the massaging device storage, and the message device that provides from chat server is provided.Massaging device sends to chat server to the file of storage by message device.
The network printing method can also comprise step: via the print command of chat server analysis by the massaging device execution, and according to analyzed print command control printer and at least one in the change server.
Therefore, there is not the massaging device of printed driver and application to print by the network printer.
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Above-mentioned aspect of the present invention and other advantages will become more obvious by embodiments of the present invention will be described by referring to the drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the block scheme of explanation general network print system;
Fig. 2 is the block scheme of explanation according to the network print system of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of Method of printing of the network print system of key diagram 2;
Fig. 4 is the figure of explanation by the example of the print command of the massaging device input of Fig. 2; And
Fig. 5 is the figure of explanation by another example of the print command of the massaging device input of Fig. 2.
By accompanying drawing, should notice that same or similar element represented by identical Reference numeral.
Embodiment
Fig. 2 is the block scheme of explanation according to the network print system of the embodiment of the invention.With reference to figure 2, network print system comprises massaging device 210, network 220, chat server 230, change server 240 and printer 250.Massaging device 210, chat server 230, change server 240 and printer 250 interconnect by network 220.
Massaging device 210 is connected to network 220, to send and to receive message by network 220 and external device (ED).Massaging device 210 comprises PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phone, notebook computer and PC, and these all are can be with the device of wired or wireless mode accesses network 220, and can transmit and receive data by network 220." external device (ED) " in the present embodiment should be understood that to comprise the generic term of out of Memory devices such as chat server 230, change server 240 and printer 250.
Massaging device 210 comprises storage area 211, applying portion 213 and transceiver 215.Storage area 211 storage print files.The message device that provides from chat server 230 is provided applying portion 213.Transceiver 215 sends to chat server 230 to the file that is stored in the storage area 211 by the message device that is driven by applying portion 230.
Chat server 230 comprises command analyzer 231 and command executer 233.Command analyzer 231 is analyzed the print command about the print file of being carried out by massaging device 210.Command executer 233 is according to print command control transformation server 240 and the printer 250 analyzed by command analyzer 231.
Change server 240 is converted to page-description language (PDL) data to the print file of massaging device 210 requests.The PDL data are to be used to describe a language of contents that is printed the page, are used to control the laser printer of once printing one page content usually.
Printer 250 is connected in network 220, and carries out about the print job by massaging device 210 request typescripts.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of Method of printing of the network print system of key diagram 2.With reference to figure 3, describe operation in detail according to the network print system of the embodiment of the invention.
Chat server 230 in step S301 to the massaging device 210 that connects by network 220 device that gives information.Massaging device 210 sends and receives message by message device and the external device (ED) that receives from chat server 230.
Massaging device 210 generates print file, these print file have with the content of the dialogue of external device (ED) transmitting-receiving (promptly, and in step S303, store this document the dialogue that is sent to external device (ED) and receives) or have the document that generates by for example other external device (ED) such as computing machine or notebook, from external device (ED).
The applying portion 213 of massaging device 210 drives message device in step S305, to send and to receive text message with external device (ED).For the print file of printing stored in the storage area 211 of massaging device 210, the importation (not shown) input print command of user by on massaging device 210, providing.Applying portion 213 sends to chat server 230 to the print command of user's input by network 220.Transceiver 215 sends to chat server 230 to print file by message device.
The command analyzer 231 of chat server 230 is analyzed the print command of being carried out by massaging device 210 in step S307, and according to the result who analyzes print command, command executer 233 is control transformation server 240 and printer 250 in step S309.Promptly, if the user is about being converted the PDL file of server 240 conversions by the print command of massaging device 210 inputs, as shown in Figure 4, chat server 230 receives print file from massaging device 210 in step S311, and this document sent to change server 240, and command executer 233 control transformation servers 240 and printer 250 are printed the file that receives.Change server 240 receives print file from chat server 230, and a file conversion that receives is the PDL data.Printer 250 is carried out the print job about the PDL data of being changed by change server 240.
As shown in Figure 5, the user can be by the direct print command of massaging device 210 inputs about printer 250.In this case, chat server 230 receives print file from massaging device 210 in step S311, and directly this document is sent to printer 250.
Printer 250 in step S313, determine the file that receives from chat server 230 whether with the printing compatibility of printer 250.
If it is incompatible that this document is determined with printing, chat server 230 sends to change server 240 to print file.Because the change server 240 that connects by network 220 has been registered and stored to printer 250, when this document is determined with printing when incompatible, printer 250 can switch its connection to change server 240.
Change server 240 is searched for the application with the print file compatibility that receives from chat server 230 in step S315.The application of change server 240 search and the application that generate or that be stored in the print file in the storage area 211 of the message device of massaging device 210 are interchangeable.This application comprises Microsoft TMThe Hangul of WORD and Haansoft TMDeng.
When finishing about the search of the application of print file, change server 240 is file conversion the PDL data in step S317, to make it and searched application compatibility.Printer 250 is printed the PDL data by change server 240 conversions in step S319.
If the file that receives from chat server 230 in step S313 is determined and prints compatibility, printer 250 is directly printed the file that receives from chat server 230 in step S321.
As mentioned above and since do not install printed driver, for example notebook, PDA or the such massaging device 210 of mobile phone can be by the printer prints of networking, portable terminal has maximized its utilization of resources.
Equally, because for example the massaging device 210 of PDA or mobile phone is allowed to printer prints by networking, the utilization of network can be maximized.
Aforesaid embodiment and advantage only are exemplary, and can not be interpreted as limiting the present invention.The description of embodiments of the invention is intended that indicative, and does not limit the scope of claim.A lot of replacements, modification and variation should be tangible for those skilled in the art.In claims, the means-plus-function clause is intended that letter and covers the structure that is described as carrying out the function of being stated at this, and structural equivalent is not only arranged but also identical structure is arranged.

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1. network print system comprises:
Be connected to the massaging device of network, be used for sending and receive message by network and external device (ED);
Chat server is used for to the massaging device device that gives information, to send and to receive message by message device between massaging device and external device (ED); And
Be connected to the printer of network, be used to carry out print job about massaging device request typescripts,
Wherein, chat server receives the print request file by message device from massaging device, and this document is sent to printer.
2. network print system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises change server, and being used for the print request file conversion is page-description language (PDL) data,
Wherein, if print request file and printer are incompatible, printer prints is by the PDL data of change server conversion.
3. network print system as claimed in claim 2, wherein massaging device comprises:
Transceiver;
Applying portion is used to drive the message device that provides from chat server; And
Storage area is used for the storage print demand file,
Wherein, transceiver sends to chat server to the file that is stored in the storage unit by the message device that is driven by applying portion.
4. network print system as claimed in claim 3, wherein chat server comprises:
Command analyzer is used to analyze the print command of being carried out by massaging device; And
Command executer is used for controlling printer and conversion portion according to the print command of command analyzer analysis.
5. network printing method comprises step:
Via chat server to the massaging device that connects by the network device that gives information;
Require typescripts by the message device information receiving device; And
The file that receives via printer prints.
6. network printing method as claimed in claim 5 also comprises step:
Determine the ability of the file that receives via printer prints; And
If it is incompatible that file is determined with printer, be file conversion the PDL data via change server,
Wherein printer prints is by the PDL data of switch process conversion.
7. network printing method as claimed in claim 6 also comprises step:
Search is about the application of the file that receives by change server,
Wherein, switch process is file conversion PDL data with the application compatibility of search step search.
8. network printing method as claimed in claim 7 also comprises step:
Be used for typescripts via the massaging device storage; And
The message device that driving provides from chat server,
Wherein massaging device sends to chat server to the file of storage by message device.
9. network printing method as claimed in claim 8 also comprises step:
Via the print command of chat server analysis by the massaging device execution; And
According to analyzed print command control printer and at least one in the change server.
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