CN1746881A - Method and apparatus for encrypted print processing - Google Patents

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CN1746881A
CN1746881A CN 200510102449 CN200510102449A CN1746881A CN 1746881 A CN1746881 A CN 1746881A CN 200510102449 CN200510102449 CN 200510102449 CN 200510102449 A CN200510102449 A CN 200510102449A CN 1746881 A CN1746881 A CN 1746881A
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The invention provides a encrypting printing processing method and device. According to a print controller of this embodiment, when a part of print data is specified to be encrypted, a client 102 determines functions supported by a printer 104. If the printer 104 is capable of handling partial encryption, the client 102 encrypts the specified portion, specifies the portion by PDL commands or XML tags, and sends the print data to the printer. The printer 104 decrypts it and then prints it out. Meanwhile, in the case of a printer 151 which does not support partially encrypted printing, printing is terminated, or the print data is sent to the printer 151 after replacing the portion specified to be encrypted with a different character string.

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Encrypted print disposal route and device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of encrypted print disposal route and device, for example be used for protecting the data security between the printed driver carried out on computers etc. and the printer.
Background technology
Traditionally, printer is connected one to one with computing machine usually, but generally printer is used as the so-called network printer of being shared by a plurality of computing machine by network recently.When using this network printer, the data that print (print data) flow through shared network.Therefore, print data itself may be stolen, perhaps when printer during away from the user, after the output print thing to the user do not take away as yet print before the thing during this period of time in, print thing and may be read or take away by undelegated people.Therefore, invented a kind of be called the secure print technology be used for protecting safe technology, the data of printing with protectiveness avoid not having the stealing of undelegated people of the authority of visit data.
For protect on computers printed driver and the safety of the print data between the printer, carry out data encryption.Printed driver to sending to the Print All data of printer, to whole PDL data, performed encryption processing under the situation that is the PDL printer before data are sent to printer.Printer receives the PDL data after encrypting, and carries out decryption processing, carries out print processing (for example, patent documentation 1) according to the PDL data after the deciphering then.
Had such technology: encrypt the position (bit) to the predetermined high position of view data, perhaps only the predetermined printing control command that is included in the print data is encrypted, data are sent to imaging device (patent documentation 2).
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2001-186358
Patent documentation 2: TOHKEMY 2000-276309
Summary of the invention
In traditional encrypted print treatment technology, driver is that whole PDL data perform encryption processing, and therefore, along with the increase of data volume, needs more time to handle subsidiary encryption, the decryption processing of particularly carrying out on printer.This causes performance significantly to worsen.Therefore, be difficult to when keeping performance, protect the data between driver and the printer not intercepted or distort.
In addition because can not specify with encrypted document data in desired part, therefore have the problem that can not protect the desired part of document.Simultaneously, if entire document data or print data are encrypted, there is the big problem of processing burden of enciphered data.
Invented a kind of like this system, in this system, existed simultaneously and explain by the printing equipment of the document data of application program generation and can not the narrative file data but can explain printing equipment by the print data of printed driver generation.Can not the narrative file data but can explain the printing equipment of the print data that generates by printed driver even document data is sent to immediately, the information of document data can not be output yet.Therefore, by using printed driver to generate print data from document data.
In this case, if the enciphered data that will have an ignorant encryption key of printed driver from application program etc. is input to printed driver, the problem that exists printed driver not to be decrypted document data.In addition, if print data unencryption still, then it can be read, but also has the problem that can not guarantee the security of data on communication channel.
The present invention makes in order to solve at least one the problems referred to above.The objective of the invention is to when reducing the burden of encryption, protect the part that to protect in the document data on communication channel, not distorted or intercept really.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of and can have the printing equipment that to explain the document data that generates by application program at the same time and can not explain under the environment of printing equipment of the document data, make by printed driver or application program and carried out the mechanism that the data of encryption are exported.
To achieve these goals, provide a kind of print control unit, comprising: deriving means is used to obtain document data; Recognition device is used for wanting ciphered data from the document data identification of being obtained by deriving means; Encryption device is used for encrypting by the recognition device recognition data; And dispensing device, be used for and will send to imaging device by the encryption device ciphered data; Wherein recognition device is discerned by the appointed information data designated as encrypting target.
To achieve these goals, provide a kind of print control unit, comprising: confirm device, be used for confirming whether to continue to include print processing by the document data of appointed information data designated by the user; And print data generating apparatus, confirm to continue print processing if confirm device, then this print data generating apparatus generates print data after getting rid of the data specified by appointed information; If confirm not continue, then this print data generating apparatus stops generating print data based on document data.
To achieve these goals, provide a kind of print control unit, comprising: first encryption device, if selection can be explained the printing equipment of the document data that is generated by application program as the output destination, then this first encryption device is encrypted document data; Input media, if selection can not be explained the printing equipment of the document data that is generated by application program as the output destination, then this input media is imported printed driver from application program with document data; Generating apparatus is used for based on carrying out printed driver by the document data of input media input, to generate print data; Second encryption device is used to encrypt the print data that is generated by generating apparatus; And dispensing device, be used to send document data of encrypting by first encryption device or the print data of encrypting by second encryption device.
To achieve these goals, provide a kind of print control unit, comprising: deriving means is used to make printed driver to obtain the print data of having specified encrypted print from application program; Decision maker, whether the output destination that is used to be judged to be the print data setting that deriving means obtains can carry out encrypted print by carrying out printed driver; And notifying device, if judging the output destination of print job, decision maker can not carry out encrypted print, then this notifying device is notified to application program from printed driver with result of determination.
To achieve these goals, provide a kind of print control program, comprising: obtaining step is used to obtain document data; Identification step is used for wanting ciphered data from the document data identification of being obtained by obtaining step; Encrypting step is used for encrypting by the identification step recognition data; And forwarding step, be used for and will send to imaging device by the encrypting step ciphered data; Wherein recognition device is discerned by the appointed information data designated as encrypting target.
To achieve these goals, provide a kind of print control program, comprising: confirm step, be used for confirming whether to continue to include print processing by the document data of appointed information data designated by the user; And print data generates step, confirms to continue print processing if confirm step, and then this print data generates step after getting rid of the data specified by appointed information, generates print data; If confirm not continue, then this print data generates the step termination and generates print data based on document data.
To achieve these goals, provide a kind of print control program, comprising: first encrypting step, if selection can be explained the printing equipment of the document data that is generated by application program as the output destination, then this first encrypting step is encrypted document data; Input step, if selection can not be explained the printing equipment of the document data that is generated by application program as the output destination, then this input step is imported printed driver from application program with document data; Generate step, be used for based on carrying out printed driver, to generate print data by the document data of input step input; Second encrypting step is used to encrypt by generating the print data that step generates; And forwarding step, be used to send document data of encrypting by first encrypting step or the print data of encrypting by second encrypting step.
To achieve these goals, provide a kind of print control program, comprising: obtaining step is used to make printed driver to obtain the print data of having specified encrypted print from application program; Determination step, whether the output destination that is used to be judged to be the print data setting that obtaining step obtains can carry out encrypted print by carrying out printed driver; And notifying process, if judging the output destination of print job, determination step can not carry out encrypted print, then this notifying process is notified to application program from printed driver with result of determination.
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Fig. 1 is a block scheme according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 illustrates the inner structure of the computing machine that constitutes client computer 102 of the present invention or printer 104;
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of operation that the application program of this embodiment is shown;
After Fig. 4 is illustrated in the print request that driver receives application program, the processing of carrying out at once by driver;
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram that the operation of the step S404 among Fig. 4 is shown;
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram that the operation of the step S508 among Fig. 5 is shown;
Fig. 7 is the process flow diagram that the operation of PDL printer in the system of Fig. 1 is shown;
Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram that the operation of the step S705 among Fig. 7 is shown;
Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram that the operation of the step S405 among Fig. 4 is shown;
Figure 10 is the process flow diagram that the operation of XAML printer in the system of Fig. 1 is shown;
Figure 11 illustrates the example of the warning dialog box of the step S510 among Fig. 5;
Figure 12 is illustrated in the example of the data of handling in the printer system of this embodiment;
Figure 13 A and 13B are illustrated in the example of the data of being handled by the application program of this embodiment in the printer system;
Figure 14 illustrates the example of the modular construction figure of the application program of this embodiment and driver;
Figure 15 is the process flow diagram of selecting and specifying the operation of the part that will encrypt from application program UI; And
Figure 16 illustrates the example of the UI among the step S1504 among Figure 15.
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Fig. 1 is a block scheme according to an embodiment of the invention.In Fig. 1, client computer (hereinafter referred to as the client computer) 102 that user 101 uses is connected by network 103 with 151 with printer 104.Client computer 102 is provided for generating the application program (hereinafter referred to as application program) 105 of print data and is used to control the printed driver (printer driver is designated hereinafter simply as driver) 106 of printer 104 and 151.In this embodiment, suppose application program 105 and printer 104 compatible XAML (the Extensible Application Markup Language that support that part is encrypted, XAML), and printer 151 are old (legacy) printers of incompatible XAML.That is, application program 105 can generate, exports, reads and handle the data of XAML form.XAML is a kind of language of describing with XML, and its standard is determined by Microsoft company.Use the data of the language definition of describing by XML to be commonly referred to XML document.But, in this embodiment, be referred to as the XML data.Therefore, the data of describing with XAML also are the XML data.
The XML data are text datas, and its data layout allows the people beyond the data creation person easily to understand data content.For XML, will carry out the regulation and stipulation that part encrypts to data is a kind of standard of protecting the information (for example credit number and personal information) of particular importance.Therefore, the XAML based on XML also can describe the part ciphered data.XML can be as the standard format of guaranteeing data compatibility between computing machine.In this case, the data of exporting from computing machine are XML data, and therefore, the part of the compatible XML of XML compatible computer is encrypted, and can the generating portion ciphered data.Yet even the compatible XML of computing machine may occur, the printer that this computing machine uses is the situation of incompatible XML also.In addition, may in network environment, use, may appear in the consolidated network situation of the printer that mixes the printer that there is compatible XML and incompatible XML if consider printer.
Therefore, in this embodiment, suppose that client computer 102 is XML compatible computers, if printer is the printer of compatible XML, then client computer 102 to this printer output XML data as print data; If printer is the printer of incompatible XML, client computer 102 print data treatable to this printer of this printer output, that describe with PDL etc. then.Suppose if client computer 102 is not the XML compatible computer, then not to printer output XML data.Suppose that the data that XML printer among this embodiment does not receive beyond the XML data describe.Yet, can use the descriptor format that can judge the data that receive, and can explain and carry out the XML printer of traditional PD L.In this embodiment, " part is encrypted " or " xx that part is encrypted " omits " part " usually, abbreviates " encryption " or " xx of encryption " as.Yet in this embodiment, " encryption " is meant " part is encrypted " that partial data is encrypted.
In addition, application program 105 is provided with print data generating portion 110, is used for for example generating the data that will print based on the data by establishments such as application programs 105.Driver 106 is provided with: print data is obtained part 111, is used to obtain the print data that the print data generating portion 110 by application program 105 is generated; Printer Information administrative section 112, the information of be used to store, maintenance and management and printer 104 are relevant; Print job generating portion 113 is used for generating print job based on obtained the print data that part 111 obtains by print data; And print job transmission part 116, be used for sending the print job that is generated to printer 104.Print job generating portion 113 is provided with: encrypt and specify identification division 114, be used for discerning the appointment of the part encryption that is included in print data or the encryption target part of appointment; And encryption part 115, be used for performing encryption processing based on the appointment that part is encrypted, for example carry out and will wait the encryption that illustrates with reference to figure 4 in the back specified portions.
User 101 uses the application program 105 on the client computer 102 to send the request that generates the print job that has the part encryption.For example, the data of user 101 from the display part that is presented at client computer 102,, go back the printing of specific data to being designated as the part of encrypting the target part or the encryption of predetermined encryption target part being specified.For example, specify by from menu etc., selecting to be used to indicate the project of encryption, carry out to encrypt.Being used for the appointment of operating part encryption and having the print command of encrypting target appointment partly is the request that generates the print job that has the part encryption.
When receiving the request that generates the print job that has the part encryption, the print data generating portion 110 of application program 105 generates the encrypted print data of part of appointments.User's request that application program 105 has a print job that part encrypts with generation sends the Printer Information administrative section 112 of driver 106 to.When receiving the request that generates the print job that has the part encryption, Printer Information administrative section 112 judges that according to the Printer Information 112a that is stored sending target printer is XML compatible printer or old printer (PDL printer), and result of determination is returned to application program 105.Printer Information 112a can be the code that embeds driver, or the information of obtaining from printer.
When receiving printer from Printer Information administrative section 112 when being the result of determination of XML compatible printer, application program 105 uses are encrypted specify labels (tag) and are surrounded the specified portions that is designated as the print data of carrying out the part encryption, use the session key (session key) of independent appointment that the content of specified portions is encrypted according to the XML encryption format, generate the print data of XAML form, and these data are obtained part 111 with the print data that session key sends driver to.By with surround by label, represent that it is that the session key of session key adds data to, can realize transmitting data with session key.When receiving printer when being the result of determination of old printer (PDL printer), application program 105 uses the encryption specify labels to surround the specified portions that is designated as the print data of carrying out the part encryption, and the print data that these data send driver to obtained part 111, and the content of specified portions is not encrypted.In this way, application program 105 sends the XML data to driver 106.
Print data is obtained part 111 identification division 114 is specified in the encryption that the print data that receives sends print job generating portion 113 to.Encrypt the encryption specify labels of specifying in the received data of identification division 114 identifications, and request encryption part 115 is carried out the processing of part encrypted print.It is XAML printer or old printer and difference that the part encrypted print is handled according to sending target printer.If printer is the XAML printer, the part that is then surrounded by label, wherein store session key is encrypted by the public keys of printer, and uses it to rewrite.The data of describing with XAML can be explained and handle to the XAML printer, and according to describing its printout.If printer is old printer, then will be converted to the PDL data by the part that the encryption specify labels surrounds, use the session key that is generated to encrypt then, and surround, to generate print job by the encrypted PDL order of these data of expression.Public keys by printer is encrypted session key, and adds the session key to print job.Print job sends part 116 print job that is generated is sent to printer 104.
As mentioned above, obtain document data, discern from document data by application program or printed driver and desire ciphered data.By OS, printed driver or application program the data that identified by application program or printed driver are encrypted.Then, can data encrypted be sent to printer by the LAN card.
Application program or printed driver can discern by as the encryption specify labels of the example of appointed information specified, as the data of encrypting target.
Label information in being included in document data be deposited with in advance in the printer controller, as the encryption specify labels of appointed information when consistent mutually, application program or printed driver can detect label information in the document data as the encryption specify labels.
Print job is obtained part 121 by the print job of printer and is obtained, and sends print job analysis part 120 to.Print job analysis part 120 sends print job to encrypt to specifies identification division 122, with the designated part of encrypting of identification.Encrypt and specify identification division 122 to analyze the print job that receives,, then ask encryption partly to carry out the part encrypted print and handle if find to encrypt specify labels.It is XAML compatible printer or old printer and difference that the part encrypted print of partly being carried out by encryption is handled according to printer.If printer is the XAML compatible printer, then discern a pair of encryption specify labels; Use by the private key of the printer of public key/private key administrative section 124 management to being decrypted, so that enciphered data is decrypted by the part that label surrounded, wherein store encrypted session key; XML data after the deciphering are returned to print job analysis part 120.When the analysis of Print All operation was finished, print job analysis part 120 sent print job to printout part 125 it is printed.
Simultaneously, if printer is old printer, the PDL that has carried out encrypting in the identification expression orders; By private key the encrypted session key in the print job is decrypted by the printer of public key/private key administrative section 124 management; Be decrypted having carried out the part ciphered data; PDL data after the deciphering are returned to print job analysis part 120.When the analysis of Print All operation was finished, print job analysis part 120 sent print job to printout part 125 it is printed.
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Fig. 2 illustrates the inner structure of the computing machine that constitutes client computer 102 of the present invention or printer 104 and 105.In Fig. 2, client computer or printer among Reference numeral 200 expression the present invention, it is equal to client computer 102 or printer 104 and 151 among Fig. 1.Client computer or printer 200 have CPU 201, are used for carrying out being stored in the software of ROM 202 or hard disk (HD) 204, and are operatively connected to respectively installing on the system bus 206 on the whole.Reference numeral 203 expression RAM, its primary memory, workspace etc. as CPU 201.Reference numeral 205 expression LAN, it is by network 207 and other network equipment or other PC two-way exchange data.CPU 201 realizes the program shown in the process flow diagram among Fig. 4 and subsequently the figure by executive routine.Printer 104 and 151 has except controller shown in Figure 2, also has Printer Engine and the engine controller that is used to control this engine.Yet,, therefore, omit explanation to the structure of Printer Engine and engine controller because the operation of printer is in this embodiment partly carried out by the controller among Fig. 2.
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The system operation of the foregoing description is described below with reference to process flow diagram.Figure 12 illustrates the example of data.When judging that printer is old printer, application program 105 generates print data 1211, and these data are XML data.Although by<EncryptedData〉and</EncryptedData〉label specified encryption specified portions 1200, and its content is a plain text.PDL data 1212 are the print datas that have the print job that will generate for the old printer of supporting partly to encrypt, can handle PDL.PDL data 1212 comprise in its head part: encrypt appointed information 1201, this information is an example of appointment information, is used to specify part and encrypts; Target partial information 1202 is used for identification and encrypts the target part; With the private key encrypted session key 1204 of using printer.In the data volume part, use session key that the encryption target part 1205 that is identified by target partial information 1202 is encrypted.PDL data 1213 are the print datas that have the print job that generates for the old printer that can not handle the PDL that supports that part is encrypted.Not comprising in the header can not be by printer identification or encryption appointed information 1201 or the target partial information 1202 handled.In encrypting target part 1206, raw information is substituted by different appointed information (character string among Figure 12 " encrypted (encrypting) ").
Simultaneously, when judging that printer is the XAML printer, application program 105 generates print data 1221, and these data are XML.By<EncryptedData〉and</EncryptedData〉label specifies and encrypts specified portions 1232, the content of this part is by<EncryptedData〉and</EncryptedData〉between the label<KeyInfo〉and</KeyInfo〉the specified session key 1231 of label encrypts.XML data 1222 are to have the print data that is outputed to the print job of printer by printed driver.XML data 1222 are with the difference part of XML data 1221, by<KeyInfo〉and</KeyInfo〉session key of label appointment is to have carried out ciphered data 1233 by the public keys of printer.
The print processing program of application program
Fig. 3 illustrates by the performed operation of the print data generating portion 110 of the application program in the system of Fig. 1 105.When program began, whether print data generating portion 110 inquiry drivers 106 output destination printers were XML compatible printer (step S302).The Printer Information administrative section 112 of driver 106 is according to Printer Information 112a response print data generating portion 110.If printer is the XAML compatible printer, then print data generating portion 110 generates XML data 1221 shown in Figure 12, and this processing finishes (step S304) then.If printer is not the XAML compatible printer, then carry out the print data be used for the PDL printer and generate and handle, to generate XAML data 1211 shown in Figure 12, this end process (step S303) then.The difference of these two data is: under the situation that is the PDL printer, encrypt the target part only by expression provide encryption<EncryptedData and</EncryptedData label points out, and not to its encryption; And under the situation that is the XAML printer, partly encrypt encrypting target.Under one situation of back, obviously, add data to being used for encrypted session key.
Figure 13 A illustrates the user interface that application program 105 is provided with the part that will encrypt, and Figure 13 B illustrates the example of one group of label list.By " being used for the automatic tag identification registration of the encrypted print " button in the setting of printing menu of pressing application program 105 (or application program 1411), display window 1301.In this window, the operator can specify by pair of tag and encrypt the target part.For example, can specify the expression credit number<CreditCard label, the expression telephone number<TelephoneNumber label and be used to specify encryption<EncryptedData label.Certainly, appointment is carried out by the operator.About register method, can be to carry out the method for new registration and carry out process registration etc. by importing from csv file by input text.Can also derive certain form for example CSV file is set, to improve the convenience of registration.Registered tags is registered by the table 1302 that is kept in hard disk or the storer, and is safeguarded by the UI control section 1412 in the application program 1411.The data that produced by the XAML compatible application are that the XAML form also may comprise label as shown in FIG. 13A.Particularly, when carrying out printing, application program 105 (or application program 1411) is with reference to the table of being safeguarded by UI control section 1,412 1302.If the label of describing in the table 1302 is included in the data that will print, then for the part that surrounds by this label, print data generating portion 1413 use<EncryptedData〉and</EncryptedData〉label surrounds it, and send data to driver 106, therefore, can automatically perform part encrypts.Certainly, this encryption designation method is an example, can also adopt other designation method.With reference to Figure 14, this label registration (input) is handled and can be carried out by driver 1401.When carrying out the label location registration process by driver 1401, the data of window 1301 and registered label are safeguarded by driver UI control section 1402.Performed processing will be described now when carrying out the label location registration process by driver.When carrying out the label location registration process by driver, when generating the PDL data, the PDL generating portion 1403 in the driver 1401 is with reference to the registered label list of being safeguarded by driver UI control section 1,402 1302.If the label of describing in table 1302 is included in from the print data that application program receives, then to by<EncryptedData〉and</EncryptedData〉part that surrounds of label encrypts.
At step S303, the label that search use table 1302 is registered in application data, to any label that finds with<EncryptedData and</EncryptedData label surrounds, to represent that this part has been specified encryption.At step S304, any label of table 1302 registration is used in search.If find any label, then to being encrypted with label by a pair of part that label surrounded that has found, and encrypted part is with<EncryptedData〉and</EncryptedData〉label surrounds, and is encrypted to represent this part.
The print processing program of printed driver (incompatible XAML)
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram that is illustrated in the operation of driver 106 in the system of Fig. 1.Whether when program begins (step S401), print job generating portion 113 is at first inquired Printer Information administrative section 112, be the XAML compatible printer to judge at the output destination of step S402 printer.If printer is the XAML compatible printer, then handles and enter step S405.At step S405, the print job that print job generating portion 113 is carried out the XAML compatible printer generates processing, and generates XML data 1222 as shown in figure 12, and this processing finishes then.If the printer at step S402 is not the XAML compatible printer, then handles and enter step S404.At step S404, the print job that print job generating portion 113 is carried out the PDL compatible printer generates processing, and to generate PDL data 1222 or PDL data 1221 as shown in figure 12, this processing finishes then.
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram that the detailed content of the step S404 among Fig. 4 is shown.This operation is carried out by the CPU 201 of client computer 102.When program begins (step S501), at step S502, print data is obtained part 111 and is obtained print data from application program 105, handles entering step S503 then.At step S503, encrypt and specify identification division 114 to judge whether in JT (job ticket, operation subpoena), specified the printing that has the part encryption.That is, encrypt and specify identification division 114, be used for wanting ciphered data from the document data identification of being obtained as recognition device.Have the printing that part is encrypted if in JT, specified, then handle entering step S504.Do not have the printing that part is encrypted if in JT, specify, then handle entering step S508.In the example of Figure 12, application program is not created the operation subpoena, and by<EncryptedData〉label represents appointment that part is encrypted.Therefore, whether exist rather than carry out JT test,, then can judge to have specified to have the printing that part is encrypted if label exists by checking this label.The operation subpoena is the information that is used to specify the details of printing, even under the situation of the application program of compatible XML, also it can be added as the information corresponding with the head of print job.In this case, expression has printing appointed information that part encrypts and also is embedded into operation subpoena (for example, similar with PDL data 1212 among Figure 12), can judge by it is tested.
If judging to have specified has the printing that part is encrypted, then at step S504, Printer Information administrative section 112 judges whether printer can carry out the part encrypted print.Carry out the part encrypted print if print function, then handle entering step S505.If printer can not carry out the part encrypted print, then handle and enter step S510.This judgement also can be carried out according to Printer Information 112a.This judgement also can be carried out according to the model of printer or according to the information of the function of representing to be supported.This information can embed printed driver or read from printer 104 or 151.
At step S505, encryption part 115 is obtained the public keys of printer from Printer Information administrative section 112, handles entering step S506 then.At step S506, encryption part 115 generates session key.Then, handle and enter step S507, in this step, use the printer public keys that is obtained that session key is encrypted, and the session key after encrypting is added as the data that have print job, handle entering step S508 then.That is encryption part, 115 is used for encrypting the encryption device of institute's recognition data.
At step S508, print job generating portion 113 generates the PDL data, by the encryption part 115 as the example of second encryption device, uses the above-mentioned session key before encrypting that the PDL data are encrypted.Delete any unencrypted, unnecessary session key.In addition, be preferably in encrypted session key and generate PDL before, after encrypted session key, the session key is appended to print data transmit.Then, processing enters step S509.
At step S509, print job sends part 116 and sends print job, and this processing finishes then.The printer public keys can obtain from printer or from the server that is used for managing keys by network, perhaps can be imported by operator's off-line.
On the other hand, if printer can not the operating part encrypted print, then at step S510, encryption part 115 shows and is used to make the user to be confirmed to be the warning dialog box that does not continue print processing, and is for example shown in Figure 11.
Now, carry out the Printer Information administrative section of printed driver as the CPU of the example of first encryption device.If CPU 201 judges the output destination incompatible encryption of print jobs and print, then result of determination is notified to the application program 105 of Printer Information management component as the CPU 201 of the example of notifying device.The dialog box that application program 105 shows as shown in figure 11.
If for example in the judgement of S511, confirm to continue, then handle entering step S508, to generate the PDL data by pressing the OK button.When for example when pressing cancel button and confirm to stop, then handle and enter step S512, cancellation operation and end process in this step.That is, encryption part 115 not only as encryption device, also is used for confirming whether continue to print the affirmation device that includes by the specified data document data of user's appointed information.
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram that the operation of the step S508 among Fig. 5 is shown.In this embodiment, for example, the print data that is generated by application program 105 is each object definition, and is the PDL data processing in each object execution graph 6.Yet the unit of processing is not limited to object, can be each row (line) or each band (band) execution processing.
When program begins (step S601), at step S602, the encryption of driver 106 specifies identification division 114 to judge at first whether print data to be processed is to encrypt specified portions (having specified the part of encrypting).If the encryption specified portions is then handled and is entered step S603.At step S603, encrypt and specify identification division 114 inquiry Printer Information administrative sections 112 to export the destination printers whether can the operating part encrypted print.If print function operating part encrypted print, then handle entering step S604, in this step, the data that will handle are converted to the PDL order.Then, handle and enter step S605, in this step, the session key that is used in step S506 generation is encrypted the PDL order that generates at step S604.At step S606, the PDL order encrypted by the expression data surrounds ciphered data, handles entering step S602 (referring to the PDL data 1212 among Figure 12) then.
If judge that at step S602 part to be processed is not to encrypt specified portions, then handle and enter step S607, in this step, the part that will handle converts the PDL order to, handles entering step S602 then.
If judge that at step S603 the printer that will use is not the printer of energy operating part encrypted print, then handle and enter step S608, in this step, the data-switching that will handle (for example becomes the predetermined phrase of expression, " encrypted ") PDL order, handle then and entering step S602 (referring to the PDL data 1213 among Figure 12).Repeat the PDL data generator among Fig. 6, all be converted into PDL up to the Print All data.
In this way, application program or printed driver confirm whether to continue to print the specified data document data of encryption specify labels that include by as the example of user's appointed information.If confirm to continue print processing, then after will replacing with the book character string, generate document by encryption specify labels data designated.Can also delete data to be processed simply.If confirm not continue print processing, then printed driver stops the generation based on the print data of document data.
As mentioned above, the driver PDL data that specified portions is encrypted of the printer of energy operating part encrypted print send to the printer of energy operating part encrypted print.Simultaneously, under printer can not the situation of operating part encrypted print, the driver termination, perhaps with different data for example character string replace encrypt the target part after, send data to printer.Therefore, even under the situation of using old printer, also can protect appointment to want ciphered data.
The operation of printer (incompatible XAML)
Fig. 7 is the process flow diagram that the operation of printer 104 in the system of Fig. 1 is shown.Here, suppose that printer 104 is PDL printers of energy operating part encrypted print.This operation is carried out by the CPU 201 of printer 104.When program begins (step S701), at step S702, print job is obtained part 121 and is obtained print job, handles entering step S703 then.At step S703, the encryption appointed information 1201 that includes the part enciphered data in (operation subpoena: for example the information of being added as the head of PDL data) is judged and whether had expression JT to print job analysis part 120.Exist if encrypt appointed information 1201, then handle entering step S704.At step S704, part encryption part 123 visit public key/private key administrative sections 124, reading the public keys of printer, by use public keys to add in the operation and encrypted session key be decrypted, and it is stored in the predetermined memory location.Processing enters step S705.At step S705, print job analysis part 120 is analyzed the Print All operation, handles entering step S706 then.At step S706, printout part 125 is carried out printout, and this processing finishes then.On the other hand, do not encrypt appointment, then handle entering step S705 if in step S703, do not comprise part among the JT.
Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram that the operation of the step S705 among Fig. 7 is shown.Be the processing among each PDL command execution Fig. 8.This operation is carried out by the CPU 201 of printer 104.When program begins (step S801), at step S802, the PDL order of encrypting that print job analysis part 120 judges at first whether PDL to be processed order has been the expression executed.If the expression executed PDL order of encrypting, then handle and entering step S803.At step S803, part encryption part 123 uses the session key in step S704 storage that this part (the operand part in the PDL order) is decrypted, and handles entering step S804 then.At step S804, print job analysis part 120 is ordered to carry out according to the PDL that obtains by deciphering and is described to handle, and handles entering step S802 then.
On the other hand, if in step S802, the PDL order of encrypting that PDL order to be processed has not been the expression executed is then handled and is entered step S804.
As mentioned above, the PDL printer that can carry out part encryption execution can be decrypted encryption section, with the image that forms and printout will be printed.The printer 151 that can not carry out the part encrypted print is by step S702, S804 and S706 carries out image formation processing in order.Therefore, will encrypt target when partly replacing with different character string etc., print character string but not the encryption target data that will print originally when driver.
The print processing program of printed driver (compatible XAML)
Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram that the operation of the step S405 among Fig. 4 is shown.This operation is carried out by the CPU 201 of client computer 102.When program begins (step S901), at step S902, the print data of driver 106 is obtained part 111 and is obtained XAML print data (referring to the data Figure 12 1221) from application program 105, handles entering step S903 then.Whether at step S903, identification division 114 Analysis of X AML print datas are specified in the encryption in the print job generating portion 113, have<EncryptedData to judge〉label.If have<EncryptedData〉label, then handle and enter step S904.At step S904, encryption part 115 is obtained the printer public keys from Printer Information administrative section 112, handles entering step S905 then.At step S905, as the encryption part 115 of the example of first encryption device use in step S904, obtain the public keys of printer, to by<KeyInfo〉and</KeyInfo〉the session key information that surrounds of label encrypts, and will be by<KeyInfo〉and</KeyInfo〉the session key information that surrounds of label replaces with the session key information after the encryption, and handle then and enter step S906 (referring to the data among Figure 12 1222).
This operation can be carried out by the print data generating portion 1413 of the application program among Figure 14 1411.In this case, send the print data of having carried out the processing of step S901~S905 by print data generating portion 1413 to driver 106.
Be selected as exporting under the situation of destination at printer 104, partly come document data is encrypted by the encryption of using printed driver, operating system or application program as the example of the printing equipment that can explain the document data that generates by application program 1411.
Be selected as exporting under the situation of destination at another printer as the example of the printing equipment that can not explain the document data that is generated by application program 1411, application program 1411 cryptographically is not input to document data the PDL generating portion 1403 of printed driver.
CPU 201 generates print data based on the document data by application program 1411 inputs by the PDL generating portion 1403 of carrying out printed driver.The print data that is generated is partly encrypted by the encryption of printed driver, operating system or application program.Document data after partly encrypting by encryption or send by LAN card 205 by OS control by encryption part encrypted print data.
By obtain information by printed driver from the application program that printed driver obtains, judge be by can narrative the printer of file data as the output destination, still by printer that can not the narrative file data as the output destination.For example, the information as obtaining from printed driver comprises: the model name of printer, be installed on the main frame and be selected as printing purpose ground the driver title and with printer corresponding port title.Application program or printed driver can be according to the result of determination of application program or printed driver, judge that document data whether should be encrypted and send to printing equipment, perhaps whether application program should be input to printed driver with document data and it not encrypted.
In addition, can import by the user interface shown in Figure 13 A as the encryption specify labels of the example of appointed information.That is, as the user interface input of the encryption specify labels of the example of appointed information by client computer 102.
Then, be used for judging as the tag characters string of the example of the information that is included in document data with from the user interface input, judge as the encryption specify labels of the example of appointed information application program 1411 or printed driver 1401 whether consistent with each other.
Then, if judge the tag characters string be included in the document data and consistent with each other by the encryption specify labels of user interface input, then application program 1411 or driver 1401 will be to encrypt the target part by the specified data identification of the tag characters string of correspondence.The processing that is used for showing the user interface of entr screen (Figure 13 A) on CRT 208 can be controlled by the UI control section 1402 of the driver 1401 of Figure 14.Alternatively, the processing that is used for showing the user interface of entr screen (Figure 13 A) on CRT 1412 can be controlled by the UI control section 1412 of the application program 1411 of Figure 14.
On the other hand, if judge do not have<EncryptedData at step S903〉label, then handle and enter step S906.At step S906, print job sends part 116 print job is sent to printer, and this processing finishes then.
As mentioned above, the driver of this embodiment sends to the XAML printer with the XAML data that application program generated as required after encrypted session key or immediately.
The operation of printer (compatible XAML)
Figure 10 is the process flow diagram that the operation of printer 104 in the system of Fig. 1 is shown.Here, printer 104 is XAML printers.This operation is carried out by the CPU 201 of printer 104.When program begins (step S1001), at step S1002, print job is obtained part 121 and is obtained print job, handles entering step S1003 then.At step S1003, the encryption of print job analysis part 120 specifies identification division 122 to judge whether exist<EncryptedData〉label.If existence<EncryptedData〉label, then handle and enter step S1004.At step S1004, encryption part 123 visit public key/private key administrative sections 124, obtaining the private key of printer, and use the private key that obtained to by<KeyInfo〉and</KeyInfo〉part that label surrounds, promptly session key is decrypted.At step S1005, encryption part 123 is used the session key deciphered to by<CipherData〉and</CipherData〉the label part of enclosing the position is decrypted, and processing entering step S1006 then.At step S1006, printout part 125 is carried out printout according to the description among the XAML, and this processing finishes then.
On the other hand, if judge do not have<EncryptedData at step S1003〉label, then handle and enter step S1006, in this step, the XAML data are made an explanation, and carry out printout.
Specify the part that to encrypt to generate the method for print data from application program UI
The method of specifying the part that will encrypt by registered tags more easily has been described.Now, will the method for specifying the part that will encrypt as requested from application program UI be described with reference to Figure 15 and 16.
This program is carried out by application program 105.By pressing " specifying the part that to encrypt from UI " button (step S1502) of application program 105, show Print Preview screen (step S1503).If in step S1505, on UI, selected any part that will encrypt (Figure 16) by mouse drag, then in the part that will select by<EncryptedData and</EncryptedData after label surrounds, generate print data, this processing finishes then.This operation can be carried out by driver 1401.In this case, show the Print Preview screen by driver UI control section 1402, the encryption of print data and generation are carried out by PDL generating portion 1403.
As mentioned above,, be used to discern the device of having specified the part ciphered data, can realize that the part of print data is encrypted by having according to this embodiment.Because printer needn't be decrypted whole print data, therefore can be when keeping performance, the data between protection driver and the printer.In addition, even employed printer is the printer of can not the processing section encrypting, also can convert the treatable data of printer to by the partial data that will encrypt, prevent because printer cuts out or ciphered data is interpreted as the maloperation that plain text PDL order causes owing to inciting somebody to action, and do not reduce safety of data.In addition, the appointment of encrypting by part that whether can the processing XML form according to printer, the data layout of being supported with printer send data to printer, the data of XML form can be sent to printer.
According to the present invention, be used to discern the device of having specified the part ciphered data by having, can realize that the part of print data is encrypted.Because printer needn't be decrypted whole print data, therefore can be when keeping performance, the data between protection driver and the printer.
In addition, according to this embodiment on the other hand, even employed printer is the printer of can not the processing section encrypting, also can convert the treatable data of printer to by the partial data that will encrypt, prevent closing or maloperation of printer, and do not reduce safety of data.
In addition, according to this embodiment more on the one hand, the appointment of encrypting by part that whether can the processing XML form according to printer, the data layout of being supported with printer send data to printer, the data of XML form can be sent to printer.
Other embodiment
Notice that the present invention can be used for comprising the device of individual equipment, or be used for the system that constitutes by a plurality of equipment.
And, the present invention can by directly or indirectly to system or device provide the function that realizes previous embodiment software program, the program code that provided is provided, carries out this program code then and realize by the computing machine of this system or device.In this case, as long as system or device have the function of this program, the pattern of execution need not to depend on program.
Therefore, owing to function of the present invention is realized by computing machine, so the program code of installing on computers itself is also realized the present invention.In other words, claim of the present invention also covers the computer program that is used for realizing function of the present invention.
In this case, as long as system or device have the function of this program, program can realize in any form, and for example, program of carrying out as object code, by interpretive routine or the script data that offers operating system are realized.
Be used to provide the example of the storage medium of program to be: floppy disk, hard disk, CD, magneto-optic disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, tape, Nonvolatile memory card, ROM, DVD (DVD-ROM and DVD-R).
About the method for program is provided, client computer can use the browser of client computer to be connected to website on the Internet, computer program of the present invention or the compressed file that can install automatically can be downloaded to recording medium for example on the hard disk.And, can be divided into a plurality of files by program code and download these files program of the present invention is provided from different websites with configuration program.In other words, claim of the present invention also covers and is used for and will be downloaded to a plurality of users' WWW (World Wide Web, WWW) server by computer realization functional programs file of the present invention.
And, can also for example encrypt and store program of the present invention on the CD-ROM at storage medium, distribute this storage medium to the user, allow the user that meets certain requirements by the Internet from the website download decryption key information, and allow these users to come the program of decrypt encrypted by using this secret key information, this program is installed on subscriber computer thus.
And, except carrying out the situation according to the aforementioned functional of embodiment by carry out the program read by computing machine, Yun Hang operating system etc. can be carried out all or part of actual treatment on computers, therefore can handle the function that realizes previous embodiment by this.
And, after the program that reads from storage medium is written to the function expansion card that inserts computing machine or is connected to the storer of functional expansion unit of computing machine, be installed in all or part of actual treatment of execution such as CPU in function expansion card or the functional expansion unit, therefore can realize the function of previous embodiment by this processing.
Although under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can make a lot of visibly different embodiments of the invention, should be appreciated that except that being defined by appended claims, the present invention is not limited to specific embodiment.

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1. print control unit comprises:
Deriving means is used to obtain document data;
Recognition device is used for wanting ciphered data from the document data identification of being obtained by deriving means;
Encryption device is used for encrypting by the recognition device recognition data; And
Dispensing device is used for and will sends to imaging device by the encryption device ciphered data;
Wherein
Recognition device is discerned by the appointed information data designated as encrypting target.
2. print control unit according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: also comprise pick-up unit, if be included in information in the document data and registered in advance in printer controller, consistent with each other as the information of appointed information, then this pick-up unit detects this and is included in information in the document data as appointed information.
3. print control unit according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: also comprise the operation generating apparatus, be used for the employed encrypted secret key information that is used for of encryption device is encrypted and generated and comprises encrypted secret key information and by the print job of encryption device data encrypted; Wherein
Dispensing device sends the print job that is generated by this operation generating apparatus.
4. print control unit according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Decision maker is used to judge that imaging device whether can the processing section enciphered data; And
Confirm device, if decision maker judges that imaging device can not the processing section enciphered data, then whether this affirmation device continues the print processing of part encrypted print data with cause user affirmation.
5. print control unit according to claim 4 is characterized in that: confirm to continue if confirm device, then the operation generating apparatus generates print job after getting rid of the part specified by appointed information.
6. according to the described print control unit of claim 3, it is characterized in that: the operation generating apparatus is encrypted key information by the public keys of imaging device.
7. print control unit according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Input media is used for appointed information is input to print control unit; And
Decision maker is used for judging whether the information that is included in document data is with consistent with each other by the appointed information of input media input; Wherein
If decision maker is judged the information that is included in the document data with consistent with each other by the appointed information of input media input, then be identified as by recognition device and encrypt the target part by the specified data of the appointed information of correspondence.
8. print control unit according to claim 7 is characterized in that: input media is imported appointed information by the user interface of printed driver.
9. print control unit according to claim 7, it is characterized in that: input media is imported appointed information by User Interface.
10. print control unit comprises:
Confirm device, be used for confirming whether to continue to include print processing by the document data of appointed information data designated by the user; And
Print data generating apparatus confirms to continue print processing if confirm device, and then this print data generating apparatus generates print data after getting rid of the data specified by appointed information; If confirm not continue, then this print data generating apparatus stops generating print data based on document data.
11. print control unit according to claim 10 is characterized in that: confirm to continue print processing if confirm device, then, generate print data will be by appointed information after specified data replace with the book character string.
12. print control unit according to claim 10 is characterized in that: the document data are XML data, and this appointed information is the label information by the XML data description.
13. a print control unit comprises:
First encryption device, if selection can be explained the printing equipment of the document data that is generated by application program as the output destination, then this first encryption device is encrypted document data;
Input media, if selection can not be explained the printing equipment of the document data that is generated by application program as the output destination, then this input media is imported printed driver from application program with document data;
Generating apparatus is used for based on carrying out printed driver by the document data of input media input, to generate print data;
Second encryption device is used to encrypt the print data that is generated by generating apparatus; And
Dispensing device is used to send document data of being encrypted by first encryption device or the print data of being encrypted by second encryption device.
14. print control unit according to claim 13 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Decision maker is used for the information by being obtained by printed driver, judge can narrative the printing equipment of file data be selected as exporting the destination, printing equipment that still can not the narrative file data is selected as exporting the destination; And
Determination device is used for the result of determination according to decision maker, decides the document data should be encrypted and send to printing equipment, or application program should be input to printed driver with document data and document data do not encrypted.
15. print control unit according to claim 14 is characterized in that: decision maker uses to be judged from the information that printed driver obtains by application program.
16. print control unit according to claim 14 is characterized in that: the information of being obtained by printer controller is any one in the information of cryptographic capabilities of port title, driver title, the model name corresponding with the printing equipment that is selected as exporting the destination and expression printing equipment.
17. a print control unit comprises:
Deriving means is used to make printed driver to obtain the print data of having specified encrypted print from application program;
Decision maker, whether the output destination that is used to be judged to be the print data setting that deriving means obtains can carry out encrypted print by carrying out printed driver; And
Notifying device can not be carried out encrypted print if decision maker is judged the output destination of print job, and then this notifying device is notified to application program from printed driver with result of determination.
18. a print control program comprises:
Obtaining step is used to obtain document data;
Identification step is used for wanting ciphered data from the document data identification of being obtained by obtaining step;
Encrypting step is used for encrypting by the identification step recognition data; And
Forwarding step is used for and will sends to imaging device by the encrypting step ciphered data;
Wherein
Recognition device is discerned by the appointed information data designated as encrypting target.
19. print control program according to claim 18, it is characterized in that: also comprise the detection step, if be included in information in the document data and registered in advance in printer controller, consistent with each other as the information of appointed information, then this detection step detects this and is included in information in the document data as appointed information.
20. print control program according to claim 18, it is characterized in that: comprise that also operation generates step, be used for the employed encrypted secret key information that is used for of encrypting step is encrypted and generated and comprises encrypted secret key information and by the print job of encrypting step data encrypted; Wherein
Forwarding step sends by this operation and generates the print job that step generated.
21. print control program according to claim 18 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Determination step is used to judge that imaging device whether can the processing section enciphered data; And
Confirm step, if determination step judges that imaging device can not the processing section enciphered data, then whether this affirmation step continues the print processing of part encrypted print data with cause user affirmation.
22. print control program according to claim 21 is characterized in that: confirm to continue if confirm step, then operation generates step after getting rid of the part specified by appointed information, generates print job.
23. print control program according to claim 20 is characterized in that: operation generates step and by the public keys of imaging device key information is encrypted.
24. print control program according to claim 18 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Input step is used for appointed information is input to print control unit; And
Determination step is used for judging whether the information that is included in document data is with consistent with each other by the appointed information of input step input; Wherein
If determination step is judged the information that is included in the document data with consistent with each other by the appointed information of input step input, then be identified as by identification step and encrypt the target part by the specified data of the appointed information of correspondence.
25. print control program according to claim 24 is characterized in that: input step is imported appointed information by the user interface of printed driver.
26. print control program according to claim 24 is characterized in that: input step is imported appointed information by User Interface.
27. a print control program comprises:
Confirm step, be used for confirming whether to continue to include print processing by the document data of appointed information data designated by the user; And
Print data generates step, confirms to continue print processing if confirm step, and then this print data generates step after getting rid of the data specified by appointed information, generates print data; If confirm not continue, then this print data generates the step termination and generates print data based on document data.
28. print control program according to claim 27 is characterized in that: confirm to continue print processing if confirm step, then, generate print data will be by appointed information after specified data replace with the book character string.
29. print control program according to claim 27 is characterized in that: the document data are XML data, and this appointed information is the label information by the XML data description.
30. a print control program comprises:
First encrypting step, if selection can be explained the printing equipment of the document data that is generated by application program as the output destination, then this first encrypting step is encrypted document data;
Input step, if selection can not be explained the printing equipment of the document data that is generated by application program as the output destination, then this input step is imported printed driver from application program with document data;
Generate step, be used for based on carrying out printed driver, to generate print data by the document data of input step input;
Second encrypting step is used to encrypt by generating the print data that step generates; And
Forwarding step is used to send document data of being encrypted by first encrypting step or the print data of being encrypted by second encrypting step.
31. print control program according to claim 30 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Determination step is used for the information by being obtained by printed driver, judge can narrative the printing equipment of file data be selected as exporting the destination, printing equipment that still can not the narrative file data is selected as exporting the destination; And
Deciding step is used for the result of determination according to determination step, decides the document data should be encrypted and send to printing equipment, or application program should be input to printed driver with document data and document data do not encrypted.
32. print control program according to claim 31 is characterized in that: determination step uses to be judged from the information that printed driver obtains by application program.
33. print control program according to claim 31 is characterized in that: the information of being obtained by printer controller is any one in the information of cryptographic capabilities of port title, driver title, the model name corresponding with the printing equipment that is selected as exporting the destination and expression printing equipment.
34. a print control program comprises:
Obtaining step is used to make printed driver to obtain the print data of having specified encrypted print from application program;
Determination step, whether the output destination that is used to be judged to be the print data setting that obtaining step obtains can carry out encrypted print by carrying out printed driver; And
Notifying process can not be carried out encrypted print if determination step is judged the output destination of print job, and then this notifying process is notified to application program from printed driver with result of determination.
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