JP2002149358A - System and method for outputting data, recording medium realizing data output method and transmission medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data output system for appropriately extracting and outputting only a desired page without increasing the burden of a user when an output processing such as display, printing and compilation is performed. SOLUTION: A keyword setting part (keyword setting management part) for setting a keyword on the output propriety of respective pieces of page data in document data and transmitting it to a driver (printer driver 21) is arranged. The driver sets a system so that respective pieces of page data are judged to be transmitted or not to output devices (printers 12 and 15) in accordance with the presence or absence of the keyword in page data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data output system and a data output method for outputting document data.
And a recording medium and a transmission medium for recording and transmitting a program relating to this method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an output device using a computer system, a device capable of "searching" for a specific page in a document has been developed. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-12816
In the technology described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 0, a page corresponding to the page number search condition is selected from a search condition for a page number of a document and a page number search keyword corresponding to the search condition.

[0003]

However, in the technique disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, since a search based on a page is performed, if editing such as insertion / deletion of a page is performed after a search condition is set, the page search is not performed. It is necessary to reset the search conditions, and there is a problem that the burden on the user (operator) is large. In addition, in order to set search conditions, it is necessary to confirm the correspondence between the document content and the page number after the completion of the creation of the document, resulting in a problem that the operation is complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem. When performing output processing such as display, printing, editing, etc., a desired page can be displayed without increasing the burden on the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data output system capable of appropriately extracting and outputting only data.

[0005]

A data output system, a data output method, and a recording medium and a transmission medium for realizing the data output method according to the present invention have the following features in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. Have.

That is, a data output system according to the present invention is a data output system comprising: an output device for outputting document data; and a driver for controlling transmission of the document data to the output device. A keyword setting unit for setting a keyword relating to output permission / prohibition of each page data in and transmitting the page data to the output device according to the presence or absence of a keyword in the page data. It is characterized in that it is set so as to determine whether or not to transmit. Here, the output device is, for example, a printing device, an image display device, a facsimile device, a file storage device, an electronic filing device, or the like.

In this data output system, the driver can set so as to delete the keyword from the page data when transmitting the page data to the output device.

[0008] In addition, a plurality of the output devices can be provided, and the driver can be set so as to determine whether or not to transmit the page data according to the type of the output device.

The driver is connected to the output device via a network, and can be set to transmit the page data using an HTTP protocol.

The keyword setting unit is provided in a computer connected to the output device via a network, and transmits the setting contents of the keyword setting unit to the driver via the network. It is possible.

The computer is a server that manages the output device, and is capable of transmitting a network address of the output device and setting contents in the keyword setting unit to the driver via the network. .

[0012] The keyword setting section is provided in the output device, and is capable of transmitting the setting contents of the keyword setting section to the computer on a network via a network.

Further, the keyword includes output control information, and the driver is set so as to determine whether or not to transmit each of the page data to the output device according to the output control information. It is possible to

Further, the keyword setting section can set so as to use a predetermined keyword.

[0015] The keyword may be a network address of the output device.

A data output method according to the present invention comprises: an output step of outputting document data by an output device; and a data transmission control step of controlling transmission of the document data to the output device. A keyword setting step of setting a keyword relating to whether or not each page data can be output and transmitting the keyword to a driver, wherein the data transmission control step transmits the respective page data to the output device according to the presence or absence of the keyword in the page data. It is characterized in that it is set so as to determine whether or not to transmit.

In the data output method, the data transmission control step may be set so as to delete the keyword from the page data when transmitting the page data to the output device.

The output device is set so that a plurality of output devices can be used, and the data transmission control step is set so as to determine whether to transmit the page data according to the type of the output device. It is possible to

Further, the data transmission control step may include an HTT
It is possible to set so as to transmit the page data via a network using the P protocol.

The keyword setting step is executed by a computer connected to the output device via a network, and the keyword setting content can be transmitted to the driver via the network.

The computer is a server that manages the output device, and is capable of transmitting a network address of the output device and setting contents of the keyword to the driver via a network.

The keyword setting step is executed by the output device, and the keyword setting content can be transmitted to the computer on the network via the network.

The keyword includes output control information, and the data transmission control step determines whether or not to transmit each of the page data to the output device according to the output control information. Can be set to

In the keyword setting step, a predetermined keyword can be used.

The keyword may be a network address of the output device.

A recording medium according to the present invention is characterized by recording a computer program for realizing the above-described data output method.

The transmission medium of the present invention is characterized by transmitting a computer program for realizing the above-described data output method.

In the present invention, by setting a keyword for each page, only a desired page can be easily extracted from document data and output to an output device.
As a result, it is possible to reduce the user's burden for outputting the document data.

Further, when transmitting the page data to the output device, by deleting the keyword from the page data, it is possible to avoid outputting the keyword together with the document, so that the content of the keyword can be freely set. Also, by determining whether or not to transmit page data according to the type of output device, it is possible to easily set whether to output page data according to the type of page data according to the type of output device. Further, by transmitting page data to an output device connected via a network using the HTTP protocol, it is possible to output to an output device connected to an external network through a security system.

Further, the computer having the keyword setting unit transmits the setting contents in the keyword setting unit to the driver via the network, so that the keywords can be unified in the network environment used by the user. Even when a document is shared by a plurality of computers, a unified output result can be obtained on each computer. Also, this computer is a server that manages the output device, and by transmitting the network address of the output device and the settings in the keyword setting unit to the driver via a network,
The network address and the keyword setting unit can be collectively managed by the server, and accidental changes can be prevented. The client computer can obtain the network address of the output device and the setting contents in the keyword setting unit only by accessing the server, and it is not necessary to set each computer.

Also, a keyword setting unit is provided in the output device, and by transmitting setting contents to a computer on the network via the network, a plurality of network environments exist and a plurality of computers under each network environment exist. Even if a document is shared by a computer, a uniform output result can be obtained in each computer.
Also, the keyword includes output control information, and by determining whether to transmit each page data to the output device according to the output control information, not only the presence or absence of the keyword but also the keyword and the output control information are determined. It is possible to set whether output of the output device is possible or not by the information obtained by combining the above. Further, by setting the keyword in advance or using the network address of the output device, it is possible to save the trouble of setting each keyword.

[0032]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a data output system and a data output device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a data output system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a data output system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a client computer (CC) 1 installed in a company.
1 and a printer 12, a server computer (SC) 14 and a printer 15 installed outside the company are connected via an intranet, a gateway 13, and the Internet.

The internal printer 12 and the external printer 15
Are printing devices (output devices) belonging to the inside and outside of the company to which the user belongs. The server computer 14 manages the external printer 15, and has a function of transmitting the printer output destination address of the external printer 15 and the content of keyword setting to the client computer 11.

The client computer 11 is for creating document data by an application program (word processor or the like) 22. Also,
When printing the document data, the client computer 11 outputs the output processing device 21 and the HTTP client 2
3, the internal printer 12 or the external printer 1
5 also has a function of transmitting document data using the HTTP protocol.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the output processing device (printer driver) 21 in the in-house printer 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the printer driver 21 includes a keyword setting unit 31, a document data acquisition unit 32, a keyword search unit 33, a keyword replacement unit 34, a page output data control unit 35, an output data generation unit 36, a broadcast transmission output It has a part 37.

The keyword setting section 31 is for setting a keyword relating to whether or not data (page data) of each page in the document data can be output, and output control information to be described later, based on a user's instruction. The document data acquisition unit 32 is for acquiring document data from the application program 22. The keyword search unit 33 is for determining the presence or absence of a keyword in each page data of the acquired document data.

The keyword replacing section 34 replaces a keyword in each page data with a blank (blank) (deletes the keyword). The page output data control unit 35 determines whether or not to transmit each page data to the printers 12 and 15 based on the presence or absence of a keyword in the page data and the output control information set by the user. .

The output data generation unit 36 is for generating output data (print job) including page data determined to be transmitted by the page output data control unit 35. The broadcast transmission output unit 37 is for transmitting output data to the printers 12 and 15. The broadcast transmission output unit 37 also has a function of transmitting output data to a plurality of printers simultaneously.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a keyword setting screen in the keyword setting section 31. As shown in FIG. 3, the available printer names and their addresses are displayed on the keyword setting screen. Then, the user can set a keyword and output permission / non-permission information (output control information) according to the type of the printer.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing page data in the document data, FIGS. 5 and 7 are explanatory diagrams showing an output result by the in-house printer 12, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an output result by the external printer 15. is there. In the document data, FIG.
, The keyword "Confidential" (see Fig. 3)
It is described in the page data of the third page. Further, as shown in FIG.
Printing can be performed only when is used. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, when this document data is printed using the in-house printer 12, only the third page data is printed.

In this document data, if the keyword "product specification" is set so that printing can be performed only when the external printer 15 is used, as shown in FIG. Page data can be output.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the keyword "confidential" can be converted into a blank and output using the keyword replacing section 34. in this way,
By converting the keyword “externally confidential” to a blank, it is possible to conceal a keyword that is not desirable to be seen by others.

Next, the operation of the data output system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the data output system according to the embodiment of the present invention. When printing the document data, the user sets a keyword and output control information for each printer in advance using the keyword setting unit 31 (see FIG. 3).

When the print job starts, as shown in FIG. 8, the page output data control unit 35 acquires a keyword set by the user (S1). Next, the document data acquisition unit 32
Then, the document data is obtained one byte at a time (S2). Subsequently, the page output data control unit 35 confirms whether or not the acquisition of the document data is completed (S3). When the acquisition of the document data is completed, the document data is output until the page break of the document data is reached. The data is stored in a temporary file (S4, S5). Further, the page output data control unit 35 performs a keyword search print process for each page break (each page data) (S6), and returns to the document data acquisition process (S2). When all the document data is obtained (Yes in S3), the page output data control unit 35 ends the printing.

Next, the keyword acquisition processing (S
1) will be described in more detail. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the keyword acquisition process (S1). In the keyword acquisition process (S1), as shown in FIG. 9, the page output data control unit 35 acquires the number of usable printers from the operation systems (OS) of the in-house client computer 11 and the external server computer 14 (S11). ).

Subsequently, the page output data control unit 35 sets the acquired number of printers to Max (maximum value),
Unt (printer number counter) is set to 0 (S1
2). Then, the keyword, the printer address, and the output control information set for each printer in the keyword setting unit 31 are transferred to all printers (Count = M
ax) (S13 to S15).

Next, the keyword search printing process (S6) will be described in more detail. FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a keyword search printing process (S6). In the keyword search print processing (S6),
As shown in FIG. 10, the page output data control unit 35 sets the number of printers that can be output to Max (maximum value),
out (printer number counter) is set to 0 (S2
1).

Then, the keyword search unit 33 outputs C
printer address, keyword,
After referring to the output control information, the presence / absence of a keyword in the page data is searched (S22 to S25). here,
If there is a keyword, the keyword replacing unit 34 replaces the keyword with a blank (blank) (S26). On the other hand, when there is no keyword, the process of replacing with a blank (S26) is not performed.

Subsequently, the page output data control unit 35 determines whether or not to print the page data according to the presence or absence of the keyword and the output control information (S27). Here, when printing the page data, the output data generation unit 36 generates a printer command (output data) from the temporary file, and outputs the broadcast transmission output unit 37.
Transmits the output data to the printer (S28, S28).
29). Subsequently, each processing described above (S22 to S29)
Is performed for all printers (until Count = Max), the temporary file is deleted (S3
1), end the process.

As described above, the data output system according to the present embodiment includes the printers 12 and 15 for printing document data, and the printer driver 21 for controlling transmission of document data to these printers 12 and 15.
And In addition, the printer driver 21 includes a keyword setting unit 31 that sets and transmits a keyword regarding whether or not each page data in the document data can be output. Further, the printer driver 21 is set so as to determine whether or not to transmit each page data to the printers 12 and 15 according to the presence or absence of a keyword in the page data.

Thus, in the data output system according to the present embodiment, by setting a keyword for each page, only a desired page can be easily extracted from the document data and printed using the printers 12 and 15. be able to. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the user's burden of printing the document data.

Further, in the data output system according to the present embodiment, output control information can be set together with a keyword. Then, the printer driver 21
Is set to determine whether to transmit each page data to the printers 12 and 15 according to the output control information and the keyword. Thus, the printer driver 21 can confirm whether or not the printers 12 and 15 can output, not only based on the presence / absence of the keyword but also based on information obtained by combining the keyword and the output control information.

The printer driver 21 includes a keyword replacing unit 34, and stores page data in the printer 1.
At the time of transmission to pages 2 and 15, the keyword is set so that the keyword can be deleted from the page data. As a result, printing of the keyword together with the document can be avoided. Therefore, the content of the keyword can be freely set regardless of the content of the document (or the viewer of the document).

The printer driver 21 can also determine whether or not to transmit page data according to the types of the printers 12 and 15 (internal or external). This makes it possible to easily set whether to output page data according to the type of the printers 12 and 15.

Further, the in-house client computer 1
The first printer driver 21 is connected to the printers 12 and 15 via the Internet and an intranet, and is set so as to transmit page data using the HTTP protocol. This makes it possible to easily pass through a management device (administrator) of the local network (intranet in the company) and a security system (firewall) installed in a gateway provided between the management device and the outside.

In the data output system according to the present embodiment, keywords and output control information are set on the printer driver 21 of the in-house client computer 11, but the data output system of the present invention has such a configuration. The present invention is not limited to this. The printer 12 may be provided with a keyword setting transmission unit (see FIG. 1) for setting a keyword and transmitting the keyword to the printer driver 21.

The keyword setting section may be provided in the external server computer 14. As a result, the external printer 15 and the keyword setting unit can be collectively managed by one server.

Further, in the data output system according to the present embodiment, the keyword and the output control information are separately set on the keyword setting screen shown in FIG. The configuration is not limited to such a configuration, and output control information may be included in a keyword.

That is, as shown in FIG. 11, a keyword including output control information may be set for each of the printers 12 and 15. With this setting, the user can set the output control state of each of the printers 12 and 15 at the stage of document creation. Further, it is not necessary to provide a setting section for the output control information in the keyword setting section. Further, a predetermined specific phrase may be used as a keyword. In this case, for example, the addresses of the printers 12 and 15 can be used as keywords.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the procedure of keyword acquisition processing when a specific word or phrase is used as a keyword. When a specific word or phrase is used as a keyword, the keyword setting unit 31 does not set a keyword, but sets only a printer name, an address, and output control information.

Then, the page output data control unit 35
In the keyword acquisition process shown in FIG. 12, after acquiring the addresses and output control information of the printers 12 and 15, the addresses of the printers 12 and 15 are set as keywords. That is, when a predetermined specific phrase is used as a keyword, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the page output data control unit 35
The number of usable printers 12 and 15 is obtained from the operation system (OS) of the in-house client computer 11 and the outside server computer 14 (S)
41).

Subsequently, the page output data control unit 35 sets the acquired number of printers to Max (maximum value),
Unt (printer number counter) is set to 0 (S4
2). Then, the page output data control unit 35 outputs the printer name, the printer address, and the output control information.
About all printers (until Count = Max)
After the acquisition, the output destination address is substituted for the keyword (S43 to S46).

With this processing, the user does not need to perform the keyword setting processing. Further, only by describing the addresses of the printers 12 and 15 in the document data, the pages to be printed and the printers 12 and 15 to be used can be set in advance.

In the data output system according to the present embodiment, the document data created by the application program 22 is transmitted to the printers 12 and 15 by the printer driver 21. A similar function may be provided, and data may be transmitted by the application program 22.

The data output system according to the present invention provides an output driver having a screen for setting a keyword.
It is also possible to detect the keyword set on the setting screen and the presence or absence of the keyword in each page of the document created by the word processor or the like, and to output only the page without the keyword. .

Further, the data output system of the present invention
It is also possible to configure the following first to tenth output processing devices (output processing devices using a computer system).

The first output processing device is connected to a computer, the output device is connected to an output device, or an application program having an output function or an output device that directly transmits output data from the application program to the output device via an operation system of the computer. A system having a specialized output driver, comprising: keyword setting means for setting a keyword; keyword searching means for searching whether a keyword exists in each page of a document created in an application program; It has a page output control means for controlling the output of each page including the keyword based on the detection output.

With such a configuration, a keyword for performing output control is input in advance to each page of the document created by the application program, and the keyword is set and searched in the output processing device. It is possible to easily extract a page to be output.

The second output processing device has the same structure as that of the first output processing device described above, except that the second output processing device has a keyword replacing means for automatically replacing a detected keyword with a space (blank). With this configuration, even if the keyword to be output controlled does not match the created document, the content of the keyword can be freely set by automatically replacing the created keyword with a space. Can be.

The third output processing device is a computer system in which a plurality of output devices are connected to each other in the first or second output processing device described above. It has a transmitting means, and the keyword setting means is configured so that a keyword can be individually set for each output device of an output destination. With such a configuration, a keyword can be set for each output device, and a page to be output according to each output destination can be easily extracted.

The fourth output processing device is a computer system in which a computer and an output device are connected to each other by a network in the first to third output processing devices described above.
It is configured using the TP protocol. With this configuration, the output device can use the HTTP protocol to acquire a keyword, and can use a security system (firewall) installed not only in the in-house network administrator but also in the in-house and outside gateways. After passing through, it becomes possible to acquire the keyword in the output device.

The fifth output processing device is a computer system in which the computer and the output device are connected to each other by a network in the first to fourth output processing devices described above, and the input means is connected to a computer connected to the network. Prepare and configure. With such a configuration, keywords can be obtained from a specific computer connected to the output device via the network, and the keywords can be unified in the network environment used by the user. Even if a document is shared by a plurality of computers, a uniform output result can be obtained in each computer.

The sixth output processing device is the same as the fifth output processing device described above, except that the computer connected to the network is configured as a server that manages the output device. With such a configuration, the network address of the output device and the keyword setting content can be collectively managed by one server computer. Therefore, the client computer can acquire the addresses and the keyword setting contents of all the output devices in the network environment used by the user only by accessing the server computer. For this reason,
The user does not need to set an output destination address and a keyword for a client computer in a network environment. In addition, by managing with a server computer, it is possible to prevent an inadvertent change of an output destination address and a keyword by a user other than the administrator.

The seventh output processing device is the same as the first to third output processing devices described above, except that the input device is provided in the output device. With such a configuration, even when a plurality of network environments exist and a document is shared by a plurality of computers under each network environment, a unified output result can be obtained in each computer.

The eighth output processing device is configured such that, in the first to seventh output processing devices described above, the output control information is included in the keyword in the output device, and the page output is controlled according to the output control information. . With such a configuration, the output control information can be included in the keyword, the output destination can be set while the document is being created, and it is not necessary to provide an output control setting unit in the keyword setting unit.

The ninth output processing device is the same as the first to eighth output processing devices described above, except that the keyword of the output device is determined in advance. With such a configuration, the keyword setting unit is not required in the output device.
Also, the user does not need to set a keyword.

A tenth output processing device is the same as the ninth output processing device described above, except that a keyword for the output device is set to an address name associated with the output device. With such a configuration, it is not necessary to separately set the content of the keyword in the output device, and by writing the address name associated with the output device in the document, only the pages necessary at the time of document creation can be saved. It is possible to extract and set in advance.

The recording medium of the present invention is, for example, a CD-ROM.
The above-described data output method can be realized by executing on a computer a computer program that is formed of a ROM or the like and recorded on this recording medium.

The transmission medium of the present invention comprises, for example, a network system and the like, and the above-described data output method can be realized by transmitting a computer program through this transmission medium.

[0081]

Since the data output system and the data output method of the present invention have the above-described configuration, it is possible to perform desired processing without increasing the burden on the user when performing output processing such as display, printing, and editing. Can be properly extracted and output.

According to the recording medium and the transmission medium of the present invention, the above-mentioned effects can be exerted on a computer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a data output system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of an output processing device (printer driver) in an in-house printer.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a keyword setting screen in a keyword setting unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing page data in document data.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an output result by an in-house printer.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an output result by an external printer.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an output result by an in-house printer.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the data output system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a keyword acquisition process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a keyword search printing process.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a keyword.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a keyword acquisition process when a predetermined specific phrase is used as a keyword.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 internal client computer 12 internal printer 13 gateway 14 external server computer 15 external printer 21 output processing device (printer driver) 22 application program 23 HTTP client 31 keyword setting unit 32 document data acquisition unit 33 keyword search unit 34 keyword substitution unit 35 page output Data control unit 36 Output data generation unit 37 Broadcast transmission output unit

Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. A data output system comprising: an output device for outputting document data; and a driver for controlling transmission of the document data to the output device. A keyword setting unit for setting a keyword and transmitting the keyword to the driver, wherein the driver determines whether to transmit each of the page data to the output device according to the presence or absence of a keyword in the page data. A data output system characterized by being set as follows. 2. The data output system according to claim 1, wherein the driver is set to delete the keyword from the page data when transmitting the page data to the output device. . 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a plurality of the output devices, wherein the driver is configured to determine whether to transmit the page data according to a type of the output device. Item 3. The data output system according to item 1 or 2. 4. The driver according to claim 1, wherein the driver is connected to the output device via a network, and is configured to transmit the page data using an HTTP protocol. Any one of
Data output system described in the section. 5. The keyword setting unit is provided in a computer connected to the output device via a network, and transmits the setting content of the keyword setting unit to the driver via the network. The data output system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: 6. The computer according to claim 1, wherein the computer is a server that manages the output device, and transmits a network address of the output device and setting contents in the keyword setting unit to the driver via the network. The data output system according to claim 5. 7. The keyword setting unit is provided in the output device, and transmits a setting content in the keyword setting unit to a computer on the network via a network. ~
4. The data output system according to any one of 3. 8. The keyword includes output control information, and the driver is configured to determine whether to transmit each of the page data to the output device according to the output control information. The data output system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: 9. The data output system according to claim 1, wherein the keyword setting unit is set to use a predetermined keyword. 10. The data output system according to claim 9, wherein the keyword is a network address of the output device. 11. A data output method comprising: an output step of outputting document data by an output device; and a data transmission control step of controlling transmission of document data to the output device. A keyword setting step of setting a keyword related to the page data and transmitting the keyword to the driver. The data transmission control step determines whether or not to transmit each of the page data to the output device according to the presence or absence of the keyword in the page data. A data output method characterized in that the data is set to be determined. 12. The data according to claim 11, wherein said data transmission control step is set so as to delete said keyword from said page data when transmitting said page data to said output device. output method. 13. The data transmission control step is configured to determine whether or not to transmit the page data according to the type of the output device. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein:
2. The data output method according to 2. 14. The data transmission control step includes the step of:
The data output method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the page data is set to be transmitted via a network using a protocol. 15. The keyword setting step is executed by a computer connected to the output device via a network, and transmits the keyword setting contents to the driver via the network. Item 15. The data output method according to any one of Items 11 to 14. 16. The computer according to claim 15, wherein the computer is a server that manages the output device, and transmits a network address of the output device and setting contents of the keyword to the driver via a network. Data output method described. 17. The keyword setting process according to claim 11, wherein the keyword setting step is executed by the output device, and transmits the keyword setting content to the computer on the network via the network. The data output method according to claim 1. 18. The keyword includes output control information, and the data transmission control step includes:
The data output method according to any one of claims 11 to 17, wherein it is set so as to determine whether or not each of the page data is transmitted to the output device. 19. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the keyword setting step, a predetermined keyword is used.
19. The output device according to any one of 1 to 18. 20. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the keyword is a network address of the output device.
Data output method described. 21. Any one of claims 11 to 20
A recording medium on which a computer program for realizing the data output method described in the section is recorded. 22. Any one of claims 11 to 20
A transmission medium for transmitting a computer program for realizing the data output method described in the section.