JP2005004462A - Printer system, printer driver and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer system, a printer driver and a recording medium by which the installed place of a printer can be specified. <P>SOLUTION: In the printer system connecting a personal computer 1 and the printer 2 through a network 3, a printer driver user interface converts an e-mail address of the printer 2 whose positional information is required to be received into data, the acquisition of the positional information is instructed from the printer driver to the printer 2 and transmits the e-mail address data and the printer 2 receiving the data converts the positional information into data and transmits the data to the specified e-mail address. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a printer system in which a personal computer and a printer are connected via a network, a printer driver, and a recording medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent offices, an increasing number of printers are connected to the network. A user can create document data on a PC (personal computer), specify a predetermined printer, and print it out.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a printer system in which a personal computer and a printer are connected via a network, an administrator or a user may know the IP address of the printer but may not know the actual position.
[0004]
It is an object of the present invention to provide a printer system, a printer driver, and a recording medium that can specify a printer installation location.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is the printer system in which the personal computer and the printer are connected by a network, and the personal computer has a printer system having a function of acquiring printer position information. And
[0006]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the printer system according to the first aspect, in the printer driver user interface, an e-mail address of a printer from which position information is to be received is converted into data, and the printer driver instructs the printer to acquire the position information. A printer system that transmits e-mail address data and receives the data converts the positional information into data and transmits it to a designated e-mail address.
[0007]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the printer system according to the second aspect, a printer system that converts the positional information into data by GPS is a main feature.
[0008]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printer driver in the printer system according to the second aspect, wherein the e-mail address of the printer from which the position information is to be received is converted into data in the printer driver user interface, and the position information is instructed to the printer. The most important feature is a printer driver that transmits e-mail address data.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the recording medium storing the printer driver program according to claim 4 is the main feature.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a printer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This system is configured by connecting a personal computer 1 and a printer 2 via a network 3.
[0011]
The user converts and registers the two e-mail addresses of the printer whose position information is to be received on the printer driver setting panel (printer driver user interface) on the personal computer 1. Then, the printer driver instructs the printer 2 to acquire position information and transmits the e-mail address data.
[0012]
On the other hand, the printer 2 receiving the position information acquisition instruction and the e-mail address data converts the position information into data and transmits it to the designated e-mail address. Therefore, the user can acquire the position information of the printer 2 with the personal computer 1. Here, for example, the position information is converted into data by GPS.
[0013]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, an administrator or a user can instantly grasp the position of a printer whose IP address is known but whose location is unknown, without searching for himself / herself.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a printer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Personal computer 2 Printer 3 Network

Claims (5)

A printer system in which a personal computer and a printer are connected via a network, wherein the personal computer has a function of acquiring printer position information. The printer system according to claim 1, wherein the printer driver user interface converts the email address of a printer to receive position information into data, instructs the printer to acquire the position information from the printer driver, and sends the email address data. A printer system that receives data and converts the positional information into data and transmits the data to a specified e-mail address. 3. The printer system according to claim 2, wherein the positional information is converted into data by GPS. 3. The printer driver in the printer system according to claim 2, wherein an e-mail address of a printer that wants to receive position information is converted into data in the printer driver user interface, and e-mail address data is transmitted to the printer instructing acquisition of the position information. A printer driver characterized by: A recording medium in which the printer driver program according to claim 4 is stored.

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