JP2006155017A - Web manuscript submission print system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly print data, and to delivery a printed matter to a customer in a WEB manuscript submission system. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of print intermediate data are generated from submitted data, and the optimal print intermediate data are selected form a plurality of print intermediate data according to a printer schedule. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a WEB submission system that submits a document from a WEB client on a network and performs printing on the printing base side.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a WEB submission system that submits documents from a WEB client on a network, holds a plurality of printers on the printing base side, performs printing according to a schedule, and delivers printed matter to a customer.

Further, as another conventional example, for example, Patent Document 1 can be cited.
JP 2004-279445 A

  There is a strong need to print as fast as possible from a large number of print orders in such a system.

  In order to solve the above problems, a WEB submission system according to the present invention includes a WEB submission means for submission from a WEB client, a data management means for managing the submitted data, and a means for printing the data. The data management means generates a plurality of print intermediate data after accepting the submission, and prints from the optimum print intermediate data according to the printer schedule.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of print intermediate data is generated from the submitted data, and the optimum print intermediate data is selected from the plurality of print intermediate data according to the printer schedule and printed. Can be printed at high speed and delivered to customers.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  An example of a pull print printing system according to the present invention is shown in FIG.

  1 is a CPU, 2 is a keyboard for data input, 3 is a display for displaying document images, 4 is a hard disk for storing documents, 5 is a ROM for storing programs for controlling the apparatus and necessary information in advance, and 6 is various RAM used as a secure work area, 7 is a print intermediate data creation unit that creates a plurality of print intermediate data when printing a desired document, and 8 is a PDL creation that creates PDL (Page Description Language) data from a desired document , 9 is a printer-independent printing intermediate data creation unit that creates printer-independent printing intermediate data from desired data, and 10 is a software RIP that creates RIP (Raster Image Process: vector data rasterized) data. RIP-completed data creation unit such as 11 creates an information header describing the intermediate print data created in 8, 9, 10 and target printer model information. An information header creating unit, 12 is a WEB submission receiving unit on the server side that accepts WEB submissions, 13 is a WEB submission unit that accepts WEB submissions on the client side and transmits them to the server through the network, and 14 is a printer for printing. Reference numeral 15 denotes a data bus for transferring various data.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a WEB submission system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 201 transmits the data submitted by the WEB submission client to the WEB submission server 203 through the network 202.

  Reference numerals 204, 205, and 206 denote printers of various models for performing printing that exist on the printing base side. Reference numeral 207 denotes an information header that generates a plurality of intermediate printing data and summarizes these pieces of information. A print intermediate data container 207 that is archived and managed together with 208 is shown.

  3 to 5 are flowcharts showing processing of the WEB manuscript printing system of the present invention.

  A preferred embodiment of the WEB submission system of the present invention will be described below.

  In step S301 of FIG. 3, the data submitted by the web submission unit 13 is transmitted from the web submission client 201 to the web submission server through the network 203.

  In step S302, the web submission receiving unit 12 receives the submitted data in the web submission server 204.

  In step S303, a plurality of intermediate print data is created from the submitted manuscript. These processes will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S401 of FIG. 4, the WEB submission receiving unit 12 monitors whether the data has been submitted. If the data has been submitted, the process proceeds to step S402.

  In step S402, the submitted data is stored in the RAM 6 in the PDL creation unit 8 and an application necessary for printing the data is started and a “print command” is executed to create a PDL (Page Description Language). And stored in the hard disk 4.

  In step S403, the printer-independent print intermediate data creation unit 9 creates printer-independent print intermediate data from the submitted data. For example, PDF (Portable Document Format) is an example of printer-independent printing intermediate data. Others include SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). For example, the printer-independent print intermediate data creation unit 9 operates like a printer driver that prints from an original application, and creates printer-independent print intermediate data such as PDF instead of creating a PDL.

  In step S404, the RIP-completed data creation unit 10 of the print intermediate data creation unit 7 creates RIP-completed data. For example, vector data such as PDF is rasterized (developed) into a bitmap (raster image) that is finally printed by a printer to create RIPed data.

  Returning again to the flow of FIG. 3, the process proceeds to step S304.

  In step S304, the information header creation unit 11 of the print intermediate data creation unit 7 creates an information header 209 in which all the print intermediate data created in step S304 and the information of the target printer are collected together.

  In step S305, the print intermediate data creation unit 7 creates the print intermediate data container 208 by combining the above-described print intermediate data and the information header 209 together.

  Finally, in step S306, the print intermediate data creation unit 7 determines a printer according to the printer schedule of the printers 205 to 207, selects the optimal print intermediate data according to the selected printer, and performs printing.

  The processing in step S306 will be described with reference to the flow in FIG.

  In step S501, the printer schedule is confirmed. The printer schedule information is input to the system by the person in charge of printing taking into account customer requests, operating printers, and printers having the ability to meet customer requirements.

  In step S502, printer information input by the person in charge of printing is input, and the printer is determined in the print intermediate data creation unit.

  In step S503, the print intermediate data creation unit 7 selects print intermediate data that can be printed at the highest speed by the printer selected from the target model and the print intermediate data type of the information header 209 in the print intermediate data container 208.

  For example, if the RIP-completed data can be used with the selected printer without any problem, the RIP-completed data is selected. If it cannot be used, it is checked whether the PDL data can be used with the selected printer without any problem, and if it can be used, the PDL data is selected. If PDL data cannot be used, printer-independent printing intermediate data, for example, PDF data is selected.

  In step S504, printing is performed from the print intermediate data that can be printed at the highest speed selected in step S503, and all the processes are completed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the WEB manuscript printing system of this embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the WEB manuscript printing system of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the printing process of the WEB manuscript printing system which is one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of step S303 in the printing process of the web submission printing system which is one Example of this invention shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of step S306 in the printing process of the web submission printing system which is one Example of this invention shown in FIG.

Claims (3)

  In a WEB submission system that submits data from a WEB client on the network and performs printing at the printing site, the WEB submission means that submits data from the WEB client, the data management means that manages the submitted data, and the data A WEB submission, wherein the data management unit creates a plurality of intermediate print data after accepting the submission, and prints from the optimum print intermediate data in accordance with the printer schedule. Printing system.   The data management means (1) PDL (Page Description Language) data for a specific printer (2) Intermediate printing data not using a printer (3) RIP completed data for a specific printer Printing system.   The WEB manuscript printing system, wherein the data management means performs printing from a plurality of print intermediate data that can be printed at the highest speed according to the printer.

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