JP2007018287A - Web page printing support device, web page printing support method, program and web page printing support system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Web page printing support device, a Web page printing support method, a program and a Web page printing support system, allowing acquisition of a printing result desired by a user even if the user does not perform detailed setting when printing a Web page displayed on a monitor screen. <P>SOLUTION: A pixel size of a display area of a Web browser displaying the Web page is acquired, and matching of a width of the Web browser and a width of a paper sheet is performed (steps S1, S2). About a font size of a character, an image size or the like displayed in the Web browser, a proper size when performing printing on the paper sheet is calculated. The Web page for the printing is reconfigured by use of a calculation result of each size (step S9), and is transmitted to an image forming device 2 as data for the printing (step S10). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a Web page printing support apparatus, a Web page printing support method, a program, and a Web page printing support system, and in particular, an expected output result can be obtained for Web page information even if a user does not make detailed settings for printing. The present invention relates to an obtained Web page printing support apparatus, a Web page printing support method, a program, and a Web page printing support system.

  Conventionally, when printing image data on a paper medium, a normal printer driver is used. However, because the image is enlarged or reduced including the margin area other than the image print area, the paper size and margin are set. In many cases, however, the desired print results could not be obtained. Further, even when it is possible to obtain a desired printing result by such setting, there is a problem that the setting is fine and difficult.

Therefore, in recent years, a technique has been proposed in which an image is printed without being affected by a blank area by enlarging or reducing the image print area as a reference (Patent Document 1). In addition, printing can be performed without difficult settings on the computer side by printing using a printing system in which a computer that creates print data and a printer that has deployment software and outputs print data to paper is connected via a network. A technique that can be used has been proposed (Patent Document 2).
JP 2001-94769 A JP 2004-234617 A

  However, in the conventional technology, when printing the contents of an Internet website on a paper medium, the size of the image used on the web page screen cannot be changed, and thus the entire image cannot be printed on paper. There is a problem (see FIG. 3). This is one of the reasons that the Web site creator has not created a Web page in consideration of printing, but it is assumed that the Web page itself is viewed on a screen such as a monitor. The printing side must respond. However, when printing the contents of an Internet Web site on a paper medium, the print function of the Web browser is normally used. However, the print function of the Web browser does not cope with the above-described problem. In order to obtain this, it was necessary to edit the source of the Web page, which was very difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a Web page printing support apparatus and Web page printing that can obtain a print result having a good appearance as intended without requiring a user to make detailed settings or changes. It is an object to provide a support method, a program, and a Web page printing support system.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, display means for displaying a Web page on a screen, information acquisition means for acquiring information from the Web page displayed on the screen, and arbitrary printing using the information are possible. A Web page printing support apparatus comprising: a conversion unit that converts the information; and a transmission unit that transmits the print data created by the conversion unit to the image forming apparatus.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus according to the first aspect, the acquisition unit recognizes the size of the Web page, and the change unit can print as displayed on the Web page. The size is converted.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the information acquisition unit recognizes a resolution of a screen recommended in the Web page, and the conversion unit determines from the recognition result. The information on the page is converted so that it can be printed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the information acquisition unit analyzes and recognizes information and a configuration of a Web page.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when printing results in a plurality of pages during printing, the printed image is efficiently stored on a sheet. It has a print data conversion means for converting print data so that it can be printed.

  The invention described in claim 6 is a display step of displaying a Web page on a screen, an information acquisition step of acquiring information from the Web page displayed on the screen, and enabling arbitrary printing using the information A Web page printing support method, comprising: a conversion step for converting the information; and a transmission step for transmitting the print data created by the conversion step to the image forming apparatus.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the method according to the sixth aspect, the obtaining step recognizes a size of the Web page, and the changing step can be printed as displayed on the Web page. The size is converted.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the information obtaining step recognizes a screen resolution recommended in the web page, and the conversion step is based on the recognition result. The information on the page is converted so that it can be printed.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the method according to any one of the sixth to eighth aspects, the information obtaining step recognizes a resolution by analyzing information and a configuration of the Web page. .

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the method according to any one of the sixth to ninth aspects, when the printing result reaches a plurality of pages at the time of printing, the printed image is efficiently stored on the paper. It has a print data conversion process for converting print data so that it can be printed.

  The invention according to claim 11 is to enable display processing for displaying a Web page on a screen, information acquisition processing for acquiring information from a Web page displayed on the screen, and arbitrary printing using the information. A Web page printing support program that causes a computer to execute a conversion process for converting the information and a transmission process for transmitting print data created by the conversion process to an image forming apparatus.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, in the program according to the eleventh aspect, the acquisition process recognizes the size of the Web page, and the change process can be printed as displayed on the Web page. The size is converted.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the program according to the eleventh or twelfth aspect, the information acquisition processing recognizes a screen resolution recommended in the Web page, and the conversion processing is performed based on the recognition result. The information on the page is converted so that it can be printed.

  The invention according to claim 14 is the program according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the information acquisition process analyzes the information and configuration of the Web page and recognizes the resolution. .

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the program according to any one of the eleventh to fourteenth aspects, when printing results in a plurality of pages, the print image is efficiently stored on a sheet. A print data conversion process for converting print data so that printing can be performed is executed by a computer.

  The invention according to claim 16 is a Web page printing support system in which a Web page printing support apparatus and an image forming apparatus are connected via a network, and the Web page printing support apparatus displays the Web page on a screen. Display means; information acquisition means for acquiring information from a Web page displayed on the screen; conversion means for converting the information to enable arbitrary printing using the information; and the conversion means Transmitting means for transmitting the created print data to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus receiving the print data, and forming the image by outputting the received print data A web page printing support system.

  According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the system according to the sixteenth aspect, the information acquisition unit recognizes the size of the Web page, and the change unit can print as displayed on the Web page. The size is converted.

  The invention according to claim 18 is the system according to claim 16 or 18, wherein the acquisition unit recognizes a resolution of a screen recommended in the Web page, and the conversion unit calculates the resolution from the recognition result. The page information is converted so that it can be printed.

  According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in the system according to any one of the sixteenth to eighteenth aspects, the information acquisition unit recognizes a resolution by analyzing information and a configuration of the Web page. .

  According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the system according to any one of the sixteenth to nineteenth aspects, the Web page printing support apparatus, in the case where the printing result spans a plurality of pages during the printing, It is characterized by having print data conversion means for converting print data so that a print image can be efficiently printed on paper.

  According to the present invention, when printing a web page, the user can obtain a desired print result in which the entire screen is printed with the same display mode as the web page, without performing detailed print settings. .

  Hereinafter, a Web page printing support apparatus, a Web page printing support method, a program, and a Web page printing support system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and may be technically preferable. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. Unless otherwise stated, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a Web printing support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. A personal computer (hereinafter referred to as PC) 1 is used as an example of a Web printing support apparatus. The PC 1 is merely an example, and any device that has a function of displaying a Web browser, performing automatic change described below, and transmitting print data may be used. The PC 1 includes a web page display unit 5, a web information acquisition unit 6, an automatic conversion unit 7, and a transmission unit 8. The PC 1 is connected to the Internet 4. The image forming apparatus 2 is also connected via the network 3. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a Web page to be printed. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation in automatic conversion according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  With reference to FIGS. 2 and 4, automatic conversion performed by the PC when printing a Web page according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The pixel size of the display area of the Web browser displaying the Web page is acquired so that the Web page is printed on the paper in the same format (mode) as the display on the monitor screen shown in FIG. 2 (Step S1). .

  The width of the web browser acquired in step S1 and the width of the paper are matched (step S2). Specifically, an appropriate size for printing on paper is calculated for the font size, image size, and the like of characters displayed on the Web browser.

  The size (ratio) of the character font displayed on the Web browser with respect to the horizontal width is calculated (step S3). A font size of a size that is printed at the same ratio to the width of the printing paper is selected (step S4).

  With respect to the image, the size of the width when printing on the paper is determined in the same manner as in steps S3 and S4 so that the ratio of the width to the screen is the same (steps S5 and S6). However, the pixel size of the image is not changed here to prevent the image from being corrupted.

  HTML elements such as tables obtain the set pixel size by referring to the HTML source code (step S7), and change the printing size in the same manner as steps S3 and S4 (step S7). S8).

  The web page for printing is reconstructed using the calculation results for each size (step S9) and transmitted to the printer 2 as printing data (step S10). The image of the Web page printed by the printer 2 is as shown in FIG.

  According to the above embodiment, since printing is performed on a sheet designated by the user in the same display mode as the Web page displayed on the screen automatically, the user can obtain a desired printing result without setting printing. it can.

  Since this embodiment is an example of the present invention, the page displayed on the Web browser is automatically changed to desired print data by using the vertical length or the ratio of both, without being limited to the width ratio. You can also think about that.

  A Web page printing support apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  When printing with a display configuration according to the recommended resolution of the Web site, the recommended horizontal resolution is automatically recognized and set from the HTML source code.

  Using the set width size, a print Web page is reconstructed in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment (FIG. 4), transmitted to the printer as print data, and printed.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the recommended resolution of the Web page is automatically determined, and printing is performed in the same display format. Therefore, it is possible to print in the display format intended by the Web site creator.

  A Web page printing support apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  When the image is large and the image extends over a plurality of pages, it is first determined whether or not the image can be inserted into the previous page by reducing it a little, and if possible, the image is reduced and inserted. At this time, the degree of reduction can also be set by the user.

  If the reduced image cannot be inserted into the previous page, it is determined by confirming on which paper the pattern is to be printed on which paper will have less free space on the paper. If it is determined that an image can be inserted into the previous page with a slight reduction, the free space is calculated assuming that the image is inserted into the previous page.

  A web page for printing is reconfigured according to the result determined to be optimal, and is sent to the printing device as printing data.

  According to the above embodiment, the Web page printing support apparatus automatically and efficiently arranges an image that spans between pages of the printing paper, so that the user can obtain the printing result of the Web page with less blank space without being aware of it. Can do.

  As mentioned above, the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say.

1 is a configuration diagram of a Web page printing support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the web page which it is going to print. It is a figure which shows an example when the whole image cannot be printed when a Web page is printed. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement in the case of the automatic conversion which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is an image diagram of a Web page that is automatically converted and printed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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1 PC
2 Image forming apparatus 3 Network 4 Internet 5 Web page display unit 6 Web information acquisition unit 7 Automatic conversion unit 8 Transmission unit

Claims (20)

Display means for displaying a web page on the screen;
Information acquisition means for acquiring information from a web page displayed on the screen;
Conversion means for converting the information to enable arbitrary printing using the information;
A Web page printing support apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit print data created by the conversion unit to an image forming apparatus. The information acquisition means recognizes the size of the Web page,
2. The Web page printing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit automatically converts the size so that printing can be performed as displayed on the Web page. The information acquisition means recognizes a screen resolution recommended in the Web page,
The Web page printing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit automatically converts the page information from the recognition result so that the information can be printed.   4. The Web page printing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information acquisition unit recognizes a resolution by analyzing information and a configuration of the Web page. 5.   The printing data conversion means for converting the print data so that the print image can be efficiently printed on a sheet when the print result is over a plurality of pages at the time of printing. 5. The Web page printing support apparatus according to any one of 4 above. A display step of displaying a web page on the screen;
An information acquisition step of acquiring information from a web page displayed on the screen;
A conversion step of converting the information to enable arbitrary printing using the information;
A Web page printing support method, comprising: a transmission step of transmitting the print data created by the conversion step to an image forming apparatus. The information acquisition step recognizes the size of the web page,
7. The Web page printing support method according to claim 6, wherein the conversion step converts the size so that printing can be performed as displayed on the Web page. The information acquisition step recognizes a screen resolution recommended in the web page,
8. The Web page printing support method according to claim 6, wherein the conversion step converts the recognition result so that the information on the page can be printed.   9. The Web page printing support method according to claim 6, wherein the information acquisition unit recognizes resolution by analyzing information and a configuration of the Web page.   7. A printing data conversion step of converting print data so that a print image can be efficiently printed on a sheet when printing results over a plurality of pages at the time of printing. 10. The Web page printing support method according to any one of items 9 to 9. Display processing for displaying a web page on the screen;
An information acquisition process for acquiring information from a web page displayed on the screen;
A conversion process for converting the information to enable arbitrary printing using the information;
A Web page printing support program that causes a computer to execute transmission processing for transmitting print data created by the conversion processing to an image forming apparatus. The information acquisition process recognizes the size of the web page,
12. The Web page printing support program according to claim 11, wherein the conversion process converts the size so that printing can be performed as displayed on the Web page. The information acquisition process recognizes a screen resolution recommended in the Web page,
The Web page printing support program according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the conversion process converts the page information from the recognition result so as to be printed.   The Web page printing support program according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the information acquisition process recognizes resolution by analyzing information and a configuration of the Web page.   When printing results in a plurality of pages, the computer is caused to execute a print data conversion process for converting print data so that the print image can be efficiently printed on paper. Item 15. The Web page printing support program according to any one of Items 11 to 14. A web page printing support system in which a web page printing support device and an image forming apparatus are connected via a network.
The web page printing support apparatus
Display means for displaying the web page on a screen;
Information acquisition means for acquiring information from a web page displayed on the screen;
Conversion means for converting the information to enable arbitrary printing using the information;
Transmission means for transmitting the print data created by the conversion means to the image forming apparatus,
The image forming apparatus includes:
Receiving means for receiving the print data;
A web page printing support system comprising: forming means for outputting the received print data and forming an image. The information acquisition means recognizes the size of the Web page,
17. The Web page printing support system according to claim 16, wherein the conversion unit converts the size so that printing can be performed as displayed on the Web page. The information acquisition means recognizes a screen resolution recommended in the Web page,
19. The Web page printing support system according to claim 16, wherein the conversion unit performs conversion so that the information on the page can be printed from the recognition result.   The Web page printing support system according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein the information acquisition unit recognizes the resolution by analyzing information and a configuration of the Web page. The web page printing support apparatus
The print data converting means for converting the print data so that the print image can be efficiently printed on a sheet when the print result is over a plurality of pages during the printing. 20. The Web page printing support system according to any one of items 1 to 19.

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