JP2007193509A - Information processor, printer, printing system and printing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor, in which the content of a Web page can be accurately understood from a printed matter. <P>SOLUTION: When the Web page containing data of Flash animation format is printed, text information is extracted from the data of Flash animation format, and the text information is printed, whereby the content of the Web page can be accurately understood from the printed matter. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a printing apparatus, a printing system, and a printing method, and in particular, an information processing apparatus capable of printing all text information included in a Flash animation when printing a Web page including data in Flash animation format. The present invention relates to a printing apparatus, a printing system, and a printing method.

  Conventionally, when a web page including a moving image is printed using the print function of a WWW browser, the following is performed.

(1) One of the still images constituting the moving image is selected by the WWW browser,
(2) The selected still image data is read,
(3) Print data is created in accordance with the procedure of fitting the read image data into an area where a moving image is displayed on a Web page, and printing is performed using this print data.

As a method for selecting one of the above-described still images, a method that can be freely selected by the user has been proposed. (See Patent Document 1)
JP 2000-181924 A

  The prior art described above has the following problems.

  Even if one of the still images constituting the moving image can be freely selected at the time of printing, only one of the still images constituting the moving image is printed. Therefore, only a part of the content of the moving image can be recognized from the printed matter.

  In addition, a Flash animation which is a kind of moving image holds text information in the file. Since only one still image is printed for the flash animation, all text information held by the flash animation cannot be referred to. Therefore, the contents of the Web page cannot be accurately understood from the printed matter of the Web page.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus that displays a Web page, which is an HTML file including data in a Flash animation format acquired via a network, on a display unit, and the HTML file and the Flash animation. HTML file interpreting means for interpreting the contents of the data in the format, Flash animation information acquiring means for acquiring information on the Flash animation in the Web page based on the interpretation result of the HTML file interpreting means, and the Flash animation format A still image extracting unit for extracting a still image from the data of the image, and outputting the HTML as a print command using the still image extracted by the still image extracting unit as print data of data in a Flash animation format. ML output means, text information extraction means for extracting text information included in the data in the Flash animation format, and text information output means for outputting the text information extracted by the text information as a print command. And

  As described above, in the Web page printing system including the data in the Flash animation format, when printing the Web page including the data in the Flash animation format, the text information is extracted from the data in the Flash animation format and the text information is printed. By doing so, it becomes possible to accurately understand the contents of the Web page from the printed matter.

Example 1
A Web page printing system including data in the form of Flash animation according to the present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown with the accompanying drawings.

  In the first embodiment, in a printing system in which an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus are locally connected, text information is extracted from Flash animation format data included in HTML input by a browser of the information processing apparatus via a network. An example in which the extracted text information is transmitted to the printing apparatus to perform printing will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, 101 is an information processing device that functions as a host computer, 120 is a printing device that performs printing by, for example, an electrophotographic method or an ink jet method, and is connected locally via a print data communication path 130, and the printing system is It is composed.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus 101, reference numeral 102 denotes a display unit, which is composed of, for example, a CRT or LCD, and notifies various information and the like to the user of the information processing apparatus 101. Reference numeral 103 denotes an input unit, which is configured by a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and is used by a user of the information processing apparatus 101 to input various information. A control unit 104 stores a CPU that controls the information processing apparatus 101 as a whole, a memory (RAM) in which work areas and various tables used by the CPU for execution of processing, and CPU programs and control codes are defined. Includes memory (ROM). A text extraction unit 105 extracts text information from data in the Flash animation data format.

  A print command generation unit 106 generates a print command that can be printed by the printing apparatus 110, and transmits the generated print command to the printing apparatus 110. A network interface unit 107 connects the information processing apparatus 101 to the network 108 and controls communications performed with other information processing apparatuses via the network 108. Reference numeral 109 denotes a storage unit, which includes a large-capacity hard disk or the like. A browser 110 displays the content on the display unit 102 based on the input HTML information.

  The display unit 102, the input unit 103, the control unit 104, the text extraction unit 105, the print command generation unit 106, the network interface unit 107, the storage unit 109, and the browser 110 are connected via a 111 bus. .

  In the present embodiment, the browser 110 is described as an independent functional module. However, the browser is generally realized as software in the information processing apparatus, and the independent functional module is used here for convenience of description. Above.

  Next, a processing procedure in the printing system having the above-described configuration will be described. In the first embodiment, the processing after the user of the printing system has instructed the browser 110 to print, and further instructed to print the text information included in the data in the Flash animation format at the time of the printing instruction. In the following, only the processing after the printing system user instructs printing will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the printing system according to the first embodiment. First, in step S201, when a user of the printing system refers to information displayed on the display unit 102 by the browser 110 and operates the input unit 103 to instruct the browser 210 to “print”, the browser 110 performs the step. In S202, still image data is acquired from data in the Flash animation format included in HTML.

  Next, in step S203, the browser 110 replaces the data in the Flash animation format included in the HTML via the control unit 104 with the still image data acquired in step S202. The data in the Flash animation format is not deleted but is stored in the storage unit 109.

  Next, in step S204, the browser 110 sends information on the HTML to be printed to the print command generation unit 106 via the control unit 104, and the print command generation unit 106 generates a print command based on the HTML information. In step S205, the print command generated by the print command generation unit 106 is transmitted to the printing apparatus 120 via the print data communication path 130 to form a permanent visible image related to the HTML information on the paper.

  In step S206, the flash animation format data stored in the storage unit 109 in step S203 is transmitted to the text extraction unit 105. In step S 207, the text extraction unit 105 analyzes the input data in the Flash animation format, executes text information extraction processing, and transmits the extracted text information to the control unit 104.

  In step S208, the control unit 104 transmits the text data extracted by the text extraction unit 105 to the print command generation unit 106. In step S209, the print command generation unit 106 generates a print command based on the text data. To do. Next, in step S210, the print command generation unit 106 transmits the generated print command to the printing apparatus 120 via the print data communication path 130, and the printing apparatus 120 converts the voice information of the flash animation format data to text on the paper. A permanent visible image related to information converted into information is formed.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when printing a Web page which is an HTML file including data in the Flash animation format, the text information is extracted from the data in the Flash animation format, and the text information is printed. Therefore, the contents of the Web page can be understood more from the printed matter.

(Example 2)
In the second embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, text information extracted from the data in the Flash animation format is printed by another output means on the still image data extracted from the data in the Flash animation format. An example of synthesizing a word to be notified to the user will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the printing system according to the second embodiment. First, in step S301, when the user of the printing system refers to the information displayed on the display unit 102 by the browser 110 and operates the input unit 103 to instruct the browser 210 to “print”, the browser 110 performs the step. In S302, still image data is acquired from the data in the Flash animation format included in the HTML.

  Next, in step S303, the browser 110 adds a word to the effect that the text information extracted from the data in the Flash animation format is printed by another output unit with respect to the still image data acquired in step S302.

  Next, in step S304, the browser 110 replaces the data in the Flash animation format included in the HTML with the still image data created in step S303 via the control unit 104. The data in the Flash animation format is not deleted but is stored in the storage unit 109.

  Next, in step S305, the browser 110 sends information on the HTML to be printed to the print command generation unit 106 via the control unit 104, and the print command generation unit 106 generates a print command based on the HTML information. In step S306, the print command generated by the print command generation unit 106 is transmitted to the printing apparatus 120 via the print data communication path 130 to form a permanent visible image related to the HTML information on the paper.

  In step S307, the flash animation format data stored in the storage unit 109 in step S304 is transmitted to the text extraction unit 105. In step S 308, the text extraction unit 105 analyzes the input data in the Flash animation format, executes text information extraction processing, and transmits the extracted text information to the control unit 104.

  In step S309, the control unit 104 transmits the text data extracted by the text extraction unit 105 to the print command generation unit 106. In step S310, the print command generation unit 106 generates a print command based on the text data. To do. Next, in step S311, the print command generation unit 106 transmits the generated print command to the printing apparatus 120 via the print data communication path 130, and the printing apparatus 120 converts the voice information of the flash animation format data to text on the paper. A permanent visible image related to information converted into information is formed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example when a web page that is an HTML file including data in the Flash animation format is displayed on the browser 110. Reference numeral 401 denotes a display example when the browser 110 is displayed on the display unit 102. Reference numeral 402 denotes data in the Flash animation format, and the display changes variously according to the contents written in the data.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of still image data acquired from the data in the Flash animation format in step S302.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the still image after the wording is added to the still image 501 in step S302. In step S302, a statement that text information included in the data in the Flash animation format is printed by another output unit is added to the still image 501. Reference numeral 602 denotes an example of the above-mentioned wording, and here, the word “refer to attached sheet” is added to the still image 501.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the HTML printed matter printed in step S306. The data part of the Flash application format in the HTML is replaced with the still image data 601 in S304, HTML is printed by the printing apparatus 120 in S306, and an HTML print 701 is output.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the HTML printed matter printed in step S306. In step S308, text information is extracted from the Flash animation format data, the text information is printed by the printing apparatus 120, and a text information printed matter 801 is output.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the printing system in the 1st and 2nd embodiment by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the printing system in 1st Embodiment by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the printing system in 2nd Embodiment by this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display at the time of displaying the web page which is an HTML file containing the data of the Flash animation format in 1st and 2nd embodiment by this invention with the browser. It is a figure which shows an example of the still image acquired from the data of Flash animation format in step S202 and S302 in the 1st and 2nd embodiment by this invention. It is a figure showing an example of a still picture after adding a word to a still picture in Step S302 in a 2nd embodiment by the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the HTML printed matter printed in step S306 in 2nd Embodiment by this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the HTML printed matter printed in step S311 in 2nd Embodiment by this invention.

Claims (7)

In an information processing apparatus for displaying a Web page that is a Hyper Text Markup Language (hereinafter abbreviated as HTML) file including data in a Flash animation format acquired via a network on a display unit,
HTML file interpretation means for interpreting the content of the HTML file and the data in the Flash animation format;
Flash animation information acquisition means for acquiring information related to the Flash animation in the Web page based on the interpretation result of the HTML file interpretation means;
A still image extracting means for extracting a still image from the Flash animation format data;
HTML output means for outputting the HTML as a print command, using the still image extracted by the still image extraction means as print data of data in Flash animation format;
Text information extracting means for extracting text information included in the data in the Flash animation format;
An information processing apparatus comprising: text information output means for outputting text information extracted by the text information as a print command.   2. The still image character synthesizing unit for adding a text for notifying that the text information included in the data in the Flash animation format is output by the text information output unit to the still image. Information processing device.   A printing system comprising the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 and a printing apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus. In a printing apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus that displays a Web page, which is an HTML file including data in a Flash animation format acquired via a network, on a display unit,
HTML file interpretation means for interpreting the content of the HTML file and the data in the Flash animation format;
Flash animation information acquisition means for acquiring information related to the Flash animation in the Web page based on the interpretation result of the HTML file interpretation means;
A still image extracting means for extracting a still image from the Flash animation format data;
HTML output means for outputting the HTML as a print command, using the still image extracted by the still image extraction means as print data of data in Flash animation format;
Text information extracting means for extracting text information included in the data in the Flash animation format;
A text information output means for outputting text information extracted by the text information as a print command.   5. The still image character synthesizing unit for adding a word for notifying that the text information included in the data in the Flash animation format is output by the text information output unit with respect to the still image. Information processing device.   A printing system comprising: the information processing apparatus according to claim 1; and the printing apparatus according to claim 4 connected to the information processing apparatus via a network. In a printing method of a printing apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus that displays a Web page that is an HTML file including data in a Flash animation format acquired via a network on a display unit,
An HTML file interpretation step for interpreting the content of the HTML file and the Flash animation format data;
A Flash animation information acquisition step of acquiring information related to the Flash animation in the Web page based on an interpretation result of the HTML file interpretation step;
A still image extraction step of extracting a still image from the Flash animation format data;
An HTML output step of outputting the HTML as a print command using the still image extracted in the still image extraction step as print data of data in a Flash animation format;
A text information extracting step for extracting text information included in the data in the Flash animation format;
A text information output step of outputting the text information extracted from the text information as a print command.

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