JP2009163404A5

JP2009163404A5 -

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Publication number: JP2009163404A5
Application number: JP2007340925A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2007-12-28
Publication date: 2010-06-24

Claims

At least one or more printing devices, accumulating 及 beauty print data and print management device print data is print-output request stored if generated from the printing device sends to the printing device are connected via a network Printing system,
The printing apparatus includes:
User information receiving means for receiving user identification information for identifying a user who requests print data;
Print restriction information acquisition means for acquiring print restriction information indicating print settings usable by the user corresponding to the user identification information received by the user information reception means from the storage means of the printing apparatus;
Print data that receives the print data information corresponding to the request information from the print management apparatus when the print management apparatus responds to the request information indicating that the print data information indicating the print setting of the print data is requested Information receiving means;
The print setting indicated by the print data information received by the print data information receiving means, does not satisfy the printing restriction information acquired by the print control information obtaining means, according to the print control information, the print data information receiving means Print setting information determining means for determining a change in the print setting received by
Transmitting means for transmitting the print setting change determined by the print setting information determining means to the print management apparatus in order to change the print settings of the print data stored in the print management apparatus;
Print output means for receiving print data from the print management device and executing print output of the print data;
The print management apparatus includes:
Print data receiving means for receiving print data from a print request source;
Print data storage means for storing the print data received by the print data reception means and print data information indicating print settings of the print data ;
Print data information transmitting means for transmitting the print data information stored in the print data storage means to the printing apparatus in response to the request information received from the printing apparatus;
Print data changing means for changing the print data stored in the print data storage means according to the change when receiving the change of the print setting determined from the printing apparatus;
A printing system comprising: a print data transmitting unit that transmits the print data changed by the print data changing unit to a printing apparatus.

The print setting information determining unit is configured to display the print restriction information when the print setting indicated by the print data information received by the print data information receiving unit does not satisfy the print restriction information obtained by the print restriction information obtaining unit. The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein a change including a change content of the print setting received by the print data information receiving unit is determined .

The printing apparatus further includes list display means for displaying a list of print data according to the print data information received by the print data information receiving means,
The list display unit displays print data having a print setting that does not satisfy the print restriction information so as to be distinguishable from print data having a print setting that satisfies the print restriction information. The printing system described.

4. The print data changing unit of the print management apparatus changes the print setting in the print data stored in the print data storage unit according to the changed print setting. The printing system according to claim 1.

The print data changing unit of the print management apparatus changes a color attribute of drawing data in the print data stored in the print data storage unit according to the changed print setting. 5. The printing system according to any one of 4 above.

The printing apparatus includes:
Obtaining means for obtaining print data stored in the print management apparatus;
When the print setting of the print data acquired by the acquisition unit does not satisfy the print restriction information acquired by the print restriction information acquisition unit, the print setting information change for changing the print setting of the print data according to the print restriction information Means,
Second print data changing means for changing the print data in accordance with the print setting changed by the print setting information changing means;
Print output means for executing print output of the print data,
The print management apparatus includes:
6. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a second print data transmission unit that transmits print data stored in the print data storage unit to the printing apparatus in response to a request from the printing apparatus . The printing system according to item 1.

In the printing system, the printing apparatus, the printing management apparatus, and an authentication information processing apparatus that stores and manages the printing restriction information are connected via a network.
The printing apparatus includes:
User information receiving means for receiving printing restriction information corresponding to the user identification information from the authentication information processing apparatus based on the user identification information received by the user information receiving means,
The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit of the printing apparatus stores the print restriction information received by the user information receiving unit.

A printing device connected via a network to a print management device that stores print data and transmits the stored print data to the printing device when a print output request is generated from the printing device,
User information receiving means for receiving user identification information for identifying a user who requests print data;
User information storage means for storing printing restriction information of a printing apparatus usable by a user corresponding to the user identification information;
Print restriction information acquisition means for acquiring print restriction information indicating print settings usable by the user corresponding to the user identification information received by the user information reception means from the storage means of the printing apparatus;
Print data information receiving means for receiving, from the print management apparatus, the print data information corresponding to the request information in response to request information indicating requesting print data information indicating print settings of print data;
When the print setting indicated by the print data information received by the print data information receiving means does not satisfy the print restriction information acquired by the print restriction information acquiring means, the print data information receiving means according to the print restriction information Print setting information determining means for determining a change in the print setting received by
Transmitting means for transmitting the print setting change determined by the print setting information determining means to the print management apparatus in order to change the print settings of the print data stored in the print management apparatus;
Print output means for accepting print data changed according to the change of the print setting from the print management apparatus, and executing print output of the print data;
A printing apparatus comprising:

A print management apparatus that is connected to at least one or more printing apparatuses via a network and transmits print data stored when a print output request is generated from the printing apparatus to the printing apparatus;
Print data receiving means for receiving print data from a print request source;
Print data storage means for storing the print data received by the print data reception means and print data information indicating print settings of the print data;
Print data transmitted from the printing apparatus to the printing apparatus, the print data information stored in the storage unit in response to request information indicating a request for print data information indicating print settings of the print data Information transmission means;
Print data changing means for changing the print data information stored in the print data storage means in accordance with the change when receiving a print setting determined to be changed from the printing apparatus;
A print management apparatus comprising: print data transmission means for transmitting the print data information changed by the print data change means to a printing apparatus.

At least one or more printing devices and a print management device that stores print data and transmits the stored print data to the printing device when a print output request is generated from the printing device are connected via a network A printing method in a printing system,
In the printing apparatus,
A user information receiving step for receiving user identification information for identifying a user who requests print data;
A print restriction information acquisition step for acquiring print restriction information indicating print settings usable by the user corresponding to the user identification information received by the user information reception step from the storage unit of the printing apparatus;
Print data that receives the print data information corresponding to the request information from the print management device when the print management device responds to the request information indicating that the print data information indicating the print setting of the print data is requested An information receiving step;
If the print setting indicated by the print data information received by the print data information reception step does not satisfy the print restriction information acquired by the print restriction information acquisition step, the print data information reception step according to the print restriction information A print setting information determination step for determining a change in the print settings received by
A transmission step of transmitting the change of the print setting determined by the print setting information determination step to the print management device in order to change the print setting of the print data stored in the print management device;
A print output step of receiving print data from the print management device and executing print output of the print data; and
In the print management apparatus,
A print data receiving step for receiving print data from a print request source;
A print data storage step for storing the print data received by the print data reception step and print data information indicating a print setting of the print data;
A print data information transmission step for transmitting the print data information stored in the print data storage step to the printing device in response to the request information received from the printing device;
A print data change step for changing the print data stored in the print data storage step according to the change when the change of the print setting determined from the printing apparatus is received;
And a print data transmitting means for transmitting the print data changed in the print data changing step to a printing apparatus.

At least one or more printing devices and a print management device that stores print data and transmits the stored print data to the printing device when a print output request is generated from the printing device are connected via a network There is a program that runs on the printing system,
The printing device;
User information receiving means for receiving user identification information for identifying a user who requests print data;
Print restriction information acquisition means for acquiring print restriction information indicating print settings usable by the user corresponding to the user identification information received by the user information reception means from the storage means of the printing apparatus;
Print data that receives the print data information corresponding to the request information from the print management device when the print management device responds to the request information indicating that the print data information indicating the print setting of the print data is requested Information receiving means;
When the print setting indicated by the print data information received by the print data information receiving means does not satisfy the print restriction information acquired by the print restriction information acquiring means, the print data information receiving means according to the print restriction information Print setting information determining means for determining a change in the print setting received by
Transmitting means for transmitting the change of the print setting determined by the print setting information determination means to the print management apparatus in order to change the print setting of the print data stored in the print management apparatus;
Receiving print data from the print management apparatus and functioning as print output means for executing print output of the print data;
The print management device;
Print data receiving means for receiving print data from a print request source;
Print data storage means for storing the print data received by the print data reception means and print data information indicating print settings of the print data;
Print data information transmitting means for transmitting the print data information stored in the print data storage means to the printing apparatus in response to the request information received from the printing apparatus;
Print data changing means for changing the print data stored in the print data storage means according to the change when receiving the change of the print setting determined from the printing apparatus;
A program for causing a printer to function as a print data transmitting unit that transmits the print data changed by the print data changing unit to a printing apparatus.

A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 11 is recorded.