JP2012133728A5

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Publication number: JP2012133728A5
Application number: JP2010287395A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2010-12-24
Publication date: 2014-08-14
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-24

Description

本発明は、画像形成装置と印刷対象データを当該画像形成装置で解釈可能なプリンタ言語に変換する機能を有する情報処理装置とを有するローカルエリアネットワーク外に存在し、携帯端末から接続可能な印刷管理サーバであって、前記情報処理装置のアドレスを記憶する記憶手段と、前記画像形成装置のアドレスを含む当該画像形成装置を識別可能な情報を記憶する画像形成装置情報記憶手段と、前記携帯端末からの要求に従って、当該要求の送信元のアドレスと前記画像形成装置情報記憶手段に記憶された情報とを用いて、当該携帯端末と同じローカルエリアネットワーク内にある画像形成装置の候補を送信する画像形成装置候補送信手段と、前記画像形成装置候補送信手段により送信された画像形成装置の候補の中で、前記携帯端末により選択された画像形成装置で解釈可能なプリンタ言語に変換する機能を有する、前記ローカルエリアネットワーク内にある前記情報処理装置のアドレスを、前記記憶手段から取得し前記携帯端末に送信するアドレス送信手段とを有することを特徴とする。 The present invention is present print target data and images forming device outside of the local area network having an information processing apparatus having a function of converting into interpretable printer language in the image forming apparatus, connectable printing from mobile devices a management server, and storage means for storing an address of the information processing apparatus, an image forming apparatus information storage means for storing identification information capable of the image forming apparatus including the address of the image forming apparatus, said portable In accordance with a request from the terminal , an image forming apparatus candidate in the same local area network as the portable terminal is transmitted using the address of the transmission source of the request and the information stored in the image forming apparatus information storage unit. and an image forming apparatus candidate transmission means, in the candidates of the transmitted image forming apparatus by the image forming apparatus candidate transmission means, to the mobile terminal Ri having a selected function of converting into interpretable printer language by the image forming apparatus, wherein the address of the information processing apparatus in the local area network, address transmitting means for transmitting acquired from the storage unit to the mobile terminal It is characterized by having.

Claims

The print target data and images forming apparatus present outside the local area network having an information processing apparatus having a function of converting into interpretable printer language in the image forming apparatus, met printing management server connectable from the mobile terminal And
Storage means for storing an address of the information processing apparatus,
Image forming apparatus information storage means for storing information capable of identifying the image forming apparatus including an address of the image forming apparatus;
In accordance with a request from the portable terminal , an image forming apparatus candidate in the same local area network as the portable terminal is obtained using the address of the transmission source of the request and the information stored in the image forming apparatus information storage unit. Image forming apparatus candidate transmitting means for transmitting ;
Among the image forming apparatus candidates transmitted by the image forming apparatus candidate transmitting means, the image forming apparatus is in the local area network having a function of converting into a printer language that can be interpreted by the image forming apparatus selected by the portable terminal. A print management server comprising: an address transmission unit that acquires an address of the information processing apparatus from the storage unit and transmits the address to the portable terminal.

Determining means for determining whether or not the information processing apparatus is in the local area network in which the portable terminal exists;
The print management server according to claim 1, wherein the address transmission unit transmits an address of the information processing apparatus when the determination unit includes the information processing apparatus in the local area network.

The determination means includes an address of a router that connects the Internet through which a request from the portable terminal has passed, and a router that passes when the information processing device in the local area network stored in the storage means connects to the Internet. address and, match to lever, the print management server according to claim 2, characterized in that it is determined that the information processing apparatus in the local area network is present.

The print management server according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores information capable of transmitting print target data from the portable terminal to the information processing apparatus .

A print job conversion unit that converts the print target data into a print job described in a printer language that can be interpreted by the image forming apparatus; and a print job transmission unit that transmits the print job converted by the print job conversion unit. A print management server having
By the determining means, wherein when the portable terminal is an information processing apparatus including a conversion function of the printer language in a local area network communicably connecting is determined that there is no, the print job converting means, from said portable terminal 4. The print management server according to claim 2 , wherein after receiving the print target data, the print target data is converted into a printer language.

An information processing apparatus in a local area network having a function of converting print target data into a printer language interpretable by the image forming apparatus, a portable terminal, and a print existing outside the local area network connectable to the portable terminal In a print management system having a management server,
The print management server
Storage means for storing an address of the information processing apparatus,
In accordance with a request from the portable terminal, an image forming apparatus information storage unit that stores information that can identify the image forming apparatus including an address of the image forming apparatus, and an address of the transmission source of the request and the image forming apparatus information storage unit Image forming apparatus candidate transmitting means for transmitting image forming apparatus candidates in the same local area network as the mobile terminal using the information stored in
Among the image forming apparatus candidates transmitted by the image forming apparatus candidate transmitting means, the image forming apparatus is in the local area network having a function of converting into a printer language that can be interpreted by the image forming apparatus selected by the portable terminal. An address transmission means for acquiring the address of the information processing apparatus from the storage means and transmitting the address to the portable terminal;
The portable terminal is
Image forming apparatus candidate requesting means for requesting the print management server for an image forming apparatus candidate in the local area network ;
In accordance with a request from the image forming apparatus candidate request unit, the image forming apparatus candidate is received from the print management server and converted into a printer language that can be interpreted by the image forming apparatus selected from the image forming apparatus candidates. Address receiving means for receiving an address of an information processing apparatus having a function;
Print data transmission means for transmitting print target data to the information processing apparatus at the address received by the address reception means;
The information processing apparatus includes:
Print job conversion means for converting the print target data into a print job described in a printer language interpretable by the image forming apparatus after receiving the print target data transmitted by the print data transmission means;
A print management system, comprising: a print job transmission unit that transmits a print job converted by the print job conversion unit to the image forming apparatus.

There the print target data and images forming device outside of the local area network having an information processing apparatus having a function of converting into interpretable printer language by the image forming apparatus, printing of the print management server connectable from the mobile terminal A management method,
In accordance with a request from the portable terminal, the same local as the portable terminal using the address stored in the image forming apparatus information storage unit that stores information including the address of the request source and the address of the image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus candidate transmitting step for transmitting as an image forming apparatus candidate in the area network ;
Among the image forming apparatus candidates transmitted by the image forming apparatus candidate transmitting means, the image forming apparatus is in the local area network having a function of converting into a printer language that can be interpreted by the image forming apparatus selected by the portable terminal. An address transmission step of acquiring an address of the information processing apparatus from a storage unit that stores the address of the information processing apparatus and transmitting the address to the portable terminal.

A program for causing a computer to function as the print management server according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 8 is recorded.