JP2014137770A5

JP2014137770A5 - Printing condition providing apparatus, printing apparatus, and printing condition providing method

Info

Publication number: JP2014137770A5
Application number: JP2013007125A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2013-01-18
Publication date: 2016-02-12
Anticipated expiration: 2033-01-18

Description

本発明は、印刷条件提供装置、印刷装置及び印刷条件提供方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a printing condition providing apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a printing condition providing method .

本発明は、このような問題を解決するためのものであり、印刷対象が再印刷されるものでなくても、その印刷対象に係る好適な印刷条件を提供でき、ユーザが簡単に印刷条件を設定できる、印刷条件提供装置、印刷装置及び印刷条件提供方法を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention is for solving such a problem, and even if the printing target is not reprinted, it is possible to provide suitable printing conditions related to the printing target, and the user can easily set the printing conditions. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing condition providing apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a printing condition providing method that can be set.

上記目的を達成するため、本発明に係る印刷条件提供装置は、印刷対象が印刷された際の所定の印刷条件を、前記印刷対象を識別するためのコード情報に対応付けて記憶部に記憶させる記憶制御手段と、印刷対象に対して印刷条件を設定する問い合わせもと装置から検索方法とともに前記コード情報の少なくとも一部からなる検索コードを受信した場合に、前記検索方法によって前記記憶部に記憶されている印刷条件のなかから前記検索コードに対応した印刷条件を検索する印刷条件検索手段と、前記印刷条件検索手段による検索結果として前記検索コードに対応した印刷条件が前記記憶部に記憶されていた場合に、前記検索コードに対応した印刷条件を前記問い合わせもと装置に送信する検索結果送信手段と、を備えたことを特徴とする。
また、本発明に係る印刷条件提供装置は、印刷対象が印刷された際の所定の印刷条件に、前記印刷対象の属性情報と前記印刷対象を識別するためのコード情報とを対応付けて記憶部に記憶させる記憶制御手段と、印刷対象に対して印刷条件を設定する問い合わせもと装置から、検索方法及び前記属性情報とともに前記コード情報の少なくとも一部からなる検索コードを受信した場合に、前記検索方法によって前記記憶部に記憶されている印刷条件のなかから前記検索コードに対応し且つ前記属性情報に対応した印刷条件を検索する印刷条件検索手段と、前記印刷条件検索手段による検索結果として前記検索コード及び前記属性情報に対応した印刷条件が前記記憶部に記憶されていた場合に、前記検索コード及び前記属性情報に対応した印刷条件を前記問い合わせもと装置に送信する検索結果送信手段と、を備えたことを特徴とする。
また、本発明に係る印刷装置は、印刷ジョブに基づいて印刷対象を印刷した際の所定の印刷条件を、前記印刷対象を識別するためのコード情報に対応付けて記憶部に記憶させる記憶制御手段と、印刷対象に印刷条件が設定された前記印刷ジョブを生成するホスト機器から前記印刷ジョブが送信されてくるのに先立って前記ホスト機器から検索方法とともに前記コード情報の少なくとも一部からなる検索コードを受信した場合に、前記検索方法によって前記記憶部に記憶されている印刷条件のなかから前記検索コードに対応した印刷条件を検索する印刷条件検索手段と、前記印刷条件検索手段による検索結果として前記検索コードに対応した印刷条件が前記記憶部に記憶されていた場合に、前記検索コードに対応した印刷条件を前記ホスト機器に送信する検索結果送信手段と、を備えたことを特徴とする。
また、本発明に係る印刷条件提供方法は、印刷対象が印刷された際の所定の印刷条件を、前記印刷対象を識別するためのコード情報に対応付けて記憶部に記憶させる記憶制御ステップと、印刷対象に対して印刷条件を設定する問い合わせもと装置から検索方法とともに前記コード情報の少なくとも一部からなる検索コードを受信した場合に、前記検索方法によって前記記憶部に記憶されている印刷条件のなかから前記検索コードに対応した印刷条件を検索する印刷条件検索ステップと、前記印刷条件検索ステップでの検索結果として前記検索コードに対応した印刷条件が前記記憶部に記憶されていた場合に、前記検索コードに対応した印刷条件を前記問い合わせもと装置に送信する検索結果送信ステップと、を有することを特徴とする。 In order to achieve the above object, a printing condition providing apparatus according to the present invention stores a predetermined printing condition when a printing object is printed in a storage unit in association with code information for identifying the printing object. When a search code comprising at least part of the code information is received together with a search method from a storage control means and an inquiry source device for setting a printing condition for a print target, the search method stores the search code in the storage unit. A printing condition search unit for searching for a printing condition corresponding to the search code from among the printing conditions being stored, and a printing condition corresponding to the search code as a search result by the printing condition search unit is stored in the storage unit A search result transmitting means for transmitting a printing condition corresponding to the search code to the inquiry source apparatus.
The printing condition providing apparatus according to the present invention stores the attribute information of the printing object and the code information for identifying the printing object in association with a predetermined printing condition when the printing object is printed. When a search code comprising at least a part of the code information together with the search method and the attribute information is received from the storage control means to be stored in the memory and the inquiry source device for setting the print condition for the print target, the search A printing condition retrieval unit that retrieves a printing condition corresponding to the retrieval code and corresponding to the attribute information from among the printing conditions stored in the storage unit by a method, and the retrieval as a retrieval result by the printing condition retrieval unit When the printing condition corresponding to the code and the attribute information is stored in the storage unit, the printing condition corresponding to the search code and the attribute information is stored. The is characterized in that and a search result transmitting means for transmitting to said inquiry original device.
In addition, the printing apparatus according to the present invention stores a predetermined printing condition when a printing target is printed based on a print job in a storage unit in association with code information for identifying the printing target. A search code comprising at least a part of the code information together with a search method from the host device before the print job is transmitted from the host device that generates the print job in which print conditions are set as print targets. Is received as the search result by the print condition search means, and the print condition search means for searching for the print condition corresponding to the search code from the print conditions stored in the storage unit by the search method. When the printing condition corresponding to the search code is stored in the storage unit, the printing condition corresponding to the search code is set to the host device. Characterized in that and a search result transmitting means for transmitting.
Further, the printing condition providing method according to the present invention includes a storage control step of storing a predetermined printing condition when a printing target is printed in a storage unit in association with code information for identifying the printing target; When a search code including at least a part of the code information is received together with a search method from an inquiry source device that sets a print condition for a print target, the print condition stored in the storage unit by the search method is stored. A printing condition search step for searching for a printing condition corresponding to the search code, and a printing condition corresponding to the search code stored in the storage unit as a search result in the printing condition search step. A search result transmission step of transmitting a printing condition corresponding to the search code to the inquiry source apparatus.

Claims

Storage control means for storing a predetermined printing condition when the printing object is printed in a storage unit in association with code information for identifying the printing object;
When a search code including at least a part of the code information is received together with a search method from an inquiry source device that sets a print condition for a print target, the print condition stored in the storage unit by the search method is stored. A printing condition search means for searching for a printing condition corresponding to the search code,
Search result transmission means for transmitting a print condition corresponding to the search code to the inquiry source apparatus when a print condition corresponding to the search code is stored in the storage unit as a search result by the print condition search means When,
An apparatus for providing printing conditions, comprising:

Storage control means for associating the attribute information of the print target with code information for identifying the print target in a storage unit in association with a predetermined print condition when the print target is printed;
When a search code including at least a part of the code information together with the search method and the attribute information is received from an inquiry source device that sets a print condition for a print target, the search method stores the search code in the storage unit. Printing condition search means for searching for printing conditions corresponding to the search code and corresponding to the attribute information from among the printing conditions that are present;
When a print condition corresponding to the search code and the attribute information is stored in the storage unit as a search result by the print condition search means, a print condition corresponding to the search code and the attribute information is obtained from the inquiry source. Search result transmission means for transmitting to the device;
An apparatus for providing printing conditions, comprising:

Storage control means for storing a predetermined print condition when a print target is printed based on a print job in a storage unit in association with code information for identifying the print target;
A search code including at least a part of the code information is received together with a search method from the host device before the print job is transmitted from the host device that generates the print job in which print conditions are set as print targets. A printing condition search means for searching for a printing condition corresponding to the search code from the printing conditions stored in the storage unit by the search method;
Search result transmission means for transmitting a print condition corresponding to the search code to the host device when a print condition corresponding to the search code is stored in the storage unit as a search result by the print condition search means;
A printing apparatus comprising:

A storage control step of storing a predetermined print condition when the print target is printed in a storage unit in association with code information for identifying the print target;
When a search code including at least a part of the code information is received together with a search method from an inquiry source device that sets a print condition for a print target, the print condition stored in the storage unit by the search method is stored. A printing condition search step for searching for a printing condition corresponding to the search code,
When a print condition corresponding to the search code is stored in the storage unit as a search result in the print condition search step, a search result transmission that transmits a print condition corresponding to the search code to the inquiry source apparatus Steps,
A method for providing printing conditions, comprising: