JP2015125728A5

JP2015125728A5 - Print control system control method, print control system, and printing apparatus

Info

Publication number: JP2015125728A5
Application number: JP2013271885A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2013-12-27
Publication date: 2017-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 2033-12-27

Claims

Establish a communication path for asynchronous two-way communication between the printing device and the print control device,
After the establishment of the communication path, a request command for requesting a setting value related to printing from the printing apparatus is pushed to the print control apparatus via the communication path,
Receiving the request command at the print control device;
Setting control data for causing the printing apparatus to set a setting value related to the printing based on the received request command is pushed via the communication path , and
Receiving the setting control data in the printing device;
A control method for a printing control system, characterized in that settings relating to printing are performed by the printing apparatus based on the received setting control data.

Before SL printing apparatus, the result of printing based on the set value, the control method of the printing control system according to claim 1 that sends pushed to the printing control device via the communication path.

The request command includes identification information of the printing device,
The print control apparatus stores the identification information and setting information including the setting value in association with each other,
When the print control apparatus receives the request command, the print control apparatus acquires the setting information associated with the identification information based on the identification information included in the request command, and includes the acquired setting information in the acquired setting information. The control method of the print control system according to claim 1, wherein the setting control data is generated based on the setting control data.

A print command for printing, a print control unit for controlling the print unit based on print control data, a request command for establishing a communication path for asynchronous two-way communication and requesting a setting value for printing via the communication path a printing device having a setting control unit which performs setting processing on the basis of the set control data received in response to the communication control unit to push transmitting, and the push transmitting,
Setting processing unit configured to generate the set control data in response to the request command received from the previous SL printing apparatus, and the setting control data generated in the previous SL setting processing unit, to the printing apparatus through the communication path A print control device having a connection unit for push transmission;
A printing control system comprising:

The request command includes identification information for identifying the printing device,
The print control apparatus includes a storage unit that stores the identification information and setting information including setting values to be set in association with each other,
When the setting processing unit of the print control apparatus receives the request command, the setting processing unit acquires the setting information associated with the identification information based on the previous identification information included in the request command, and the acquired setting information The print control system according to claim 4 , wherein the setting control data is generated based on the print data.

A control unit that generates a change command that instructs to change the content of the setting information that has the identification information and is associated with the identification information, and the change command generated by the control unit to the print control apparatus The print control system according to claim 5, further comprising a management device having a communication connection unit for transmitting.

  A printing section for printing;
  A communication control unit that establishes a communication path for performing asynchronous bidirectional communication with a print control apparatus, and pushes a request command for requesting a setting value related to printing to the print control apparatus via the communication path When,
  A setting control unit that performs setting processing based on setting control data received by the communication control unit in response to the push transmission;
  A printing apparatus comprising: a printing control unit that controls the printing unit based on the set value.

The printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the communication control unit pushes a print result based on the set value to the print control apparatus via the communication path.

The printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the request command that is push-transmitted by the communication control unit includes identification information of the printing apparatus.