JP4183238B2 - Printer information management system, printer information management method, and printer information management program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a printer information management system, a printer information management method, and a printer information management program for managing a print layout to be printed on a printer and printer information relating to a printer to be printed with the print layout. The present invention relates to a printer information management system, a printer information management method, and a printer information management program for managing printer selection information for selecting a printer to be used and printer setting information for instructing printer settings for printing.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when printing with a dedicated printer (label printer, price tag printer, etc.), a print layout creation application for creating a print layout corresponding to the dedicated printer is installed on the client terminal to which the dedicated printer is connected. A user or a service person uses a print layout creation application to create a print layout and set a dedicated printer, and prints using the created print layout.
[0003]
Also, a plurality of print formats are stored in the server device, and when the user tries to print the print data, one of the plurality of print formats stored in the server device is selected. A printing system has been proposed in which print data can be easily set for each distribution destination of print data by printing the print data based on the selected print format (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0004]
It is also necessary when a client terminal makes a print request for the purpose of efficiently setting a print information file required for a print request of the client terminal in each client terminal while reducing the load on the client terminal. A printing system that centrally manages printing information files with a server device has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 2).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-191605 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP 09-34661 A
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the prior art, it is necessary to set the printer for each client terminal by the print layout creation application installed for each client terminal, which is not versatile and takes time to set the printer. was there.
[0007]
In Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the print format and the print information file are centrally managed by the server device, and the client terminal cannot set the printer for each print layout, and is set in the printer. There is a problem that it is not possible to perform print correction according to the paper quality (pet paper, synthetic paper, chemist paper, etc.) of the existing paper and the print position deviation specific to the printer.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printer for each print layout as needed from a client terminal without changing printer information stored in a server device. Printer information management system that can perform print correction according to the paper quality (pet paper, synthetic paper, chemist paper, etc.) of the paper set in the printer and the printing position deviation specific to the printer And a printer information management method.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration.
The gist of the invention described in claim 1 is a printer information management system for managing a print layout printed by a printer and printer information corresponding to the print layout by a server device, wherein the server device includes a printer for printing. Information storage means for storing the printer information including printer selection information to be selected and printer setting information for instructing printer settings for printing together with the print layout, and variable input from the client terminal to the variable field of the print layout Data and data receiving means for receiving print correction information for changing the printer setting information; print data reflecting the variable data received by the data receiving means in the print layout; the printer selection information; and Consists of printer setting information When equipped with an issuing data generating means for generating a row data, print correction information is received by said data receiving means, said server apparatus, Cookie function When the received print correction information is stored in a predetermined folder of the client terminal and the print correction information is received together with the variable data by the data receiving means, the issued data generating means The printer setting changed based on the print data reflecting the print data stored in the print layout storage means in the print layout, the printer selection information, and the received print correction information In the printer information management system, the issuance data including information is generated.
According to a second aspect of the invention, the print correction information includes at least one correction information of a print speed, a print density, and a print position. 1 The printer information management system described.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the client terminal saves the print correction information when it is stored in a predetermined folder when the variable data is transmitted to the server device. The print correction information is transmitted to the server device together with the variable data. Or 2 The printer information management system described.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printer information management method for managing a print layout printed by a printer and printer information corresponding to the print layout by a server device, wherein the server device is a printer for printing. The printer information including printer selection information for selecting the printer and printer setting information for instructing printer settings for printing is stored together with the print layout, and print correction information for changing the printer setting information from the client terminal is stored. If received, Cookie function The received print correction information is stored in a predetermined folder of the client terminal, and when the print correction information is received from the client terminal together with variable data input to the variable field of the print layout, the received Generating issuance data including print data reflecting the variable data in the stored print layout, the printer selection information, and the printer setting information changed based on the print correction information; The printer information management method.
The gist of the invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that the print correction information includes at least one correction information of a print speed, a print density, and a print position. 4 The printer information management method is described.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, when the client terminal transmits the variable data to the server device, the variable data is stored when the print correction information is stored in a predetermined folder. The print correction information stored together with the server device is transmitted to the server device. 4 or 5 The printer information management method described in the above.
The gist of the invention described in claim 7 is claimed in the computer. 4 to 6 A printer information management program for executing the printer information management method described in any one of the above.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a printer information management system, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an administrator terminal shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server device, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an issuance screen created by the issuance screen conversion unit shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a storage content of the information storage unit shown in FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a print layout list screen generated by the screen generation unit shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is an issuance data download generated by the screen generation unit shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen.
[0012]
In the present embodiment, referring to FIG. 1, an administrator terminal 1, a server device 2, and a client terminal 3 are connected by the Internet 4, and a server printer 8 is connected to the server device 2, and the client terminal 3 The label printer 5 and the price tag printer 6 are connected via a network 7 such as a LAN. The administrator terminal 1, the server device 2, and the client terminal 3 are information processing devices such as computers that operate according to programs, and have a function of performing information communication via the Internet 4. The administrator terminal 1, the server device 2, and the client terminal 3 may be connected by an intranet instead of the Internet 4.
[0013]
Referring to FIG. 2, the administrator terminal 1 includes an input unit 11 such as a keyboard, a print layout creation unit 12 that creates print layout information, issue screen information, and printer information in response to an input from the input unit 11, An information transmission unit 13 that transmits the print layout information, the issuance screen information, and the printer information created by the layout creation unit 12 to the server device 2 is included.
[0014]
The print layout information created by the print layout creation unit 12 is information indicating the print layout of labels, price tags, etc. printed by the printer, and is managed by a unique print layout name. As print layout information, a fixed field (a field for printing preliminarily input fixed data) and a variable field (a field for printing variable data) are set, and the print coordinates (X, Y) are set for the fixed field and the variable field. , Type (character, barcode, ruled line, etc.) and modification information (magnification, reversal, rotation, etc.) are set.
[0015]
The print layout creation unit 12 creates issuance screen information for inputting variable data in the set variable field when creating print layout information. The issue screen information is information for creating an issue screen for inputting variable data to be printed in the variable field of the print layout information. As the issue screen information, button information (radio, confirmation, cancellation, deletion, etc.), Character information (title, input item name, etc.), input information (input coordinates, number of digits, input attributes, etc.), etc. are set.
[0016]
Further, printer information corresponding to the created print layout information is created in response to an input from the input unit 11. The printer information includes printer selection information for selecting a printer for printing a label and a price tag, and printer setting information for instructing setting of a printer for printing. Printer information includes a printer model name, a type number, a printer name, Printer selection information such as an IP address and printer driver name, and printer setting information such as printing speed, printing density, correction coordinates, and sorting / cutting operation are set. The printer selection information is information for specifying a printer to print based on the corresponding print layout information, and one printer is specified by setting a plurality or one of the printer selection information. That is, if there is no printer of the same model among printers connected directly to the client terminal 3 or via a LAN or the Internet, one printer for printing is specified by setting only the printer model name. In the case where there are a plurality of printers of the same model, it is possible to specify one printer for printing by setting the combination of the printer model name + type number.
In addition, the printer selection information described above produces an effect that the system can be flexibly constructed according to the scale and environment of the system implementing the present invention.
[0017]
The information transmission unit 13 has a function of transmitting an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document and a file associated with the HTML document by using an HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), and the print layout information created by the print layout creation unit 12 And the issuance screen information and the printer information created corresponding to the print layout information are transmitted to the server apparatus 2.
[0018]
The server device 2 stores an HTML document and a file associated with the HTML document in a WWW (World Wide Web) system, and responds to a request from the client terminal 3 via the Internet 4 , A computer that transmits a file associated with an HTML document to the client terminal 3. Referring to FIG. 3, an information transmission / reception unit 21, an issue screen conversion unit 22, an information storage unit 23, a screen generation unit 24, The issuance data generation unit 25 and the issuance data storage unit 26.
[0019]
The information transmission / reception unit 21 has a function of transmitting / receiving an HTML document and a file associated with the HTML document by HTTP, and print layout information, issue screen information and printer information from the administrator terminal 1, and from the client terminal 3. Are sent to the client terminal 3 in response to requests from the client terminal 3 and various screens and generated issuance data.
[0020]
The issuance screen conversion unit 22 creates an issuance screen 100 that can be viewed by a browser such as an HTML document based on the issuance screen information corresponding to the print layout information received from the administrator terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the issuance screen 100 includes a print layout name display area 101, an input item name display area 102 for displaying input item names attached to variable fields, an input area 103 for inputting variable data, It consists of an external file button 104, an issue operation button 105, a tool button 106, and an issue instruction button 107. In the client terminal 3, the product name, price, barcode, etc., which are variable data, are input to the input area 103. It is a screen. The functions of the external file button 104, the issue operation button 105, the tool button 106, and the issue instruction button 107 will be described later.
[0021]
Note that the issue screen 100 created in the issue screen conversion unit 22 is created so as to correspond to the function of the browser, and therefore, all of the issue screen information received from the administrator terminal 1 may not be reflected. The conversion unit 22 extracts only information that can be handled by the browser from the issuance screen information received from the administrator terminal 1 and creates the issuance screen 100. That is, the issuance screen conversion unit 22 can deal with information that cannot be handled by the browser among the issuance screen information, for example, input attributes (full-width, half-width, numbers, etc.) without being converted into the browser format. For example, an issue screen 100 is created in which only information such as input coordinates, the number of digits, and character information can be converted into a browser format and viewed with a browser such as an HTML document.
[0022]
The information storage unit 23 is an information storage unit such as a hard disk, and is generated by the issue screen 100 created by the issue screen conversion unit 22 and the print layout creation unit 12 of the administrator terminal 1 as shown in FIG. Print layout information, issuance screen information, and printer information including printer selection information and printer setting information are stored via the information transmitting / receiving unit 21.
[0023]
The screen generation unit 24 generates various screens with reference to the information storage unit 23 and the issued data storage unit 26 in response to access from the client terminal 3, and provides them to the client terminal 3 via the information transmission / reception unit 21. The screen generation unit 24 can download to the print layout list screen 200 that displays a list of layout names of the print layout information stored in the information storage unit 23 shown in FIG. 6 and the issue data storage unit 26 shown in FIG. The issuance data download screen 300 including the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the issuance data stored in the state is generated.
[0024]
The issuance data generation unit 25 reads the print layout information and the printer information from the information storage unit 23, generates the print data by reflecting the variable data in the read print layout information, and the generated print data is designated by the printer information. In addition to conversion to a printer language, issuance data composed of print data converted into the printer language and the read printer information is generated and compressed into, for example, the CAB format.
[0025]
The issue data storage unit 26 is a storage unit that stores the issue data created by the issue data generation unit 25.
[0026]
The client terminal 3 has a browser such as a commercially available Internet Explorer or Netscape, and is configured to be able to browse the various screens provided by the server device 2 by accessing the server device 2 via the Internet 4. . In addition, the client terminal 3 automatically decompresses the issued data received from the server device 2 using the standard library (Dynamic Link Library) function of the OS in the client terminal 3, and the LAN, output port (LPT or COM) or necessary Accordingly, an issue program for transmitting issue data to the label printer 5 and the price tag printer 6 via the printer driver is stored.
[0027]
Next, the print layout registration operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the print layout registration operation of the embodiment of the printer information management system according to the present invention.
[0028]
Referring to FIG. 8, the administrator terminal 1 creates print layout information (step A1), creates issuance screen information (step A2), and creates printer information (step A3). Issuance screen information and printer information corresponding to the layout information are transmitted from the administrator terminal 1 to the server device 2 (step A4).
[0029]
The information transmission / reception unit 21 of the server apparatus 2 receives the print layout information and the issuance screen information and the printer information corresponding to the print layout information, and the issuance screen conversion unit 22 is based on the received issuance screen information. The issue screen 100 that can be browsed by a browser such as the above is created (step A5), and the information storage unit 23 print layout information, issue screen information and printer information corresponding to the print layout information, and an issue screen conversion unit. The issue screen 100 created in 22 is registered in association with the print layout name (step A6). FIG. 5 shows an example in which five types of print layout information are registered in the information storage unit 23, and each issue screen 100 is stored in a different URL.
[0030]
Next, the issuing operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the issuing operation of the embodiment of the printer information management system according to the present invention. FIG. 10 shows the issuing operation in the issuing screen created by the issuing screen conversion unit shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a change instruction | indication screen.
[0031]
Referring to FIG. 9, the client terminal 3 starts up a browser and accesses the server device 2 (specified URL) (step B1). When the server device 2 is accessed from the client terminal 3, the screen generation unit 24 generates a print layout list screen 200 that displays a list of layout names of the print layout information stored in the information storage unit 23 (Step S2). B2) The information transmitting / receiving unit 21 transmits the print layout list screen 200 generated by the screen generating unit 24 to the client terminal 3. It should be noted that if the print layout list screen 200 displays variable field input item names, print layout image information (for example, thumbnails) obtained by converting the print layout information into an image, and the like together with the print layout name, the print layout name is displayed. It is preferable that the selection can be made easily.
[0032]
Each print layout name displayed on the print layout list screen 200 is linked to an issuance screen 100 corresponding to each print layout information, and a desired print layout to be printed from the print layout list screen 200 on the client terminal 3. When a name is selected and clicked (step B3), an issuance screen 100 corresponding to the clicked print layout name is read from the information storage unit 23 and transmitted from the server device 2 to the client terminal 3.
[0033]
In the client terminal 3, variable data is input to the input area 103 of the issuance screen 100 (step B5). When the variable data corresponding to the input item is registered in advance as a text file or the like, the variable data is input to the input area 103 from a file in which the variable data is registered (hereinafter referred to as an external file). This can be done by reading variable data. That is, by clicking the external file button 104 on the issuance screen 100, a file selection screen is opened, and variable data registered in the input area 103 is input by selecting an external file on the file selection screen. When an external file is used, since the input item in the input area 103 and the variable data registered in the external file must match, only the external file corresponding to the issue screen 100 is displayed on the file selection screen. For example, if an external file is registered in a folder with the print layout name of the issuance screen 100 as the folder name, only the external file corresponding to the issuance screen 100 can be selected. Can do.
[0034]
The method for reading variable data from an external file can be set by clicking the tool button 106. When the tool button 106 is clicked, the external file reading setting screen is opened, and the designation of the external file name and the reading method of the specified external file can be set. Or read as data separated by commas, tabs or periods.
[0035]
When the issue operation button 105 is clicked on the issue screen 100, an issue operation change instruction screen 400 shown in FIG. 10 is opened, and it becomes possible to change the output destination printer, change the operation setting, and perform print correction. ing.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 10, an output destination button 401, an operation setting button 402, and a print correction button 403 are displayed on the issue operation change instruction screen 400. When the output destination button 401 is clicked, a printer selection screen is opened. Output destination change information is created by selecting a printer to print on the opened printer selection screen (step B6).
[0037]
When the operation setting button 402 is clicked on the issuance operation change instruction screen 400, the operation setting screen is opened, and operation setting information is created by setting the operation for printing with the printer on the opened operation setting screen (step). B7). Functions that can be set for operation include sorting mark presence / absence setting, cutting presence / absence setting, etc., and the operation setting is performed for each printing operation.
[0038]
When the print correction button 403 is clicked on the issuing operation change instruction screen 400, the print correction screen is opened, and print correction information is created by setting the print correction for printing with the printer in the opened print correction screen (step). B8). As printing correction, correction of printing speed, printing density, and printing position can be set, and printing correction information describes the correction contents of printing speed, printing density, and printing position. The created print correction information is transmitted to the server device 2, and the server device 2 writes the print correction information to the client terminal 3 using a cookie function (step B9), and sets a Temp folder of the client terminal 3 in advance. In the designated folder, a unique name composed of the print layout name subjected to print correction and the printer name to be printed is assigned and saved (step B10).
[0039]
Next, when the issue instruction button 107 on the issue screen 100 is clicked on the client terminal 3 (step B11), the variable data input in the input area 103 is transmitted from the client terminal 3 to the server apparatus 2 together with the issue instruction notification. The When the output destination change information is created in step B6, when the issue instruction button 107 is clicked (step B11), the created output destination change information is sent to the client terminal 3 together with the variable data and the issue instruction notification. When the operation setting information is generated in step B7 and the issue instruction button 107 is clicked (step B11), the generated operation setting information is changed to the variable data and issue instruction notification. At the same time, it is transmitted from the client terminal 3 to the server device 2. Further, if there is a file with a name composed of the corresponding print layout name and printer name in a predetermined designated folder, when the issue instruction button 107 is clicked (step B11), the file is saved. The print correction information is transmitted from the client terminal 3 to the server device 2 together with the variable data and the issue instruction notification. Note that if the print correction information is stored in a predetermined designated folder, the print correction information is transmitted together with the variable data when the issue instruction button 107 is clicked. Therefore, the print correction information is continuously transmitted in the next issue processing operation. It will be.
[0040]
When receiving the issuance instruction notification from the client terminal 3, the information transmitting / receiving unit 21 of the server device 2 outputs the simultaneously received variable data to the issuance data generation unit 25, and the issuance data generation unit 25 receives the received variable data. It is determined whether or not there is variable data that does not conform to the input information of the issuance screen information stored in the information storage unit 23 (step B12), and it is determined that there is variable data that does not conform to the input information. In such a case, the variable data and the determination result of the variable data are output to the screen generation unit 24, and the screen generation unit 24 reflects the received variable data and the determination result of the variable data on the issue screen 100. An error notification screen is created (step B13), and the information transmission / reception unit 21 transmits the error notification screen created by the screen generation unit 24 to the client terminal 3. The issue data generation unit 25 is, for example, a variable that does not conform to the input information when variable data is input in full-width for an input item whose input attribute is set in half-width in the input information of the issue screen information. Determine that there is data. Further, in the error notification screen created by the screen generation unit 24, for example, variable data that does not conform to the input information is displayed in a conspicuous color such as red, and variable data that does not conform to the input information of the issue screen information is displayed. Prompt for re-input.
[0041]
If the issuance data generation unit 25 determines that all of the variable data received in step B12 conforms to the input information, the issue data generation unit 25 omits the operation of step B13 and prints print layout information and printer information from the information storage unit 23. Are generated, print data in which variable data is reflected in the read print layout information is generated, and the generated print data is converted into the printer language specified by the printer selection information of the printer information. Further, the issuance data generation unit 25 generates issuance data composed of the print data converted into the printer language and the read printer information (step B14), and the generated issuance data is stored in a downloadable state in the issuance data storage unit 26. (Step B15). Further, the issue data generation unit 25 notifies the URL of the stored issue data to the screen generation unit 24, and the screen generation unit 24 generates the issue data download screen 300 including the notified URL (step B16). The issue data download screen 300 is transmitted to the client terminal 3.
[0042]
When the label printer 5 or the price tag printer 6 connected to the client terminal 3 is designated by the printer selection information, the above-described steps B14 to B16 are performed. If the name or IP address is specified, the issuance data generation unit 25 executes a printing operation from the server printer 8. That is, the issuance data generation unit 25 reads the print layout information and the printer information from the information storage unit 23, and since the server printer 8 is designated by the printer selection information of the read printer information, it can be changed to the read print layout information. The print data reflected in the printer language specified by the printer selection information of the printer information and the printer setting information of the printer information are transmitted to the server printer 8 and specified by the server printer 8 in the printer setting information. Print data is printed under the printing conditions.
[0043]
When the information transmission / reception unit 21 of the server device 2 receives the change data and the issue instruction notification together with the output destination change information, the printing operation to the printer designated by the output destination change information is performed. That is, when the printer specified by the output destination change information is the label printer 5 or the price tag printer 6 connected to the client terminal 3, the operations of the above-described steps B14 to B16 are performed, and the output destination change information is set. If the designated printer is the server printer 8, the printing operation from the server printer 8 described above is executed.
[0044]
When the operation setting information is received together with the variable data and the issue instruction notification by the information transmission / reception unit 21 of the server device 2, the issue data generation unit 25 uses the printer information read from the information storage unit 23 based on the operation setting information. Issuance data including the print data changed and converted to the printer language in step B14 and the printer information changed based on the operation setting information is generated. By changing the printer information read from the information storage unit 23 based on the operation setting information, the operation setting can be changed for each issuing operation without changing the default value of the printer information stored in the information storage unit 23. It can be carried out.
[0045]
When the print correction information is received together with the variable data and the issue instruction notification by the information transmitting / receiving unit 21 of the server device 2, the issue data generation unit 25 uses the printer information read from the information storage unit 23 based on the print correction information. Issuance data including the print data changed in step B14 and the printer information changed based on the print correction information is generated. By changing the printer information read from the information storage unit 23 based on the print correction information stored in the client terminal 3, the default value of the printer information stored in the information storage unit 23 is not changed. The print correction information can be continuously changed.
[0046]
On the client terminal 3, by clicking on the URL of the issue data on the issue data download screen (step B17), download of the issue data is started from the server device 2 to the client terminal 3 (step B18), and the issue data is attached to the issue data. The extension and the issued program are associated with each other. Therefore, the issuance data downloaded from the server apparatus 2 to the client terminal 3 is processed under the control of the issuance program, and the printer setting information and the print data of the printer information are sent to the printer selected by the printer selection information of the printer information. The print data is printed under the printing conditions transmitted and specified by the printer setting information (step B19). Since the print data in the downloaded issue data has already been converted into the printer language corresponding to the printer selected by the printer selection information of the printer information, the client terminal 3 performs the conversion work to the printer language. do not need.
[0047]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the printer setting information based on the print correction information created by the client terminal 3 can be changed without changing the printer information stored in the server device 2. When the issuance data is downloaded from the apparatus 2, the client terminal 3 is configured so that it is performed on the client terminal 3 side, so that the printer setting for each print layout can be performed from the client terminal 3 as necessary. It is possible to perform print correction according to the paper quality (pet paper, synthetic paper, chemist paper, etc.) of the existing paper and the print position deviation specific to the printer.
[0048]
Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the print correction information created in the client terminal 3 is stored in a predetermined designated folder such as a Temp folder of the client terminal 3 by the cookie function, and the printer setting is performed on the client terminal 3 side. By configuring so as to change the information, it is possible to save the print correction information without the user's awareness, and there is an effect that the set print correction can be continuously performed in the next printing.
[0049]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it is obvious that the embodiments can be appropriately changed within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, the number, position, shape, and the like of the constituent members are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be set to a suitable number, position, shape, and the like in practicing the present invention. In each figure, the same numerals are given to the same component.
[0050]
【The invention's effect】
A printer information management system, a printer information management method, and a printer information management program according to the present invention change printer setting information based on print correction information created at a client terminal and change printer information stored in a server device. In addition, when the issuance data is downloaded from the server device, it is configured to be performed on the client terminal side, so that the printer can be set for each print layout from the client terminal as necessary, and is set in the printer. It is possible to perform print correction according to the paper quality (pet paper, synthetic paper, chemist paper, etc.) of the existing paper and the print position deviation specific to the printer.
[0051]
Furthermore, the printer information management system, the printer information management method, and the printer information management program of the present invention save the print correction information created at the client terminal in a predetermined designated folder such as a Temp folder of the client terminal by the cookie function. By configuring the client terminal to change the printer setting information, the print correction information can be saved without the user's awareness, and the set print correction can be continuously performed in the next printing. There is an effect that can be done.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a printer information management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an administrator terminal shown in FIG.
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a diagram showing an example of an issuance screen created by an issuance screen conversion unit shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing storage contents of an information storage unit shown in FIG. 3;
6 is a diagram showing an example of a print layout list screen generated by a screen generation unit shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
7 is a diagram showing an example of an issuance data download screen generated by the screen generation unit shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a print layout registration operation of the printer information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an issuing operation of the embodiment of the printer information management system according to the invention.
10 is a diagram showing an example of an issuance operation change instruction screen in the issuance screen created by the issuance screen conversion unit shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 administrator terminal
2 Server device
3 Client terminal
4 Internet
5 Label printer
6 Price tag printer
7 network
8 Server printer
11 Input section
12 Print layout creation section
13 Information transmitter
21 Information transceiver
22 Issuing screen converter
23 Information storage
24 screen generator
25 Issuing data generator
26 Issued data storage
100 issue screen
101 Print layout name display area
102 Input item name display area
103 Input area
104 External file button
105 Issue action button
106 Tool button
107 Issue instruction button
200 Print layout list screen
300 Issued data download screen
400 Issue operation change instruction screen
401 Output destination button
402 Operation setting button
403 Print correction button

Claims (7)

A printer information management system for managing a print layout printed by a printer by a server device and printer information corresponding to the print layout,
The server device includes information storage means for storing the printer information including printer selection information for selecting a printer to be printed and printer setting information for instructing setting of the printer for printing together with the print layout;
Data receiving means for receiving variable data to be input to a variable field of the print layout from a client terminal, and print correction information for changing the printer setting information;
Printing data that reflects the variable data received by the data receiving means in the print layout, the printer selection information, and issuance data generation means for generating issuance data composed of the printer setting information,
When print correction information is received by the data receiving means,
The server device stores the received print correction information in a predetermined folder of the client terminal by a cookie function ,
When the print correction information is received together with the variable data by the data receiving means,
The issuance data generation means includes the print data reflecting the received variable data in the print layout stored in the print layout storage means, the printer selection information, and the received print correction information. A printer information management system for generating the issuance data including the printer setting information changed based on the printer setting information. The printer information management system according to claim 1, wherein the print correction information includes at least one correction information of a print speed, a print density, and a print position. When transmitting the variable data to the server device, the client terminal saves the stored print correction information together with the variable data when the print correction information is stored in a predetermined folder. printer information management system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that to transmit to the server device. A printer information management method for managing a print layout to be printed by a printer by a server device and printer information corresponding to the print layout,
The server device stores the printer information including printer selection information for selecting a printer to be printed and printer setting information for instructing setting of the printer for printing together with the print layout,
When the print correction information for changing the printer setting information is received from the client terminal , the received print correction information is stored in a predetermined folder of the client terminal by the cookie function ,
When the print correction information is received together with the variable data to be input to the variable field of the print layout from the client terminal, the print data reflecting the received variable data in the stored print layout, A printer information management method comprising: generating issuance data including printer selection information and the printer setting information changed based on the print correction information. The printer information management method according to claim 4, wherein the print correction information includes at least one correction information of a print speed, a print density, and a print position. The client terminal, when transmitting the variable data to the server device, if the print correction information is stored in a predetermined folder, the print correction information stored together with the variable data printer information management method according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that to the server apparatus. A printer information management program for causing a computer to execute the printer information management method according to claim 4 .

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