JP5057483B2 - Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a control method therefor, and a program, and in particular, determines that the scheduled print number of print data for which a print instruction has been received is the same as the remaining print number of print paper provided in a paper feed unit. The present invention relates to a technology that warns that the printing paper set in the paper feeding unit will be used up by printing.

  Conventionally, meter reading operations such as water supply and electric power have been performed using a portable terminal such as a handy terminal. Specifically, the result of meter reading is input to a portable terminal, and forms such as receipts and invoices are printed from a portable printer that can communicate with the portable terminal and placed in a post box or the like. Here, the paper to be printed from the printer is set in the paper feed unit of the printer.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-260260 discloses that a printing paper replacement instruction is displayed when the remaining number of printing papers is less than a predetermined value in order to prevent the paper from running out.

JP-A-11-265270

  However, mobile terminals used for meter-reading work are often used mainly outdoors. For this reason, depending on the type of printing paper and the type of printer, when the printing paper attached to the paper feeding unit is used up by printing, the printed form is not fixed to the output port 204 of the printer, but is blown off by wind or the like. It was sometimes done. Therefore, there is a possibility that the user loses the form on which the customer information or the like is printed or drops it on the ground and gets dirty.

An object of the present invention is to set the print data in the paper feed unit when it is determined that the scheduled print number of the print data for which the print instruction has been received is the same as the remaining print number of the print paper provided in the paper feed unit. It is intended to provide a mechanism for instructing the user to use up the print paper just by printing and instructing the portable printing apparatus to print the print data when the print start instruction is received again .

The present invention
An information processing apparatus that performs a print instruction of print data to a portable printing apparatus having a paper feed unit including a printing paper in which a plurality not a cut sheet that is disconnected one by one are linked, the portable Storage means for storing the number of remaining print sheets indicating the number of print sheets of printing paper provided in the paper feeding unit of the printing apparatus of the mold, receiving means for receiving a print instruction for the print data to the portable printing apparatus, A determination unit that determines whether the scheduled print number of print data for which the print instruction has been received by the reception unit is the same as the remaining print number stored in the storage unit; and the determination unit that includes the print instruction by the reception unit When it is determined that the scheduled print number of print data received and the remaining print number stored in the storage unit are the same, the print paper provided in the paper feed unit of the portable printing apparatus is The receptionist A first warning means for giving a warning indicating that the print data has been used up by printing of the print data, and a print start receiving means for receiving a print start instruction for the print data after being warned by the first warning means; And an output unit that instructs the portable printing apparatus to print the print data when a print start instruction is received by the print start receiving unit.

The present invention also provides:
Print indicating the number of printed printing paper provided in the paper feed unit of a portable printing apparatus having a paper feed unit including a printing paper in which a plurality not a cut sheet that is disconnected one by one are linked A control method for an information processing apparatus for instructing printing of print data to the portable printing apparatus, comprising storage means for storing the remaining number of sheets, wherein the receiving means of the information processing apparatus includes the portable printing apparatus A reception step of receiving a print instruction for the print data to the print unit, a print number of print data for which the determination unit of the information processing apparatus has received the print instruction in the reception step, and a remaining print number stored in the storage unit And a first warning unit of the information processing apparatus in the determination step, the print unit number of print data for which the print instruction has been received in the reception step in the determination step, and the storage unit Record When the print remaining number is determined to be the same, the printing paper provided in the sheet feeding portion of the portable printing apparatus, just by printing of the print data that has received the printing instruction in the accepting step A first warning step for giving a warning indicating that the printer is used up; a print start receiving step for receiving a print start instruction for the print data after the print start receiving means of the information processing apparatus has been warned in the first warning step; When the output unit of the information processing apparatus receives a print start instruction in the print start reception step, the output unit includes an output step of issuing a print instruction for the print data to the portable printing apparatus .

The present invention also provides:
Print indicating the number of printed printing paper provided in the paper feed unit of a portable printing apparatus having a paper feed unit including a printing paper in which a plurality not a cut sheet that is disconnected one by one are linked A program that can be read and executed by an information processing apparatus that instructs the printing apparatus to print print data to the printing apparatus, and includes a storage unit that stores the remaining number of sheets, and the information processing apparatus is connected to the portable printing apparatus. A receiving unit that receives a print instruction for print data, and a determination unit that determines whether or not the scheduled print number of print data received by the receiving unit is the same as the remaining print number stored in the storage unit When the determination unit determines that the scheduled print number of the print data received by the reception unit is the same as the remaining print number stored in the storage unit, the portable type A first warning means for giving a warning indicating that the printing paper provided in the paper feeding unit of the printing apparatus is used up by printing of the print data whose printing instruction has been received by the receiving means, and a warning by the first warning means. A print start accepting unit for accepting a print start instruction for the print data, and an output unit for instructing the portable printing apparatus to print the print data when the print start accepting unit accepts the print start instruction. It is made to function.

According to the present invention, when it is determined that the scheduled print number of print data for which a print instruction has been received is the same as the remaining print number of print paper provided in the paper feed unit, it is set in the paper feed unit. It is possible to provide a mechanism for instructing the user to use up the printed paper just by printing and instructing the portable printing apparatus to print the print data when the print start instruction is received again .

It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of the portable terminal 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is an example of a diagram schematically illustrating a cross section of a printer unit 114 of the mobile terminal 100 in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining roll paper attached to a paper feeding unit of a printer unit of the mobile terminal 100 in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart which shows the control processing procedure which the portable terminal 100 in FIG. 1 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of the paper replacement | exchange process shown to step S416. It is a figure which shows an example of the warning screen displayed on the display part 112 of the portable terminal 100 by step S417. It is a figure which shows an example of the warning screen displayed on the display part 112 of the portable terminal 100 by step S410. It is a figure which shows an example of the warning screen displayed on the display part 112 of the portable terminal 100 by step S414. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for the number of sheets displayed on the display unit 112 of the mobile terminal 100 in step S502. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the remaining number of sheets (remaining number of printed sheets) 1000 of roll paper set in the sheet feeding unit of the printer unit 114 and stored in the external memory 113 of the portable terminal 100.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a controller unit 116 that controls the handy terminal (portable terminal) 100.

  The portable terminal 100 is a portable information processing apparatus, and here, a handy terminal will be described as an example.

  Reference numeral 116 denotes a controller unit, which will be described later, by connecting to an input unit 111, a display unit 112, an external memory 113, a printer unit 114, an IC card reader / writer unit 115, and an external device connected to an external network. And input / output device information.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a CPU that comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 104.

  The ROM 102 or the external memory 113 also has a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as OS), which is a control program of the CPU 101, and a function necessary for realizing a function executed by the portable terminal, which will be described later. Various programs are stored.

  Reference numeral 103 denotes a RAM which functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 101.

  The CPU 101 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for execution of processing from the ROM 102 or the external memory 113 into the RAM 103 and executing the loaded program.

  An input controller 105 controls input from the input unit 111. Note that the input controller 105 can also control input from the touch panel when the display unit 112 is a touch panel. In this embodiment, the case where the display unit 112 is a touch panel will be described.

  A video controller 106 controls display on the display unit 112 such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display.

  A memory controller 107 is an adapter for an external memory (hard disk (HD)), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Is used to control access to an external memory 113 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory connected via the.

  A printer interface (printer I / F) controller 108 connects the printer unit 114 and the controller unit 116, and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data.

  The printer unit 114 is a device (image processing device) that prints print data instructed by the CPU 101 on paper set in a paper feed unit (printing paper storage unit). In this embodiment, the portable terminal 100 including the printer unit 114 will be described. However, the printer unit 114 may be a printer having a housing different from the portable terminal 100. That is, the portable terminal 100 and the printer 114 need only be able to communicate with each other, and the printer unit 114 may be a portable printer with a different housing.

  The printing method of the printer unit 114 includes a so-called thermal printer method and an ink jet method in which ink is ejected from a minute nozzle array and an image is directly printed on a sheet. The activation of the printing operation is started by an instruction from the CPU 101.

  Note that the paper feed unit included in the printer unit 114 is provided with printable paper. When a print instruction is issued from the CPU 101, the printer unit 114 is driven to execute print processing.

  An IC card controller 109 controls the IC card reader / writer 115. The IC card reader / writer 115 can read data stored in an IC card such as an RFID, and can transmit the data to the IC card to store the data in the IC card.

  A communication interface (communication I / F) controller 110 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network, and executes communication control processing on the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP, wireless communication (infrared communication), and the like are possible.

  Note that the CPU 101 enables display on the display unit 112 by, for example, executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 103.

  Further, when the display unit 112 is a touch panel, the CPU 101 can receive an instruction corresponding to a position touched on the screen by the user touching the display screen.

  Various programs to be described later for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 113 and are executed by the CPU 101 by being loaded into the RAM 103 as necessary. Further, definition files and various information tables used when executing the program are also stored in the external memory 113.

  Next, discharge of printing paper by printing processing will be described using a cross-sectional view of the printer unit 114.

  FIG. 2 is an example of a diagram schematically showing a cross section of the printer unit 114 of the mobile terminal 100 in FIG. 1.

  Roll paper 200 is set in the paper feed unit of the printer unit 114. When the printer unit 114 receives a print instruction for print data from the mobile terminal 100, the paper detection sensor 202 detects the presence or absence of print paper. When the paper is detected, the paper feed roller 203 rotates to remove the roll paper. Output. At that time, the print head 201 prints on the roll paper.

  Since the roll paper 200 is, for example, a roll paper without a core, the end of the roll paper is not fixed to the printer unit 114. Therefore, all the roll paper can be sent to the output port 204 by the paper feed roller 203. Normally, a user who performs meter reading work manually cuts out a form printed by the printer unit 114 and discharged from the output port 204, and puts it in a post or the like.

  As described above, since all the roll paper is sent to the output port 204 by the paper feed roller 203, when the last print paper is discharged from the output port 204, the print paper is not fixed to the printer unit 114 and is Or fall. The present invention can be particularly effective when using such a printer.

  Next, the roll paper attached to the paper feeding unit of the printer unit 114 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining roll paper attached to the paper feeding unit of the printer unit 114 of the mobile terminal 100 in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the roll paper is spread, perforations are formed at predetermined intervals. One form is printed at each perforation interval. That is, one form is formed from the top of the roll paper to the perforation, every interval of the perforation, and from the perforation to the end of the roll paper.

  When the user is delivered to the perforation by the paper feed roller 203 and discharged from the output port 204, the user cuts it out manually and puts it in the customer's post or the like.

  Next, a control processing procedure executed by the mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure executed by the mobile terminal 100 in FIG.

  Each process from step S401 to step S417 illustrated in FIG. 4 is realized by the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 executing.

  First, when the user completes the input of the customer meter reading result (meter reading data) to the mobile terminal 100, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 displays a screen for accepting a print instruction.

  And CPU101 of the portable terminal 100 will generate print data according to the input meter-reading result, if the printing instruction by a user is received (step S401) (step S402).

  Here, for example, if the customer has not paid the previous water charge, the receipt for the previous payment is not printed, but if the customer has paid the previous water charge, the receipt for the previous payment is also printed. There is a need.

  The external memory 113 of the portable terminal 100 stores customer information indicating whether or not the previous billing amount has been paid for each customer. When the user's meter reading result is input by the user, the customer information is , It is determined whether or not the previous billing amount of the customer has been paid. If it is determined that the previous billing amount has been paid, a plurality of the current billing amount and a receipt (for example, one billing amount and two receipts in total) are printed. Print data is generated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the previous billing amount has not yet been paid, print data for printing the current billing amount (for example, only one billing amount) is generated. In this way, whether to print a plurality of sheets at a time or one sheet is determined according to the type of form to be printed and / or customer information.

  In step S402, print data of the form determined to be printed in this way is generated.

  Next, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 acquires the number of print sheets (scheduled print number) necessary for printing the print data from the generated print data (step S403). Here, the number of print sheets necessary for printing may be calculated and acquired from the generated print data.

  Next, the CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 obtains the remaining number of roll sheets stored in the external memory 113 and set in the sheet feeding unit of the printer unit 114 (step S404).

  FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of the remaining number of sheets (remaining print number) 1000 of roll paper set in the paper feed unit of the printer unit 114 and stored in the external memory 113 of the portable terminal 100.

  The remaining number of printed sheets is the number of printed sheets of printing paper set in the paper feeding unit of the printer unit 114 (image processing apparatus).

  In the example of FIG. 10, four sheets are stored as the remaining number of sheets (remaining print number) 1000 in the external memory 113 of the mobile terminal 100.

  Here, the remaining number of sheets is a number indicating how many forms can be printed from the roll paper currently set in the paper feeding unit of the printer unit 114.

  Next, the CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 subtracts the print data generated in step S402 by subtracting the value of the planned number of prints acquired in step S403 from the value of the remaining number of roll papers acquired in step S404. The remaining number of roll paper after printing is calculated (step S405).

  Next, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 determines whether the remaining number of sheets calculated in step S405 is greater than 0 (zero), less than 0 (zero), or 0 (zero) ( Step S406).

  If the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 determines that the remaining number of roll sheets after printing the print data is greater than 0 (zero) (0 <), the process proceeds to step S407. If it is determined that there are fewer than 0 (zero) sheets (0>), the process proceeds to step S410.

In addition, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 determines that the remaining number of roll paper after printing the print data is
If it is determined that there are 0 (zero) sheets (0 =), the process proceeds to step S417.

  First, a case will be described in which it is determined in step S406 that the remaining number of roll paper sheets after printing the print data is greater than 0 (zero) (0 <).

  In step S <b> 407, the CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 executes a print process for the print data by giving the printer unit 114 a print instruction for the print data generated in step S <b> 402. When the printer unit 114 receives a print instruction from the mobile terminal 100, the printer unit 114 executes a print process for the print data, and discharges the form printed on the roll paper from the output port 204.

  Next, when the printing process ends, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 calculates the number of roll papers required for printing the print data.

  Then, the remaining number of sheets of roll paper after printing the print data is calculated by subtracting the number of print sheets calculated here from the value of the remaining number of sheets of roll paper acquired in step S404 (step S408). .

  If the calculated number of roll papers required for printing the print data is the same as the planned number of prints acquired in step S403, step S405 is performed without calculating the remaining number of sheets again. The remaining number of sheets calculated in step S409 is used in the process of step S409.

  Next, in step S409, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 stores the remaining number of sheets calculated in step S405 or the remaining number of sheets calculated in step S408 in the external memory. Here, if the remaining number of sheets is already stored in the external memory, the value is updated.

  The CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 ends the process when the process of step S409 is executed.

  Next, a case will be described in which it is determined in step S406 that the remaining number of roll paper sheets after printing the print data is smaller than 0 (zero) (0>).

  In step S410, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 displays the warning screen 700 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the warning screen 700 displayed on the display unit 112 of the mobile terminal 100 in step S410.

  On the warning screen 700, a message “print paper is insufficient”, a paper replacement button 701, and a print start button 702 are displayed. By notifying the user of such a message, the user can recognize that there is not enough paper.

  When the user confirms the warning screen 700, the user presses the paper replacement button 701 or the print start button 702.

  The CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 accepts a press of the paper replacement button 701 or the print start button 702 by the user (step S411), and determines which of the paper replacement button 701 or the print start button 702 has been pressed. (Step S412).

  If the CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 determines that the paper replacement button 701 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S416. If it is determined that the print start button 702 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S413. Transition.

  In step S413, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 executes a print process for the print data generated in step S402. Since the printing process in step S413 is the same as the printing process in step S407, description thereof is omitted here.

  Next, when the CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 starts executing the printing process and detects that there is not enough printing paper, the CPU 101 displays a warning screen 800 shown in FIG. 8 (step S414).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a warning screen displayed on the display unit 112 of the mobile terminal 100 in step S414.

  On the warning screen 800, a message “print paper has run out” and a paper replacement button 801 are displayed. By notifying the user of such a message, the user can recognize that the paper has run out.

  Then, when the user confirms the warning screen 800, the user presses the paper replacement button 801.

  The CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 accepts the user pressing the paper replacement button 801 (step S415), shifts the processing to step S416, and executes a printing paper replacement process. Details of the printing paper replacement process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After the CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 executes the print paper replacement process in step S416, the process proceeds to step S404.

  Next, a case will be described in which it is determined in step S406 that the remaining number of roll paper sheets after printing the print data is 0 (zero) (0 =).

  In step S417, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 displays the warning screen 600 shown in FIG. 6 on the display unit 112 (first warning means). In step S417, an example in which the warning screen 600 indicating that the printing paper has been used up is displayed is shown, but other warnings (notifications) such as voice may be given.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a warning screen displayed on the display unit 112 of the mobile terminal 100 in step S417.

  On the warning screen 600, a message “This print has just used up printing paper” and a print start button 601 are displayed.

  By notifying the user of such a message, the user can recognize that he / she needs to hold the form to be printed because he / she has just used up the printing paper in the current printing instruction. Such attention can be given to the user by the processing in step S417.

  When the user confirms the warning screen 600, the user presses the print start button 601.

  When the CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 accepts the pressing of the print start button 601 by the user (step S418), the process proceeds to step S407 and starts the printing process.

  As described above, when a print start instruction for the print data is received in step S418 after the warning is issued in step S417 (print start reception unit), the printing process is started in step S407.

  Since the printing process is not started unless the user presses the print start button 601, the user can start printing after confirming that the printing paper has been used up in the current printing.

  Next, detailed processing of the printing paper replacement processing shown in step S416 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing detailed processing of the paper replacement processing shown in step S416.

  Each process from step S501 to step S503 illustrated in FIG. 5 is realized by the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 executing.

  First, when the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 detects that a new printing paper (roll paper) is set in the paper feeding unit of the printer unit 114 (step S501), the CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 detects the number of papers input screen 900 (FIG. 9). Is displayed on the display unit 112 (step S502).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input screen for the number of sheets displayed on the display unit 112 of the portable terminal 100 in step S502.

  When the user inputs the number of print sheets (print sheets) of the print paper (roll paper) newly set in the paper feed unit to the mobile terminal 100 via the input unit 111, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 is shown in FIG. In this way, the number of input print sheets is displayed.

  As described above, the CPU 101 of the portable terminal 100 receives an input of the number of print sheets newly set on the paper feeding unit of the printer unit 114 (image processing apparatus) via the input unit 111 (number receiving unit). .

  When the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 recognizes that the user has pressed the registration button 901, the CPU 101 stores (registers) the input number of print sheets in the external memory 113 as the remaining number of sheets. If the remaining number of sheets is already stored in the external memory, the value is updated to the input number of printing sheets.

  With the processing shown in FIG. 5, the number of new printing paper (roll paper) can be registered in the external memory as the remaining paper number.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to notify the user when the printing paper set in the paper feeding unit is used up by printing.

In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which each warning screen is displayed in step S410, step S417, and step S414. However, if the user operating the mobile terminal 100 can be notified of each warning in each step, Other notification means such as voice may be used.

Conventionally, when a mobile terminal determines whether to print a plurality of sheets in a single printing process according to the type of form to be printed, and prints the determined form, the user prints each time it prints The number of forms and the number of print sheets remaining in the paper feed unit had to be confirmed in advance, and complicated operations were required. According to the present embodiment, since the user is notified when the printing paper in the paper feeding unit is just used up by printing, complicated operations of the user can be reduced.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program executable by the apparatus, or a storage medium. In addition, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus composed of a single device.

Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the storage medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code itself and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (basic system or operating system) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. Needless to say, a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function is determined based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobile terminal 101 CPU 102 ROM 103 RAM 104 System bus 105 Input controller 106 Video controller 107 Memory controller 108 Printer I / F controller 109 IC card controller 110 Communication I / F controller 111 Input unit 112 Display unit 113 External memory 114 Printer unit 115 IC card reader / writer 116 Controller unit

Claims (7)

An information processing apparatus for instructing printing of print data to a portable printing apparatus having a paper feed unit provided with a plurality of sheets connected to each other, which is not a cut sheet separated from each other,
Storage means for storing a remaining number of prints indicating the number of printed sheets of printing paper provided in a paper feeding unit of the portable printing apparatus;
Receiving means for receiving a print instruction of the print data to the portable printing apparatus;
A determination unit that determines whether or not a scheduled print number of print data for which a print instruction has been received by the reception unit is the same as a remaining print number stored in the storage unit;
When the determination unit determines that the scheduled print number of print data received by the reception unit is the same as the remaining print number stored in the storage unit, the portable printing apparatus First warning means for giving a warning indicating that the printing paper provided in the paper feeding unit is just used up by printing of the print data whose print instruction is received by the receiving means;
A print start receiving means for receiving a print start instruction for the print data after being warned by the first warning means;
An output means for instructing the portable printing apparatus to print the print data when the print start instruction is accepted by the print start acceptance means;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an updating unit that updates a remaining print number stored in the storage unit in accordance with a scheduled print number of print data for which a print instruction has been received by the receiving unit. A sheet number receiving means for receiving an input of the number of printed sheets of printing paper provided in the paper feed unit of the portable printing apparatus;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the updating unit further updates the remaining number of prints stored in the storage unit to the number of print sheets received by the number receiving unit. The determination means further determines whether or not the scheduled print number of the print data for which the print instruction has been received by the reception means is greater than the remaining print number stored in the storage means,
When the determination unit determines that the scheduled print number of the print data received by the reception unit is larger than the remaining print number stored in the storage unit, a second warning is given to that effect. the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a warning means. Determining means for determining the number of print data to be printed according to the type of print data received by the receiving means;
The determining means includes a print projected number determined by the determining means, any one of claims 1 to 4 and print the remaining number of sheets stored in the storage means and judging whether the same 1 The information processing apparatus according to item. Print indicating the number of printed printing paper provided in the paper feed unit of a portable printing apparatus having a paper feed unit including a printing paper in which a plurality not a cut sheet that is disconnected one by one are linked A control method of an information processing apparatus that includes a storage unit that stores a remaining number of sheets, and issues a print data print instruction to the portable printing apparatus,
An accepting step in which an accepting unit of the information processing apparatus accepts an instruction to print the print data to the portable printing apparatus;
A determination step in which the determination unit of the information processing apparatus determines whether or not the scheduled print number of print data for which a print instruction has been received in the reception step is the same as the remaining print number stored in the storage unit;
The first warning unit of the information processing apparatus determines in the determination step that the scheduled print number of print data for which a print instruction has been received in the reception step is the same as the remaining print number stored in the storage unit A first warning step for giving a warning indicating that the printing paper provided in the paper feeding unit of the portable printing device is used up just by printing the print data for which the print instruction is received in the reception step; ,
A print start accepting step of accepting a print start instruction for the print data after the print start accepting means of the information processing apparatus is warned by the first alerting step;
When the output unit of the information processing apparatus receives a print start instruction in the print start reception step, an output step of instructing the portable printing apparatus to print the print data;
An information processing apparatus control method comprising: Print indicating the number of printed printing paper provided in the paper feed unit of a portable printing apparatus having a paper feed unit including a printing paper in which a plurality not a cut sheet that is disconnected one by one are linked A program that can be read and executed by an information processing device that includes a storage unit that stores the remaining number of sheets and instructs the printing device to print print data.
Accepting means for accepting an instruction to print the print data to the portable printing apparatus;
A determination unit that determines whether or not a scheduled print number of print data for which a print instruction has been received by the reception unit is the same as a remaining print number stored in the storage unit;
When the determination unit determines that the scheduled print number of print data received by the reception unit is the same as the remaining print number stored in the storage unit, the portable printing apparatus First warning means for giving a warning indicating that the printing paper provided in the paper feeding unit is just used up by printing of the print data whose print instruction is received by the receiving means;
A print start receiving means for receiving a print start instruction for the print data after being warned by the first warning means;
A program for causing the portable printing apparatus to function as an output unit for issuing a print instruction for the print data when a print start instruction is received by the print start receiving unit .

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