JP7155355B2 - Printing device, method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a printing device, method and program.

Printing apparatuses such as multifunction machines and printers support various printing protocols. Print protocols include IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), RAW, LPR, and the like. Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-200003 discloses a configuration for managing received print jobs by classifying them according to the type of printing protocol.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-80807

For example, on the setting screen, a first setting item that allows the user to change whether or not to execute printing based on data from first software that uses IPP, If the second setting item, which allows changing whether or not to execute printing based on data, and the third setting item, which allows changing whether or not to execute printing using IPP, are individually changed, the user can increases the time and effort of

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to reduce the user's time and effort for changing setting items .

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a printing apparatus that provides a setting screen including a plurality of setting items, wherein the plurality of setting items are selected from software of a first type to IPP A first setting item that can be changed based on a user's instruction as to whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted using the Internet Printing Protocol; and a second type that is different from the first type of software. a second setting item that can be changed based on a user's instruction to determine whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted from the software using IPP; a third setting item that can be changed based on an instruction, wherein the first setting item is in a state in which printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software is not executed, and In the setting screen in which the third setting item is in a state in which printing using the IPP is not executed, the first setting item is to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software. If the state is changed by a user instruction, the third setting item is automatically changed to the state of executing printing using the IPP, and the second setting item is changed to the second type of setting item. On the setting screen in which printing based on data transmitted from software is not executed, and where the third setting item is in a state in which printing using the IPP is not executed, the second When the setting item is changed by the user's instruction to the state of executing printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software, the third setting item automatically changes to printing using the IPP. and the information included in the HTTP request sent by the software of the first type is different from the information included in the HTTP request sent by the software of the second type. .

According to the present invention, when the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to a state in which printing based on data from the first type of software is executed, the third setting item is set to print using IPP. When the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to the state of executing printing based on data from the second type of software, the third setting item specifies IPP. When printing using IPP is not executed, control is automatically performed to change the third setting item to a state in which printing using IPP is executed. can be reduced.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a printing apparatus 100; FIG. It is a figure which shows a setting screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating other settings that are changed in conjunction with the changed settings; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a response to an mDNS search packet; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing operations related to IPP printing; 4 is a flowchart showing processing executed when printing is executed; 9 is a flowchart showing application identification processing; FIG. 8 shows a counter 800; FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a modification of application identification processing; FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the solution of the invention.

(Embodiment 1)
First, the configuration of a printing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the printing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is assumed to be a multifunction machine, but may be a printer that does not have a scanner function.

The CPU 101 reads control programs stored in the ROM 102 and executes various processes for controlling the operation of the printing apparatus 100 . ROM 102 stores a control program. A RAM 103 is used as a main memory of the CPU 101 and a temporary storage area such as a work area. The HDD 104 stores various data such as scanned images and counter information (to be described later) according to user settings.

Note that in the case of the printing apparatus 100, one CPU 101 is assumed to execute each process shown in a flow chart to be described later, but other modes may also be used. For example, a plurality of CPUs may work together to execute each process shown in a flowchart to be described later.

The printer 105 prints on a sheet based on print data such as a print job received from an external device and a scanned image generated by the scanner 106 . The number of print executions is stored in the HDD 104 as count information, which will be described later. A scanner 106 reads a document and generates a scanned image. A scanned image generated by the scanner 106 is printed by the printer 105 or stored in the HDD 104 .

An operation unit 107 includes a liquid crystal display unit having a touch panel function and a keyboard, and displays various screens to be described later. A user can input instructions and information to the printing apparatus 100 via the operation unit 107 .

Network I/F 108 connects to network 110 and performs communication with external devices. The network I/F 108 may be a wired I/F that connects a LAN work cable, or a wireless I/F that performs wireless communication such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The network I/F 108 receives a print job transmitted from an external device such as a PC or mobile terminal (for example, smart phone), and the printer 105 executes printing based on the received print job.

Next, the print application of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, two applications, application A and application B, are assumed as print applications. These applications are installed in external devices such as the above-described PCs and mobile terminals.

Application A uses IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) as a print protocol and transmits image data in pwg-raster format as a print job. On the other hand, application B uses IPP as a print protocol and transmits image data in PDF format as a print job. In this manner, application A and application B use different image data formats for print jobs, but both use IPP as the print protocol. The present embodiment aims to count the number of print executions by distinguishing from which application the print job is received when the print job is received with the same print protocol.

Next, various print settings including settings related to application A and application B will be described with reference to FIG. A setting screen 200 in FIG. 2A is a screen displayed by the operation unit 107 and is used by the user to make print settings. Items 201 to 205 display "application A setting", "application B setting", "IPP setting", "HTTP setting", and "mDNS setting" as setting items. When the user selects a predetermined item on the setting screen 200 by, for example, touch operation, the operation unit 107 displays a screen regarding the selected setting item.

A setting screen 210 in FIG. 2B is a screen displayed by the operation unit 107 when the item 201 is selected. This setting screen 210 is used by the user to set whether or not printing using application A is permitted. When "ON" is set on the setting screen 210, the printing apparatus 100 executes printing using the application A (executes printing based on the print job transmitted from the application A). On the other hand, when "OFF" is set on the setting screen 210, the printing apparatus 100 does not execute printing using application A (does not execute printing based on the print job transmitted from application A).

A setting screen 220 in FIG. 2C is a screen displayed by the operation unit 107 when the item 202 is selected. This setting screen 220 is used by the user to set whether or not execution of printing using application B is permitted. When "ON" is set on the setting screen 220, the printing apparatus 100 executes printing using the application B (executes printing based on the print job transmitted from the application B). On the other hand, when "OFF" is set on the setting screen 220, the printing apparatus 100 does not execute printing using application B (does not execute printing based on the print job transmitted from application B).

A setting screen 230 in FIG. 2D is a screen displayed by the operation unit 107 when the item 203 is selected. This setting screen 230 is used by the user to set whether or not to execute printing using IPP. When "ON" is set on the setting screen 230, the printing apparatus 100 executes printing using IPP (printing based on a print job received using IPP). On the other hand, when "OFF" is set on the setting screen 230, the printing apparatus 100 does not execute printing using IPP (printing based on a print job received using IPP).

A setting screen 240 in FIG. 2E is a screen displayed by the operation unit 107 when the item 204 is selected. This setting screen 240 is used by the user to set whether to execute communication based on HTTP. When "ON" is set on the setting screen 240, the printing apparatus 100 executes communication based on HTTP. On the other hand, when "OFF" is set on the setting screen 240, the printing apparatus 100 does not perform HTTP-based communication.

A setting screen 250 in FIG. 2F is a screen displayed by the operation unit 107 when the item 205 is selected. This setting screen 240 is used by the user to set whether to execute communication based on mDNS (MulticastDNS). When "ON" is set on the setting screen 250, the printing apparatus 100 performs communication based on mDNS. On the other hand, when "OFF" is set on the setting screen 250, the printing apparatus 100 does not perform communication based on mDNS.

As described above, the user can set the printing apparatus 100 by using the setting screen described with reference to FIG. For example, the user can set whether printing using application A and printing using application B are both permitted, one of them is prohibited, or both are prohibited. The setting using the setting screen of FIG. 2 may be performed only by a specific user (for example, a system administrator) by introducing an authentication function into the printing apparatus 100 .

In order to execute printing using application A and application B in this embodiment, it is necessary to set IPP setting, HTTP setting, and mDNS setting to "ON", respectively. If the user sets these settings individually, the user's work will increase, and it is possible that general users do not understand that it is necessary to set these settings to "ON" in the first place. have a nature. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the IPP setting, the HTTP setting, and the mDNS setting are automatically set to "ON" in conjunction with the setting of the application A setting and the application B setting being "ON". This processing will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the processing described in 301 in FIG. 3 will be described. Assume that the user sets the application A setting to “ON” on the setting screen 210 . At this time, the printing apparatus 100 also automatically changes the IPP settings, HTTP settings, and mDNS settings necessary for executing printing using application A to "ON". This eliminates the need for the user to individually change the settings. Also, even if the user does not accurately know the settings required for printing using application A, the printing apparatus 100 can automatically change the settings to appropriate ones.

Next, the processing indicated by 302 in FIG. 3 will be described. Assume that the user sets the application B setting to “ON” on the setting screen 220 . At this time, the printing apparatus 100 also automatically changes the IPP settings, HTTP settings, and mDNS settings necessary for executing printing using application B to "ON". This eliminates the need for the user to individually change the settings. In addition, even if the user does not accurately know the settings required for printing using application B, the printing apparatus 100 can automatically change the settings to appropriate settings.

As described above, when the user sets the application A setting and the application B setting to "ON", the printing apparatus 100 automatically changes the IPP setting, the HTTP setting, and the mDNS setting to "ON" in conjunction. can do. In the case of the printing apparatus 100, even if the user changes the application A setting and the application B setting to "OFF", the IPP setting, the HTTP setting, and the mDNS setting are not turned "OFF" (see 303 in FIG. 3). , 304). This is because the IPP settings, HTTP settings, and mDNS settings may be related to settings different from the application A settings and the application B settings.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the relationship between application A settings and application B settings and mDNS operations will be described. In this embodiment, mDNS is used by external devices such as PCs and mobile terminals to search for printing devices.

The processing described in 401 in FIG. 4 will be described. When both the application A setting and the application B setting are set to "OFF", even if the printing apparatus 100 receives an mDNS search packet, it does not respond to the received search packet.

Next, the processing indicated by 402 in FIG. 4 will be described. When the application A setting is set to "OFF" and the application B setting is set to "ON", the printing apparatus 100 determines that it supports application B when it receives an mDNS search packet. respond. The printing device 100 does not respond that it supports application A because the application A setting is set to "OFF."

Next, the processing indicated by 403 in FIG. 4 will be described. When the application A setting is set to "ON" and the application B setting is set to "OFF", the printing apparatus 100 determines that it supports application A when it receives an mDNS search packet. respond. The printing device 100 does not respond that it supports application B because the application B setting is set to "OFF."

Next, the processing indicated by 404 in FIG. 4 will be described. When both the application A setting and the application B setting are set to "ON", the printing apparatus 100 responds that it supports both the application A and the application B upon receiving the mDNS search packet. .

As described above, the printing apparatus 100 can switch processing upon receiving an mDNS search packet according to the application A setting and the application B setting.

Next, the processing for printing with IPP will be described with reference to FIG. When the external device performs IPP printing, the application of the external device inquires of the printing device 100 about supported image formats. The printing device 100 that has received the inquiry responds to the inquiry according to the application A setting and the application B setting.

First, the processing described in 501 in FIG. 5 will be described. When both the application A setting and the application B setting are set to "OFF", even if the printing apparatus 100 receives an IPP inquiry, it does not respond to the inquiry. Moreover, regardless of whether the print job is received from either application A or application B, the printing apparatus 100 does not execute printing based on the received print job. When a print job is received by IPP, it is necessary to determine whether the print job was sent from application A or application B. The determination method will be described later with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. explain in detail.

Next, the processing indicated by 502 in FIG. 5 will be described. When the application A setting is set to "OFF" and the application B setting is set to "ON", upon receiving an IPP inquiry, the printing apparatus 100 responds with PDF as a supported image format. Also, the printing apparatus 100 does not print based on the print job received from the application A, but executes printing based on the print job received from the application B. FIG.

Next, the processing indicated by 503 in FIG. 5 will be described. When the application A setting is set to "ON" and the application B setting is set to "OFF", upon receiving an IPP inquiry, the printing apparatus 100 responds with pwg-raster as a supported image format. do. Also, the printing apparatus 100 executes printing based on the print job received from the application A, and does not execute printing based on the print job received from the application B. FIG.

Next, the processing indicated by 504 in FIG. 5 will be described. When both the application A setting and the application B setting are set to "ON", upon receiving an IPP inquiry, the printing apparatus 100 responds with PDF and pwg-raster as supported image formats. The printing apparatus 100 executes printing based on the received print job regardless of whether the print job is received from the application A or the application B. FIG.

As described above, the printing apparatus 100 can switch the operation related to IPP printing according to the application A setting and the application B setting.

Next, processing executed when the printing apparatus 100 executes printing will be described with reference to flowcharts of FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. Each step shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 and 7 is processed by the CPU 101 expanding the control program stored in the memory such as the ROM 102 into the RAM 103 and executing the program.

In this embodiment, an external device such as a PC or mobile terminal transmits a print job to the printing device 100 via the network 110 . External devices use various printing protocols such as IPP, RAW, LPR, etc. when sending print jobs. First, in step S601, the network I/F 108 receives a print job transmitted from an external device. Next, in step S602, the CPU 101 determines whether the print protocol of the received print job is IPP. The printing protocol is determined based on, for example, the reception port number. If the CPU 101 determines in step S602 that the print protocol of the received print job is IPP, the process advances to step S603. On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S602 that the print protocol of the received print job is not IPP, the process advances to step S611.

Next, step S603 will be described. In step S<b>603 , the CPU 101 executes application identification processing to identify the source application of the print job received by IPP. This application identification processing will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a subflow for explaining the application identification process in step S603 of FIG. In step S701, the CPU 101 analyzes the received print job and determines whether the format of the image data included in the print job is pwg-raster. Determination of the format of the image data is performed, for example, by analyzing the header information of the image data. If it is determined that the format of the image data included in the print job is pwg-raster, the process advances to step S702. Then, in step S702, the CPU 101 identifies the application A as the transmission source application.

On the other hand, if the format of the image data included in the print job is, for example, PDF, the CPU 101 determines in step S701 that the format of the image data included in the print job is not pwg-raster, and proceeds to step S703. Then, in step S703, CPU 101 identifies application B as the transmission source application.

As described above, the printing apparatus 100 can identify the source application of the print job received by IPP by executing the application identifying process illustrated in the flowchart of FIG. 7 . After identifying the source application of the print job received by the IPP, the process returns to FIG. 6 and proceeds to step S604.

Next, step S604 will be described. In step S604, CPU 101 determines whether or not the source application is application A according to the result of the application identification process executed in step S603. If the CPU 101 determines in step S604 that the application of the transmission source is application A, the process proceeds to step S605. On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines in step S604 that the source application is not application A, that is, that the source application is application B, the process advances to step S608.

Next, step S605 will be described. In step S605, the CPU 101 determines whether the application A setting is ON. If the application A setting is ON, the CPU 101 determines in step S605 that the application A setting is ON, and proceeds to step S606. On the other hand, if the application A setting is OFF, the CPU 101 determines in step S605 that the application A setting is not ON, and ends the processing shown in the flowchart without executing printing based on the received print job.

Next, step S606 will be described. In step S606, the printer 105 executes printing based on the received print job. Also, when executing printing in step S606, printing is executed in the image processing mode for application A. FIG. The image processing mode for application A is determined in advance according to application A's purpose. For example, when application A is often used for printing images such as photographs, the image processing mode for application A is set in advance to give priority to image quality.

When printing is executed in step S606, the process proceeds to step S607. In step S607, the CPU 101 updates the counter 800 that counts the number of printings. This counter will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

A counter 800 shown in FIG. 8 is a counter for counting the number of print executions classified by print protocol, and is stored in the HDD 104 . In this embodiment, "RAW Print" using RAW (item 801), "LPR Print" using LPR (item 802), "IPP Print" using IPP (item 803), and other print protocols are shown. It is counted by classifying it into four types of "others" (item 806). Further, in this embodiment, IPP Print is counted by distinguishing whether the source application is application A or application B (items 804 and 805).

When the process of step S607 is executed, the received print job uses IPP, and the application A is the source application. Therefore, in step S607, the value of item 803 and the value of item 804 are each incremented by one.

Next, step S608 will be described. In step S608, the CPU 101 determines whether the application B setting is ON. If the application B setting is ON, the CPU 101 determines in step S608 that the application B setting is ON, and proceeds to step S609. On the other hand, if the application B setting is OFF, the CPU 101 determines in step S608 that the application B setting is not ON, and ends the processing shown in the flowchart without executing printing based on the received print job.

Next, step S609 will be described. In step S609, the printer 105 executes printing based on the received print job. Also, when executing printing in step S609, printing is executed in the image processing mode for application B. FIG. The image processing mode for application B is determined in advance according to the usage of application B. FIG. For example, when application B is often used for printing business documents such as Word, the image processing mode for application B is set in advance to give priority to the image quality of characters.

When printing is executed in step S609, the process proceeds to step S610. Then, in step S610, the CPU 101 updates the counter 800. FIG. In step S610, the value of item 803 and the value of item 805 are each incremented by one.

Next, step S611 will be described. In step S611, the printer 105 executes printing based on the received print job. At this time, the print protocol of the print job is not IPP. When printing is executed, the CPU 101 updates the counter 800 in step S612. In step S612, the value of the item corresponding to the print protocol of the print job is incremented by one. For example, if the print protocol is RAW, the value of item 801 is incremented by one, and if the print protocol is LPR, the value of item 802 is incremented by one.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the number of prints can be counted for each type of print protocol, and the number of prints can be counted by distinguishing the source application for IPP.

Further, with the development of cloud services and the spread of touch printing using NFC, IPP is expected to be used for various printing services. Therefore, by counting the number of times of printing by distinguishing transmission source applications for IPP, the system administrator and the manufacturer of the printing device 100 can grasp how the printing device 100 is used.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 7, the source application is distinguished based on the format of the image data included in the print job. However, the method of distinguishing the source application is not limited to the method described in the first embodiment. A method different from the method described in Embodiment 1 will be described as Embodiment 2. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a subflow for explaining the application specifying process in step S603 of FIG. 6, and is a modification of the process explained in FIG. Each step shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9 is processed by the CPU 101 expanding the control program stored in the memory such as the ROM 102 into the RAM 103 and executing the control program.

When an external device such as a PC or a mobile terminal uses IPP to transmit a print job to the printing device 100 , the external device first transmits an HTTP request to the printing device 100 . In this embodiment, the source application is identified based on this HTTP request.

In step S901, the CPU 101 analyzes the received HTTP request and determines whether or not the received HTTP request contains predetermined information. For example, when the UserAgent of the HTTP header contains "applicationA" indicating application A, the CPU 101 determines that the HTTP request received in step S901 contains predetermined information, and proceeds to step S702. On the other hand, if "applicationA" is not included in UserAgent of the HTTP header, the CPU 101 determines that the HTTP request received in step S901 does not include predetermined information, and proceeds to step S703.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to distinguish the source application based on the HTTP request for printing using IPP.

In this embodiment, the description of the UserAgent in the HTTP request has been used to distinguish the application of the transmission source, but information other than the UserAgent may be used for the distinction. For example, if the HTTP request includes attribute information indicating application A, it may be determined in step S901 that the source application is application A.

(Other embodiments)
In each of the above-described embodiments, a configuration has been described in which a transmission source application is specified when the print protocol of a received print job is IPP, but other configurations are also possible. In the case of a specific printing protocol different from IPP, for example LPR, the source application may be identified.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the processing (FIGS. 7 and 9) for specifying the source application has been described, but the target to be specified is not limited to the application. For example, it may be configured to specify the software of the transmission source, such as the type of OS or the print function installed in the OS.

Further, the present invention supplies a program that implements one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or device via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or device executes the program. It can also be realized by a process of reading and executing. It can also be implemented by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that implements one or more functions.

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Claims (31)

A printing device that provides a setting screen including a plurality of setting items,
The plurality of setting items are
a first setting item that can be changed based on a user instruction as to whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software using IPP (Internet Printing Protocol);
a second setting item that can be changed based on a user instruction as to whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted using IPP from software of a second type different from the software of the first type;
a third setting item that can be changed based on a user's instruction as to whether or not to execute printing using IPP;
including
A state in which the first setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and a state in which the third setting item does not execute printing using the IPP. If the user instructs the first setting item to execute printing based on the data transmitted from the first type of software on the setting screen, automatically, the third setting item is changed to a state of executing printing using the IPP;
A state in which the second setting item does not execute printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software, and a state in which the third setting item does not execute printing using the IPP. If the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software on the setting screen, automatically, the third setting item is changed to a state of executing printing using the IPP;
the information included in the HTTP request sent by the first type of software is different from the information included in the HTTP request sent by the second type of software,
A printing device characterized by: The first setting item is in a state of executing printing based on the data transmitted from the first type of software, and the third setting item is in a state of executing printing using the IPP. , even if the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to a state in which printing based on the data transmitted from the first type of software is not executed, the third setting item is The setting items are maintained in the state of executing printing using the IPP, and
The second setting item is in a state of executing printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software, and the third setting item is in a state of executing printing using the IPP. , even if the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to a state in which printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software is not executed, even if the third setting item is setting items are maintained in a state of executing printing using the IPP;
2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The plurality of setting items further include a fourth setting item that can be changed based on a user's instruction as to whether or not to execute communication based on mDNS (MulticastDNS),
a state in which the first setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and a state in which the fourth setting item does not execute communication based on the mDNS; If the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software on the setting screen, the the fourth setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on the mDNS;
a state in which the second setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and a state in which the fourth setting item does not execute communication based on the mDNS; If the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software on the setting screen, the the fourth setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on the mDNS;
3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the first setting item is in a state of executing printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and the fourth setting item is in a state of executing communication based on the mDNS; Even if the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to a state in which printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software is not executed on the setting screen, even if the fourth setting is the item remains in a state of performing mDNS-based communication; and
the second setting item is in a state of executing printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and the fourth setting item is in a state of executing communication based on the mDNS; Even if the second setting item is changed by a user instruction to a state in which printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software is not executed on the setting screen, even if the fourth setting is the item remains in a state performing said mDNS-based communication;
4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: The plurality of setting items further include a fifth setting item for setting whether or not to execute communication based on HTTP based on a user's instruction,
a state in which the first setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and a state in which the fifth setting item does not execute communication based on HTTP; If the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software on the setting screen, the The fifth setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on HTTP,
a state in which the second setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and a state in which the fifth setting item does not execute communication based on HTTP; If the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software on the setting screen, the the fifth setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on HTTP;
5. The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: the first setting item is in a state of executing printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and the fifth setting item is in a state of executing communication based on HTTP; Even if the user instructs to change the first setting item to a state in which printing based on the data transmitted from the first type of software is not executed on the setting screen, the fifth setting is changed. The item is maintained in a state of executing communication based on HTTP, and
the second setting item is in a state of executing printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and the fifth setting item is in a state of executing communication based on HTTP; Even if the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to a state in which printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software is not executed on the setting screen that is set to the fifth setting the item remains to perform said HTTP-based communication;
6. The printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: A printing device that provides a setting screen including a plurality of setting items,
The plurality of setting items are
a first setting item that can be changed based on a user instruction as to whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software using IPP (Internet Printing Protocol);
a second setting item that can be changed based on a user instruction as to whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted using IPP from software of a second type different from the software of the first type;
a third setting item that can be changed based on a user's instruction as to whether or not to execute communication based on mDNS (Multicast DNS);
including
a state in which the first setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and a state in which the third setting item does not execute communication based on the mDNS; If the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software on the setting screen, the the third setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on the mDNS;
a state in which the second setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and a state in which the third setting item does not execute communication based on the mDNS; If the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software on the setting screen, the the third setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on the mDNS;
the information included in the HTTP request sent by the first type of software is different from the information included in the HTTP request sent by the second type of software,
A printing device characterized by: The information included in the HTTP request transmitted by the software of the first type and the information included in the HTTP request transmitted by the software of the second type include at least information capable of distinguishing the source software of the HTTP request. 8. A printing device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that they are different. 9. The software according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said first kind of software is a first kind of printing function and said second kind of software is a second kind of printing function. 10. A printing device according to claim 1. 9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said first kind of software is a first kind of OS, and said second kind of software is a second kind of OS. The described printing device. 9. The software according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the software of the first type and the software of the second type differ in at least one of an application, an OS, and a printing function. 1. The printing apparatus according to 1. A printing device that provides a setting screen including a plurality of setting items,
The plurality of setting items are
a first setting item capable of accepting a user's instruction to turn ON or OFF a first printing function using IPP (Internet Printing Protocol);
a second setting item, which is a second printing function different from the first printing function and can accept a user's instruction to turn ON or OFF the second printing function using IPP;
a third setting item capable of accepting a user's instruction to turn IPP ON or OFF;
On the setting screen in which the first setting item is OFF and the third setting item is OFF, the first setting item is turned ON by a user's instruction. automatically turns on the third setting item,
In the setting screen in which the second setting item is in the OFF state and the third setting item is in the OFF state, the second setting item is turned ON by a user's instruction. automatically turns on the third setting item,
the information included in the HTTP request for the first print function is different from the information included in the HTTP request for the second print function;
A printing device characterized by: In the setting screen in which the first setting item is ON and the third setting item is ON, the first setting item is OFF according to a user's instruction. , the third setting item is maintained in the ON state, and
In the setting screen in which the second setting item is ON and the third setting item is ON, the second setting item is turned OFF according to a user's instruction. the third setting item is maintained in the ON state even if the
13. The printing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein: 3. The setting screen is composed of a plurality of screens, and the state of each of the plurality of setting items can be changed based on a user's instruction on any one of the plurality of screens. 14. The printing apparatus according to any one of 1 to 13. 15. The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the printing apparatus determines whether or not to execute printing according to settings made based on states of each of the plurality of setting items. printing device. A method for providing a setting screen including a plurality of setting items for setting a printing device, comprising:
The plurality of setting items are
a first setting item that can be changed based on a user instruction as to whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software using IPP (Internet Printing Protocol);
a second setting item that can be changed based on a user instruction as to whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted using IPP from software of a second type different from the software of the first type;
a third setting item that can be changed based on a user's instruction as to whether or not to execute printing using IPP;
including
A state in which the first setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and a state in which the third setting item does not execute printing using the IPP. If the user instructs the first setting item to execute printing based on the data transmitted from the first type of software on the setting screen, automatically, the third setting item is changed to a state of executing printing using the IPP;
A state in which the second setting item does not execute printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software, and a state in which the third setting item does not execute printing using the IPP. If the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software on the setting screen, automatically, the third setting item is changed to a state of executing printing using the IPP;
the information included in the HTTP request sent by the first type of software is different from the information included in the HTTP request sent by the second type of software,
A method characterized by: The first setting item is in a state of executing printing based on the data transmitted from the first type of software, and the third setting item is in a state of executing printing using the IPP. , even if the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to a state in which printing based on the data transmitted from the first type of software is not executed, the third setting item is The setting items are maintained in the state of executing printing using the IPP, and
The second setting item is in a state of executing printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software, and the third setting item is in a state of executing printing using the IPP. , even if the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to a state in which printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software is not executed, even if the third setting item is setting items are maintained in a state of executing printing using the IPP;
17. The method of claim 16, wherein: The plurality of setting items further include a fourth setting item that can be changed based on a user's instruction as to whether or not to execute communication based on mDNS (MulticastDNS),
a state in which the first setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and a state in which the fourth setting item does not execute communication based on the mDNS; If the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software on the setting screen, the the fourth setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on the mDNS;
a state in which the second setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and a state in which the fourth setting item does not execute communication based on the mDNS; If the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software on the setting screen, the the fourth setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on the mDNS;
18. A method according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that: the first setting item is in a state of executing printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and the fourth setting item is in a state of executing communication based on the mDNS; Even if the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to a state in which printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software is not executed on the setting screen, even if the fourth setting is the item remains in a state of performing mDNS-based communication; and
the second setting item is in a state of executing printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and the fourth setting item is in a state of executing communication based on the mDNS; Even if the second setting item is changed by a user instruction to a state in which printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software is not executed on the setting screen, even if the fourth setting is the item remains in a state performing said mDNS-based communication;
19. The method of claim 18, wherein: The plurality of setting items further include a fifth setting item for setting whether or not to execute communication based on HTTP based on a user's instruction,
a state in which the first setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and a state in which the fifth setting item does not execute communication based on HTTP; If the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software on the setting screen, the The fifth setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on HTTP,
a state in which the second setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and a state in which the fifth setting item does not execute communication based on HTTP; If the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software on the setting screen, the the fifth setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on HTTP;
20. A method according to any one of claims 16-19, characterized in that: the first setting item is in a state of executing printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and the fifth setting item is in a state of executing communication based on HTTP; Even if the user instructs to change the first setting item to a state in which printing based on the data transmitted from the first type of software is not executed on the setting screen, the fifth setting is changed. The item is maintained in a state of executing communication based on HTTP, and
the second setting item is in a state of executing printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and the fifth setting item is in a state of executing communication based on HTTP; Even if the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to a state in which printing based on the data transmitted from the second type of software is not executed on the setting screen that is set to the fifth setting the item remains to perform said HTTP-based communication;
21. The method of claim 20, wherein: A method for providing a setting screen including a plurality of setting items for setting a printing device, comprising:
The plurality of setting items are
a first setting item that can be changed based on a user instruction as to whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software using IPP (Internet Printing Protocol);
a second setting item that can be changed based on a user instruction as to whether or not to execute printing based on data transmitted using IPP from software of a second type different from the software of the first type;
a third setting item that can be changed based on a user's instruction as to whether or not to execute communication based on mDNS (Multicast DNS);
including
a state in which the first setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software, and a state in which the third setting item does not execute communication based on the mDNS; If the first setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the first type of software on the setting screen, the the third setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on the mDNS;
a state in which the second setting item does not execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software, and a state in which the third setting item does not execute communication based on the mDNS; If the second setting item is changed by the user's instruction to execute printing based on data transmitted from the second type of software on the setting screen, the the third setting item is changed to a state of executing communication based on the mDNS;
the information included in the HTTP request sent by the first type of software is different from the information included in the HTTP request sent by the second type of software,
A method characterized by: The information included in the HTTP request transmitted by the software of the first type and the information included in the HTTP request transmitted by the software of the second type include at least information capable of distinguishing the source software of the HTTP request. 23. A method according to any one of claims 16 to 22, characterized in that it is different. 24. The software according to any one of claims 16 to 23, wherein said first kind of software is a first kind of printing function and said second kind of software is a second kind of printing function. The method described in section. 24. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 23, wherein said first kind of software is a first kind of OS, and said second kind of software is a second kind of OS. described method. 24. The software according to any one of claims 16 to 23 , wherein the software of the first type and the software of the second type differ in at least one of an application, an OS, and a printing function. or the method according to item 1. A method for providing a setting screen including a plurality of setting items for setting a printing device, comprising:
The plurality of setting items are
a first setting item capable of accepting a user's instruction to turn ON or OFF a first printing function using IPP (Internet Printing Protocol);
a second setting item, which is a second printing function different from the first printing function and can accept a user's instruction to turn ON or OFF the second printing function using IPP;
a third setting item capable of accepting a user's instruction to turn IPP ON or OFF;
On the setting screen in which the first setting item is OFF and the third setting item is OFF, the first setting item is turned ON by a user's instruction. automatically turns on the third setting item,
In the setting screen in which the second setting item is in the OFF state and the third setting item is in the OFF state, the second setting item is turned ON by a user's instruction. automatically turns on the third setting item,
the information included in the HTTP request for the first print function is different from the information included in the HTTP request for the second print function;
A method characterized by: In the setting screen in which the first setting item is ON and the third setting item is ON, the first setting item is OFF according to a user's instruction. , the third setting item is maintained in the ON state, and
In the setting screen in which the second setting item is ON and the third setting item is ON, the second setting item is turned OFF according to a user's instruction. the third setting item is maintained in the ON state even if the
28. The method of claim 27, wherein: 3. The setting screen is composed of a plurality of screens, and the state of each of the plurality of setting items can be changed based on a user's instruction on any one of the plurality of screens. 29. The method of any one of 16-28. 30. The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 16 to 29, wherein the printing apparatus determines whether or not to execute printing according to settings changed based on states of each of the plurality of setting items. Method. A program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 16 to 30.

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