JPH02310757A - Spool device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily perform the arbitrary selection of an output device and an output data conversion process by using an output target name by providing an output target name managing part, a spool queue managing part, and an output managing part. CONSTITUTION:When a request to register a spool device is issued, the spool queue managing part 2 inquires the output device for the output target name to the output target name managing part 1, and stores data in the spool queue of the output device, and issues a request to output the data to the output device. The output managing part 3 inquires the name of the output data conversion process corresponding to the output target name to the output target name managing part 1, and issues a request to convert output data to the output data conversion process 4, and a designated output data conversion process 4, after converting the data registered on the spool queue into the output data corresponding to the spool queue to the output device 5, outputs it to the output device. Thereby, it is possible to select the output device and the output data conversion process arbitrarily and easily by using the output target name.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spool device capable of outputting to a plurality of output devices in a computer operating system or the like.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The following methods are known as methods for realizing a spool device that can output to multiple output devices: After a user converts data into data for each output device, the data is registered in the spool device.

- The spool device stores data in the spool queue of the specified output device and outputs the data to the output device in the specified order.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional example, the data stored in the spool cue is data of the output device.If the process of converting the data to the data of the human blade device itself takes time, the user can In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been developed to make it possible to register data in a spool device and then convert it into data for an output device.Output device and output device To provide a spool device that has a function that allows a user to easily specify an output data conversion process for converting data into
Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the spool device of the present invention (which is equipped with the configurations of an output target name management section and an output management section) also works. You can easily select the output device you want to output and the output data conversion process that converts the data of that output device using the output target name, which is a pair of names for the output device and the output data conversion process. Embodiment A spool device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
is the output target name that manages the output target name, which is the name of the pair of output device and output data conversion process that converts the data stored in the spool queue for temporarily storing the output data into data for the output device. Management unit 2 is a spool queue management unit that manages the spool queue corresponding to the output device. 3 is an output management unit that manages the output of data stored in the spool queue using the output target name. 4 is an output data conversion program input. 5 is an output device. The operation will be explained below using the figures. In the output target name management section 1 (
The output target name has been set in advance by the user or the system in some way. The spool device is registered using data and an output target name. When a request is made to register a spool device, the spool queue management unit 2 arranges the output device for the output target name in the output target name management unit 1 and stores the data in the spool queue of the output device. In this case, or when the output of data to the output device is completed, the spool queue management section 2 requests the output management section 3 to output the data to the output device.

In the output management unit 3, press C to query the output target name management unit 1 for the output data conversion process name corresponding to the output target name.b\
Request the corresponding output data conversion process 4 to convert output data 4 After the specified output data conversion process 4 converts the data registered in the spool queue into output data to the output device 5 corresponding to the spool queue, When the output of the output data to the output device is completed, the output management section 3 notifies the spool queue management section 2 of the completion.

As described above, by providing the output target name management section, spool queue management section, and output management section of the present invention, the user can arbitrarily control the output device to which he or she wishes to output and the output data conversion process for converting the data of that output device. This can be easily done using the output target name, which is a pair of names for the output device and the output data conversion process.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a configuration diagram of a spool device in an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In computer operating systems, etc.
An output target name that manages an output target name that is a pair of names of an output device and an output data conversion process that converts data stored in a spool queue for temporarily storing data to be output into data for the output device. A spool device comprising: a management section; and an output management section that manages output of data stored in the spool queue using the output target name.