KR20090012623A - Printer sharing device using wireless usb communication - Google Patents
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Abstract
In the present invention, a printer sharer (host) having an effective wireless communication means that can use the USB port of the computer and the printer as it is so that the wireless printing environment can be built very easily; And a client for a printer router. The printer router of the present invention includes: a first wireless interface unit for performing communication of a physical layer by a radio frequency communication method with a wireless interface unit of a client; A first USB port that can be wired to the USB port of the printer; And after outputting a connection acceptance signal for the connection request signal of the client received through the first wireless interface unit to the same client through the first wireless interface unit, while maintaining the first radio interface unit to maintain radio frequency communication with the same client. The USB print request signal of the same client received through the first wireless interface unit is transmitted to the first USB port, and the USB print response signal received from the first USB port is transferred to the first wireless interface unit and controlled to be transmitted to the same client. It includes a first control unit.
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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to communication between a printer and a computer, and more particularly, to a "printer sharing device" that enables a plurality of computers to communicate with one printer.
Traditional printer routers were wired. That is, in the conventional printer router, the connection of the printer router and the printer; And a connection of a printer router and a plurality of computers; this was done by a parallel or serial communication cable. Therefore, in constructing a printer sharing system, a large number of communication cables have been used, and therefore, very troublesome problems have arisen.
For example, cables are entangled and twisted together, making the user's work environment very cumbersome. Also, due to the entangled and tangled cables, repositioning of the computer or printer becomes very complicated. Accordingly, in the work of changing the position of the computer or printer, a lot of work time is required, and the labor of the user is excessively wasted. In addition, due to the physical use of the communication cable and the limitation of the effective distance of the communication cable, the printer must be located within a limited distance from the computer, or the printer must be located within a limited area of the office space. The degree of freedom is very limited. Accordingly, there are frequent cases where it becomes difficult to position the printer at the optimum place desired by the user.
In order to solve the shortcomings of the wired printer, various efforts have been made to wirelessly implement the communication between the printer and the computer and / or the printer and the printer.
For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1998-013610 includes a receiving unit which receives serial data of a constant frequency, a central processing unit which analyzes the received data and transmits a command signal to a printer and outputs the signal or sends a signal to a computer. The printer wireless router, which consists of a transmitter for transmitting data output from the central processing unit at a constant frequency, is connected to the Centronics parallel interface, which is a standard data communication interface at the terminal of a computer or printer connected to the central processing unit. There is disclosed a printer wireless sharing system configured to allow multiple computers to share a single printer by sending and receiving data at a constant frequency.
In another example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1999-019424 discloses a wireless interfacing method for interfacing information communicated between at least one personal computer and at least one printer, wherein any one of the at least one personal computer is provided. A first transmission step of selecting any one of a plurality of preset configuration identifiers preset in a personal computer and wirelessly transmitting them to the at least one printer; A determination step of receiving the setting identifier at the at least one printer to determine whether the same as a preset unique identifier; A preparation step of wirelessly transmitting a response signal to the personal computer and switching to a reception waiting state of document data to be printed in any one printer in which the setting identifier and the unique identifier are the same; A second transmission step of receiving the response signal transmitted from the printer at the personal computer and wirelessly transmitting the document data; And a printing step of receiving and printing, at the printer, document data transmitted from the personal computer.
On the other hand, a recent trend shows that most computers and printers have a universal serial bus (USB) port, so that the communication between the computer and the printer is also better than that of the parallel port. It is a general trend that communication is done.
However, in the conventional wireless printer router including the patent document, no effective wireless communication means capable of using the USB port included in the computer and the printer as it is is proposed at all. Thus, when using the conventional wireless printer router, the user can not use the printer driver for the USB port provided by the printer company as it is, the user is very inconvenienced.
As such, in the conventional wireless printer router, since no effective wireless communication means capable of using the USB ports of the computer and the printer has been proposed at all, many ideas have been flickered, and thus the technology development speed is very high compared to other industrial fields. Despite the fast computer peripheral industry, it is very difficult to encounter commercially available wireless printer routers, and wireless printer routers are not widely used.
On the other hand, as another alternative for establishing a wireless print environment, a method of connecting a printer (also called a network printer) incorporating a network interface card to a wireless router (for example, a wireless IP router) may be considered. However, this approach is relatively expensive than a printer with a built-in network interface card, and requires a complicated network construction and configuration. It is a horseshoe for development.
In the present invention, a printer sharer (host) having an effective wireless communication means that can use the USB port of the computer and the printer as it is so that the wireless printing environment can be built very easily; And a client for a printer router.
A printer router provided by the present invention; And a client for a printer router (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "client") can be combined to form a printer sharing system of a wireless USB communication method. The printer router of the present invention is wired to the USB port of the printer, and the client of the present invention is wired to the USB port of each computer. Clients and printer routers exchange USB signals wirelessly with each other. As a result, each computer and printer can communicate based on a wired USB protocol through an invisible line. As a result, existing printer drivers for wired USB ports can be used.
The printer router of the present invention,
A first wireless interface unit performing communication of a physical layer by a radio frequency communication method with a wireless interface unit of a client;
A first USB port that can be wired to the USB port of the printer; And
After outputting the connection acceptance signal for the connection request signal of the client received through the first wireless interface unit to the same client through the first wireless interface unit, while maintaining the first radio interface unit to maintain radio frequency communication with the same client, The first USB port transmits a USB print request signal from the same client, which is received through the wireless interface unit, to the first USB port, and the USB print response signal received from the first USB port is transmitted to the first wireless interface unit. 1 control unit;
It includes.
The printer router client of the present invention,
A second wireless interface unit for performing communication of a physical layer by a radio frequency communication method with a wireless interface unit of a printer router;
A second USB port that may be connected to a USB port of the computer; And
After outputting the connection request signal to the printer router through the second wireless interface unit, receiving a connection acceptance signal from the printer router through the second wireless interface unit, and then receiving the USB print request signal of the computer received from the second USB port. A second control unit which transmits to the wireless interface unit to be transmitted to the printer router and transfers a USB print response signal received through the second wireless interface unit to the second USB port;
It includes.
In another embodiment of the printer router of the present invention, the first control unit outputs the connection acceptance signal for the connection request signal of the client received through the first wireless interface unit to the first wireless interface unit, and then the first wireless interface unit. In response to the connection request signal of another client received through the first wireless interface unit before the print job according to the USB print request signal of the same client received through the same, the connection wait signal for the other client to the first wireless interface unit You can print
In another embodiment of the client of the present invention, the second control unit outputs the connection request signal to the printer router via the second wireless interface unit, and then receives the connection wait signal from the printer router via the second wireless interface unit. After the waiting time has elapsed, the connection request signal may be output again to the printer router through the second wireless interface unit.
In still another embodiment of the printer router of the present invention, the first control unit includes: a function of verifying data integrity of a communication packet received from a client through the first wireless interface unit; And inserting an error check code for data verification into a communication packet sent to the client through the first wireless interface unit.
In another embodiment of the client of the present invention, the second control unit includes: a function for verifying data integrity of a communication packet received from the printer router via the second wireless interface unit; And inserting an error check code for data verification into a communication packet sent to the printer router through the second wireless interface unit.
A printer router provided by the present invention; And the client can be combined to form a printer sharing system of a wireless USB communication method. The printer router of the present invention is wired to the USB port of the printer, and the client of the present invention is wired to the USB port of each computer. Clients and printer routers exchange USB signals wirelessly with each other. As a result, each computer and printer can communicate based on a wired USB protocol through an invisible line. As a result, existing printer drivers for wired USB ports can be used.
Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in more detail the present invention. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a printer sharing system of a wireless USB communication system comprising an embodiment of a printer router of the present invention and an embodiment of a client of the present invention.
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Again, referring to Figure 1, the operation of the printer router of the present invention constituting the printer sharing system of the wireless USB communication method and the client of the present invention in detail as follows.
When the USB print request signal of the computer is received through the
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Note that the connection request signal and the connection acceptance signal are signals exchanged only between the
By exchanging the connection request signal and the connection acceptance signal, eventually, the USB communication between the
Thus, the USB print request signal output from the computer is, through the
In addition, the USB print response signal output from the printer, through the
Through this process, even if a USB cable is not connected between the computer and the printer, the computer and the printer can exchange USB print signals with each other. Also, in this process, the printer and the computer do not need to recognize the existence of the
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Thus, by using the printer router of the present invention and the client of the present invention, the printer sharing system of the wireless USB communication system can be configured very easily. That is, the user only needs to remove the USB communication cable between the existing computer and the printer and attach the client and the printer router of the present invention to each USB port, and there is no need to install a separate driver software on the computer. Printing can be done successfully only with the existing printer driver for USB port support.
In another embodiment of the printer router of the present invention, the first control unit outputs the connection acceptance signal for the connection request signal of the client received through the first wireless interface unit to the first wireless interface unit, and then the first wireless interface unit. In response to the connection request signal of the other client received through the first wireless interface unit before the print job according to the USB print request signal of the same client received through the first wireless interface, the connection wait signal for the other client is transmitted to the first wireless interface. You can output negative.
This implementation can be usefully applied when there is contention of connection request signals from a plurality of clients. The contention of the connection request signals from the plurality of clients may include outputting the connection acceptance signal for the connection request signal of the specific client received through the first wireless interface unit to the first wireless interface unit, and then receiving the connection request signal through the first wireless interface unit. This is a case where a connection request signal from another client is received through the first wireless interface unit before the print job according to the USB print request signal of the same client is completed. In this case, the first controller of the printer router transmits the connection standby signal to the other client through the first wireless interface unit. In order to enable the first control unit of the printer router to identify each client, the connection request signals from the plurality of clients may include an identification code of each client.
In another embodiment of the client of the present invention, the second control unit outputs the connection request signal to the printer router via the second wireless interface unit, and then receives the connection wait signal from the printer router via the second wireless interface unit. After the waiting time has elapsed, the connection request signal may be output again to the printer router through the second wireless interface unit.
This implementation can be usefully applied when there is contention of connection request signals from a plurality of clients. The contention of the connection request signals from the plurality of clients may include outputting the connection acceptance signal for the connection request signal of the specific client received through the first wireless interface unit to the first wireless interface unit, and then receiving the connection request signal through the first wireless interface unit. This is a case where a connection request signal from another client is received through the first wireless interface unit before the print job according to the USB print request signal of the same client is completed. In this case, the other client receives a connection wait signal from the printer router. Next, the second control unit of the other client re-outputs the connection request signal to the printer router via the second wireless interface unit after the waiting time set in the second control unit has elapsed. At this time, if the print job requested from the specific client is completed, the other client can receive a connection acceptance signal from the printer router. However, if the print job requested from the specific client has not yet been completed, the other client receives a connection wait signal from the printer router again. In order to enable the first controller of the printer router to identify the client, the client may transmit a connection request signal including its own identification code.
In still another embodiment of the printer router of the present invention, the first control unit includes: a function of verifying data integrity of a communication packet received from a client through the first wireless interface unit; And inserting an error check code for data verification into a communication packet sent to the client through the first wireless interface unit.
This embodiment makes it possible to compensate for the loss of communication data in the process of radio frequency communication between the printer router and the client. As the data integrity verification method, for example, a parity verification method or a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) verification method may be used. The first control unit of the printer router verifies the data integrity of the communication packet received from the client, and then sends a resend signal for the communication packet in error to the client. The first control unit of the printer router inserts the data verification error check code into the communication packet sent to the client so that the client can verify data integrity with respect to the communication packet sent to the client. In this way, if data integrity verification related to the radio frequency communication is performed between the printer router and the client, the computer and the printer are not affected at all by the loss of data related to the radio frequency communication, and thus the printing job can be completed smoothly. have.
In another embodiment of the client of the present invention, the second control unit includes: a function for verifying data integrity of a communication packet received from the printer router via the second wireless interface unit; And inserting a data verification error check code into a communication packet sent to the printer router through the second wireless interface unit.
This embodiment makes it possible to compensate for the loss of communication data in the process of radio frequency communication between the printer router and the client. As the data integrity verification method, for example, a parity verification method or a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) verification method may be used. After verifying the data integrity of the communication packet received from the printer router, the second control unit of the client sends a resend signal for the communication packet in error to the printer router. In addition, the second control unit of the client inserts the data verification error check code into the communication packet sent to the printer router so that the printer router can verify data integrity with respect to the communication packet sent to the printer router. In this way, if data integrity verification related to the radio frequency communication is performed between the printer router and the client, the computer and the printer are not affected at all by the loss of data related to the radio frequency communication, and thus the printing job can be completed smoothly. have.
Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a printer sharing system of a wireless USB communication system comprising an embodiment of a printer router of the present invention and an embodiment of a client of the present invention.
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