KR20090063201A

KR20090063201A - The web browser network printing method for a document file that is stored at the server based on the web, using a file format document converting file server and a pull printing print server with server-side print spooling function

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Publication number: KR20090063201A
Application number: KR1020090047566A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김태엽; 신우창
Original assignee: 김태엽
Priority date: 2009-05-29
Filing date: 2009-05-29
Publication date: 2009-06-17

Abstract

A web browser network printing method under network printing an original document file is provided to print document through pool printing print server and pool printing network printer by using an information device of the user. Original document files of all kinds of the file formats stored in a web based server is transmitted to a file format document conversion file server through the user command through the web browser. The transmitted files are transformed to the document file of the PDF format. A pull printing print server in a server print spooling method installing a PDF application program performs web browser network printing operation to a printing support printer in a server print spooling.

Description

File Format Document Conversion File Server and Server Print Spooling Method Web Printing Network Printing Method for a Document File That is Stored at the Server Based on The Web , using a file format document converting file server and a pull printing print server with server-side print spooling function}

The present invention converts an original document file of various file formats stored in a web-based server into a file format document supported by an application program on a print server by applying a file format document conversion technology, and then pull printing Network printing of the original document file using only web browser from the information terminal (ID) that becomes the client on the network through the server print spooling type print server without the printer driver and the application program. The present invention relates to a Web Browser Networking Printing technology.

Print spooling, here, refers to sending a print job to a secondary storage device for a short time before sending the individual print job from the computer to the printer (or digital office MFP). It's the process of a print spooler that keeps it there until it's ready. In other words, when a printer device is used by multiple users or a single user sends multiple print jobs to the printer, the print spooler may use a simple first-come-first-served method, and each job may have a different priority. You can change the order of tasks to prioritize certain tasks by ranking them. Of course, even in the case of one user and one print job, the print spooler transfers the entire print job to the auxiliary memory, and then proceeds with printing according to various processing options. Help

Here, the file format document conversion technique refers to a technique for converting an original document file of various file formats into a document file of a desired file format.

Here, pull printing technology refers to network printing that pulls and prints a document file uploaded to a print server through a user operation on a printer (or multifunction device) connected to a network (or internet). Says technology. Normally, a Pull Printing print server is operated by Client Print Spooling.

Here, the server print spooling method refers to a print spooling method using a server-side print spooler, not a print spooler in an information terminal that becomes a client on a network. Say. On the contrary, the client print spooling method using the printer spooler inside the information terminal is used not only in the conventional local printing but also in a general print server and a print server with a pull printing function. It is becoming.

Therefore, to summarize the technical field of this patent, the file format document conversion technology and the client on the network to convert the original document file of various file formats stored in the web-based server to a file format document that can be processed by the print server application program Server Print Spooler that uses the Print Spooler on the Print Server side, which is a Server on the network, rather than the Client Print Spooler inside the Information Terminal to be a Client. The present invention relates to a web browser network printing technology for printing a document file of a desired file format of an information terminal using a web browser by a spooling method.

The conventional network printing method uses a printer driver (ID-PD) and a print spooler (ID-PS) inside an information terminal (ID) that becomes a client on a network. It adopts client print spooling processing method through ID-AP.

Therefore, in the case of all of the network printing methods of the client print spooling processing method, the characteristics of the operating system and printer hardware of the information terminal (ID) that becomes the client on the network. Individual file format According to each operating program (ID-AP) and specific printer driver (ID-PD) to print document files to be installed according to the various operating system (ID) information terminal (ID) There is a limitation in supporting document files in the format.

The present invention, unlike the conventional network printing (Network Printing) method as described above without any dependence of the printer driver (ID-PD) and the individual application (ID-AP) of the information terminal (ID) to be a client (Client) on the network We want to implement a print server system that can handle network printing of document files in various file formats using only the operating system's information terminal (ID) or just a web browser (ID-WB). .

As a means for solving the problem of the present invention, regardless of which operating system the information terminal (ID), which is a client on the network, is operated in a network printing method, the inside of the information terminal (ID) Web-based server (HW-O), web board (HW-B), web-email (HW-E) of web-based server (HW-S) without depending on printer driver (ID-PD) and application (ID-AP) Web browser (ID-WB) with built-in information terminal (ID) for the original document files of various file formats uploaded on 5 web interfaces, including Web Hard (HW-H) and Web FTP (HW-F). File format document conversion with user command via) Full printing (Pull) installed with PDF application program (PS-SP-AP) such as Adobe's Acrobat Reader after FTP transfer to file server (PF) Print Server (PS-SP) with Server Print Spooling with Printing To the full printing (Pull Printing) supported network printer (or equipment) (PM-N-P) linked with the Internet network is implemented allows the network printing (Network Printing).

In the case of using Web Browser Network Printing implemented as a system as described above, in the future, users of various operating system-based mobile Internet information terminals can use server-side file formats only with a web browser mounted on the information terminal. A printer driver and application program on a mobile Internet information terminal as long as the original document file of various file formats supported by the document conversion file server is loaded on a web interface type server (HW-S) of the web interface type described in each patent claim of the present invention. The document can be printed at any time through a full printing print server and a network printer (multifunction printer) that supports full printing.

Therefore, wherever there is a network printer (All-in-One) that supports full printing (PM-NP) at corporate headquarters or in public places for the general public, the service operation web server Users who are allowed access will be able to receive convenient Ubiquitous document printing service even with a web browser equipped with an internet connection.

An implementation system for achieving the above object is a PDF format document conversion file server (PF), Server Print Spooling support full printing (PS-SP) and PDF applications such as ADOBE's Acrobat Reader (PS-SP-AP) and full printing-supported network printers (or multifunction devices) (PM-NP), and web-based forms of the patent claims 2 to 6 of the present invention. It consists of a server (HW-S).

Differences and advantages of the present invention (FIG. 3) will be described in comparison with the conventional printing methods of FIGS. 1 and 2 as follows.

First, in the conventional local printing method of FIG. 1, a printer (multifunction printer) directly connected to an individual information terminal (ID), a parallel port, and a USB port, rather than a network of a client (Server) method, (PM- This is a printing processing process between L) and a printer driver (PM-L) that is directly connected to a document file application (ID-AP) of a specific file format installed inside an information terminal (ID). Using the print spooler (ID-PS) supported by the operating system (ID) operating system, the spooled print job to the secondary storage device (ID-SS) inside the information terminal (ID). It saves and sends it to the directly connected printer (multifunction printer) (PM-L) for printing.

Also, in the case of the printing method using the conventional client print spooling network print server (PS-CN) as shown in FIG. 2, an individual information terminal (ID) and a server (Server) serving as a client on the network are provided. Network Printing processing method through network connection of Client-Server method between PS-CN, which is a file server, for document file of a specific file format installed inside Information Terminal (ID). A print spooler supported by an operating system (ID) operating system through an application program (ID-AP) and a printer driver (ID-PD) dedicated to a specific network printer (or all-in-one) (PM-N) designated by the user. Save the spooled print job to the secondary storage device (PS-CN-SS) of the network-connected print server (PS-CN) rather than inside the information terminal (ID) using (ID-PS). It is a structure that prints them by sending them to a networked printer (PM-N).

As shown in the above description and shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in both conventional printing methods as described above, a document file application program (ID-AP) and a specific printer driver having a specific file format installed inside the information terminal (ID). (ID-PD) and the printer spooler (ID-PS) of the operating system (ID) operating system must be relied upon to meet the characteristics of the operating system (operating system) of various information terminals on the market. The driver (ID-PD) and the application program (ID-AP) must be installed and installed by the user one by one, and thus there are many inconveniences and inconveniences in printing document files in various file formats.

On the other hand, the PDF format of the web-based server (HW-S) stored document file, which is the technology of the present invention as shown in FIG. In the case of Web Browser Network Printing method using (PS-SP), if there is only ID-WB inside the information terminal (ID), the web interface (HW-S) 's web interface ( Web Interface) Converting file format document on the server side by user command through web browser (ID-WB) page Converts original document file of all file formats that can be converted to file server (PF) to PDF format document file after FTP transfer Server Print Spooling Method Full Print Printing PDF application (PS-SP-AP) and printer driver (PS-SP-PD) installed on the print server (PS-SP) side Operating System of the Server A print spooler (PS-S-P-PS) that is supported to allow for any printing processing treatment.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4 as a web browser (ID-WB) capable of connecting to the Internet any information terminal (ID) of any operating system (Operating System), the web-based server (HW-) of claims 2 to 6 of the present invention. It is possible to print document files saved with S) 's five web interfaces.

Web browser network printing of the present invention for mobile printing through mobile Internet services of mobile carriers and personal portable information terminals of mobile Internet service subscribers such as WiBro (e.g., mobile phones equipped with web browsers, smartphones, UMPCs, MIDs, etc.) Network Printing technology is available.

1 is a diagram illustrating a local printing for directly connecting an information terminal (ID) and a printer (PM-L) with a conventional parallel port USB port.

2 is a diagram illustrating printing using a network print server (PS-C-N) of a conventional client print spooling method.

3 is a web-based server (HW-S) through a file format document conversion file server (PF) and a server printing spooling-type full printing print server (PS-SP). This is a description of Web Browser Network Printing of a stored document file.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a web browser network printing processing according to the present invention and a web office (HW-O), web board (HW-B), and web email (HW) of a web-based server (HW-S). -E), Web Hard Network (HW-H), Web FTP (HW-F) Web browser network printing (Web Browser Network Printing) applicable to the five types of Web interface (Web Interface) type is a diagram that describes.

*** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings ***

HWS: Web Based Server

HW-O: Web Office

HW-B: Web Board

HW-E: Web Email

HW-H: Web Hard

HW-F: Web FTP

DB: DB server

PF: File Format Document Conversion File Server

ID: Information Device

ID-WB: Web Browser on Information Terminal

ID-AP: Application Program on Information Terminal

ID-PD: Printer Driver on Information Terminal

ID-PS: Print Spooler on Information Terminal

ID-SS: Sub Storage of Information Terminal

PS: Print Server

PS-C-N: Client Print Spooling General Network Print Server

PS-C-N-SS: Client Storage Spooling Type Secondary Storage Device on General Network Print Server

PS-S-P: Server Print Spooling Full Pool Printing Server

PS-S-P-AP: Server application spooling method full printing print server side PDF application

(E.g. Acrobat Reader from ADOBE)

PS-S-P-PD: Server Print Spooling Method Full Print Print Server Side Printer Driver

PS-S-P-PS: Server Print Spooling Method Full Printing Print Server Side Print Spooler

PS-S-P-SS: Server Print Spooling Type Auxiliary Recording Device for Full Printing Print Server

PM: Printer (All-in-One)

PM-L: Local printer (All-in-One) that is not connected to a network

PM-N: Network printer (All-in-One) connected to the network

PM-N-P: Network printer (or multifunction printer) supporting full printing connected to the network

Claims

Convert the original document file of each file format stored in the web-based server (HW-S) to the user's command via the web browser (ID-WB). By converting, the Server Printing Spooling-type Full Printing Print Server (PS-SP) and Full Printing (Printer) -supporting printer with PDF application (PS-SP-AP) installed How to Web Browser Network Printing with (PM-NP).

Therefore, regardless of the operating system of the client information terminal (ID) on the network, the document file on the server can be used to cash the cash of its bank account from the ATM ATM machine without installing the printer driver as well as the application program. Printing is possible with a network printer (multifunction printer) (PM-NP) that supports full printing at any time, such as withdrawal.

The file format document conversion file server of claim 1, which is edited as a web interface page in the form of a web office (HW-O) on a web-based server (HW-S) by a user command through a web browser (ID-WB). Applied by FTP transfer to (PF).

Through this, a service application ('SaaS', Software as a is not a conventional application (ID-AP) for an information terminal (ID) (mainly a Microsoft-based device equipped with a Window-based operating system) that becomes a client on a network. Edited in the webpage (HW-O) service page in the form of service) Saved document files and document files that have been edited externally and saved as Web office (HW-O) can be processed by Web Browser Network Printing. Do.

According to claim 1, the original document file stored as a post attachment of a web interface page in the form of a web board (HW-B) of a web-based server (HW-S) file format document by a user command through a web browser (ID-WB) Applied by FTP transfer to converted file server (PF)

Through this, the article attachment file document file of the conventional web bulletin board (HW-B) can also be processed by Web Browser Network Printing.

The method according to claim 1, which is sent as an e-mail attachment of a web interface page in the form of a web email (HW-E) of a web-based server (HW-S). FTP transfer to document conversion file server

Through this, document files sent and stored as email attachments of HW-E can be processed by Web Browser Network Printing.

The file format document conversion file server (PF) of the original document file stored in the web interface of the web hard server (HW-H) of the web-based server (HW-S) by a user command through a web browser (ID-WB). FTP transfer to apply

Through this, document files stored and stored in HW-H can also be processed by Web Browser Network Printing.

The file format document conversion file server (PF) of the original document file stored in the web FTP (HW-F) type web interface of the web-based server (HW-S) by a user command through a web browser (ID-WB). Applied by FTP transfer

Through this, document files stored and stored in Web FTP (HW-F) can be processed by Web Browser Network Printing.