KR20150029061A - Printing System and Method Thereof - Google Patents

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KR20150029061A
KR20150029061A KR20130107671A KR20130107671A KR20150029061A KR 20150029061 A KR20150029061 A KR 20150029061A KR 20130107671 A KR20130107671 A KR 20130107671A KR 20130107671 A KR20130107671 A KR 20130107671A KR 20150029061 A KR20150029061 A KR 20150029061A
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Abstract

A printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one user terminal having an authentication terminal for converting an output document into a spool file and transmitting the same, and performing an authentication through an output card having a unique number; A multifunction peripheral for outputting a received spool file and corresponding to the client terminal, respectively; A spool file transmitted from the user terminal, a spool file transmitted to the multifunction apparatus corresponding to the user terminal, analyzing the spool file to generate a payment history of the output document, and output information output from each user terminal And a server having an authentication terminal for providing the collected statistical data and performing user authentication through the output card. According to the present invention as described above, manpower can be efficiently managed in a store where a printing system in which printing and copying are provided for a fee is operated.

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a printing system and a printing method using the same,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing system and a printing method using the same, and more particularly, to a printing system capable of efficiently managing maintenance for printing or copying of a multifunction peripheral managed by a user, and a printing method using the same.

A network printing system in which a plurality of computers and a plurality of printers are connected via a network is becoming popular. A service for providing output and copy of a document for a fee is provided by using such a network printing system.

The printing system according to the related art has a printer and a computer in a certain space, and when the user outputs an output document through a computer, the printer outputs the output document. At this time, the manager or the employee managing the store manually counts the output or copied document, and charges the printed or copied document.

Therefore, it takes a lot of manpower to manage the store, which causes a lot of costly problems.

In addition, since the output is determined manually, it is difficult to confirm accurate sales.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing system capable of efficiently managing manpower in a store where a printing system in which printing and copying are provided for a fee is operated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a printing system capable of minimizing the number of management personnel for managing the store, thereby reducing the cost of the store operation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a printing system capable of providing billing history and sales statistics for document output.

However, the objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an authentication system including an authentication terminal for converting an output document into a spool file and transmitting the same, and an authentication terminal for performing user authentication through an output card having a unique number, One user terminal (10); A multifunction peripheral (30) for outputting a received spool file and corresponding to the client terminal, respectively; Stores the spool file transmitted from the user terminal 10, transmits the spool file to the multifunction apparatus 30 corresponding to the user terminal 10, analyzes the spool file to generate a payment history of the output document, And a server having an authentication terminal for providing statistical data summarizing output information output from each user terminal and performing user authentication through the output card 12.

In addition, only when the output card authenticated through the authentication terminal provided in the user terminal 10 is authenticated to the authentication terminal provided in the server, the spool file is transmitted to the multifunction apparatus 30 corresponding to the user terminal, Output.

The server confirms whether or not the user terminal is connected, confirms whether or not the user is authenticated through the authentication terminal, verifies the output state of the multifunction device 30 corresponding to the user terminal, A POS terminal for generating a payment history for the spool file and requesting output to the multifunction apparatus 30, and a POS terminal for confirming the connection status of the user terminal and the POS server and for storing the spool file, And an output server 22 for creating a storage folder and requesting the POS server to output the spool file.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising: performing user authentication for use of a user terminal (10) via an output card (12); Converting the document to be output into a spool file and transmitting the same to a server; Storing the transferred spool file in a folder corresponding to the output card; Performing user authentication for use of the multifunction apparatus (30) through the output card (12) authenticated by the user terminal (10); Receiving the output status of the multifunction apparatus 30 corresponding to the user terminal 10 and transmitting the spool file to the multifunction apparatus 30; And outputting the transmitted spool file.

And analyzing the spool file to generate a payment history of the output document.

According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, manpower can be efficiently managed in a store where a printing system in which printing and copying are provided for a fee is operated.

In addition, it is possible to minimize the number of management personnel managing the store, thereby reducing the cost of operating the store.

And billing history and sales statistics for document output can be provided, so that the operation of the store can be efficiently operated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. And shall not be interpreted.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a user terminal and a multifunctional apparatus in a printing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a printing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process in an output server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a process in the POS server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below do not unduly limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims, and the entire constitution described in this embodiment is not necessarily essential as a means for solving the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a relationship between a user terminal and a multifunctional peripheral of a printing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one user terminal 10 for converting an output document to be output by a customer into a spool file for outputting and transmitting the output document, A server for temporarily storing and outputting a spool file received from the server 10, and a multifunction device 30 for outputting a spool file received from the server.

The user terminal 10 may be a general computer, and the user terminal 10 is provided with an authentication terminal for performing user authentication. The authentication terminal can output a desired document through the user terminal 10 when the user who intends to output the tag tags the output card 12 provided in the store and performs user authentication.

The server stores a spool file transmitted from the user terminal 10, transmits a spool file to the multifunction apparatus 30 corresponding to the user terminal 10, analyzes the spool file, And an authentication terminal for providing statistical data that summarizes output information output from each user terminal and performing user authentication through the output card 12.

The server may include an output server 22 and a POS (Point-of-Sales) terminal.

The force terminal 24 confirms whether or not the user terminal is connected, confirms whether the user is authenticated through the authentication terminal, verifies the output state of the multifunction device 30 corresponding to the user terminal, Generates a payment history for the transferred spool file, and requests the multifunction apparatus 30 to output the spool file.

The POS terminal 24 is provided with an authentication terminal for authenticating the output card 12. After the user transmits a document to be outputted through the user terminal 10, When the tag is tagged to the authentication terminal provided in the force terminal 24, the document is outputted through the multifunction apparatus 30 corresponding to the user terminal 10. [

At this time, the POS terminal 24 displays a settlement amount and an output progress status for a document to be output.

The output server 22 confirms the connection state between the user terminal and the POS server, creates a storage folder for storing the transmitted spool file as needed, and requests the POS server to output the spool file.

That is, the output server 22 receives a spool file for outputting a document from the user terminal 10, temporarily stores the spool file in a corresponding storage folder if a storage folder for the output card 12 exists, If there is no storage folder for the output card 12, a folder for the output card 12 is created and the spool file is stored in the created folder.

When the connection with the user terminal 10 is cut off and the spool file for output is present in the folder corresponding to the output card 12 when the force terminal 24 is connected, To the force terminal 24 and requests the force terminal 24 to output the document to the multifunction machine 30 corresponding to the user terminal 10 authenticated by the output card 12. [

Meanwhile, when the output card 12 is authenticated through the authentication terminal provided in the server, the multifunction apparatus 30 outputs the spool file transmitted from the server. The multifunction apparatus 30 is configured to correspond to the user terminal 10 in a one-to-one correspondence.

For example, when a plurality of the user terminals 10 are provided and the output card 12 is tagged to an authentication terminal provided in the first user terminal 10, only the first compatible apparatus 30 The document is output. When the first multifunction device 30 is outputting, the first user terminal 10 can not be used.

By thus configuring the multifunction apparatus 30 so as to correspond to the user terminal 10, it is possible to recognize that the customer using the first user terminal 10 and the document of the customer using the second user terminal 10 are mixed . ≪ / RTI >

Hereinafter, a printing method using a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, a user who wants to output a document contacts an authentication terminal provided in the user terminal 10, and transmits the output file to the server through the user terminal when the output card 12 provided in the store is authenticated (S100 ).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the user moves to the user terminal 10 with the output card 12 provided in the store. And authenticates the output card 12 through an authentication terminal provided in the user terminal 10.

When a user desires to output a document to be output by a user through a program such as a word processor installed in the user terminal 10, a spool file for printing is generated in the printer driver requesting printing. At this time, an upload program for uploading a spool file is executed (S200).

As shown in FIG. 4, the upload program determines whether an authentication terminal is connected to the user terminal 10 (S210). If the authentication terminal is not connected, the authentication terminal is requested to connect (S212).

After confirming that the authentication terminal is connected, it is determined whether the output card 12 has contacted the authentication terminal (S220). If the output card 12 has not contacted the authentication terminal, the output card 12 is requested to contact the authentication terminal (S222).

After confirming that the output card 12 is in contact with the authentication terminal, it is determined whether connection to the server is possible (S230). If the server can not be connected, the user is informed that the server can not be connected and the upload program is terminated (S232).

After confirming that connection to the server is possible, the spool file is transmitted to the server (S240). Then, it is determined whether the transmission of the spool file is completed (S250). If an error occurs in the spool file transmission, the spool file is retransmitted (S252).

When the transfer of the spool file is completed, the upload program is terminated.

3, when a spool file for outputting is transmitted to the server 20, the transmitted spool file is stored in a folder corresponding to the unique number of the output card 12 (S300) And requests the multifunction apparatus 30 to output the file for printing.

5, the output server 22 confirms whether the user terminal 10 or the force terminal 24 is connected (S310).

If it is confirmed that the user terminal 10 is connected, it is determined whether there is a folder corresponding to the unique number of the authenticated output card 12 (S320). If the folder exists, the spool file is stored in the folder (S330). If there is no folder corresponding to the unique number of the authenticated output card 12, a folder corresponding to the unique number of the output card 12 is created (S322) and the spool file is stored in the folder (S330 ).

If it is confirmed that the force terminal 24 is connected, it is checked whether a spool file exists in the folder corresponding to the unique number of the authenticated output card 12 (S340).

If the spool file exists in the folder corresponding to the unique number of the output card 12 (S350), the spool file is analyzed to extract pricing information or the like (S360), so that the multifunction apparatus 30 can print the document And the corresponding spool file is deleted (S370).

3, when the output server 22 requests output to the multifunction apparatus 30, the requested information is transmitted to the force terminal 24, and an output program for output from the force terminal 24 is executed (S400).

Specifically, referring to FIG. 6, the force terminal 24 first determines whether connection to the output server 22 is possible (S410). If the output server 22 can not be connected, the screen of the force terminal 24 indicates that the output server 22 can not be connected (S412).

Then, it is determined whether the output card 12 is in contact with the authentication terminal provided in each user terminal 10 (S410). When the output card 12 is contacted to the authentication terminal provided in the force terminal 24 (S430).

When it is confirmed that the output card 12 is in contact with the authentication terminal provided in the force terminal 24, it is determined whether the contact output card 12 is the registered output card 12 (S440). If it is not the registered output card 12, it registers the output card 12 and displays the registration number on the screen of the force terminal 24 (S442).

If it is confirmed that the contact output card 12 is the registered output card 12, it is checked whether there is a multifunction peripheral 30 linked with the authentication terminal provided in the force terminal 24 (S450). If there is no authentication terminal provided in the force terminal 24, the fact that the integrated device 30 does not exist is displayed on the screen of the force terminal 24 (S452).

If it is determined that the multifunction apparatus 30 linked to the authentication terminal included in the force terminal 24 exists, the status of the multifunction apparatus 30 is determined and it is determined whether the output is possible (S460). If the multifunction apparatus 30 is in the process of outputting or an error occurs, the relevant content is displayed on the screen of the force terminal 24 (S462).

If the state of the multifunction apparatus 30 is confirmed and it is confirmed that the output is possible, it is checked whether or not the spool file exists in the folder of the output server (S470). If there is no spool file in the folder, it is displayed on the screen of the force terminal that there is no spool file in the folder of the unique number corresponding to the authentication card (S472).

If there is a spool file to be output in the folder, the spool file is analyzed to display the payment contents and the print quantity on the screen of the POS terminal 24 (S480).

Then, the spool file is transmitted to the multifunction apparatus 30, and the spool file is deleted (S490).

Finally, as shown in FIG. 3, when the spool file is transmitted to the multifunction apparatus by the output program, the multifunction apparatus prints the spool file (S500). In this case, output is possible only when the output card authenticated through the authentication terminal provided in the user terminal is authenticated to the authentication terminal provided in the force terminal, as described above.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment thereof, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and applications are possible. In other words, those skilled in the art can easily understand that many variations are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

10: User terminal
12: Output card
20: Server
22: Output Server
24: Force terminal
30: All-in-one

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At least one user terminal (10) having an authentication terminal for converting an output document into a spool file for transmission, and for performing user authentication via an output card (12) having a unique number;
A multifunction peripheral (30) for outputting a received spool file and corresponding to the client terminal, respectively;
Stores the spool file transmitted from the user terminal 10, transmits the spool file to the multifunction apparatus 30 corresponding to the user terminal 10, analyzes the spool file to generate a payment history of the output document, A server for providing statistical data summarizing output information output from each user terminal, and an authentication terminal for performing user authentication through the output card (12).
The method according to claim 1,
Only when the output card authenticated through the authentication terminal provided in the user terminal 10 is authenticated to the authentication terminal provided in the server, the spool file is transmitted to the multifunction apparatus 30 corresponding to the user terminal, .
The method according to claim 1,
The server comprises:
Checking whether or not the user terminal is connected, confirming whether the user is authenticated through the authentication terminal, verifying the output state of the multifunction device 30 corresponding to the user terminal, A POS terminal for generating a history and requesting output to the multifunction apparatus 30,
And an output server (22) for confirming a connection state between the user terminal and the POS server, generating a storage folder for storing the transmitted spool file as needed, and requesting the POS server to output the spool file, Printing system.
Performing user authentication for use of the user terminal (10) through the output card (12);
Converting the document to be output into a spool file and transmitting the same to a server;
Storing the transferred spool file in a folder corresponding to the output card;
Performing user authentication for use of the multifunction apparatus (30) through the output card (12) authenticated by the user terminal (10);
Receiving the output status of the multifunction apparatus 30 corresponding to the user terminal 10 and transmitting the spool file to the multifunction apparatus 30;
And outputting the transmitted spool file.
5. The method of claim 4,
And analyzing the spool file to generate a payment history of the output document.

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