200813779 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明涉及一種列印作業監控系統及方法。 【先前技術】 隨著網路技術的不斷成熟，基於網路的各 、 發展起來，數量較少的設備可以基於網路實現共用"用逐漸 可以將多台電腦連接起來，共用數量較少的印表1例如， 中國大陸國家知識產權局於2003年3月。 申請號為02142569.8、名稱為“透過網路進行的尹^公開了 的專利，該專利揭露了一種使用飼服器電腦的列印=方去 其中所述伺服器電腦能夠在透過網路互相連接法， 腦與印表機之間實現中繼’接受所述客戶電腦及：二，電 機兩者發出的基於安全通信的對話建立請求，八i ^ ί7表 二=將這些對話連接起來，所述客戶電腦 細向印表機傳送列印任務，由所述印表機列印出來。σ電 上述技術雖然提供了基於安全網路 務，但同時帶來了如下問題：一是印表機的使：产歹:：服 1=能會造或者列印與工作無“槽:t 、、、，、本，一疋任何員工都能夠使用印表機，可处合 漏企業機密，產生資訊安全漏洞。 犯“洩 鑒於以上情況，需要一種列印作業監 能夠監控印表機的列印作業，合理管控列印^及方法， :作業的相關資訊’避免列印成本的浪費及企業二 7 200813779 【發明内容】 雲於以上内容，有必要提供—種列印作業監控系統及 ^法’其可方便地㈣印作#崎監控，充分保證 資訊的 安全性。 料座印作業監控系統，該系統包括印表伺服器、資 勺括飼^、印表機及分散的用戶端，所述的印表伺服器 ^組，:攔截模組，用於攔截用戶端提交的列印作業；檢查 £卩&查，於根據預先確定的列印策略，檢查上述攔截的列 列印作合上述列印策略；存儲模組，用於記錄所有 伺服器了 '貝訊，並把所述列印作業的資訊保存到資料庫 的列印作^印模組’用於驅動印表機列印符合列印策略 ㈣田種列印作業監控方法，該方法包括以下步驟:（a) 略，拾:Γ端提交的列印作業；（b)根據預先確定的列印策 記鉢^Λ述峨的形卩作業是否符合上述列印策略；（C) 到資'料庫7印作業的資訊，並把所述列印作業的資訊保存 *伺服器；（d)當列印作業符合上述列印策略時， 動印表機列印所述的列印作業。 夠對知技術，所述列印作業監控系統及方法，能 列印策略，^列印作業進行監控，檢查列印作業是否符合 並右对κ及°己錄所有列印作業，從而可以降低列印成本， /方止資訊安全漏洞的出現。 [實施方式】 參閱圖1所+，H H 〇 汁不疋本發明列印作業監控系統較佳實施 8 200813779 4例的運行環境示意圖。該系統採用三層（或多層）架構： ‘ 資料層，包括資料庫伺服器102 ;邏輯事務層，包括印表 ^ 伺服器101 ;以及表示層，包括多個印表機105和分散的 用戶端111、113及115。以上所述各設備透過内部網路1Q4 相連，從而實現各設備間協同工作。 其中，用戶端111、113及115是系統應用的用戶介面， 負貴為用戶提交列印作業。 所述印表祠服器101負責存儲預先確定的列印策略， 攔截並檢查用戶提交的列印作業，及向印表機衞發出列 印指令，以驅動所述印表機105進行列印。200813779 IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a printing operation monitoring system and method. [Prior Art] With the continuous maturity of network technologies, network-based and development, a small number of devices can be shared on the basis of the network. With the gradual connection of multiple computers, the number of shared devices is small. Printed Table 1 for example, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China in March 2003. The application number is 02142569.8, and the name is "Yin, which is disclosed through the Internet. The patent discloses a printing method using a feeding machine. The server can be connected to each other through a network. , relaying between the brain and the printer 'accepting the client computer and: two, the two-motor-based secure communication-based dialog establishment request, eight i ^ ί7 table two = connecting these conversations, the customer The computer fine-tunes the printer to print the print job, which is printed by the printer. Although the above technology provides security-based network services, it also brings the following problems: First, the printer makes: Calving:: Service 1 = can be made or printed and work without "slot: t,,,,, this, any employee can use the printer, can leak corporate secrets, generate information security loopholes. In the light of the above situation, a print job supervisor is required to monitor the printing operation of the printer, and to properly control the printing and methods, as well as: information on the operation 'avoiding the waste of printing costs and enterprises 2 200813779 Contents] In the above content, it is necessary to provide a kind of printing operation monitoring system and ^ method' which can be conveniently (4) printed as #崎 monitoring, fully guarantee the security of information. Material printing operation monitoring system, the system includes printing The table server, the spoon, the printer, and the decentralized user end, the printer server group, the interception module, is used for intercepting the printing job submitted by the client; checking 卩& Checking, according to a predetermined printing strategy, checking the above-mentioned intercepted column prints to be combined with the above printing strategy; a storage module for recording all the servers, and saving the information of the printing job The printing to the database is used as a printing module to drive the printer to print in accordance with the printing strategy. (4) Field printing operation monitoring method, the method comprises the following steps: (a) slightly, pick: submitted by the terminal Print job; (b) root Pre-determined printing policy Λ^ 峨 峨 峨 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否 是否(d) When the printing operation conforms to the above printing strategy, the printer is printed to print the printing operation. The knowledge processing technology, the printing operation monitoring system and method, can print the strategy, The printing job is monitored to check whether the printing operation conforms and all the printing operations are recorded to the right and the κ and °, so that the printing cost can be reduced, and the information security vulnerability can be reduced. [Embodiment] Referring to Figure 1, +, HH 〇 疋 疋 疋 疋 疋 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 The printer server 101 and the presentation layer include a plurality of printers 105 and distributed client terminals 111, 113 and 115. The devices described above are connected through the internal network 1Q4, thereby achieving coordinated work between the devices. Among them, the user 111, 113, and 115 are user interfaces of the system application, and the user submits a print job for the user. The printer server 101 is responsible for storing a predetermined printing strategy, intercepting and checking the print job submitted by the user, and The printer operator issues a print command to drive the printer 105 to print.
訊’_負責對列印作業㈣訊進行讀寫和維護 ，並能夠迅速 執行大量資料的更新和檢索。News__ is responsible for reading, writing and maintaining the printing operation (4), and can quickly update and retrieve a large amount of data.
是印表伺服器 器101的功能模組圖。本發 明所稱的模組是完成特定功能的 合於描述軟體在電腦中的執行過 的電腦程式段，比程式更適 過程’因此本發明對軟體的 描述都以模組描述。It is a functional module diagram of the printer server 101. The module referred to in the present invention is a computer program segment that performs a specific function and describes the execution of the software in the computer, and is more suitable than the program. Therefore, the description of the software in the present invention is described by a module.
^ 101包括攔截模組 及列印模級308。 502用於攔裁用戶端i 302、檢查模組 111 、 113 、 115 提 9 200813779 體而模組304用於檢查上述攔截的列印作業。具 印策錢=模組304將攔截的列印作業與預先確定的列 間段、允，=所述列印策略包括：允㈣印的時 間丰又允許列印的檔大小、允許列印 色彩模式、力，的頁數、允許列印的 速Η所述攔截的列印作業全部符合上述列印策略時 才能通過檢查，檢查模組304將通過檢查的列 P作業私識為合法；否則，如果攔戴的列 符合所述列印策略，即不能通 -、不 能通過檢查的列印作業標識為不合；;。檢红組綱將不 把所=子儲模組3〇6用於記錄所有列印作業的資訊，並 ^戶^列印作業的資訊保存到資料庫伺服器搬中，以便 =查看和分析。所述列印作業的資訊包括：列印時間、 列队、用戶端名、檔標題、檔内容、檔大小、頁數、色 及檢查結果等。所述檢查結果指檢查模組3〇4檢查 =列印作業是否符合列印策略的檢查結果，為合法或不: 1〇5發出列印指令， 業列印出來，即列印 所述列印模組308用於向印表機 驅動印表機105將通過檢查的列印作 標識為合法的列印作業。 為了使本系統具有更強的可操作性和充分保訊 =全性，該列印模組308還用於為合法的列印作举加i 所述浮水印是載人列印作業的資訊，用於對列印 乍業進仃㈣，關於管控列印作業，及避免出現列印槽 200813779 無人認領的情況。具體而言，列印模組308在向印表機1〇5 ‘ 發出列印指令的同時，根據存儲模組306所記錄的該列印 - 作業的檔内容，載入該檔内容對應的所述列印作業的其他 資訊。 以上所述各模組也可包括於單獨電腦設備中，而包含 上述模組的單獨電腦設備亦可完成本發明所述各項功能。 參閱圖3所示，是本發明列印策略較佳實施例的示意 圖。所述列印策略可以有多種表示形式，在本較佳實施二 中，以列印策略列表來表示。該列印策略列表主要包括允 許列印的時間段411、允許列印的檔大小412、允許列印的 頁數413、允許列印的色彩模式414、允許列印的檔類型 415等欄位，上述攔位在該列印策略列表中的攔位值可以 根據實際需要進行設置。 所述允許列印的時間411攔位用於存儲允許列印的時 間。例如，可以將該允許列印的時間411攔位的攔位值設 φ為：8:00—17:00,超出此時間提交的列印作業，即為不 合法。 所述允許列印的槽大小似攔位用於存儲允許列印的 槽大小的上限。例如，可以將該允許列印的槽大小412棚 位的欄位值設為：10ΜΒ，如果用戶提交的列印作業的大小 超過10ΜΒ，就為不合法。 戶斤述允許列印的頁數413欄位用於存儲允許列印的頁 數的上限。例如’可以將該允許列印的頁數413搁位的搁 位值設為·· 100頁/天，當用戶在一天内列印完第頁後， 11 200813779 當天就不能再列印了。 所述允許列印的色彩模式414攔位用於存餘允許列印 的色彩模式。職购的色健式主要包t c Μ Y私 模式、RGB色彩模式。 乂 所述允許列印的檔類型415攔位用於存儲允許列印的 棺類型。例如，可以將該允許列印的槽類型415攔位的棚 :值：為..d〇c/.pdf/.tlf ’如果用戶提交的列印作業的檔類^ 101 includes an intercept module and a print module level 308. 502 is used to intercept the client i 302, the check module 111, 113, 115, and the module 304 is used to check the print job of the interception. With the printing money = module 304 will intercept the printing operation and the predetermined column interval, allow, = the printing strategy includes: allow (four) printing time and allow the printing size, print color allowed The pattern, the force, the number of pages, the speed of printing, the printing operation of the interception all meet the above printing strategy, and the inspection module 304 will check the private operation of the column P operation as legal; otherwise, If the blocked column meets the printing policy, it cannot pass - and the print job that cannot pass the check is identified as non-conforming; The red check group will not use the = sub-storage module 3〇6 to record the information of all the print jobs, and the information of the home print job will be saved to the database server for display and viewing. The information of the printing job includes: printing time, queue, user name, file title, file content, file size, page number, color, and inspection result. The inspection result refers to the inspection module 3〇4 check=printing operation meets the inspection result of the printing strategy, and is legal or not: 1〇5 issues a printing instruction, the industry prints out, that is, prints the printing The module 308 is used to drive the printer 105 to the printer to print the printed list as a legitimate print job. In order to make the system more operability and sufficient security = fullness, the printing module 308 is also used for legal printing to add i the watermark is the information of the manned printing operation, It is used for the printing industry (4), for the control printing operation, and to avoid the unclaimed printing slot 200813779. Specifically, the printing module 308 loads the corresponding content of the file according to the content of the print-job recorded by the storage module 306 while issuing a print command to the printer 1 〇 5 ′. Describe other information about the print job. The above modules may also be included in a separate computer device, and a separate computer device including the above modules may also perform the functions described in the present invention. Referring to Figure 3, there is shown a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the printing strategy of the present invention. The printing strategy can have a variety of representations, and in the preferred embodiment 2, it is represented by a list of printing strategies. The printing strategy list mainly includes a time period 411 that allows printing, a file size 412 that allows printing, a number of pages 413 that are allowed to be printed, a color mode 414 that allows printing, a file type 415 that allows printing, and the like. The block value of the above block in the printing strategy list can be set according to actual needs. The time 411 for printing is allowed to be used to store the time allowed for printing. For example, the block value of the time 411 that is allowed to be printed may be set to φ: 8:00 - 17:00, and the print job submitted beyond this time is illegal. The slot size that allows printing is like an intercept to store the upper limit of the slot size that is allowed to be printed. For example, the field value of the slot size 412 booth that is allowed to be printed may be set to 10 ΜΒ, and it is illegal if the size of the print job submitted by the user exceeds 10 。. The number of pages allowed to be printed 413 is used to store the upper limit of the number of pages allowed to be printed. For example, the shelf value of the number of pages 413 that can be printed may be set to 100 pages/day. When the user prints the page in one day, 11 200813779 cannot be printed again. The color mode 414 that allows printing blocks the color mode used for the remaining prints. The color-based main package of the purchase is t c Μ Y private mode, RGB color mode.乂 The file type 415 block that allows printing is used to store the type of 允许 that is allowed to be printed. For example, the slot type 415 that allows printing may be blocked: value: ..d〇c/.pdf/.tlf ’ If the user submits the file type of the print job
型不屬於上述幾種類型，即為不合法。 參閱圖4解，是本發㈣印作業監控方妹佳實施 例的作業流程圖。 上述列印策略列表僅為本發明的一個實施例，盆可包 含更多的攔位以存儲更多的列印策略資訊，其也可：多個 包含相同列印策略資訊且相互關聯的資料表代替。 步驟S502，攔截模組302攔截用戶端lu、ιΐ3、ιΐ5 提交的列印作業。 步驟S503，檢查模組304檢查上述攔截的列印作業。 具體而言，檢查模組304將攔截的列印作業與預先確定的 列印策略逐-進行比對，所㈣印策略包括4許列印的 時間段、允許列印的槽大小、允許列印的頁數、允許列印 的色衫杈式、允許列印的檔類型等。當所述攔截的列印作 業全部符合上述列印策略時，所述列印作業才能通過檢 查，檢查模組304將通過檢查的列印作業標識為合法；否 則，如果攔戴的列印作業有一項不符合所述列印策略，即 不能通過檢查，檢查模組3〇4將不能通過檢查的列印作業 12 200813779 標識為不合法。 並把=:Γ模組306記錄… :二1資訊保存到資料庫伺服器102中，供 後、.、只查看和㈣。所述列印作業的資訊包括：列印時間、 列印人、用戶端名、檔標題、檔内容、檔大小 彩模式及檢查結果等，所述檢查結果指檢查模纟且綱檢查 該列印作妓否符合形卩策略的檢查結果。 —The type does not belong to the above types, which is illegal. Referring to Fig. 4, it is a flow chart of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. The above printing strategy list is only one embodiment of the present invention, and the basin may contain more parking spaces to store more printing strategy information, and may also: multiple data tables including the same printing strategy information and related to each other. instead. In step S502, the intercepting module 302 intercepts the printing jobs submitted by the user terminals lu, ιΐ3, and ιΐ5. In step S503, the checking module 304 checks the above-mentioned intercepted printing job. Specifically, the inspection module 304 compares the intercepted print job with a predetermined printing strategy, and the (four) printing strategy includes four printing time periods, a slot size that is allowed to be printed, and a page that is allowed to be printed. The number, the color of the print that is allowed to be printed, the type of file that is allowed to be printed, and the like. When the intercepted printing jobs all meet the above printing strategy, the printing operation can pass the inspection, and the inspection module 304 identifies the printing operation that passes the inspection as legal; otherwise, if the printing operation of the blocking has one The item does not comply with the printing policy, that is, the inspection module 3〇4 will not be able to pass the inspection print job 12 200813779 as illegal. And the =: Γ module 306 records... : 2 1 information is saved to the database server 102 for later, ., only view and (4). The information of the printing operation includes: a printing time, a printing person, a user name, a file title, a file content, a file size mode, and an inspection result, etc., the inspection result refers to checking the model and checking the printing Do not comply with the inspection results of the shape strategy. -
ッ驟S505，列印模組3〇8向印表機⑽發出列印指 令，驅動印表機1〇5將通過檢查㈣印作業形卩出來，並 為通過檢查㈣印作業加上浮水印。所述浮水印是載入列 印作業的資訊’用於對列印作業進行說明，以利於管控列 印作業，及避免出現列印檔無人認領的情況。具體而士， 列印模組308向印表機1〇5發出列印指令的同時，根^存 儲模組306所記錄的該列印作業的檔内容，载入該播内容 對應的所述列印作業的其他資訊，例如，可以載人列印人、 列印時間等（請參考圖5)。所述浮水印像f景—樣不影響 對列印檔的閱讀及使用。 曰 —本發明所提供的列印作業監控系統及方法，在預先確 定列印策略後，所有的步驟均可自動記錄在印表伺服器 101中，因此對於多個列印作業，可直接調用上述記錄全 自動監控’無需人為干預，使用極為方便。 以上所述僅為本發明之較佳實施例而已，且已達廣泛 之使用功效，凡其他未脫離本發明所揭示之精神下所完成 之均等變化或修飾，均應包含在下述之申請專利範圍内。 13 200813779 ^ 【圖式簡單說明】 ’ 圖1是本發明列印作業監控系統較佳實施例的運行環 ★ 境示意圖。 圖2是圖1中印表伺服器的功能模組圖。 圖3是本發明列印策略較佳實施例的示意圖。 圖4是本發明列印作業監控方法較佳實施例的作業流 程圖。 圖5是本發明較佳實施例在列印作業上加上浮水印的 •效果圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 印表伺服器 101 資料庫伺服器 102 内部網路 104 印表機 105 用戶端 111 用戶端 113 用戶端 115 攔截模組 302 檢查模組 304 存儲模組 306 列印模組 308 14In step S505, the printing module 3〇8 issues a printing instruction to the printer (10), and the driving printer 1〇5 will be shaped by the inspection (four) printing operation, and the watermark is added for the inspection (four) printing operation. The watermark is the information for loading the print job' to describe the print job to facilitate the control of the print job and to avoid unclaimed print files. Specifically, the printing module 308 issues a print command to the printer 1〇5, and stores the file content of the print job recorded by the storage module 306, and loads the column corresponding to the broadcast content. Other information about the print job, for example, can be printed on the person, print time, etc. (please refer to Figure 5). The watermark image does not affect the reading and use of the print file.曰—The printing operation monitoring system and method provided by the present invention, after pre-determining the printing strategy, all the steps can be automatically recorded in the printer server 101, so for a plurality of printing jobs, the above can be directly called. Recorded fully automatic monitoring 'With no human intervention, it is extremely convenient to use. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and has been used in a wide range of applications. Any other equivalent changes or modifications which are not departing from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the following claims. Inside. 13 200813779 ^ [Simplified illustration of the drawings] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a running loop of a preferred embodiment of the printing operation monitoring system of the present invention. 2 is a functional block diagram of the printer server of FIG. 1. 3 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the printing strategy of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a flow chart showing the preferred embodiment of the printing operation monitoring method of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the effect of adding a watermark to a printing job in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] Printer server 101 Database server 102 Internal network 104 Printer 105 User terminal 111 User terminal 113 User interface 115 Intercept module 302 Inspection module 304 Storage module 306 Printing module 308 14