WO2004012075A1 - 印刷システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a printing system that transmits a plurality of image files and the like to a printer from a host device such as a digital camera and prints them.
- the file for requesting the printer to print is associated with the image file. Since it is linked and stored in the recording medium, the digital camera and printer are directly connected and the image file and print designation file are simply transmitted to the printer, and the user can print the desired image under the designated conditions. be able to.
- the digital camera cannot know the current printing status.
- the conventional digital camera used for direct printing only issues a print request to the printer, and the subsequent printing process is performed exclusively by the printer, and the digital camera cannot know the progress of printing. Just wait for 'print done' by.
- a digital camera usually obtains power from a built-in battery such as a lithium battery.
- the printer sequentially prints while acquiring image files from the digital camera.
- the digital camera requests the printer to stop printing and turns off the power, regardless of the printing status of the printer. I do.
- This urgent print stop request causes the printer to terminate printing, for example, in the middle of one page, or to process during printing of an image file if one page contains multiple image files. May be interrupted. As a result, useless printed matter is generated, and printing paper and ink are wasted.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a printing system capable of preventing printing resources from being wasted by stopping printing in units of pages when printing is canceled. Is to provide.
- a printing system includes a host device that generates print data, and performs printing while acquiring print data from the host device. And a canceling means and a printing control means.
- the canceling unit requests the printer to cancel printing in page units. Then, when the printing is canceled, the printing control means continues the printing until the printing of the page being printed is completed, and interrupts the subsequent printing if there is a subsequent page. That is, when the printing is canceled, the printing control unit suspends the printing in page units. More specifically, if a print cancel request is issued while printing a one-page print job, the print control unit prints the page currently being printed, and then ends the print processing.
- the print control unit If a print cancel is requested during printing of a print job consisting of a plurality of pages, the print control unit prints the page being printed to the end at the time when the print cancel is requested, and then prints the other succeeding pages. Stop printing the page. Therefore, when printing a print job consisting of a plurality of pages (more precisely, when printing a print job consisting of a plurality of pages and printing a page other than the last page), the print control means is provided by a print canceling unit. Is requested, the printing of the page being printed is completed, and the subsequent printing is stopped. This can prevent waste of printing resources.
- the host device examples include a personal computer, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, a digital camera, a digital video camera, a scanner device, and the like.
- the “host” is a host in the sense of generating print data, and may not coincide with a host in data communication.
- the digital camera acts as a USB device
- the printer acts as a USB host.
- the print data (image file) stored in the digital camera under the initiative of the printer There is a configuration that obtains
- the printer performs printing while acquiring print job data from the host device, and corresponds to, for example, a serial printer. That is, instead of storing the entire print data in a storage device in the printer in advance and then performing printing, a serial printer that generates image data in band units from the amount of print data received and performs sequential printing. Can be used.
- the host device is provided with an interruption prediction function for predicting whether or not a print interruption will occur.
- the term "print interruption" of the host device means that the printer cannot continue printing.For example, the power supply to the host device is insufficient due to the exhaustion of the internal battery, or the data communication cable is broken. Data communication is not possible, or the user has issued a print cancel instruction.
- both the interruption position information indicating the page position where the printing has been interrupted and the print data can be held on the host device side.
- the interruption position information may be held on the printer side, and when the charging of the host device is completed or the like and the printing can be resumed, the interruption position information may be transmitted from the printer to the host device. it can.
- the interruption position information and the print data can be resumed by another printer.
- the host device can be connected to another printer of the same type. By connecting to, printing can be resumed.
- the interruption position information and the print data need not be stored in the same storage device.
- the interruption position information may be stored in a non-volatile memory in the host device, and the print data may be stored in an external storage device detachably provided in the host device.
- both the interruption position information and the print data are stored in a storage medium that can be connected to a host device such as an HDD device, a memory card, and a PC card
- the recording medium is stored in another host device. By connecting, printing can be resumed via another host device.
- the printer performs predetermined image processing such as, for example, color conversion processing and halftone processing based on print data obtained from the host apparatus, and generates image data in band units.
- a band is a band-like area that divides one page in the paper feed direction.
- the printer prints image data in band units by one or more main scans. Can be printed on paper. If a print cancel request is issued from the host device during printing, the print control means of the printer continues the printing process until the printing of the currently printing page is completed, and finishes printing the currently printing page. And then stop the subsequent printing.
- a printing method performed by the printing system as described above.
- a printing system including a host device that generates print data, and a printer that acquires print data from the host device and performs printing, If the battery level drops below a certain value,
- a host device a printer, and a computer program used in the printing system as described above.
- the computer program according to the present invention can be distributed via various communication media such as a memory, a hard disk (HD), a CD-ROM, a DVD-RAM and the like. It is.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall outline of a printing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- -FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the storage structure of the recording medium.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a DP0F printing designation method (a) and a structure (b) of a DP0F script file created thereby.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the DP0F script file.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a printing result when DP0F printing is normally performed.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a DP0F print instruction process executed on the camera side.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a DP0F print process executed on the printer side.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a print interruption process executed on the printer side.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a DP0F print instruction process on the power camera side according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the DP0F print instruction processing on the power camera side according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the print restart instruction process.
- FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the DP0F script file according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an overall outline of a printing system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing processing executed on the camera side. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall outline of a printing system according to the present embodiment.
- a digital camera (hereinafter abbreviated as “camera”) 10 can take an image and hold it as electronic data, and transmit the held image data to a printer 20 for printing. It is like that.
- the camera 10 conforms to the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standard.
- DPOF identifies the image selected by the user By saving print specification information such as information, the number of prints, and the printing method in a text-based file (DP0F script.script file), and sending this print specification information to a DP0F-compatible printer / lab printer owned by the user, It is stipulated that automatic printing can be performed without using a personal computer.
- the camera 10 includes an imaging unit 11, a recording medium 12, a control unit 13, a user interface 14, a USB device controller 15, a storage unit 16, a power supply unit 17, and the like, as described later. ing.
- the imaging unit 11 includes, for example, a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) element, a lens, a preprocessing circuit, and the like, and is configured to digitize and output an image of a subject.
- CCD Charge-Coupled Device
- the recording medium 12 is, for example, a rewritable recording medium such as a PC card or a memory card (not necessarily a card), and is removably attached to a card slot of the camera 10.
- a rewritable recording medium such as a PC card or a memory card (not necessarily a card)
- a DP0F script file D2 for designating printing and job status information D3 are recorded.
- the job status information D3 may be stored in the storage unit 16 including a rewritable nonvolatile memory.
- the control unit 13 is configured as a microcomputer system including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and executes various programs.
- the user interface 14 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display and operation switches and the like, displays a captured image and an operation menu, and receives an instruction from a user.
- the USB device controller 15 performs data transfer with the printer 20 via a USB cable.
- a predetermined power is supplied from the power supply unit 17 to each unit that consumes power in the camera 10.
- the power supply unit 17 uses a built-in battery 18 or an external power source (for example, when power is obtained from an indoor outlet via an AC / DC converter or the like) as a power source.
- the camera 10 can be driven by the built-in battery 18 and the camera 10 and the printer
- the printer is connected to the printer 20 via a USB cable, and the image file D 1, DP0F script file D 2, and job status information D 3 are sent from the camera 10 to the printer 20 to perform printing. It is like that.
- the built-in battery 18 may be, for example, a dry battery or a small battery (a secondary battery).
- the printer 20 includes a printing unit 21, a storage unit 22, a control unit 23, a user interface 24, and a USB host controller 25, and is configured as a serial color printer compatible with DP0F.
- the printing unit 21 includes a print engine and an engine controller.
- the printing unit 21 performs predetermined image processing such as a color conversion process from an RGB color system to a CMYK color system and a halftone process, and generates print image data in band units. By scanning the print head in a direction perpendicular to the paper feed direction, a predetermined print is performed with the specified settings.
- the storage unit 23 is composed of, for example, a hard disk device or a semiconductor memory device, and stores an image file acquired from the camera 10 or the like.
- the user interface 24 includes, for example, a liquid crystal panel, operation switches, and the like, and is configured to receive an instruction from a user and display a print progress and the like.
- the USB host controller 25 is for performing data communication with the camera 10 via USB.
- a DCF image directory for still images and a directory (MISC) for output setting are formed.
- a DCF directory (100 EPSON, 102 EPSON, etc.) for storing image files is formed.
- the directory numbers of the DCF directories are specified in advance so as not to be duplicated.
- Each DCF directory contains one or more captured image files (EPSN0001.JPG, EPSN00 02.JPG, etc.).
- the file names of the image files stored in each DCF directory are specified so that the file numbers in the same DCF directory do not overlap. Note that file numbers may overlap with image files in other DCF directories.
- an automatic print file (AUTPR T. MRK), a character string description file (UNICODE. MRK), an automatic transmission file (AUTXFER. MRK), and an automatic playback file (AUTPLAYn. MRK) are stored. Have been.
- the automatic print file corresponds to the DP0F script file D2, and describes the print instructions necessary to send an image file from the camera 1 ⁇ to the printer 20 for automatic printing in text format.
- the automatic transmission file is used when transmitting an image via a network such as the Internet, and the automatic reproduction file is used when a slide show is performed by, for example, a television display or a projector. Things.
- the unicode character string description file is used to enable the use of unicode to support multiple languages.
- FIG. 3A is an example of a screen displayed on the user interface 14 of the camera 10.
- Each image file stored in the recording medium 12 is reduced and displayed in a list format.
- the user selects which image file is to be printed, and also specifies which image file is to be printed, how many sheets are to be printed, how to print the image file, and the like.
- Fig. 3 (a) a black square mark is displayed on the image file selected for printing.
- standard printing (STD) and index printing (IDX) are specified as the printing type. The numbers next to the print type indicate the number of prints.
- STD standard printing
- IDX index printing
- the numbers next to the print type indicate the number of prints.
- the DP0F script file is roughly divided into a header section D22 and a job description section D23.
- the header section D22 'contains the corresponding DP0F version number, the model name of the camera 10, the date and time of the creation of the DP0F script file, and the user information such as the user name, user address, and telephone number. I have.
- the job description section D23 contains the print product ID, print type (standard print or index print, etc.), number of prints, file format, path information to the image file, and print setting information (date entry, rotation). And vender functions that can be defined independently by camera manufacturers. Each of the above items may be required or optional.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the DP0F script file.
- the DP0F script file is created for each print job, and includes a header section [HDR] and a job description section [JOB].
- each job description section includes a print product ID for identifying an individual print job, a print type, the number of copies, path information to an image file to be printed, and the like. It is described in text. Therefore, the printer 20 can acquire the image file to be printed from the camera 10 based on the DP0F script file, and can print the acquired image file by the designated method.
- multiple print jobs may be described in one DP0F script file.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which DP0F printing is normally performed.
- the example shown in FIG. 5 shows a case where printing is performed with the following specifications. When standard printing is specified, it is assumed that up to two copies can be printed on the same printing paper.
- the print layout is set based on the layout specification information described in the DP0F script file and the layout specification information separate from the DP0F script file, not limited to the case where the layout at the time of printing is left to the printer side setting.
- the configuration may be as follows.
- the printer 20 constantly monitors the printing state of the printing unit 21, generates job status information D 3 for each object, and notifies the camera 10 of the job status information D 3.
- the job status information includes, for example, the file ID and the number of printed pages (COPY ID).
- the print product ID (PRT PID) may be included in the job status information.
- the file ID is information for specifying the image file currently being printed, and is generated so as to be uniquely determined from the path information of the image file.
- the directory number of the DCF directory where the image file is stored and the image file are stored.
- the file ID is generated by concatenating the file number of the aisle.
- the DCF directory number is set in advance so that it does not overlap with other DCF directories, and is set in advance so that file numbers do not overlap in the same DCF directory. Therefore, if a file ID is generated by concatenating a directory number and a file number, a total of 7 digits is required, and the data amount is only 7 bytes, and the image file stored on the recording medium 12 with a small amount of information is required. Can be uniquely specified.
- the camera 10 can always keep track of the latest printing progress by storing the job status information notified from the printer 20 in units of objects in the recording medium 12 or the storage unit 16 by overwriting.
- the printer and camera automatically switch from the paper and ink replenishment standby state to the replenishment complete state. Printing is started. In this case, since the printer holds the print job, printing is continued without transmitting the job status information from the camera 10. However, if an error occurs that makes it impossible to continue printing, such as disconnecting the power cable or USB cable, causing a paper jam, or causing a fatal error, the printer The print job is canceled (deleted from the printer) and printing is stopped.
- the latest job status information is sent to the camera 10 and the printer 20.
- printing can be resumed from the object (image file) at the time of printing interruption.
- FIG. 6 shows a DP0F print designation process executed on the camera 10 side.
- the user specifies DP0F printing via the user interface 14 (S1).
- S2 the normal DP0F printing is specified by the user (S2: N0)
- the user selects the image to be printed, the number of copies, and the print type.
- S3 Specify the date, message, and other characters to be printed together.
- a DP0F script file is generated based on the printing method specified by the user
- the camera 10 sends the DP0F script file to the printer 20 via the USB cable (S5).
- the printer 20 starts printing requested by the camera 10 based on the received DP0F script file, monitors the printing status, generates job status information, and notifies the camera 10 of the job status information.
- the camera 10 When driven by the built-in battery, the camera 10 monitors whether the remaining battery charge is equal to or more than a predetermined value (S6). If the remaining battery power is equal to or more than the predetermined value (S6: YES), the process is continued until printing is completed (S7).
- a page cancel request is issued to the printer 20 to request the printing termination in a predetermined unit (S8), and a reply of the job status information is requested to the printer 20. Yes (S9).
- the camera 10 waits for the notification of the job status information from the printer 20 (S10), and when receiving the job status information, saves it by overwriting (S11). Therefore, the camera 10 holds only one piece of the latest job status information at the time of printing interruption. As a result, the printer 20 cancels the print job after printing the currently printed page and ends the process without printing the next page.
- the user can resume the interrupted printing.
- FIG. 7 shows a DP0F printing process executed on the printer 20 side.
- the printer 20 monitors whether or not a print command has been input from an external device (S21). If a print command has been received (S21: YES), the printer 20 determines whether or not the request is a DP0F print request. That is, it is determined whether a DP0F script file has been received (S22). In the case of a command other than DP0F printing, normal processing corresponding to the command is performed (S23). For example, when a print request is received from a personal computer, normal print processing is performed.
- the printer interprets the DP0F script file and sets a print layout (S24). Next, it is determined whether or not the print restart mode is set (S25). In the case of the normal DP0F print mode (S25: N0), the image file specified in the job description section of the DP0F script file is obtained from the recording medium 12 (S27). Then, an image for printing is generated (S28), and printing is started. (S29).
- the job status information is updated each time a new image file is printed.
- the printer 20 updates the job status information at any time.
- the printer 20 notifies the camera 10 of the latest job status information so that the camera 10 can hold the information.
- the DP0F script and the job status information are transmitted from the camera 10 to the printer 20 again.
- the DPOF script is interpreted and the DP0F script file is skipped to a print job of an image file having a file ID matching the file ID indicated in the latest job status information received from the camera 10.
- Printing is restarted from the image file with the matching file ID (S26). In other words, printing is restarted from the image file whose printing was interrupted by the print cancel.
- FIG. 8 shows a print interruption process on the printer 20 side.
- the printer 20 monitors whether or not it has received a print cancel command from the camera 10 (in the case of canceling on a page basis, it becomes a page cancel command) (S41).
- the job status information transmitted from the camera 10 when printing is resumed includes information (PRT PID) for specifying a print job, a file ID, and the number of copies (PRT QTY).
- the printer 20 interprets the job status information, avoids duplicate printing for the already printed, and resumes printing from the unprinted portion.
- the host device can automatically resume printing from an unprinted page in response to the user's manual operation or automatically (that is, without the user's manual operation). Can be requested.
- the printing error occurs on the printer side (for example, a paper jam)
- information on the image file currently being printed can be stored as job status information in the host device.
- the printing error occurs due to a cause on the host device side (for example, the battery charge of the camera 10 is insufficient)
- information on the image file currently being printed is stored in the printer 20 as job status information. It can also be done.
- the cause of the error on the host device side is eliminated (for example, the battery of the camera 10 is sufficiently charged) and it becomes possible to resume printing, it is stored in the printer 20.
- the placed job status information can be transmitted to the host device. After receiving the job status information from the printer 20, the host device can request the printer 20 to automatically resume printing from an unprinted page.
- the image is directly transmitted from the peripheral device to the printer.
- DP0F printing in which data is sent and printed automatically, the latest printing status can be ascertained on the camera side, and printing can be interrupted in predetermined, well-defined units.
- the camera 10 since the camera 10 stores job status information, after the internal battery 18 is charged, simply reconnect the camera 10 to another printer of the same type or the same type of printer, and resume printing. be able to. Therefore, for example, even if printing is interrupted due to a shortage of the battery during DP0F printing at a certain point, DP0F printing can be resumed at another point of the destination, which improves convenience.
- the job status information consists of the minimum information necessary for resuming printing, and a file ID is generated from a part of the path information to the image file to reduce the amount of data. Since only the job status information is stored, the burden of holding the job status on the camera side can be reduced.
- the job status information is also stored in the recording medium 12, so that, for example, if the camera 10 breaks down while printing is interrupted, charging can be performed immediately. Even if there is no image file, printing can be resumed from the interrupted image file by attaching the recording medium 12 to another camera of the same type.
- the digital camera 10 only transmits the image file requested by the printer without knowing the page break, and the printer 20 transmits the image file acquired from the digital camera 10 to the digital camera 10.
- Image data for printing in band units Data and print it serially.
- the printer 20 prints the currently printing page in band units and completes the printing, and after the completion of printing this page, prints another succeeding page. Can be stopped.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a DP0F print instruction process on the power camera side according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the feature of the present embodiment lies in that DP0F printing is also interrupted by an interruption instruction from the user in addition to the automatic interruption of printing due to the consumption of the internal battery 18 (S6) (S5).
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a DP0F print instruction process on the camera side according to the third embodiment.
- the feature of the present embodiment is that, besides automatically interrupting printing due to battery exhaustion, job status information is obtained from the printer 20 as needed, overwritten and saved (S52, S53), and the printing process on the printer side is performed. (S 54, S 55)
- the camera 10 obtains the job status information from the printer 20 at any time, thereby grasping the progress of printing at the printer 20. If a printing error occurs at the printer 20, the camera 10 performs a printing restart process (S 55).
- the printer 20 waits until the printer 20 is ready to resume printing (S61). In this case, after waiting for a print restart instruction from the user (S62), the job status information and the DP0F script file are transmitted to the printer 20 to restart printing (S63).
- FIG. 12 shows an example of a DP0F script file according to the fourth embodiment.
- job status information is described in the DP0F script file as indicated by “RE-PRINT”.
- RE-PRINT In the case of normal printing, it is possible to declare normal printing by setting “000” to the value of each parameter in the job status information.
- a special code (such as 000) is set in the parameter value of the job status information during normal printing.
- the printer can be notified that the printing is normal printing.
- the type and structure of data transmitted from the camera 10 to the printer 20 can be made common, and the program structure can be simplified.
- FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 show a fifth embodiment.
- the information of the page currently being printed is stored in the printer 20 as job status information. It should be noted that, when the battery 33 is restored by power supply from the printer 20, the printer 20 transmits the job status information to the camera 30.
- the battery 33 is configured as, for example, a small battery or the like.
- the power supply section 32 has a circuit configuration for permitting charging of the battery 33 from the printer 20.
- the battery 20 can be charged from the printer 20 via the USB device controller 31 using the USB bus power. See FIG.
- the camera 30 requests the printer 20 to charge the battery 33 (S71).
- the job status information on the job being printed is stored in the printer 20.
- the camera 3 If 0, the job status information is acquired from the printer 20 (S73), and printing is resumed (S2).
- the printer charges the battery 33, and when the remaining amount of the battery 33 recovers, the printing is automatically restarted. Therefore, there is no need to issue a cancel notification, and there is no need to charge the battery 33 of the camera 30 with a dedicated charger or the like, so that usability is improved.
- the charging of the battery 33 from the printer 20 is not limited to the charging using the USB bus power.
- camera 10 and printer 20 need not be connected by USB.
- data communication may be performed via an IEEE 1394 interface, a wireless LAN, or infrared rays.
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