WO2021241503A1 - 印刷システム、印刷制御装置、印刷方法及びプログラムを格納した非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体 - Google Patents

印刷システム、印刷制御装置、印刷方法及びプログラムを格納した非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体 Download PDF

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WO2021241503A1
WO2021241503A1 PCT/JP2021/019621 JP2021019621W WO2021241503A1 WO 2021241503 A1 WO2021241503 A1 WO 2021241503A1 JP 2021019621 W JP2021019621 W JP 2021019621W WO 2021241503 A1 WO2021241503 A1 WO 2021241503A1
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  • the present invention relates to a printing system, a printing control device, a printing method and a program.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for printing print data transmitted from a remote desktop server from a printer installed outside the company.
  • the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printing system, a print control device, a printing method, and a program capable of printing more safely.
  • the printing system is A location registration device that authenticates the user who operates the client terminal in the workspace, A remote desktop server that enables the desktop screen of an in-house terminal to be operated from the client terminal, Equipped with a printing device that outputs print data in response to print requests.
  • the location registration device transmits the location information of the authenticated user to the printing device, and the location registration device transmits the location information of the authenticated user to the printing device.
  • the printing device receives a printing request from the remote desktop server, the printing device transmits print data to which the location information is added to the location registration device.
  • the print control device is A location registration device that authenticates the user who operates the client terminal in the workspace, Equipped with a printing device that outputs print data in response to print requests.
  • the location registration device transmits the location information of the authenticated user to the printing device, and the location registration device transmits the location information of the authenticated user to the printing device.
  • the printing device receives a printing request from the remote desktop server that enables the desktop screen of the in-house terminal to be operated from the client terminal, the printing device transmits print data to which the location information is added to the location registration device.
  • the printing method according to one aspect of the present invention is carried out by a computer.
  • the program according to one aspect of the present invention is The process of sending the location information of the authenticated user to the printing device, The process of transmitting the print data to which the location information is added to the location registration device, and Let the computer run.
  • FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the printing system which concerns on Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the printing method which concerns on Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a printing system according to the first embodiment.
  • the printing system 1 includes a print control device 10 and a remote desktop server 12.
  • the print control device 10 includes a location registration device 11 and a print device 13.
  • the location registration device 11, the remote desktop server 12, and the printing device 13 are connected via the network 17.
  • the network 17 may be wired or wireless.
  • a client terminal 14 (not shown), a printer 16 and the like are connected to the network 17. It is assumed that the location registration device 11, the client terminal 14, and the printer 16 are installed in the work space 100.
  • the location registration device 11 is a device that authenticates a user. When the user authentication is successful, the user operates the client terminal 14 installed in the work space 100.
  • the authentication method of the location registration device 11 is not particularly limited as long as it can authenticate the user.
  • the location registration device 11 authenticates the user by, for example, card authentication. Further, the location registration device 11 may authenticate the user by a password or the like.
  • the remote desktop server 12 is a server that enables the desktop screen of an in-house terminal (not shown) to be operated from the client terminal 14.
  • the user can start and operate the in-house terminal from the client terminal 14 via the remote desktop server 12.
  • the printing device 13 outputs print data in response to a printing request.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of the printing method according to the first embodiment.
  • the user authenticates from the location registration device 11.
  • the location registration device 11 transmits the location information of the user who has succeeded in user authentication to the printing device 13 (step S101).
  • the location information is information about each device installed in the work space 100 in which the user is working.
  • the user When printing a document or the like, the user operates the client terminal 14 to make a print request to the remote desktop server 12.
  • the remote desktop server 12 receives the print request, the remote desktop server 12 transfers the request to the printing device 13.
  • the printing device 13 Upon receiving the print request from the remote desktop server 12, the printing device 13 transmits the print data to the location registration device 11 (step S102).
  • the location registration device 11 causes the printer 16 installed in the work space 100 to print the received print data.
  • the printer 16 does not directly communicate with the client terminal 14 or the like. Therefore, for example, when a malicious program or the like is mixed in the printer 16, the client terminal 14, the remote desktop server 12, and the printing device 13 are not directly attacked. Therefore, the printing method according to the present embodiment can print more safely.
  • the print control device 10 includes a processor, a memory, and a storage device as a configuration (not shown). Further, the storage device stores a computer program in which the processing of the printing method according to the present embodiment is implemented. Then, the processor reads the computer program from the storage device into the memory and executes the computer program. As a result, the function of the print control device 10 is realized.
  • each component of each device included in the printing system according to the present embodiment may be realized by a general-purpose or dedicated circuitry, a processor, or a combination thereof. These may be composed of a single chip or may be composed of a plurality of chips connected via a bus. A part or all of each component of each device may be realized by the combination of the circuit or the like and the program described above. Further, as a processor, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an FPGA (field-programmable gate array), or the like can be used.
  • a CPU Central Processing Unit
  • GPU Graphics Processing Unit
  • FPGA field-programmable gate array
  • each component of the print control device 10 when a part or all of each component of the print control device 10 is realized by a plurality of information processing devices and circuits, the plurality of information processing devices and circuits may be centrally arranged. It may be distributed.
  • the information processing device, the circuit, and the like may be realized as a form in which each is connected via a communication network, such as a client-server system and a cloud computing system.
  • the function of the print control device 10 may be provided in the SAAS (Software as a Service) format.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the printing system according to the second embodiment.
  • the printing system 2 includes a location registration device 11, a remote desktop server 12, and a printing device 20.
  • the location registration device 11, the remote desktop server 12, and the printing device 20 are connected via the network 17.
  • the description that overlaps with the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.
  • the location registration device 11 is connected to the card reader 15.
  • the user authenticates the user by having the card reader 15 read the authentication card.
  • the printing device 20 includes a print server 21, a transfer server 22, a location register 23, a user management server 24, an inquiry server 25, and a printer setting server 26.
  • the remote desktop server 12 When the remote desktop server 12 receives a print request, it requests the print server 21 to output print data.
  • the print server 21 is a server that outputs print data.
  • the print server 21 transmits the print data to the transfer server 22.
  • the transfer server 22 transmits print data to the inquiry server 25 via the network 17.
  • the user management server 24 manages the user's location information.
  • the location register 23 holds the location information for which authentication has been performed.
  • the location register 23 collates the location information received from the location registration device 11 with the location information managed by the user management server, and if they match, the location register 23 holds the location information.
  • the inquiry server 25 inquires about the location information held in the location register 23, and adds the location information to the print data.
  • the printer setting server 26 manages the setting information of the printer 16.
  • the inquiry server 25 inquires about the printer setting server 26 and adds the setting information acquired to the print data.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the printing method according to the second embodiment.
  • the user causes the card reader 15 to read the authentication card when starting work in the work space 100.
  • the location registration device 11 authenticates the user based on the information read by the card reader 15 (step S201).
  • the location registration device 11 transmits the location information of the user who has succeeded in user authentication to the location register 23 (step S202).
  • the location register 23 collates the received location information with the user management server 24 (step S203).
  • the location register 23 holds the location information (step S204).
  • the user launches an in-house client (not shown) via the remote desktop server 12 and works on the remote desktop.
  • the user operates the client terminal 14 to make a print request to the remote desktop server 12.
  • the remote desktop server 12 receives the print request
  • the remote desktop server 12 transfers the request to the print server 21.
  • the print server 21 transmits the print data to the transfer server 22 (step S205).
  • the print data shall include the user information that made the print request.
  • the transfer server 22 transfers the received print data to the inquiry server 25 (step S206).
  • the inquiry server 25 queries the location register 23 for the location information of the user based on the user information included in the print data (step S207).
  • the location information shall include the printer type of the printer 16 installed in the work space 100.
  • the inquiry server 25 converts the print data so as to match the acquired printer type.
  • the inquiry server 25 inquires the printer setting server 26 of the printer information necessary for printing by the printer 16 based on the printer type of the printer 16 and acquires it (step S208).
  • the inquiry server 25 adds location information and printer information to the print data and transmits the print data to the location registration device 11 (step S209).
  • the location registration device 11 causes the printer 16 to print print data based on the received location information (step S210).
  • the printing data including the printer information of the printer 16 is transmitted from the printing device 20 to the location registration device 11. Therefore, each device other than the location registration device 11 can perform printing without directly communicating with the printer 16. Further, in the printing system according to the present embodiment, the location information of the user who has succeeded in user authentication is held in the location register 23, and the location information is added to the print data. Therefore, only the user who succeeds in user authentication can print. Further, the printing system according to the present embodiment can exert the same effect as the effect described in the first embodiment.
  • Non-temporary computer-readable media include various types of tangible storage mediums.
  • Examples of non-temporary computer-readable media include magnetic recording media (eg, flexible discs, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (eg, magneto-optical discs), CD-ROMs (ReadOnlyMemory), CD-Rs, Includes CD-R / W, DVD (DigitalVersatileDisc), semiconductor memory (for example, mask ROM, PROM (ProgrammableROM), EPROM (ErasablePROM), flash ROM, RAM (RandomAccessMemory)).
  • magnetic recording media eg, flexible discs, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives
  • magneto-optical recording media eg, magneto-optical discs
  • CD-ROMs ReadOnlyMemory
  • CD-Rs Includes CD-R / W, DVD (DigitalVersatileDisc)
  • semiconductor memory for example, mask ROM, PROM (ProgrammableROM), EPROM (ErasablePROM), flash
  • the program may also be supplied to the computer by various types of temporary computer readable medium.
  • temporary computer-readable media include electrical, optical, and electromagnetic waves.
  • the temporary computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit. Further, the present invention may be carried out by appropriately combining the respective embodiments.
  • Printing system 10 Printing control device 11 Location registration device 12 Remote desktop server 13 Printing device 14 Client terminal 15 Card reader 16 Printer 17 Network 20 Printing device 21 Print server 22 Transfer server 23 Location register 24 User management server 25 Query server 26 Printer setting server 100 workspace

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