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US 2003/0197893 A1Published application
System for controlling printer and method of controlling printer
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorYoshiaki Watanabe
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AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorYoshiaki Watanabe
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A printer control system that is provided with a print server capable of acquiring the state information of the printer controlled by the various sorts of protocol and a method of controlling the printer system are disclosed. The server is constructed with system control section, LAN/WAN communication control section, request processing section, printer information storing section, protocol processing section, and printer state acquiring section. The respective sections are connected to each other through the system bus. The state acquiring request is received by the LAN/WAN communication control section, and the communication control section notifies the printer state acquiring section, of the received request. The printer information storing section stores the access protocol to the printer in the printer information table. The protocol processing section performs the communication and the analysis of the respective protocols. The printer state acquiring section retrieves the protocol information stored in the printer information table. The state of the printer can be acquired by using the stored protocol.
A system for controlling a printer comprising:
A method of controlling a printer comprising:
A system for controlling a printer comprising:
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Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
Specifically adapted to use a particular technique: printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server: in client-server-printer device configuration
Computing and data processing
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a printer control system provided with a server for monitoring the state of the printer and a method of controlling the printer and the printer system.
2. Description of the Background
A more complete appreciation of the invention and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of the printer control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of the server included in the printer control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
In describing preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrated in the drawings, specific terminology is employed for the sake of clarity. However, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the specific terminology so selected, and it is to be understood that each specific element includes all technical equivalents that operate in a similar manner.
Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and more particularly to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 thereof, the structure of a printer control system and a structure of the server that is included in the printer control system, according to the present invention, are illustrated hereinafter in detail in conjunction with the embodiment thereof with reference to all of the accompanying drawings.
In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the first embodiment aspect of the present invention provides a printer control system, which includes a server. Further the printer control system includes multiple personal computers and multiple printers. The server, personal computer., and printers are connected to a common network.