Method and device for controlling the printing, printer device, printing method, printing system and printing method

• US 20030164976A1
• Filed: 03/10/2003
• Published: 09/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ishigami, Koichiro, Ihara, Yushi
• Granted Patent: US 7,139,090 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00291 with receiver circuitry television receiver circuitry per se H04N5/44
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00294 for printing images at a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0049 By wire, cable or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0065 Converting image data to a format usable by the connected apparatus or vice versa
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence

Abstract

A printing system including printing equipment in which, even if the equipment are interconnected through an interface pursuant to the IEEE 1394 standard, the printing image may be set to effect printing. There is provided a CPU 23 for generating the printing control information containing the text printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for the text at the time of printing and the picture printing image information indicating the processing contents for a picture at the time of printing. There is also provided a data conversion unit 13 which manages control so that picture data and the printing control information will be contained in a packet consistent with the IEEE 1394 standard and sent as output to a printer device 5, and so that the picture data contained in the packet sent as output to the printer device 5 will be printed in accordance with the printing control information. When packets are transmitted/received between the equipment interconnected through the IEEE 1394 interface to print the picture data, the picture processing consistent with the text printing image information and the picture printing image information is performed on the picture data on the side printer device 5 to print the text or the picture.

Claims

1. A printing control device comprising:

picture processing means for processing picture signals supplied from outside to generate picture data;

control information generating means for generating the printing control information containing at least one of the text printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a text for printing by a printer device and the picture printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a picture for printing by the printer device;

outputting means for outputting the picture data generated by said picture processing means and the printing control information generated by the control information generating means to said printing device as said picture data and the printing control information are contained in a packet pursuant to the IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394 standard; and

picture printing control means for managing control so that the picture data contained in the packet sent from said outputting means to said printer device will be printed in accordance with said printing control information.

2. A printing controlling method comprising:

processing picture signals input from outside to generate picture data;

generating the printing control information containing at least one of the text printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a text at the time of printing by a printer device and the picture printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a picture at the time of printing by the printer device;

outputting the picture data and the printing control information to said printing device as said picture data and the printing control information are contained in a packet pursuant to the IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394 standard; and

managing control so that the picture data contained in the packet sent to said printer device will be printed in accordance with said printing control information.

3. A printing device comprising:

inputting means fed with picture data contained in a packet consistent with the IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394 standard and the printing control image information containing at least one of the text printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a text at the time of printing and the picture printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a picture at the time of printing;

printing means for printing a picture indicated by picture data fed to said inputting means in accordance with the printing control information; and

printing control means for transforming the picture data fed to said inputting means into a signal format with which the picture data are printed by said printing means, and for causing printing by said printing means.

4. A printing method comprising:

inputting picture data contained in a packet consistent with the IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394 standard and the printing control information containing at least one of the text printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a text at the time of printing and the picture printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a picture at the time of printing;

transforming input picture data into signals of a signal format for printing; and

printing a picture indicated by the input picture data in accordance with said printing control information.

5. A printing system comprising:

a printing control device including picture processing means for processing picture signals supplied from outside to generate picture data;

control information generating means for generating the printing control information containing at least one of the text printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a text at the time of printing and the picture printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a picture at the time of printing;

outputting means for outputting the picture data generated by said picture processing means and the printing control information generated by the control information generating means to said printing device as said picture data and the printing control information are contained in a packet pursuant to the IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394 standard; and

picture printing control means for managing control so that the picture data contained in the packet sent from said outputting means to said printer device will be printed in accordance with said printing control intonations; and

a printer device including

inputting means fed from the printer control device with picture data contained in a packet pursuant to the IEEE 1394 standard, and with the printing control information containing at least one of the text printing image information and the picture printing image information;

printing means for printing a picture indicated by picture data fed to said inputting means in accordance with the printing control information; and

printing control means for transforming the picture data fed to said inputting means into a signal format with which the picture data are printed by said printing means, and for causing printing by said printing means.

6. A printing method comprising:

processing picture signals input from outside to generate picture data;

generating the printing control information containing at least one of the text printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a text at the time of printing and the picture printing image intonations indicating the picture processing contents for a picture at the time of printing;

outputting the picture data and the printing control information contained in a packet pursuant to the IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394 standard;

inputting to a printing device the picture data contained in the packet pursuant to the IEEE 1394 standard and the picture control information containing at least one of the text printing image intonations and the picture printing image information;

transforming the input picture data into a signal format with which the data are printed; and

printing the input picture data in accordance with the printing control information.

7. A television receiver comprising:

a reception unit for receiving picture signals;

a picture processing unit for processing said picture signals to generate picture data;

a setting unit for setting at least one of the text printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a text at the time of printing by a printer device and the picture printing image information indicating the picture processing contents for a picture at the time of printing by said printer device;

a control information generating unit for generating the printing control information containing at least one of the text printing image information and the picture printing image information as set by said setting unit; and

an outputting unit for outputting said picture data generated by said picture processing unit and the picture control information generated by said control information generating unit, in a form in which said picture data and the picture control information are contained in a FCP consistent with the IEEE 1394 standard.