Identification code creating method in network and identification code creating program

• US 20030184797A1
• Filed: 03/28/2003
• Published: 10/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ainix Corporation
• Original Assignee: Ainix Corporation
• Inventors: Hiramoto, Junya
• Granted Patent: US 6,896,178 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/51 the printed and recorded information being identical; using type elements with code-generating means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1243 Variable data printing, e.g. document forms, templates, labels, coupons, advertisements, logos, watermarks, transactional printing, fixed content versioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1287 via internet
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing

Abstract

There are provided an identification code creating method and an identification code creating program capable of excellently printing or displaying an identification code regardless of a resolution of printing means or displaying means in creating the identification code of a bar code, a two-dimensional symbol or the like by a server apparatus in accordance with a request and an instruction from a client apparatus connected thereto via a network of an intranet, the internet or the like and printing or displaying the identification code by the printing means of a printer or the like or the displaying means connected to the client apparatus, for example, the identification code is created by the server apparatus based on an identification code creating data transmitted from the client apparatus, a program of drawing the identification code, a program of acquiring the resolution of the printing means and the like are provided to the client apparatus along with a parameter file thereof. Or, the server apparatus acquires the resolution of the printing means or the displaying means connected to the client apparatus, the identification code is created based on the resolution and an image data thereof is provided to the client apparatus.

Claims

1. A method of creating an identification code in a network characterized in that in creating an identification code by a server apparatus in accordance with a request and an instruction of a client apparatus connected thereto via a network and printing the identification code by printing means connected to the client apparatus, the identification code is created by an identification code creating program at inside of the server apparatus based on an identification code creating data from the client apparatus, a parameter file of the created identification code is transmitted to the client apparatus, and a drawing module for drawing the identification code as an image data by the parameter file in accordance with a resolution of a printer connected to the client apparatus is supplied to the client apparatus.

11. (added) The method of creating an identification code in a network according to claim 1 or 10, characterized in that the drawing module includes at least means for acquiring the resolution of the printer connected to the client apparatus or means for acquiring the resolution of the displaying means of the client apparatus, and means for drawing the identification code as an image by the parameter file in accordance with the resolution of the printer or the displaying means.

12. (added) The method of creating an identification code in a network according to claim 1, 10 or 11, wherein the drawing module is transmitted to the client apparatus along with the parameter file.

13. (added) The method of creating an identification code in a network according to claim 1, 10 or 11, wherein the drawing module is recorded to a record medium readable by the client apparatus to distribute.

14. (added) The method of creating an identification code in a network according to claim 1, 10 or 11, wherein the drawing module is transmitted to the client apparatus separately from the parameter file.

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10. (added) A method of creating an identification code in a network characterized in that in creating an identification code by a server apparatus in accordance with a request and an instruction from a client apparatus connected thereto via a network and displaying the identification code by displaying means of the client apparatus, the identification code is created by an identification code creating program at inside of the server apparatus based on an identification code creating data from the client apparatus, a parameter file of the created identification code is transmitted to the client apparatus, and a drawing module for drawing the identification code as an image data by the parameter file in accordance with the resolution of the displaying means of the client apparatus is supplied to the client apparatus.

15. (added) A method of creating an identification code in a network characterized in that in creating an identification code by a server apparatus in accordance with a request and an instruction from a client apparatus connected thereto via a network and printing the identification code by printing means connected to the client apparatus, means for acquiring a resolution of the printing means connected to the client apparatus is provided at inside of the server apparatus, the identification code in accordance with the resolution is created by an identification code creating program at inside of the server apparatus based on the resolution of the printing means acquired by the resolution acquiring means and an identification code creating data from the client apparatus, and an image data of the created identification code is supplied to the client apparatus.

16. (added) A method of creating an identification code in a network characterized in that in creating an identification code by a server apparatus in accordance with a request and an instruction from a client apparatus connected thereto via a network and displaying the identification code for directly reading by an identification code reading apparatus by displaying means provided at the client apparatus, means for acquiring a resolution of the displaying means provided at the client apparatus is provided at inside of the server apparatus, the identification code in accordance with the resolution is created by an identification code creating program at inside of the server apparatus based on the resolution of the displaying means acquired by the resolution acquiring means and an identification code creating data from the client apparatus, and an image data of the created identification code is supplied to the client apparatus.

17. (added) An identification code creating program characterized in making a computer function as means for creating an identification code based on an identification code creating data from a client apparatus at least by a request and an instruction from the client apparatus and means for transmitting a parameter file of the created identification code to the client apparatus.

18. (added) An identification code creating program characterized in making a computer function as means for creating an identification code based on a resolution of printing means connected to a client apparatus and an identification code creating data from the client apparatus and suitable for the resolution at least by a request and an instruction from the client apparatus, means for converting the created identification code into an image data, and means for transmitting the image data to the client apparatus.

19. (added) An identification code creating program characterized in making a computer function as means for creating an identification code based on a resolution of displaying means provided at a client apparatus and an identification code creating data from the client apparatus and suitable for the resolution at least by a request and an instruction from the client apparatus, means for converting the created identification code into an image data, and means for transmitting the image data to the client apparatus.

20. (added) An identification code creating program characterized in being a drawing module for making a client apparatus function as means for receiving a parameter file of an identification code transmitted from a server apparatus connected thereto via a network, means for acquiring a resolution of a printer connected to the client apparatus or a resolution of displaying means of the client apparatus, and means for drawing the identification code as the image data by the parameter file in accordance with the resolution of the printer or the resolution of the displaying means.