PRINT DRIVER LOCALIZATION SUPPORT FROM PRINTING DEVICE TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE USER PROFILES

• US 20100225959A1
• Filed: 03/06/2009
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Selvaraj, Senthil K., Xiao, Zhenning
• Granted Patent: US 8,520,225 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1206 resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1224 Client or server resources management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1232 Transmitting printer device capabilities, e.g. upon request or periodically
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1244 Job translation or job parsing, e.g. page banding
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1286 via local network

Abstract

According to an approach for printing to Web service-enabled printing devices, a print driver is configured to retrieve printing device capabilities data from the Web service-enabled printing device. The printing device capabilities data specifies for a particular feature and a particular option supported by the Web service-enabled printing device, a plurality of languages in which the particular feature and the particular option may be displayed. The print driver generates, based at least upon the capabilities data, printer description data that specifies display data that indicates how the particular feature and the particular option are to be displayed, on a GUI, in the plurality of languages. In response to user input, the print driver generates, based at least upon the display data and language data that specifies a particular language, GUI data which, when processed, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a GUI in the particular language.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for printing to a Web service-enabled printing device, comprising:

a print driver executing on a client device and retrieving, from the Web service-enabled printing device, printing device capabilities data that specifies a plurality of features and options currently supported by the Web service-enabled printing device;

wherein the printing device capabilities data specifies, for a particular feature and a particular option of the plurality of features and options, a plurality of languages in which the particular feature and the particular option may be displayed;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the printing device capabilities data, printer description data that specifies display data that indicates how the particular feature and the particular option are to be displayed, on a graphical user interface, in the plurality of languages;

in response to user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the display data contained in the printer description data and language data, graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a graphical user interface in a particular language of the plurality of languages that is currently selected for the client device, wherein the language data specifies the particular language;

the print driver receiving, from an application program, application data generated by the application program;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the application data, print data and a print job ticket; and

the print driver causing the print data and the print job ticket to be transmitted to the Web service-enabled printing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the language data is a localization setting of an operating system of the client device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the display data specifies a string variable that corresponds to the particular feature, and

generating the graphical user interface data includes retrieving a string that corresponds to the string variable.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a particular user logging in to a computer system, causing the language data to specify a second language that is different than the particular language; and

in response to second user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the display data contained in the printer description data and the language data, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular options to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the graphical user interface data includes an option to display the particular feature and the particular option in another language that is different than the particular language and is of the plurality of languages;

the method further comprising, in response to second user input selecting a second language that is different than the particular language, the print driver generating, based at least upon the display data contained in the printer description data and the second language, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular options to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the print driver retrieving, from the Web service-enabled printing device, second printing device capabilities data that specifies the plurality of features and options of the Web service-enabled printing device;

wherein the printing device capabilities data specifies, for the particular feature and the particular option of the plurality of features and options, a second plurality of languages in which the particular feature and the particular option may be displayed;

wherein the second plurality of languages includes a second language that is not included in the plurality of languages;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the printing device capabilities data, second printer description data that specifies second display data that indicates how the particular feature and the particular option are to be displayed, on a another graphical user interface, in the second plurality of languages;

in response to second user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the second display data contained in the second printer description data and second language data that specifies the second language, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the print driver retrieving, from a second Web service-enabled printing device that is different that the Web service-enabled printing device, second printing device capabilities data that specifies a second plurality of features and options currently supported by the second Web service-enabled printing device;

wherein the second printing device capabilities data specifies, for a second particular feature and a second particular option of the second plurality of features and options, a second plurality of languages in which the second particular feature and the second particular option may be displayed;

wherein the second plurality of languages includes a second language that is not included in the plurality of languages;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the second printing device capabilities data, second printer description data that specifies second display data that indicates how the second particular feature and the second particular option are to be displayed, on another graphical user interface, in the second plurality of languages;

in response to second user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the second display data contained in the second printer description data and second language data that specifies the second language, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language, wherein the second language is currently selected for the client device.

8. A computer-readable medium for printing to a Web services-enabled printing device, the computer-readable medium carrying instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, causes:

a print driver executing on a client device and retrieving, from the Web service-enabled printing device, printing device capabilities data that specifies a plurality of features and options currently supported by the Web service-enabled printing device;

wherein the printing device capabilities data specifies, for a particular feature and a particular option of the plurality of features and options, a plurality of languages in which the particular feature and the particular option may be displayed;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the printing device capabilities data, printer description data that specifies display data that indicates how the particular feature and the particular option are to be displayed, on a graphical user interface, in the plurality of languages;

in response to user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the display data contained in the printer description data and language data, graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a graphical user interface in a particular language of the plurality of languages that is currently selected for the client device, wherein the language data specifies the particular language;

the print driver receiving, from an application program, application data generated by the application program;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the application data, print data and a print job ticket; and

the print driver causing the print data and the print job ticket to be transmitted to the Web service-enabled printing device.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the language data is a localization setting of an operating system of the client device.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein:

the display data specifies a string variable that corresponds to the particular feature, and

generating the graphical user interface data includes retrieving a string that corresponds to the string variable.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, causes:

in response to a particular user logging in to a computer system, causing the language data to specify a second language that is different than the particular language; and

in response to second user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the display data contained in the printer description data and the language data, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular options to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein:

the graphical user interface data includes an option to display the particular feature and the particular option in another language that is different than the particular language and is of the plurality of languages;

further comprising additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, causes, in response to second user input selecting a second language that is different than the particular language, the print driver generating, based at least upon the display data contained in the printer description data and the second language, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular options to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, causes:

the print driver retrieving, from the Web service-enabled printing device, second printing device capabilities data that specifies the plurality of features and options of the Web service-enabled printing device;

wherein the printing device capabilities data specifies, for the particular feature and the particular option of the plurality of features and options, a second plurality of languages in which the particular feature and the particular option may be displayed;

wherein the second plurality of languages includes a second language that is not included in the plurality of languages;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the printing device capabilities data, second printer description data that specifies second display data that indicates how the particular feature and the particular option are to be displayed, on a another graphical user interface, in the second plurality of languages;

in response to second user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the second display data contained in the second printer description data and second language data that specifies the second language, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, causes:

the print driver retrieving, from a second Web service-enabled printing device that is different that the Web service-enabled printing device, second printing device capabilities data that specifies a second plurality of features and options currently supported by the second Web service-enabled printing device;

wherein the second printing device capabilities data specifies, for a second particular feature and a second particular option of the second plurality of features and options, a second plurality of languages in which the second particular feature and the second particular option may be displayed;

wherein the second plurality of languages includes a second language that is not included in the plurality of languages;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the second printing device capabilities data, second printer description data that specifies second display data that indicates how the second particular feature and the second particular option are to be displayed, on another graphical user interface, in the second plurality of languages;

in response to second user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the second display data contained in the second printer description data and second language data that specifies the second language, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language, wherein the second language is currently selected for the client device.

15. An apparatus for printing to a Web services-enabled printing device, the apparatus comprising a memory storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, causes:

a print driver executing on a client device and retrieving, from the Web service-enabled printing device, printing device capabilities data that specifies a plurality of features and options currently supported by the Web service-enabled printing device;

wherein the printing device capabilities data specifies, for a particular feature and a particular option of the plurality of features and options, a plurality of languages in which the particular feature and the particular option may be displayed;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the printing device capabilities data, printer description data that specifies display data that indicates how the particular feature and the particular option are to be displayed, on a graphical user interface, in the plurality of languages;

in response to user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the display data contained in the printer description data and language data, graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a graphical user interface in a particular language of the plurality of languages that is currently selected for the client device, wherein the language data specifies the particular language;

the print driver receiving, from an application program, application data generated by the application program;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the application data, print data and a print job ticket; and

the print driver causing the print data and the print job ticket to be transmitted to the Web service-enabled printing device.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein:

the display data specifies a string variable that corresponds to the particular feature, and

generating the graphical user interface data includes retrieving a string that corresponds to the string variable.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the memory stores additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, causes:

in response to a particular user logging in to a computer system, causing the language data to specify a second language that is different than the particular language; and

in response to second user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the display data contained in the printer description data and the language data, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular options to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein:

the graphical user interface data includes an option to display the particular feature and the particular option in another language that is different than the particular language and is of the plurality of languages;

the memory stores additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, causes in response to second user input selecting a second language that is different than the particular language, the print driver generating, based at least upon the display data contained in the printer description data and the second language, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular options to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the memory stores additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, causes:

the print driver retrieving, from the Web service-enabled printing device, second printing device capabilities data that specifies the plurality of features and options of the Web service-enabled printing device;

wherein the printing device capabilities data specifies, for the particular feature and the particular option of the plurality of features and options, a second plurality of languages in which the particular feature and the particular option may be displayed;

wherein the second plurality of languages includes a second language that is not included in the plurality of languages;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the printing device capabilities data, second printer description data that specifies second display data that indicates how the particular feature and the particular option are to be displayed, on a another graphical user interface, in the second plurality of languages;

in response to second user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the second display data contained in the second printer description data and second language data that specifies the second language, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the memory stores additional instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, causes:

the print driver retrieving, from a second Web service-enabled printing device that is different that the Web service-enabled printing device, second printing device capabilities data that specifies a second plurality of features and options currently supported by the second Web service-enabled printing device;

wherein the second printing device capabilities data specifies, for a second particular feature and a second particular option of the second plurality of features and options, a second plurality of languages in which the second particular feature and the second particular option may be displayed;

wherein the second plurality of languages includes a second language that is not included in the plurality of languages;

the print driver generating, based at least upon the second printing device capabilities data, second printer description data that specifies second display data that indicates how the second particular feature and the second particular option are to be displayed, on another graphical user interface, in the second plurality of languages;

in response to second user input, the print driver generating, based at least upon the second display data contained in the second printer description data and second language data that specifies the second language, second graphical user interface data which, when processed at the client device, causes the particular feature and the particular option to be displayed on a second graphical user interface in the second language, wherein the second language is currently selected for the client device.