PRINTER SYSTEM, PRINTER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTER SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTER

• US 20200134406A1
• Filed: 10/16/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Yoshida, Daisuke, Kitamura, Yoshio, Ogura, Tomoki, Yoshigi, Yuichi
• Granted Patent: US 10,949,721 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/02 Framework
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1206 resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1244 Job translation or job parsing, e.g. page banding
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1284 Local printer device
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/4045 Managing the interface to the data source, e.g. choosing an interface for data reception
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers

Abstract

A printer system includes an information processing device; a printer; and a display apparatus, the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus. A topology of the information processing device and the display apparatus includes a first topology in which the display apparatus is directly connected to the information processing device and a second topology in which the display apparatus is connected to the information processing device via the printer. The information processing device includes a processor configured to transmit to the display apparatus instruction data for the display apparatus without adding header information to the instruction data in the first topology; and transmit to the printer instruction data for the display apparatus by adding header information to the instruction data in the second topology.

Claims

1. A printer system, comprising:

an information processing device;

a printer; and

a display apparatus,

the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus,

wherein a topology of the information processing device and the display apparatus includes a first topology in which the display apparatus is directly connected to the information processing device and a second topology in which the display apparatus is connected to the information processing device via the printer, and

wherein the information processing device includes a processor configured to;

transmit, to the display apparatus, instruction data for the display apparatus without adding header information to the instruction data in the first topology; and

transmit, to the printer, instruction data for the display apparatus by adding header information to the instruction data in the second topology.

2. The printer system according to claim 1,

wherein the printer includes:

two printer connection portions; and

an analysis processor, and

wherein the analysis processor of the printer is configured to;

determine whether header information is added to instruction data when the information processing device is connected to a first printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, the display apparatus is connected to a second printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;

determine the instruction data to which the header information is added as the instruction data for the display apparatus; and

transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data from which the header information is removed.

3. A printer, comprising:

two printer connection portions; and

an analysis processor,

wherein the analysis processor is configured to;

determine whether header information is added to instruction data when an information processing device configured to control the printer and a display apparatus is connected to a first printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, the display apparatus is connected to a second printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;

determine the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the display apparatus; and

transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data from which the header information is removed.

4. A printer system, comprising:

an information processing device;

a printer; and

a display apparatus,

the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus,

wherein the information processing device includes;

two connection portions; and

a processor,

wherein a topology of the printer and the display apparatus includes;

a first topology in which the printer is connected to a first connection portion of the two connection portions;

a second topology in which the display apparatus is connected to a second connection portion of the two connection portions; and

a third connection topology in which the display apparatus is connected to one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion via the printer, and

wherein the processor of the information processing device is configured to, in any of the first topology, the second topology, and the third topology;

transmit, to the printer, instruction information to which header information is added; and

transmit, to the display apparatus, instruction data without adding header information to the instruction data.

5. The printer system according to claim 4,

wherein the printer includes:

two printer connection portions; and

an analysis processor,

wherein the analysis processor of the printer is configured to;

determine whether header information is added to instruction data when the information processing device is connected to a first printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, the display apparatus is connected to a second printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;

determine the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the printer, to thereby execute printing based on the instruction data from which the header information is removed; and

determine the instruction data to which the header information is not added as instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data to which the header information is not added.

6. A printer, comprising:

two printer connection portions; and

an analysis processor,

wherein the analysis processor is configured to;

determine whether header information is added to instruction data when the information processing device configured to control the printer and a display apparatus is connected to a first printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, the display apparatus is connected to a second printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;

determine the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the printer, to thereby execute printing based on the instruction data from which the header information is removed; and

determine the instruction data to which the header information is not added as instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data to which the header information is not added.

7. A method of controlling a printer system,

the printer system including:

an information processing device;

a printer; and

a display apparatus,

the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus,

the information processing device including a processor,

the printer including;

two printer connection portions; and

an analysis processor,

a topology of the information processing device and the display apparatus including a first topology in which the display apparatus is directly connected to the information processing device and a second topology in which the display apparatus is connected to the information processing device via the printer, the method comprising;

transmitting, to the display apparatus, by the processor of the information processing device, instruction data for the display apparatus without adding header information to the instruction data in the first topology;

transmitting, to the printer, by the processor of the information processing device, instruction data for the display apparatus by adding header information to the instruction data in the second topology;

determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, whether header information is added to instruction data when the information processing device is connected to a first printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, the display apparatus is connected to a second printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device; and

determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, the instruction data to which the header information is added as the instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data from which the header information is removed.

8. A method of controlling a printer,

the printer including:

two printer connection portions; and

an analysis processor,

the method comprising;

determining, by the analysis processor, whether header information is added to instruction data when an information processing device configured to control the printer and a display apparatus is connected to a first printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, the display apparatus is connected to a second printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device; and

determining, by the analysis processor, the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data from which the header information is removed.

9. A method of controlling a printer system,

the printer system including:

an information processing device;

a printer; and

a display apparatus,

the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus,

the information processing device including;

two connection portions; and

a processor,

the printer including;

two printer connection portions; and

an analysis processor,

a topology of the printer and the display apparatus including;

a first topology in which the printer is connected to a first connection portion of the two connection portions;

a second topology in which the display apparatus is connected to a second connection portion of the two connection portions; and

a third connection topology in which the display apparatus is connected to one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion via the printer, and

the method comprising;

transmitting, to the printer, by the processor of the information processing device, instruction information to which header information is added in any of the first topology, the second topology, and the third topology;

transmitting, to the display apparatus, by the processor of the information processing device, instruction data without adding header information to the instruction data;

determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, whether header information is added to instruction data when the information processing device is connected to a first printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, the display apparatus is connected to a second printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;

determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the printer, to thereby execute printing based on the instruction data from which the header information is removed; and

determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, the instruction data to which the header information is not added as instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data to which the header information is not added.

10. A method of controlling a printer,

the printer including:

two printer connection portions; and

an analysis processor,

the method comprising;

determining, by the analysis processor, whether header information is added to instruction data when an information processing device configured to control the printer and a display apparatus is connected to a first printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, the display apparatus is connected to a second printer connection portion of the two printer connection portions, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device; and

determining, by the analysis processor, the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the printer, to thereby execute printing based on the instruction data from which the header information is removed; and

determining, by the analysis processor, the instruction data to which the header information is not added as instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data to which the header information is not added.