Network print system, and information processing apparatus and its control method
First Claim
1. A network print system which connects a server and client,said client comprising instruction means for displaying an image which is received from said server, and variable data of which is described in a display format, and instructing a print process of displayed data, and said server comprising:
- storage means for storing template data;
means for reading out template data from said storage means based on an instruction from said client and data sent to said client;
generation means for generating print data by merging the readout template data and variable data displayed on said client; and
output means for controlling a printer to print the print data.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a network print system which aims at printing high-quality image data of, e.g., a form or the like generated using a Web browser. When a form image is displayed on a Web browser of a client, and its print process is instructed, the instruction is sent to a server. The server searches a form template storage unit for an appropriate template, merges it with data by an image generation unit, converts the merged data into PDL data by a print output unit, and prints the converted data as a high-quality image from a printer.
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29 Claims
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1. A network print system which connects a server and client,
said client comprising instruction means for displaying an image which is received from said server, and variable data of which is described in a display format, and instructing a print process of displayed data, and said server comprising: -
storage means for storing template data;
means for reading out template data from said storage means based on an instruction from said client and data sent to said client;
generation means for generating print data by merging the readout template data and variable data displayed on said client; and
output means for controlling a printer to print the print data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An information processing apparatus connected to a client, comprising:
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an image generation unit having;
storage means for storing template data;
means for reading out template data from said storage means in response to an instruction from the client and data sent to the client;
generation means for generating print data by merging the readout template data and variable data displayed on the client; and
output means for controlling a printer to print the print data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus connected to a client, comprising:
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the read-out step of reading out template data from storage means in response to an instruction from the client and data sent to the client;
the generation step of generating print data by merging the readout template data and variable data displayed on the client; and
the output step of making a printer print the print data.
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19. A method of controlling a network print system including:
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a client having instruction means for displaying an image which is received from said server, and variable data of which is described in a display format, and instructing a print process of displayed data; and
a plurality of servers each having storage means for storing template data, means for reading out template data from said storage means in response to an instruction from said client and data sent to said client, generation means for generating print data by merging the readout template data and variable data displayed on said client, and output means for controlling a printer to print the print data, said method comprising;
the load distribution step of determining one of said plurality of servers to which a process corresponding to the instruction is assigned, upon receiving the instruction from said instruction means of said client. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A storage medium which stores a program for making a computer connected to a client function as:
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means for reading out template data from storage means in response to an instruction from the client and data sent to the client;
generation means for generating print data by merging the readout template data and variable data displayed on the client; and
output means for controlling a printer to print the print data.
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25. A storage medium which stores a program for making a computer, which is connected to:
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a client having instruction means for displaying an image which is received from said server, and variable data of which is described in a display format, and instructing a print process of displayed data; and
a plurality of servers each having storage means for storing template data, means for reading out template data from said storage means in response to an instruction from said client and data sent to said client, generation means for generating print data by merging the readout template data and variable data displayed on said client, and output means for controlling a printer to print the print data, function as;
load distribution means for determining one of said plurality of servers to which a process corresponding to the instruction is assigned, upon receiving the instruction from said instruction means of said client. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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