Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control operations of printers with different specifications from a terminal without changing a specification of a media converter provided between the terminal and the printers connected via different communication media. SOLUTION: A printing control terminal 1 generates data based on a media control protocol P11 by utilizing a control interface from data based on a printing control protocol P12 and transmits it through communication media 110. A connected media converter 2 extracts the data based on the printing control protocol P12 from the data received through the communication media 110 by utilizing the control interface and controls data transfer in communication media 120 based on the extracted data. An image printer 3 performs a printing operation based on the data received from the connected media converter 2 through the communication media 120. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a markedly high expandability as compared with the prior art in relation to setting of peripheral devices by adopting an information processing apparatus, a control method in an information processing apparatus or the like to, for example, a video tape recorder. SOLUTION: The information processing apparatus which drives peripheral devices has a display means for displaying a setting item list which describes item names that can be set to the peripheral devices, and contents, an input means for inputting a selection of the contents displayed by the display means, and a control means for controlling the peripheral devices on the basis of the selection of the contents inputted by the input means. A selection by a user is accepted by displaying the setting item list which describes item names that can be set to peripheral devices, and contents. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To request various processes from a terminal device with limited processing function or memory resource, etc., by adapting to a system printing an image, etc., when a request is made by a cell phone, for example, in an information processing device, the terminal device and an information processing system. SOLUTION: In the device, a process request is outputted from the terminal device 2 by a text file in which the requested process and the necessary parameter for process are described and the process request is also received and processed from the terminal device 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the processing load of data receiving equipment, when performing printing processing while using data described in a markup language. SOLUTION: Markup data locating element data required for printing and additional information concerning the relevant element data according to a prescribed system are received by a data receiver 10, processing for interpreting the markup data according to the prescribed system, extracting the element data required for printing and preparing data for printing in a form, corresponding to printing processing from the extracted element data, is performed by a data converter, and the data for printing are outputted to a printer 30 and printed.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable even information equipment, having no complicated input device for acquiring and use information from the Internet, and to allow an information provider to provide information, without being conscious of the equipment with which a person acquires the information. SOLUTION: This information providing system 1 is constituted of information equipment 11, which is recorded with a media type indicating a corresponding information format, and provided with a function for setting a user identifier for specifying a user who receives information and a function for connecting a network and an information server device to which the information to equipment 11 is connected via the network. The information server device is provided with data bases 23 and 24, which are recorded with user profile data indicating information to be provided, according to the user identifier and contents data associated with the media type or an information genre and a request processing computer 21 for retrieving and acquiring the contents data from the data base, and for supplying the content data to the information equipment 11 as the contents data in the media type which corresponds to the information equipment 11, in response of a request from the information equipment.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent illegal copying of images or the like present on the Internet. SOLUTION: An information server 4 retrieves and reads data corresponding to a printing request from a content data base 5 according to the printing request from a user side printer 1 connected via the Internet, printing raw data including the raster data of the printing image of the data read from the content data base 5 and a printer control command are prepared by a printing raw data preparation device 6 and the prepared printing raw data are transmitted via the Internet to the user side printer 1.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print by a printer when many different kinds of controllers are connected on one bus. SOLUTION: While an STB 2 of a different kind, a desktop PC 3 and a portable PC 4 are connected on the IEEE 1394 serial bus 1A, in the case where screen data are outputted from the STB 2 to the AV/C printer 5, and at the same time PDL data are outputted from the desktop PC 3 to the AV/C printer 5, a type of data inputted to the AV/C printer 5 is judged by the printer. The data are printed after converted to PDL data interpretable by the AV/C printer 5 even if the data are PDL data not conforming to the AV/C printer.