摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print a document file placed on the Internet without installing any special driver software. <P>SOLUTION: A printing device is installed with a driver corresponding to various document files, and terminal equipment designates the IP address of the printing device, URL where the file to be printed exists or the name of the file, and the printing device generates and prints print data corresponding to the desired document file by connecting to the URL. Alternatively, the printer server is installed with the driver corresponding to the various document files, and the terminal equipment designates the IP address of the printing device, URL where the file to be printed exists or the name of the file, and the printing device acquires the file by connecting to the URL, and the printer server generates the print data corresponding to the desired document file. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |