JP7087897B2 - Print control unit, program and printing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a print control device, a program and a print system.

In recent years, a printing device that feeds paper from a designated paper feed destination among a plurality of paper feed destinations has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The printing device described in Patent Document 1 is a receiving means that accepts a setting of whether to specify a paper to be inserted at a desired position on a plurality of pages from a paper feed unit or from a paper type, and the reception. If the means is set to specify the paper from the paper feed unit and the type of paper to be fed by the paper feed unit specified by the user is a predetermined type of paper, the predetermined type is used. If the screen for setting the detailed information of the paper is displayed and the paper is set to be specified from the paper type, and the paper type specified by the user is the specified type of paper, It is provided with a paper feed unit for feeding the designated predetermined paper type and a display control means for displaying a screen for setting detailed information of the designated predetermined type of paper.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-161374

An object of the present invention is to provide a print control device, a program, and a printing system capable of inserting a specific medium as a mark at a restarted position when printing is interrupted and restarted.

[1] A first emission control means for controlling a printing device so as to execute printing on a first medium and eject it to an ejection destination.
A paper feed control means for controlling the printing device to feed a second medium from a predetermined paper feed destination when the printing is interrupted and restarted.
When the ejection control of the second medium to the ejection destination by the paper feed control means is prohibited, the user is presented to eject the third medium to the ejection destination, and the printing is restarted. A second emission control means for controlling the printing apparatus so that the third medium is ejected to the ejection destination.
A print control device.
[2] The second emission control means is set so that the second medium has a size different from the size of the first medium and the medium of a different size cannot be ejected to the ejection destination. If so, the user is presented with the third medium to be discharged to the discharge destination.
The print control device according to the above [1].
[3] The second ejection control means ejects the first medium on which printing has not been performed as the third medium in a manner different from that of the other first medium on which printing has been performed. To the user,
The print control device according to the above [2].
[4] The second ejection control means ejects a third medium having the same size as the first medium, which is fed from a feeding destination different from the predetermined feeding destination. Control,
The print control device according to the above [2].
[5] The second ejection control means ejects a third medium having a size larger than that of the first medium, which is fed from a feeding destination different from the predetermined feeding destination. The print control device according to the above [2] to be controlled.
[6] The second emission control means controls to eject the third medium in a manner different from that of the other first medium on which printing is performed.
The print control device according to the above [4] or [5].
[7] In the different aspect, the second emission control means shifts the ejection position at the ejection destination by using the first medium in which printing is performed immediately after the resumption of printing as the third medium. Or, control the discharge by changing the discharge direction,
The print control device according to the above [6].
[8] The second ejection control means ejects the first medium printed immediately after the restart in a manner different from that of the other first medium.
The print control device according to the above [1] or [2].
[9] The second discharge control means discharges a plurality of the first medium including immediately after the restart in a manner different from that of the other first medium.
The print control device according to the above [8].
[10] In the different aspect, the second emission control means shifts the ejection position of the first medium, which has been printed immediately after the resumption of printing, at the ejection destination, or ejects the first medium. Control to change and discharge,
The print control device according to the above [8] or [9].
[11] Computer
Emission control means that controls the printing device to print on the first medium and eject it to the ejection destination.
A paper feed control means for controlling the printing device to feed a second medium from a predetermined paper feed destination when the printing is interrupted and restarted.
When the ejection control of the second medium to the ejection destination by the paper feed control means is prohibited, the user is presented to eject the third medium to the ejection destination, and the printing is restarted. A second emission control means that controls the printing apparatus so that the third medium is ejected to the ejection destination.
A program to function as.
[12] When a mixed size job is prohibited and printing is interrupted and restarted, a medium with a size different from the medium used for printing is set to be supplied.
A printing system that presents the user with a change in either the setting to prohibit mixed-size jobs or the setting to supply media of different sizes when printing is interrupted.

According to the inventions according to claims 1, 11 and 12, when printing is interrupted and restarted, a specific medium as a mark is inserted at the restarted position.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, even when the ejection destination prohibits the ejection of papers of different sizes, a specific medium as a mark is inserted at the position where the processing is restarted.
According to the inventions according to claims 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, even when the ejection destination prohibits the ejection of different sizes of paper, the marker paper is inserted.
According to the inventions according to claims 8, 9 and 10, waste of paper is suppressed.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of a print server. 3A and 3B are views showing an example of a tray information table, FIG. 3A shows an example of a paper feed tray information table, and FIG. 3B shows an example of an discharge tray information table. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of recovery setting information. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the monitor. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are explanatory views illustrating an example of a recovery offset according to a workaround method. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the print server shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, components having substantially the same function are designated by the same reference numerals and duplicated description thereof will be omitted.

[Summary of Embodiment]
The print control device according to the present embodiment includes a first ejection control means for controlling the printing apparatus so as to execute printing on the first medium and eject the print to the ejection destination, and when printing is interrupted and restarted. The paper feed control means for controlling the printing device to feed the second medium from a predetermined paper feed destination and the discharge control of the second medium to the discharge destination by the paper feed control means are prohibited. In this case, it is provided with a second ejection control means for controlling the printing apparatus to eject the third medium when printing is resumed.

The "first medium" is the paper on which printing specified by the print job is executed. Both the "second medium" and the "third medium" are media that serve as a marker for assisting in visually identifying the restarted position when the interrupted printing is resumed. The "second medium" is a predetermined medium that is ejected when printing is restarted, for example, by designating a paper feed tray.

The "third medium" is discharged when the second medium cannot be discharged, and even if the discharge of the second medium is prohibited, it is prohibited to be discharged to the discharge destination. The "third medium" to which the medium not used corresponds is, for example, a medium ejected from a paper feed tray different from the paper feed tray for feeding the second medium, or a feed for feeding the first medium. Contains media that is fed from the paper tray.

"When the ejection control of the second medium to the ejection destination is prohibited" corresponds to, for example, the case where the ejection destination is set in advance so as not to accept papers of different sizes.

[Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The printing system 1 includes a printer 2 that performs printing processing, a print server 3 that controls the printer 2, and a user display unit 4 that includes a monitor 4A and an input device 4B connected to the print server 3. It is provided with a personal computer (PC) 6 as a terminal device of the above. The printer 2 is an example of a printing device. The print server 3 is an example of a print control device.

The print server 3 and the PC 6 are connected to each other by a network 7 such as a LAN (local area network) connected to the Internet 8, for example. The printer 2 and the print server 3 are connected to each other via, for example, a network 9 such as a LAN or an optical cable.

The printer 2 has a paper feeding unit 20 that supplies paper, which is an example of a medium, to the printing unit 21, and a paper that has been printed by the printing unit 21 (hereinafter, when distinguishing from paper that has not been printed, printing is performed. The printed paper is particularly referred to as a “printed matter”), and the post-processing device 22 for performing post-treatment, and a plurality of ejection destinations for ejecting the paper are provided. The paper feed unit 20 has a plurality of paper feed trays 20a. The printer 2 may be configured not to include the post-processing device 22. The paper related to the printed matter is an example of the first medium.

The discharge destination included in the printer 2 includes, for example, stacker trays 23A and 23B, a finisher tray 25, a finisher discharge tray 26, an external finisher 27, and the like. The stacker trays 23A and 23B and the finisher tray 25 are configured to be capable of stacking a large amount of paper (that is, also referred to as a "large capacity tray"). The finisher ejection tray 26 is a top tray provided on the upper part of the printer 2, and is configured to be capable of accumulating a small amount of paper.

The print server 3 controls the printer 2 to print according to a print instruction (hereinafter, also referred to as a “print job”) via the network 9. That is, the print server 3 performs, for example, a process of converting the print data included in the print job into print data that can be processed by the printer 2.

As the monitor 4A of the user display unit 4, a display such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display can be used. Further, as the input device 4B, a mouse, a keyboard, or the like can be used. The monitor 4A may be a touch panel monitor capable of inputting and displaying. In this case, the input device 4B may be omitted.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of the print server 3. The print server 3 includes a printer control unit 30, a storage unit 31, an image processing unit 33, a video I / F (interface) 34, an input I / F (interface) 35, a network I / F (interface) 36A, 36B, and the like. It is composed of.

The printer control unit 30 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an interface, a memory, and the like. By operating according to the program 310 stored in the storage unit 31, the CPU functions as a setting means 301, a reception means 302, a detection means 303, a tray control means 304, and the like. The tray control means 304 is an example of a first discharge control means, a paper feed control means, and a second discharge control means. Details of each means 301 to 304 will be described later.

The storage unit 31 is composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, and the like, and stores various information such as a program 310, a tray information table 311, recovery setting information 312, and screen information 313. There is. In this specification, "recording" is used when writing information to a table or the like, and "memory" is used when writing information to the storage unit 31.

3A and 3B are views showing an example of a tray information table 311; FIG. 3A shows an example of a paper feed tray information table, and FIG. 3B shows an example of an discharge tray information table. The tray information table 311 includes a paper feed tray information table 311A that records information on the paper feed tray 20a included in the printer 2, and a discharge tray information table 311B that records the above-mentioned information on the discharge tray.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the paper feed tray information table 311A has, for example, identification information for identifying the paper feed tray 20a such as the name and ID of the paper feed tray 20a, and is associated with the identification information. Includes attribute information related to paper attributes such as the type of paper (also referred to as “paper”), size, and color contained in the paper feed tray 20a. The paper attribute information may further include the orientation of the paper with respect to the transport direction.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the discharge tray information table 311B contains, for example, identification information for identifying the discharge tray such as the name and ID of the discharge destination, and the capacity of the loadable paper associated with the identification information. (Hereinafter, also referred to as "maximum loadable number of sheets"), number information indicating the number of sheets currently loaded (hereinafter, also referred to as "loading number of sheets"), and whether or not ejection of mixed size jobs is permitted or prohibited. It contains information indicating whether or not it is used.

Here, the “mixed size job” refers to a printing instruction for ejecting paper of different sizes. "Ejection of mixed size jobs is permitted" means that the ejection destination can accept the ejection of papers of different sizes. "Ejection of mixed size jobs is prohibited" means that the ejection destination does not accept the ejection of papers of different sizes. Whether "permitted" or "prohibited" may be set in advance according to the discharge destination, for example, by the user's specification.

The term "different size" means that the standards indicating the sizes of A4, B5, A3, etc. are different, and does not mean that all the states other than those having completely matching dimensions are included. Further, "same size" does not mean that the dimensions are exactly the same.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of recovery setting information 312. As shown in FIG. 4, the recovery setting information 312 is information including a setting value (also referred to as a “parameter”) for executing a recovery offset (described later). These set values may be set using, for example, the setting screen 5 (see FIG. 5).

The screen information 313 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the monitor 4A. The setting screen 5 is a screen for setting the information recorded in the recovery setting information 312. The recovery settings shown in FIG. 5 are preset conditions as default. Since recovery does not always occur at the time of printing, the recovery setting is not essential when printing is executed.

The setting screen 5 is provided with, for example, a first check box 50 for setting whether or not to perform a recovery offset, first selection buttons 52A and 52B for selectively setting a method for executing the recovery offset, and a recovery sheet. The first setting box 520 for setting the paper feed tray 20a and the recovery sheet to which the paper feed tray 20a to be the paper feed destination is specified (hereinafter, the recovery sheet to which this paper feed destination is specified is particularly "first". When it is prohibited to eject the recovery sheet (also referred to as "recovery sheet") to the ejection destination specified by the print job, the operation of ejecting the first recovery sheet is controlled so as not to be stopped (hereinafter, "automatic"). (Also referred to as "avoidance method" or "automatic avoidance method"), and an automatic avoidance method (also referred to as "avoidance method") when the second check box 54 for setting whether or not the automatic avoidance method is set. Second selection buttons 540A, 540B and the like for selectively setting the above are included. The first recovery sheet is an example of the second medium.

Even if the check box 54 is blank and the recovery sheet and the paper size used in the print job are different, the recovery settings can be saved and printing can be started. The print server 3 can determine that such settings are inconsistent. However, recovery does not always occur, so even if such inconsistent settings are used, printing is started, and in the unlikely event that recovery is required, the recovery settings are determined again.

The method of executing the recovery offset includes the first method of ejecting a predetermined recovery sheet (hereinafter, also referred to simply as "inserting the recovery sheet"), or immediately after restarting (that is, 1 after restarting). A second method or the like of ejecting the printed matter of the first sheet) in a manner different from that of other papers is included.

The "different mode" includes, for example, a first mode in which a recovery sheet or a first printed matter after resumption (hereinafter, also referred to as "specific paper") is ejected so as to protrude from other paper, or a specific mode. A second aspect of ejecting paper by changing the ejecting direction (also simply referred to as “ejecting direction”) is included. Changing the ejection direction corresponds to, for example, making a specific sheet of paper in an direction orthogonal to the ejection direction of other sheets.

In the following, making a specific sheet of paper stick out of another sheet is also referred to simply as "offset". The offset is an example of a mode in which the discharge position is shifted and the discharge is performed.

In addition, "when it is prohibited to eject the recovery sheet to the ejection destination specified by the print job" means, for example, an ejection tray set to prohibit mixed size jobs (hereinafter, "mix size prohibition"). The case where a recovery sheet having a size different from the size of the printed matter is to be ejected to the "tray") is applicable.

As a workaround, for example, a method of switching the first recovery sheet to another recovery sheet having the same size as the size of the printed matter (hereinafter, also referred to as "second recovery sheet") (hereinafter, "type A"). It also includes a method of offsetting the first printed matter after resumption (hereinafter, also referred to as “type B”). The second recovery sheet is an example of a third medium.

Further, on the setting screen 5, when the type A method is selected, as the attributes of the second recovery sheet after switching, for example, the second setting box 544 for specifying the paper type, the color of the paper, and the like are displayed. A designated third setting box 546 may be included.

Next, the workaround method will be described with reference to FIG. 6A and 6B are explanatory views illustrating an example of a recovery offset according to a workaround method, FIG. 6A shows an example of a recovery offset according to the above-mentioned type A method, and FIG. 6B shows a type B method. An example of such a recovery offset is shown.

"Recovery offset" means missing pages, duplicate pages, and printed contents when printing is interrupted and then restarted due to a failure (for example, paper jam, power failure, paper out, etc.) during execution of a print job. As a mark for visually confirming whether or not a problem such as an abnormality has occurred, it means that a predetermined specific paper is offset and ejected.

For the specific paper, the first recovery sheet to be fed from the predetermined paper feed tray 20a as described above, the first printed matter after restarting, and the second recovery sheet having the same size as the printed matter. Etc. are included. The specific paper is ejected to a predetermined specific position, for example, immediately before the first printed matter after resumption.

As shown in FIG. 6A, in the type A method, the second recovery sheet 203 having the same size as the printed matter 201 is offset and ejected. The second recovery sheet 203 is set by the setting screen 5 described above, and is fed from the paper feed tray 20a specified according to the information stored in the storage unit 31 as the recovery setting information 312 shown in FIG. .. Details will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 6B, in the type B method, the first printed matter 201A after resumption is offset and ejected. The first printed matter 201A after restarting, which is offset and ejected, is fed from the same paper feed tray 20a as the other printed matter 201 as one of the printing jobs being executed. The first printed matter 201A after resumption, which is offset and ejected, is an example of a third medium.

The image processing unit 33 performs image processing necessary for printing by the printer 2 on the print data. As such image processing, for example, interpretation processing of a page description language (for example, PDL: Page Description Language) that can be interpreted by the printer 2, that is, printing data described in PDL is converted into image data composed of raster data. Performs RIP (Raster Image Processor) processing and the like.

The setting means 301 displays the above-mentioned setting screen 5 on the monitor 4A, operates the input device 4B, and stores the set contents as the recovery setting information 312 in the storage unit 31.

The receiving means 302 receives a print job transmitted from the PC 6 or the print server 3. The print job is composed of, for example, header information and subsequent print data. The print data is page-based data in which document data is described in PDL. The header information includes information such as a paper feed tray for feeding paper and an ejection tray for ejecting printed matter after printing the paper.

The detecting means 303 detects a printing interruption (hereinafter, also referred to as “jam”) that occurs due to some kind of failure (for example, a paper jam, a power failure, a paper outage, etc.) during the execution of the print job.

The tray control means 304 acquires the tray information (paper feed tray information and discharge tray information) possessed by the printer 2 by communicating with the printer 2, and stores it in the storage unit 31.

Further, the tray control means 304 follows the recovery setting information 312 stored in the storage unit 31 when printing is resumed after the printing is interrupted by the jam, and the printer is in accordance with the information recorded in the tray information table 311. Instruct 2 to perform a recovery offset. It should be noted that in this document, giving some instruction to the printer 2 by the tray control means 304 is substantially equivalent to controlling the printer 2 to execute the process according to the instruction.

This will be described in detail. First, the tray control means 304 confirms whether or not the discharge destination designated by the print job permits the discharge of the mixed size job, that is, whether or not the discharge destination is not a mixed size prohibited tray. When the ejection destination is a mix size prohibited tray, the tray control means 304 instructs the printer 2 to offset and eject a specific sheet of paper according to the information recorded in the recovery setting information 312. Hereinafter, specific examples will be illustrated and described.

(1) When automatic avoidance is not set (when "setting ID" in FIG. 4 is 1)
When the size of the paper specified by the print job and the size of the first recovery sheet are the same, the tray control means 304 has a paper feed tray related to the tray ID recorded in the "paper tray" column of the recovery setting information 312. Instruct the printer 2 to offset and eject the first recovery sheet fed from 20a.

When the size of the paper specified by the print job and the size of the first recovery sheet are different, the tray control means 304 controls to suspend the execution of the print job. Then, the setting screen is displayed, and the user is presented with a setting change for resuming the print job, that is, the setting for prohibiting the mixed size job in the output tray is canceled. Alternatively, instead of canceling the setting of prohibition of mixed size jobs, the user is presented with the setting change to type B. That is, when a print job cannot be restarted due to a contradiction in the recovery settings, the user is presented with a setting change for resolving the contradiction. Even if the prohibition of mixed size jobs is lifted, the recovery sheet with a size different from the paper size of the print job must be ejected on condition that the size of the recovery sheet is larger than the paper size of the print job. You may present the user with a setting change that allows it.

(2) When automatic avoidance related to type A is set (when "setting ID" in FIG. 4 is 2)
When the size of the paper specified by the print job and the size of the first recovery sheet are the same, the tray control means 304 records in the "paper tray" column of the recovery setting information 312 as in (1) above. The printer 2 is instructed to offset and eject the first recovery sheet fed from the paper feed tray 20a related to the printed tray ID.

Further, when the size of the paper specified by the print job and the size of the first recovery sheet are different, the tray control means 304 controls to switch to the second recovery sheet having the same size as the size of the printed matter. , Instruct printer 2 to offset and eject the second recovery sheet.

More specifically, the tray control means 304 feeds paper from the paper feed tray information table 311A, which has the same size as the size of the printed matter and corresponds to the type and color recorded in the recovery setting information 312. The paper tray 20a is specified as the paper feed destination of the second recovery sheet. For example, in the tray control means 304, when the difference size is "A4", the type is "embossed paper", and the color is "red", the paper feed tray 20a of "Tray003" is used as the paper feed destination of the second recovery sheet. Specify as.

(3) When automatic avoidance related to type B is set (when "setting ID" in FIG. 4 is 3)
When the size of the paper specified by the print job and the size of the first recovery sheet are the same, the tray control means 304 records in the "paper tray" column of the recovery setting information 312 as in (1) above. The printer 2 is instructed to offset and eject the first recovery sheet fed from the paper feed tray 20a related to the printed tray ID.

If the size of the paper specified by the print job and the size of the first recovery sheet are different, the tray control means 304 instructs the printer 2 to offset and eject the first printed matter after restarting. ..

(4) When the recovery offset that does not use the recovery sheet is set (when the "setting ID" in FIG. 4 is 4)
When the size of the paper specified by the printing job and the size of the first recovery sheet are the same, the tray control means 304 offsets the first recovery sheet and ejects the first recovery sheet in the same manner as in (1) above. Instruct printer 2. If the size of the paper specified by the print job and the size of the first recovery sheet are different, the tray control means 304 instructs the printer 2 to offset and eject the first printed matter after restarting. ..

In this case, the tray control means 304 offsets and ejects the paper fed from the paper feed tray 20a for feeding the other printed matter 201, that is, the printing paper designated by the print job without executing printing. You may instruct printer 2 to do so. In other words, the tray control means 304 may control the printing paper that does not execute printing as the second recovery sheet. The paper fed from the paper feed tray 20a designated by the print job and used as the second recovery sheet to be ejected without printing is an example of the third medium.

(Operation of the embodiment)
Next, an example of the operation of the printing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the print server 3.

The setting means 301 sets the recovery setting information according to the user's operation on the setting screen 5 displayed on the monitor 4A. The receiving means 302 accepts a print job. The tray control means 304 acquires tray information from the printer 2. The print server 3 instructs the printer 2 to execute printing according to the print job received by the receiving means 302. The printer 2 executes printing according to the control of the print server 3.

Suppose a jam occurs while a print job is running. When the detection means 303 detects the occurrence of jam (S1: Yes), the tray control means 304 determines whether or not the discharge destination instructed by the print job permits the discharge of the mixed size job (not a mixed size prohibited tray). Whether or not) is confirmed (S2).

When the discharge destination instructed by the print job permits the discharge of the mixed size job (when the tray is not a mixed size prohibited tray) (S2: Yes), the tray control means 304 first recovers the printer 2. Instruct the sheet to be offset and ejected.

When the discharge destination instructed by the print job does not allow or prohibits the discharge of the mixed size job (when the tray is a mixed size prohibited tray) (S2: No), the tray control means 304 is determined by the print job. Check whether the size of the instructed paper and the size of the first recovery sheet are the same (S3).

When the size of the paper specified by the print job and the size of the first recovery sheet are the same (S3: Yes), the tray control means 304 offsets the first recovery sheet with respect to the printer 2 and ejects the first recovery sheet. Instruct (S4).

When the size of the paper specified by the print job and the size of the first recovery sheet are different (S3: No), the tray control means 304 controls to avoid mixing the sizes.

Specifically, when the workaround method is the type A method, that is, when it is set to switch to the second recovery sheet having the same size as the paper size specified by the print job (S5: Yes). ), The tray control means 304 instructs the printer 2 to offset and eject the second recovery sheet. Alternatively, if the workaround method is not set, two types A and B are presented to the user as recovery operation plans, and the user is made to select them.

The printer 2 offsets and ejects the second recovery sheet as shown in FIG. 6A in response to the instruction from the print server 3 (S6).

As described above, the tray control means 304 extracts and specifies the paper corresponding to the type and color of the paper recorded in the recovery setting information 312 from the paper feed tray information table 311A.

When the avoidance method is the type B method (S5: No), the tray control means 304 instructs the printer 2 to offset and eject the first sheet after restarting.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the printer 2 offsets and ejects the first printed sheet after restarting in response to the instruction from the print server 3 (S7). Further, not only the first sheet after resumption but also a plurality of sheets may be offset and ejected. Further, the user may set how many sheets are offset.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and implementations are possible without changing the gist of the present invention. be. For example, the printer 2 may have the function of the print server 3 as a controller.

The printer control unit 30 of the print server 3 is composed of hardware circuits such as a reconfigurable circuit (FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array) and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), each of which is partially or wholly reconfigurable. You may.

Further, it is possible to omit or change a part of the constituent elements of the above-described embodiment without changing the gist of the present invention. Further, within the range that does not change the gist of the present invention, steps can be added, deleted, changed, replaced, etc. in the flow of the above embodiment. Further, the program used in the above embodiment can be recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM. Further, the program used in the above embodiment can be stored in an external server such as a cloud server and used via a network.

1 Printing system 2 Printer 20 Paper feed unit 20a Paper feed tray 21 Printing unit 201, 201A Printed matter 203 Recovery sheet (second recovery sheet)
22 Post-processing devices 23A, 23B Stacker tray 25 Finisher tray 26 Finisher discharge tray 27 External finisher 3 Print server 30 Printer control unit 301 Setting means 302 Reception means 303 Detection means 304 Tray control means 31 Storage unit 310 Program 311 Tray information table 311A Supply Paper tray information table 311B Discharge tray information table 312 Recovery setting information 313 Screen information 33 Image processing unit 4 User display unit 4A Monitor 4B Input device 7 Network 8 Internet 9 Network 5 Setting screen 50 First check box 52A, 52B First Selection button 520 First setting box 54 Second check box 540A, 540B Second selection button 544 Second setting box 546 Third setting box

Claims (12)

A first emission control means for controlling a printing device to perform printing on a first medium and eject to an ejection destination,
A paper feed control means for controlling the printing device to feed a second medium from a predetermined paper feed destination when the printing is interrupted and restarted.
When the ejection control of the second medium to the ejection destination by the paper feed control means is prohibited, the user is presented to eject the third medium to the ejection destination, and the printing is restarted. A second emission control means for controlling the printing apparatus so that the third medium is ejected to the ejection destination.
A print control device. The second emission control means is set when the second medium has a size different from the size of the first medium and the ejection destination cannot eject a medium of a different size. , Presenting the user to discharge the third medium to the discharge destination.
The print control device according to claim 1. The second ejection control means tells the user that the first medium on which printing is not performed is used as the third medium and is ejected in a manner different from that of the other first medium on which printing is performed. Present,
The print control device according to claim 2. The second ejection control means controls to eject a third medium having the same size as the first medium, which is fed from a destination different from the predetermined destination.
The print control device according to claim 2. The second ejection control means controls to eject a third medium having a size larger than that of the first medium, which is fed from a destination different from the predetermined destination. Item 2. The print control device according to item 2. The second emission control means controls to eject the third medium in a manner different from that of the other first medium on which printing is performed.
The print control device according to claim 4 or 5. In the different aspect, the second emission control means uses the first medium, which is printed immediately after the resumption of printing, as the third medium, and shifts the ejection position at the ejection destination, or Control to change the discharge direction and discharge,
The print control device according to claim 6. The second emission control means ejects the first medium printed immediately after the restart in a manner different from that of the other first medium.
The print control device according to claim 1 or 2. The second discharge control means discharges a plurality of the first medium including immediately after the restart in a manner different from that of the other first medium.
The print control device according to claim 8. In the different aspect, the second emission control means shifts the ejection position of the first medium, which has been printed immediately after the resumption of printing, at the ejection destination, or changes the ejection direction. Control to discharge,
The print control device according to claim 8 or 9. Computer,
Emission control means that controls the printing device to print on the first medium and eject it to the ejection destination.
A paper feed control means for controlling the printing device to feed a second medium from a predetermined paper feed destination when the printing is interrupted and restarted.
When the ejection control of the second medium to the ejection destination by the paper feed control means is prohibited, the user is presented to eject the third medium to the ejection destination, and the printing is restarted. A second emission control means that controls the printing apparatus so that the third medium is ejected to the ejection destination.
A program to function as. When a mixed size job is prohibited and printing is interrupted and restarted, when it is set to supply a medium with a size different from the medium used for printing,
A printing system that presents the user with a change in either the setting to prohibit mixed-size jobs or the setting to supply media of different sizes when printing is interrupted.

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