Print manager device, printer, print manager program

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, and methods are provide to prevent mismatches in processing and settings related to print media. A print manager device includes a media print information storage storing media print information, which is information relating image processing information used to generate print data for a specific print medium with print settings information used to print on the print medium. The image processing information and the print settings information are relationally stored to each printer configured to print based on the print data according to the print settings information. A processor that controls communication. The processor can send the image processing information stored in the media print information storage relationally to a print medium specified by media selection information to an image processing device that generates print data and can send the print settings information stored in the media print information storage to the printer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A print manager device comprising:
 a media print information storage storing media print information, wherein the media print information includes information relating to image processing information used to generate print data for a specific print medium and print settings information used to print on the print medium, wherein the media print information is relationally stored to each printer configured to print based on the print data according to the print settings information; and   a processor that is configured to control communication, wherein the processor is configured to:
 send the image processing information stored in the media print information storage relationally to a print medium specified by media selection information to an image processing device that generates print data, and 
 send the print settings information stored in the media print information storage to the printer. 
   
     
     
         2 . The print manager device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the processor, when the media selection information and the printer selection information specifying a printer are input from the image processing device, sends image processing information stored in the media print information storage relationally to the printer specified by the printer selection information and to the print medium specified by the media selection information, to the image processing device.   
     
     
         3 . The print manager device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the media print information storage stores the image processing information and the print settings information relationally to each printer and to each print medium the printer can use.   
     
     
         4 . The print manager device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the media print information storage stores the image processing information and the print settings information relationally to each printer, to each print medium the printer can use, and to each print mode that can be used for printing.   
     
     
         5 . The print manager device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the processor can access a specific server through a public telecommunication network, and can acquire, and store in the media print information storage, the desired media print information from among the media print information the server stores for each print medium.   
     
     
         6 . The print manager device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the print manager device includes a cloud server, and communicates through a public telecommunication network with the image processing device and printer.   
     
     
         7 . The print manager device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the processor stores the print settings information stored for each printer in the media print information storage in the corresponding printer.   
     
     
         8 . The print manager device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the processor synchronizes the print settings information stored for each printer in the media print information storage, and the print settings information stored on each printer.   
     
     
         9 . The print manager device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the print settings information stored by the media print information storage includes edited print settings information.   
     
     
         10 . The print manager device according to  claim 1  wherein:
 a first timing when the image processing information is sent to the image processing device, and a second timing when the print settings information is sent to the printer, are different. 
 
     
     
         11 . The print manager device described in  claim 10 , wherein:
 the second timing is more frequent than the first timing.   
     
     
         12 . A printer comprising:
 a processor that controls communication; and   a print processing unit that prints print data using settings defined by print settings information used to print on a print medium;   the processor is configured to acquire media selection information specifying a print medium, and print data generated for the print medium specified by the media selection information, and is configured to acquire the print settings information corresponding to the print medium specified by the media selection information; and   the print processing unit is configure to print using the settings defined by the acquired print settings information.   
     
     
         13 . The printer according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a print settings information storage that stores the print settings information stored by an external management device;   the print processing unit is configured to acquire the print settings information corresponding to the print medium specified by the media selection information from the print settings information storage, and is configured to print based on the received print data using the settings in the acquired print settings information.   
     
     
         14 . The printer according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 an editing unit that receives edits to the print settings information;   the editing unit is configured to update the print settings information stored by the print settings information storage according to the edited print settings information.   
     
     
         15 . The printer according to  claim 14 , wherein:
 the processor synchronizes the print settings information stored by the management device, and the print settings information stored in the print settings information storage.