Control method and system for consumables of printer

By monitoring the consumption of printer consumables in real time and building a procurement plan, the problems of untimely supplementary consumables and inaccurate procurement volume are solved, and the precise control and intelligent supplement of consumables are achieved to ensure the normal operation of the printer.

CN118963685BActive Publication Date: 2025-01-10珠海恒盛条码设备有限公司
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Application Number
CN202411437208.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-15
Publication Date
2025-01-10
Estimated Expiration
2044-10-15

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing technology cannot monitor and accurately control the consumption of printer consumables in real time, resulting in untimely supplementation of consumables and inaccurate procurement volume, affecting the normal operation of the printer.

Method used

By positioning the printer, collecting its previous printing information, monitoring the consumption of consumables in real time, defining the consumables control signal based on the consumption situation and the print list, triggering the consumables control mode, building a consumables procurement table, calculating the actual procurement volume based on the use efficiency and loss, and based on the E-commerce quotations build the best procurement plan.

Benefits of technology

It realizes accurate control and intelligent supplement of consumables, avoids stopping the printer due to insufficient consumables, and improves the accuracy of consumables procurement and the independent management capabilities of the printer.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a control method and system for the consumables of a printer. The consumables control signal is defined based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer; the consumables control mode is triggered based on the consumables control signal, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled based on the consumables control mode, so as to realize the management and control of the consumables and the corresponding replenishment. The consumables consumption is defined based on the use efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing life of the printer, and the model of the consumables. The actual consumables purchase quantity is defined according to the consumables consumption and the theoretical consumables purchase quantity. The actual consumables purchase quantity is further defined according to the consumables consumption, so as to realize the precise control of the consumables purchase quantity, and then the best consumables purchase plan is constructed based on the actual consumables purchase quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies, so as to ensure the autonomous management and control and intelligent replenishment of the consumables of the printer, and avoid stopping the printer due to insufficient consumables.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of printer consumables, and in particular to a control method and system for printer consumables. Background Art

[0002] With the development of science and technology, printers are used in people's lives and print on printing paper. At this time, pigments or printing paper are one of the consumables of the printer. In the prior art, the consumables of the printer are controlled at a scheduled time and replaced on time according to the preset time. However, the consumption of the consumables of the printer is not controlled in real time, which affects the timely replenishment of the consumables and cannot achieve accurate control of the purchase volume of consumables. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art. The present invention provides a method and system for controlling consumables of a printer, which locates the printer, collects previous printing information of the printer, and determines previous consumable information based on the previous printing information of the printer; defines the required consumable model based on the previous consumable information and the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time; monitors the consumption of the consumables of the printer in real time, and defines consumable control signals based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer; triggers a consumable control mode based on the consumable control signal, and controls the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode, so as to facilitate multi-dimensional control of the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer, and controls the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer, so as to realize the management and control of consumables and corresponding replenishment.

[0004] Furthermore, if the storage quantity of the printer's consumables is lower than the preset consumables storage quantity, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding consumables to be used, and a consumables procurement table is constructed according to the consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables models; a theoretical consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables procurement table and the printer's work schedule within a preset time, the printer's efficiency in using consumables is collected, and the consumables loss is defined based on the printer's efficiency in using consumables, the printer's printing life and the consumables models; the actual consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity; at this point, the actual consumables procurement quantity is further defined based on the consumables loss, achieving precise control of the consumables procurement quantity, and then constructing the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies, thereby ensuring autonomous control and intelligent replenishment of the printer's consumables and avoiding stopping the printer due to insufficient consumables.

[0005] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling consumables of a printer, which is applied to a scenario of controlling consumables of a printer;

[0006] The method for controlling consumables of the printer comprises:

[0007] Locating the printer, collecting past printing information of the printer, and determining past consumables information based on the past printing information of the printer;

[0008] Defining the consumable model to be needed based on the previous consumable information and the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time;

[0009] Monitor the consumption of the printer's consumables in real time, and define the consumables control signal based on the consumption of the printer's consumables and the print list recorded by the printer;

[0010] triggering a consumable control mode based on the consumable control signal, and controlling the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode;

[0011] If the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding amount of consumables to be used, and a consumables purchase table is constructed according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumable models;

[0012] Define the theoretical consumables procurement quantity based on the consumables procurement table and the printer's work schedule within the preset time; define the consumables loss based on the printer's usage efficiency relative to the consumables, the printer's printing life and the consumables models; define the actual consumables procurement quantity based on the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity; and construct the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies.

[0013] Optionally, locating the printer, collecting the previous printing information of the printer, and determining the previous consumables information based on the previous printing information of the printer includes:

[0014] Locate the printer;

[0015] traversing the printer, and locating a control space of the printer based on the traversal of the printer;

[0016] Collecting the previous printing information of the printer based on the screening of the control space;

[0017] Divide the multiple dimension information according to the previous printing information of the printer, and locate the consumables dimension information according to the multiple dimension information;

[0018] Past consumables information is determined based on the traversal of consumables dimension information. At this time, the location of the printer is collected, and the application background of the printer is defined based on the positioning detection of the location of the printer. The application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumables dimension information are associated. The weights of each keyword of the consumables information are defined based on the application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumables dimension information. The past consumables information is determined based on the weights of each keyword of the consumables information and the habit information of the printer.

[0019] Optionally, the defining of the required consumable model based on the previous consumable information and the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time includes:

[0020] Freeze the past consumables information;

[0021] Determining a plurality of previous consumables models based on screening of previous consumables information;

[0022] Building a consumables database of the printer based on multiple previous consumables models, where the consumables database of the printer is automatically updated as new consumables models are added;

[0023] Freeze the working status of the printer at the current time, and based on the tracing of the working status of the printer at the current time, collect the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time;

[0024] Associate the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time and the consumables database of the printer;

[0025] According to the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time and the consumables database of the printer, the consumables model used by the printer at the current time is defined, and the consumables model is defined as the consumables model to be needed. At this time, the location of the printer is collected, and the application background of the printer is defined based on the positioning detection of the location of the printer. The application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumables dimension information are associated, and the weights of each keyword of the consumables information are defined based on the application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumables dimension information. The previous consumables information is determined according to the weights of each keyword of the consumables information and the habit information of the printer.

[0026] Optionally, the real-time monitoring of the consumption of the consumables of the printer and defining the consumables control signal based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer include:

[0027] Freeze the printer and monitor the printer's consumables in real time;

[0028] Based on the real-time monitoring of the printer's consumables, the consumption of consumables in each time period is defined;

[0029] Construct a consumables consumption curve according to the consumption of consumables in each time period, and define the consumables consumption status according to the consumables consumption curve;

[0030] The consumption of the consumables of the printer is presented based on the consumption status of the consumables and the consumption of the consumables in each time period;

[0031] Collecting the print list recorded by the printer, and defining the print workload of the printer according to the print list recorded by the printer;

[0032] The printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the printer's consumables are associated, and the consumables consumption level is defined according to the printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the printer's consumables. The corresponding consumables control logic is defined based on the consumables consumption level, and the corresponding consumables control signal is output according to the consumables control logic. At this time, the location of the printer is collected, and the application background of the printer is defined based on the positioning detection of the location of the printer. The application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumables dimension information are associated, and the weights of each keyword of the consumables information are defined based on the application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumables dimension information. The previous consumables information is determined according to the weights of each keyword of the consumables information and the printer's habit information.

[0033] Optionally, triggering a consumable control mode based on a consumable control signal, and controlling the printing progress of a print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode, includes:

[0034] Freeze the consumables control signal;

[0035] Defining a corresponding consumable control mode based on signal analysis of the consumable control signal, and triggering the consumable control mode;

[0036] Control the consumption of the printer's consumables along the consumables control mode and record the storage capacity of the printer's consumables;

[0037] Match the storage capacity of the printer's consumables and the printer's printing workload, and define a matching coefficient;

[0038] Define the printing progress impact coefficient based on the matching coefficient and consumables model;

[0039] The printer progress impact coefficient, the print list recorded by the printer and the consumption efficiency of consumables are associated, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled according to the printer progress impact coefficient, the print list recorded by the printer and the consumption efficiency of consumables, so as to control the consumption of consumables and the subsequent replenishment of consumables.

[0040] Optionally, if the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, matching the corresponding amount of consumables to be used based on the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer, and constructing a consumables procurement table according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumable models, including:

[0041] Collect the printer model and consumables model;

[0042] Define preset consumable storage quantities based on the printer model and consumable model;

[0043] Compare the printer's consumable storage quantity with the preset consumable storage quantity.

[0044] Optionally, if the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, matching the corresponding amount of consumables to be used based on the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer, and building a consumables procurement table according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumable models, further comprising:

[0045] If the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, the printing list recorded by the printer is monitored in real time, and the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is collected;

[0046] Matching the amount of consumables to be used with the corresponding amount of consumables based on the consumables control mode and the unfinished amount in the printing list recorded by the printer;

[0047] A consumables procurement table is constructed according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables models. The consumables procurement table and the current time are used to trigger autonomous optimization of the consumables procurement table with previous procurement plans. At this time, a time coefficient is defined according to the consumables procurement table and the current time. A procurement coefficient is defined according to the current time with previous procurement plans. The procurement coefficient and the time coefficient are associated. The consumables procurement optimization coefficient is defined based on the procurement coefficient, the time coefficient and the plan matching table. The corresponding autonomous optimization is triggered according to the consumables procurement optimization coefficient and the consumables procurement table.

[0048] Optionally, the step of defining a theoretical consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables purchase table and the work schedule of the printer within a preset time, defining a consumables loss quantity based on the use efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing life of the printer, and the model of the consumables, defining an actual consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables loss quantity and the theoretical consumables purchase quantity, and constructing an optimal consumables purchase plan based on the actual consumables purchase quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies, includes:

[0049] Fixed-frame consumables purchasing table;

[0050] Associating the consumables purchase list with the printer's work schedule within a preset time;

[0051] Define the theoretical consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables purchase table and the work schedule of the printer within the preset time;

[0052] Collect the efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, and associate the efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing years of the printer, and the model of the consumables;

[0053] Defines the consumables consumption based on the efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables used, the age of the printer, and the type of consumables.

[0054] Optionally, the method further includes defining a theoretical consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables purchase table and the work schedule of the printer within a preset time, defining a consumables loss quantity based on the use efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing life of the printer, and the model of the consumables, defining an actual consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables loss quantity and the theoretical consumables purchase quantity, and constructing an optimal consumables purchase plan based on the actual consumables purchase quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies:

[0055] Define the actual consumables purchase quantity based on the consumables consumption and theoretical consumables purchase quantity;

[0056] Collect quotations from various consumables e-commerce companies, and associate the quotations from various consumables e-commerce companies with the actual consumables purchase volume;

[0057] Build multiple purchasing combinations based on the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies and the actual consumables purchase volume, and match the final selling prices and purchase times of multiple purchasing combinations. Define the best purchasing combination based on the final selling price, purchase time and actual consumables purchase volume, and define the best consumables purchase plan based on the best purchasing combination.

[0058] In addition, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a control system for consumables of a printer, and the control system for consumables of the printer includes:

[0059] A positioning module, used to locate the printer, collect the previous printing information of the printer, and determine the previous consumables information based on the previous printing information of the printer;

[0060] The consumables model module is used to define the consumables model to be needed based on the previous consumables information and the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time;

[0061] A consumables control module, used to monitor the consumption of the consumables of the printer in real time, and define consumables control signals based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer;

[0062] A printing progress module, used to trigger a consumable control mode based on a consumable control signal, and control the printing progress of a print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode;

[0063] A consumables purchasing table module is used to match the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer with the corresponding amount of consumables to be used, and to construct a consumables purchasing table according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables model, if the storage quantity of consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of consumables;

[0064] The consumables procurement plan module is used to define the theoretical consumables procurement quantity based on the consumables procurement table and the printer's work schedule within a preset time, define the consumables loss based on the printer's usage efficiency relative to the consumables, the printer's printing life and the consumables model, define the actual consumables procurement quantity based on the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity, and build the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies.

[0065] In an embodiment of the present invention, through the method in the embodiment of the present invention, the printer is located, the previous printing information of the printer is collected, and the previous consumables information is determined based on the previous printing information of the printer; the consumables model to be needed is defined based on the previous consumables information and the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time; the consumption of the consumables of the printer is monitored in real time, and the consumables control signal is defined based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer; the consumables control mode is triggered based on the consumables control signal, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled based on the consumables control mode, so as to facilitate multi-dimensional control of the consumables consumption of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled, so as to realize the management and control of consumables and corresponding replenishment.

[0066] Furthermore, if the storage quantity of the printer's consumables is lower than the preset consumables storage quantity, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding consumables to be used, and a consumables procurement table is constructed according to the consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables models; a theoretical consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables procurement table and the printer's work schedule within a preset time, the printer's efficiency in using consumables is collected, and the consumables loss is defined based on the printer's efficiency in using consumables, the printer's printing life and the consumables models; the actual consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity; at this point, the actual consumables procurement quantity is further defined based on the consumables loss, achieving precise control of the consumables procurement quantity, and then constructing the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies, thereby ensuring autonomous control and intelligent replenishment of the printer's consumables and avoiding stopping the printer due to insufficient consumables. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0067] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0068] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for controlling consumables of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0069] Figure 2 is a flow chart of S11 in the method for controlling consumables of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0070] Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of S12 in the method for controlling consumables of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0071] Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart of S13 in the method for controlling consumables of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0072] Figure 5 is a schematic flow chart of S14 in the method for controlling consumables of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0073] Figure 6 is a schematic flow chart of S15 in the method for controlling consumables of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0074] Figure 7 is a schematic flow chart of S16 in the method for controlling consumables of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0075] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a control system for consumables of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0076] Fig. 9 The figure is a hardware diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0077] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0078] See also Figures 1 to 9, a method for controlling consumables of a printer, applied to a control scenario of consumables of a printer; the method for controlling consumables of a printer comprises:

[0079] Step S11: locating the printer, collecting the previous printing information of the printer, and determining the previous consumables information based on the previous printing information of the printer;

[0080] Step S12: defining the consumable model to be required based on the previous consumable information and the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time;

[0081] Step S13: monitoring the consumption of the consumables of the printer in real time, and defining a consumable control signal based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer;

[0082] Step S14: triggering a consumable control mode based on the consumable control signal, and controlling the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode;

[0083] Step S15: if the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding amount of consumables to be used, and a consumables procurement table is constructed according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumable models;

[0084] Step S16: Define the theoretical consumables procurement quantity based on the consumables procurement table and the printer's work schedule within a preset time, define the consumables loss based on the printer's usage efficiency relative to the consumables, the printer's printing life, and the consumables models, define the actual consumables procurement quantity based on the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity, and construct the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies.

[0085] In an embodiment of the present invention, through the method in the embodiment of the present invention, the printer is located, the previous printing information of the printer is collected, and the previous consumables information is determined based on the previous printing information of the printer; the consumables model to be needed is defined based on the previous consumables information and the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time; the consumption of the consumables of the printer is monitored in real time, and the consumables control signal is defined based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer; the consumables control mode is triggered based on the consumables control signal, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled based on the consumables control mode, so as to facilitate multi-dimensional control of the consumables consumption of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled, so as to realize the management and control of consumables and corresponding replenishment.

[0086] Furthermore, if the storage quantity of the printer's consumables is lower than the preset consumables storage quantity, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding consumables to be used, and a consumables procurement table is constructed according to the consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables models; a theoretical consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables procurement table and the printer's work schedule within a preset time, the printer's efficiency in using consumables is collected, and the consumables loss is defined based on the printer's efficiency in using consumables, the printer's printing life and the consumables models; the actual consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity; at this point, the actual consumables procurement quantity is further defined based on the consumables loss, achieving precise control of the consumables procurement quantity, and then constructing the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies, thereby ensuring autonomous control and intelligent replenishment of the printer's consumables and avoiding stopping the printer due to insufficient consumables.

[0087] refer to Figure 2 , in step S11, locating the printer, collecting the previous printing information of the printer, and determining the previous consumables information based on the previous printing information of the printer;

[0088] In the specific implementation process of the present invention, the specific steps may be:

[0089] S111: Positioning the printer;

[0090] S112: traversing the printer, and locating the control space of the printer based on the traversal of the printer;

[0091] S113: collecting the previous printing information of the printer based on the screening of the control space;

[0092] S114: Dividing multiple dimensional information according to the previous printing information of the printer, and locating the consumables dimensional information according to the multiple dimensional information;

[0093] S115: Determine previous consumables information based on the traversal of consumables dimension information.

[0094] In an embodiment of the present application, the printer is located and further controlled. At this time, the printer is traversed and the control space of the printer is located based on the traversal of the printer, so as to further control the control space of the printer and implement information screening of the control space of the printer.

[0095] Therefore, based on the screening of the control space, the previous printing information of the printer is collected to facilitate the introduction of the previous printing information of the printer, and the previous printing information of the printer is further controlled. At the same time, multiple dimensional information is divided according to the previous printing information of the printer, and the consumable dimensional information is located according to the multiple dimensional information. The consumable dimensional information is located and checked, and the previous consumable information is determined based on the traversal of the consumable dimensional information, thereby ensuring the subsequent processing of the previous consumable information.

[0096] At this time, the location of the printer is collected, and the application background of the printer is defined based on the positioning detection of the location of the printer. The application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumable dimension information are associated. The weights of each keyword of the consumable information are defined based on the application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumable dimension information. The previous consumable information is determined based on the weights of each keyword of the consumable information and the habit information of the printer.

[0097] refer to Figure 3 In step S12, the consumable model to be required is defined based on the previous consumable information and the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time;

[0098] In the specific implementation process of the present invention, the specific steps may be:

[0099] S121: freeze the previous consumables information;

[0100] S122: Determining a plurality of previous consumables models based on screening of previous consumables information;

[0101] S123: constructing a consumables database of the printer according to a plurality of previous consumables models. At this time, the consumables database of the printer is automatically updated as the consumables models are added;

[0102] S124: Freeze the working state of the printer at the current time, and collect consumables information carried by the printer at the current time based on the tracing of the working state of the printer at the current time;

[0103] S125: Associating the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time and the consumables database of the printer;

[0104] S126: defining the consumable model used by the printer at the current time according to the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time and the consumable database of the printer, and defining the consumable model as the consumable model to be required.

[0105] In an embodiment of the present application, previous consumable information is frozen, and multiple previous consumable models are determined based on the screening of previous consumable information, so as to introduce multiple previous consumable models and achieve control of multiple previous consumable models, thereby building a consumable database for the printer based on multiple previous consumable models. At this time, the consumable database of the printer is automatically updated as consumable models are added, thereby ensuring the comprehensiveness of the consumable database relative to the printer.

[0106] At this time, the working status of the printer at the current time is frozen, and based on the tracing of the working status of the printer at the current time, the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time is collected, so as to introduce the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time, and realize further control of the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time.

[0107] At the same time, the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time and the consumables database of the printer are associated; the consumables model used by the printer at the current time is defined according to the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time and the consumables database of the printer, so as to facilitate multi-dimensional matching according to the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time and the consumables database of the printer, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the consumables model used by the printer at the current time, and at the same time, defining the consumables model as the consumables model to be needed.

[0108] At this time, the location of the printer is collected, and the application background of the printer is defined based on the positioning detection of the location of the printer. The application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumable dimension information are associated. The weights of each keyword of the consumable information are defined based on the application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumable dimension information. The previous consumable information is determined based on the weights of each keyword of the consumable information and the habit information of the printer.

[0109] refer to Figure 4 In step S13, the consumption of the consumables of the printer is monitored in real time, and a consumable control signal is defined based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer;

[0110] In the specific implementation process of the present invention, the specific steps may be:

[0111] S131: freeze the printer and monitor the printer consumables in real time;

[0112] S132: defining the consumption of the consumables in each time period based on real-time monitoring of the consumables of the printer;

[0113] S133: constructing a consumables consumption curve according to the consumption of the consumables in each time period, and defining the consumables consumption state according to the consumables consumption curve;

[0114] S134: presenting the consumption of the consumables of the printer based on the consumption status of the consumables and the consumption of the consumables in each time period;

[0115] S135: collecting the print list recorded by the printer, and defining the print workload of the printer according to the print list recorded by the printer;

[0116] S136: Associating the printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the printer's consumables, defining a consumables consumption level according to the printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the printer's consumables, defining a corresponding consumables control logic based on the consumables consumption level, and outputting a corresponding consumables control signal according to the consumables control logic.

[0117] In an embodiment of the present application, the printer is frozen, and the consumables of the printer are monitored in real time to facilitate further processing of the consumables of the printer. At the same time, the consumption of the consumables in each time period is defined based on the real-time monitoring of the consumables of the printer to facilitate recording the consumption of the consumables in each time period, thereby constructing a consumable consumption curve according to the consumption of the consumables in each time period, and defining the consumable consumption status based on the consumable consumption curve, and presenting the degree of consumable consumption based on the consumable consumption status.

[0118] Therefore, the consumption of consumables of the printer is presented based on the consumption status of the consumables and the consumption of the consumables in each time period, so as to facilitate multi-dimensional control according to the consumption status of the consumables and the consumption of the consumables in each time period, thereby ensuring the control of the consumption of the consumables of the printer.

[0119] Furthermore, the print list recorded by the printer is collected, and the printing workload of the printer is defined based on the print list recorded by the printer; the printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the printer's consumables are associated, and the consumables consumption level is defined based on the printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the printer's consumables, and the corresponding consumables control logic is defined based on the consumables consumption level, and the corresponding consumables control signal is output according to the consumables control logic to trigger the corresponding consumables control, so as to manage and control the consumption of consumables, thereby ensuring the adequate processing of the printer's printing workload and facilitating the subsequent replenishment of consumables.

[0120] At this time, the consumable consumption level and the surface level of the consumables are associated, the corresponding consumable matching coefficient is defined according to the consumable consumption level and the surface level of the consumables, the corresponding content to be printed is defined based on the printing workload of the printer, the content loss level is defined according to the content to be printed and the surface level of the consumables, and the consumable control mode is defined based on the content loss level and the consumable matching coefficient.

[0121] refer to Figure 5, S14: triggering a consumable control mode based on the consumable control signal, and controlling the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode;

[0122] In the specific implementation process of the present invention, the specific steps may be:

[0123] S141: freeze consumables control signal;

[0124] S142: defining a corresponding consumable control mode based on signal analysis of the consumable control signal, and triggering the consumable control mode;

[0125] S143: controlling the consumption of the consumables of the printer according to the consumables control mode, and recording the storage amount of the consumables of the printer;

[0126] S144: Matching the storage capacity of the printer's consumables and the printing workload of the printer, and defining a matching coefficient;

[0127] S145: defining a printing progress influence coefficient based on a matching coefficient and a consumables model;

[0128] S146: Correlate the printer progress impact coefficient, the print list recorded by the printer, and the consumption efficiency of consumables, and control the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer according to the printer progress impact coefficient, the print list recorded by the printer, and the consumption efficiency of consumables, so as to control the consumption of consumables and subsequent replenishment of consumables.

[0129] In an embodiment of the present application, the printer is located, the previous printing information of the printer is collected, and the previous consumables information is determined based on the previous printing information of the printer; the consumables model to be needed is defined based on the previous consumables information and the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time; the consumption of the consumables of the printer is monitored in real time, and the consumables control signal is defined based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer; the consumables control mode is triggered based on the consumables control signal, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled based on the consumables control mode, so as to facilitate multi-dimensional control of the consumables consumption of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled, so as to realize the management and control of consumables and corresponding replenishment.

[0130] At this time, the consumable control signal is frozen and the signal analysis is performed on the consumable control signal, so as to define the corresponding consumable control mode based on the signal analysis of the consumable control signal, and trigger the consumable control mode, so as to trigger targeted management and control of consumables according to the consumable control mode, and fully consider the workload of the printer.

[0131] Therefore, the consumption of the printer's consumables is controlled along the consumables control mode, and the storage capacity of the printer's consumables is recorded; the storage capacity of the printer's consumables and the printer's printing workload are matched, and a matching coefficient is defined so that the matching degree between the storage capacity of the printer's consumables and the printer's printing workload can be presented through the matching coefficient.

[0132] Furthermore, the printing progress influence coefficient is defined based on the matching coefficient and the consumable model, so that multi-dimensional control is performed according to the matching coefficient and the consumable model to ensure the accuracy of the printing progress influence coefficient. At the same time, the printer progress influence coefficient, the printing list recorded by the printer and the consumption efficiency of the consumables are associated, and the printing progress of the printing list recorded by the printer is controlled according to the printer progress influence coefficient, the printing list recorded by the printer and the consumption efficiency of the consumables, so as to control the consumption of consumables and the subsequent replenishment of consumables.

[0133] refer to Figure 6 , S15: if the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, matching the corresponding amount of consumables to be used based on the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer, and constructing a consumables procurement table according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumable models;

[0134] In the specific implementation process of the present invention, the specific steps may be:

[0135] S151: Collect the model of the printer and the model of the consumables;

[0136] S152: defining a preset storage quantity of consumables based on the model of the printer and the model of the consumables;

[0137] S153: Compare the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer with the preset storage quantity of the consumables;

[0138] S154: If the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, the printing list recorded by the printer is monitored in real time, and the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is collected;

[0139] S155: Matching the amount of consumables to be used with the corresponding amount of consumables based on the consumables control mode and the unfinished amount in the printing list recorded by the printer;

[0140] S156: Construct a consumables procurement table according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables models, and trigger the autonomous optimization of the consumables procurement table by combining the consumables procurement table and the current time with the previous procurement plan.

[0141] In an embodiment of the present application, the model of the printer and the model of the consumables are collected to facilitate association between the model of the printer and the model of the consumables, thereby defining a preset consumable storage quantity based on the model of the printer and the model of the consumables, so as to introduce a preset consumable storage quantity and further control the preset consumable storage quantity.

[0142] At this time, the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer and the preset storage quantity of the consumables are compared, so as to define a corresponding situation for the comparison between the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer and the preset storage quantity of the consumables.

[0143] Furthermore, if the storage quantity of the printer's consumables is lower than the preset consumables storage quantity, the printing list recorded by the printer is monitored in real time, and the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is collected; the consumables control mode and the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer are matched with the corresponding consumables to be used, so as to control the consumables to be used, so as to construct a consumables procurement table according to the consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables models, and trigger the autonomous optimization of the consumables procurement table and the current time with the previous procurement plan, thereby ensuring the multi-dimensional control of the consumables procurement table and the current time with the previous procurement plan, and further ensuring the accuracy of the consumables procurement table.

[0144] At this time, the time coefficient is defined according to the consumables procurement table and the current time, the procurement coefficient is defined according to the current time and the previous procurement plan, the procurement coefficient and the time coefficient are associated, the consumables procurement optimization coefficient is defined based on the procurement coefficient, the time coefficient and the plan matching table, and the corresponding autonomous optimization is triggered according to the consumables procurement optimization coefficient and the consumables procurement table.

[0145] refer to Figure 7 S16: defining a theoretical consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables purchase table and the work schedule of the printer within a preset time, defining a consumables consumption quantity based on the use efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing life of the printer, and the model of the consumables, defining an actual consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables consumption quantity and the theoretical consumables purchase quantity, and constructing an optimal consumables purchase plan based on the actual consumables purchase quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies;

[0146] In the specific implementation process of the present invention, the specific steps may be:

[0147] S161: Fixed-frame consumables purchase table;

[0148] S162: Associating the consumables purchase table with the work schedule of the printer within a preset time;

[0149] S163: defining a theoretical consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables purchase table and the work schedule of the printer within a preset time;

[0150] S164: Collecting the usage efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, and associating the usage efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing years of the printer, and the model of the consumables; and defining the consumables consumption amount based on the usage efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing years of the printer, and the model of the consumables;

[0151] S165: defining the actual consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables consumption quantity and the theoretical consumables purchase quantity; collecting quotations from various consumables e-commerce companies, and associating the quotations from various consumables e-commerce companies with the actual consumables purchase quantity;

[0152] S166: Construct multiple purchasing combinations based on the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies and the actual consumables purchase volume, and match the final selling prices and purchase times of the multiple purchasing combinations, define the best purchasing combination based on the final selling price, purchase time and actual consumables purchase volume, and define the best consumables purchase plan based on the best purchasing combination.

[0153] In the specific implementation process of the present invention, if the storage quantity of consumables of the printer is lower than the preset consumable storage quantity, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding consumables to be used, and a consumables procurement table is constructed according to the consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables models; the theoretical consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables procurement table and the work arrangement of the printer within the preset time, the efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables is collected, and the consumables loss is defined based on the efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing life of the printer and the model of the consumables; the actual consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity. At this time, the actual consumables procurement quantity is further defined according to the consumables loss, so as to achieve precise control of the consumables procurement quantity, and then build the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies, thereby ensuring the autonomous control and intelligent replenishment of the printer's consumables and avoiding the printer from stopping due to insufficient consumables.

[0154] At this time, the consumables purchase list is frozen, and the consumables purchase list and the printer's work schedule within the preset time are managed and controlled to facilitate the association between the consumables purchase list and the printer's work schedule within the preset time, thereby defining the theoretical consumables purchase quantity based on the consumables purchase list and the printer's work schedule within the preset time, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the theoretical consumables purchase quantity.

[0155] Therefore, the efficiency of the printer relative to the use of consumables is collected, and the efficiency of the printer relative to the use of consumables, the printing age of the printer and the model of the consumables are associated; the consumables consumption is defined based on the efficiency of the printer relative to the use of consumables, the printing age of the printer and the model of the consumables, so as to facilitate multi-dimensional control based on the efficiency of the printer relative to the use of consumables, the printing age of the printer and the model of the consumables, thereby controlling the accuracy of the consumables consumption.

[0156] Furthermore, the actual consumables purchase quantity is defined based on the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables purchase quantity; the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies are collected, and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies and the actual consumables purchase quantity are associated to facilitate the management and control of the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies and the actual consumables purchase quantity, thereby constructing multiple purchasing combinations based on the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies and the actual consumables purchase quantity, and matching the final selling prices and purchasing times of multiple purchasing combinations, defining the best purchasing combination based on the final selling price, purchasing time and actual consumables purchase quantity, and defining the best consumables purchase plan based on the best purchasing combination.

[0157] At this point, the actual consumables procurement volume is further defined based on the consumables loss, achieving precise control of the consumables procurement volume, and then building the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement volume and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies, ensuring the autonomous control and intelligent replenishment of the printer's consumables, and avoiding the printer's operation being stopped due to insufficient consumables.

[0158] In an embodiment of the present invention, through the method in the embodiment of the present invention, the printer is located, the previous printing information of the printer is collected, and the previous consumables information is determined based on the previous printing information of the printer; the consumables model to be needed is defined based on the previous consumables information and the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time; the consumption of the consumables of the printer is monitored in real time, and the consumables control signal is defined based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer; the consumables control mode is triggered based on the consumables control signal, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled based on the consumables control mode, so as to facilitate multi-dimensional control of the consumables consumption of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled, so as to realize the management and control of consumables and corresponding replenishment.

[0159] Furthermore, if the storage quantity of the printer's consumables is lower than the preset consumables storage quantity, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding consumables to be used, and a consumables procurement table is constructed according to the consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables models; a theoretical consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables procurement table and the printer's work schedule within a preset time, the printer's efficiency in using consumables is collected, and the consumables loss is defined based on the printer's efficiency in using consumables, the printer's printing life and the consumables models; the actual consumables procurement quantity is defined according to the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity; at this point, the actual consumables procurement quantity is further defined based on the consumables loss, achieving precise control of the consumables procurement quantity, and then constructing the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies, thereby ensuring autonomous control and intelligent replenishment of the printer's consumables and avoiding stopping the printer due to insufficient consumables.

[0160] See also Figure 8 , Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a control system for consumables of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0161] like Figure 8 As shown, a control system for consumables of a printer, the control system for consumables of the printer comprises:

[0162] A positioning module 21, used to locate the printer, collect the previous printing information of the printer, and determine the previous consumables information based on the previous printing information of the printer;

[0163] The consumables model module 22 is used to define the consumables model to be needed based on the previous consumables information and the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time;

[0164] The consumables control module 23 is used to monitor the consumption of the consumables of the printer in real time, and define the consumables control signal based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer. At this time, the corresponding consumables matching coefficient is defined according to the consumables consumption level and the surface level of the consumables, the content loss level is defined according to the content to be printed and the surface level of the consumables, and the consumables control mode is defined based on the content loss level and the consumables matching coefficient;

[0165] A printing progress module 24, used to trigger a consumable control mode based on a consumable control signal, and control the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode;

[0166] The consumables purchasing table module 25 is used to match the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer with the corresponding amount of consumables to be used, and to construct a consumables purchasing table according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumable models if the storage quantity of consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of consumables;

[0167] The consumables procurement plan module 26 is used to define the theoretical consumables procurement quantity based on the consumables procurement table and the printer's work schedule within a preset time, define the consumables loss based on the printer's usage efficiency relative to the consumables, the printer's printing life and the consumables models, define the actual consumables procurement quantity based on the consumables loss and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity, and build the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies.

[0168] See also Fig. 9 , refer to the following Fig. 9 The electronic device 40 according to this embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig. 9 The electronic device 40 shown is only an example and should not bring any limitation to the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0169] like Fig. 9 As shown, the electronic device 40 is in the form of a general computing device. The components of the electronic device 40 may include but are not limited to: at least one processing unit 41, at least one storage unit 42, and a bus 43 connecting different system components (including the storage unit 42 and the processing unit 41).

[0170] The storage unit stores program codes, which can be executed by the processing unit 41, so that the processing unit 41 executes the steps according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention described in the above “Embodiment Method” section of this specification.

[0171] The storage unit 42 may include a readable medium in the form of a volatile storage unit, such as a random access memory unit (RAM) 421 and / or a cache memory unit 422 , and may further include a read-only memory unit (ROM) 423 .

[0172] The storage unit 42 may also include a program / utility 424 having a set (at least one) of program modules 425, such program modules 425 including but not limited to: an operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules, and program data, each of which or some combination may include an implementation of a network environment.

[0173] Bus 43 may represent one or more of several types of bus structures, including a memory unit bus or memory unit controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, a processing unit, or a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures.

[0174] The electronic device 40 may also communicate with one or more external devices (e.g., keyboards, pointing devices, Bluetooth devices, etc.), one or more devices that enable a user to interact with the electronic device 40, and / or any device that enables the electronic device 40 to communicate with one or more other computing devices (e.g., routers, modems, etc.). Such communication may be performed via an input / output (I / O) interface 44. Furthermore, the electronic device 40 may also communicate with one or more networks (e.g., a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and / or a public network, such as the Internet) via a network adapter 45. Fig. 9 As shown, the network adapter 45 communicates with other modules of the electronic device 40 via the bus 43. It should be understood that although Fig. 9 Not shown, other hardware and / or software modules may be used in conjunction with the electronic device 40, including but not limited to: microcode, device drivers, redundant processing units, external disk drive arrays, RAID systems, tape drives, and data backup planning systems.

[0175] Through the description of the above implementation, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the example implementation described here can be implemented by software, or by software combined with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the implementation of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which can be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.) or on a network, and includes a number of instructions to enable a computing device (which can be a personal computer, a server, a terminal device, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the implementation of the present disclosure.

[0176] Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the steps in the various methods of the above embodiments can be completed by instructing related hardware through a program, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the storage medium can include: a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a disk or an optical disk, etc. In addition, it stores computer program instructions, and when the computer program instructions are executed by a computer, the computer executes the above method.

[0177] In addition, the above is a detailed introduction to the control method and system for the consumables of the printer provided in the embodiment of the present invention. Specific examples are used herein to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present invention. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present invention and its core idea; at the same time, for general technical personnel in this field, according to the idea of ​​the present invention, there will be changes in the specific implementation method and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling consumables of a printer, characterized in that: Control scenarios for consumables used in printers; The method for controlling consumables of the printer comprises: Locating the printer, collecting past printing information of the printer, and determining past consumables information based on the past printing information of the printer; Defining the consumable model to be needed based on the previous consumable information and the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time; Monitor the consumption of the printer's consumables in real time, define the consumables control signal based on the consumption of the printer's consumables and the print list recorded by the printer, define the corresponding consumables matching coefficient according to the consumables consumption level and the surface level of the consumables, define the content loss level according to the content to be printed and the surface level of the consumables, and define the consumables control mode based on the content loss level and the consumables matching coefficient; triggering a consumable control mode based on the consumable control signal, and controlling the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode; If the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding amount of consumables to be used, and a consumables purchase table is constructed according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumable models; The theoretical consumables purchase quantity is defined according to the consumables purchase table and the work schedule of the printer within the preset time, the consumables consumption quantity is defined based on the use efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing life of the printer and the model of the consumables, the actual consumables purchase quantity is defined according to the consumables consumption quantity and the theoretical consumables purchase quantity, and the best consumables purchase plan is constructed based on the actual consumables purchase quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies; The method of defining the required consumable model based on the previous consumable information and the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time includes: freezing the previous consumable information; determining multiple previous consumable models based on the screening of the previous consumable information; building a consumable database of the printer based on multiple previous consumable models, at which time the consumable database of the printer is automatically updated as the consumable models are added; freezing the working state of the printer at the current time, and collecting the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time based on the tracing of the working state of the printer at the current time; associating the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time and a consumables database of the printer; defining a consumable model used by the printer at the current time according to the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time and the consumables database of the printer, defining the consumable model as a consumable model to be required, at this time, dividing a plurality of consumable sub-information based on the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time, constructing a plurality of consumable combinations according to the plurality of consumable sub-information, associating the plurality of consumable combinations and the consumables database of the printer, and defining the consumable model used by the printer at the current time based on the plurality of consumable combinations, the printing effect parameters of the printer for the consumables, and the consumables database of the printer; The real-time monitoring of the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the definition of the consumable control signal based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer include: freezing the printer and performing real-time monitoring on the consumables of the printer; defining the consumption of the consumables in each time period based on the real-time monitoring of the consumables of the printer; constructing a consumable consumption curve according to the consumption of the consumables in each time period, and defining the consumable consumption status according to the consumable consumption curve; presenting the consumption of the consumables of the printer based on the consumable consumption status and the consumption of the consumables in each time period; collecting the print list recorded by the printer, and defining the printing workload of the printer according to the print list recorded by the printer; associating the printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the consumables of the printer, defining the consumable consumption level according to the printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the consumables of the printer, defining the corresponding consumable control logic based on the consumable consumption level, and outputting the corresponding consumable control signal according to the consumable control logic.

2. The method for controlling consumables of a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning of the printer, collecting the previous printing information of the printer, and determining the previous consumables information based on the previous printing information of the printer, includes: Locate the printer; traversing the printer, and locating a control space of the printer based on the traversal of the printer; Collecting the previous printing information of the printer based on the screening of the control space; Divide the multiple dimension information according to the previous printing information of the printer, and locate the consumables dimension information according to the multiple dimension information; Past consumables information is determined based on the traversal of consumables dimension information. At this time, the location of the printer is collected, and the application background of the printer is defined based on the positioning detection of the location of the printer. The application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumables dimension information are associated. The weights of each keyword of the consumables information are defined based on the application background, the usage time of the printer and the consumables dimension information. The past consumables information is determined based on the weights of each keyword of the consumables information and the habit information of the printer.

3. The method for controlling consumables of a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The triggering of the consumable control mode based on the consumable control signal, and controlling the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode, includes: Freeze the consumables control signal; Defining a corresponding consumable control mode based on signal analysis of the consumable control signal, and triggering the consumable control mode; Control the consumption of the printer's consumables along the consumables control mode and record the storage capacity of the printer's consumables; Match the storage capacity of the printer's consumables and the printer's printing workload, and define a matching coefficient; Define the printing progress impact coefficient based on the matching coefficient and consumables model; The printer progress impact coefficient, the print list recorded by the printer and the consumption efficiency of consumables are associated, and the printing progress of the print list recorded by the printer is controlled according to the printer progress impact coefficient, the print list recorded by the printer and the consumption efficiency of consumables, so as to control the consumption of consumables and the subsequent replenishment of consumables.

4. The method for controlling consumables of a printer according to claim 3, characterized in that: If the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding amount of consumables to be used, and a consumables purchase table is constructed according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumable models, including: Collect the printer model and consumables model; Define preset consumable storage quantities based on the printer model and consumable model; Compare the printer's consumable storage quantity with the preset consumable storage quantity.

5. The method for controlling consumables of a printer according to claim 4, characterized in that: If the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is matched with the corresponding amount of consumables to be used, and a consumables purchase table is constructed according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumable models, further comprising: If the storage quantity of the consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of the consumables, the printing list recorded by the printer is monitored in real time, and the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer is collected; Matching the amount of consumables to be used with the corresponding amount of consumables based on the consumables control mode and the unfinished amount in the printing list recorded by the printer; A consumables procurement table is constructed according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables models. The consumables procurement table and the current time are used to trigger autonomous optimization of the consumables procurement table with previous procurement plans. At this time, a time coefficient is defined according to the consumables procurement table and the current time. A procurement coefficient is defined according to the current time with previous procurement plans. The procurement coefficient and the time coefficient are associated. The consumables procurement optimization coefficient is defined based on the procurement coefficient, the time coefficient and the plan matching table. The corresponding autonomous optimization is triggered according to the consumables procurement optimization coefficient and the consumables procurement table.

6. The method for controlling consumables of a printer according to claim 5, characterized in that: The method of defining a theoretical consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables purchase table and the work schedule of the printer within a preset time, defining a consumables consumption quantity based on the use efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing life of the printer and the model of the consumables, defining an actual consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables consumption quantity and the theoretical consumables purchase quantity, and constructing an optimal consumables purchase plan based on the actual consumables purchase quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies, includes: Fixed-frame consumables purchasing table; Associating the consumables purchase list with the printer's work schedule within a preset time; Define the theoretical consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables purchase table and the work schedule of the printer within the preset time; Collect the usage efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, and associate the usage efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing age of the printer, and the model of the consumables; define the consumables consumption based on the usage efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing age of the printer, and the model of the consumables.

7. The method for controlling consumables of a printer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The method further comprises: defining a theoretical consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables purchase table and the work schedule of the printer within a preset time, defining a consumables consumption quantity based on the use efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing life of the printer and the model of the consumables, defining an actual consumables purchase quantity according to the consumables consumption quantity and the theoretical consumables purchase quantity, and constructing an optimal consumables purchase plan based on the actual consumables purchase quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies; Define the actual consumables purchase quantity based on the consumables loss and theoretical consumables purchase quantity; collect quotations from various consumables e-commerce companies, and associate the quotations from various consumables e-commerce companies with the actual consumables purchase quantity; Build multiple purchasing combinations based on the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies and the actual consumables purchase volume, and match the final selling prices and purchase times of multiple purchasing combinations. Define the best purchasing combination based on the final selling price, purchase time and actual consumables purchase volume, and define the best consumables purchase plan based on the best purchasing combination.

8. A control system for consumables of a printer, characterized in that: The control system of the consumables of the printer is applied to the control method of the consumables of the printer as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, and the control system of the consumables of the printer includes: A positioning module, used to locate the printer, collect the previous printing information of the printer, and determine the previous consumables information based on the previous printing information of the printer; The consumables model module is used to define the consumables model to be needed based on the previous consumables information and the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time; A consumables control module, used to monitor the consumption of the consumables of the printer in real time, and define a consumables control signal based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer. At this time, a corresponding consumables matching coefficient is defined according to the consumables consumption level and the surface level of the consumables, a content loss level is defined according to the content to be printed and the surface level of the consumables, and a consumables control mode is defined based on the content loss level and the consumables matching coefficient; A printing progress module, used to trigger a consumable control mode based on a consumable control signal, and to control the printing progress of a print list recorded by the printer based on the consumable control mode; A consumables purchasing table module is used to match the unfinished quantity in the printing list recorded by the printer with the corresponding amount of consumables to be used, and to construct a consumables purchasing table according to the amount of consumables to be used and the corresponding consumables model, if the storage quantity of consumables of the printer is lower than the preset storage quantity of consumables; The consumables procurement plan module is used to define the theoretical consumables procurement quantity according to the consumables procurement table and the work schedule of the printer within a preset time, define the consumables consumption quantity based on the use efficiency of the printer relative to the consumables, the printing life of the printer and the model of the consumables, define the actual consumables procurement quantity according to the consumables consumption quantity and the theoretical consumables procurement quantity, and build the best consumables procurement plan based on the actual consumables procurement quantity and the quotations of various consumables e-commerce companies; The method of defining the required consumable model based on the previous consumable information and the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time includes: freezing the previous consumable information; determining multiple previous consumable models based on the screening of the previous consumable information; building a consumable database of the printer based on multiple previous consumable models, at which time the consumable database of the printer is automatically updated as the consumable models are added; freezing the working state of the printer at the current time, and collecting the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time based on the tracing of the working state of the printer at the current time; associating the consumable information carried by the printer at the current time and a consumables database of the printer; defining a consumable model used by the printer at the current time according to the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time and the consumables database of the printer, defining the consumable model as a consumable model to be required, at this time, dividing a plurality of consumable sub-information based on the consumables information carried by the printer at the current time, constructing a plurality of consumable combinations according to the plurality of consumable sub-information, associating the plurality of consumable combinations and the consumables database of the printer, and defining the consumable model used by the printer at the current time based on the plurality of consumable combinations, the printing effect parameters of the printer for the consumables, and the consumables database of the printer; The real-time monitoring of the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the definition of the consumable control signal based on the consumption of the consumables of the printer and the print list recorded by the printer include: freezing the printer and performing real-time monitoring on the consumables of the printer; defining the consumption of the consumables in each time period based on the real-time monitoring of the consumables of the printer; constructing a consumable consumption curve according to the consumption of the consumables in each time period, and defining the consumable consumption status according to the consumable consumption curve; presenting the consumption of the consumables of the printer based on the consumable consumption status and the consumption of the consumables in each time period; collecting the print list recorded by the printer, and defining the printing workload of the printer according to the print list recorded by the printer; associating the printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the consumables of the printer, defining the consumable consumption level according to the printing workload of the printer and the consumption of the consumables of the printer, defining the corresponding consumable control logic based on the consumable consumption level, and outputting the corresponding consumable control signal according to the consumable control logic.

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