BMLinkSBMLinkS OverviewOverview forfor PWGPWG MembersMembers
1. BMLinkS Goals 2. Specifications 1. Discovery 2. Job/Device Control 3. Data Format 4. UI Guideline 3. Applications 4. Future
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 1 PrinterPrinter StateState ExtensionExtension Thank you for considering our request
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 2 GoalsGoals
BMLinkS is the interface for Office Devices MFP, LP, and Scanner Office Devices are network nodes providing services More than simple I/O Devices Interact with each other: Push Print, Print- from-Storage, Scan-to-Print, Scan-to-Storage => Provides Services Catch Phrase: Find, Connect, and Use
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 3 BMLinkSBMLinkS ServicesServices
Vendor A Vendor B
PC
Vendor C Vendor F
Vendor D Vendor E
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 4 SpecificationsSpecifications Discovery Intranet and Internet Job/Device Control Operation Models for Print, Scan, Storage, Fax- In, Fax-Out, Notification Data Format Common data format for all office services UI Guideline MFP/LP/Scanner Panel Operation flow for BMLinkS operations
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 5 DiscoveryDiscovery
Available Technology UPnP was for Home, not for office SNMP broadcast available No WS-Discovery yet Need something for Office (LAN & WAN)
Solution: Multicast & Discovery Server with SOAP support Multicast Limited to within one network segment Client discovery
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 6 Discovery:Discovery: BCBBCB ModelModel
Office Service Variations BCB:Boundary-Controller-Boundary Type 1: Print by remote instruction to the Server -- Normal Printers
Server Controller Client Type 2: Print-from-Storage by remote instruction to the Server
Print Server Storage Client
Server Profile General Profile Client Profile Type 3: Print-from-Storage by local panel operation
Storage Client Profile Info Type 4: Scan-to-storage by remote instruction to the Server -- Remote Scanner
Scan Server Storage Client Type 5: Scan-to-Print by by local operation -- Normal Printers
Storage Client
Type 6: Storage Service
Storage Server February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 7 Job/DeviceJob/Device ControlControl Available Technology LPD, IPP, Port 9100 – Printing Only Need protocol to control Print, Scan, Storage, Fax-In, Fax-Out Need Notification
Solution Extend IPP model and semantics to support Scan, Storage, Fax Use SOAP + HTTP
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 8 Job/DeviceJob/Device ControlControl ModelModel
OfficeService
FaxInService
StorageService FaxOutService PrintService ScanService
File FaxOutJob PrintJob ScanJob DistributionSubscription
Job
OfficeService Job File DistributionSubscription
NotificationPublisher NotificationSubscription
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 9 DataData FormatFormat Available Technology No defacto PDL in Japan PS/PDF too complex/expensive/optional Need common data format for compatibility for Print/Scan/Storage
Solution TIFF MH for B&W Multi-page JPEG for Color
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 10 UIUI GuidelineGuideline
Scan-to-storage & Print-from-Storage require MFP panel operation Scan settings Mail-to address or Storage destination & login info Vendors design proprietary easy-to-use GUI Operation paradigm different among vendors Users confused to operate different MFPs Need similar UI design paradigm for ad hoc use Solution: UI Guideline describes the common operation model
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 11 UIUI GuidelineGuideline
Panel with hardware buttons Example of BMLinkS menu screen LCD panel BMLinkS Menu BMLinkS Network storage BMLinkS button Initial selection by hardware buttons Network copying Panel with software buttons PressPress BMLinkS BMLinkS Network printing buttonbutton Main menu ***** Safe printing ***** BMLinkS BMLinkS function selections
BMLinkS button Initial selection by Common operation flow of four basic software buttons Common operation flow of four basic functionsfunctions defined defined by by BMLinkS BMLinkS
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 12 UIUI GuidelineGuideline PrototypesPrototypes
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 13 DocumentDocument DistributionDistribution InfrastructureInfrastructure
2. Scan-to-print 1a. Network Storage (Network Copying) (to PC)
1b. Network Storage (to Server)
Enable PC-less environment
3. Print-from-storage 3. Print-from-storage
4. Safe Print
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 14 ScanScan--toto--StorageStorage
BMLinkS To your usual document server Common Software BMLinkS Storage Service Any BMLinkS Scanner BMLinkS 1.1. Make Make notes notes in in handouts, handouts, and and distribute distribute the the Document Viewer markedmarked handouts handouts
2. Reuse documents Copy with Paste and reuse Document Viewer
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 15 ScanScan toto PrintPrint (Network(Network Copy)Copy)
In your everyday office BMLinkS-compliant printer from vendor A Any BMLinkS Scanner
Replace
BMLinkS-compliant printer from vendor B
1.1. For For large-volume large-volume printing, printing, scan- scan- to-printto-print with with the the nearby nearby high- high- 2. Because of the common speed printer. 2. Because of the common speed printer. specificationsspecifications among among multiple multiple vendors,vendors, printing printing is is possible possible even even afterafter the the device device is is replaced replaced by by a a devicedevice from from a a different different vendor. vendor.
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 16 PrintPrint--fromfrom--StorageStorage
Any printer supporting BMLinkS Storage Service
BMLinkS Storage Service 2.2. Just Just before before the the meeting, meeting, use use nearbynearby device device to to discover discover your your Storage Service and print the Create Storage Service and print the handouts.handouts.
1.1. Create Create handouts handouts and and convert convert to to a a BMLinkSBMLinkS Document Document using using Printer Printer Driver,Driver, and and save save in in the the Storage Storage Service. Service.
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 17 SafeSafe PrintPrint
When printing with printers in non-secure places
Safe Print function of BMLinkS printer
2.2. Use Use safe safe printing printing function function to to printprint documents documents only only after after you you areare at at the the printer printer
1.1. Discover Discover BMLinkS BMLinkS printers printers using using Printer Printer DriverDriver
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 18 BMLinkSBMLinkS CertificationCertification
Verify the interoperability of Office Services and Clients. Certification tools and specification available to the BMLinkS members Self Test – test and submit the test log Certified products can use the BMLinkS Logo BMLinkS Logo
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 19 ProductsProducts
Numerous BMLinkS-Ready devices support BMLinkS Printer MFPs supporting BMLinkS Scanner starting to hit market since November 2006 Software distributed by BMLinkS Project BMLinkS Printer Driver Storage Service (PC-based) BMLinkS Document Viewer
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 20 FutureFuture
Discovery Currently limited to within the same segment Support search/query mechanism for Intranet Security Security Assessment Data Format Add PDF support Device Management Web Service (SOAP 1.2 support)
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 21 BMLinkSBMLinkS MembersMembers
Big Valley Co., Ltd. Brother Industries Ltd. Canon Inc. Casio Computer CO., LTD. Duplo Corporation Fujitsu Corporation Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Grape Systems Inc. Konica Minolta Business Technologies, INC. KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd. Ricoh Co., Ltd. Riso Kagaku Corporation Seiko Epson Corporation Sharp Corporation Toshiba Tec Corporation
February 19, 2007 BMLinkS Overview for PWG 22 ResourcesResources
BMLinkS URL http://www.jbmia.or.jp/bmlinks/eng/ Documents Discovery Standard Specification Job/Device Control Specification Data Format Specification Your Organization’s BMLinkS Members
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