JP2019016371A - Image forming apparatus, control method for image forming apparatus, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an image forming apparatus operated in a forcibly retaining mode which can suitably switch to control that which storage region of storage means received print data is to be stored to improve convenience, and to provide a control method for the image forming apparatus and a computer readable program.SOLUTION: An image formation apparatus has control means that performs control so that the apparatus, while being operated in a forcibly retaining mode and when a command received together with print data is a command showing printing, stores the received print data in a first storage region, while not being operated in the forcibly retaining mode and when the command received together with the print data is the command showing the printing, makes printing means print the received print data, and when the command received together with the print data is a command showing that the received print data are stored in a second storage region, stores the received print data not in the first storage region but in the second storage region.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus capable of holding received print data in a storage device and starting printing in accordance with a user instruction from an operation unit.

  Conventionally, an image forming apparatus has a function called a box function. An image forming apparatus having a box function stores print data transmitted by a printer driver of a PC in a storage area called a box on the hard disk. The print data stored in the box can be printed by the user using the operation panel at an arbitrary timing.

  In recent image forming apparatuses, the operation mode can be set to the forcible reservation mode for the purpose of improving security and suppressing the leaving of printed matter. The image forming apparatus operating in the forcible reservation mode forcibly stores the received data on the hard disk regardless of whether the data transmitted by the PC is an instruction for printing or an instruction for reservation. . The forcibly retained data is printed in response to a user instructing transmission on the PC going in front of the image forming apparatus and instructing printing using the operation panel.

  Patent Document 1 proposes an image forming apparatus that performs control so as to forcibly hold a print job when the number of print jobs is greater than or equal to N or a print job of a specific user.

JP 2009-143081 A

If the data is forcibly retained by operating in the forced retention mode, the data to be stored in the box is also retained in the storage area forcibly retained, and the user gives an instruction in front of the image forming apparatus. Otherwise it could not be stored in the box.
In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide means for controlling received print data to be stored in an appropriate storage area in an image forming apparatus operable in a forced retention mode.

  In order to achieve the above object, an image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives data, a printing unit that prints data received by the receiving unit, a first storage area, and a second storage area. And when the image forming apparatus is operating in the forcible reservation mode and the command received by the receiving unit together with the data is a command indicating printing, the data is stored in the first storage unit. The image forming apparatus is not operating in the forcible reservation mode, and the command received by the receiving unit together with the data is a command indicating printing, the data is stored in the printing unit. A command indicating that the command received together with the data and received by the receiving means is stored in the second storage area of the storage means If it is, and having a control means for controlling to store the data in the second storage area of said storage means.

  In order to achieve the above object, another image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives print data, a printing unit that prints the print data received by the receiving unit, a first storage area, Storage means having a second storage area; setting means for setting the image forming apparatus so as to store the print data received by the reception means in the first storage area of the storage means; and If not performed on the image forming apparatus, the print data received by the receiving unit is printed on the printing unit, and if the setting is performed on the image forming apparatus, the print data is received by the receiving unit. Control means for storing print data in a first storage area of the storage means, and the control means receives the command received together with the print data by the receiving means, When it is specified that the print data is stored in the second storage area of the storage unit, the print data received by the reception unit is received even if the setting is performed in the image forming apparatus. Is controlled to be stored in the second storage area.

  According to the present invention, in the image forming apparatus that operates in the forcible reservation mode, it is possible to suitably switch in which storage area of the storage unit the received print data is stored, which improves convenience.

It is a block diagram of a reservation printing system. It is a hardware block diagram of PC. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an MFP. FIG. It is a figure which shows the storage area of a hard disk. FIG. 7 is a printer driver setting screen diagram. It is a list of print data retained in the forced detention area. It is a list of print data kept in the box area. 4 is a setting screen for setting a forced retention mode in the MFP. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating print job attributes. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the MFP. It is a figure which shows the value of application ID. FIG. 6 is a screen diagram for performing pull printing by designating from an operation unit of the image forming apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the present embodiment, an example of controlling in which area the print data transmitted from the PC 101 is stored in the forced detention area or the box storage area in an MFP (multifunctional peripheral device) operating in the forced retention mode will be described. .

  FIG. 1 is a configuration example of a reservation printing system. Reference numeral 101 denotes a personal computer (PC). Reference numeral 102 denotes a multifunction peripheral device (MFP) in which a scanner and a printer are integrated. The PC 101 has a function of generating print data from a document by a printer driver described later and transmitting it to the MFP 102. The MFP 102 has a function of keeping print data transmitted from the PC 101 in a storage device such as a hard disk. The PC 101 and the MFP 102 are communicably connected to each other via a local area network (LAN).

  In this embodiment, a system in which a PC 101 and an MFP 102 are connected via a network will be described. However, the reservation printing system is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a system connected via a USB I / F or a parallel I / F. Further, the reservation printing system may be one that retains print data on an external hard disk connected to the MFP 102 instead of retaining print data on the hard disk in the MFP 102. Further, a configuration in which print data is held in a file server such as NAS (Network Attached Storage) connected to the LAN may be used. Also, a configuration in which print data is retained on a server that provides a cloud service on the Internet may be used. In the present embodiment, the PC 101 will be described as an example of the information processing apparatus. However, the information processing apparatus is not limited to this, and may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a notebook computer. In this embodiment, the MFP 102 will be described as an example of an image forming apparatus. However, the image forming apparatus is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a printing apparatus having only a printing function.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the PC 101. 21 is a CPU. Reference numeral 22 denotes a RAM that provides a work area for the CPU 21. Reference numeral 23 denotes an auxiliary storage device such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM for storing the control program. The auxiliary storage device 23 stores a printer driver program (hereinafter referred to as a printer driver). The PC 101 generates PDL (Page Description Language) data based on the document data generated by the document creation application when the CPU 21 executes the printer driver, and transmits the PDL (Page Description Language) data to the MFP 102.

  Reference numeral 24 denotes a display device (CRT display, liquid crystal display) for notifying a user of a message or displaying an operation screen. Reference numeral 25 denotes an input device (mouse, keyboard, etc.) for inputting user commands. Reference numeral 26 denotes a network interface card for exchanging data with other network devices via the LAN. Reference numeral 29 denotes a main bus.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the MFP 102.

  The MFP 102 includes a control unit 200, an operation unit 206, a scanner 208, and a printer 209. The control unit 200 includes a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a ROM 203, an HDD (hard disk drive) 204, an operation unit I / F 205, a device I / F 207, a network I / F, and a bus 211.

  The CPU 201 executes various types of information processing according to the control program, and controls the operation unit 206, the scanner 208, and the printer 209. In addition, the CPU 201 controls the network I / F 210 to perform communication processing with an external device.

  A RAM 202 is a volatile storage device, and functions as a work memory used by the CPU 201 to execute various types of information processing. The ROM 203 is a nonvolatile storage device and stores various control programs and setting values.

  The HDD 204 has a forced indwelling area 1101 and a box area 1102, which will be described later, and stores received print data as a document (hereinafter also referred to as reservation). The HDD 204 stores a computer-readable program for executing a flowchart to be described later, setting values for determining the operation mode of the MFP 102, and the like. In the present embodiment, an HDD is described as an example of a storage unit that stores print data. However, the storage unit is not limited to the HDD, and is a non-volatile storage unit such as an SSD (solid state drive). Also good.

  Programs stored in the ROM 203 and the HDD 204 are transferred to the RAM 202 and executed by the CPU 201. Further, the MFP 102 operates according to the setting value transferred from the ROM 203 or the HDD 204 to the RAM 202.

  The operation unit I / F 205 monitors user input from the operation unit 206 and transmits the input information to the CPU 201. Further, the operation unit I / F controls the operation unit 206 to display information in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 201. The operation unit 206 is an input device that receives a user operation from a touch panel, a key, or the like, and is also a display device such as an LED or an LCD. The operation unit 206 may be a touch panel display that serves as both an input device and a display device. The operation unit 206 accepts input of a user name and password as authentication information for authentication processing, or accepts input for starting printing of print data held in the HDD 204. Instead of receiving authentication information input by the operation unit 206, authentication information input may be received by an IC card reader (not shown).

  A device I / F 207 is an interface for connecting the scanner 208 or the printer 209. The device I / F 207 receives image data from the scanner 208 and transmits image data to the printer 209.

  The scanner 208 is a device that applies light to an original and reads reflected light as digital data. The scanner 208 is provided with a document table glass for reading one document at a time. Further, an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) is attached to continuously read a plurality of stacked documents.

  The printer 209 is an apparatus that prints an image on a sheet by an electrophotographic method. The printer 209 discharges paper from the inside of the MFP 102 to a paper feeding mechanism that picks up the paper from the paper tray, a mechanism that transfers and fixes the image, It consists of a paper discharge mechanism for paper. An additional function of the printer 209 is a finishing mechanism. The finishing mechanism is called a finisher. As the finishing mechanism, there is a mechanism for sorting printed products in units, stapling them, and folding printed materials.

  The MFP 102 provides a copy function using the scanner 208 and the printer 209. The CPU 201 causes the scanner 208 to read an image, performs image processing on the image data read by the scanner 208, and causes the printer 209 to print the image data on which the image processing has been performed. Note that image processing may be executed by image processing hardware other than the CPU 201. In the image processing, it is possible to process image data (2 in 1) so that images read from each of two originals are printed on one sheet.

  The MFP 102 provides a transmission function for transmitting image data read by the scanner 208 via the network I / F 210, or a FAX function for transmitting image data read by the scanner 208 via a telephone line (not shown). Or provide. When the MFP 102 does not provide a copy function, a transmission function, and a FAX function, the MFP 102 may not include the scanner 208.

  The network I / F 210 controls network communication via the LAN according to instructions from the CPU 201. The network communication may be wired communication such as Ethernet or wireless communication such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (registered trademark). The MFP 102 may have a USB I / F that communicates via a USB cable.

  The CPU 211, RAM 202, ROM 203, HDD 204, operation unit I / F 205, device I / F 207, and network I / F 210 are connected to the bus 211.

  A program executed by the CPU 201 is stored in the ROM 203 or the HDD 204, and is expanded in the RAM 202 when the MFP 102 is activated or when a function is provided. The CPU 201 executes a program expanded in the RAM 202.

  The CPU 201 controls the operation unit I / F 205 to display a message or an operation screen on the operation unit 206 or acquire information input by the user through the operation unit 206.

  The CPU 201 performs an authentication process for logging in a user who uses the MFP 102. The CPU 201 instructs the operation unit 206 to display an authentication screen in order to determine whether or not the MFP 102 is a valid user, and the authentication information (user name and user name) input by the user using the operation unit 206. Password) and user authentication based on the authentication information. When the user authentication is successful, the CPU 201 acquires setting values associated with the user (for example, a menu screen customized for the login user, a display language for the login user, etc.), and sets the screen after login. Control based on the value.

  FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the division of storage areas secured in the HDD 204. Assume that the HDD 204 is composed of a forced detention area 1101, a box area 1102, and other areas 1103.

  The forced retention area 1101 is a storage area for temporarily storing print data received from the PC 101 when the MFP 102 is set to operate in the forced retention mode. The print data stored in the forced detention area 1101 can be instructed to be printed only by a user who has been authenticated by an authentication means (IC card authentication or keyboard authentication) from the viewpoint of security. More specifically, the user name of the user who logged in to the PC 101 is added to the print data transmitted from the PC 101, and the user name is stored in the forced detention area 1101 in association with the print data as the job owner name. The When the job owner name of the print data stored in the forced detention area 1101 matches the user name of the user authenticated by the above-described authentication process, printing of the print data is permitted.

  On the other hand, the box area 1102 is a storage area for storing print data designated to be saved in the box area by the printer driver of the PC 101. The print data stored in the box area 1102 can be printed / transmitted / edited / deleted regardless of whether or not the user has been authenticated by the authentication means. However, it can be locked with a password or data can be encrypted as necessary.

  The other area 1103 is an area other than the forced detention area 1101 and the box area 1102.

  FIG. 5 is a setting screen displayed by the CPU 21 on the display device 24 of the PC 101. While the setting screen 600 is displayed, the user can select either print or save as the print data output method 601. When the user operates the input device 25 and clicks the button 602, the setting of the output method 601 becomes valid.

  When printing is set as the output method 601, the printer driver of the PC 101 adds a command including information on the output method 601 and transmits it to the MFP 102. The print data to be transmitted undergoes different processing in the MFP 102 depending on whether or not the operation mode of the MFP 102 is in the forcible reservation mode.

  Specifically, if the MFP 102 is operating in the forced retention mode, the print data is stored in the forced retention area 1101 of the HDD 204. The print data stored in the forced indwelling area 1101 is printed in response to a print start instruction input by the user via the operation unit 206. As described above, when the MFP 102 is operating in the forcible reservation mode, the user can print the print data stored in the storage area at an arbitrary timing, and security can be improved. In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to suppress the leaving of the printed matter. On the other hand, if the MFP 102 is not operating in the forced retention mode, the print data is printed as it is without being stored in the forced retention area 1101.

  On the other hand, when saving is set as the output method 601, print data transmitted by the printer driver of the PC 101 is stored in the box area 1102 of the MFP. As described above, when saving is set as the output method 601 on the PC 101 side, the data is stored in the box area 1102 regardless of whether the MFP 102 is operating in the forced retention mode. The user can instruct processing such as printing, editing, and deletion of the data stored in the box area 1102 via the operation unit 206.

  FIG. 6 is a list of print jobs retained in the forced retention area 1101. When the MFP 102 is operating in the forced retention mode, print job data transmitted from the PC 101 (excluding print jobs for which box storage is specified) is retained in the forced retention area 1101 of the HDD 204. Then, the CPU 201 reads out the document name, print settings, and reception time stored in the HDD 204 in association with the data in the HDD 204 and displays them on the operation unit 206. When the user selects a desired print job 701 from the list of FIG. 6 and presses the print start button 702, the CPU 201 reads the corresponding print data from the reserved area of the HDD 204 and causes the printer 209 to print it.

  FIG. 7 is a list of print jobs stored in the box area. The MFP 102 keeps the print job data transmitted from the PC 101 and designated for box storage in the box area 1102 of the HDD 204. When the instruction to display the list of FIG. 7 is input from the operation unit 206, the CPU 201 reads the job attribute of the print data from the box area 1102 of the HDD 204 and displays it on the operation unit 206. When the user selects a print job from the list of FIG. 7 and presses the print start button, the CPU 201 reads the corresponding print data from the box area 1102 of the HDD 204 and causes the printer 209 to print it.

  FIG. 8 is a setting screen for setting the forcible reservation mode. When the user selects 801 and presses the 803 button, the forced reservation mode is enabled. In addition, when the user selects 802, the forced reservation mode is invalidated. When the forced retention mode is valid, the received print data is stored in the forced retention area 1101.

  8 is set in advance by the administrator and stored in the HDD 204, and is read into the RAM 202 when the MFP 102 is activated.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing print data transmitted by the printer driver and print job attributes associated with the print data. An application ID 901 is an ID for identifying a print job input source (a printer driver of the PC 101 or an application in the MFP 102). The process type 902 is an output method (printing or saving) designated by the printer driver when the printer driver of the PC 101 is designated by the application ID. The processing type 902 is information set by the output method 601 in FIG. A job name 903 is a name of a job for printing the print data. The print setting 905 includes an output paper size, a document size, the number of copies, a printing direction, and the like. A date 906 is a value indicating the reception time of the print data. A job owner name 907 indicates the user name of the user who has logged into the PC 101.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when the MFP 102 receives print data from the PC 101. Each step shown in FIG. 10 is realized by the CPU 201 executing a program loaded from the HDD 204 to the RAM 202. In FIG. 10, processing is started in response to the MFP 102 receiving print data from the PC 101.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 201 is described as executing the following steps, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of CPUs may execute the following steps. A processor other than the CPU may execute the following steps. Further, the CPU 201 and other processors may cooperate to execute each step.

  In FIG. 10, first, when the CPU 201 detects that print data is received from the PC 101 via the network I / F 210 (S7010), it analyzes a command added to the received print data (S7020). The command includes at least an application ID 901, a processing type 902 (printing or saving), a job name 903, a print setting 904, a job owner name 907, and the like. The CPU 201 extracts these pieces of information included in the command and stores them in the HDD 204 as print job attributes corresponding to the received print data. At this time, information on the reception time of the print data is also stored as an attribute of the print job.

  Next, the CPU 201 acquires the setting value stored in the RAM 202 in order to confirm the operation mode of the MFP (S7025). This setting value is set by the administrator set on the setting screen of FIG. 8 and is read from the HDD 204 to the RAM 202 when the MFP 102 is activated. The CPU 201 determines whether the MFP 102 is operating in the forced print mode based on the acquired setting value (S7030). If it is determined that the printer is not operating in the forced reservation printing mode (NO in S7030), the CPU 201 processes the print data according to the output method included in the command received together with the print data. Specifically, if storage in the box area 1102 is specified by the command processing type 902 (YES in S7050), the received print data is stored in the box area 1102 of the HDD 204 (S7060). On the other hand, if printing is specified by the processing type 902 of the command received together with the print data (NO in S7050), the received print data is printed by the printer 209 (S7070).

  If it is determined that the printer is operating in the forced reservation printing mode (YES in S7030), the CPU 201 determines whether the received print data is the application ID of the printer driver based on the command analyzed in S7020 (S7032). If it is determined that it is not the application ID of the printer driver (NO in S7032), the CPU 201 causes the printer 209 to print the received print data without leaving the forced indwelling area 1101 (S7070).

  If it is determined that the application ID is the printer driver application (YES in S7072), the CPU 201 determines whether the received print data is data for registering a form (S7035). If it is determined that the data is for registering a form (YES in S7035), the received print data is registered as a form (S7080).

  If it is determined that the data is not data for registering the form (NO in step S7035), the CPU 201 confirms the processing type 902 of the command received together with the print data, whereby the output method specified by the printer driver of the PC 101 is displayed. Confirm.

  If box storage is designated as the output method (YES in S7040), the CPU 201 stores print data in the box area 1102 of the HDD 204. On the other hand, if printing is designated as the output method, the CPU 201 stores print data in the forced indwelling area 1101 of the HDD 204.

  The flowchart of FIG. 10 has been described above.

  Note that the print data stored in the forced indwelling area 1101 or the box area 1102 can be instructed to start printing at any timing by the user from the list of FIG. 6 or 7 displayed on the operation unit 206.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing data stored in the HDD 204 as attributes of the received print job. It is an example of a value of an application ID 901 of a print job attribute. The value of the application ID 901 of the print job input from the printer driver is 0001-10992 (1201). The value of the application ID 901 of the job input from the operation unit 206 of the MFP 102 is 0002-12123 (1202).

  FIG. 12 shows a (pull print) screen in which a document in the PC 101 is designated and printed from the operation unit 206 of the MFP 102 (1300). The screen in FIG. 12 is a screen displayed on the operation unit 206. The MFP 102 temporarily stores the document 1301 in the PC 101 in the RAM 202 via the network 311. In addition, the MFP 102 reads out the document 1301 stored in the RAM 202 and displays it on the operation unit 206. When the user presses the print button 1302, the MFP 102 converts the document 1301 into print data and performs printing by the printer 209. There are other forms of pull printing, but they are omitted in the present invention.

  According to the present embodiment, regarding the print data transmitted from the PC 101, what is specified to be stored in the box by the printer driver is retained in the box area instead of the forced detention area. As a result, it is possible to distinguish and manage the print job that the user has instructed to explicitly hold on the PC 101 side and the print job that is forcibly held by the operation mode of the MFP 102. Will improve.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the same data is not retained twice in the forced detention area 1101 and the box area 1102. However, if the command added to the print data transmitted by the PC 101 includes both print designation and save designation, the MFP 102 prints the print in both the forced detention 1101 and the box area 1102. Data may be stored.

  Further, according to the present exemplary embodiment, in a printing system in which a document 1301 in another information processing apparatus is designated and pulled-printed from the operation unit 206 of the MFP 102, the input job is printed without being retained in the temporary storage area. To improve convenience.

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The object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing the following processing. That is, a program stored in a storage medium by a computer (CPU, MPU) of the apparatus (or system) supplied with a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments. This is a process of reading a code. In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment. The program code and a storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention. The storage medium may be, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory). Further, the storage medium may be a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc, a flash memory, a memory card, or the like. In addition, one or more functions of the above-described embodiments may be realized by one processor, may be realized by a plurality of processors, or may be realized by a plurality of computers on a network.

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The present invention, images forming device, method of controlling an image forming apparatus, and a program.

In order to achieve the above object, an image forming apparatus of the present invention is an image forming apparatus capable of communicating with an information processing apparatus via a network, and print data received from the information processing apparatus is transmitted to the user by the image forming apparatus. Setting means for setting a forcible detention mode that is detained until a print instruction is received, and print data to which a print command is added or print data to which a storage command is added is received from the information processing apparatus via the network. Receiving means; storage means having at least a first storage area and a second storage area; and storing print data in the first storage area or the second storage area; and the first storage area Or accepting means for accepting from the user a print start instruction for starting printing of the print data stored in the second storage area A print unit that prints an image based on the print data for which the print start instruction has been received, and the forced detention mode is set by the setting unit, and the command added to the print data is a print command, When the image data is controlled to be stored in a first storage area, the forced detention mode is set by the setting means, and the command added to the print data is a storage command, the print data is stored in the second storage area. And a control means for controlling to store in the storage area .

Claims (10)

An image forming apparatus,
Receiving means for receiving data;
Printing means for printing data received by the receiving means;
Storage means having a first storage area and a second storage area;
When the image forming apparatus is operating in the forcible retention mode and the command received by the receiving unit together with the data is a command indicating printing, the data is stored in the first storage area, and the image When the forming apparatus is not operating in the forced retention mode and the command received by the receiving unit together with the data is a command indicating printing, the printing unit prints the data, and the receiving unit together with the data Control means for controlling to store the data in the second storage area, when the command received by is a command indicating that the command is stored in the second storage area;
An image forming apparatus comprising: An image forming apparatus,
Receiving means for receiving data;
Printing means for printing data received by the receiving means;
Storage means having a first storage area and a second storage area;
Setting means for setting the image forming apparatus to store the data received by the receiving means in a first storage area of the storage means;
When the setting is not performed on the image forming apparatus, the data received by the receiving unit is printed on the printing unit. When the setting is performed on the image forming apparatus, the receiving unit Control means for storing the received data in the first storage area,
When the control unit specifies that the data is stored in the second storage area by a command received together with the data by the receiving unit, the setting is performed in the image forming apparatus. However, the image forming apparatus controls to store the data received by the receiving unit in the second storage area. First display means for displaying a list of data stored in the first storage area;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a second display unit that displays a list of data stored in the second storage unit. It further has an operation part,
2. The printing unit according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit prints data stored in the first or second storage area based on an input of an instruction to start printing by the user from the operation unit. 4. The image forming apparatus according to any one of items 1 to 3. The receiving means is capable of receiving data transmitted by a printer driver of an information processing device,
5. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit stores the data in the first storage area when the data received by the receiving unit is data transmitted by the printer driver. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1. An authentication means for authenticating the user;
The control unit permits printing when the job owner of the data and the user authenticated by the authentication unit match the data stored in the first storage area. 6. The image forming apparatus according to any one of items 5 to 5.   The image according to claim 6, wherein the control unit permits printing of data stored in the second storage area regardless of whether or not the user is authenticated by the authentication unit. Forming equipment. A control method of an image forming apparatus having a storage means having a first storage area and a second storage area,
A receiving step for receiving data;
Storing the data in the first storage area when the image forming apparatus is operating in the forcible reservation mode and the command received together with the data in the receiving step is a command indicating printing;
Printing the data when the image forming apparatus is not operating in the forced retention mode and the command received with the data in the receiving step is a command indicating printing;
Storing the data in the second storage area when the command received together with the data in the receiving step is a command indicating that the command is stored in the second storage area;
A control method characterized by comprising: A control method of an image forming apparatus having a storage means having a first storage area and a second storage area,
A setting step for setting the image forming apparatus to store the received data in the first storage area;
A receiving step for receiving data;
If the setting is not performed in the image forming apparatus, the data received in the receiving step is printed. If the setting is performed in the image forming apparatus, the data received in the receiving step. And a control step for controlling to store in the first storage area,
In the control step, when the command received together with the data in the receiving step specifies that the data is stored in the second storage area, the setting is performed in the image forming apparatus. Even so, the control method is characterized in that the data received in the receiving step is controlled to be stored in the second storage area.   A computer-readable program for functioning as each unit of the image forming apparatus according to claim 1.

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