CN100440131C

CN100440131C - Print-job information display system, printing system, print-job manager

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Publication number: CN100440131C
Application number: CNB2006100683526A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杢屋铣一
Original assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
Current assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
Priority date: 2005-03-30
Filing date: 2006-03-30
Publication date: 2008-12-03
Anticipated expiration: 2026-03-30
Also published as: CN1841308A

Abstract

The invention relates to a secret print system formed by several printers with secret print function that connected by network, wherein it comprises: a print instructor (2) for generating print process or instructing print; the first, second and third printers (3A-3C) for printing; the first-third print managers (4A-4C) relative to each printer to manage the print process; the print process manger (4) will display the print working information of first-third print manages (4A-4C).

Description

Print-job information display system, print system, print-job manager device

Technical field

The present invention relates to only the print job that has authenticated system user be carried out secret (confiential) print system of print processing, be particularly related in the secret print system that has connected a plurality of printing equipments with secret printing function by network, be suitable for showing print-job information display system print-job informations relevant a plurality of printing equipments with system user's authentication print job, print-job information display routine and print-job information display packing, the print job holding device, print job holding device control program and print job holding device control method, the print-job manager device, print-job manager apparatus control program and print-job manager apparatus control method, and printing equipment, printing equipment control program and printing equipment control method.

Background technology

In the past, do not allow the third party see to print thing and obtained in the technology of printing thing printing the indicator, image output control method described in the patent documentation 1 and image output device were arranged.

In the image output control method and image output device of patent documentation 1, if send authentication codes with print data from customer set up, then print system is not carried out print processing at once, generate the comparison data from the print data of receiving, and utilize authentication codes that print data is encrypted, generate the keeping data, these keeping data and comparison are used data association, store in the memory storage.Then, if the user selects the keeping data, and the input authentication code, then printer server just uses the synthetic keeping of the authentication codes data of input, and judge that whether correctly having carried out this synthesizes, when correctly having carried out, make printer system print synthetic result.

As having now of described patent documentation 1, in the printing of image, need in the system of authentification of user, the temporary transient print data that keeps is only carried out print processing to the print data that has authenticated the user in each printer.

In addition, existed: the information list that shows the print job that keeps in the printing equipment by each user in the past, the user is by from wherein specifying the information want the print job of printing, and carries out the technology (with reference to patent documentation 2) of the print processing of the print job corresponding with specified information.

[patent documentation 1] spy opens the 2001-306273 communique

[patent documentation 2] spy opens flat 9-39311 communique

, in the technology of describing in described patent documentation 2, for example in a plurality of printing equipments that connect by network, when keeping a plurality of print job dispersedly, can't tabulate shows the information of these Print All operations that keep dispersedly.

In addition, on the system performance of described patent documentation 1 and patent documentation 2, do not want to allow the third party see the information list of print job,, wish that the user finds the target print job in the short as far as possible time when when the place tabulation that might allow the third party see shows.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the present invention is conceived to the unsolved problem that such prior art has and proposes, its purpose is, be provided at by network and connect in the secret print system of a plurality of printing equipments with secret printing function, be suitable for showing print-job information display system the relevant print-job information of the pairing print job of the comparison information with the user of system of a plurality of printing equipments, print system, the print-job manager device, the print-job manager apparatus control program, the print-job manager apparatus control method, printing equipment, printing equipment control program and printing equipment control method.

Form 1: in order to realize described purpose, the print-job information display system of form 1 keeps the print job to a plurality of printing equipments, with the relevant print-job information of the pairing print job of given system user, it is characterized in that in the print job that demonstration keeps, comprising:

The comparison information that obtains the comparison information that is used to compare described system user obtains parts;

Possess memory unit respectively, and corresponding with each of described a plurality of printing equipments, and to a plurality of print job holding members in the print job of each printing equipment and the described memory unit that remains on after described comparison information is related separately;

Obtain the print-job information of print-job information corresponding the print-job information of the print job correspondence that described each print job holding member keeps from each described memory unit and obtain parts with the described comparison information that obtains; With

The print-job information display unit that shows the described print-job information of obtaining.

According to such structure, for example for the print system that connects a plurality of printing equipments by network, can obtain parts by comparison information and obtain the comparison information that is used to compare described system user, can be corresponding by described a plurality of print job holding members with each of described a plurality of printing equipments, and the related print job that keeps each printing equipment with described comparison information, obtain parts by described print-job information and can obtain in the print-job information of the print job that described each print job holding member keeps and the corresponding print-job information of the described comparison information that obtains, can show the described print-job information of obtaining by described print-job information display unit.

Therefore, energy shows the information to the system user's of a plurality of printing equipments that connect by network Print All operation, so the user of this system can know own content to the print job that is connected a plurality of printing equipments transmissions on the network simply from content displayed.

Here, described print job becomes the structure that comprises the various information relevant with print processing, for example is the set information relevant with the print processing content such as the information that comprises the system user that indication prints, colour print, monochromatic printings, high-quality printing, the information of print data main bodys such as view data that reality is printed on print media such as print paper, file data etc.Identical in each form of following print system, print routine and Method of printing, print job holding device, print job holding device control program and print job holding device control method, print-job manager device, print-job manager apparatus control program, print-job manager apparatus control method, printing equipment, printing equipment control program and printing equipment control method.

In addition, described comparison information is to be used for the intrinsic information of recognition system user's system user, to be used for the information that the intrinsic information of the group of the group under the recognition system user etc. is used to discern individual or group.Identical in each form of following print system, print routine and Method of printing, print job holding device, print job holding device control program and print job holding device control method, print-job manager device, print-job manager apparatus control program, print-job manager apparatus control method, printing equipment, printing equipment control program and printing equipment control method.

In addition, described print-job information is the information that the filename etc. of the data file that comprises in the index information set by each print job in advance or the print job can be determined print job.Identical in each form of following print system, print routine and Method of printing, print job holding device, print job holding device control program and print job holding device control method, print-job manager device, print-job manager apparatus control program, print-job manager apparatus control method, printing equipment, printing equipment control program and printing equipment control method.

Form 2: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print job display routine of form 2 keeps the print job to a plurality of printing equipments, use when showing print-job information relevant in the print job that keeps with the pairing print job of given system user, it is characterized in that the program of using when comprising the processing that makes computing machine carry out the following steps formation:

The comparison information that obtains the comparison information relevant with the user of system obtains step;

Corresponding with each of described a plurality of printing equipments, and will keep steps with a plurality of print jobs that keep after described comparison information is related to the print job of each printing equipment;

Obtaining described each print job keeps the print-job information of print-job information corresponding with the described comparison information that obtains in the print-job information of the print job correspondence that step keeps to obtain step; With

The print-job information step display that shows the described print-job information of obtaining.

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that is read, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and then can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job information display system of form 1.

Form 3: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print job display packing of form 3, maintenance is to the print job of a plurality of printing equipments, use when showing print-job information relevant in the print job that keeps, it is characterized in that, comprising with the pairing print job of given system user:

In view of the above, can obtain and the equal action effect of the print-job information display system of form 1.

Form 4: on the other hand, in order to realize described purpose, the print system of form 4 possesses the printing equipment of carrying out print processing according to print job, and connect a plurality of printing equipments by network, and this print system keeps the print job to described a plurality of printing equipments, and can show in the print job of this maintenance and the relevant print-job information of the pairing print job of given system user, it is characterized in that, comprising:

If such structure, then obtain parts and just can obtain the comparison information that is used to compare described system user by comparison information, by a plurality of print job holding members, can be corresponding with each of described a plurality of printing equipments, and the related print job that keeps each printing equipment with described comparison information, obtain parts by print-job information, can obtain in the print-job information of the print job that described each print job holding member keeps and the corresponding print-job information of the described comparison information that obtains, can show the described print-job information of obtaining by the print-job information display unit.

Form 5: in addition, the print system of form 5 is in the print system of form 4, it is characterized in that,

Also possess a plurality of print job holding devices, the print-job manager device corresponding respectively, by network these devices are connected to and carry out data communication each other with described a plurality of printing equipments;

Described each print job holding device has:

Described print job holding member;

According to comparison information, from the print job that described print job holding member keeps, retrieve the print job searching part of the print job corresponding with this comparison information from described print-job manager device; With

According to the solicited message that obtains, send the print-job information transmit block of the print-job information corresponding to described print-job manager device with the print job of finding by described retrieval process from described print-job manager device;

Described print-job manager device comprises:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print-job information is obtained parts; With

Described print-job information display unit;

Described print-job information is obtained parts and described each print job holding device is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information.

If such structure, the print job holding device just can be by the print job holding member, the related print job that keeps printing equipment with described comparison information, by described print job searching part, can be according to comparison information from described print-job manager device, the retrieval print job corresponding from the print job that described print job holding member keeps with this comparison information, by the print-job information transmit block, can send the print-job information corresponding to described print-job manager device according to the solicited message that obtains from described print-job manager device with the print job of finding by described retrieval process.

In addition, the print-job manager device is obtained parts by comparison information, can obtain the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system, obtain parts by print-job information, can obtain in the print-job information of the print job that described each print job holding member keeps and the corresponding print-job information of the described comparison information that obtains, can show the described print-job information of obtaining by the print-job information display unit.

Further, described print-job information is obtained parts to described each print job holding device, can send the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information.

In addition,, just can add the function that secret is printed, and then can simple and easyly obtain described effect by a print system attaching print operation holding device and print-job manager device to having existed.

Form 6: in addition, the print system of form 6 is characterized in that according to the print system of form 4,

Also possess the print-job manager device, by network described a plurality of printing equipments and print-job manager device are connected to and carry out data communication each other;

Described each printing equipment has:

Described print job holding member;

Described print-job manager device comprises:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print-job information is obtained parts; With

Described print-job information display unit;

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described each print job holding device.

If such structure, then printing equipment can be by the print job holding member, the related print job that keeps printing equipment with described comparison information, by described print job searching part, can be according to comparison information from described print-job manager device, the retrieval print job corresponding from the print job that described print job holding member keeps with this comparison information, by the print-job information transmit block, can send the print-job information corresponding to described print-job manager device according to the solicited message that obtains from described print-job manager device with the print job of finding by described retrieval process.

In addition, the print-job manager device is obtained parts by comparison information, can obtain the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system, obtain parts by print-job information, can obtain in the print-job information of the print job that described each print job holding device keeps and the corresponding print-job information of the described comparison information that obtains, can show the described print-job information of obtaining by the print-job information display unit.

And then described print-job information is obtained parts can send the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described each printing equipment.

Therefore, energy shows the information to the system user's of the printing equipment that connects by network Print All operation, so the user of this system can know own content to the print job that is connected a plurality of printing equipments transmissions on the network simply from content displayed.

In addition, make printing equipment have the maintenance function or the search function of print job,, can obtain simplifying the effect of the structure of secret print system so compare when being other part with these functions.

Form 7: in addition, the print system of form 7 is characterized in that according to the print system of form 4,

Also possess a plurality of print instruction apparatus and the print-job manager device that described each printing equipment are carried out the printing indication of described print job according to from the user's of system indication, and by network these devices are connected to and carry out data communication each other;

Described each print instruction apparatus has:

Described print job holding member;

According to the solicited message that obtains, send the print-job information transmit block of the print-job information of the print job correspondence that finds by described retrieval process to described print-job manager device from described print-job manager device;

Described print-job manager device comprises:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print-job information is obtained parts; With

Described print-job information display unit;

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described each print instruction apparatus.

If such structure, then print instruction apparatus can be by the print job holding member, the related print job that keeps printing equipment with described comparison information, by described print job searching part, can be according to comparison information from described print-job manager device, the retrieval print job corresponding from the print job that described print job holding member keeps with this comparison information, by the print-job information transmit block, can send the print-job information corresponding to described print-job manager device according to the solicited message that obtains from described print-job manager device with the print job of finding by described retrieval process.

In addition, the print-job manager device is obtained parts by comparison information, can obtain the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system, obtain parts by print-job information, print-job information can be obtained in the print-job information of the print job that described each print job holding device keeps, the described print-job information of obtaining can be shown by the print-job information display unit to the system user of described authentication.

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described each printing equipment.

In addition, make the user of system print the print instruction apparatus that when indication use and have the maintenance function and the search function of print job,, can reach the effect of the structure of simplifying secret print system so compare when being other part with these functions to printing equipment.

Form 8: the print system of form 8 is characterized in that according to any one print system in the form 5～7,

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is obtained the comparison information that parts are obtained to each the device transmission that is connected on the described network by described comparison information, and according to the comparison information corresponding response information of this transmission, carry out the described transmission that obtains solicited message and handle;

Device with described print job searching part also has: according to described comparison information, send the result for retrieval information transmit block of the result for retrieval information of described print job searching part to described print-job manager device.

If such structure then becomes the broadcasting comparison information, reach the effect that just can detect the device that maintains the print job corresponding with few number of communications with the user's of system comparison information.

Form 9: the print system of form 9 is characterized in that according to any one print system in the form 5～7,

Described print-job manager device has and sends the retrieving information transmit block of the retrieving information be used to retrieve the device with described print job searching part to being connected each device on the described network;

The parts in described print job district carry out the transmission of described comparison information and handle according to the response message from described each device corresponding with described retrieving information;

Device with described print job searching part also has to the response message transmit block of described print-job manager device transmission with described retrieving information corresponding response information.

If such structure, just can be, do not need the device of comparison information to send to broadcast system user's comparison information etc., can only send comparison information, so the effect that can obtain handling more safely to device with print job holding member.

Form 10: in addition, the print system of form 10 is characterized in that according to the print system of form 4,

Described each printing equipment has:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print job holding member;

According to described comparison information, from the print job that described print job holding member keeps, retrieve the print job searching part of the print job corresponding with this comparison information;

Obtain the print-job information of the print-job information corresponding from other printing equipments and obtain parts with the described comparison information that obtains this printing equipment;

According to the solicited message that obtains, send the print-job information transmit block of the print-job information of the print job correspondence that finds by described retrieval process to these other printing equipments from other printing equipments; With

Described print-job information display unit;

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described other printing equipments;

The print-job information that described print-job information display unit shows the print-job information of the print job correspondence that is found by described retrieval process, obtains from described other printing equipments.

If such structure, then printing equipment is obtained parts by comparison information, can obtain the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system, by the print job holding member, can be related keep print job to each printing equipment with described comparison information, can be by the print job searching part according to described comparison information, the retrieval print job corresponding from the print job that described print job holding member keeps with this comparison information, by print-job information obtain parts can from other printing equipments obtain with this printing equipment the corresponding print-job information of described comparison information obtained, can be by the print-job information transmit block according to the solicited message that obtains from other printing equipments, send the print-job information corresponding to described other printing equipments, can show the described print-job information of obtaining by the print-job information display unit with the print job of finding by described retrieval process.

Further, described print-job information is obtained parts can send the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain and the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described other printing equipments, the print-job information that described print-job information display unit shows the print-job information corresponding with the print job of being found by described retrieval process, obtains from described other printing equipments.

In addition, make printing equipment have whole functions of the present invention,, can obtain to simplify the effect of the structure of secret print system so compare when being other part with these functions.

Form 11: in addition, the print system of form 11 is characterized in that according to the print system of form 4,

Also comprise and print-job manager device that a plurality of printing equipments are corresponding respectively, and by network described a plurality of printing equipments and print-job manager device are connected to and carry out data communication each other;

Described each print-job manager device has:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print job holding member;

Obtain the print-job information of the print-job information corresponding from other printing equipments and obtain parts with the described comparison information that obtains this print-job manager device;

According to the solicited message that obtains, send the print-job information transmit block of the corresponding print-job information of corresponding with the comparison information that obtains from these other print-job manager devices print job of finding by described retrieval process to these other print-job manager devices from other print-job manager devices;

Described print-job information display unit;

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described other print-job manager devices;

The print-job information that described print-job information display unit shows the print-job information of the print job correspondence that is found by described retrieval process, obtains from described other print-job manager devices.

If such structure, then the print-job manager device is obtained parts by comparison information, can obtain the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system, by the print job holding member, can be related keep print job to each printing equipment with described comparison information, can be by the print job searching part according to described comparison information, the retrieval print job corresponding from the print job that described print job holding member keeps with this comparison information, by print-job information obtain parts can from other printing equipments obtain with this printing equipment the corresponding print-job information of described comparison information obtained, can be by the print-job information transmit block according to the solicited message that obtains from other print-job manager devices, send the print-job information corresponding to described other print-job manager devices, can show the described print-job information of obtaining by the print-job information display unit with the print job of finding by described retrieval process.

And then, described print-job information is obtained parts and is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain and the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described other print-job manager devices, and described print-job information display unit shows the print-job information of obtaining to the print-job information of the print job of being found by described retrieval process, from described other print-job manager devices.

In addition, make the print-job manager device have whole functions of the present invention,, can simply obtain described effect so, just can add the function that secret is printed only by to additional this print-job manager device of the print system that has existed.

Form 12: the print system of form 12 is characterized in that according to any one print system in the form 5～11,

When described print-job information is obtained parts to the described comparison information of other device transmissions, this comparison information is encrypted the back send.

If such structure,, also can make the recognition system user difficulty that becomes, so can print the display process of job information safely even then capture comparison information on the network by illegal person.

Form 13: the print system of form 13 is characterized in that also having according to any one print system in the form 4～12:

According to indication, from the print-job information that shows by described print-job information display unit, select the print-job information alternative pack of the print-job information corresponding with described indication from described system user; With

Make given printing equipment carry out the print processing execution unit of the print processing of the print job corresponding with the print-job information of selecting by described print-job information alternative pack.

If such structure, then by the print-job information alternative pack, can be according to indication from described system user, from the print-job information that shows by described print-job information display unit, select and the corresponding print-job information of described indication, can make given printing equipment carry out the print processing of the print job corresponding with the print-job information of selecting by described print-job information alternative pack by the print processing execution unit.

Therefore, system user selects print job arbitrarily from showing the device of print-job information from the Print All operation that the printing equipment that is connected on the network is kept, the print processing of simple and easy this print job of execution of energy.

Form 14: the print system of form 14 is characterized in that also having according to any one print system in the form 4～13:

According to indication, from the print-job information that shows by described print-job information display unit, select the print-job information alternative pack of the print-job information corresponding with described indication from described system user;

Print job deletion parts from the device deletion that keeps this print job print job corresponding with the print-job information of selecting by described print-job information alternative pack.

If such structure, just can pass through the print-job information alternative pack, according to indication from described system user, from the print-job information that shows by described print-job information display unit, select and the corresponding print-job information of described indication, can from the device that keeps this print job, delete and the corresponding print job of selecting by described print-job information alternative pack of print-job information by print job deletion parts.

Therefore, system user can select print job arbitrarily, simply deletion from showing the device of print-job information from the Print All operation that the printing equipment that is connected on the network is kept.

Form 15: the print system of form 15 is characterized in that according to any one print system in the form 4～14:

Described print-job information display unit preferentially shows the print-job information of the high print job of the possibility of carrying out print processing in the print-job information of display object when showing described print-job information.

If such structure, just can preferentially show the high print job of possibility of printing, so system user finds to want to carry out the print job of print processing easily, so can shorten the demonstration time of print job, can reduce the possibility of being seen the information of demonstration by the third party.

Form 16: the print system of form 16 is characterized in that according to the print system of form 15,

Print processing number of times information with print processing number of times of obtaining described print job obtains parts;

Described print-job information display unit is according to the described print processing number of times information that obtains, and the print-job information of print processing print job often begins preferentially to show in order from the print-job information of display object.

If such structure, just can obtain the print processing number of times information that parts are obtained described print job by print processing number of times information, described print-job information display unit can be according to the described print processing number of times information that obtains, and the print-job information of print processing print job often begins preferentially to show in order from the print-job information of display object.

Therefore, the possibility height of print processing is carried out in the print job that print frequency is high repeatedly, so preferential high print job of possibility that shows printing, system user finds to want to carry out the print job of print processing easily, so can shorten the demonstration time of print job, can reduce the possibility of being seen the information of demonstration by the third party.

Form 17: the print system of form 17 is characterized in that according to the print system of form 15 or 16,

Described print-job information display unit preferentially shows the print-job information of not carrying out the print job of print processing in the print-job information of display object according to the described print processing number of times information that obtains.

If such structure, just can obtain the print processing number of times information that parts are obtained described print job by print processing number of times information, described print-job information display unit can preferentially show the print-job information of not carrying out the print job of print processing in the print-job information of display object.

Therefore, if have the untreated print job of print processing in the print job that keeps, then follow the possibility height of this print job of print processing, so preferential high print job of possibility that shows printing, system user finds to want to carry out the print job of print processing easily, so can shorten the demonstration time of print job, can reduce the possibility of being seen the information of demonstration by the third party.

Form 18: the print system of form 18 is characterized in that according to any one print system in the form 15～17:

Comprise: the position relation information of obtaining the device with described print job display unit and having a position relation information between the device of described print job holding member is obtained parts;

Described print-job information display unit is according to the described position relation information of obtaining, in the print-job information of display object, have the device of described print job display unit and have the physical distance of device of described print job holding member near more, more this print-job information with print job that device kept of print job holding member is preferentially shown.

If such structure, just can obtain parts by the position relation information obtains the device with described print job display unit and has position relation information between the device of described print job holding member, described print-job information display unit is according to the described position relation information of obtaining, in the print-job information of display object, have the device of described print job display unit and have the physical distance of device of described print job holding member near more, the print-job information of the print job that this device with print job holding member is kept preferentially shows more.

For example, device and printing equipment with print job display unit are close, and have print job keep the device lose and printing equipment near the time when integrated (or), change the reason in the operation place of printing equipment as the user of system, consider and want originally to carry out the printing equipment of print processing because fault or long-time the use become out of use situation.Promptly, if the structure of this form, just can preferentially show the print job that device kept that is positioned at from the nearest position of the device of operating, so system user finds easily to want the possibility of carrying out the print job of print processing and improves, the demonstration time of print job can be shortened, the possibility of being seen the information of demonstration by the third party can be reduced.

Form 19: in order to realize described purpose, the print routine of form 19 is connecting a plurality of printing equipments of carrying out print processing according to print job by network, maintenance is to the print job of a plurality of printing equipments, use when showing print-job information relevant in the print job that is kept with the pairing print job of given system user, it is characterized in that, comprise the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that constitutes by following steps:

The comparison information that obtains the comparison information relevant with described system user obtains step;

Corresponding with each of described a plurality of printing equipments, and keep related with described comparison information a plurality of print jobs of the print job of each printing equipment are kept steps;

Obtain the print-job information of print-job information corresponding in the print-job information of described each print job maintenance print job that step kept and obtain step with the described comparison information that obtains; With

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 2.

Form 20: further, the print routine of form 20 is characterized in that according to the print routine of form 19,

Obtain in the step at described print-job information, when other devices send described comparison information, this comparison information is encrypted the back send.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 10.

Form 21: and then the print routine of form 21 is characterized in that according to the print routine of form 19 or 20:

Also have the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that comprises following steps:

According to indication, from the print-job information that described print-job information step display, shows, select the print-job information of the print-job information corresponding to select step with described indication from described system user;

Make given printing equipment carry out the print processing execution in step of the print processing of the print job corresponding with the print-job information of selecting at described print-job information to select in the step.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 11.

Form 22: also have, the print routine of form 22 is characterized in that also having the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that comprises following steps according to any one print routine in the form 19～21:

From the device that keeps this print job, delete the print job deletion step of the print job corresponding with the print-job information of selecting at described print-job information to select in the step.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 14.

Form 23: have, the print routine of form 23 is characterized in that according to any one print routine in the form 19～22 again,

In described print-job information step display, when showing described print-job information, the print-job information of the high print job of the possibility of carrying out print processing in the print-job information of display object is preferentially shown.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 15.

Form 24: moreover the print routine of form 24 is characterized in that according to the print routine of form 23,

Has the program of using when the print processing number of times information that makes the computing machine execution obtain the print processing number of times information of described print job obtains step;

In described print-job information step display, according to the described print processing number of times information that obtains, the print-job information of print processing print job often preferentially shows in order from the print-job information of display object.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 16.

Form 25: and then the print routine of form 25 is characterized in that according to the print routine of form 23 or 24,

In described print-job information step display,, the print-job information of not carrying out the print job of print processing in the print-job information of display object is preferentially shown according to the described print processing number of times information that obtains.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 17.

Form 26: further, the print routine of form 26 is characterized in that according to any one print routine in the form 23～25,

The program that has the device that the computing machine execution is obtained carry out described print-job information step display and carry out using when described print job keeps the position relation information of the position relation information between the device of step to obtain step;

In described print-job information step display, according to the described position relation information of obtaining, in the print-job information of described display object, carry out the device of described print job step display and carry out described print job keeping the physical distance of device of step near more, more this is printed operation and keep print-job information of the print job that device kept of step preferentially to show.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 18.

Form 27: on the other hand, in order to realize described purpose, the storage of form 27 computer-readable recording medium of print routine be characterised in that:

Record any one print routine in the form 19～26.

In view of the above, can obtain with form 19～26 in same effect and the effect of any one print routine, and can easily exchange described print-job information display routine by recording mediums such as CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, MO.

Form 28: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the Method of printing of form 28 is connecting a plurality of printing equipments of carrying out print processing according to print job by network, maintenance is to the print job of a plurality of printing equipments, use when showing print-job information relevant in the print job that keeps with the pairing print job of given system user, it is characterized in that, comprising:

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 4.

Form 29: further, the Method of printing of form 29 is characterized in that according to the Method of printing of form 28,

Obtain in the step at described print-job information,, this comparison information is encrypted the back send when other devices send described comparison information.

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 12.

Form 30: in addition, the Method of printing of form 30 is characterized in that according to the Method of printing of form 28 or 29, also comprises:

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 13.

Form 31: and then the Method of printing of form 31 is characterized in that according to any one Method of printing in the form 28～30, also comprises:

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 14.

Form 32: further, the Method of printing of form 32 is characterized in that according to any one Method of printing in the form 28～31,

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 15.

Form 33: moreover the Method of printing of form 33 is characterized in that according to the Method of printing of form 32,

Print processing number of times information with the print processing number of times information that obtains described print job obtains step;

In described print-job information step display, according to the described print processing number of times information that obtains, the print-job information of print processing print job often begins preferentially to show in order from the print-job information of display object.

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 16.

Form 34: have, the Method of printing of form 34 is characterized in that according to the Method of printing of form 32 or 33 again:

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 17.

Form 35: also have, the Method of printing of form 35 is characterized in that according to any one Method of printing in the form 32～34,

Comprising the device that the computing machine execution is obtained carry out described print-job information step display and carrying out described print job keeps the position relation information of the position relation information between the device of step to obtain the program of step;

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 18.

Form 36: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print job holding device of form 36 keeps connecting in the print system of a plurality of printing equipments of carrying out print processing according to print job the print job of described a plurality of printing equipments by network, it is characterized in that, comprising:

Will be to the print job of this printing equipment and the print job holding member that keeps after the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system is related;

According to comparison information, from the print job that described print job holding member is kept, retrieve the print job searching part of the print job corresponding with this comparison information from the print-job manager device;

According to from the described comparison information of described print-job manager device corresponding obtain solicited message, send print-job information transmit block to described print-job manager device to the print-job information of the print job found by described retrieval process.

If such structure then can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print job holding device of form 5.

Form 37: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print job holding device control program of form 37, it uses when keeping the print job holding device of the print job of described a plurality of printing equipments in control connects the print system of a plurality of printing equipments of carrying out print processing according to print job by network, it is characterized in that, comprise the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that constitutes by following steps:

To keep step with the print job that keeps after the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system is related to the print job of this printing equipment;

According to comparison information, from the described print job maintenance print job that step kept, retrieve the print job searching step of the print job corresponding with this comparison information from the print-job manager device;

According to from the described comparison information of described print-job manager device corresponding obtain solicited message, send print-job information forwarding step to described print-job manager device to the print-job information of the print job found by described retrieval process.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print job holding device of form 36.

Form 38: on the other hand, in order to realize described purpose, the storage of form 38 computer-readable recording medium of print job holding device control program of form 37, it is characterized in that,

Record the print job holding device control program of form 37.

In view of the above, effect and the effect same can be obtained, and described print job holding device control program can be easily exchanged by recording mediums such as CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, MO with the print job holding device control program of form 36.

Form 39: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print job holding device control method of form 39, it uses when keeping the print job holding device of the print job of described a plurality of printing equipments in control connects the print system of a plurality of printing equipments of carrying out print processing according to print job by network, it is characterized in that, comprising:

According to comparison information, from the print job that described print job keeps step to keep, retrieve the print job searching step of the print job corresponding with this comparison information from the print-job manager device;

In view of the above, can obtain and invent 36 the equal action effect of print job holding device.

Form 40: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print-job manager device of form 40 is characterized in that, comprising:

The comparison information that obtains the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system obtains parts;

Obtain the print-job information of the print job that is kept from the print job holding device that keeps the print job of the printing equipment corresponding with the print-job information of the corresponding print-job information of the described comparison information that obtains and obtain parts with this print-job manager device; With

The print-job information display unit that shows the described print-job information of obtaining;

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain and the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described print job holding device.

If such structure, just can obtain and form 5～7 in same effect and the effect of any one print system.

Form 41: in order to realize described purpose, the print-job manager device of form 41 is characterised in that, comprising:

To with the print job holding member that keeps after the print job of the corresponding printing equipment of this print-job manager device and described comparison information are related;

According to described comparison information, from the print job that described print job holding member is kept, retrieve the print job searching part of the print job corresponding with this comparison information;

Obtain the print-job information of the print-job information corresponding from other devices and obtain parts with the system user's that authenticated comparison information this print-job manager device;

According to the solicited message that obtains, send the print-job information transmit block of the corresponding print-job information of corresponding with the comparison information that obtains from these other devices print job of finding by described retrieval process to these other device from described other devices; With

Described print-job information is obtained parts and described other devices is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information;

Described print-job information display unit shows the print-job information of obtaining to the print-job information of the print job of being found by described retrieval process, from described other devices.

If such structure just can obtain effect and the effect same with the print-job manager device of form 11.

Form 42: the print-job manager device of form 42 is characterized in that according to the print-job manager device of form 40 or 41,

Described print-job information is obtained parts when other devices send described comparison information, this comparison information is encrypted the back send.

If such structure then can obtain effect and the effect same with the print system of form 12.

Form 43: the print-job manager device of form 43 is characterized in that having according to any one the print-job manager device in the form 40～42:

If such structure just can obtain effect and the effect same with the print system of form 13.

Form 44: the print-job manager device of form 44 is characterized in that having according to any one the print-job manager device in the form 40～43:

From the device that keeps this print job, delete the print job deletion parts of the print job corresponding with the print-job information of selecting by described print-job information alternative pack.

If such structure just can obtain effect and the effect same with the print system of form 14.

Form 45: the print-job manager device of form 45 is characterized in that according to any one the print-job manager device in the form 40～44,

If such structure just can obtain effect and the effect same with the print system of form 15.

Form 46: the print-job manager device of form 46 is characterized in that according to the print-job manager device of form 45,

Described print processing number of times information obtains parts according to the described print processing number of times information that obtains, and the print-job information of print processing print job often begins preferentially to show in order from the print-job information of display object.

If such structure just can obtain effect and the effect same with the print system of form 16.

Form 47: the print-job manager device of form 47 is characterized in that according to the print-job manager device of form 45 or 46,

Described print-job information display unit preferentially shows the print-job information of not carrying out the print job of print processing in the print-job information of display object.

If such structure just can obtain effect and the effect same with the print system of form 17.

Form 48: the print-job manager device of form 48 is characterized in that according to any one the print-job manager device in the form 45～47,

Described print-job information display unit is according to the described position relation information of obtaining, in the print-job information of described display object, have the device of described print job display unit and have the physical distance of device of described print job holding member near more, more this print-job information with print job that device kept of print job holding member is preferentially shown.

If such structure just can obtain effect and the effect same with the print system of form 18.

Form 49: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 49 is characterised in that, comprises the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that is made of following steps:

The comparison information that obtains the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system obtains step;

Obtain the print-job information of the print job that is kept from the print job holding device that keeps the print job of the printing equipment corresponding with the print-job information of the corresponding print-job information of the described comparison information that obtains and obtain step with this print-job manager device; With

The print-job information step display that shows the described print-job information of obtaining;

Obtain in the step at described print-job information, send the solicited message that obtains that obtains comparison information that step obtains, the print-job information corresponding by described comparison information to described print job holding device with this comparison information.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 40.

Form 50: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 50 is characterised in that, comprises the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that is made of following steps:

The comparison information that obtains the comparison information that is used to compare described system user obtains step;

The print job of related maintenance print job with described comparison information keeps step;

According to the described comparison information that obtains, from the print job that keeps step to keep by described print job, retrieve the print job searching step of the print job corresponding with this comparison information;

Obtain the print-job information of the print-job information corresponding and obtain step with obtain the comparison information that obtains in the step in described comparison information;

According to obtaining solicited message, the print-job information forwarding step that the print-job information to print job that by described retrieval process found corresponding with described comparison information sent to this device of obtaining the transmission source of solicited message;

Obtain in the step at described print-job information, the solicited message that obtains that described comparison information is obtained the comparison information that obtains in the step, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information sends to the device that sends object;

The print-job information that in described print-job information step display, shows print-job information, obtains from the device of described transmission object to the print job of finding by described retrieval process.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 41.

Form 51: the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 51 is characterized in that according to the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 49 or 50,

Described print-job information is obtained in the step, when other devices send described comparison information, this comparison information is encrypted the back send.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 42.

Form 52: the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 52 is characterized in that according to any one the print-job manager apparatus control program in the form 49～51, also comprises the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that is made of following steps:

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 43.

Form 53: the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 53 is characterized in that according to any one the print-job manager apparatus control program in the form 49～52, also comprises the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that is made of following steps:

Deletion and described print-job information select the print job of the corresponding print job of the print-job information selected in the step to delete step from the device that keeps this print job.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 44.

Form 54: the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 54 is characterized in that according to any one the print-job manager apparatus control program in the form 49～53:

In described print-job information step display, when showing institute's print-job information, the print-job information of the high print job of the possibility of carrying out print processing in the print-job information of display object is preferentially shown.

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 45.

Form 55: the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 55 is characterized in that according to the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 54,

Comprise the program of using when the print processing number of times information that makes the computing machine execution obtain the print processing number of times information of described print job obtains step;

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 46.

Form 56: the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 56 is characterized in that according to the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 54 or 55,

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 47.

Form 57: the print-job manager apparatus control program of form 57 is characterized in that according to any one the print-job manager apparatus control program in the form 54～55,

The program that comprises the device that the computing machine execution is obtained carry out described print-job information step display and carry out using when described print job keeps the position relation information of the position relation information between the device of step to obtain step;

If such structure just by the computing machine fetch program, according to the program that reads, is handled if computing machine is carried out, just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 48.

Form 58: in order to realize described purpose, the storage of form 58 computer-readable recording medium of print-job manager apparatus control program be characterised in that,

Record any one the print-job manager apparatus control program in the form 49～57.

In view of the above, can obtain with form 49～57 in same effect and the effect of any one print-job manager apparatus control program, and can easily exchange described print-job manager apparatus control program by recording mediums such as CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, MO.

Form 59: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 59 is characterised in that, comprising:

Obtain the print-job information of the print-job information corresponding the print-job information of the print job that is kept from the print job holding device and obtain step with the described comparison information that obtains; With

Obtain in the step at described print-job information, send the solicited message that obtains that obtains comparison information that parts obtain and the print-job information corresponding by described comparison information to described print job holding device with this comparison information.

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 40.

Form 60: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 60 is characterised in that, comprising:

According to described comparison information, from the print job that keeps step to keep by described print job, retrieve the print job searching step of the print job corresponding with this comparison information from the print-job manager device;

Obtain with the print-job information that described comparison information obtains the corresponding print-job information of the comparison information that obtains in the step and obtain step;

According to obtaining solicited message, the print-job information forwarding step that the print job corresponding print-job information that by described retrieval process found corresponding with described comparison information sent to this device of obtaining the transmission source of solicited message; With

Obtain in the step at described print-job information, the solicited message that obtains that described comparison information is obtained the comparison information that obtains in the step and the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information sends to the device that sends object;

In described print-job information step display, show the print-job information of the print job found by described retrieval process and the print-job information of obtaining from the device of described transmission object.

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 41.

Form 61: the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 61 is characterized in that according to the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 59 or 60,

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 42.

Form 62: the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 62 is characterized in that according to any one print-job manager apparatus control method in the form 59～61, also comprises:

Make given printing equipment carry out the print processing execution in step of the print processing of the print job corresponding with the print-job information of selecting step to select by described print-job information.

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 43.

Form 63: the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 63 is characterized in that according to any one print-job manager apparatus control method in the form 59～62, also comprises:

According to indication, from the print-job information that shows by described print-job information step display, select the print-job information of the print-job information corresponding to select step with described indication from described system user;

From the device that keeps this print job, delete the print job deletion step of the print job corresponding with the print-job information of selecting step to select by described print-job information.

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 44.

Form 64: the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 64 is characterized in that according to any one print-job manager apparatus control method in the form 59～63,

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 45.

Form 65: the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 65 is characterized in that according to the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 64,

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 46.

Form 66: the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 66 is characterized in that according to the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 64 or 65,

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 47.

Form 67: the print-job manager apparatus control method of form 67 is characterized in that according to any one the print-job manager apparatus control method in the form 64～66,

Comprise: obtain the device that carries out described print job step display and carry out described print job and keep the position relation information of the position relation information between the device of step to obtain step;

In described print-job information step display, according to the described position relation information of obtaining, in the print-job information of display object, carry out the device of described print job step display and carry out described print job keeping the physical distance of device of step near more, more this is printed operation and keep print-job information of the print job that device kept of step preferentially to show.

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print-job manager device of form 48.

Form 68: on the other hand, in order to realize described purpose, the printing equipment of form 68 is carried out print processing according to print job, it is characterized in that, comprising:

According to comparison information, from the print job that described print job holding member keeps, retrieve the print job searching part of the print job corresponding with this comparison information from the print-job manager device; With

According to the solicited message that obtains, send print-job information transmit block to the print-job information of the print job found by described retrieval process to described print-job manager device from described print-job manager device.

If such structure then can obtain effect and the effect equal with the print system of form 6.

Form 69: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the printing equipment of form 69 is characterised in that, comprising:

The related print job holding member that keeps the print job of this printing equipment with described comparison information;

According to described comparison information, from the print job that keeps by described print job holding member, retrieve the print job searching part of the print job corresponding with this comparison information;

Obtain from other devices the print-job information of the print-job information of the print job that obtains this printing equipment is obtained parts;

According to the solicited message that obtains, the print job corresponding print-job information that by described retrieval process found corresponding with the comparison information that obtains from these other devices installed the print-job information transmit block that sends to these other from described other devices; With

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain and the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described other devices;

Described print-job information display unit shows the print-job information of the print job of being found by described retrieval process and the print-job information of obtaining from described other devices.

If such structure just can obtain effect and the effect same with the print system of form 10.

Form 70: form 70 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment of form 69,

Described print-job information is obtained parts when other devices are sent described comparison information, this comparison information is encrypted the back send.

If such structure just can obtain effect and the effect same with the print system of form 12.

Form 71: form 71 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment of form 69 or 70, also comprises:

Form 72: form 72 is characterized in that according to any one printing equipment in the form 69～71, also comprises:

Form 73: form 73 is characterized in that according to any one printing equipment in the form 69～72,

Form 74: form 74 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment of form 73,

Print processing number of times information with the print processing number of times information that obtains described print job obtains parts;

Form 75: form 75 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment of form 73 or 74,

Form 76: form 76 is characterized in that according to any one printing equipment in the form 73～75,

Comprise; The position relation information of obtaining the device with described print job display unit and having a position relation information between the device of described print job holding member is obtained parts;

Form 77: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the printing equipment control program of form 77 uses when the printing equipment of print processing is carried out in control according to print job, it is characterized in that, comprises the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that is made of following steps:

With the related print job maintenance step that keeps described print job of comparison information that is used to compare the user of system;

According to described comparison information, from the print job that described print job keeps step to keep, retrieve the print job searching step of the print job corresponding with this comparison information;

According to obtaining solicited message, send print-job information forwarding step to the print-job information of the print job found by described retrieval process to the described device of obtaining the transmission source of solicited message.

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that reads, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 68.

Form 78: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the printing equipment control program of form 78 uses when the printing equipment of print processing is carried out in control according to print job, it is characterized in that, comprises the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that is made of following steps:

To keep step with the print job that keeps after described comparison information is related to the print job of this printing equipment;

According to described comparison information, from the print job that keeps step to keep by described print job, retrieve the print job searching step of the print job corresponding with this comparison information;

In described print-job information step display, the print-job information that shows print-job information, obtains from other devices to the print job of finding by described retrieval process.

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that reads, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 69.

Form 79: the printing equipment control program of form 79 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment control program of form 78,

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that reads, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 70.

Form 80: the printing equipment control program of form 80 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment control program of form 78 or 79, comprises the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that is made of following steps:

According to indication, from the print-job information that described print-job information step display, shows, select the print-job information of the print-job information corresponding to select step with described indication from described system user; With

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that reads, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 71.

Form 81: the printing equipment control program of form 81 is characterized in that according to any one the printing equipment control program in the form 78～80, comprises the program of using when making computing machine carry out the processing that is made of following steps:

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that reads, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 72.

Form 82: the printing equipment control program of form 82 is characterized in that according to any one the printing equipment control program in the form 78～81,

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that reads, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 73.

Form 83: the printing equipment control program of form 83 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment control program of form 82,

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that reads, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 74.

Form 84: the printing equipment control program of form 84 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment control program of form 82 or 83,

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that reads, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 75.

Form 85: the printing equipment control program of form 85 is characterized in that according to any one the printing equipment control program in the form 82～84:

In described print-job information step display, according to the described position relation information of obtaining, in the print-job information of display object, carry out the device of described print job step display and carry out described print job keeping the physical distance of device of step near more, more this print-job information that prints the print job that device that operation keeps step keeps is preferentially shown.

If such structure, just by the computing machine fetch program, if according to the program that reads, computing machine is carried out and is handled, and just can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 76.

Form 86: and in order to realize described purpose, the storage of form 86 computer-readable recording medium of printing equipment control program be characterised in that,

Record any one the printing equipment control program in the form 77～85.

In view of the above, can obtain with form 77～85 in same effect and the effect of any one printing equipment control program, and can easily exchange described print-job information display routine by recording mediums such as CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, MO.

Form 87: in addition,, use when the printing equipment control method of form 87 is controlled according to the printing equipment of print job execution print processing, it is characterized in that, comprising in order to realize described purpose:

According to described comparison information, from the print job that described print job keeps step to keep, retrieve the print job searching step of the print job corresponding with this comparison information; With

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 68.

Form 88: in addition, in order to realize described purpose, the printing equipment control method of form 88 is characterised in that, comprising:

The print-job information that in described print-job information step display, shows print-job information, obtains from other devices to the print job of finding by described retrieval process.

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 69.

Form 89: the printing equipment control method of form 89 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment control method of form 88,

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 70.

Form 90: the printing equipment control method of form 90 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment control method of form 88 or 89, also comprises:

Make given printing equipment carry out the print processing execution in step of the print processing of the print job corresponding with the print-job information selected in the described print-job information selection step.

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 71.

Form 91: the printing equipment control method of form 91 is characterized in that according to any one the printing equipment control method in the form 88～90, also comprises:

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 72.

Form 92: the printing equipment control method of form 92 is characterized in that according to any one the printing equipment control method in the form 88～91,

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 73.

Form 93: the printing equipment control method of form 93 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment control method of form 92,

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 74.

Form 94: the printing equipment control method of form 94 is characterized in that according to the printing equipment control method of form 92 or 93,

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 75.

Form 95: the printing equipment control method of form 95 is characterized in that according to any one the printing equipment control method in the form 92～94,

Position relation information with the position relation information between the device of obtaining the device that carries out described print-job information step display and carrying out described print job maintenance step is obtained step;

In view of the above, can obtain effect and the effect equal with the printing equipment of form 76.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the structure of expression secret print system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the detailed functions structure of expression print instruction apparatus 2.

Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the detailed functions structure of expression printing equipment 3.

Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the detailed functions structure of expression print-job manager device 4.

Fig. 5 is that the print job of expression print instruction apparatus 2 sends the process flow diagram of handling.

Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram that the preservation of the print job of expression print-job manager device 4 is handled.

Fig. 7 is the process flow diagram of the first print-job information display process of expression print-job manager device 4.

Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram of the second print-job information display process of expression print-job manager device 4.

Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram that the DISPLAY ORDER decision among the print-job information display process 4f of portion of expression print-job manager device 4 is handled.

Figure 10 is the process flow diagram that first print job retrieval response of expression print-job manager device 4 is handled.

Figure 11 is the process flow diagram that second print job retrieval response of expression print-job manager device 4 is handled.

Figure 12 is the process flow diagram that the printing/deletion of the appointment print job of expression print-job manager device 4 is handled.

Figure 13 is the process flow diagram that the transmission/deletion of the appointment print job of expression print-job manager device 4 is handled.

Figure 14 is the process flow diagram of the print processing of expression printing equipment 3.

Figure 15 (a)～(c) is the figure of an example of the print-job information of the print job that keeps respectively of expression first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C.

Figure 16 (a)～(c) is the figure of an example of the particular system user's that keeps respectively of expression first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C print-job information.

Figure 17 is the figure of demonstration example of the particular system user's that keeps of print-job manager device 4B print-job information.

Figure 18 (a) be expression the figure of an example of the DISPLAY ORDER of print processing prioritization often, be on the basis of (a) (b), be the print processing number of times figure of one example of DISPLAY ORDER of 0 time prioritization.

Figure 19 (a) is that the position on the real space of expression first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C concerns the figure of an example, the figure of an example of the DISPLAY ORDER that (b) to be expression arrange according to the position relation of (a).

Figure 20 is the figure of demonstration example of the particular system user's that keeps of expression first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C print-job information.

Figure 21 is the figure of an example of the selection mode of expression print-job information.

Figure 22 be the expression from the time on final print processing date a new side begin the figure of an example of the DISPLAY ORDER of prioritization in order.

Figure 23 (a)～(c) expresses emphasis to show the figure of the example of printing the high print-job information of possibility.

Figure 24 (a)～(c) expresses emphasis to show the figure of the example of printing the high print-job information of possibility.

Figure 25 (a) is the figure that an example of retrieving the index button of printing the high print-job information of possibility is set, and (b) is the figure that shows an example of printing the high print-job information of possibility in addition.

Among the figure: 1-secret print system; The 2-print instruction apparatus; The 2a-data communication section; 2b-Data Control portion; The 2c-data store; 2d-print job generating unit; The 3a-data communication section; 3b-Data Control portion; 3c-print processing portion; 4-print-job manager device; The 4a-data communication section; 4b-Data Control portion; The 4c-data store; 4d-comparison information obtaining section; The 4e-print job keeps the instrument search part; 4f-print-job information display process portion; The 4g-display part; The 4h-operating portion; 4i-print processing control part.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to the description of drawings embodiments of the present invention.Fig. 1～Figure 21 is the figure of the embodiment of expression print-job information display system of the present invention, print system, print-job manager device, print-job manager apparatus control program, print-job manager apparatus control method, printing equipment, printing equipment control program and printing equipment control method.

The structure of secret print system of the present invention at first, is described according to Fig. 1.Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the structure of expression secret print system of the present invention.

Secret print system 1 becomes the structure that comprises with the lower part: the print instruction apparatus 2 that prints the generation of operation or the printing indication of print job etc.; Print first of processing～the 3rd printing equipment 3A～3C according to print job; Be connected one to one respectively with this first～the 3rd printing equipment 3A～3C, and lay respectively at first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C of the display process of near maintenance processing that prints operation of first～the 3rd printing equipment 3A～3C and print-job information; But transceive data ground connects the network 5 of each device between each device of print instruction apparatus 2 and print-job manager device 4A～4C.

And first～the 3rd printing equipment 3A～3C has same functional structure, so followingly suitably they are treated as printing equipment 3.

In addition, first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C has same functional structure, so followingly suitably they are treated as print-job manager device 4.

The detailed functions structure of print instruction apparatus 2 further, is described according to Fig. 2.Here, Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the detailed functions structure of expression print instruction apparatus 2.

As shown in Figure 2, print instruction apparatus 2 becomes the structure that comprises data communication section 2a, the 2b of Data Control portion, data store 2c, print job generating unit 2d.

Data communication section 2a has the function that print job is sent the data transmit-receive between each device such as first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C that waits, is connected on the network 5 by network 5 any one in first～the 3rd printing equipment 3A～3C.

The 2b of Data Control portion has the data storage that obtains from external device (ED) by data communication section 2a to data store 2c, or a various data that are stored among the data store 2c sends each inscape to, or control exchanges data between each inscape, or the print job that generates among the print job generating unit 2d is sent etc. the function of the data flow of unified control print instruction apparatus 2 by data communication section 2a any one in first～the 3rd printing equipment 3A～3C.

The function of the necessary data of processing that data store 2c has file data or the view data that storage generates by editing machine, the data that are used for generating print job, carry out in each inscape.

Print job generating unit 2d indicates according to the printing from editing machine, the file data or the view data of storing among the sense data storage part 2c, and, generate print job to the additional information that prints the system user of indication of this print data of reading.And, if generate print job, just this print job is sent to first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C by the 2b of Data Control portion.In the present embodiment, provide user's transmission target of selective printing operation arbitrarily of printing indication.

Here, the ROM (Read Only Memory) that print instruction apparatus 2 has not shown processor, RAM (Random AccessMemory), storage specific program carries out special-purpose program by processor, and realizes the function of each part mentioned above.In addition, in the each part mentioned above, only realize programmed control hardware its function and by special use and realize the mixing existence of its function with special-purpose program.

The detailed functions structure of printing equipment 3 is described according to Fig. 3.Here, Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the detailed functions structure of expression printing equipment 3.

As shown in Figure 3, printing equipment 3 becomes the structure that comprises data communication section 3a, the 3b of Data Control portion, the 3c of print processing portion.

Data communication section 3a has by the print job of wired or wireless reception from print-job manager device 4, or print processing result's information to print-job manager device 4 send etc. carry out and print-job manager device 4 between the function of data transmit-receive.

The 3b of Data Control portion has by data communication section 3a the print job of receiving from print-job manager device 4 is transmitted to the 3c of print processing portion, or the function that sends etc. the data flow of unified control printing equipment 3 from the print result information of the 3c of print processing portion by data communication section 3a to print-job manager device 4.

The 3c of print processing portion has according to the print job of receiving from print-job manager device 4, constitutes the function of the print processing of the image of view data of this print job or the file of file data etc.

Here, the ROM (Read Only Memory) that printing equipment 3 has the program of not shown processor, RAM (Random AccessMemory), storage special use carries out special-purpose program by processor, realizes the function of each part mentioned above.In addition, in the each part mentioned above, only realize programmed control hardware its function and by special use and realize the mixing existence of its function with special-purpose program.

The detailed functions structure of print-job manager device 4 is described according to Fig. 4.Here, Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the detailed functions structure of expression print-job manager device 4.

As shown in Figure 4, print-job manager device 4 becomes the structure that comprises data communication section 4a, the 4b of Data Control portion, data store 4c and comparison information obtaining section 4d.

Data communication section 4a has the print job that receives from print instruction apparatus 2 by network 5, or keep the solicited message that obtains of print-job information instruments (in Fig. 1 to other print jobs, among first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C any one) send, or being used for sending to other instruments from being connected the retrieving information that other instruments retrieval on the network 5 has an instrument (below be called print job keep instrument) of the maintenance function of print job, or reception keeps the print-job information of instrument from print job, the request that obtains of print-job information, print jobs etc. are at this device and the print instruction apparatus 2 that is connected on the network 5, the function of carrying out the transmitting-receiving of data between each device such as print-job manager device 4 grades.

Data store 4b has in the print job of storing the corresponding print job of comparison information that obtains among retrieval and the comparison information obtaining section 4d from data store 4c, or detected print job keeps instrument in print job maintenance instrument search part 4g, send the request that obtains of the print-job information corresponding with the above-mentioned comparison information that obtains by data communication section 4a, or a data of receiving by data communication section 4a transmits to each inscape, or the various data of storing among the data store 4c are transmitted to each inscape, or control the function of data flow of the unified control print-job manager devices 4 such as exchange of the data between each inscape.Also has the information of basis from the print processing result of printing equipment 3, with be stored in data store 4c in corresponding print processing number of times information and the related laggard line item of each print-job information of print job, and whenever the function that prints the print processing number of times of upgating object print job when handling.

That is, in the present embodiment, print-job manager device 4 is preserved specified time limit to the print job of having carried out print processing with printing times information.

Data store 4c has the print job that storage is received by data communication section 4a from print instruction apparatus 2, or the positional information of storage print job managing apparatus 4, or stores the function of the necessary data of carrying out in each inscape of processing.

Comparison information obtaining section 4d has card-type storage medium (IC-card etc.) the reading system user's who has from the user of system comparison information, the function that transmits to data store 4b.

Print-job manager device 4 becomes the structure that comprises print job maintenance instrument search part 4e, the print-job information display process 4f of portion, display part 4g, operating portion 4h, print processing control part 4i as shown in Figure 4.

Print job keeps instrument search part 4e to have according to retrieval indication and comparison information from the 4b of Data Control portion, the print job of retrieving the print job that is keeping corresponding with this comparison information keeps instrument, the function of this result for retrieval to the 4b of Data Control portion transmission.In the present embodiment, as the access method when other devices are obtained print-job information, have (1) that the method that obtains solicited message, (2) that are connected the whole instrument broadcasting print jobs on the network are kept instrument and only keep instrument to send 2 kinds of methods such as method that obtain solicited message of the print job that comprises comparison information to this detected print job from the instrument detecting print job that is connected on the network 5, system user can select arbitrary method.

The print-job information display process 4f of portion carries out according to demonstration indication and print-job information from Data Control portion, processing by the high series arrangement print-job information of the possibility of carrying out print processing, arrange print-job information, make the print-job information after the arrangement be presented at display part 4g.

Display part 4g is display device such as LCD, has according to the picture signal from the print-job information display process 4f of portion, shows the function of given image.

Operating portion 4h has the print-job information of the user of system on being presented at display part 4g and selects print-job information arbitrarily, or the print-job information of this selection is printed the functional units such as guidance panel, pointing device, keyboard, touch-screen of indication or deletion indication, have based on the user's of system the various indications of pass through functional unit function data control part 4b transmission.

Print processing control part 4i has according to the printing indication that display part 4g is gone up the print-job information that shows from the system user of the 4b of Data Control portion, when having the print job corresponding among the data store 4c of this print-job manager device with this print-job information, obtain the print job of this print-job information from data store 4c by the 4b of Data Control portion, and when not having this print job, obtain the print job corresponding by 4b of Data Control portion and data communication section 4a from the device that keeps this print job with printing indication, the print job that obtains is transmitted to printing equipment 3, carry out the function of the print processing of this print job.

Network 5 is well-known communication networks such as LAN or WAN, and above-mentioned each device carries out the respectively exchanges data between the device by network 5.

Print instruction apparatus 2 makes the preset sequence starting of storing in the given area of ROM by CPU, and according to this program, the print job shown in the process flow diagram of execution graph 5 sends to be handled.

Send processing if carry out print job, then as shown in Figure 5, at first transfer to step S100 by CPU.

In step S100, in the 2b of Data Control portion, by judging the printing indication information of the data whether receive from editing machine (below be called print data) to print object, and judge whether to exist and print indication, when being judged to be existence printing indication (being), transmit the generation indication of print job to print job generating unit 2d, transfer to step S102, when not being such (denying), repeat determination processing, up to the indication of printing is arranged.

Here, in printing indication information, comprise the comparison information that can discern the system user who prints indication, as the information (IP address, MAC Address) of the device with print job maintenance function of the transmission target of print job.

When transferring to step S102, in print job generating unit 2d,, read the print data corresponding from data store 2c, transfer to step S104 with printing indication information by the 2b of Data Control portion according to generation indication from the print job of the 2b of Data Control portion.

In step S104, in print job generating unit 2d,, generate print job according to the print data of reading among the printing indication information of receiving among the step S100, the step S102, transfer to step S106.Here, print job becomes added the data structure that comprises the heading message of printing the device information that the comparison information that comprises in the indication information and print job send target in print data.

In step S106, the print job that generates among the step S104 is sent to the device that print job sends target, transfer to step S100.

Print-job manager device 4 makes the preset sequence starting in the given area that is stored in ROM by CPU, according to this program, the preservation of the print job shown in the process flow diagram of execution graph 6 is handled.

Handle if carry out the preservation of print job by CPU, then as shown in Figure 6, at first transfer to step S200.

In step S200, in the 4b of Data Control portion, whether judge by data communication section 4a and receive print job from print instruction apparatus 2, when being judged to be (being) when receiving, transfer to step S202, when not being (deny), repeat determination processing, till receiving.

When transferring to step S202, in the 4b of Data Control portion, the print job of receiving among the step S200 is associated with printing times information (initial value is printing times 0 time), store among the data store 4c, transfer to step S200.

In addition, print-job manager device 4 makes the preset sequence starting in the given area that is stored in ROM by CPU, according to this program, and the first print-job information display process shown in the process flow diagram of execution graph 7.

The first print-job information display process is to use the print-job information display process of the access method of above-mentioned (1), if carried out by CPU, then as shown in Figure 7, then at first transfers to step S300.

In step S300, in the 4b of Data Control portion, judge and whether obtained comparison information by comparison information obtaining section 4d, when being judged to be (being) when obtaining, keep the comparison information that obtains instrument search part 4e to transmit to print job, transfer to step S302, when not being (deny), repeat determination processing, till obtaining.

When transferring to step S302, in the 4b of Data Control portion, retrieval and the corresponding print job of comparison information that in step S300, obtains from data store 4c, and transfer to step S304.

In step S304, in the 4b of Data Control portion, judge and whether find the print job corresponding with comparison information, when being judged to be (being) when finding, transfer to step S306, (deny) to transfer to step S330 when not finding.

When transferring to step S306, obtain the print-job information of the print job of finding among the step S304, the print-job information phase print-job information display process 4f of portion that obtains is transmitted, and transfer to step S308.Here, print-job information comprises the heading message (information of filename), printing times information of print data and keeps the positional information etc. of the corresponding printing equipment of instrument with print job.

In step S308, in the print-job information display process 4f of portion, at the print-job information of obtaining from the 4b of Data Control portion, the decision DISPLAY ORDER, and transfer to step S310.

In step S310, in the print-job information display process 4f of portion,, on display part 4g, show the print-job information of obtaining from Data Control portion, and transfer to step S312 according to the DISPLAY ORDER that determines among the step S308.

In step S312, in the 4b of Data Control portion, according to operation information from operating portion 4h, judge the network retrieval indication that whether exists from the user of system, when being judged to be existence retrieval indication (being), transfer to step S314, (deny) to transfer to step S328 when not being.

When transferring to step S314, keep the request that obtains of the print-job information that comprises the comparison information that obtains among the step S300 being broadcasted to the whole instruments that are connected on the network 5, and being transferred to step S316 among the instrument search part 4e in print job.

In step S316, in the 4b of Data Control portion, whether judgement receives print-job information by data communication section 4a, when being judged to be (being) when receiving, transfer to step S318 after the print-job information of receiving sent to the print-job information display process 4f of portion, (deny) to transfer to step S322 when not being.

When transferring to step S318, in the print-job information display process 4f of portion,, transfer to step S320 at the Print All job information decision DISPLAY ORDER that obtains from the 4b of Data Control portion.

In step S320, in the print-job information display process 4f of portion, on display part 4g, show the print-job information of obtaining from Data Control portion with the DISPLAY ORDER that determines among the step S318, transfer to step S300 then.

On the other hand, in step S316, do not receive print-job information and when transferring to step S322, in the print-job information display process 4f of portion, judge whether the print-job information that is showing is arranged,, transfer to step S324 when being judged to be (being) when existing, (do not deny) to transfer to step S326 when having.

When transferring to step S324, in the print-job information display process 4f of portion, continue the demonstration of the print-job information of demonstration now, transfer to step S300.

And when transferring to step S326, in the print-job information display process 4f of portion, also do not exist the information of print job to be presented on the display part 4g in the instrument that expression is connected on the network, and transfer to step S300.

In addition, in step S312, when the retrieval indication that does not have network, when transferring to step S328, in the 4b of Data Control portion, judge and whether obtained comparison information by comparison information obtaining section 4d, when being judged to be (being) when obtaining, keeping the comparison information phase print job that obtains instrument search part 4e to transmit, and transfer to step S302, (deny) to transfer to step S312 when not being.

In addition, in step S304, do not find print job and when transferring to step S330, in the print-job information display process 4f of portion, on display part 4g, show the information that does not keep print job in this device of expression, transfer to step S312 then.

In addition, print-job manager device 4 makes the preset sequence starting in the given area that is stored in ROM by CPU, according to this program, and the second print-job information display process shown in the process flow diagram of execution graph 8.

The second print-job information display process is to use the print-job information display process of the access method of above-mentioned (2), if carried out by CPU, then as shown in Figure 8, at first transfers to step S400.

Here, the processing of the processing of step S400～step S412, step S420～step S434 is same with processing, the step S316～step S330 of the step S300～step S312 of the process flow diagram of above-mentioned Fig. 7 respectively, so omit explanation.Therefore, the processing of following description of step S412～step S418.

In step S414, keep among the instrument search part 4e in print job, print job is kept the retrieval request information of instrument broadcast, and transfer to step S416 to the whole instruments that are connected on the network 5.

In step S416, in the 4b of Data Control portion, judge by data communication section 4a whether receive the response message that keeps instrument from print job, when being judged to be (being) when receiving, transfer to step S418, (deny) to transfer to step S426 when not being.

When transferring to step S418, keep instrument to send the request that obtains of the print-job information that comprises the comparison information that obtains among the step S400, transfer to step S420 to the print job corresponding with the response message received among the step S416.

That is, keep instruments from the whole instruments retrieval print jobs that are connected on the network 5, then the print-job information that only print job of finding by this retrieval is kept instrument to send comprising comparison information obtains solicited message.

The DISPLAY ORDER decision that describes step S310, S314, S320, S414, S418, S424 according to Fig. 9 in detail is handled.

Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram that the DISPLAY ORDER decision of the print-job information display process 4f of portion of expression print-job manager device 4 is handled.

The processing of the DISPLAY ORDER that is the decision print-job information corresponding with comparison information is handled in the decision of this DISPLAY ORDER, if carry out in any one of step S310, S314, S320, S414, S418, S424, then as shown in Figure 9, transfers to step S500.

In step S500, it is a plurality of to judge whether print-job information has, and when being judged to be (being) when a plurality of, transfers to step S502, (denys) to transfer to step S510 when not being.

When transferring to step S502,,, transfer to step S504 then from the DISPLAY ORDER that the many sides of printing times begin to arrange in order print job according to the printing times information that comprises in the print-job information.

In step S504, judge that according to printing times information whether printing times is arranged is " 0 " inferior print-job information, when being judged to be sometimes (being), transfer to step S506, (deny) to transfer to step S508 when not being.

When transferring to step S506,, transfer to step S508 to printing times according to being the series arrangement that " 0 " inferior print job is preferably beginning.

In step S508, judge according to printing times information whether the identical print-job information of a plurality of printing times is arranged, when being judged to be (being) when a plurality of, transfer to step S510, (deny) to transfer to step S512 when not being.

When transferring to step S510, positional information according to the printing equipment that comprises in the print-job information, sort, so that the print-job information that keeps instruments to have with near other printing equipments 3 pairing print jobs of this print-job manager device 4 pairing printing equipment 3 physical distances becomes beginning under the identical situation of printing times, transfer to step S512.

In step S512, the DISPLAY ORDER of print-job information is defined as present order, finish a series of processing, get back to original processing.

Print-job manager device 4 makes the preset sequence starting of storing in the given area of ROM by CPU, and according to program, first print job retrieval response shown in the process flow diagram of execution Figure 10 is handled.

It is to keep the corresponding processing of access method of instrument search part 4e above-mentioned (1) with print job that first print job retrieval response is handled, if carried out by CPU, just as shown in figure 10, at first transfers to step S600.

In step S600, in the 4b of Data Control portion, judge whether receive that by data communication section 4a print job obtains solicited message, when being judged to be (being) when receiving, transfer to step S602, when not being (deny), repeat determination processing, up to receiving that print job obtains solicited message.

When transferring to step S602, in the 4b of Data Control portion, the print job of receiving from step S600 obtains solicited message and extracts comparison information out, transfers to step S604.

In step S604, in the 4b of Data Control portion, step S606 is transferred in the corresponding print job of comparison information of extracting out among retrieval and the step S602 in the print job from be stored in data store 4c.

In step S606, judge whether find the print job corresponding by the retrieval process of step S604 with comparison information, when being judged to be (being) when finding, the print-job information of the print job of finding is sent to the instrument of obtaining request source of print-job information, transfer to step S600.

On the other hand, when the retrieval process by step S604 does not find the print job corresponding with comparison information to transfer to step S610, do not keep expression the information of this print job to send to the instrument of the request source of print-job information, transfer to step S600.

In addition, print-job manager device 4 makes the preset sequence starting of storing in the given area of ROM by CPU, and according to this program, second print job retrieval response shown in the process flow diagram of execution Figure 11 is handled.

It is to keep the corresponding processing of access method of instrument search part 4e above-mentioned (2) with print job that second print job retrieval response is handled, if carried out by CPU, just as shown in figure 11, at first transfers to step S700.

In step S700, in the 4b of Data Control portion, whether judgement receives that by data communication section 4a print job keeps instrument retrieval request information, when being judged to be (being) when receiving, transfer to step S702, when not being (deny), repeat determination processing, up to receiving that print job keeps instrument retrieval request information.

When transferring to step S702, in the 4b of Data Control portion, oneself be that print job keeps the information of instrument to send to the instrument that print job keeps instrument retrieval request source by data communication section 4a expression, transfer to step S704.

In step S704, in the 4b of Data Control portion, judge that whether receive print job by data communication section 4a obtains request, being judged to be (being) when receiving, transfer to step S706, when not being, transfer to step S716.

When transferring to step S716, in the 4b of Data Control portion, judge and whether pass through preset time, when being judged to be (being) when having passed through preset time, transfer to step S700, (deny) to transfer to step S704 when not being.

Here, the processing of the step S602～step S610 in the processing of step S706～step S714 and the process flow diagram of above-mentioned Figure 10 is same, so omit explanation.

In addition, print-job manager device 4 makes the preset sequence starting of storing in the given area of ROM by CPU, and according to this program, printing/deletion of the appointment print job shown in the process flow diagram of execution Figure 12 is handled.

Handle if carry out the printing/deletion of specifying print job, just at first transfer to step S800 by CPU.

In step S800, in the 4b of Data Control portion, according to operation information from operating portion 4h, judge whether from the print-job information that shows, selected print-job information by the user of system, when being judged to be (being) when having selected, transfer to step S802, when not being (deny), repeat determination processing, up to the selective printing job information.

When transferring to step S802, in the 4b of Data Control portion, according to operation information from operating portion 4h, whether judgement exists the printing indication at the print job of selected print-job information, when being judged to be existence printing indication (being), transfer to step S804, when not being (deny), transfer to step S818.

When transferring to step S804, in the 4b of Data Control portion, by retrieve data storage part 4c, and whether have in this device the print job that keeps in the print job of the print-job information of selecting among the determination step S800, when being judged to be (being) when existing, transfer to step S806, when not being (deny), transfer to step S812.

When transferring to step S806, in the 4b of Data Control portion, read corresponding print job, the printing of this print job and this print job indication is sent to print processing control part 4i, and transfers to step S808 from data store 4c.

In step S808, in print processing control part 4i,, the print processing that comprises print job is carried out request transmit to printing equipment 3 according to print job and printing indication from the 4b of Data Control portion, transfer to step S810.

In step S810, in the 4b of Data Control portion, whether there is the print job that keeps in this device in the print job of the print-job information of selecting among the determination step S800, when being judged to be (being) when existing, transfer to step S812, when not being (deny), transfer to step S800.

When transferring to step S812, in the 4b of Data Control portion, keep instrument to send the solicited message that obtains of this print job to the print job that maintains the print job that is equivalent to the print job that this device do not keep, and transfer to step S814.

In step S814, in the 4b of Data Control portion, judge whether to receive corresponding print job, when being judged to be (being) when receiving by data communication section 4a, the printing of the print job of receiving and this print job indication is sent to print processing control part 4i, transfer to step S816.

In step S816, in print processing control part 4i,, the print processing that comprises print job is carried out request send printing equipment 3 to according to print job and printing indication from the 4b of Data Control portion, transfer to step S810.

In addition, in step S802, do not print indication and when transferring to step S818 at the print job of selected print-job information, in the 4b of Data Control portion, according to the operation information from operating portion 4h, whether judgement has the deletion indication to the print job of the print-job information of selection, when being judged to be the deletion indication (being), transfer to step S820, when not being (deny), transfer to step S800.

When transferring to step S820, in the 4b of Data Control portion, by retrieve data storage part 4c, and the print job that whether has this device to keep in the print job of the print-job information of selecting among the determination step S800, when being judged to be sometimes (being), transfer to step S822, when not being (deny), transfer to step S826.

When transferring to step S822, in the 4b of Data Control portion, delete corresponding print job, and transfer to step S824 from data store 4c.

In transferring to step S824, in the 4b of Data Control portion, the print job that whether has this device to keep in the print job of the print-job information of selecting among the determination step S800, when being judged to be sometimes (being), transfer to step S826, when not being (deny), transfer to step S800.

When transferring to step S826, in the 4b of Data Control portion, keep instrument to send the removal request information of this print job to the print job that maintains the print job that is equivalent to the print job that this device do not keep, and transfer to step S800.

In addition, print-job manager device 4 makes the preset sequence starting of storing in the given area of ROM by CPU, and according to this program, transmission/deletion of the appointment print job shown in the process flow diagram of execution Figure 13 is handled.

Handle if carry out the transmission/deletion of specifying print job, as shown in figure 13, at first transfer to step S900 by CPU.

In step S900, in the 4b of Data Control portion, whether judgement receives the solicited message that obtains of specifying print job by data communication section 4a, is judged to be when receiving (to be), transfers to step S902, (denys) to transfer to step S906 when not being.

When transferring to step S902, in the 4b of Data Control portion, from data store 4c read with step S900 the appointment print job that obtains obtain the corresponding print job of print-job information that comprises in the solicited message, transfer to step S904.

In step S904, in the 4b of Data Control portion, the print job of reading among the step S902 is sent to the instrument of obtaining request source by data communication section 4a, transfer to step S900.

On the other hand, in step S900, do not receive and specify the obtaining solicited message of print job and when transferring to step S906, in the 4b of Data Control portion, whether judgement receives the removal request information of specifying print job by data communication section 4a, when being judged to be (being) when receiving, transfer to step S908, when not being (deny), transfer to step S900.

When transferring to step S908, in the 4b of Data Control portion, be equivalent to the print job of the print-job information that comprises the removal request information, transfer to step S900 from data store 4c deletion.

Printing equipment 3 makes the preset sequence starting of storing in the given area of ROM by CPU, according to this program, and the print processing shown in the process flow diagram of execution Figure 14.

Figure 14 is the process flow diagram of the print processing in the expression printing equipment 3.

If carry out print processing by CPU, then as shown in figure 14, at first transfer to step S1000.

In step S1000, in the 4b of Data Control portion, whether judgement receives the print processing execution solicited message that comprises print job by data communication section 3a, when being judged to be (being) when receiving, print job is sent to the 3c of print processing portion, transfer to step S1002, when not being (deny), repeat determination processing, till receiving.

When transferring to step S1002, in the 3c of print processing portion,, carry out the print processing of print data, transfer to step S1004 then according to the print job that obtains from the 3b of Data Control portion.

In step S1004, in the 3b of Data Control portion,, judge whether print processing is successful, (is), transfers to step S1006, (denys) to transfer to step S1008 when being judged to be successfully when not being according to print processing object information from the 3c of print processing portion.

When transferring to step S1006, in the 3b of Data Control portion, successful information is printed in expression sent to the print-job manager device 4 corresponding, and transfer to step S1000 with this device by data communication section 3a.

And when transferring to step S1008, in the 3b of Data Control portion, the information of expression being printed failure sends to the print-job manager device 4 corresponding with this device by data communication section 3a, transfers to step S1000.

The action of present embodiment is described according to Figure 15～Figure 21 below.

Here, Figure 15 (a)～(c) is the figure of an example of the print-job information of the print job that keeps respectively of expression first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C.In addition, Figure 16 (a)～(c) is the figure of an example of the particular system user's that keeps respectively of expression first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C print-job information.In addition, Figure 17 is the figure of demonstration example of the particular system user's that keeps of print-job manager device 4B print-job information.In addition, Figure 18 (a) be expression the figure of an example of the DISPLAY ORDER of print processing prioritization often, be on the basis of (a) (b), be the print processing number of times figure of one example of DISPLAY ORDER of 0 time prioritization.In addition, Figure 19 (a) is that the position on the real space of expression first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C concerns the figure of an example, the figure of an example of the DISPLAY ORDER that (b) to be expression arrange according to the position relation of (a).In addition, Figure 20 is the figure of demonstration example of the particular system user's that keeps of expression first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C print-job information.In addition, Figure 21 is the figure of an example of the selection mode of expression print-job information.

At first, in print instruction apparatus 2, if the printing indication (step S100) from the user of system by file editor is arranged, just read the print data corresponding (step S102) from data store 2c with printing indication information by print job generating unit 2d, the comparison information that the attaching print indication information is comprised in this print data (here, be the intrinsic identiflication number of the user of system (for example 0AB123 etc.)), the IP address in print job transmission source (here, be the IP address of first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C) etc. heading message, generate print job (step S104), the print job of this generation is sent to print-job manager device 4 (step S106) as the transmission target of print job by 2b of Data Control portion and data communication section 2a.

On the other hand, if first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C receives the print job (step S200) that sends to this device from print instruction apparatus 2 by data communication section 4a respectively, then in the 4b of Data Control portion, this print job of receiving is stored into data store 4c.In the present embodiment, print job is with the information of the tables of data form storage system user's of association identiflication number, print job name (filename of print data), print data main body, print processing number of times and final time on print processing date etc.

Here, in the present embodiment, be the print job that keeps at first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C, carry out the state of 1 time～repeatedly print processing at least at its part.

Under such state, system user for example reads the comparison information obtaining section 4d (being card reader here) that the second print-job manager device 4B corresponding with the second printing equipment 3B that thinks the output print result has to the IC-card of the identiflication number that has write oneself.In view of the above, in comparison information obtaining section 4d, the identiflication number of the user B of system " 0A123 " is obtained (step S300 or step S400) as comparison information.

If obtain the identiflication number " 0A123 " of the user B of system like this, then the second print-job manager device 4B carries out in the 4b of Data Control portion from the processing (step S302 or step S402) of the data store 4c retrieval print job corresponding with comparison information " 0A123 ".Here, in the present embodiment, the second print-job manager device 4B keeps and 4 print jobs that print-job information is corresponding shown in Figure 15 (b).That is, in the present embodiment, print-job information becomes expression print job name (filename of print data), print processing number of times and the information of final date printed time.Therefore, from the print job of these 4 print-job informations, find " FileF.doc " corresponding with " 0A123 " and 2 print jobs (step S304 or step S404) such as " FileG.doc ".

If find the print job corresponding like this with comparison information, then the 4b of Data Control portion obtain to 2 print-job informations that print job is corresponding that find, the print-job information of obtaining is sent to the print-job information display process 4f of portion (step S306 or step S406).In view of the above, the print-job information display process 4f of portion carries out 2 print-job informations obtaining according to from the 4b of Data Control portion, determines the processing (step S308 or step S408) of the DISPLAY ORDER of these 2 print-job informations.

The decision of this DISPLAY ORDER handles to judge at first whether the print-job information of obtaining from the 4b of Data Control portion has a plurality of (step S500), has when a plurality of, according to each print processing number of times, arranges DISPLAY ORDER.At this moment, print-job information is " FileF.doc " and " FileG.doc " etc. 2, so these 2 print processing number of times relatively.These 2 print processing number of times are shown in Figure 16 (b), and " FileF.doc " is 12 times, and " FileG.doc " is 0 time, at first arrange, thereby many " FileF.doc " of printing times become beginning (step S502).Then, judge that whether the print processing number of times is arranged in the print-job information is 0 time (step S504), here, " FileG.doc " is 0 time, thus arrange, thus " FileG.doc " becomes beginning (step S506).Further, judgement print processing number of times is whether the print-job information of same number has a plurality of (step S508),, does not have the print-job information of same number here, so establish DISPLAY ORDER.If determine DISPLAY ORDER like this, then the 4f of print-job information display process portion DISPLAY ORDER with above-mentioned decision on display part 4g shows print-job information.Display result as shown in figure 17, " FileG.doc " shows down " FileF.doc " in beginning at it.Also have, in the present embodiment, in a picture, show 3 print-job informations (only showing the print job name here) at most.In addition, each button that shows on the picture can be pressed by the operation of operating portion 4h.That is,, can switch the demonstration page or leaf,, carry out the network retrieval of print-job information and handle by pressing " network retrieval " by pressing arrow button " → " or " ← ".Behind the print-job information that shows on the operation selection picture by operating portion 4h, if press " printing " button, just carry out the print processing of the print job of selected print-job information, if and press " deletion " button, just carry out the deletion of the print job of selected print-job information and handle.

Like this, can show the corresponding print-job information of comparison information that keeps with the second print-job manager device 4B, in this external display process, according to the print processing number of times, the preferential demonstration print-job information corresponding with unprinted print job, so preferential display system user indicates the print-job information of the possibility of printing than higher print job, compares with not changing DISPLAY ORDER, system user can find the print-job information of purpose fast.

And, keep above-mentioned 2 kinds of access methods of instrument search part 4e about print job, the action when by the user B of system " network retrieval " button is pressed in the operation of operating portion 4h is described respectively.

Action when at first, the access method of using above-mentioned (1) being described.

The second print-job manager device 4B, by pressing " network retrieval " button, thereby in the 4b of Data Control portion, be judged to be network retrieval indication (the "Yes" branch of step S312), then keep among the instrument search part 4e in print job, for the print instruction apparatus 2, the first print-job manager device 4A and the 3rd print-job manager device 4C that are connected on the network 5, what send the print-job information that comprises comparison information " 0A123 " by the 4b of Data Control portion and data communication section 4a obtains solicited message (step S314).

On the other hand,, just be judged as the information that is not process object if print instruction apparatus 2 is received the solicited message that obtains from the second print-job manager device 4B, discarded this receive obtain solicited message.

In addition, if receiving, the first print-job manager device 4A obtains solicited message (step S600) from the second print-job manager device 4B, just in the 4b of Data Control portion, extract comparison information " 0A123 " (step S602) the solicited message out from obtaining of receiving, carry out from the processing (step S604) of the data store 4c retrieval print job corresponding with the comparison information of extraction.Here, in the present embodiment, the first print-job manager device 4A keeps and 4 print jobs that print-job information is corresponding shown in Figure 15 (a).Therefore, find 3 print jobs (the "Yes" branch of step S606) such as " FileA.doc " corresponding with " 0A123 ", " FileC.doc ", " FileD.doc " from the print job of these 4 print-job informations.If find the print job corresponding like this with " 0A123 ", the 4b of Data Control portion just obtain 3 print jobs finding at print-job information, the information of the information of in the print-job information of obtaining, having added this device by data communication section 4a to the transmission source of obtaining solicited message promptly the second print-job manager device 4B send.

In the present embodiment, the information of this device becomes the IP address of print-job manager device 4, the positional information of print-job manager device 4.

In addition, if receiving, the 3rd print-job manager device 4C obtains solicited message ((step S600) from the second print-job manager device 4B, just same with the first print-job manager device 4A, in the 4b of Data Control portion, carry out the retrieval process of retrieving the print job corresponding with comparison information.Here, in the present embodiment, the 3rd print-job manager device 4C keeps and 7 print jobs that print-job information is corresponding shown in Figure 15 (c).Therefore, find 5 print jobs (the "Yes" branch of step S606) such as " FileH.doc " corresponding with " 0A123 ", " FileK.doc ", " FileM.doc ", " FileQ.doc ", " FileR.doc " from the print job of these 7 print-job informations.If find the print job corresponding like this with " 0A123 ", just same with the above-mentioned first print-job manager device 4, be the information of the information of in 5 print-job informations that find, having added this device that the second print-job manager device 4B sends by data communication section 4a to the transmission source of obtaining solicited message.

In addition, if the second print-job manager device 4B receives the print-job information (step S316) that comprises from each device information of the first print-job manager device 4A and the 3rd print-job manager device 4C, just in the print-job information display process 4f of portion, shown in Figure 16 (a)～(c), except print-job information from the first print-job manager device 4A and the 3rd print-job manager device 4C, also, carry out the processing (step S318) of the DISPLAY ORDER of decision Print All job information according to the Print All job information that comprises the print-job information that finds in this device.

The decision of DISPLAY ORDER is at this moment handled with above-mentioned same, at first according to each print processing number of times, arranges DISPLAY ORDER.Compare each print processing number of times, if from a print processing side often prioritization in order, just as Figure 16 (a) shown in, " FileQ.doc " starting, by print processing series arrangement print-job information (print job name here) (step S502) often.Then, judge that whether having the print processing number of times in the print-job information is 0 time print-job information (step S504), here " FileB.doc ", " FileG.doc ", " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " are 0 time, so arrange, thereby these 4 print-job informations side by side (step S506) from the outset.And then, judgement print processing number of times is whether the print-job information of same number has a plurality of (step S508), if the print processing number of times is that 0 time print-job information and 2 times print-job information have a plurality of respectively here, so shown in Figure 16 (a)～(c), arrange according to the IP address of each print-job manager device 4 and as their the physical configuration information of positional information, thereby with the display process that prints job information print job keep the near more print job of the distance of instrument to keep instrument (in the present embodiment, become print-job manager device 4), the print-job information of the print job that preferential demonstration more kept.In the present embodiment, shown in Figure 19 (a), 2 dimension coordinate (x, y)=(0,0)～(100,100) related with the real space of configuring print job managing apparatus 4, represent the allocation position of first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C respectively with 2 dimension coordinates.Promptly shown in Figure 19 (a), the first print-job manager device 4A and IP address " 123.456.789.001 ", coordinate (90,50) correspondence, the second print-job manager device 4B and IP address " 123.456.789.002 ", coordinate (10,40) correspondence, the 3rd print-job manager device 4C and IP address " 123.456.789.003 ", coordinate (90,50) correspondence.

Then, according to following formula (1), calculate the second print-job manager device 4B and respectively keep between the instrument apart from d, print the arrangement of job information according to this result of calculation.

D＝{(x ₂-x ₁) ²+(y ₂-y ₁) ²} ^1/2···(1)

If the above-mentioned coordinate information of substitution in above formula (1), calculate the distance of the second print-job manager device 4B and the first print-job manager device 4A and the 3rd print-job manager device 4C respectively, the distance that then calculates the second print-job manager device 4B and the first print-job manager device 4A is " 94 ", the distance of the second print-job manager device 4B and the second print-job manager device 4B is that " 0 " is (owing to have as the function that keeps instrument, so distance is " 0 "), the distance of the second print-job manager device 4B and the 3rd print-job manager device 4C is " 50 ".

Therefore, with the second print-job manager device 4B nearest be this device 4B, then be the 3rd print-job manager device 4C, farthest be the first print-job manager device 4A.

If calculate each distance like this, then the 4f of print-job information display process portion prints the arrangement of job information shown in Figure 19 (b), thereby in identical print processing number of times, a near side begins preferentially to show in order from distance.For example, if be conceived to the print processing number of times and be 0 time print-job information, because the second nearest print-job manager device 4B keeps this print job, so be that second " FileG.doc " is aligned to beginning in the rank results of Figure 18 (b), thereby its DISPLAY ORDER becomes the highest.Equally, " FileB.doc " that the distance first print-job manager device 4A farthest keeps is aligned to minimum order in the print processing number of times is 0 time print-job information.And, if finish, then establish DISPLAY ORDER based on the arrangement of physical configuration position.

If determine DISPLAY ORDER like this, then the 4f of print-job information display process portion shows print-job information with the DISPLAY ORDER of above-mentioned decision on display part 4g.Display result as shown in figure 20, at first " FileG.doc " in beginning, at its down " FileH.doc ", then shows " FileM.doc ".And, press " → " button that shows on the picture at every turn, just, each 3, show print-job information in order with the DISPLAY ORDER of above-mentioned decision.

Like this, can show be connected network 5 on whole devices with print job maintenance function (corresponding print-job information of comparison information of first～the 3rd print-job manager device 4A～4C) kept, in this external display process, according to the print processing number of times, print operation display process device and have print job and keep distance between the device of function, override shows the print-job information corresponding with unprinted print job, and print-job information about identical print processing number of times, preferential demonstration is above-mentioned nearest, so can preferential display system user indicate the print-job information of the possibility of printing, so the user of system can find the print-job information of purpose fast than higher print job.

Action when the following describes the access method of using above-mentioned (2).

In the second print-job manager device 4B, by pressing " network retrieval " button, thereby in the 4b of Data Control portion, if be judged to be network retrieval indication (the "Yes" branch of step S412), just keep among the instrument search part 4e in print job, to being connected print instruction apparatus 2, the first print-job manager device 4A and the 3rd print-job manager device 4C on the network 5, send the retrieval request information (step S414) that print job keeps instrument.

On the other hand,, then do not keep instrument, so in the present embodiment, do not send response, the discarded retrieval request information of receiving because this device is not print job if print instruction apparatus 2 is received the retrieval request information from the second print-job manager device 4B.

In addition, if the first print-job manager device 4A receives the retrieval request information (step S700) from the second print-job manager device 4B, then, this device keeps instrument because being equivalent to print job, so in the 4b of Data Control portion, be expression that print job keeps the response message of instrument to send to the second print-job manager device 4B (step S702) by data communication section 4a.In the present embodiment, expression is that the response message of print job maintenance instrument is the information that comprises the IP address of this device.

In addition, if the 3rd print-job manager device 4C receives the retrieval request information (step S700) from the second print-job manager device 4B, just same with the first print-job manager device 4A, in the 4b of Data Control portion, be expression that print job keeps the response message of instrument to send to the second print-job manager device 4B (step S702) by data communication section 4a.

In addition, if the second print-job manager device 4B receives the response message that comprises the IP address (step S416) from the first print-job manager device 4A and the 3rd print-job manager device 4C, just obtain solicited message (step S418) by what the 4b of Data Control portion and data communication section 4a sent the print-job information that comprises comparison information " 0A123 " to the first print-job manager device 4A corresponding with response message and the 3rd print-job manager device 4C.

Here, about later processing, the action during with the access method of using above-mentioned (1) is same, so omit explanation.

The operation to operating portion 4h by the user B of system is described, as shown in figure 21, selects " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc ", the action when pressing " printing " button or " deletion " button in the print-job information that on the picture of display part 4g, shows.

At first, action when pressing " printing " button is described.

In the 4b of Data Control portion of the second print-job manager device 4B, according to operation information from operating portion 4h, be judged to be and selected " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " ("Yes" branch of step S800), further, according to the operation information of pressing based on " printing " button, be judged to be print-job information for these selections, " printing indication " (the "Yes" branch of step S802) arranged, the print job of the print-job information of selecting does not all keep (the "No" branch of step S804) in the second printing equipment 4B, so the print-job manager device 4 that keeps " FileH.doc " or " FileM.doc " is sent the request that obtains (step S812) of these print jobs.Here as shown in figure 16, the 3rd print-job manager device 4C keeps " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " both sides, so the 4b of Data Control portion of the second print-job manager device 4B sends the solicited message that obtains of " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " by data communication section 4a to the 3rd print-job manager device 4C.

On the other hand, if the 3rd print-job manager device 4C receives that " FileH.doc " from the second print-job manager device 4B, " FileM.doc's " obtains solicited message (the "Yes" branch of step S900), just in the 4b of Data Control portion, read corresponding print job " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " (step S902) from data store 4c, the print job of reading is sent to the second print-job manager device 4B (step S904) that obtains request source by data communication section 4a.

And, if the second print-job manager device 4B receives print job " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " ("Yes" branch of step S814) from the 3rd print-job manager device 4C, then in print processing control part 4i, the print processing execution solicited message that will comprise this print job of receiving sends to the second printing equipment 3B (step S816) corresponding with the second print-job manager device 4B.

On the other hand, if the second printing equipment 3B receives the print processing solicited message (step S1000) that comprises print job " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " from the second print-job manager device 4B, just in the 3c of print processing portion, carry out the print processing (step S1002) of print job " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc ".If print processing finishes smoothly then, just successful printing successful information is printed in expression and sent to the second print-job manager device 4B by data communication section 3a, if and the print processing failure is just printed the printing failure information of failing to expression and is sent to the second print-job manager device 4B by data communication section 3a.

Promptly, system user can print indication to any print-job information that shows on the picture, so print job for each print-job manager device 4 maintenance, need not go to each device, just can be in the print-job manager device 4 that shows print-job information, simple and easyly print indication, and use the printing equipment 3 corresponding can obtain print result with this print-job manager device 4.

And then, if the second print-job manager device 4B receives the printing successful information from the second printing equipment 3B, just, upgrade print-job information the each increase of the print processing number of times of print job " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " 1 time.The 3rd print-job manager device 4C that keeps print job " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " is also sent the printing successful information, in the 3rd print-job manager device 4C, also print the renewal of number of processes.

The following describes the action when pressing " deletion " button.

In the 4b of Data Control portion of the second print-job manager device 4B, according to operation information from operating portion 4h, be judged to be and selected " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " ("Yes" branch of step S800), according to the operation information of pressing based on " deletion " button, be judged to be print-job information for these selections, " deletion indication " (the "Yes" branch of step S818) arranged, the print job of the print-job information of selecting does not all keep (the "No" branch of step S820) in the second printing equipment 3B, so the 3rd print-job manager device 4C that keeps " FileH.doc " or " FileM.doc " is sent the removal request information (step S812) of these print jobs.

In addition, if the 3rd print-job manager device 4C receives from " FileH.doc " of the second print-job manager device 4B, the removal request information of " FileM.doc " (the "Yes" branch of step S906), just in the 4b of Data Control portion, delete corresponding print job " FileH.doc ", " FileM.doc " (step S908) from data store 4c.

Promptly, system user can delete indication to any print-job information that shows on the picture, so print job for each print-job manager device 4 maintenance, need not go to each device, just can be in the print-job manager device 4 that shows print-job information, simple and easyly delete indication, so print job that can each print-job manager device 4 of simple and easy deletion.

In the above-described embodiment, comparison information obtaining section 4d and form 1,4,11,40, any one comparison information in 41 obtains the parts correspondence, stores processor and form 1 based on the print job of 4b of Data Control portion and data store 4c, 2,3,4,11,18,19,28, any one print job holding member correspondence in 41 and 48, keep the obtaining of print-job information of instrument search part 4e to handle and form 1 based on 4b of Data Control portion and print job, 4,11,40, any one print-job information in 41 is obtained the parts correspondence, keep the obtaining of print processing number of times information (being included in the print-job information) of instrument search part 4e to handle that to obtain parts corresponding with the print processing number of times information of form 46 or 47 based on the 4b of Data Control portion and print job, keep the obtaining of positional information (being included in the print-job information) of instrument search part 4e to handle that to obtain parts corresponding with the position relation information of form 48 based on the 4b of Data Control portion and print job, print-job information display process and form 1 based on print-job information display process 4f of portion and display part 4g, 4,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,40,41,43,44,45,46, any one print-job information display unit correspondence in 47 and 48, based on operating portion 4h, the print-job information that the selection of 4b of Data Control portion and print processing control part 4i shows, make the processing of printing equipment execution print processing corresponding with the print-job information alternative pack and the print processing execution unit of form 13 or 43, based on operating portion 4h, the print-job information that the selection of 4b of Data Control portion and print processing control part 4i shows, the processing of deletion is corresponding with the print-job information alternative pack of form 14 or 44 and print job deletion parts, in the 4b of Data Control portion, the processing of the print job that the print job retrieval of storing from data store 4c is corresponding with comparison information is corresponding with the print job searching part of form 41.

In the above-described embodiment, any one print job in step S200, S202 and the

form

2,3,19,26,28,35,50,57,60,67 keeps step corresponding, and it is corresponding that step S300, S400 and any one comparison information in the

form

2,3,19,28,49,50,59,60 obtain step.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, step S302～S306 and step S314～S316, step S402～S406 and step S414～420 and step S606～step S608 and any one print-job information in

form

2,3,19 and 28 are obtained position relation information that any one print processing number of times information in step, the form 24,25,33,34 obtains step, form 26 or 35 to obtain step corresponding, and step S600～S604 and step S704～S708 are corresponding with the print job searching step of form 50 or 60.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, step S302～S306 and step S314～S316, position relation information are obtained step S402～S406 and step S414～420 and any one print-job information in form 20,29,49,50,51,59,60 and 61 and are obtained position relation information that any one print processing number of times information in step, the form 55,56,65 and 66 obtains step, form 57 or 67 to obtain step corresponding.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, step S308～S310 and step S318～S326, step S408～S410 and step S422～430 are corresponding with any one print-job information step display in

form

2,3,19,21,22,23,24,25,26,28,30,31,32,33,34,35,49,50,52,53,54,55,56,57,59,60,62,63,64,65,66 and 67.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, step S712, S714 are corresponding with the print-job information forwarding step of form 50 or 60.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, step S800 selects step corresponding with any one print-job information in the form 21,22,30,31,52,53,62,63, step S802～816 and step S900～S904 are corresponding with any one the print processing execution in step in the form 21,30,52,60, and step S818～S826 and step S906～S908 are corresponding with any one the print job deletion step in the form 22,31,53,63.

And, in the above-described embodiment, adopt print-job manager device 4 to have the maintenance function of print job, the Presentation Function of print-job information (comprises the retrieval process function, show necessary function), the selection of print-job information and handle deixis (selection of print-job information and to the printing indication and the deletion indication of the print-job information selected), and the structure that print-job manager device 4 and printing equipment 3 are corresponding one to one, but be not limited thereto, also can be other following structures: 1. above-mentioned printing equipment 3 has the function same with print-job manager device 4, and printing equipment 3 and print-job manager device 4 are the structure of one; 2. comprise with printing equipment 3 one or not consubstantiality and have above-mentioned print-job manager device 4 print job the maintenance function device (with printing equipment 3 not during consubstantiality, with printing equipment 3 one to one or a pair of N (N is the integer that lacks than the quantity of printing equipment 3) corresponding), Presentation Function and the selection of print-job information and the structure of handling the device of deixis of the print-job information with above-mentioned print-job manager device 4 of the quantity lacked than this device or equal number; 3. above-mentioned print instruction apparatus 2 adopts the structure of the maintenance function of the print job with above-mentioned print-job manager device 4, print instruction apparatus 2 and printing equipment 3 one to one or the related structure of a pair of N (N is the few integer of quantity that compares printing equipment 3); 4. the device of above-mentioned 1.～3. structure mixes the system architecture that exists.

In above-mentioned 1.～3. structure, in above-mentioned secret print system 1, not behind the apparatus integration of consubstantiality, only by the transmitting-receiving processing of the data of carrying out with external device (ED) is in the above-described embodiment carried out in inside, elemental motion and above-mentioned embodiment are same.And in above-mentioned secret print system 1, after the device of one becomes not consubstantiality, only by the data transmit-receive that carries out in the inter-process is handled and external device (ED) between carry out, elemental motion and above-mentioned embodiment are same.

Here, in above-mentioned 1. structure, comparison information obtaining section 4d and form 1,4, any one comparison information in 69 obtains the parts correspondence, stores processor and form 1 based on the print job of 4b of Data Control portion and data store 4c, 4,68, any one print job holding member correspondence in 69 and 76, keep the obtaining of print-job information of instrument search part 4e to handle and form 1 based on 4b of Data Control portion and print job, 4,69, any one print job in 70 obtains the parts correspondence, keep the obtaining of print processing number of times information (being included in the print-job information) of instrument search part 4e to handle that to obtain parts corresponding with the print processing number of times information of form 74 or 75 based on the 4b of Data Control portion and print job, keep the obtaining of positional information (being included in the print-job information) of instrument search part 4e to handle that to obtain parts corresponding with the positional information of form 76 based on the 4b of Data Control portion and print job, display process and form 1 based on the print-job information of print-job information display process 4f of portion and display part 4g, 4,69,71,72,73,74, any one print-job information display unit correspondence in 75 and 76, based on operating portion 4h, the print-job information that the selection of 4b of Data Control portion and print processing control part 4i shows, make the processing of printing equipment execution print processing corresponding with the print-job information alternative pack and the print processing execution unit of form 13 or 71, based on operating portion 4h, the processing of print-job information that the selection of 4b of Data Control portion and print processing control part 4i shows and deletion is corresponding with the print-job information alternative pack of form 14 or 72 and print job deletion parts, in the 4b of Data Control portion, the processing of the print job that the print job retrieval of storing from data store 4c is corresponding with comparison information is corresponding with the print job searching part of form 68 or 69.

In addition, in above-mentioned 1. structure, any one print job in step S200, S202 and form 67,77,78,85,87,88 and 95 keeps step corresponding, and it is corresponding that step S300, S400 and the comparison information of form 77 or 88 obtain step.

In addition, in above-mentioned 1. structure, step S302～S306 and step S314～S316, step S402～S406 and step S414～420 and step S606～step S608 and any one print-job information in form 78,79,88 and 89 are obtained position relation information that any one print processing number of times information in step, the form 83,84,93,94 obtains step, form 85 or 95 to obtain step corresponding, and step S600～S604 and step S704～S708 are corresponding with any one print job searching step in form 77,78,87 and 88.

In addition, in above-mentioned 1. structure, it is corresponding that step S302～S306 and step S314～S316, step S402～S406 and step S414～420 and any one print-job information in the form 78,79,89 are obtained step.

In addition, in above-mentioned 1. structure, step S308～S310 and step S318～S326 and step S408～S410 and step S422～S430 are corresponding with any one print-job information step display in form 78,80,81,82,83,84,85,88,90,91,92,93,94 and 95.

In addition, in above-mentioned 1. structure, step S712, S714 are corresponding with any one print-job information forwarding step in form 77,78,87 and 88.

In addition, in above-mentioned 1. structure, step S800 selects step corresponding with any one print-job information in the form 80,81,90,91, step S802～S816 and step S900～S904 are corresponding with the print processing execution in step of form 80 or 80, and step S818～S826 and step S906～S908 are corresponding with any one the print job deletion step in form 88 or 91.

In addition, in above-mentioned 2. structure, corresponding with any one print job holding member in the

form

1,4,5,6,68 based on the stores processor of the print job of 4b of Data Control portion and data store 4c, the processing of the print job that the print job retrieval of storing from retrieve data storage part 4c in the 4b of Data Control portion is corresponding with comparison information is corresponding with any one print job searching part in

form

5,6,8,9 or 68.

In addition, in above-mentioned 2. structure, step S200,202 keeps step corresponding with the print job of form 77 or 87.

In addition, in above-mentioned 2. structure, step S600～S604 and step S704～708 are corresponding with the print job searching step of form 77 or 87.

In addition, in above-mentioned 2. structure, step S712, S714 are corresponding with the print job forwarding step of form 77 or 87.

In addition, in above-mentioned 3. structure, it is corresponding that comparison information obtaining section 4d and the comparison information of form 7 or 8 obtain parts, stores processor and form 1 based on the print job of 4b of Data Control portion and data store 4c, 4, and any one print job holding member correspondence in 7, keep the obtaining of print-job information of instrument search part 4e to handle that to obtain parts corresponding with the print job of form 7 or 8 based on the 4b of Data Control portion and print job, display process and form 7 based on the print-job information of print-job information display process 4f of portion and display part 4g, 13,14,15,16,17, any one print-job information display unit correspondence in 18, based on operating portion 4h, the print-job information that the selection of 4b of Data Control portion and print processing control part 4i shows, make the processing of printing equipment execution print processing corresponding with the print-job information alternative pack and the print processing execution unit of form 13, based on operating portion 4h, the processing of print-job information that the selection of 4b of Data Control portion and print processing control part 4i shows and deletion is corresponding with the print-job information alternative pack of form 14 and print job deletion parts, in the 4b of Data Control portion, the processing of the print job that the print job retrieval of storing from data store 4c is corresponding with comparison information and form 7,8, any one print job searching part correspondence in 9.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, keep physical distance between the instrument according to the print processing number of times of print-job information, the device of display process that prints job information and print job, the DISPLAY ORDER of decision print-job information, but be not limited thereto, for example as shown in figure 22, also can be according to final date printed temporal information, print-job information be arranged as from the final date printed time a new side preferentially show print-job information in order, thereby the decision DISPLAY ORDER; Can be color data or monochromatic data also, being arranged as in preferential display color or the monochrome any one, thereby determine DISPLAY ORDER with colored or monochromatic corresponding print-job information according to print job; Also can be according to the size of data of print job, for example by being arranged as the big print-job information of preferential video data size, or be arranged as the little print-job information of preferential video data size, thus the decision DISPLAY ORDER; Also can be arranged as preferential the demonstration to print-job information, or print-job information is arranged as preferential demonstration the from the few side of number of pages according to the number of pages information of print job from the many sides of number of pages, thus the decision DISPLAY ORDER; Also can be the structure different with them.In addition, also can be that each structure is mixed the structure that exists.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, print processing number of times according to print-job information, at first begin to arrange in order print-job information from a print processing side often, then change in proper order, thereby the print-job information that a time print processing is not carried out is yet arranged from the outset in order, again according to the device of the display process that prints job information and the physical distance (from positional information calculation) between the print job maintenance instrument, carry out becoming a side's of beginning tactic processing by the near side of the print-job information middle distance of identical print processing number of times, the DISPLAY ORDER of decision print-job information, but be not limited thereto, also can adopt print processing number of times according to print-job information, at first arrange print-job information in order from a print processing side often, then change in proper order, thereby the print-job information that a time print processing is not carried out is yet arranged from the outset in order, above-mentioned 3 of the DISPLAY ORDER of decision print-job information etc. are arranged the processing combination in any, the structure of the DISPLAY ORDER of decision print-job information.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, illustrated that the print-job information that print processing is not carried out yet preferentially shows in order from the beginning of tabulation, then, a print processing side is often preferentially shown in order, find to carry out the example of the high print job of the possibility of print processing easily from display list, but be not limited thereto, also can use other display packing, thereby find to carry out the example of the high print job of the possibility of print processing from display list easily.

The example of other display packings is described below with reference to Figure 23～Figure 25.At this, Figure 23 (a)～(c) expresses emphasis to show the figure of the example of printing the high print-job information of possibility.Figure 24 (a)～(c) expresses emphasis to show the figure of the example of printing the high print-job information of possibility.Figure 25 (a) is the figure that an example of retrieving the index button of printing the high print-job information of possibility is set, and (b) is the figure that shows an example of printing the high print-job information of possibility in addition.

At first, illustrated emphasized shows the example of printing the high print-job information of possibility.Shown in Figure 23 (a), expression is printed the color of the character script that the filename etc. of the high print-job information of possibility shows in tabulation, shape, dimension modifying becomes showy for the print-job information (filename) of this demonstration, or shown in Figure 23 (b), the background colour of printing the high print-job information of possibility change to that tabulation shows print-job information become showy, or shown in Figure 23 (c), at least one side's flicker of printing high print-job information of possibility and background thereof is shown, by emphasize to show in the display list print-job information, thereby find to carry out the high print job of possibility of print processing easily from display list.

The following describes and emphasize to show other examples of printing the high print-job information of possibility.Shown in Figure 24 (a), roll display is printed the high print-job information of possibility, this print-job information of animation display, or shown in Figure 24 (b), printing supplementary frame on the high print-job information of possibility, decorate this print-job information of demonstration; Or shown in Figure 24 (c), show at icons such as printing on the high print-job information of possibility additional asterisk note etc., print the high print-job information of possibility by emphasizing to show, and find to carry out the high print job of possibility of print processing from display list easily.

In addition, example as other display packings, shown in Figure 25 (a), in the display frame identical, index button is set with display list, press this index button by input equipments such as mouses, thereby for example picture is transferred to and is printed the high print-job information of possibility, and emphasize to show the high print-job information of printing possibility, or by continuing to press index button, picture is transferred to next and is printed the high print-job information of possibility, emphasize to show corresponding print-job information, whenever press index button, switch in order and emphasize to show print-job information from printing the high side of possibility, thereby find to carry out the high print job of possibility of print processing from display list easily.

In addition, example as other display packings, shown in Figure 25 (b), as display list, especially show the tabulation of not arranging, the frame different with display list is set in the display frame identical with this display list, in frame, show and print the high print-job information of possibility etc., show the high print-job information of printing possibility by unification is other in order from the high side of DISPLAY ORDER, thereby find to carry out the high print job of possibility of print processing from display list easily.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, transmission comprise comparison information print-job information obtain solicited message the time, the comparison information that is obtained by comparison information obtaining section 4d is not handled especially and directly sent to external device (ED), but be not limited thereto, also can adopt the structure that sends after the processing of security is considered in comparison information encryption etc. to the comparison information that obtains.In view of the above, when the print-job information that comprises comparison information obtained multiple arrangement when broadcasting of solicited message on being connected network 5, listened to by others in sending the way even obtain solicited message, the comparison information that also is difficult to after encrypt is determined the user of system, thereby can improve security.

Claims

1. print-job information display system, it keeps the print job to a plurality of printing equipments, and shows the relevant print-job information of print job corresponding with given system user in the print job of this maintenance, comprising:

Comparison information obtains parts, and it obtains the comparison information that is used to compare described system user;

A plurality of print job holding members possess memory unit respectively, and corresponding with each of described a plurality of printing equipments, and in the print job of each printing equipment and the described memory unit that remains on after described comparison information is related separately;

Print-job information is obtained parts, and it is obtained the print-job information of the print job correspondence that described each print job holding member keeps and the corresponding print-job information of the described comparison information that obtains from each described memory unit; With

The print-job information display unit, it shows the described print-job information of obtaining.

2. print system, it possesses a plurality of printing equipments of carrying out print processing according to print job, connect a plurality of printing equipments by network, and this print system keeps the print job to described a plurality of printing equipments, can show in the print job of this maintenance and the relevant print-job information of the pairing print job of given system user, comprising:

3. print system according to claim 2 is characterized in that,

Described each print job holding device has:

Described print job holding member;

The print job searching part, it retrieves the print job corresponding with this comparison information according to the comparison information from described print-job manager device from the print job that described print job holding member is kept; With

The print-job information transmit block, it sends and the corresponding print-job information of print job that is found by described print job searching part to described print-job manager device according to the solicited message that obtains from described print-job manager device;

Described print-job manager device comprises:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print-job information is obtained parts; With

Described print-job information display unit;

4. print system according to claim 2 is characterized in that,

Described each printing equipment has:

Described print job holding member;

Described print-job manager device comprises:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print-job information is obtained parts; With

Described print-job information display unit;

5. print system according to claim 2 is characterized in that,

Also possess a plurality of print instruction apparatus and print-job manager device, by network a plurality of print instruction apparatus and print-job manager device are connected to and can carry out data communication each other, wherein said print instruction apparatus is according to the printing indication of described each printing equipment being carried out described print job from the user's of system indication;

Described each print instruction apparatus has:

Described print job holding member;

Described print-job manager device comprises:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print-job information is obtained parts; With

Described print-job information display unit;

6. according to any described print system in the claim 3～5, it is characterized in that,

Described print-job information is obtained parts each the device transmission that is connected on the described network is obtained the comparison information that parts are obtained by described comparison information, and, carry out the described transmission that obtains solicited message and handle according to response message at the comparison information of this transmission;

Device with described print job searching part also has result for retrieval information transmit block, and it sends the result for retrieval information of described print job searching part according to described comparison information to described print-job manager device.

7. according to any described print system in the claim 3～5, it is characterized in that,

Described print-job manager device also has the retrieving information transmit block, and it sends the retrieving information that is used to retrieve the device with described print job searching part to each device that is connected on the described network;

Described print job obtains parts according to the response message from described each device at described retrieving information, carries out the transmission of described comparison information and handles;

Device with described print job searching part also has the response message transmit block, and it is to the response message of described print-job manager device transmission at described retrieving information.

8. print system according to claim 2 is characterized in that,

Described each printing equipment has:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print job holding member;

The print job searching part, it retrieves the print job corresponding with this comparison information according to described comparison information from the print job that described print job holding member is kept;

Print-job information is obtained parts, its from other printing equipments obtain with this printing equipment the corresponding print-job information of described comparison information obtained;

The print-job information transmit block, it sends corresponding to the comparison information that obtains from these other printing equipments, corresponding with the print job of being found by described retrieval process print-job information to these other printing equipments according to the solicited message that obtains from other printing equipments; With

Described print-job information display unit;

The print-job information that described print-job information display unit shows the print-job information of the print job correspondence that is found by described print job searching part, obtains from described other printing equipments.

9. print system according to claim 2 is characterized in that,

Also possess and print-job manager device that a plurality of described printing equipments are corresponding respectively, by network described a plurality of printing equipments and print-job manager device are connected to and carry out data communication each other;

Described each print-job manager device has:

Described comparison information obtains parts;

Described print job holding member;

Print-job information is obtained parts, its from other print-job manager devices obtain with this print-job manager device the corresponding print-job information of described comparison information obtained;

The print-job information transmit block, it is according to the solicited message that obtains from other print-job manager devices, to these other print-job manager devices send corresponding to the comparison information that obtains from these other print-job manager devices, with the corresponding print-job information of print job that finds by described print job searching part; With

Described print-job information display unit;

The print-job information that described print-job information display unit shows the print-job information of the print job correspondence that is found by described print job searching part, obtains from described other print-job manager devices.

10. according to any described print system in the claim 3～5, it is characterized in that,

11. any described print system according in the claim 3～5 is characterized in that also having:

The print-job information alternative pack, it is selected from the print-job information that is shown by described print-job information display unit and the corresponding print-job information of described indication according to the indication from described system user; With

The print processing execution unit, it makes given printing equipment carry out the print processing of the print job corresponding with the print-job information of being selected by described print-job information alternative pack.

12. any described print system according in the claim 3～5 is characterized in that also having:

Print job deletion parts, it is deleted from the device that keeps this print job and the corresponding print job of being selected by described print-job information alternative pack of print-job information.

13. any described print system according in the claim 3～5 is characterized in that,

14. print system according to claim 13 is characterized in that,

The print processing number of times information that also has the print processing number of times of obtaining described print job obtains parts;

Described print-job information display unit is according to the described print processing number of times information that obtains, and the print-job information of print processing print job often begins from the print-job information of display object, preferentially shows in order.

15. print system according to claim 13 is characterized in that,

16. according to claim 13 or 14 described print systems, it is characterized in that,

Also comprise: the position relation information of obtaining the device with described print job display unit and having a position relation information between the device of described print job holding member is obtained parts;

Described print-job information display unit is according to the described position relation information of obtaining, in the print-job information of display object, have the device of described print job display unit and have the physical distance of device of described print job holding member near more, the print-job information of the print job that this device with print job holding member is kept preferentially shows more.

17. a print-job manager device, comprising:

Comparison information obtains parts, and it obtains the comparison information that is used to compare the user of system;

The print job holding member, its to keep after the print job of the corresponding printing equipment of this print-job manager device and described comparison information are related;

Print-job information is obtained parts, its from other devices obtain with this print-job manager device the system user's that authenticated the corresponding print-job information of comparison information;

The print-job information transmit block, it is according to the solicited message that obtains from described other devices, to these other device send corresponding to the comparison information that obtains from these other devices, with the corresponding print-job information of print job that finds by described print job searching part; With

The print-job information display unit, it shows the described print-job information of obtaining;

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is sent the solicited message that obtains that is obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described other devices;

The print-job information that described print-job information display unit shows the print-job information of the print job correspondence that is found by described print job searching part, obtains from described other devices.

18. print-job manager device according to claim 17 is characterized in that,

19., it is characterized in that also having according to claim 17 or 18 described print-job manager devices:

20., it is characterized in that also having according to claim 17 or 18 described print-job manager devices:

21. according to claim 17 or 18 described print-job manager devices, it is characterized in that,

22. print-job manager device according to claim 21 is characterized in that,

23. print-job manager device according to claim 21 is characterized in that,

24. print-job manager device according to claim 21 is characterized in that,

25. a print-job manager apparatus control method, comprising:

Print job is kept step with the print job that keeps after described comparison information is related;

According to obtaining solicited message, the print-job information forwarding step that sends to this device of obtaining the transmission source of solicited message corresponding to described comparison information, corresponding print-job information with the print job of finding by described print job searching step; With

Obtain in the step at described print-job information, the solicited message that obtains that obtains the comparison information that obtains in the step, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information in described comparison information is sent to the device that sends object;

In described print-job information step display, the print-job information that shows the print-job information of the print job correspondence that finds by described print job searching step, obtains from the device of described transmission object.

26. a printing equipment, comprising:

The print job holding member, its will at the print job of this printing equipment with keep after described comparison information is related;

The print job searching part, it retrieves the print job corresponding with this comparison information according to described comparison information from the print job that is kept by described print job holding member;

Print-job information is obtained parts, its from other devices obtain with this printing equipment the corresponding print-job information of comparison information obtained;

The print-job information transmit block, it is according to the solicited message that obtains from described other devices, sending to these other device corresponding to the comparison information that obtains from these other devices, corresponding with the print job of being found by described print job searching part print-job information; With

Described print-job information is obtained parts and is obtained solicited message to what obtained comparison information that parts obtain, the print-job information corresponding with this comparison information by described comparison information to described other device transmissions;

27. printing equipment according to claim 26 is characterized in that,

28. according to claim 26 or 27 described printing equipments, it is characterized in that, also comprise:

29., it is characterized in that also having according to claim 26 or 27 described printing equipments:

30. according to claim 26 or 27 described printing equipments, it is characterized in that,

31. printing equipment according to claim 30 is characterized in that,

32. printing equipment according to claim 29 is characterized in that,

33. printing equipment according to claim 29 is characterized in that,

34. a printing equipment control method, comprising:

The related print job maintenance step that keeps at the print job of this printing equipment with described comparison information;

Obtain the print-job information of the print-job information corresponding from other devices and obtain step with obtain the comparison information that obtains the step in described comparison information;

In described print-job information step display, show the print-job information of the print job correspondence that finds by described print job searching step and the print-job information of obtaining from described other devices.

35. printing equipment control method according to claim 34 is characterized in that,