CN106375632B - Information processing equipment, information processing system and information processing method - Google Patents

Information processing equipment, information processing system and information processing method Download PDF

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CN106375632B
CN106375632B CN201610565120.5A CN201610565120A CN106375632B CN 106375632 B CN106375632 B CN 106375632B CN 201610565120 A CN201610565120 A CN 201610565120A CN 106375632 B CN106375632 B CN 106375632B
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Abstract

Information processing equipment includes receiving unit, is configured as receiving the instruction for being used for equipment output data;Determination unit, is configured to determine that the state of activation of another information processing equipment of device identifier, and the device identifier is associated with being stored as export the candidate user identifier of at least one user of the data;And storage processing unit, it is configured as the data are associated with the user identifier, and will data storage associated with the user identifier in predetermined storage device, the user identifier is associated with the device identifier of another information processing equipment, wherein the state of activation of another information processing equipment is determined by the determination unit.The equipment is configured as output and is stored in data in the predetermined storage device and associated with the user identifier of the user of the equipment.

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Information processing equipment, information processing system and information processing method
Technical field
This disclosure relates to information processing equipment, information processing system and information processing method.
Background technique
There is the technology of known output print data, such as extension secure printing or drawing printing in the prior art (pull printing).In the art, when being inputted on client personal computer (PC) for printing number of files by user According to print command when, the print data based on document data creation is stored in client rs PC, rather than is immediately transmitted to Image forming apparatus.If the image forming apparatus of user's operation such as multifunction peripheral (MFP) distributes to user's to input User ID, image forming apparatus show print data item in the client rs PC for being stored in user and associated with User ID Purpose list, to receive the selection of printing target from user.By user from the list of display select print data project after, Image forming apparatus carries out print job based on the print data project of selection.
In the above-described techniques, the column of the print data project of the print command inputted by the user of operation image forming apparatus Table is displayed on image forming apparatus, to receive the selection of printing target from user.Accordingly it is possible to prevent being requested by other people The things of printing unexpectedly exported.In addition, being beaten when user is near image forming apparatus from image forming apparatus output The things of print, and the leakage such as can reduce confidential information is in other people probability.For example, seeing Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication number 2012-248006。
In addition, extension secure printing provides: even if when image forming apparatus by proxy user rather than has inputted printing When the user's operation of instruction, enable to carry out function (agency's printing function of print job based on the print data of input print command Can).Printing function is acted on behalf of according to this, in leader (president) after his client rs PC inputs print command, Ke Yi Even if the secretary to act as the leader by using his Account Logon into image forming apparatus when, secretary also operates image forming apparatus Print job is carried out with the print data based on print command.
But it is above-mentioned act on behalf of printing function not and ensure print request people always can after print command is acted on behalf of in input horse The upper things for obtaining printing.For example, being beaten when proxy user is absent from the scene and print request people does not know that proxy user is absent from the scene Print claimant can not obtain the things of printing at once.This is there are two or more agencies are candidate, but print request people is The case where when one of seleced agency candidate is absent from the scene by chance, also sets up.
Summary of the invention
In an aspect, the disclosure provides increased when selecting proxy user to be capable of providing when carrying out print data output The information processing equipment of convenience.
In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a kind of information processing equipment, including, receiving unit is configured as receiving Instruction for equipment output data;Determination unit is configured to determine that swashing for another information processing equipment of device identifier State living, the device identifier be stored as export the user identifier of at least one candidate user of the data It is associated;And storage processing unit, be configured as the data are associated with the user identifier, and will with it is described In predetermined storage device, the user identifier is set the associated data storage of user identifier with another information processing Standby device identifier is associated, wherein the state of activation of another information processing equipment is determined by the determination unit, Described in equipment be configured as output be stored in it is in the predetermined storage device and with the user of the user of the equipment mark Know and accords with associated data.
The target and advantage of the disclosure by specializing in the claims element and combination by way of realize and It obtains.It will be appreciated that aforementioned general remark and following detailed description of are both exemplary and explanatory, and not It is the limitation to required invention.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the exemplary schematic diagram for showing print system according to first embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram for showing the hardware configuration of client terminal according to first embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram for showing the hardware configuration of image forming apparatus according to first embodiment.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram for showing the functional configuration of print system according to first embodiment.
Fig. 5 is the process for explaining the processing carried out in response to print command by client terminal.
Fig. 6 is to show the exemplary schematic diagram according to first embodiment for acting on behalf of candidate storage element.
Fig. 7 is the exemplary schematic diagram for showing job information storage element.
Fig. 8 is the exemplary schematic diagram for showing proxy information storage element.
Fig. 9 is the process for the processing that the input operation for explaining according to user is carried out by image forming apparatus.
Figure 10 is the exemplary schematic diagram for showing user information storage element.
Figure 11 is the process for explaining the processing carried out in response to the job list request by client terminal.
Figure 12 is the process for explaining the processing carried out in response to print data request by client terminal.
Figure 13 is the process for explaining the received processing carried out by client terminal in response to print result information.
Figure 14 is the exemplary schematic diagram for showing recovery (renewed) job information storage element.
Figure 15 is the schematic diagram for showing the functional configuration of print system according to the second embodiment.
Figure 16 is to show the exemplary schematic diagram according to the second embodiment for acting on behalf of candidate storage element.
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The explanation of embodiment will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram for showing the configuration of print system 1 according to first embodiment.As shown in fig. 1, print system 1 includes one or more client terminals 10 (such as client terminal 10a and client terminal 10b), 30 and of certificate server One or more image forming apparatus 20.These devices of print system 1 pass through the in-company net of such as local area network (LAN) Network interconnection, and be configured as being in communication with each other.
Client terminal 10 can be the information processing equipment directly operated by the user of print system 1.Client terminal 10 example may include personal computer (PC), smart phone, tablet terminal and personal digital assistant (PDA).User can be with Print command is inputted to client terminal 10, any of them data are designated as printing target.In response to print command, client End terminal 10 generates print data based on the data for being designated as printing target, and print data is stored in client terminal In 10.Note that print data refers to the data for drawing the print image in print job, such as with page description language (PDL) data of form.
In the present embodiment, it is possible to specify user (agency) operates image forming apparatus 20 to print, instead of hair Play another user (owner) of print command.Once authorized agency, the User ID of agency and is stored in client terminal 10 Print data it is associated.Hereinafter, wherein the print job of authorized agency will be referred to as agency's printing.
Certificate server 30 can be configured as the visitor of the User ID of managing printing system 1 and the password of user, user The address information of family end terminal 10 and by the computer of the owner and the associated information of agency in agency's printing.To own Person's information associated with the agency in agency's printing can be instruction, and who is designated as proxy user and indicates who is and generation Manage the information of the related owner user of user.The information is sent from the client terminal 10 for acting on behalf of print instruction to its input.
Image forming apparatus 20 can be the equipment with printing function --- such as printer or multifunction peripheral (MFP).In response to being operated by the input of user, image forming apparatus 20 to the client terminal 10a of user send request with In the list of job information (or description information) project for obtaining print data associated with the User ID of user.Image is formed Equipment 20 from client terminal 10 obtain based on by user from response to requesting to select in the list of job information project obtained The print data that generates of job information project, and print data based on acquisition carries out print job.Note that if image The user for forming equipment 20 is different the agency of user, and the list of the available job information project of image forming apparatus 20 is simultaneously And also from 10 print data of client terminal of different users.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram for showing the hardware configuration of client terminal 10 according to first embodiment.As shown in Figure 2, Client terminal 10 include driving device 100, secondary storage device 102, memory device 103, central processing unit (CPU) 104, Interface arrangement 105, display device 106 and input unit 107.These devices of client terminal 10 are interconnected by bus B.CPU 104 can be configured as the processor of the integrated operation of control client terminal 10.
Can by the processor of client terminal 10 execute and when implemented make processor carry out it is various processing (its will Later describe) program client terminal 10 can be supplied to by using recording medium 101, the recording medium 101 is such as Compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM).If the recording medium 101 for wherein storing program is placed in driving device 100, come It is installed in secondary storage device 102 from the program of recording medium 101 by driving device 100.But it is not necessarily required to make With the installation of the program of recording medium 101 and program can be downloaded into client terminal from other computer via network 10.Secondary storage device 102 is configured as storing necessary file and data other than the program being installed therein.
Memory device 103 is configured to respond to the instruction of the program activation from CPU 104, from secondary storage device 102 reading programs, and by program storage in memory device 103.CPU 104 is configured as being based on being stored in memory device Set the function that the program in 103 realizes client terminal 10.Interface arrangement 105 is used as interface connected to the network.It is aobvious Showing device 106 is configured as based on program display graphical user interface (GUI).Input unit 107 include keyboard and mouse and It is used to input various operational orders.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram for showing the hardware configuration of image forming apparatus 20 according to first embodiment.Such as institute in Fig. 3 Show, image forming apparatus 20 includes controller 21, scanner 22, printer 23, modem 24, operation panel 25, network Interface 26 and secure digital (SD) card slot 27.
Controller 21 includes CPU 211, random access memory (RAM) 212, read-only memory (ROM) 213, hard disk drive Dynamic (HDD) 214 and nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) 215.ROM 213 is configured as storage program and by program The data used.RAM 212 is used to provide for the storage area for loading procedure and provides the work of the program for load Make region.CPU 211 is configured as realizing the function of image forming apparatus 20 based on the program being stored in RAM 212.HDD The 214 various data for being configured as storage program and being used by program.NVRAM 215 is configured as storage setting information item Mesh.
Scanner 22 is configured as reading the hardware cell (image reading unit) of image data from document.Printer 23 are configured as the hardware cell (print unit) of the print data of printing printing on piece.Modem 24 is configured as Image forming apparatus 20 is connected to the hardware cell of telephone wire.Modem 24 is used by facsimile and sends and connect Receive image data.Operation panel 25 is hardware cell, including input unit and display unit, and wherein the input unit has and matched It is set to and receives by the button of the input operation of user, and the display unit such as liquid crystal display panel.Liquid crystal display panel can have touching Touch panel feature.In this case, liquid crystal display panel also can have the function of input unit.Network interface 26 is configured as Image forming apparatus 20 is connected to wired or wireless network --- the hardware cell of such as LAN.SD card slot 27 be used to read The program being stored in SD card 80.That is, in image forming apparatus 20, the program not being merely stored in ROM 213, and stored up There are the programs in SD card 80 can be loaded into RAM 212, and such program can be executed by CPU 211.Note that in addition to Other than SD card 80, other recording medium, such as CD-ROM or USB (universal serial bus) memory can be used.That is, equivalent Scheduled type is not limited in the type of the recording medium of SD card 80.In such a case, SD card slot 27 can by with use The consistent hardware cell of type of recording medium substituted.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram for showing the functional configuration of print system according to first embodiment.As shown in Fig. 4, visitor Family end terminal 10 includes logging in control unit 111, print command receiving unit 112, acting on behalf of candidate determination unit 113, Dai Lixuan It selects unit 114, print data generating unit 115, job information and generates unit 116, proxy information registration request unit 117, generation Reason notice transmission unit 118, the job list reporting unit 120, Data Management Unit 121, is made agent advertisement receiving unit 119 Industry recovery unit 122 and proxy information removal request unit 123.These units are indicated by client terminal 10 shown in Figure 2 Any element and device realize function and unit, these units are based on the program origin being stored in memory device 103 It is activated from the instruction of CPU 104.Client terminal 10 further includes acting on behalf of candidate storage element 131, print data storage element 132 With job information storage element 133.These storage elements are real by using the secondary storage device 102 of client terminal 10 It is existing.
It logs in control unit 111 and is configured as request certificate server 30 to be based on User ID and by login user in client The password inputted in the terminal 10 of end carries out the certification of login user.When login user authenticity by certificate server 30 successfully When verifying, logs in control unit 111 and be configured as identifying login user by User ID.
Print command receiving unit 112 is configured as being stored in client terminal 10 from user's receiving printing orders to export In any data items.
It acts on behalf of candidate determination unit 113 to be configured as when receiving printing orders, acts on behalf of candidate storage element from being stored in The agency that the list of agency candidate in 131 is determined to carry out related print job is candidate.Note that the candidate storage of agency is single Member 131 is configured as storing the candidate User ID of agency associated with the user of client terminal 10, and candidate by agency The terminal address of the client terminal 10 used.
Agent selection unit 114 is configured as receiving from the agency candidate determined in response to print command from the user Selection agency.
Print data generating unit 115 is configured as generating based on the data for being designated as printing target in print command Print data.The print data of generation is stored in print data storage element 132.Job information generates unit 116 and is configured To generate job information project related with the print data generated in response to print command.The job information project includes independent Print request or the identification information of print job (information will be referred to as " operation ID "), the user with input print command User ID (User ID will be referred to as " owner ID ") and instruction print data storage location information.Work as agency When being selected, the User ID of the agency of selection is also contained in job information project.The job information items storing of generation is being made In industry information storage unit 133.
Agent advertisement transmission unit 118 is configured as sending notice (agent advertisement) to destination terminal, notice instruction Agency is selected as being responsible for proxy user of the print job to export print data, and the client terminal 10 of the agency selected It is designated as destination terminal.Agent advertisement receiving unit 119 is configured as receiving by the agency of other client terminal 10 The agent advertisement for notifying transmission unit 118 to send, and the notice of agency's transmitting and receiving agent advertisement to selection.
Proxy information registration request unit 117 is configured as that registration information will be used for when agency is chosen select will own The request associated with one or more agency's User ID of (Agent ID) of the User ID of person (owner ID) is sent to certification clothes Business device 30.
The job list reporting unit 120 is configured as asking from reception the job list of image forming apparatus 20 by user's operation Ask, and from job information storage element 133 obtain job information project the job list, the job information project each Including include in received request User ID as owner ID or Agent ID.The job list reporting unit 120 is also matched The job list for being set to the job information project that will acquire is sent to the image forming apparatus 20 for having sent the job list request.
Data Management Unit 121 is configured to respond to receive print data request, obtains from print data storage element 132 Take print data, the print data request correspond to by user on image forming apparatus 20 from the job information of the job list The job information project of items selection.The print data that Data Management Unit 121 is additionally configured to will acquire, which is sent to, have been sent out The image forming apparatus 20 for sending the job list to request.
Operation recovery unit 122 is configured as receiving after print job is executed by image forming apparatus 20 by image shape The information of the implementing result for the instruction print job (print result information) that forming apparatus 20 is sent.Operation recovery unit 122 is matched It is set to when the print job success that the instruction of print result information executes, deletion is stored in job information storage element 133 And job information project related with the print data of print job, and delete in print data storage element 132 Corresponding print data.
Proxy information removal request unit 123 is configured as sending request to certificate server 30 for beating with agency Print related job information project be deleted after, delete information will include owner ID and generation in job information project It is associated to manage ID.
As shown in Figure 4, certificate server 30 includes authentication unit 31, subscriber information management unit 32 and proxy information Administrative unit 33.These units indicate that (it is similar to shown in Figure 2 by either one or two of the element of certificate server 30 and device Element and device) realize function and unit, the certificate server 30 is based on the memory device for being stored in certificate server 30 In program origin Self-certified server 30 CPU (processor) instruction activation.Certificate server 30 further includes user information Storage element 34 and proxy information storage element 35.These storage elements are filled by using the additional storage of certificate server 30 It sets or is realized via the storage device being connected to the network to certificate server 30.
Authentication unit 31 is configured as asking from the certification of client terminal 10 or image forming apparatus 20 based on being included in User ID and password in asking are authenticated.Subscriber information management unit 32 is configured as management and is stored in user information storage list User information in member 34.For example, subscriber information management unit 32 receives the user information request of wherein designated user ID, and And user information project associated with User ID is sent in response to request.User information storage element 34 is configured as storing User information project, each of the user information project are associated with each of the user that is authorized to use print system 1. Each user information project includes the terminal address for the client terminal 10 that User ID, password and user use.
Proxy information administrative unit 33 is configured as receiving registration request from client terminal 10, will own for registering Person ID information associated with Agent ID, and the association between owner ID and Agent ID will be indicated in response to received request Information be stored into proxy information storage element 35.Proxy information administrative unit 33 is configured as receiving from client terminal 10 and delete Except request, to delete for deleting owner ID information associated with Agent ID, and in response to received request in generation Manage the instruction owner ID in information storage unit 35 and the associated information between Agent ID.In addition, proxy information management is single Member 33 is configured as receiving acquisition request from image forming apparatus 20, to be used to obtain owner ID associated with Agent ID, The Agent ID with include that User ID in acquisition request is consistent, and sends to image forming apparatus 20 by reference in generation The information that stores in reason information storage unit 35 and the owner ID obtained.
As shown in Figure 4, image forming apparatus 20 includes logging in control unit 221, proxy information acquiring unit 222, making Industry list acquiring unit 223, print data request unit 224 and job execution unit 225.These units are indicated by showing in Fig. 3 The function and unit that any element and device of image forming apparatus 20 out are realized, the element and device are based on being stored in figure One or more programs in RAM 212 as forming equipment 20 are swashed by the instruction of the CPU 211 from image forming apparatus 20 It is living.
It logs in control unit 221 to be configured as sending certification request to certificate server 30, makes the authentication service that calls request Device 30 is with the certification based on the User ID for being input to image forming apparatus 20 by user and password progress login user.It is used when logging in When the authenticity at family is successfully verified by certificate server 30, logs in control unit 221 and be configured as knowing based on input User ID Other login user.
Proxy information acquiring unit 222 be configured as from certificate server 30 obtain and it is consistent with the User ID of login user The associated owner ID of Agent ID.That is, the acquisition of proxy information acquiring unit 222 has requested that login user carries out agency and beats The User ID of another user (owner) of print.
The job list acquiring unit 223 is configured as obtaining the job list from the client terminal 10 of login user.In addition, When owner ID is obtained by proxy information acquiring unit 222, the job list acquiring unit 223 is configured as from owner ID's Client terminal 10 obtains the job list comprising job information, the User ID and Agent ID one of login user in the job information It causes.
Print data request unit 224 is configured as obtaining operation from the consistent client terminal 10 of sender's terminal The print data of information project, sender's terminal have been sent by user from the operation panel for being shown in image forming apparatus 20 On the job list selection job information project.
Job execution unit 225 is configured as controlling based on the print data obtained by print data request unit 224 The performance of print job.
Then, several processing description carried out by print system 1 according to first embodiment.Fig. 5 is for explaining sound The process for the processing that should be carried out in print command by client terminal 10.
As shown in Figure 5, in step s101, print command receiving unit 112 is from user's receiving printing orders.In this dozen In print instruction, the data for printing target are specified by user.Later, it in step S102, acts on behalf of candidate determination unit 113 and refers to It acts on behalf of candidate storage element 131 and determines and beat acting on behalf of each of candidate storage element 131 and act on behalf of candidate and carry out agency The ability of print.
Fig. 6 is to show the exemplary schematic diagram according to first embodiment for acting on behalf of candidate storage element 131.Such as institute in Fig. 6 Show, in acting on behalf of candidate storage element 131, the candidate User ID of each agency of the user about client terminal 10 and its Terminal address is associated, and terminal address associated with the candidate User ID of agency is stored.The terminal address can be By the address information for the client terminal 10 that user uses.For example, the IP address of client terminal 10 can be included as terminal The value of address.Note that acting on behalf of the content of candidate storage element 131 can be different each client terminal 10.
The candidate storage element 131 of agency is stored in for example, acting on behalf of candidate determination unit 113 and can determine in step s 102 Each of the client terminal 10 of terminal address state of activation.Specifically, candidate determination unit 113 is acted on behalf of to determine each Whether client terminal 10 is in state of activation.Ping order can be used in order to check each client terminal 10 whether The stage of activation.Act on behalf of the user that candidate determination unit 113 determines the client terminal 10 being determined to be in the state of activation User ID, the User ID candidate as agency.That is, there are higher possibilities: the client terminal not in state of activation 10 user is absent from the scene, and even if the user of unactivated state client terminal 10 is on the scene, there is also low-down possibilities: It is notified immediately from 10 Receiving Agent of the client terminal of the user.Therefore, such user acts on behalf of from being determined to be capable of It is removed in the agency candidate of printing.
Note that it is possible that the address information of each of client terminal 10 is according to any client terminal 10 It adds or exits and change.Therefore, the candidate determination unit 113 of agency, which can be configured as, is determining agency's candidate client end Before the state of the activation at end 10, such as by using the subscriber information management unit 32 of certificate server 30, fetches agency and wait The address information of the client terminal 10 of choosing.Specifically, acting on behalf of candidate determination unit 113 can be by the user candidate comprising agency The terminal address acquisition request of ID is sent to subscriber information management unit 32.In response to the request, subscriber information management unit 32 The User ID candidate with each of user information storage element 34 agency is stored in is sent to candidate determination unit 113 is acted on behalf of Associated terminal address.Candidate determination unit 113 is acted on behalf of in acting on behalf of candidate storage element 131 by received terminal address weight It is written as corresponding terminal address.
Later, in step s 103, agent selection unit 114 is shown in display device 106 determines list by agency is candidate The lists of the candidate User ID of the agency that member 113 determines, and from the selection of user's Receiving Agent (S103).Note that when logging in When user (owner) operates image forming apparatus 20, the selection of agency is not needed.Alternatively, it is all act on behalf of candidate can be by It automatically selects as agency.Or client terminal 10 can be configured, allow to establish prompt user and selects generation from list The option of reason and automatically select candidate one as the option acted on behalf of of agency.
Later, in step S104, print data generating unit 115 is beaten based on the data generation for being designated as printing target Printing evidence and the print data that generation is stored in print data storage element 132.Then, in step s105, operation is believed Breath generates unit 116 and generates job information project based on the print data generated in step S104, and stores in job information The job information project of generation is stored in unit 133.
Fig. 7 is the exemplary schematic diagram for showing job information storage element 133.As shown in Figure 7, it is stored in job information In unit 133, the operation ID and owner ID of each print data, Agent ID and print data ID are associated.
Operation ID is assigned to the job identification information of each job information project.Operation ID can at step S105 by Job information generates unit 116 and generates.Owner ID is the User ID for having inputted the user of print command.That is, owner ID It is the User ID of the login user of client terminal 10.Agent ID is selected to the User ID of the user of agency.That is, Agent ID is Act on behalf of according to print command the User ID of the agency of print job.Print data ID is the printing generated according to print command Data identification information.If storage location of the print data in print data storage element 132 is uniquely identified by information, beat Printing can be any kind of information according to ID.For example, print data ID can be file path name or unified resource positioning It accords with (URL).Print data ID is comprised in job information project, and the print data of print data ID be included in operation Other information project in information project is associated.Note that print data ID is identified at step S104.
Later, in step s 106, proxy information registration request unit 117 determines the selection of the agency at step S103 Whether it is received.When the selection of Receiving Agent (in S106 be), in step S107, proxy information registration request unit 117 send registration request to certificate server 30, with for registering that the User ID of the login user of client terminal 10 is (all Person ID) associated with User ID (Agent ID) of proxy user information (S107).
Upon receipt of the registration request, the proxy information administrative unit 33 of certificate server 30 will be comprising in the registration request Owner ID and Agent ID it is associated, and stored between owner ID and Agent ID in proxy information storage element 35 Association.
Fig. 8 is the exemplary schematic diagram for showing proxy information storage element 35.As shown in Figure 8, it is stored in proxy information In unit 35, the Agent ID of each agency is related with the owner ID for the corresponding owner for initiating agency's printing to agency Connection, and store the association between Agent ID and owner ID.Proxy information administrative unit 33 is configured as registration and is included in note The owner ID of each to contain Agent ID in the registration request in volume request.Owner ID is related to Agent ID Connection, and Agent ID is associated with the address information of client terminal 10 of the owner, the owner ID of the owner and with The associated User ID of corresponding terminal address in family information storage unit 34 is consistent.
Note that the address information of the client terminal 10 of the owner for each Agent ID can be stored in proxy information In storage element 35.In this case, in step s 107, proxy information registration request unit 117 can send registration request, For registering Agent ID information associated with the address information of client terminal 10.That is, Agent ID can directly and institute The address information of the client terminal 10 for the person of having is associated.
Later, in step S108, agent advertisement transmission unit 118 sends agent advertisement to corresponding to terminal address Client terminal 10, the terminal address are associated with acting on behalf of the User ID of agency of selection in candidate storage element 131.It should Agent advertisement includes the User ID (owner ID) of login user.When Receiving Agent notice, correspond in the candidate storage of agency The agent advertisement receiving unit 119 of the client terminal 10 of terminal address in unit 131 for example provides instruction by being included in generation The pop-up display message of agency's printing of user's request of owner ID in reason notice.By browsing message, agency, which knows, to be asked Agency is asked to carry out agency's printing.Note that the transmission of agent advertisement can be carried out by Email.In this case, Dai Litong Know that transmission unit 118 and agent advertisement receiving unit 119 can be realized by general purpose mail program.
After handle shown in Fig. 5, agency can be moved to image forming apparatus 20 and be based on beating The data manipulation image forming apparatus 20 of printing target is designated as in print instruction to carry out print job.
Fig. 9 is the process for the processing that the input operation for explaining according to user is carried out by image forming apparatus.
For example, logon screen is shown on the operation panel 25 of image forming apparatus 20.When such as User ID and password When authentication information is input to logon screen by user, logs in control unit 221 and be based on authentication information progress authentication processing (S201). For example, the certification request comprising authentication information is sent to certificate server 30 from control unit 221 is logged in.It is asked in response to certification Ask, the authentication unit 31 of certificate server 30 carries out authentication processing, wherein include authentication information in certification request with comprising User ID and password authentification in the corresponding user information project being stored in user information storage element 34.
Figure 10 is the exemplary schematic diagram for showing user information storage element 34.As shown in Figure 10, it is stored up in user information It is associated with password and terminal address for the User ID of each user in memory cell 34, and each include User ID, it is close The user information project of code and terminal address is stored.
Later, certificate server 30 sends the result of authentication processing to login control unit 221.When authentication result instruction is recognized Card information is when being validated successfully (in S202 be), proxy information acquiring unit 222 to the transmission of certificate server 30 include with The agent information request (S203) of the related User ID (login user ID) of the success of authentication processing.The generation of certificate server 30 Manage information management unit 33 and send owner ID associated with Agent ID to proxy information acquiring unit 222, the Agent ID and It include that User ID in agent information request is consistent.When two or more owner IDs associated with Agent ID are registered When, all owner ID are sent to proxy information acquiring unit 222 from certificate server 30.
Later, the job list acquiring unit 223 from certificate server 30 with obtaining associated with login user ID terminal Location, and with each associated terminal address (S204) of the owner ID obtained in step S203.That is, obtaining and using Family ID is associated and the Termination ID that is stored in user information storage element 34.
Note that working as terminal of the Agent ID directly with the client terminal 10 of the owner in proxy information storage element 35 When address is associated, the terminal address of each owner is obtained in step S203.In this case, it is appropriate that logging in figure Terminal address as forming the client terminal 10 of the user of equipment 20 obtains in step S204.
Each terminal address of acquisition is repeatedly carried out later, the processing of step S205 and S206.In step In S205, terminal address from the job list acquiring unit 223 to acquisition client terminal 10 each send the job list Request, the job list request include the operation with the consistent owner ID of login user ID or Agent ID for obtaining The job list of information project.
The job list request is sent in step S205 note that the job list acquiring unit 223 can be configured as All client terminals 10.All client terminals 10 can be with reference to the user information storage for being stored in certificate server 30 All client terminals 10 of terminal address in unit 34, or can be registered with reference in advance in image forming apparatus 20 Terminal address list in all client terminals 10.In this case, the processing of step S204 can be skipped, and The processing of step S106 and S107 in Fig. 5 can also be skipped.That is, being not necessarily to register the owner and agency in certificate server 30 Between association.But if registering the association between the owner and agency in certificate server 30, the job list is obtained eventually Association of the end group between the owner and agency is restricted, and processing load in step S205 and traffic load may subtract It is few.
In step S206, the job list acquiring unit 223, should from each reception the job list of client terminal 10 Each of client terminal 10 is the destination terminal of the job list request.Later, the job list acquiring unit 223 is in image It is formed on the operation panel 25 of equipment 20 and shows received the job list (S207).When from the reception of client terminal 10 two or more When more the job lists, the result of the integration of the job list can be shown.
When one or more job information projects from the job list of display select and print job execute instruction by with Family input (in S208 be), print data request unit 224 is by the printing of the operation ID of the job information project comprising selection Request of data is sent to the client terminal 10 (S209) that source terminal is sent as job information.Print data request unit 224 The print data (S210) sent by client terminal 10 is received in response to print data request.Later, job execution unit 225 Print job (S211) is carried out based on received print data control image forming apparatus 20.Later, job execution unit 225 Send the print result information of the result for the print job that instruction carries out to the client that source terminal is sent as print data Terminal 10 (S212).For example, print result information includes the operation ID of print job and the success or mistake for indicating print job The information lost.
It is obtained note that the job list acquiring unit 223 can be configured as to be shown on operation panel 25 at step S203 The list of the owner ID taken, and the owner ID of selection is received from user to carry out agency's printing.In this case, in step The processing of rapid S204 and later in the step of, can be made from the owner ID of the owner ID selection of the acquisition step S203 at For processing target.
Then, will description in response to above step S205 from the received the job list of image forming apparatus 20 request, The processing carried out by client terminal 10.Figure 11 is to request to be carried out by client terminal 10 in response to the job list for explaining The process of processing.
In step S301, the job list reporting unit 120 receives the job list request.Later, the job list report Member 120 obtains job information project associated with owner ID or Agent ID, the owner from job information storage element 133 ID or Agent ID with include that User ID in the job list request is consistent (S302).Later, the job list reporting unit 120 will The job list of job information project comprising acquisition is sent to be set as the image formation of the job list request transmission source terminal Standby 20 (S303).
For example, working as the client terminal 10 of processing shown in the Figure 11 to be carried out and logging in the use of image forming apparatus 20 When the client terminal 10 at family is identical, the job information project of the User ID including the login user as owner ID will be sent out It is sent to image forming apparatus 20.On the other hand, the client terminal 10 and login figure of the processing shown in the Figure 11 to be carried out When client terminal 10 as forming the user of equipment 20 is not identical, the work of the User ID including the login user as Agent ID Industry information project will be sent to image forming apparatus 20.
Then, will description in response to above step S209 from the received print data of image forming apparatus 20 request, The processing carried out by client terminal 10.Figure 12 is to request to be carried out by client terminal 10 in response to print data for explaining The process of processing.
In step S401, Data Management Unit 121 receives print data request.Print data request includes operation ID. Hereinafter, operation ID is referred to as target job ID.
Later, Data Management Unit 121 is obtained from being stored in job information storage element 133 among job information project It include the print data ID (S402) in the job information project of target job ID.Therefore, beating as acquisition target is identified The print data ID (target print data ID) of printing evidence.
Later, Data Management Unit 121 obtains the printing number of target print data ID from print data storage element 132 According to (S403).Later, the print data that print data transmission unit will acquire is sent to whole as print data request transmission source The image forming apparatus 20 (S404) at end.
Then, will description in response to above step S212 from the received print result information of image forming apparatus 20, The processing carried out by client terminal 10.Figure 13 is for explaining the reception in response to print result information by client terminal 10 The process of the processing of progress.
Operation recovery unit 122 receives print result information (S510).Later, operation recovery unit 122 determines printing knot Whether fruit information indicates the success (S520) of print job.When the failure of print result information instruction print job (in S520 It is no), handle shown in Figure 13 and terminate.When the instruction print job of print result information it is successful when (in S520 be), make Industry recovery unit 122 deletes that correspond to include beating for operation ID in print result information from print data storage element 132 Printing is according to (S530).Print data corresponding to operation ID refers to the print data of print data ID, the printing of print data ID Data are comprised in the job information project including operation ID.Later, operation recovery unit 122 is from job information storage element 133 delete correspond to include operation ID in print result information job information project (S540).Corresponding to operation ID's Job information project refers to the job information project including operation ID.
Figure 14 is the exemplary schematic diagram for showing the job information storage element 133 of recovery.When instruction has operation ID When the successful print result information of the print job of " 2 " is received, the example for the job information storage element 133 being resumed exists It is shown in Figure 14.In this case, the job information project with operation ID " 2 " is deleted from job information storage element 133.
Figure 13 is referred back to, in step S550, proxy information removal request unit 123 determines that one or more Agent IDs are In the no job information project for being comprised in deletion.Note that when any agency being comprised in job information project will be deleted When ID, Agent ID will be saved before deleting job information project, in order to enable the decision at step S550.When deleting When not including Agent ID in the job information removed (no in S550), handles and terminate shown in Figure 13.When one or more generations Reason ID is when being comprised in the job information project of deletion (in S550 be), and proxy information removal request unit 123 is not It include to identify that (it is single that it is still stored in job information storage to Agent ID among the Agent ID in any other job information project In member 133) (step S560).For example, as shown in Figure 7, Agent ID " B " and " C " are comprised in the operation with " 2 " operation ID In information project, and Agent ID " C " is not comprised in the job information project with operation ID " 3 ".Therefore, Agent ID " C " is identified as applicable Agent ID at step S560.
When not identifying any applicable Agent ID (no in S570), handles and terminate shown in Figure 13.Work as knowledge Not one or more applicable Agent IDs when (in S570 be), proxy information removal request unit 123 is to certificate server 30 send removal request, for deleting Agent ID information associated with the job information owner of the project ID of deletion (S580).The removal request of transmission includes the Agent ID and owner ID of identification.Specifically, in response to removal request, certification clothes The proxy information administrative unit 33 of business device 30 is from the proxy information item purpose record being stored in proxy information storage element 35 Deletion includes the owner ID in removal request, and the removal request includes and contains any agency in removal request The consistent Agent ID of ID.Therefore, the association between the Agent ID of identification and owner ID is cancelled.Therefore, Figure 13 is being carried out Shown in handle after, even if the user of the Agent ID of any identification logs on to image forming apparatus 20, the operation column of display Table does not include job information project associated with owner ID.
As described above, according to first embodiment, the state of the activation based on the client terminal 10 used by agency candidate, Determine the success or failure that the candidate agency's printing carried out is acted on behalf of by each, and the agency for being able to carry out agency's printing is candidate List be presented to user (owner) with for select agency.Therefore, the agency candidate being absent from the scene is selected as carrying out generation The probability for managing the proxy user of printing can be reduced.Therefore, it can be provided when selection act on behalf of the proxy user of printing Increased convenience.Furthermore, it is possible to increase the probability for quickly carrying out print job.
In addition, according to the present embodiment, in response to from user's receiving printing orders, agent advertisement is automatically transmitted to act on behalf of Client terminal 10 each.It is thus possible to increase the probability for quickly carrying out print job.In addition, the owner is to agency The demand of oral request agency's printing is reduced.
Then, Figure 15 is the schematic diagram for showing the functional configuration of print system according to the second embodiment.In Figure 15, It is corresponding with shown in Fig. 4 but indicated with the same references with substantially the same unit, and by omit to its Explanation.
As shown in Figure 15, certificate server 30 according to the second embodiment includes in addition to authentication service shown in Fig. 4 State of activation confirmation unit 36 and agent advertisement relay unit 37 except the unit 31 to 35 of device 30.These units are indicated by recognizing The function and unit that either one or two of element and the device for demonstrate,proving server 30 are realized, the element and device are based on being stored in authentication service The instruction of the CPU (processor) of program origin Self-certified server 30 in the memory device of device 30 activates.
State of activation confirmation unit 36, which is configured as receiving from the agency candidate determination unit 113 of client terminal 10, to swash Status checkout request living, and check to correspond to be included in and check swashing for each of the request client terminal 10 of User ID State living.
Specifically, in the step S102 for the processing being shown in FIG. 5, agency's candidate's determination unit of client terminal 10 113 send to the state of activation confirmation unit 36 of certificate server 30 including being stored in the generation acted on behalf of in candidate storage element 131 Manage the state of activation inspection request of candidate User ID.
Figure 16 is to show the exemplary schematic diagram according to the second embodiment for acting on behalf of candidate storage element 131.In Figure 16 Shown, candidate's storage element 131 according to the second embodiment of acting on behalf of does not need storage agency candidate's associated with User ID Terminal address.This is because the unnecessary client for allowing agency of the client terminal 10 of the owner directly into second embodiment Terminal 10 sends notice.
It is requested in response to state of activation inspection, state of activation confirmation unit 36 checks and is included in inspection request and is stored in The state of activation of the client terminal 10 of the associated terminal address of each of user information storage element 34 User ID.With In the state of activation for checking client terminal 10 method can with by agency according to first embodiment candidate's determination unit 113 The method used is identical.State of activation confirmation unit 36 is sharp corresponding to being determined to be in the candidate transmission of determination unit 113 is acted on behalf of The User ID of each of the client terminal 10 in state living.Acting on behalf of candidate determination unit 113 will include received user The notice of the list of ID is sent to agent selection unit 114.
Agent advertisement relay unit 37 is configured as relay agent's notice.Specifically, the step of processing being shown in FIG. 5 In S108, the agent advertisement transmission unit 118 of client terminal 10 is sent out to the agent advertisement relay unit 37 of certificate server 30 The agent advertisement of the User ID including login user is sent to send request.Transmission request further includes the User ID of each agency.That is, It is the client terminal 10 of agency by the destination terminal for being sent to it agent advertisement.Request, Dai Litong are sent in response to receiving Know that relay unit 37 sends agent advertisement to send in request and be stored in user information storage element 34 with being included in The associated terminal address of User ID.It is notified in response to Receiving Agent, the agent advertisement of the client terminal 10 of terminal address Each display instruction disappearing from the user's request agency printing for including owner ID in agent advertisement of receiving unit 119 Breath.
As described above, in print system according to the second embodiment, even if client terminal 10 does not know other clients The IP address for holding terminal 10, can obtain beneficial effect identical with the beneficial effect of first embodiment.
In the aforementioned embodiment, it has been described that wherein print data is stored in the client terminal 10 of input print command Situation in (client terminal 10 of the owner).But the storage address of print data can be by two or more clients The file server etc. for holding terminal 10 shared.In this case, it includes: that print data generates that file server, which can be configured as, Unit 115, job information generate unit 116, proxy information registration request unit 117, agent advertisement transmission unit 118, operation List report unit 120, Data Management Unit 121, operation recovery unit 122, proxy information removal request unit 123, printing Data storage element 132 and job information storage element 133.Input print command client terminal 10 can be configured as by Data, owner ID and the Agent ID of selection for being appointed as printing target are sent to file server.Image forming apparatus 20 It can be configured as when handled shown in Fig. 9, receive the job list and print data from file server.In the feelings In condition, it is convenient to omit the processing of step S204.Alternatively, certificate server 30 may be used as above-mentioned file server.
In the aforementioned embodiment, print data has described as the example of the data by equipment output.But work as output When the equipment of data is projector, the data exported by projector be can be into the number with the consistent format of standard projectors requirement According to (for example, jpeg format or PDF format).In other words, previous embodiment can be applied in addition to image forming apparatus 20 with Outer equipment, such as projector.
In the aforementioned embodiment, client terminal 10 is the example of information processing equipment.Client terminal 10 and certification clothes The combination of business device 30 is the example of information processing system.
Image forming apparatus 20 is the example of equipment.User ID is the example of user identifier.Terminal address (IP address) It is the example of device identifier.Print command receiving unit 112 is the example of receiving unit.Agency candidate determination unit 113 (or Act on behalf of the combination of candidate determination unit 113 and state of activation confirmation unit 36) be determination unit example.Print data storage is single First 132 (or file servers) are the examples of predetermined storage device.Print data generating unit 115 and job information generate single Member 116 is to store the example of processing unit.Agent advertisement transmission unit 118 (or agent advertisement transmission unit 118 and agent advertisement The combination of relay unit 37) be transmission unit example.Agent selection unit 114 is the example of selecting unit.
According to the information processing equipment of above-described embodiment, can be provided when selecting proxy user progress print data output Increased convenience.
It is not limited to the above embodiments according to the information processing equipment of the disclosure, it can be in the feelings for not departing from the scope of the present disclosure Change and modification are made under condition.
The application based on and require it is submitting, Japanese patent application No. 2015-144097 on July 21st, 2015 It is preferred that equity, entire contents are incorporated herein by reference.

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1. a kind of information processing equipment, comprising:
Receiving unit is configured as receiving the instruction for being used for equipment output data;
Determination unit is configured to determine that the state of activation of another information processing equipment, the equipment of another information processing equipment Identifier is associated with being stored as export the candidate agent identifier of at least one user of the data;And
Processing unit is stored, is configured as the use of the user of the data, the agent identifier and input described instruction Family identifier is associated, and will include the be mutually related data, the agent identifier and the user identifier Job information items storing in predetermined storage device, wherein the agent identifier and another information processing equipment Device identifier is associated, and the state of activation of another information processing equipment is determined by the determination unit,
Wherein the equipment is configured as being exported based on the job information project and is stored in the predetermined storage device The data;
Job execution unit is configured as sending the result information for indicating the job success of the output data or failing to The equipment for sending described instruction;
Operation recovery unit is configured as when the result information indicates successfully, the deletion pair from the storage processing unit Ying Yu includes the job information project in the result information;
Proxy information removal request unit is configured as working as in deleted job information project comprising the agent identifier When, the agent identifier in the agent identifier being not included in any other job information project is identified as applicable generation Identifier is managed, and sends removal request, with the operation for deleting the applicable agent identifier and deletion that will be identified The associated information of the user identifier in information project.
2. information processing equipment according to claim 1, further includes
Transmission unit is configured as its state of activation being arranged by another information processing equipment that the determination unit determines For destination terminal, and instruction recipient is sent to the destination terminal and is selected as being responsible for the people's of the output data Notice.
3. information processing equipment according to claim 2, further includes
Selecting unit is configured as receiving the second information processing that its state of activation is determined by the determination unit from the user The selection of one or more of equipment,
Wherein the transmission unit is configured as including one in second information processing equipment in the selection Or it is each of multiple be set as the destination terminal, and sent to the destination terminal and indicate that the recipient is selected It is selected as being responsible for the notice of the people of the output data.
4. a kind of information processing system, including at least one information processing equipment, the information processing system include:
Receiving unit is configured as receiving the instruction for being used for equipment output data;
Determination unit is configured to determine that the state of activation of another information processing equipment, the equipment of another information processing equipment Identifier is associated with being stored as export the candidate agent identifier of at least one user of the data;And
Processing unit is stored, is configured as the use of the user of the data, the agent identifier and input described instruction Family identifier is associated, and will include the be mutually related data, the user identifier and the agent identifier Job information items storing in predetermined storage device, wherein the agent identifier and another information processing equipment Device identifier is associated, and the state of activation of another information processing equipment is determined by the determination unit,
Wherein the equipment is configured as being exported based on the job information project and is stored in the predetermined storage device The data;
Job execution unit is configured as sending the result information for indicating the job success of the output data or failing to The equipment for sending described instruction;
Operation recovery unit is configured as when the result information indicates successfully, the deletion pair from the storage processing unit Ying Yu includes the job information project in the result information;
Proxy information removal request unit is configured as working as in deleted job information project comprising the agent identifier When, the agent identifier in the agent identifier being not included in any other job information project is identified as applicable generation Identifier is managed, and sends removal request, with the operation for deleting the applicable agent identifier and deletion that will be identified The associated information of the user identifier in information project.
5. information processing system according to claim 4, further includes:
Transmission unit is configured as its state of activation being arranged by another information processing equipment that the determination unit determines For destination terminal, and instruction recipient is sent to the destination terminal and is selected as being responsible for the people's of the output data Notice.
6. information processing system according to claim 5, further includes:
Selecting unit is configured as receiving the second information processing that its state of activation is determined by the determination unit from the user The selection of one or more of equipment,
Wherein the transmission unit is configured as including described in second information processing equipment in the selection It is each of one or more to be set as destination terminal, and sent to the destination terminal and indicate that the recipient is selected For the notice of the people of the responsible output data.
7. a kind of information processing method, comprising:
Receive the instruction for being used for equipment output data;
Determine the state of activation of another information processing equipment, the device identifier of another information processing equipment and be stored as into The agent identifier that row exports at least one candidate user of the data is associated;
The user identifier of the user of the data, the agent identifier and input described instruction is associated, wherein institute State the device identifier phase for another information processing equipment that agent identifier determines in the determination with its state of activation Association;
Storage includes the be mutually related data, the agent identifier and the user identifier in predetermined storage device The job information project of symbol;And
So that the equipment exports the data being stored in the predetermined storage device based on the job information project;
Send the result information of the job success for indicating the output data or failure to the equipment for sending described instruction;Wherein
When the result information indicates successfully, the job information project corresponded to include in the result information is deleted;With And
When in the job information project deleted including the agent identifier, any other job information item will be not included in The agent identifier in agent identifier in mesh is identified as applicable agent identifier, and sends removal request, with It is in deleting that the user identifier in the job information project of the applicable agent identifier and deletion that are identified is related The information of connection.
8. information processing method according to claim 7, further includes:
By its state of activation, determined another information processing equipment is set as destination terminal in the determination;And
Instruction recipient is sent to the destination terminal to be selected as being responsible for the notice of the people of the output data.
9. information processing method according to claim 8, further includes:
One or more of its state of activation in the determination in determined second information processing equipment is received from the user A selection,
Wherein the setting will be comprising that will include one or more in second information processing equipment in the selection It is each of a to be set as the destination terminal, and
The transmission includes sending to indicate that the recipient is selected as being responsible for the output data to the destination terminal The notice of people.
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