JP2005010181A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the following problems; the boundaries between printed materials are hardly recognized when a plurality of kinds of printed materials are piled up on a paper ejection tray, the owner of the printed materials is not found when the ejected printed materials are left on the paper ejection tray, and then it is troublesome to dispose of the printed materials. <P>SOLUTION: The paper sheets with job information printed thereon are ejected to the paper ejection tray in a direction different from that of the paper sheets on which only an original is printed. Then, the paper sheets with the job information printed thereon can be easily found out of the paper sheets stacked on the paper ejection tray. Besides, when the paper sheet with the job information printed thereon is ejected to the boundary between the printed materials, the paper sheet with the printed job information functions as the partitioning of the printed materials. Besides, when the user reads the job information, the owner of the printed matter can be found. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a printing apparatus having a printing function such as a digital copying machine and a printer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Some printing apparatuses such as digital copying machines and printers have a so-called sort function that prints originals in units of copies when printing a plurality of originals. When a plurality of originals are printed using the sort function, the paper on which the originals are printed is discharged to the paper discharge tray 801 for each of the parts A, B, and C as shown in FIG. Since the sections A, B, and C of the discharged sheets are stacked on the sheet discharge tray, it is difficult for the user to understand the boundaries between the sections.
[0003]
Therefore, in the printing apparatus proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 2-23127, as shown in FIG. 10, by changing the paper discharge direction alternately vertically and horizontally every time one sheet is discharged, the boundary between each part can be understood. It is easy.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-300781
[0005]
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2002-225387A
[0006]
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-2-23127
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of a printer shared by a plurality of users, such as a network printer, if a sheet is left in the discharge tray, the sheet instructed to be printed by another user can be discharged to the discharge tray. There is sex.
[0008]
In such a case, even if the paper discharge direction of the paper on which the document is printed is changed alternately so that the boundaries of each printed document can be easily understood, who printed the document or is it important? I don't know about the sentence, such as whether it should be kept secret. Therefore, there arises a problem that a user who has found a state in which a plurality of documents printed on the paper discharge tray are stacked is troubled with processing of these documents.
[0009]
Therefore, the present invention provides a printing apparatus that makes it easy to understand the boundary between documents on a paper discharge tray and allows the user to grasp the type of document on the paper discharge tray.
[0010]
[Means for solving the problems]
The printing apparatus according to the present invention not only discharges paper on which a document is printed but also allows a job to be easily understood so that the user can easily understand the boundary between the documents and the type of the document on the discharge tray. The paper on which information is printed is also discharged. The job information includes the name of the user who issued the print request, the date and time of printing, the name on the computer of the document specified in the print request, the data format of the document on the computer, the importance, whether it should be kept secret, etc. It is information including. The job information may be character information expressed in a character format, or may be code information obtained by encoding the character information.
[0011]
The paper on which the job information is printed is discharged in a different direction from the paper on which only the original is printed. As a result, the user can easily find the paper on which the job information is printed.
[0012]
By looking at the paper on which the job information (character information) is printed, the user prints the document on the paper discharge tray, the date and time of printing, the name of the original on the computer, the format of the original on the computer, You can know the importance, whether it should be kept secret, etc. without having to check with others. Further, when the printed job information is identification information, the reading unit that reads the identification information, the conversion unit that converts the identification information read by the reading unit into character information, and the conversion unit converts the identification information. By providing a display unit for displaying the job information, the identification information can be displayed in a character format on the display unit, so that the user can perform the same as described above. No need to check with others who printed the document on the output tray, the date and time of printing, the name of the original on the computer, the format of the original on the computer, the importance, and whether it should be kept secret I can know.
[0013]
For example, if the paper on which the job information is printed is discharged before the paper on which the first page of the document is printed is discharged or after the paper on which the last page of the document is printed is discharged, Plays the role of partition.
[0014]
Therefore, the user can see not only the type of original printed on the paper by looking at the paper on which the job information is printed, but also the boundary of the printed text.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the printing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is connected to a plurality of personal computers PC1 to PC6 via a network such as a LAN. Print requests issued from the personal computers PC1 to PC6 are transmitted to the printing apparatus 100 via the network.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, the printing apparatus 100 includes a paper feed cassette 230 that stores paper on which a document is printed, and a paper discharge tray 201 that discharges the paper on which the document is printed.
[0017]
The paper discharge tray 201 includes a mail box 210 disposed at the top of the printing apparatus 100 and a main tray 220 disposed below the mail box 210.
[0018]
The user can select whether the paper discharge destination is the mail box 210 or the main tray 220 using the personal computers PC1 to PC6.
[0019]
When the main tray 220 is selected as a paper discharge destination, a plurality of papers on which a document is printed are stopped by a stapler and discharged, or a plurality of papers are folded in half to be output as a newspaper-like booklet. Can be paper.
[0020]
In the present embodiment, the mail box 210 is composed of five personal trays T1 to T5. When the mail box 210 is selected as the paper discharge destination, personal trays T1 to T5 on which the paper on which the document is printed are discharged are determined by the personal computers PC1 to PC6 that issue the print request.
[0021]
Hereinafter, a case where the user designates a paper discharge destination in the mail box 210 using the personal computer PC1 will be described.
[0022]
The user designates the mail box 210 as a paper discharge destination. When an application on the personal computer PC1 is instructed to print a document, the application requests the printer driver to print the document. The printer driver converts the specified document, the paper discharge destination, and other settings into printer description language data that the printing apparatus 100 can understand. The printer driver creates job information in a printer description language.
[0023]
The job information is information for specifying the print request. As shown in FIG. 4, the job information in this embodiment includes a user name 501 registered in a personal computer that is a print request issuer, a print request issuance date and time 502, and a name 503 on the computer of a document to be printed. (File name), document data format 504 (file type), document importance 505, whether the document should be kept secret 506, and the like.
[0024]
When the job information 500 is created, the printer driver generates a print request 570 from the document 550 converted into printer description language data, control information 560 including a paper discharge destination, and the job information 500 as shown in FIG. Is generated. The printer driver transmits the print request 570 to the printing apparatus 100 via the network.
[0025]
The print request 570 is received by the accepting unit 110 provided in the printing apparatus 100 (S301 in FIG. 3). When receiving the print request 570, the receiving unit 110 refers to the control information 560 included in the print request 570. In this embodiment, since the paper discharge destination included in the control information 560 is the mail box 210, the accepting unit 110 specifies the paper discharge destination of the printed sheet of the document instructed by the print request 570. The personal trays T1 to T5 are specified.
[0026]
First, the receiving unit 110 refers to the user name 501 of the print request 570 and specifies the issuer of the print request. When the issuer of the print request is specified, the accepting unit 110 refers to the tray correspondence table 400 held by the accepting unit 110 shown in FIG.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 5, in the tray correspondence table 400, the user name 501 of each personal computer PC1 to PC6 and the personal tray T1 serving as a paper discharge destination instructed by a print request issued from each personal computer PC1 to PC6. Are associated with tray numbers 520 of T5. This association is performed in advance using, for example, an operation panel (not shown) provided in the printing apparatus 100 by the user.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 4, the user name 501 of the personal computer PC1 is “Yamada”, and as shown in FIG. 5, “Yamada” is associated with the tray number 520 of the personal tray T1. Therefore, the receiving unit 110 recognizes that the paper discharge destination is the personal tray T1. When the paper discharge destination is recognized, the accepting unit 110 inquires of the detecting unit 105 that detects whether or not there is a sheet in the personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220 as to whether or not there is a sheet in the personal tray T1 (see FIG. 3, S302). The detection means 105 includes an optical sensor including, for example, a projector and a light receiver. When there is a sheet in the tray, the light emitted from the projector is blocked by the sheet so that the light receiver cannot receive light.
[0029]
Here, the sheet detected by the receiving unit 110 by the detecting unit 105 is a sheet on which a document instructed by a print request issued in the past is printed.
[0030]
As a result of the inquiry, if it is confirmed that there is no sheet in the personal tray T1, the receiving means 110 determines the personal tray T1 as a paper discharge destination. Then, the accepting unit 110 inputs the tray number 520 and the print request 570 of the personal tray T1 to the printing unit 101.
[0031]
When the print request 570 and the tray number 520 are input, the printing unit 101 prints the document 550 included in the print request 570 on a sheet (FIG. 3, S309). Note that the paper used by the printing unit 101 for printing a document is a paper stored in the paper feed cassette 230 in a predetermined direction regardless of the type of the document.
[0032]
When the printing is completed, the printing unit 101 registers the job information 500 and the tray number 520 in association with each other in the storage unit 103 (FIG. 3, S310). In this way, the storage means 103 stores the job information 500 included in the same print request 570 as the original printed as shown in FIG. 6 and the tray number of the personal tray T1 to which the printed original is discharged. 520 is stored.
[0033]
When the printing is completed, the printing unit 101 performs a registration operation with respect to the storage unit 103, and discharges the paper on which the document is printed and the tray number 520 input from the receiving unit 110. Send to.
[0034]
The paper discharge unit 102 discharges the paper on which the document is printed on the personal tray T1 indicated by the tray number 520 sent from the printing unit 101 (S311 in FIG. 3).
[0035]
As a result of the inquiry in the determination step S302, when it is confirmed that there is a sheet in the personal tray T1, the receiving unit 110 determines whether there is a tray without sheets among the personal trays T2 to T5 and the main tray 220. The detection unit 105 is inquired (FIG. 3, S303).
[0036]
As a result of this inquiry, if it is confirmed that there is a tray without paper, the receiving means 110 determines one of the trays without paper, for example, the personal tray T2 as the paper discharge destination (FIG. 3, S308). .
[0037]
When the paper discharge destination is determined, the receiving means 110 inputs the tray number 520 of the personal tray T2 determined as the paper discharge destination and the print request 570 to the printing means 101.
[0038]
When the printing request 570 and the tray number 520 are input, the printing unit 101 executes the processing of step S309 and step S310, and sets the paper on which the document is printed on the paper discharge unit 102 and the tray number 520. send.
[0039]
The paper discharge means 102 discharges the paper on which the document is printed on the personal tray T2 indicated by the tray number 520 sent from the printing means 101 (S311 in FIG. 3).
[0040]
As described above, when there is a sheet in the tray of the tray number 520 associated with the user name 501 in the tray correspondence table 400 shown in FIG. 5, the document is discharged by discharging the document to another tray having no sheet. It is possible to prevent the documents already in the tray from being stacked. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the problem that it is difficult to understand the boundary between printed documents.
[0041]
Normally, the paper is discharged to the tray associated with the tray correspondence table 400. Thus, when the tray not associated with the tray correspondence table 400 is determined as the paper discharge destination, the accepting unit 110 described above. Preferably, the trays determined as the paper discharge destination are notified to the personal computers PC1 to PC6 that issued the print request via the network.
[0042]
As a result of the inquiry in the determination step S303, when it is confirmed that there are sheets in all the personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220, the receiving unit 110 selects one of the personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220. The tray is determined as the paper discharge destination. As described above, since the sheet is normally discharged to the personal tray associated with the user name 501 in the tray correspondence table 400, a print request is issued using the personal computer PC1 as in the present embodiment. In this case, it is preferable that the receiving unit 110 determines the personal tray T1 as a paper discharge destination (FIG. 3, S304).
[0043]
Here, it is assumed that the receiving unit 110 determines the personal tray T1 as a paper discharge destination. In the personal tray T1, there is already a sheet on which another document is printed. For this reason, when a new sheet is discharged to the personal tray T1, the boundary between the document already discharged to the discharge tray and the document to be discharged from now on becomes unclear.
[0044]
Therefore, when it is confirmed in the determination step S303 that there are sheets in all the personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220, the accepting unit 110 receives the print request 570 and the tray number of the personal tray T1. 520 and a print command for job information 500 are input to the printing unit 101.
[0045]
When the print command of the job information 500 is input, the printing unit 101 refers to the tray number 520 input together with the job information 500. When the printing unit 101 confirms that the number of the personal tray T1 is described in the tray number 520, the printing unit 101 acquires the job information 500 stored in association with the number of the personal tray T1 from the storage unit 103. To do.
[0046]
When the job information 500 stored in association with the number of the personal tray T1 is acquired, the printing unit 101 prints the job information 500 on a sheet (S305 in FIG. 3). Note that as the paper on which the job information 500 is printed, the paper stored in the paper feed cassette 230 in a different direction from the paper on which the document is printed can be used. By using the sheets stored in different directions as described above, the sheet on which the document is printed and the sheet on which the job information 500 is printed are discharged to the tray T1 in different directions. As a result, the user can easily distinguish the paper on which the original is printed and the paper on which the job information 500 is printed out of the paper discharged to the paper discharge tray 201.
[0047]
When the job information 500 is printed, the printing unit 101 sends the paper on which the job information 500 is printed and the tray number 520 of the personal tray T1 to the paper discharge unit 102.
[0048]
When the printing unit 101 sends the paper on which the job information 500 is printed and the tray number 520 of the tray T1 to the paper discharge unit 102, the printing unit 101 stores the printed job information 500 in association with the job information 500. Is deleted (S306 in FIG. 3). This is because if one sheet on which the job information 500 is printed is discharged, the user can grasp the type of document by reading the job information 500 printed on the sheet. This is because there is no need to print.
[0049]
When the paper having the job information 500 printed thereon and the tray number 520 are sent from the printing unit 101, the paper discharge unit 102 discharges the paper having the job information 500 printed on the tray T1 indicated by the tray number 520. Paper is made (FIG. 3, S307).
[0050]
When the printing unit 101 sends the paper on which the job information 500 is printed and the tray number 520 to the paper discharge unit 102, the printing unit 101 prints the document 550 included in the print request 570 input from the receiving unit 110 (FIG. 3, S309). When printing is completed, the printing unit 101 registers the job information 500 included in the print request 570 input from the receiving unit 110 as described above and the tray number 520 in association with each other in the storage unit 103 (see FIG. 3, S310). The printing unit 101 sends the paper on which the document is printed and the tray number 520 to the paper discharge unit 102.
[0051]
When the paper on which the original is printed and the tray number 520 are sent from the printing means 101, the paper discharge means 102 discharges the paper on which the original is printed to the tray T1 (FIG. 3, S311). As a result, on the tray T1, as shown in FIG. 7, the sheet e on which the job information is printed on the sheet E on which the document detected by the detecting unit 105 is printed, and the current print request. The paper F on which the instructed original is printed is discharged.
[0052]
As shown in FIG. 7, the paper e on which the job information is printed differs from the papers E and F on which the document is printed. Therefore, since the paper e on which the job information 500 is printed serves as a partition between the paper E and the paper F, the boundary between the papers E and F can be easily understood by the user.
[0053]
Further, since the paper e on which the job information is printed is discharged in a direction different from the paper on which the document is printed, the user can easily find the paper on which the job information is printed. Therefore, the user can easily understand the user who printed the document, the date and time when the document was printed, the file name, the file format, the importance, whether it should be kept secret, etc. by reading the job information. Therefore, the user is not troubled with the processing of the document that has been discharged to the personal tray T1 in advance.
[0054]
In order to make the job information 500 easy to read, when the paper on which the document is printed is discharged onto the paper e on which the job information 500 is printed, the job information 500 is printed on the paper F on which the document is printed. It is preferable that the job information 500 is printed at a position where the image is not hidden.
[0055]
Further, when the number of personal computers PC1 to PC6 is larger than that of the personal trays T1 to T5 as in the present embodiment, there is one original printed matter instructed by a print request issued from two or more personal computers. Paper may be discharged to a personal tray. In this case, what is printed by a plurality of users is stacked on the same personal tray. However, by discharging the paper e on which the job information 500 is printed before the paper on which the original is printed, each user can print his / her printed matter. It will be easy to find.
[0056]
In the above description, when it is confirmed in the determination step 302 that there is a sheet in the personal tray T1, the receiving unit 110 selects a predetermined one of the trays having no sheet as a paper discharge destination. The user may select the paper discharge destination instead of the receiving unit 110.
[0057]
In this case, when the receiving unit 110 confirms that there is a sheet in the personal tray T1, the receiving unit 110 notifies the personal computer PC1 of a tray number without a sheet via the network.
[0058]
For example, when there is a notification of a tray number without paper, the personal computer PC1 displays a tray number without paper on the monitor. The user selects one tray number from the displayed tray numbers.
[0059]
The personal computer PC1 transmits the selected tray number to the accepting unit 110 via the network.
[0060]
The accepting unit 110 determines the personal trays T1 to T5 or the main tray 220 corresponding to the transmitted tray number as the paper discharge destination.
[0061]
In the above description, when it is confirmed in the determination step 303 that all the personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220 have sheets, the receiving means 110 determines a predetermined one tray as the paper discharge destination. Yes. When there are sheets in all the personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220, the user may determine the paper discharge destination instead of the receiving unit 110.
[0062]
In this case, when the receiving means 110 confirms that there are sheets in all the personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220, all the personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220 are connected to the personal computer PC1 via the network. Notify that there is paper.
[0063]
When the personal computer PC1 is notified that there are sheets in all of the personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220, for example, the PC PC1 displays that fact on the monitor. The user designates the tray number of one of the personal trays T1 to T5 or the main tray 220. The personal computer PC1 transmits the tray number designated by the user to the accepting unit 110 via the network.
[0064]
The accepting unit 110 determines the tray having the transmitted tray number as the paper discharge destination.
[0065]
In the above description, in the determination step S307, the paper discharge unit 102 discharges the paper on which the job information 500 is printed only on the personal tray T1 that is the paper discharge destination. Not limited to this, in step S307, all personal trays T1 to T5 or all personal trays T1 to T5 and the main tray 220 may be ejected with the paper on which the job information 500 is printed.
[0066]
For example, when paper sheets on which job information is printed are discharged to all personal trays T1 to T5, the printing unit 101 associates each tray number 520 with the personal trays T1 to T5 from the storage unit 103. The stored job information 500 is acquired. The printing unit 101 prints the acquired job information 500 on a sheet. The printing unit 101 sends a sheet on which the tray number 520 of the personal trays T1 to T5 and the job information 500 stored in association with each tray number 520 are printed to the paper discharge unit 102.
[0067]
The paper discharge unit 102 discharges the paper on which the job information 500 corresponding to each tray number 520 is printed to each of the personal trays T1 to T5.
[0068]
(Embodiment 2)
A document discharged to the discharge tray 201 as in the first embodiment may be left unattended if the user forgets to take the document from the discharge tray 201. Whether a document left in the paper discharge tray 201 can be discarded or stored because it is not known who owns the document even if another user finds it left. There is a case where it cannot be judged and left as it is.
[0069]
Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, the printing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment has the job information 500 on the paper after a predetermined time has elapsed since the paper discharge unit 102 discharged the paper. The paper on which is printed is ejected.
[0070]
The printing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a measuring unit 104 that measures the time after the paper discharge unit 102 prints a document. When the paper discharge means 102 discharges the paper to the personal trays T1 to T5 or the main tray 220, the measuring means 104 is configured to use the personal trays T1 to T5 or the main tray from which the paper is discharged from the paper discharge means 102. 220 tray number 520 is notified.
[0071]
For example, when the tray number 520 is notified, the measuring unit 104 measures an elapsed time that has elapsed since the notification, and associates the elapsed time with the tray number 520 notified from the paper discharge unit 102. (FIG. 8, S800).
[0072]
When the elapsed time exceeds the predetermined time, the measuring unit 104 notifies the printing unit 101 of the tray number 520 stored in association with the elapsed time exceeding the predetermined time.
[0073]
Upon receiving the notification, the printing unit 101 inquires of the detection unit 105 whether there is a sheet on which the document is printed in the tray with the notified tray number 520 (FIG. 8, S801).
[0074]
As a result of the inquiry, for example, when it is confirmed that there is a sheet on which a document is printed on the personal tray T1, the printing unit 101 stores the job information 500 stored in association with the tray number 520 of the personal tray T1. Obtained from the storage means 103.
[0075]
When the job information 500 is acquired, the printing unit 101 prints the job information 500 on a sheet (FIG. 8, S802).
[0076]
When the job information 500 is printed, the printing unit 101 sends the paper on which the job information 500 is printed and the tray number 520 notified from the measuring unit 104 to the paper discharge unit 102.
[0077]
When the printing unit 101 sends the paper on which the job information 500 is printed and the tray number 520 to the paper discharge unit 102, the printing unit 101 stores the printed job information 500 in association with the job information 500 in the storage unit 103. The print tray number 520 is erased (FIG. 8, S803).
[0078]
When the paper having the job information 500 printed thereon and the tray number 520 are sent from the printing unit 101, the paper discharge unit 102 removes the paper having the job information 500 printed on the personal tray T1 indicated by the tray number 520. The paper is discharged (S804 in FIG. 8).
[0079]
As a result, the paper on which the job information 500 is printed is discharged onto the document that has been left on the personal tray T1 for a predetermined time. Therefore, if the document is left for a long time after being discharged, it becomes difficult to know the user who printed the document, the importance of the document, and whether the document should be kept secret, and it is difficult to dispose of the document on which the document is printed. Can be prevented.
[0080]
In the determination step 801, when it is confirmed that there is no sheet in the tray notified of the tray number 520, the printing unit 101 stores the notified tray number 520 in association with the notified tray number 520. The stored job information 500 is deleted from the storage means 103 (FIG. 8, S805). This is because it is not necessary to print the job information 500 because the paper on which the document has been printed has already been removed from the tray when a predetermined time has elapsed.
[0081]
In the above description, the job information has been described when the original is printed on a paper different from the paper on which the original is printed. The job information may be printed on a sheet on which a document is printed. In this case, the discharge directions of the paper on which the job information and the original are printed and the paper on which only the original is printed are different from each other.
[0082]
In the first and second embodiments, job information is printed on paper as character information expressed in a character format. However, the character information may be expressed as coded code information (identification information). . The identification information may be any code information such as a one-dimensional bar code, a two-dimensional code, etc., as long as it can be read by a reading device and converted into character information. When the identification information is printed on the paper in this way, although not shown, a reading unit that reads the identification information, a conversion unit that converts the identification information read by the reading unit into character information, and the converted character It is preferable to provide a display unit for displaying information.
[0083]
When printing job information on a sheet on which a document is printed, as described in the second embodiment, the sheet on which job information is printed is discharged after a predetermined time has elapsed since the document was discharged. Instead, it is preferable to discharge the paper on which the job information and the original are printed, and the paper on which only the original is printed, to the paper discharge tray continuously in time.
[0084]
In the above, the print request is issued using a personal computer connected to the printing apparatus via the network. However, the print request can be issued by pressing a button or the like provided on the printing apparatus. Good.
[0085]
For example, when a button provided on the printing apparatus is pressed, a document placed on an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) provided on the printing apparatus is read. Along with reading the original, information recorded on an IC card or the like inserted into the printing apparatus when using the printing apparatus is read as job information. A print request is composed of the read original and job information, and is input to the receiving means.
[0086]
【The invention's effect】
The paper on which the job information is printed is discharged in a different direction from the paper on which the job information is not printed. Therefore, even if a new paper on which the document is printed is discharged, the paper on which the job information is printed Serves as a partition for printed materials. Therefore, it becomes easy for the user to understand the boundary of the printed matter.
[0087]
The job information indicates the user who printed the document, the date and time when the document was printed, the file name, the file format, the importance level, whether it should be kept secret, etc. I can grasp it.
[0088]
On the document left in the personal tray for a predetermined time, a sheet on which the job information is printed is discharged. Therefore, by leaving the document for a long time after being discharged, it becomes difficult to know the user who printed the document, the importance of the document, and whether the document should be kept secret, and it is difficult to dispose of the document on which the document is printed. Can prevent
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a printing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of a printing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure until a document is printed.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of data included in a print request.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a tray correspondence table.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing data registered in storage means.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state where a sheet on which a document is printed and a sheet on which job information is printed are discharged to a discharge tray.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure from when a document is discharged until job information is printed.
FIG. 9 is a diagram in which a plurality of printed materials are stacked on a paper discharge tray.
FIG. 10 is a diagram in which a plurality of copies are discharged to a discharge tray by alternately changing the discharge direction for each copy.
[Explanation of symbols]
100 printing device
101 Printing means
102 Paper discharge means
103 storage means
104 Measuring means
105 Detection means
201 Output tray
210 mailbox
220 Main tray
T1-T5 personal tray

Claims (5)

In a printing apparatus comprising: a printing unit that prints a document that has been requested to be printed on paper; and a paper discharge unit that discharges the printed paper to a paper discharge tray.
The printing means also prints job information specifying the print request on paper,
The printing apparatus, wherein the paper discharge unit discharges the paper on which the job information is printed in a different direction from the paper on which the job information is not printed. Measuring means for measuring the time after the paper on which the job information is not printed is discharged to the discharge tray;
Detecting means for detecting whether or not the paper on which the job information is not printed is in the paper discharge tray;
When the predetermined time is measured by the measuring unit and the detecting unit detects that the sheet on which the job information is not printed is in the discharge tray, the printing unit displays the job information on the sheet. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein printing is performed on the printer. A plurality of the output trays;
Storage means for associating and storing the job information and a discharge tray on which a sheet on which the job information is not printed is discharged;
Detecting means for detecting whether or not there is paper on which the job information is not printed in each of the paper discharge trays,
The printing unit stores a job stored in the storage unit in association with each discharge tray when the detection unit detects that there is a sheet on which the job information is not printed on all the discharge trays. Print the information on paper,
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paper discharge unit discharges the paper on which the corresponding job information is printed to each paper discharge tray. A plurality of the output trays;
Storage means for associating and storing the job information and a discharge tray on which a sheet on which the job information is not printed is discharged;
Detecting means for detecting whether or not there is paper on which the job information is not printed in each of the paper discharge trays,
If there is a new print request for designating a paper discharge tray detected by the detection means as a paper discharge destination when there is a paper on which the job information is not printed, the printing means performs printing according to the request. Prints the job information stored in association with the paper discharge tray on the paper,
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paper discharge unit discharges the paper on which the corresponding job information is printed onto the paper discharge tray. The job information is identification information obtained by encoding character information representing the job information in a character format.
The printing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads the identification information;
A conversion unit that converts the identification information read by the reading unit into character information;
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit that displays the character information converted by the conversion unit.

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