JP2009123167A - Printing system, image forming apparatus, and image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent occurrence of a useless waiting time when printing an electronic document requested to be printed by a different user who has not made a reservation after executing reservation printing. <P>SOLUTION: A reserved data analyzing part 207 of a printer 20 calculates a printing end time from a printing start time described in a print job transmitted from a data transmitting and receiving part 106 of a PC 10, and print information. A reservation managing part 205 registers in a reservation management data storing part 201 reservation management data, which describes a reservation printing time defined by the printing start time described in the print job and the printing end time calculated by the reserved data analyzing part 207. A printing part 203 first starts to print data transmitted from the PC 10 when the printing start time passes, and finishes printing of the print data at the printing end time described in the reservation management data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing system in which an image processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus are communicatively connected, and the image forming apparatus performs printing on recording paper using print data of a print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus. The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus and an image processing apparatus that constitute a system.

In a conventional printing system in which a PC as an image processing apparatus and a printer as an image forming apparatus are connected by a cable, the PC creates an electronic document and transmits the electronic document to the printer via the cable. The electronic document received from is printed on recording paper. In this conventional printing system, the PC transmits print reservation information set with a reservation start time and a reservation end time input by the user to the printer in order to ensure that the electronic document is printed on the printer in a desired time zone, When the reservation start time set in the print reservation information is reached, the printer starts printing the electronic document on a recording sheet and finishes printing by the reservation end time (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2007-26455 A

  However, in the above-described conventional printing system, the reservation end time set in the print reservation information transmitted from the PC to the printer is set much longer than the time required for actual printing. Even if the printer is in an operable state after the printing is completed until the reservation end time, an electronic document requested by another non-reserved user cannot be printed, and a wasteful waiting time is required for printing. There was a problem that time was generated.

  Therefore, in view of the above-described problems, the present invention can prevent useless waiting time when printing an electronic document requested by another user who has not reserved after executing reserved printing. It is an object to provide a printing system, an image forming apparatus, and an image processing apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a printing system in which an image processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus are connected in communication, and the image forming apparatus prints print data of a print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus on a recording sheet. When the reserved print request is input, the image processing apparatus generates a print job in which print start time and print execution time specifying information for specifying the print execution time are described. And a print job transmission unit that transmits the print job generated by the print job generation unit to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus uses a reservation defined by a print start time and a print end time. The print execution described in the print job transmitted from the reserved print time storage unit for storing the print time and the print job transmission unit of the image processing apparatus Reserved print time defined by a print end time calculation unit that calculates a print end time from the inter-specific information, a print start time described in the print job, and a print end time calculated by the print end time calculation unit A print unit that prints print data of the print job by restricting printing other than the print job between the print start time and the print end time And a control unit.

  The present invention also provides an image forming apparatus that is connected to an image processing apparatus and prints print data of a print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus on a recording sheet, and is defined by a print start time and a print end time. A reserved print time storage unit for storing a reserved print time to be executed, and a print job in which print start time specifying information for specifying a print start time and a print execution time transmitted from the image processing apparatus is described. A print end time calculating unit that calculates a print end time from the print execution time specifying information, a print start time described in the print job, and a print end time calculated by the print end time calculating unit. A registration unit for registering the specified reserved print time in the reserved print time storage unit, and a mark other than the print job between the print start time and the print end time. It restricts, and a printing control unit for printing the print data of the print job.

  The present invention is also an image processing apparatus that communicates with an image forming apparatus and transmits print data of a print job to be printed on a recording sheet to the image forming apparatus. A print job generation unit that generates a print job in which print start time specifying information for specifying a start time and a print execution time is described; and the print job generated by the print job generation unit includes the image formation And a print job transmission unit for transmitting to the apparatus.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the registration unit sets the reserved print time defined by the print start time described in the print job and the print end time calculated by the print end time calculation unit to the reserved print time storage unit. Thus, the printer can be emptied until the reservation end time after printing of the print data is completed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent useless waiting time when printing an electronic document requested by another user who has not made a reservation after executing reserved printing.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in the printing system of the first embodiment, a PC 10 as an image processing apparatus and a printer 20 as an image forming apparatus are connected via a LAN 30.

  The PC 10 includes a document data generation unit 101, a print data generation unit 102, a reservation reception unit 103, a reservation number generation unit 104, a print job generation unit 105, a data transmission / reception unit 106, a display unit 107, and display control. Part 108.

  The document data generation unit 101 is generated when a CPU (not shown) executes an application program stored in a ROM (not shown), and has functions to be described later. Each of the print data generation unit 102, the reservation reception unit 103, the reservation number generation unit 104, the print job generation unit 105, the data transmission / reception unit 106, and the display control unit 108 has a CPU stored in a hard disk (not shown). It is generated by executing a printer driver program, and has functions to be described later.

  The document data generation unit 101 creates document data of an electronic document displayed on the display unit 107 by the user, for example, and outputs the document data to the print data generation unit 102.

  The print data generation unit 102 converts the document data input from the document data generation unit 101 into print data, stores the print data in a RAM (not shown), and then outputs an activation instruction to the reservation reception unit 103. To do.

  When an instruction to request activation (hereinafter referred to as activation instruction) is input from the print data generation unit 102, the reservation receiving unit 103 displays an instruction to display the print request screen illustrated in FIG. 2 on the display control unit 108. Output to.

  On the print request screen, a file name input field for inputting a file name for storing document data to be printed, a paper size input field for inputting a print paper size, a copy number input field for inputting the number of copies to be printed, and whether to make a print reservation A print reservation input field for inputting whether or not to print, a print start time input field for inputting a print start time, a reservation button for executing reservation, a print button for executing printing without reservation, and an input in the above-described input field A cancel button for deleting the printed information is displayed.

  In addition, the reservation receiving unit 103 inputs each input data by the user in the file name input field, the paper size input field, the copy number input field, the print reservation input field, and the print start time input field in the print request screen. When the reservation button is clicked, the print information input in the file name input field, paper size input field, number of copies input field, print reservation input field, and print start time input field is stored in the RAM, and then activated. The instruction is output to the reservation number generation unit 104.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the reservation receiving unit 103, the reservation number generation unit 104 reads the file name from the RAM, converts the file name into an 8-digit reservation number, and stores the reservation number in the RAM. . Then, the reservation number generation unit 104 outputs an activation instruction to the print job generation unit 105.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the reservation number generation unit 104, the print job generation unit 105 displays the reservation number, the paper size input field, the copy number input field, the print reservation input field, and the print start time input field. The input print information and print data are read from the RAM. Then, the print job generation unit 105 generates a print job in which the reservation number, the above-described print information, and print data are described, and outputs this print job data to the data transmission / reception unit 106.

  The data transmission / reception unit 106 transmits the print job input from the print data generation unit 105 to the printer 20 via the LAN 30. In addition, when the data transmission / reception unit 106 receives display data for displaying a reservation setting impossibility notification screen (see FIG. 3) described later from the printer 20, the data transmission / reception unit 106 outputs the display data to the display control unit 108. The reservation setting impossibility notification screen is a display screen for notifying the user that the print reservation cannot be set.

  The display unit 107 includes a liquid crystal device panel, and displays an electronic document input by the user, device status information, a reservation setting failure notification screen, and the like under the control of the display control unit 108.

  When an instruction to display the print request screen shown in FIG. 2 is input from the reservation receiving unit 103, the display control unit 108 displays the print request screen on the display unit 107. Further, the display control unit 108 causes the display unit 107 to display the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 with display data for displaying the reservation setting impossibility notification screen input from the data transmission / reception unit 106, for example.

  A printer 20 shown in FIG. 1 includes a reservation management data storage unit 201, a display unit 202, a printing unit 203, a data transmission / reception unit 204, a reservation management unit 205, a print data analysis unit 206, and a reservation data analysis unit 207. A display data generation unit 208, a page unit printing time list storage unit 209, and a display control unit 210. Here, the data transmission / reception unit 204, the reservation management unit 205, the print data analysis unit 206, the reservation data analysis unit 207, the display data generation unit 208, and the display control unit 210 are stored in a ROM (not shown) by a CPU (not shown). And a function to be described later.

  The reservation management data storage unit 201 is formed in the flash memory, and stores reservation management data as data for displaying the reservation status on the display control unit 210 and data for managing the reservation status. As shown in FIG. 4, the reservation management data includes a reservation number, a print start time, a print execution time (minutes), and a reservation time.

  The display unit 202 is composed of a liquid crystal device panel, and displays status information of the device, a print reservation display screen (not shown) indicating the reservation status, and the like under the control of the display control unit 210. On the print reservation display screen, a reservation number, a print start time, a print execution time, and a reservation time are displayed.

  The printing unit 203 prints print data of a print job transmitted from the PC 10 and stored in the RAM on a recording sheet in accordance with a print start instruction input from the reservation management unit 205.

  The data transmission / reception unit 204 stores the print job received via the LAN 30 in the RAM, and then outputs a notification indicating that the print job is stored in the RAM to the reservation management unit 205.

  The reservation management unit 205 reads the print start time from the print job stored in the RAM when the above notification is input from the reception unit 204. The reservation management unit 205 describes the read print start time in the reservation management data in any one of the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 201. It is determined whether it is within the reserved time.

  The reservation management unit 205 describes the read print start time in this reservation management data in any one of the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 201. If it is determined that it is within the reservation time, the print job is deleted from the RAM, and then an instruction for requesting generation of display data for the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. On the other hand, if the reservation management unit 205 determines that the read print start time is outside the reservation time described in all the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 201, the activation instruction Is output to the print data analysis unit 206.

  In addition, the reservation management unit 205 outputs an instruction to start printing the print data of the print job on the recording paper to the printing unit 203 when the printing start time comes. In addition, the reservation management unit 205 outputs an instruction for requesting generation of display data of the print reservation status screen to the display data generation unit 208.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the reservation management unit 205, the print data analysis unit 206 reads the reservation number, paper size, number of copies, and presence / absence of print reservation from the print job stored in the RAM, The number of pages corresponding to the paper size is calculated from the number of print data described in the print job. The print data analysis unit 206 multiplies the calculated number of pages by the number of copies to calculate the number of all pages to be printed (hereinafter referred to as the number of printed pages).

  Further, the print data analysis unit 206 generates the reservation data shown in FIG. 5 in which the reservation number, the paper size, the print start time, and the previously calculated number of print pages are described, and stores the reservation data in the RAM. Then, an activation instruction is output to the reservation data analysis unit 207.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the print data analysis unit 206, the reservation data analysis unit 207 reads the reservation data from the RAM and then stores the page in the flash memory (not shown) shown in FIG. The printing time (seconds) per sheet corresponding to the paper size described in the reservation data is read from the unit printing time list storage unit 209. Then, the reservation data analysis unit 207 calculates the print execution time by multiplying the number of print pages described in the reservation data by the print time read from the page unit print time list storage unit 209. In addition, the reservation data analysis unit 207 calculates the print end time by adding the print execution time to the print start time, and calculates the reservation time that falls within the range between the print start time and the print end time.

  For example, when the paper size described in the reservation data read from the RAM is “A4” and the number of print pages is “100” pages, the print execution time calculated by the reservation data analysis unit 207 is: 1000 (= 100 × 10) (seconds), that is, 16 minutes and 40 seconds, and the reservation time is from 15:00:00 to 15:16:40.

  Further, when the reservation time is calculated, the reservation data analysis unit 207 generates reservation management data shown in FIG. 4 in which the reservation number, the print start time, the previously calculated print execution time, and the reservation time are described. The reservation management data is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 201.

  When an instruction requesting generation of display data for the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 is input from the reservation management unit 205, the display data generation unit 208 generates this display data and outputs it to the data transmission / reception unit 204. . Further, when an instruction for requesting generation of display data for the print reservation status screen is input from the reservation management unit 205, the display data generation unit 208 generates this display data and outputs it to the display control unit 210.

  The page unit print time list storage unit 209 is generated in the flash memory, and stores a page unit print time list in which the print time per page for each paper size is described, as shown in FIG.

  The display control unit 210 displays the print reservation display screen on the display unit 107 with display data for displaying the print reservation display screen representing the reservation status input from the display data generation unit 208.

  Next, the operation of the printing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the printing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This flowchart shows the operation when setting a print reservation. In accordance with a user instruction, the document data generation unit 101 of the PC 10 creates document data of an electronic document (step S1), and outputs this document data to the print data generation unit 102.

  When the document data is input from the document data generation unit 101, the print data generation unit 102 converts the document data to print data (step S2), and stores the print data in the RAM. Thereafter, the print data generating unit 102 outputs an activation instruction to the reservation receiving unit 103.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the print data generation unit 102, the reservation receiving unit 103 displays the print request screen illustrated in FIG. 2 on the display unit 107 under the control of the display control unit 108.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 2, the user sets “ppfile” in the file name input field displayed on the print request screen, “A4” in the paper size input field, “10” in the copy number input field, and print reservation. When “Yes” is input in the input field and “15:00 (15:00:00)” is input in the input field of the print start time and the reservation button is pressed, the reservation receiving unit 103 stores the print information in the RAM. Remember. Next, the reservation receiving unit 103 outputs an activation instruction to the reservation number generating unit 104.

  When the activation instruction is input from the reservation receiving unit 103, the reservation number generation unit 104 reads the file name “ppfile” from the RAM and converts the file name “ppfile” into an 8-digit reservation number “20077044”. (Step S3), the reservation number “20077044” is stored in the RAM. Thereafter, the reservation number generation unit 104 outputs an activation instruction to the print job generation unit 105.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the reservation number generation unit 104, the print job generation unit 105 receives the reservation number “20070704”, the paper size “A4”, the number of copies “10”, the print reservation “perform”, and Print information including print start time “15:00:00” and print data are read from the RAM. Thereafter, the print job generation unit 105 prints the reservation number “20070904”, the paper size “A4”, the number of copies “10”, the print reservation “perform”, and the print start time “15:00:00”. A print job in which the information and the print data are described is generated (step S4), and the print job data is output to the data transmitting / receiving unit 106.

  The data transmission / reception unit 106 transmits the print job input from the print job generation unit 105 to the printer 20 via the LAN 30 (step S5).

  When the data transmission / reception unit 204 of the printer receives a print job from the PC 10 via the LAN 30, it stores this print job in the RAM and then outputs a notification notifying that the print job has been stored in the RAM to the reservation management unit 205.

  When the notification is input from the data transmission / reception unit 204, the reservation management unit 205 reads the print start time “15:00:00” from the print job stored in the RAM. Next, the reservation management unit 205 sets the read print start time “15:00:00” to any one of the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 201. In step S6, it is determined whether it is within the reservation time described in the reservation management data.

  The reservation management unit 205 sets the read print start time “15:00:00” in the reservation management data of any one of the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 201. If it is determined that it is within the reservation time described in the reservation management data (step S6; Y), the print job is erased from the RAM, and then the display data for the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 is generated. Is output to the display data generation unit 208.

  When the above-described instruction is input from the reservation management unit 205, the display data generation unit 208 generates display data for displaying the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 on the display unit 107 of the PC 10 (Step S7). The display data is output to the data transmission / reception unit 204.

  The data transmission / reception unit 204 transmits the display data input from the display data generation unit 208 to the data transmission / reception unit 106 of the PC 10 via the LAN 30 (step S8).

  In step S 6, the reservation management unit 205 describes the print start time “15:00:00” described in the print job in all the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 201. If it is determined that the scheduled time is out (step S6; N), an activation instruction is output to the print data analysis unit 206.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the reservation management unit 205, the print data analysis unit 206 receives a reservation number “20070704”, a paper size “A4”, the number of copies “10”, and whether or not there is a print reservation from the RAM. After reading the print information consisting of, the number of pages “10” when the print data of the print job is printed is calculated from the number of print data described in the print job. Thereafter, the print data analysis unit 206 multiplies the calculated number of pages “10” by the number of copies “10” to calculate the number of printed pages “100” (step S9).

  Next, the print data analysis unit 206 describes the reservation number “20070904”, the paper size “A4”, the print start time “15:00:00”, and the previously calculated print page number “100”. 5 is generated (step S10), the reservation data is stored in the RAM, and an activation instruction is output to the reservation data analysis unit 207.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the print data analysis unit 206, the reservation data analysis unit 207 reads the reservation data from the RAM and then stores it in the page unit print time list storage unit 209 of the flash memory. The printing time 10 (seconds) per sheet corresponding to the paper size “A4” described in the reservation data is read from the page-by-page printing time list shown in FIG. Next, the reservation data analysis unit 207 multiplies the number of print pages “100” described in the reservation data by the print time “10 seconds” read from the page unit print time list 209 to obtain the print execution time “ 16 minutes 40 seconds "(= 1000 (seconds)) is calculated.

  Thereafter, the reservation data analysis unit 207 calculates the print end time “15:16:40” by adding the print execution time “16:40” to the print start time “15:00:00” A reservation time is calculated in the range from the start time “15:00:00” to the print end time “15:16:40” (step S11). Next, the reservation data analysis unit 207 displays the reservation number “20070904”, the print start time “15:00:00”, the previously calculated print execution time “16 minutes 40 seconds”, and the reservation time “ The reservation management data shown in FIG. 3 in which “15:00:00 to 15:16:40” is described is generated (step S12), and this reservation management data is stored in the RAM.

  Thereafter, the reservation management unit 205 determines whether or not the time has passed the print start time “15:00:00” (step S13). If the reservation management unit 205 determines that the time has not yet coincided with the print start time “15:00:00” (step S13; N), the time is the print start time “15:00:00”. The above-described determination is continued at any time until “ On the other hand, if the reservation management unit 205 determines that the time coincides with the print start time “15:00:00” (step S13; Y), the reservation management unit 205 causes the print data of the print job to be printed on the recording paper. The instruction is output to the printing unit 203.

  When the above instruction is input from the reservation management unit 205, the printing unit 203 sequentially reads the print data of the print job stored in the RAM, performs predetermined printing on the recording paper using the read print data, and performs processing Exit.

  The data transmitting / receiving unit 106 of the PC 10 determines whether or not display data for generating the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 has been transmitted from the printer 20 (step S15). If the data transmission / reception unit 106 determines that the display data has been transmitted (step S15; Y), the data transmission / reception unit 106 outputs the received display data to the display control unit 108.

  The display control unit 108 displays the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 on the display unit 107 with the display data input from the data transmission / reception unit 106, and ends the processing.

  In step S15, if the data transmitting / receiving unit 106 of the PC 10 determines that the display data for generating the reservation setting impossible notification screen shown in FIG. 3 has not been transmitted from the printer 20 (step S15; N), do nothing. The process is terminated without

  According to the first embodiment, the reservation management unit 205 sets the print start time “15:00:00” described in the print job and the print end time “15:16:40 calculated by the reservation data analysis unit 207. Since the reservation time defined by “second” is registered in the reservation management data storage unit 201, the printer performs the predetermined printing on the recording paper using the print data as in the prior art, and then the printer until the reservation end time. It is possible to solve the problem that an electronic document requested to be printed by another user who has not made a reservation cannot be printed despite being in an operable state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent useless waiting time when printing an electronic document requested by another user who has not made a reservation after executing reserved printing.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, the display unit 107 of the PC 10 displays the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 informing that the reservation received from the printer 20 cannot be set. The person can easily know that the reservation could not be set.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the printing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the printing system of the second embodiment, a PC 40 as an image processing apparatus and a printer 50 as an image forming apparatus are connected via a LAN 60 as in the printing system of the first embodiment.

  The PC 40 includes a document data generation unit 401, a print data generation unit 402, a reservation reception unit 403, a reservation number generation unit 404, a print job generation unit 405, a data transmission / reception unit 406, a display unit 407, and display control. Part 408. The document data generation unit 401, the print data generation unit 402, the reservation reception unit 403, the reservation number generation unit 404, the print job generation unit 405, and the data transmission / reception unit 406 are the same as those in the embodiment.

  As in the first embodiment, the display unit 407 displays a print request screen shown in FIG. 2 and a reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3, and further displays a reservation update impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. This reservation update impossibility notification screen is a display screen that informs the user that the print data has been modified after setting the print reservation and cannot be updated when the print reservation update is set.

  The display control unit 408 causes the display unit 407 to display the print request screen and the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. Further, the display control unit 408 causes the display unit 407 to display the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 9 with display data for displaying the reservation update impossibility notification screen input from the data transmission / reception unit 406.

  The printer 50 includes a reservation management data storage unit 501, a display unit 502, a printing unit 503, a data transmission / reception unit 504, a reservation management unit 505, a print data analysis unit 506, a reservation data analysis unit 507, and display data. A generation unit 508, a page unit printing time list storage unit 509, and a display control unit 510 are provided. The reservation management data storage unit 501, the display unit 502, the printing unit 503, the data transmission / reception unit 504, the print data analysis unit 506, the reservation data analysis unit 507, and the display control unit 510 are the same as those in the first embodiment. is there.

  The reservation management unit 505 reads whether or not reservation management data in which the same reservation number as the reservation number described in the print job transmitted from the PC 40 read from the RAM is described is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501. Determine whether. When the reservation management unit 505 determines that reservation management data in which the same reservation number as the above-described reservation number is described is not stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501, the reservation management unit 205 according to the first embodiment. Execute the same process as On the other hand, if the reservation management unit 505 determines that the reservation management data in which the same reservation number as that described above is described is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501, the reservation management unit 505 stores the reservation management data in the reservation management data storage unit 501. New reservation management data for updating the reservation management data being generated is generated, and the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501 is updated with the reservation management data.

  The display data generation unit 508 generates display data for the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 and outputs this display data to the data transmission / reception unit 504 as in the first embodiment. Also, the display data generation unit 508 generates display data for the print reservation status screen, and outputs this display data to the display control unit 510, as in the first embodiment. Further, the display data generation unit 508 generates display data of the reservation update impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 9 according to the instruction of the reservation management unit 205 and outputs this display data to the data transmission / reception unit 504.

  Next, the operation of the printing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the printing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This flowchart shows an operation for setting a print reservation and an operation for updating a print reservation after making a print reservation. In accordance with a user instruction, the document data generation unit 401 of the PC 10 creates document data of an electronic document (step S21), and outputs this document data to the print data generation unit 402.

  When the document data is input from the document data generation unit 401, the print data generation unit 402 converts the document data into print data (step S22), and stores the print data in the RAM. Thereafter, the print data generating unit 402 outputs an activation instruction to the reservation receiving unit 403.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the print data generation unit 402, the reservation receiving unit 403 displays the print request screen illustrated in FIG. 11 on the display unit 407 under the control of the display control unit 408.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, the user sets “ppfile” in the file name input field, “A4” in the paper size input field, “12” in the copy number input field, and the print reservation displayed on the print request screen. When “Yes” is input in the input field and “15:00 (15:00:00)” is input in the input field of the print start time and the reservation button is pressed, the reservation receiving unit 103 stores the print information in the RAM. Remember memorized. Next, the reservation receiving unit 403 outputs an activation instruction to the reservation number generating unit 404.

  When the above-described activation indication is input from the reservation receiving unit 103, the reservation number generation unit 404 reads the file name “ppfile” from the RAM, and converts the file name “ppfile” into an 8-digit reservation number “20070704”. (Step S23), the reservation number “2007704” is stored in the RAM. Thereafter, the reservation number generation unit 404 outputs an activation instruction to the print job generation unit 105.

  When the above activation instruction is input from the reservation number generation unit 404, the print job generation unit 405 receives the reservation number “20070704”, the paper size “A4”, the number of copies “12”, the print reservation “perform”, and Print information including print start time “15:00:00” and print data are read from the RAM. After that, the print job generating unit 405 prints the reservation number “20070904”, the paper size “A4”, the number of copies “12”, the print reservation “perform”, and the print start time “15:00:00”. A print job in which the information and the print data are described is generated (step S24), and the print job data is output to the data transmitting / receiving unit 406.

  The data transmission / reception unit 406 transmits the print job input from the print job generation unit 405 to the printer 50 via the LAN 60 (step S25).

  Upon receiving a print job from the PC 40 via the LAN 60, the data transmission / reception unit 504 of the printer stores the print job in the RAM, and then outputs a notification indicating that the print job has been stored in the RAM to the reservation management unit 505. .

  When the above notification is input from the data transmission / reception unit 504, the reservation management unit 505 reads the reservation number “20070704” from the print job stored in the RAM. Next, the reservation management unit 505 searches for the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501, and the reservation management data in which the same reservation number as the read reservation number “20070904” is described is stored in the reservation management data storage. It is determined whether it is stored in the part 501 (step S26).

  When the reservation management unit 505 determines that the reservation management data in which the same reservation number as the reservation number “20077044” is described is not stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501 (step S26; N), the reservation management data is stored in the RAM. The print start time “15:00:00” reservation number “20070704” is read out from the print job that has been printed. Next, the reservation management unit 505 determines that the read printing start time “15:00:00” is any one of the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501. In step S27, it is determined whether it is within the reservation time described in the reservation management data.

  The reservation management unit 505 determines that the read print start time “15:00:00” in any one of the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501 If it is determined that it is within the reservation time described in the reservation management data (step S27; Y), the print job is erased from the RAM, and then the display data of the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 is generated. Is output to the display data generation unit 508.

  After that, the display data generation unit 508 generates display data for displaying the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 7 on the display unit of the PC 10 (step S28), and outputs this display data to the data transmission / reception unit 504.

  The data transmission / reception unit 504 transmits the display data input from the display data generation unit 508 to the data transmission / reception unit 406 of the PC 10 via the LAN 30 (step S29).

  In step S <b> 27, the reservation management unit 505 determines that the read printing start time “15:00:00” is outside the reservation time described in all reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501. Is determined (step S27; N), an activation instruction is output to the print data analysis unit 506.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the reservation management unit 505, the print data analysis unit 506 receives the reservation number “20077044”, the paper size “A4”, the number of copies “12”, and the presence / absence of print reservation from the RAM. After the print information consisting of is read out, the number of pages “13” when the print data of the print job is printed is calculated from the number of print data described in the print job. Thereafter, the print data analysis unit 506 multiplies the calculated number of pages “13” by the number of copies “12” to calculate the number of printed pages “156” (step S30).

  Next, the print data analysis unit 506 describes the reservation number “2007704”, the paper size “A4”, the print start time “15:00:00”, and the previously calculated print page number “156”. 12 is generated (step S31), the reservation data is stored in the RAM, and an activation instruction is output to the reservation data analysis unit 507.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the print data analysis unit 506, the reservation data analysis unit 507 reads the reservation data from the RAM and then stores it in the page unit print time list storage unit 509 of the flash memory. The printing time 10 (seconds) per sheet corresponding to the paper size “A4” described in the reservation data is read from the page-by-page printing time list shown in FIG. Next, the reservation data analysis unit 507 multiplies the print page number “156” described in the reservation data by the print time “10 seconds” read from the page unit time list, and print execution time “26 minutes 0”. Seconds "(= 1560 (seconds)) is calculated.

  After that, the reserved data analysis unit 507 calculates the print end time “15: 26: 0” by adding the print execution time “26 minutes 0 seconds” to the print start time “15:00:00” A reservation time in the range from the start time “15:00:00” to the print end time “15: 26: 0” is calculated (step S32). Next, the reservation data analysis unit 207 displays the reservation number “20070904”, the print start time “15:00:00”, the previously calculated print execution time “26 minutes 0 seconds”, and the reservation time “ Reservation management data shown in FIG. 13 in which “15:00:00 to 15: 26: 0” is described (step S33), and this reservation management data is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501.

  Thereafter, the reservation management unit 505 determines whether or not the time coincides with the print start time “15:00:00” (step S34). If the reservation management unit 505 determines that the time does not coincide with the print start time “15:00:00” (step S34; N), the time is the print start time “15:00:00”. The above-described determination is continued at any time until. On the other hand, if it is determined that the time coincides with the print start time “15:00:00” (step S34; Y), the reservation management unit 505 causes the print data of the print job to be printed on the recording paper. The instruction is output to the printing unit 503.

  When the above instruction is input from the reservation management unit 505, the printing unit 503 sequentially reads the print data of the print job stored in the RAM, performs predetermined printing on the recording paper using the read print data, and performs processing End.

  In step S26, when the reservation management unit 505 determines that the reservation management data in which the same reservation number as the reservation number “20070904” is described is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501, (step S26; Y) The activation instruction is output to the print data analysis unit 506.

  When the above activation instruction is input from the reservation management unit 505, the print data analysis unit 506 receives a reservation number “20077044”, a paper size “A4”, the number of copies “90”, and presence / absence of a print reservation from the RAM. After the print information consisting of is read out, the number of pages “13” when the print data of the print job is printed is calculated from the number of print data described in the print job. Thereafter, the print data analysis unit 506 calculates the number of printed pages “156” by multiplying the calculated number of pages “13” by the number of copies “12” (step S36).

  Next, the print data analysis unit 506 describes the reservation number “2007704”, the paper size “A4”, the print start time “15:00:00”, and the previously calculated print page number “1560”. The reservation data shown in FIG. 12 is generated (step S37), the reservation data is stored in the RAM, and then an activation instruction is output to the reservation data analysis unit 507.

  When the above-described activation instruction is input from the print data analysis unit 506, the reservation data analysis unit 507 reads the reservation data from the RAM and then stores it in the page unit print time list storage unit 509 of the flash memory. The printing time 10 (seconds) per sheet corresponding to the paper size “A4” described in the reservation data is read from the page-by-page printing time list shown in FIG. Next, the reservation data analysis unit 507 multiplies the number of print pages described in the reservation data by the print time “10 seconds” read from the page unit time list to obtain a print execution time “26 minutes 0 seconds” ( = 1560 (seconds)).

  Thereafter, the reservation data analysis unit 507 calculates the print end time “15: 26: 0” by adding the print execution time “19:30” to the print start time “15:00:00”, and prints A reservation time is calculated in the range from the start time “15:00:00” to the print end time “15: 26: 0” (step S38). Next, the reservation data analysis unit 207 displays the reservation number “20070904”, the print start time “15:00:00”, the previously calculated print execution time “26 minutes 0 seconds”, and the reservation time “ The reservation management data shown in FIG. 13 in which “15:00:00 to 15: 26: 0” is described (step S39), and this reservation management data is stored in the RAM.

  Next, the reservation management unit 505 determines that the read printing start time “15:00:00” is any one of the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501. In step S40, it is determined whether the reservation time is within the reservation time described in the reservation management data.

  The reservation management unit 505 determines that the read print start time “15:00:00” in any one of the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501 If it is determined that the reservation time is within the reservation time described in the reservation management data (step S40; Y), the print job is erased from the RAM, and then the display update generation notification screen shown in FIG. 9 is generated. Is output to the display data generation unit 508.

  After that, the display data generation unit 508 generates display data for displaying the reservation update impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 9 on the display unit of the PC 10 (step S41), and outputs this display data to the data transmission / reception unit 504.

  The data transmission / reception unit 504 transmits the display data input from the display data generation unit 508 to the data transmission / reception unit 406 of the PC 40 via the LAN 60 (step S42).

  In step S40, the reservation management unit 505 determines that the read print start time “15:00:00” is outside the reservation time described in all the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501. If it is determined that there is (Step S40; N), the reservation management data stored in the RAM is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501 (Step S43), and the process proceeds to Step S34.

  The data transmission / reception unit 406 of the PC 40 determines whether or not display data for generating the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 has been transmitted from the printer 50 (step S44). If the data transmission / reception unit 406 determines that the display data has been transmitted (step S44; Y), the data transmission / reception unit 406 outputs the received display data to the display control unit 408.

  The display control unit 408 causes the display unit 407 to display the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 with the display data input from the data transmission / reception unit 406 (step S45).

  In step S44, if the data transmission / reception unit 406 of the PC 40 determines that display data for generating the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 has not been transmitted from the printer 50 (step S44; N), the printer 50 It is determined whether display data for generating the reservation change impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 9 has been transmitted from 50 (step S46). If the data transmission / reception unit 406 determines that the display data has been transmitted (step S46; Y), the data transmission / reception unit 406 outputs the received display data to the display control unit 408.

  The display control unit 408 displays the reservation change impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 9 on the display unit 407 with the display data input from the data transmission / reception unit 406 (step S47), and ends the processing.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the display data for generating the reservation change impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 9 has not been transmitted from the printer 50 (step S46; N), the data transmitting / receiving unit 406 performs no processing. End.

  According to the second embodiment, the reservation management unit 505 of the printer 50 indicates that the print start time “15:00:00” described in the print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus is the reservation management data storage unit 501. Whether any one of the reservation times excluding the reservation time described in the reservation management data for the previously received print job stored in the reservation time is within the reservation time. As a result, the print start time “15:00:00” described in the print job is described in the reservation management data of the print job stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501. If it is determined that it is outside all the reservation times except the reserved reservation time, the reservation print time reservation described in the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 501 is reserved. The time "15 o'clock 16 minutes 40 seconds" Ryo, updates the print end time which is calculated "15 o'clock 26 minutes 0 second" by the reservation data analysis unit 507. As described above, even when the number of pages of a file to be printed is suddenly changed, the reservation can be easily updated.

  Further, according to the second embodiment, the display unit 407 of the PC 40 updates the reservation printing in order to display the reservation update impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 9 informing that the reservation received from the printer 50 could not be updated. It can be made easier for the reservation person who has been unable to update the reservation print.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the printing system according to the third embodiment, as in the printing system according to the second embodiment, a PC 70 as an image processing apparatus and a printer 80 as an image forming apparatus are connected via a LAN 90.

  The PC 70 includes a document data generation unit 701, a print data generation unit 702, a reservation reception unit 703, a reservation number generation unit 704, a print job generation unit 705, a data transmission / reception unit 706, a display unit 707, and display control. Part 708. Each of the document data generation unit 701, the print data generation unit 702, the reservation reception unit 703, the reservation number generation unit 704, the print job generation unit 705, the data transmission / reception unit 706, and the display control unit 708 is the same as that of the embodiment. It is.

  The display unit 707 displays the print request screen shown in FIG. 2, the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3, and the reservation update impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 9, as in the second embodiment. Further, the display unit 707 displays a reservation time change notification screen shown in FIG. This reservation time change notification screen displays the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 801 when there is no paper in the tray during printing, when there is no toner, or when a print jam occurs. It is a screen which shows having updated the printing end time of the reservation time described.

  Similar to the second embodiment, the display control unit 708 causes the display unit 707 to display a print request screen, a reservation setting impossibility notification screen, and a reservation update impossibility notification screen. Further, the display control unit 708 causes the display unit 707 to display the reservation time change notification screen shown in FIG. 15 with display data for displaying the reservation time change notification screen input from the data transmission / reception unit 706.

  The printer 80 includes a reservation management data storage unit 801, a display unit 802, a printing unit 803, a data transmission / reception unit 804, a reservation management unit 805, a print data analysis unit 806, a reservation data analysis unit 807, and display data. A generation unit 808, a page unit printing time list storage unit 809, and a display control unit 810 are provided. Reservation management data storage unit 801, display unit 802, data transmission / reception unit 804, reservation management unit 805, print data analysis unit 806, reservation data analysis unit 807, page unit print time list storage unit 809, and display control unit 810 These are the same as those in Example 1.

  The printing unit 803 performs the same processing as the printing unit 503 of the second embodiment, and further, when there is no paper in the tray during printing, when there is no toner, or when a print jam occurs. A notification that informs these situations is output to the reservation data analysis unit 807.

  When a notification indicating that the new reservation management data is stored in the RAM is input from the reservation data analysis unit 807, the reservation management unit 805 reads out the new reservation management data from the RAM, and uses the new reservation management data. The reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 801 is updated.

  The reservation data analysis unit 807 executes the same process as the reservation data analysis unit 507 of the second embodiment, and further executes the following process. That is, the reservation data analysis unit 807 receives from the printing unit 803 a notification that the tray has run out of paper during printing, a notification that the toner has run out, and a notification that a print jam has occurred. When input, reservation management data that has not yet been read out from the reservation management data storage unit 801 is read out. Then, the reservation data analysis unit 807 generates new reservation management data obtained by adding one minute to the print start time described in the read reservation management data and the print start time and print end time of the reservation time (reservation The new reservation management data is stored in the RAM. The reservation data analysis unit 807 outputs a notification indicating that the new reservation management data is stored in the RAM to the reservation management unit 805.

  The display data generation unit 808 generates display data of the reservation setting impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 3 and the reservation update impossibility notification screen shown in FIG. 9 in the same manner as the display data generation unit 808 of the second embodiment. The display data is output to the data transmission / reception unit 804. Further, when an instruction to generate display data for the reservation time change notification screen shown in FIG. 15 is input from the reservation management unit 805, the display data generation unit 808 generates display data for the reservation time change notification screen. And output to the data transmitting / receiving unit 804.

  Next, the operation of the printing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the printing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. This flowchart is described in the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 801 when there is no paper in the tray during printing, when there is no toner, or when a print jam occurs. It shows the operation to update the reservation time. Note that the printing system of the third embodiment can perform a process for setting a print reservation and a process for updating the print reservation in the same manner as the printing system of the second embodiment.

  The printing unit 803 sequentially reads out the print data from the RAM, and when printing is performed on the print data, for example, when it is detected that no paper is left in the tray (step S51), a notification that notifies that the paper is out of the tray is issued. The data is output to the reservation data analysis unit 807.

  When the notification is input from the printing unit 803, the reservation data analysis unit 807 determines whether reservation management data that has not yet been read is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 801 (step S52). . When the reservation data analysis unit 807 receives the above notification from the printing unit 803 and determines that reservation management data that has not yet been read is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 801 (step S52). N), the process proceeds to step S56.

  On the other hand, if the reservation data analysis unit 807 receives the above notification from the printing unit 803 and determines that reservation management data that has not yet been read is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 801 ( Step S52; Y), reservation management data that has not yet been read from the reservation management data storage unit 801 is read (step S53).

  Next, the reservation data analysis unit 807 generates new reservation management data obtained by adding one minute to the print start time described in the read reservation management data and the print start time and print end time of the reservation time ( The reservation number and print execution time remain unchanged (step S54), and the new reservation management data is stored in the RAM. Thereafter, the reservation data analysis unit 807 outputs a notification indicating that the new reservation management data is stored in the RAM to the reservation management unit 805.

  When the above notification is input from the reservation data analysis unit 807, the reservation management unit 805 reads new reservation management data from the RAM and stores the new reservation management data in the reservation management data storage unit 801 with the new reservation management data. The reservation management data is updated (step S55), and the process proceeds to step S52.

  In step S52, if the reservation data analysis unit 807 determines that reservation management data that has not yet been read is stored in the reservation management data storage unit 801 (step S52; N), a notification indicating that Is output to the reservation management unit 805.

  When the notification is input from the reservation data analysis unit 807, the reservation management unit 805 outputs an instruction to generate display data for the reservation time change notification screen illustrated in FIG. 15 to the display data generation unit 808.

  When the above instruction is input from the reservation management unit 805, the display data generation unit 808 generates display data for displaying the reservation time change notification screen shown in FIG. 15 on the display unit 707 of the PC 10 (step S56). The display data is output to the data transmission / reception unit 804.

  The data transmission / reception unit 804 transmits the display data input from the display data generation unit 808 to the data transmission / reception unit 706 of the PC 70 via the LAN 90 (step S57).

  The data transmission / reception unit 706 of the PC 70 outputs display data for generating the reservation time change notification screen shown in FIG. 15 from the printer 80 to the display control unit 708.

  The display control unit 708 displays the reservation time change notification screen shown in FIG. 15 on the display unit 707 with the display data input from the data transmission / reception unit 706 (step S58), and ends the process.

  According to the third embodiment, when the printing unit 803 of the printer 80 detects that there is no printing paper, the reservation management unit 805 prints the reservation time described in the reservation management data stored in the reservation management data storage unit 801. Since it is updated to a new reserved time that is extended by one minute to the start time and the print end time, reserved printing during the time when the printer 80 is stopped can also be reliably printed.

  Further, according to the third embodiment, the display unit 707 of the PC 70 displays the information that the reserved printing time received from the printer 80 is extended. As an error, the printer 80 can be notified that, for example, there is no paper in the tray.

  In the printing system according to the first embodiment, an example in which a print reservation is made from the PC 10 to the printer 20 has been described. However, if a print reservation is made for the data read by the scanner by operating the operation panel of the copier, It can also be applied to a copying machine. In the printing system according to the first embodiment, an example in which a print reservation is performed has been described. However, if a fax transmission is performed instead of a print, the present invention can also be applied as a fax transmission reservation. . Similarly, the present invention can be applied to E-Mail transmission and storage of data in an FTP server.

  In the printing system of the second embodiment, the example in which the reservation for the printing time zone is updated has been described. However, if the usage amount of the printing medium or the consumable is calculated, the reservation of the printing medium or the consumable is updated. It is also possible to apply to.

  In the printing system according to the third embodiment, the case where the printing paper, the consumables such as the toner are used up, or the case where the print jam occurs, the emergency printing is performed while the printing unit 803 is printing. By specifying what must be done, it can also be applied to a print interrupt operation.

  In the printing systems according to the first, second, and third embodiments, the warm-up time is not taken into account when calculating the print end time. However, the warm-up time is taken into consideration and the print start time is warmed up and printing is performed. The time obtained by adding the time may be the print end time.

  In the above-described embodiment, the print data is analyzed in the printer as the image forming apparatus, the printing time is calculated, and the printer is reserved, but the printer is created by the PC as the image processing apparatus. The print data may be transferred to a printer server or the like as the second image processing apparatus, and the print server may perform the print reservation operation by calculating the number of pages of the print data, the print time, and the like. With this configuration, it is possible to configure a printing system that collectively manages a plurality of printers. When reservations overlap, it is possible to realize an operation for making a reservation for another printer, and more flexible printing. The system can be configured. In the second embodiment, a reservation button may be provided in the printer driver, and when this reservation button is pressed, print data is transmitted to the printer, and the reservation is also updated. Thereby, since the reservation is performed as if the printer driver is operated, the reservation can be performed more easily by the operation.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a printing request screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a reservation setting impossibility notification screen. It is a figure which shows an example of reservation management data. It is a figure which shows an example of reservation data. It is a figure which shows an example of a page unit printing time list. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the printing system according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the printing system of Example 2 which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a reservation change impossibility notification screen. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the printing system according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a printing request screen. It is a figure which shows an example of reservation data. It is a figure which shows an example of reservation management data. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the printing system of Example 3 which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a reservation time change notification screen. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the printing system of Example 3 which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10, 40, 70 PC (image processing device)
101, 401, 701 Document data generation unit 102, 402, 702 Print data generation unit 103, 403, 703 Reservation reception unit 104, 404, 704 Reservation number generation unit 105, 405, 705 Print job generation unit 106, 406, 706 Data Transmission / reception unit 107, 407, 707 Display unit 108, 408, 708 Display control unit 20, 50, 80 Printer (image forming apparatus)
201, 501, 801 Reservation management data storage unit 202, 502, 802 Display unit 203, 503, 803 Printing unit 204, 504, 804 Data transmission / reception unit 205, 505, 805 Reservation management unit 206, 506, 806 Print data analysis unit 207 , 507, 807 Reservation data analysis unit 208, 508, 808 Display data generation unit 209, 509, 809 Page unit printing time list storage unit 210, 510, 810 Display control unit 30, 60, 90 LAN

Claims (24)

An image processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus are communicatively connected, and the image forming apparatus prints print data of a print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus on a recording sheet,
The image processing apparatus includes:
When a reserved print request is input, a print job generation unit that generates a print job in which print start time and print execution time specifying information for specifying a print execution time is described;
A print job transmission unit that transmits the print job generated by the print job generation unit to the image forming apparatus;
The image forming apparatus includes:
A reserved printing time storage unit for storing a reserved printing time defined by a printing start time and a printing end time;
A print end time calculating unit that calculates a print end time from the print execution time specifying information described in the print job transmitted from the print job transmitting unit of the image processing apparatus;
A registration unit for registering a reserved print time defined by a print start time described in the print job and a print end time calculated by the print end time calculating unit in a reserved print time storage unit;
A printing system, comprising: a print control unit that restricts printing other than the print job and prints print data of the print job between the print start time and the print end time. The image forming apparatus includes:
A print execution time calculating unit that calculates a print execution time from the execution time specifying information described in the print job transmitted from the print job transmission unit of the image processing apparatus;
The print end time calculation unit
The printing system according to claim 1, wherein a time obtained by adding the print execution time calculated by the print execution time calculation unit to a print start time described in the print job is calculated as a print end time. . The print execution time specifying information describes print sheet number specifying information for specifying the number of print sheets when printed on the print sheet in the image processing apparatus,
The image forming apparatus includes:
A print number calculating unit that calculates the number of print data prints by referring to the print sheet number specifying information described in the print execution time specifying information of the print job;
The printing system according to claim 2, wherein the print execution time calculation unit calculates a print execution time based on the print number calculated by the print number calculation unit. In the print sheet number specifying information, a sheet size is described,
The image forming apparatus includes:
A paper size printing time storage unit that stores a pair of the paper size and a printing time when printing data is printed on a recording paper of the paper size;
The print execution time calculation unit is a print execution time obtained by multiplying the number of prints calculated by the print number calculation unit by a print time corresponding to the print size stored in the paper size print time storage unit. The printing system according to claim 3, wherein: The image forming apparatus includes:
The print start time described in the print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus is any one of the reserved print times stored in the reserved print time storage unit. A reservation time determination unit for determining whether or not the reservation print time is within;
The print end time calculation unit
All reserved printing times stored in the reserved printing time storage unit are printed start times described in the print job transmitted from the print job transmitting unit of the image processing apparatus by the reserved time determining unit. 5. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that the print end time is outside, the print end time is calculated from the print execution time specifying information described in the print job. 6. The image processing apparatus includes:
A reserved print setting disabling display unit for displaying information indicating that reserved printing cannot be set for the print job transmitted to the image forming apparatus;
The image forming apparatus includes:
The reserved start time determination unit is configured so that a print start time described in the print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus is one of all reserved print times stored in the reserved print time storage unit. If it is determined that the reserved printing time is within the reserved printing time, the information indicating that the reserved printing cannot be set for the print job transmitted to the image forming apparatus is sent to the image processing apparatus. The printing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a reserved print setting impossibility information transmission unit for transmission. The image processing apparatus includes:
Generates an update print job in which the print start time and the print execution time specification information described are necessary to update the reserved print time stored in the reserved print time storage unit of the image forming apparatus An update print job generation unit to be
An update print job transmission unit that transmits the update print job generated by the update print job generation unit to the image forming apparatus, and
The image forming apparatus includes:
The update print end time calculating unit that calculates the print end time from the print execution time specifying information described in the update print job transmitted from the update print job transmitting unit of the image processing apparatus;
The print start time described in the update print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus is stored in the reserved print time storage unit, except for the reserved print time for the previously received print job. The update reserved time determination unit for determining whether or not any one of the reserved print times is within the reserved print time;
The update reserved time determination unit determines the reserved print time for the previously received print job in which the print start time described in the update print job is stored in the reserved print time storage unit. If it is determined that it is outside all the reserved print times, the reserved print time of the print job stored in the reserved print time storage unit is set as the print start time described in the update print job. And an update unit that updates the reserved print time defined by the print end time calculated by the update print end time calculation unit,
The printing unit starts printing the print data of the update print job at the printing start time described in the reserved printing time stored in the reserved printing time storage unit by the updating unit, and is described in the reserved printing time. 7. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the printing of the update print data is terminated at the printed end time. The image processing apparatus includes:
A reservation update impossible information display unit for displaying information indicating that the reservation for the update print job transmitted to the image forming apparatus cannot be updated;
The image forming apparatus includes:
The print start time described in the update print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus is stored in the reserved print time storage unit, except for the reserved print time for the previously received print job. In any one of the reserved printing times, if it is determined that the reserved printing time is within the reserved printing time, the reservation update cannot be performed for the update print job transmitted to the image forming apparatus. The printing system according to claim 7, further comprising: a reservation update impossible information transmitting unit that transmits the information indicating the information to the image processing apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes:
A print stop detection unit for detecting a print stop;
When the print stop detection unit detects a print stop, the reserved print time even stored in the reserved print time storage unit is extended by a predetermined time from the print start time and the print end time described in the reserved print time. And a reserved printing time extension update section for updating to the new reserved printing time,
The printing unit starts printing the print data of the print job at a printing start time stored in the reserved printing time storage unit extended by the reserved printing time extension update unit and described in the reserved printing time, 9. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein printing of the print data is terminated at a printing end time described in the reserved printing time. The image processing apparatus includes:
A reservation printing time extension information display section for displaying information with an extension of the reserved printing time;
The image forming apparatus includes:
The printing stop detection unit further includes a reserved printing time extension information transmission unit that transmits the information displayed on the reserved printing time extension display unit to the image processing apparatus after detecting a printing stop. The printing system according to claim 9. An image forming apparatus that is connected to an image processing apparatus and prints print data of a print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus on a recording sheet,
A reserved printing time storage unit for storing a reserved printing time defined by a printing start time and a printing end time;
A print end time calculating unit that calculates a print end time from print execution time specifying information that specifies the time to execute printing described in the print job, transmitted from the image processing apparatus;
A registration unit for registering a reserved print time defined by a print start time described in the print job and a print end time calculated by the print end time calculating unit in a reserved print time storage unit;
An image forming apparatus comprising: a print control unit that restricts printing other than the print job and prints print data of the print job between the print start time and the print end time. A print execution time calculating unit that calculates a print execution time from the execution time specifying information described in the print job;
The print end time calculation unit calculates a print end time by adding the print execution time calculated by the print execution time calculation unit to the print start time described in the print job. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11. The print execution time specifying information describes print sheet number specifying information for specifying the number of print sheets when printed on the print sheet in the image processing apparatus,
A print number calculating unit that calculates the number of print data prints by referring to the print sheet number specifying information described in the print execution time specifying information of the print job;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the print execution time calculation unit calculates a print execution time based on the print number calculated by the print number calculation unit. In the print sheet number specifying information, a sheet size is described,
A paper size printing time storage unit in which the paper size and the printing time when the print data is printed on the recording paper of the paper size are stored as a pair;
The print execution time calculation unit is a print execution time obtained by multiplying the number of prints calculated by the print number calculation unit by a print time corresponding to the print size stored in the paper size print time storage unit. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13. The print start time described in the print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus is any one of the reserved print times stored in the reserved print time storage unit. A reservation time determination unit for determining whether or not the reservation print time is reached;
The print end time calculation unit stores the print start time described in the print job transmitted from the print job transmission unit of the image processing apparatus in the reserved print time storage unit. 15. The print end time is calculated from the print execution time specifying information described in the print job when it is determined that it is outside all the reserved print times that have been set. The image forming apparatus according to any one of the above. The reserved start time determination unit is configured so that a print start time described in the print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus is one of all reserved print times stored in the reserved print time storage unit. If it is determined that the reserved printing time is within the reserved printing time, the information indicating that the reserved printing cannot be set for the print job transmitted to the image forming apparatus is sent to the image processing apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising: a reserved print setting impossibility information transmitting unit that transmits the image. The update print end time calculating unit that calculates the print end time from the print execution time specifying information described in the update print job transmitted from the update print job transmitting unit of the image processing apparatus;
The print start time described in the update print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus is stored in the reserved print time storage unit, except for the reserved print time for the previously received print job. The update reserved time determination unit for determining whether or not any one of the reserved print times is within the reserved print time;
The update reserved time determination unit determines the reserved print time for the previously received print job in which the print start time described in the update print job is stored in the reserved print time storage unit. If it is determined that it is outside all the reserved print times, the reserved print time of the print job stored in the reserved print time storage unit is set as the print start time described in the update print job. And an update unit that updates the reserved print time defined by the print end time calculated by the update print end time calculation unit,
The printing unit starts printing the print data of the update print job at the printing start time described in the reserved printing time stored in the reserved printing time storage unit by the updating unit, and is described in the reserved printing time. 18. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11, wherein printing of the update print data is terminated at the printed end time. The print start time described in the update print job transmitted from the image processing apparatus is stored in the reserved print time storage unit, except for the reserved print time for the previously received print job. In any one of the reserved printing times, if it is determined that the reserved printing time is within the reserved printing time, the reservation update cannot be performed for the update print job transmitted to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a reservation update impossible information transmitting unit that transmits the information indicating the information to the image processing apparatus. A print stop detection unit for detecting a print stop;
When the print stop detection unit detects a print stop, the reserved print time even stored in the reserved print time storage unit is extended by a predetermined time from the print start time and the print end time described in the reserved print time. And a reserved printing time extension update section for updating to the new reserved printing time,
The printing unit starts printing the print data of the print job at a printing start time stored in the reserved printing time storage unit extended by the reserved printing time extension update unit and described in the reserved printing time, 19. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11, wherein printing of the print data is terminated at a printing end time described in the reserved printing time. The printing stop detection unit further includes a reserved printing time extension information transmission unit that transmits the information displayed on the reserved printing time extension display unit to the image processing apparatus after detecting a printing stop. The image forming apparatus according to claim 19. An image processing apparatus that communicates with an image forming apparatus and transmits print data of a print job printed on a recording sheet to the image forming apparatus.
When a reserved print request is input, a print job generation unit that generates a print job in which print start time and print execution time specifying information for specifying a print execution time is described;
An image processing apparatus comprising: a print job transmission unit configured to transmit the print job generated by the print job generation unit to the image forming apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising: a reserved print setting disabled display unit that displays information indicating that reserved printing cannot be set for a print job transmitted to the image forming apparatus. Generates an update print job in which the print start time and the print execution time specification information described are necessary to update the reserved print time stored in the reserved print time storage unit of the image forming apparatus An update print job generation unit to be
An update print job transmission unit that transmits the update print job generated by the update print job generation unit to the image forming apparatus;
23. The printing according to claim 21, further comprising: a reservation update impossible information display unit that displays information indicating that reservation update for the update print job transmitted to the image forming apparatus cannot be performed. system. 24. The image processing apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising: a reserved printing time extension information display unit that displays information received from the image forming apparatus and whose reserved printing time is extended.

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