JP2010224618A - Print management device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a print management device and a program, for performing corresponding processing when a user is not satisfied with a printout result as the result of forcibly performing a print job to perform printing by changing print attributes set in a print job. <P>SOLUTION: When a printout whose print attributes have been changed is performed by a printer 300, a print server 200 asks a user who operates the printer 300 about whether to request reprinting due to his or her dissatisfaction with the printout result. When the user requests reprinting, the printed out print job stored in a spooler 203 of the print server 200 is held, and when the user does not request reprinting, the printed out print job stored in the spooler 203 is deleted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a print management apparatus and a program.

  The current printing apparatus has various functions for performing a wide variety of printing.

  However, in a network in which a plurality of different types of printing apparatuses are arranged, not all printing apparatuses have a high printing capability.

  Thus, there may be a printing apparatus that does not have the ability to print a print job in which a print attribute for performing printing using various functions is set according to the set print attribute.

  There is also a technology that includes a print server that holds a print job in a network, and that a user performs user authentication on a user-desired printing apparatus in the network and prints out the desired print job from the printing apparatus.

  In Patent Document 1, it is determined whether or not a print job for which a print attribute is set satisfies a condition for executing printing in light of the printing capability of the printing apparatus. There has been proposed an image forming apparatus that performs printing output by changing the printing attributes so that the printable condition is satisfied.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 presents a printing apparatus having a printing capability for printing a print job with a print attribute set to the user, transfers the designated print job to the selected printing apparatus, and performs print processing. An image forming apparatus, an image forming method, a program, and a storage medium are proposed.
JP 2005-329624 A JP 2007-30354 A

  When a user performs user authentication on a printing apparatus desired by the user and prints out a desired print job from the printing apparatus, if a print attribute set in the print job is changed and printed, the desired output result is In some cases, it was necessary to repeat the printing instruction considering the printing attributes again. There is also a problem that a print output cannot be obtained immediately on the spot by transferring a print job to another printer that can obtain a desired print output result.

  To achieve the above object, a print management apparatus according to claim 1 transmits a print request apparatus that transmits a print request and an output request that includes identification information of an authenticated user, in response to the output request. A holding unit that is connected between a plurality of output devices that print out a print request to be received and holds the print request from the print request device in association with user identification information; and user identification information from the output device. Based on the output request, the print request held in the holding unit corresponding to the user identification information is presented, and the print request selected by the user among the presented print requests is output from the output request source. A transmission unit for transmitting to the apparatus, an attribute information holding unit for storing print function attribute information of each output device, a print attribute of a print request transmitted by the transmission unit, and a print function attribute of the output device of the transmission destination. Mate If it is determined that the print attribute of the print request transmitted by the determination unit and the print function attribute of the output device of the transmission destination do not match, it is determined that they do not match Mismatch information output means for outputting information in which the indicated information is associated with the print request, inquiry means for inquiring whether or not to reprint the print request determined not to match, and the inquiry by the inquiry means Post-processing means for performing post-processing of the transmitted print request in response to a selection command as to whether or not to perform re-printing from the output device of the transmission destination.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein when the post-processing means receives a selection instruction not to reprint the inquiry, the post-processing means deletes the transmitted print request and responds to the inquiry. When the selection command for reprinting is received, the transmitted print request is suspended.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inquiry means can print the print request based on the print attribute of the print request and the print function attribute information without changing the print attribute. An output device is identified and configured to present information about the identified output device.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the post-processing means counts time after receiving a selection command to reprint the inquiry, and If the user identification information included in the output request received from the output device before the timing means measures the predetermined time matches the user identification information included in the pending print request, the pending printing The request is configured to be transmitted to the output request source output device.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a program for sending a print request and an output request including identification information of an authenticated user are sent, and a print request received in response to the output request is printed out. A program for causing a print management apparatus connected between a plurality of output apparatuses to function, the holding means for holding the print management apparatus in association with a print request from the print request apparatus in association with user identification information; Based on the output request including the user identification information from the output device, the print request held in the holding unit corresponding to the user identification information is presented and selected by the user out of the presented print requests A transmission unit that transmits the received print request to an output device that is an output request source, an attribute information holding unit that stores print function attribute information of each output device, and a print attribute of the print request transmitted by the transmission unit Determining means for determining whether or not the print function attribute of the output device of the transmission destination matches, the print attribute of the print request transmitted by the determination means is determined not to match the print function attribute of the output device of the transmission destination In this case, a mismatch information output unit that outputs information indicating that the print request is associated with information indicating that the print request is determined not to match, and inquires whether to reprint the print request determined not to match. In response to a selection instruction as to whether or not to perform reprinting from the output device of the transmission destination in response to the inquiry by the inquiry means, the inquiry means functions as post-processing means for performing post-processing of the transmitted print request.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the user is inquired whether to reprint after changing the print attribute and printing out.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the user desires reprinting after changing the print attribute and printing out, the print job is held in the print management apparatus.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, an output device that can print out without changing the print attribute can be presented to the user who operates the output device.

  According to the invention of claim 4, when the user desires reprinting after changing the print attribute and printing out, when the user performs user authentication from the output device that can print out without changing the print attribute, Reprinted from the output device.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the user is inquired whether to reprint after changing the print attribute and printing out.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the printing system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the printing system 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing system 1 includes a personal computer 100 (hereinafter referred to as a PC 100), a print server 200, a printing apparatus A (300-1), a printing apparatus B (300-2), and a printing apparatus C (300. -3) is connected by the communication line 2 (when the printing apparatus is collectively referred to as a printing apparatus 300).

  The PC 100 is a personal computer having a control unit 101 and a storage unit 102, and has a printer driver for the printing apparatus 300 in the printing system 1.

  Each PC 100 is provided with a printer icon corresponding to the print queue on the print server 200, and the user submits a print job to this icon so that the print job is transmitted to the print queue on the print server 200. The print queue on the print server 200 can be accessed from anywhere in the printing apparatus 300, and printing output can be instructed from anywhere in the plurality of printing apparatuses 300.

  The print server 200 is a print job management server that transfers a print job transmitted from the PC 100 to the printing apparatus 300.

  The printing apparatus 300 is a printing apparatus that receives a print job held in the print server 200 and prints it out.

  The printing apparatus 300 includes an authentication unit 301 and an operation / display unit 302.

  The authentication unit 301 is an IC card reading device, reads user identification information recorded on a user's employee ID card (IC card), and transmits a user ID, which is information for identifying the user, to the print server 200 for user authentication. Make a request.

  The operation / display unit 302 is a user interface configured by a liquid crystal touch panel.

  In each printing apparatus 300, the print server 200 can be referred to. In this case, the reference print server 200 may be set in advance in each printing apparatus 300, or may be selected by the user. The user holds the employee ID over the authentication unit 301. Then, the user ID recorded on the user ID of the user is transmitted to the print server 200, and the print job having the user ID or the print job printable by the user corresponding to the user ID is stored in the print server 200. A job list of the print job being generated is generated, and this job list is sent from the print server 200 to the printing apparatus 300 in which the employee ID is held over the authentication unit 301.

  The printing apparatus 300 to which the job list is sent causes the operation / display unit 302 to display the job list.

  The authenticated user selects a desired print job from the job list displayed on the operation / display unit 302 and makes a print output request for the print job held in the print server 200.

  Then, the print job held in the print server 200 and requested to be printed out by the user is sent to the printing apparatus 300 having the authentication unit 301 holding the employee ID card.

  In this way, the user causes the printing job transmitted from the PC 100 to be printed by any printing device 300 in the printing system 1.

  In this way, print output of the print job is performed. However, in the printing system 1, the printing capabilities of the printing apparatus A (300-1), the printing apparatus B (300-2), and the printing apparatus C (300-3) are as follows. And options are different.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the printing apparatus A (300-1) is “monochrome printing, no finisher”, and the printing apparatus B (300-2) is “color / monochrome printing, no finisher”. Yes, the printing apparatus C (300-3) is “color / monochrome printing, with finisher”.

  Since the printing capabilities of the plurality of printing apparatuses 300 are different in this way, printing that faithfully reflects the printing attributes set in the print job transmitted from the PC 100 is performed by all the printing apparatuses 300. is not.

  When the print attribute of the print job does not match the print function attribute information which is information indicating the print capability of the printing apparatus 300 and the options provided, the print attribute of the print job is matched with the print capability of the printing apparatus 300. It is possible to print forcibly after the change is made.

  For example, if the print attribute of the print job is “staple” but is output by the printing apparatus A (300-1), the print job is forcibly printed without the “staple”. (300-1).

  In the printing system 1, after such a forced printing is performed, an operation screen for confirming whether the user is not satisfied with the printing result is displayed on the operation / display unit 302 of the printing apparatus 300. When the user is satisfied with the print result, the user instructs information indicating “completed”, and when the user is not satisfied with the print result, the print attribute is re-output by another printing apparatus 300 that can print without changing the print attribute. Instruct “Re-output”.

  Next, the configuration of the print server 200 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The print server 200 includes a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, a spooler 203, a device capability information storage unit 204, a user information authentication unit 205, a job list generation unit 206, an output job control unit 207, a print attribute mismatch job determination unit 208, a print An attribute mismatch job list storage unit 209, a print attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 210, and a corresponding device search unit 211 are included.

  The control unit 201 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and controls the print server 200 in an integrated manner.

  The storage unit 201 is configured by a nonvolatile memory, and stores software or the like that operates the print server 200.

  The spooler 203 holds the print job transmitted from the PC 100 and transfers the print job to the printing apparatus 300 in response to a print output request from the printing apparatus 300.

  The device capability information storage unit 204 has a printing capability unique to the printing device and options (for example, with a finisher and color output) for each of the plurality of printing devices 300 that can print out a print job from the print server 200. The information of is retained.

  The user information authentication unit 205 receives a user authentication request from the printing apparatus 300, specifies a user ID, and determines whether the user can use the print service.

  The job list generation unit 206 searches the spooler 203 for a print job associated with the user ID obtained from the authentication result of the user information authentication unit 205, and creates a job list that is a list of job information for each print job.

  At this time, the printing attribute for each job obtained based on each job information included in the job list, and the printing device name of each printing device 300 that is the request source (user authentication request source) of the job list (individual printing devices) 300 to the print attribute mismatch job determination unit 208.

  The print attribute mismatch refers to a print job when the print attribute of the print job is compared with the printing capability of the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus cannot print out unless the printing attribute is changed.

  As a result, for a print job determined to have a print attribute mismatch, a job list is generated after adding that fact to the job information, and is notified to the printing apparatus 300 of the job list request source (user authentication request source).

  The output job control unit 207 receives a print output request of a print job selected by the user from the job list sent from the print server 200 to the printing apparatus 300 and displayed on the operation / display unit 302, and the print job for the selected print job When the spooler 203 is instructed to start printing, but the selected print job is a print job that has been determined to have a print attribute mismatch, a condition to be held in the spooler 203 in the hold state is added to start the printing. And the job information of the print job determined to be inconsistent with the print attribute is held in the print attribute mismatch job list storage unit 209.

  Further, when the output job control unit 207 detects completion of print output of the selected print job, the output job control unit 207 notifies the print attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 210 to that effect.

  The print attribute mismatch job determination unit 208 receives the print attribute of the print job and the printing device name of the printing device 300, and acquires the printing capability information of the printing device 300 corresponding to the printing device name from the printing capability information storage unit 204. To do.

  If the print attribute mismatch job determination unit 208 determines that printing that satisfies the received print attribute cannot be executed with the acquired print capability, it returns a determination result of print attribute mismatch to the job list generation unit 206.

  The print attribute mismatch job list storage unit 209 holds job information of a print job having a print attribute mismatch received from the output job control unit 207.

  Upon receiving a print output completion notification from the output job control unit 207, the print attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 210 accesses the print attribute mismatch job list storage unit 209, and holds job information of the print job that has completed print output. If the print job is held, a print job list is generated for the print job, and the print job list is transmitted to the printing apparatus 300 that printed out the print job.

  In the forced print job list, the contents asking the user “satisfied with the print output result of the current print attribute mismatch job”, “print attributes changed in the print output of the current print attribute mismatch job” and “ For example, presentation of the “printing device name of the printing device 300 that can output the print attribute mismatch job output this time without changing the print attribute according to the print attribute of the print job” is included. In order to search for a printing apparatus 300 that can print without changing the printing attributes, the printing attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 210 retrieves the job information stored in the attribute mismatch job list storage unit 209 and searches for the corresponding printing apparatus. The name of the printing apparatus 300 that can be printed out without changing the print attribute of the print job described in the job information is obtained.

  Then, when a notification “I was satisfied with the print output result of the print attribute mismatch job” is received from the printing apparatus 300 that has forcibly transmitted the print job list, the print attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 210 receives the attribute mismatch. The print job corresponding to the job information stored in the job list storage unit 209 is deleted from the spooler 203.

  The corresponding device search unit 211 accesses the printing apparatus capability information storage unit 204 based on the printing attributes described in the input job information, and searches for a printing apparatus 300 that can print out without changing the printing attributes. And return.

  Next, processing performed in the printing system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart mainly showing processing in the print server 200 regarding processing performed in the printing system 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the print server 200 receives a print job transmitted from the PC 100 by the user A (step 401), the print job is held in the spooler 203 (step 402).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the print attributes set in the print job transmitted from the PC 100 by the user A are “Job 1: Monochrome print designation, Finisher designation”, “Job 2: Color print designation, "Finish: No finisher designation", "Job 3: Monochrome print designation, Finisher designation (staple)", "Job 4: Black and white print designation, no finisher designation", "Job 5: Color print designation, no finisher designation", “Job 6: Monochrome designation, finisher designation (staple)”.

  The user A who has transmitted these six print jobs from the PC 100 goes to the printing apparatus A (300-1) that desires print output, and makes a user authentication request by holding his / her employee ID over the authentication unit 301.

  The authentication unit 301 sends the user ID read from the employee ID of the user A to the print server 200 together with the identification information (printing device name) of the printing device A (300-1) to make a user authentication request.

  When the print server 200 receives a user authentication request from the printing apparatus A (300-1) (step 403), the user information authentication unit 205 determines whether the user A can use the service of the printing system 1.

  When it is determined that the user A can use the job list, the job list generation unit 206 generates a job list for the print job of the user A held in the spooler 203 (step 404).

  As described above, the job list generation unit 206 causes the print attribute mismatch job determination unit 208 to determine whether or not each print job of the user A held in the spooler 203 is a print attribute mismatch job, and prints it. For print jobs determined as attribute mismatch jobs, this is reflected in the job list to be generated. At that time, the job list generation unit 206 generates thumbnail images of the respective print jobs and reflects them in the job list.

  The generated job list is transmitted from the print server 200 to the printing apparatus A (300-1) (step 405) and displayed on the operation / display unit 302 of the printing apparatus A (300-1).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the job list displayed on the operation / display unit 302 of the printing apparatus A (300-1) shows thumbnail images, job names, print attribute warning contents, and output jobs of each print job. It is.

  The print attribute warning content included in the job list means that the print attribute of the print job is changed when the print job A is printed out by the printing apparatus A (300-1) that the user A desires to print out. When it is output, it is the contents written about the changed contents.

  For example, since the printing capability of the printing apparatus A (300-1) is “monochrome printing is possible, no finisher”, when printing a print job having the print attribute described with reference to FIG. The print attribute is changed so that the color attribute is ignored, the print attribute is changed so that the staple attribute is ignored for job 3, the print attribute is changed so that the color attribute is ignored for job 5, and the job 6 is changed. The print attribute is changed so that the staple attribute is ignored.

  The print job column included in the job list is a column in which user A checks a job list and selects a print job desired to be printed.

  From the job list displayed on the operation / display unit 302 of the printing apparatus A (300-1) as described above, the user A prints jobs 1, 2, and 3 as desired for printing as shown in FIG. Select as a job.

  The print output desired print job information selected by the user A is transmitted to the print server 200, and a print output request is made by the printing apparatus A (300-1).

  In the print server 200 that has received the print output request, the output job control unit 207 instructs the spooler 203 to start printing for the print job selected by the user A as described above. In the state where the print job is held in the spooler 203 (step 406), the print job is sent to the printing apparatus A (300-1) (step 407). A print job that is not determined to have a print attribute mismatch is sent to the printing apparatus A (300-1) without being held in the spooler 203 (step 407).

  As shown in FIG. 6, when print output requests for job 1, job 2, and job 3 are made, the print job of job 2 and job 3 is printed from the print server 200 while being held in the spooler 203. Print jobs of job 1, job 2, and job 3 are sent to apparatus A (300-1).

  The print job sent to the printing apparatus A (300-1) is printed out. However, as displayed in the print attribute warning content of the job list described with reference to FIG. Are changed and printed out in monochrome printing, and the job 3 is printed out without being stapled.

  Anyway, when printing is output, printing completion is notified from the printing apparatus A (300-1) to the print server 200.

  In the print server 200 that has received the print completion notification, the output job control unit 207 detects the completion of printing of the print job transmitted in step 407 and notifies the print attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 210 to that effect.

  Then, in the print attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 210, as described above, the corresponding printing device search unit 211 searches for the printing apparatus 300 that can print out without changing the print attribute of the print attribute mismatch job, and the user Asks "Is you satisfied with the print output result of the current print attribute mismatch job?", "The print attribute changed by the print output of the current print attribute mismatch job", and " A forced print job list including a “printing device name of the printing device 300 that can print out a print attribute mismatch job without changing the printing attribute” is created (step 408) and transmitted to the printing device A (300-1). (Step 409).

  In the printing apparatus A (300-1) to which the forced print job list is transmitted, the forced print job list is displayed on the operation / display unit 302 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a forced print job list displayed on the operation / display unit 302.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the forced print job list, the user is satisfied with the print result of the print attribute mismatch job as follows: “The print attribute mismatch job that was printed out is as follows. Are you satisfied with the print result?” A text asking whether the job has been performed is displayed, and for each of the print jobs, the job name, the changed print attribute, the name of the printing apparatus that can be printed without changing the print attribute, the job hold required, and the thumbnail image are displayed.

  The “changed print attribute” displayed in the print job list forcibly is a content indicating the print attribute changed when the print job is printed out by the printing apparatus A (300-1). As shown in FIG. 7, in the print job of job 2, it is displayed that the print attribute designated as color printing is changed to black and white printing and printed out from the printing apparatus A (300-1). In this print job, it is displayed that the print attribute designated as staple is changed to staple-off and printed out from the printing apparatus A (300-1).

  The “printer name that can be printed out without changing print attributes” displayed in the print job list is a print job that has been printed from the printer A (300-1) with the print attributes changed. This is the name of the printer that can print out without changing the print attributes. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the print job of job 2 is printed out with the color printing attribute changed to black and white in the printing apparatus A (300-1), whereas the printing apparatus B (300-1). In the printing apparatus C (300-3), it is indicated that color printing is possible without changing the color printing attribute. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the print job of job 3 is printed out with the printing attribute of the staple turned off in the printing apparatus A (300-1), whereas the printing apparatus C (300-). In 3), it is shown that printing with a stapling function is possible.

  In addition, in the print job list, as shown in Fig. 7, the message "For users to re-output these jobs from another device, check" Hold Jobs Required ". Check and OK If you press, the job is put on hold and can be output again correctly on the above printer.If you check and press OK (List output), the above printer list that can be output is printed out. Is displayed.

  Also, the “job hold required” column displayed in the print job list forcibly indicates a print output result in which the user has changed the print attribute in the printing apparatus A (300-1) as shown in the message of FIG. This is a column for designating a print job that is desired to be reprinted when reprinting with another printing apparatus 300 is desired without being satisfied and without changing the print attribute.

  The print job checked in the “job required” is not deleted from the spooler 203 of the print server but is held in the spooler 203, and reprinting from another printing apparatus 300 becomes possible.

  The user A is satisfied with the print result printed from the printing apparatus A (300-1) by changing the print attribute from the forced print job list described with reference to FIG. 7 displayed on the operation / display unit 302. Check the “job hold required” column of a print job that is desired to be reprinted by another printing apparatus 300, and press an OK button or an OK (list output) button on the screen.

  When an OK (List Output) button is output, as shown in FIG. 8, the content displayed in the forced print job for the print job selected by the user A as the job hold is printed out.

  FIG. 8 shows a sheet that is printed out by the printing apparatus A (300-1) after the user A selects job 3 as job holding required and presses an OK (list output) button as shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram.

  The user A can go to the printing apparatus and request reprinting output based on the “printing apparatus that can output without changing the printing attributes” described on the paper to be printed out as shown in FIG. .

  When the operation / display unit 302 of the printing apparatus A (300-1) checks the “job hold required” column and presses an OK button or an OK (list output) button, “job hold required” is displayed. The selection result of user A in the column is sent to the print server 200.

  When the print server 200 receives the selection result of the user A in the “job pending” column of the forced print job, the print attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 210 prints the print job in the forced print job list created in step 408. Among these, a print job that has been designated as “required job hold” by user A is determined as a print job that was not satisfied by user A, and user A is satisfied with a print job that was not designated as “required job hold” It is determined that the print job has been completed.

  Then, it is determined that the user A has indicated that he / she wants to reprint the print job that is not satisfied by the user A, and the user A is not satisfied that the “job required hold” is satisfied. The print job is determined to have been presented by the user A not to reprint.

  Then, the print attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 210 deletes the print job satisfied by the user A from the spooler 203 (step 410).

  A print job that is not satisfied by the user A is not deleted from the spooler 203 but is held (step 410).

  As described above, in the printing system 1, after the print attribute is changed and printed out, the user is asked about satisfaction with the print output result, and when the user is not satisfied, the print output from another printing apparatus 300 is performed. The print job is held in the spooler 203 of the print server 200 so that the print job can be performed.

  In the print server 200, the time starts when the selection result of the user A in the “job hold required” column of the forced print job is received from the printing apparatus A (300-1) (step 411).

  Then, within a predetermined time of 5 minutes (NO in step 412), the printing apparatus C (300-300) that can print a print job that is continuously held in the spooler 203 without being satisfied by the user A without changing the printing attributes. 3) When a user authentication request by user A is received from (printing apparatus C is a printing apparatus that can print out a print job that has been put on hold as shown in FIG. 7 without changing print attributes) (YES in step 413), a job that is a print job that is kept in the spooler 203 as not being satisfied in step 410 without transmitting the job list relating to user A to the printing apparatus C (300-3). 3 is transmitted to the printing apparatus C (300-3) (step 414).

  The print job transmitted in step 414 is printed out by the printing apparatus C (300-3) without changing the print attributes.

  As described above, a user who desires reprinting without changing the print attribute from the forced print job list first printed out and displayed on the operation / display unit 302 desires reprinting in the forced print job list. Check the “Job Hold Required” column for the print job, press the OK button or OK (list button), and then, forcibly print the print job that you want to reprint without changing the print attributes. When a user authentication request is made to go to the printing apparatus 300 that can output and the employee authentication card 301 is passed to the authentication unit 301 of the printing apparatus 300 that has been sent, a desired print job is printed out without changing the printing attributes.

  The present invention can be used in a print management apparatus and a program.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a printing system 1. FIG. A table showing the printing capability of the printing apparatus 300. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a print server 200. 6 is a flowchart mainly showing processing in the print server 200 regarding processing performed in the printing system 1; A table showing print attributes set for a print job. A table showing a job list displayed on the operation / display unit 302. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a print job list forcibly. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a sheet on which a job is held and the contents of a selected print job are printed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printing system 100 Personal computer 200 Print server 201 Control part 202 Storage part 203 Spooler 204 Printing apparatus capability information storage part 205 User information authentication part 206 Job list generation part 207 Output job control part 208 Print attribute mismatch job determination part 209 Print attribute mismatch Job list storage unit 210 Print attribute mismatch job post-processing determination unit 211 Corresponding printing device search unit 300 Printing device 301 Authentication unit 302 Operation / display unit

Claims (5)

Connected between a print requesting device that sends a print request and an output device that sends an output request including identification information of the authenticated user and prints out a print request received in response to the output request;
Holding means for holding a print request from the print requesting apparatus in association with user identification information;
Based on the output request including the user identification information from the output device, the print request held in the holding unit corresponding to the user identification information is presented and selected by the user out of the presented print requests Transmitting means for transmitting the received print request to the output device of the output request source;
Attribute information holding means for holding printing function attribute information of each output device;
A determination unit that determines whether or not a print attribute of a print request transmitted by the transmission unit matches a print function attribute of the output device of the transmission destination;
When it is determined that the print attribute of the print request transmitted by the determination unit and the print function attribute of the output device of the transmission destination do not match, the information indicating that it does not match is associated with the print request Mismatch information output means for outputting information;
Inquiry means for inquiring whether to reprint the print request determined not to match,
And a post-processing unit that performs post-processing of the transmitted print request in response to a selection instruction as to whether or not to perform reprinting from the output device of the transmission destination in response to the inquiry by the inquiry unit. The post-processing means includes
Upon receiving a selection command not to reprint in response to the inquiry, the transmitted print request is deleted,
The print management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the selection command for reprinting the inquiry is received, the transmitted print request is suspended. The inquiry means is
3. The output device capable of printing the print request without changing the print attribute based on the print attribute of the print request and the print function attribute information, and presenting information on the specified output device. Print management device. The post-processing means includes
A time measuring means for measuring the time after receiving the selection command to reprint in response to the inquiry;
If the user identification information included in the output request received from the output device before the time measuring means counts a predetermined time matches the user identification information included in the pending print request, the pending The print management apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the print request is transmitted to the output apparatus of the output request source. Print management connected between a print requesting device that sends a print request and a plurality of output devices that send an output request including identification information of the authenticated user and print out the print request received in response to the output request A program for causing a device to function,
The print management device;
Holding means for holding a print request from the print requesting apparatus in association with user identification information;
Based on the output request including the user identification information from the output device, the print request held in the holding unit corresponding to the user identification information is presented and selected by the user out of the presented print requests Transmitting means for transmitting the received print request to the output device of the output request source,
Attribute information holding means for holding printing function attribute information of each output device;
A determination unit that determines whether or not a print attribute of a print request transmitted by the transmission unit matches a print function attribute of the output device of the transmission destination;
When it is determined that the print attribute of the print request transmitted by the determination unit and the print function attribute of the output device of the transmission destination do not match, the information indicating that it does not match is associated with the print request Mismatch information output means for outputting information,
Inquiry means for inquiring whether or not to reprint the print request determined not to match,
A program for functioning as post-processing means for performing post-processing of a transmitted print request in response to a selection instruction as to whether or not to perform reprinting from a destination output device in response to the inquiry by the inquiry means.

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