JP2016177661A - Information processor, information processing system, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately handle a job even when a user belonging to a group is changed.SOLUTION: The information processor is configured to, on the basis of received output data and group designation information for designating a group consisting of one or more users as an output permitted person of the output data, store output management information for managing the output permitted person of the output data in a storage part, and to receive user information of a user, and to receive a list acquisition request for requesting the list of the output data based on the user information, and to, on the basis of the user information, specify the output data whose output permitted person is the user in the output management information, and to create the list of the output data, and to specify the output data in which the user of the user information is not included in the group designated as the output permitted person of the output data and the output data in which the user of the user information is added to the group designated as the output permitted person of the output data, and to create the list since the output data are received until the user information is received.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program.

  Conventionally, when print data is output from a PC or the like using an image forming apparatus, the print data is temporarily stored on the image forming apparatus after the print data is sent from the PC or the like to the image forming apparatus. There is already known a system that can output the print data in response to a print request from a user belonging to this group (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Also, for example, in Patent Document 2, a plurality of print jobs are generated corresponding to user identification information for identifying a user included in group identification information for identifying a group, and the print jobs are assigned to users belonging to the same group. A printing system that can be used if any is described.

  However, for example, in the above-described techniques such as Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the user is changed to a user belonging to a group, such as a user who no longer belongs to a group or a new user added to a group. There is no mention of the handling of jobs such as print data in the case where there is an error.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to appropriately handle a job even when a user belonging to a group is changed.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes output information and output information receiving means for receiving group designation information that designates a group constituted by one or more users as an output data output permitter. Management information recording means for storing output management information for managing an output authorized person of the output data in the storage unit based on the output data and group designation information received by the output information receiving means, and user information for receiving the user information of the user A receiving unit, a request receiving unit that receives a list acquisition request for requesting a list of output data based on user information, and a user who is an output authorized person in the output management information stored in the storage unit based on the user information A list creation means for specifying output data and creating a list of output data. The output data in which the user of the user information is no longer included in the group designated as the output authorized person of the output data between the time when the output data is received by the information receiving means and the time when the user information is received by the user information receiving means, A list of output data is created by identifying output data in which a user of user information is added to a group designated as an output authorized person of the output data.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately handle a job even when a user belonging to a group is changed.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system including an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic hardware block diagram of the information processing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of an information processor in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a data input screen in client PC in embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the outline of the data structure of the output job in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the output job list creation procedure in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the output processing procedure in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the job deletion procedure in embodiment of this invention. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed procedure for job deletion in FIG. 8. It is a flowchart which shows the job list preparation procedure in embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a data input screen in client PC in embodiment of this invention.

  An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment unless it exceeds the gist of the present invention. In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same or it corresponds, The duplication description is simplified thru | or abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  First, FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of an information processing system 1 in which an output data management device 30 as an information processing device in this embodiment is connected to a client PC 20, a user information management server 40, and a multifunction device 10 via a network 50. The description will be given with reference.

  The “output data management device” is used to avoid confusion with the client PC 20 when this is set as “information processing device”. It's just as much as a managed device.

  Further, in this system, the multi-function device 10 that outputs print data is used as an output device that outputs output data. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and a projection device such as a projector that projects image data on a screen. However, it may be a display device that displays image data as output data, or a device that can output various output data handled by other information processing devices. The multifunction machine 10 is also an example, and it goes without saying that an image forming apparatus such as a printer capable of forming an image or a FAX may be used.

  The client PC 20 transmits a print job including print data as output data to the output data management apparatus 30. At this time, the administrator can include administrator information for identifying himself / herself in the print job and user information for identifying a user who can use the print data included in the print job.

  When receiving the print job transmitted from the client PC 20, the output data management apparatus 30 stores and manages the print data, administrator information, and user information included in the print job in a predetermined storage unit. When the output data management apparatus 30 receives a print request from a user who uses the multifunction machine 10, the output data management apparatus 30 determines whether or not the user can use the print data based on user information stored in the storage unit.

  The output data management device 30 can determine whether to permit use of print data with reference to a list of user information stored in the user information management server 40. Further, the output data management apparatus 30 refers to group information for specifying a group to which a plurality of users belong so that a plurality of users can use the print job. If it is included in the group information, the user can be permitted to print. Details of the output data management device 30 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The user information management server 40 stores and manages a list of user information that identifies users who access the output data management device 30. Further, the user information management server 40 may be configured as an authentication server that authenticates a user who accesses the output data management apparatus 30. The user information management server 40 is, for example, user information for identifying a user who can access the information processing system 1, group information for identifying a group to which a plurality of users belong, and a user's use when accessing the output data management device 30. A login ID, a password, and the like can be stored correspondingly.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the output data management apparatus 30 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The output data management device 30 of this embodiment includes a CPU 31, a RAM 32, a ROM 33, an image memory 34, an I / F unit 35, and an operation panel 37. The CPU 31 has an operation panel control unit 311.

  The CPU 31 is a control unit that reads a program stored in a memory and executes print control. The RAM 32 is a temporary program storage location when the CPU 31 executes the program, and stores various setting data in the output data management device 30. The ROM 33 stores various programs executed by the CPU 31.

  The image memory 34 is an area for temporarily storing image data received from a host device or the like. The I / F unit 35 is a communication unit for the image forming apparatus to communicate with the host device. The operation panel 37 is a display unit and an input unit for displaying a message or the like as an external display function, or for inputting information or the like by a user. The operation panel control unit 311 is a function of the CPU 31 that processes information input from the operation panel 37, and is a setting unit that sets information input to the operation panel 37 in the output data management apparatus 30.

  Next, functional blocks of the output data management apparatus 30 as an information processing apparatus in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The output data management device 30 includes an output information reception unit 301, a management information storage unit 302, a user information input / output unit 303, a request reception unit 304, a list creation unit 305, an output data holding unit 310, a management information A holding unit 320 is provided.

  The output information receiving unit 301 receives the output data and group designation information that designates a group composed of one or more users as an output data output authorized person. The output data and the group specification information are collectively called an output job. That is, the above-described print job is a concept included in this output job. The output authorized person may include users and groups, and may be one person or a plurality of persons.

  The output information receiving unit 301 analyzes the output job, extracts output data and group designation information, the extracted output data is stored in the output data holding unit 310, and the group designation information is stored in the management information holding unit 320. Is done.

  The management information storage unit 302 stores, in the management information holding unit 320 serving as a storage unit, output management information for managing who is permitted to output the output data, based on the output data and group designation information received by the output information receiving unit 301. The output management information includes information for specifying the output conditions and attributes of the output data in addition to the authorized output person. Details of the output management information will be described later.

  The user information input / output means 303 functions as a receiving means for receiving user information of a user who intends to output output data using the output device. The user information may include group information for specifying a group to which the user belongs.

  The request receiving unit 304 receives a list acquisition request for requesting an output job list of output data based on user information. For example, when the output data is print data, a print job list of print data that the user desires to print becomes a list acquisition request.

  Based on the user information, the list creation unit 305 identifies output data for which a certain user is permitted to output in the output management information stored in the management information holding unit 320, and creates a list of output data. The output job list created by the list creation unit 305 is stored in the management information holding unit 320.

  In addition, the list creation unit 305 is assigned to a group designated as an output data output authorized person from when the output information receiving unit 301 receives the output data to when the user information input / output unit 303 receives the user information. The output data that no longer includes the user of the user information is specified. Further, the list creation unit 305 identifies output data in which a user of user information is added to a group designated as an output authorized person of the output data. Then, the list creation unit 305 creates a list of these specified output data.

  Details of the output management information will be described. The output management information includes a restriction flag for restricting output of output data by a user who is no longer included when the user of the user information is not included in the group designated as the output authorized person of the output data. The output management information includes a restriction flag for restricting output of the output data by the added user when the user of the user information is added to the group designated as an output authorized person of the output data.

  Further, the restriction flag may be an output permission flag for permitting output of output data, or an output rejection flag for rejecting output of output data. That is, if the output data is print data, the flag that permits printing to the user who has requested printing of the print data is the output permission flag, and the flag that denies printing is the output rejection flag.

  Further, the restriction flag indicates that the user specified as the output authorized person of the output data no longer includes the user of the user information, or the user specified as the authorized user of the output data is added to the user information user. This may be a notification flag for notifying the output data manager of the fact. The administrator of output data refers to, for example, a provider of print data that is input from the client PC 20 when the output data is print data.

  By setting the notification flag, the output data output permission or output rejection flag is not uniformly determined by the above-described output permission flag or output rejection flag, but the output data It becomes possible to handle appropriately.

  Further, the restriction flag indicates that when the user specified in the output data is not included in the group specified as the output authorized user, or the user specified in the output data is added to the group specified as the output permitted output data. An approval request flag that requests the output data manager to approve whether or not to permit output of the output data.

  If the approval request flag is set, for example, an approval mail is transmitted to the output data manager, and the output data output permission via the administrator is received by receiving an output permission mail or an output rejection mail from the administrator. It is possible to reject output.

  Further, the restriction flag indicates that when the user specified in the output data is not included in the group specified as the output authorized user, or the user specified in the output data is added to the group specified as the output permitted output data. The output condition change prohibition flag for prohibiting the change of the output condition of the output data may be used.

  The output condition change prohibition flag changes the output condition of the output data without the intention of the administrator by prohibiting the change of the output condition of the output data by, for example, a user who is no longer included in the group or a user newly added to the group. This can be prevented.

  A specific example of the output job list created by the list creation unit 305 based on the output management information will be described with reference to Table 1.

  Table 1 shows table data showing an example of the output job list created by the list creation unit 305. From the left, output data ID, user ID, master output data ID, output data storage path, group ID, additional user permission / denial It consists of a flag and a deletion user permission flag. When the output information receiving unit 301 receives the output data, the management information is generated for each output data, listed, and stored in the management information holding unit 320.

  The output data ID is an arbitrary number or symbol attached to the output data every time the output data is received. Here, “1” to “6” are given as arbitrary numbers, but symbols such as “A” to “F” may be given.

  The user ID is an identifier for identifying a user who is permitted to print output data. Although an identifier such as “UserA” is attached here, it goes without saying that this is only an example.

  The master output data ID is an identifier for determining whether the source of the output data is an administrator of the output data or a user who is permitted to output the output data by the administrator. For example, if the master output data ID is “NULL”, the output data is output data managed by the administrator.

  On the other hand, if the master output data ID is “1”, it means output data that a user who is permitted to output output data by the administrator intends to output. Here, “user A” of the print data ID “1” is an administrator, and the output data ID “1” of the administrator is recorded in the master output data ID such as “user B” of the output data ID “2”. Thus, “user B” is permitted to output the output data “1” of “user A” who is the administrator.

  The output data storage path is a path indicating the storage destination of the output data. For example, the output data storage path of the output data ID “1” is “C: \ userA ¥ 1.prn”.

  The group ID is a group identifier that identifies the group to which the user of the output data belongs. Here, it can be seen that “user A” of the output data ID “1” belongs to “group X”. When the group ID column is “not specified”, it can be seen that the user of the output data does not belong to the group.

  The “additional user permission / refusal flag” is a flag indicating whether or not to allow the user newly added to the group to output the output data. If this is “OK”, the user newly added to the group is allowed to output the output data. If “NG”, the user newly added to the group is denied the output of the output data. Become.

  On the other hand, the “deleted user permission / refusal flag” is a flag indicating whether or not output of output data is permitted to a user who is out of the group. When this is “OK”, the user who is out of the group is allowed to output the output data, and when “NG”, the user who is out of the group is denied the output of the output data.

  Next, the input screen 210 of the client PC 20 when the administrator sets the user name and group name for the output job to be set will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the upper part of the input screen 210, “Please enter a user name or group name.” Is displayed as a message 211 for prompting input. Below that, a user name input field 212 is displayed. Here, “user B, user C” is entered in the user name input field 212, and this is a setting for allowing the “user B, user C” to output the output data to be set by the administrator. It shows that.

  A group name input field 213 is displayed below the user name input field 212. Here, “Group X” is entered in the group name input field 213, which indicates that the administrator has made a setting for permitting the users belonging to the group X to output the output data.

  The “OK” icon 214 displayed below the group name input field 213 is an icon to be pressed when the administrator inputs the user name or group name and then confirms the input content. A “cancel” icon 215 displayed on the right side of the “OK” icon 214 is an icon to be pressed when the administrator inputs the user name or group name and then cancels the input contents.

  Note that the administrator inputs a user name or the like using the input screen 210 in the setting stage. For example, when the output data management device 30 is a printer server, the input content may be input to the printer driver in advance. .

  Next, an outline of the data structure of the output job in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the output job 350 includes header information 351 and output data 352.

  The header information 351 includes administrator information 3511, user information 3512, and group information 3513. In addition to the above, the header information 351 can include output conditions for output data. For example, when the output data is print data, there are color setting conditions such as color and monochrome, setting conditions such as double-sided / single-sided, and output conditions such as aggregate print settings. These setting contents are described in, for example, PJL (Page Job Language) when the output data is print data.

  The output data 352 indicates data that is actually output. For example, when the output data is print data, the output data 352 is described in PDL (Page Description Language).

  For example, when the multifunction device 10 is used, user information of the user is transmitted to a print server as the output data management apparatus 30, and the print server confirms header information of output data stored in the output data holding unit 310. If the received user information is included in the user information 3512 of the header information, printing of print data that the user desires to print is permitted.

  When using the multifunction device 10, group information may be transmitted together with user information. However, when user information is acquired without transmitting group information, the print server makes an inquiry to the user information management server 40. You may make it acquire the group information of the group to which the said user belongs.

  Next, an output job list creation procedure by the list creation unit 305 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the output information receiving unit 301 receives an output job (step S1). When it is determined that the received output job includes group information (step S2, YES), the output information receiving unit 301 extracts user information of users belonging to the group information (step S7).

  When the output information receiving unit 301 determines that group information is not included in the received output job (step S2, YES), or after user information is extracted in step S7, the list creating unit 305 The output job is recorded in the output job list with the user name of the administrator information (step S3). At this time, “NULL” is stored as the master output data ID of the output management information of the user who is the administrator.

  Thereafter, the list creation unit 305 extracts one user name from the user information of the users belonging to the group (step S4), and adds an output job to the output job list with the extracted user name (step S5).

  The list creation unit 305 determines whether or not output jobs have been recorded for all user names (step S6). If all of the output jobs have been recorded (step S6, YES), the output job list creation process ends. On the other hand, if all the user names are not extracted (step S6, NO), the list creating unit 305 repeats the processing from step S4 until all the user names are extracted.

  Next, an output data output processing procedure in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user information input / output unit 303 receives the user name of the user who logs in to the output data management device 30 (step S11).

  The list creation unit 305 acquires the output job list of the login user from the management information storage unit 302 (step S12).

  The list creation unit 305 displays the acquired output job list on the display unit of the image output apparatus such as the multifunction machine 10 via the user information input / output unit 303, and accepts selection of an output job desired by the user (step S13). .

  Next, the list creation unit 305 acquires the output job selected by the user from the management information storage unit 302 (step S14).

  The list creation unit 305 extracts one output data ID from the output job list (step S15), and acquires a desired output data storage destination (step S16).

  The user information input / output unit 303 outputs the extracted output job to the multifunction machine 10 as an image output device (step S17). The user information input / output unit 303 determines whether all jobs in the output job list have been output (step S18). If all jobs have been output (step S18, YES), the process is terminated and all output is performed. If not (NO in step S18), the process from step S15 is repeated until all the data is output.

  Next, a job deletion procedure in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user information input / output unit 303 receives the user name of the user who logs in to the output data management device 30 (step S21).

  The list creation unit 305 acquires the output job list of the login user from the management information storage unit 302 (step S22).

  The list creation unit 305 displays the output job list acquired on the display unit of the image output apparatus such as the multifunction machine 10 via the user information input / output unit 303, and accepts the selection of the output job that the user desires to delete (step). S23).

  Next, the list creation unit 305 acquires a list of output jobs selected by the user from the management information storage unit 302 (step S24).

  The list creation means 305 extracts one output data ID from the output job list (step S25), and deletes the output job desired to be deleted (step S16). The user information input / output unit 303 determines whether or not all jobs in the output job list have been deleted (step S27). If all jobs have been deleted (YES in step S27), the process ends and all are deleted. If not (NO in step S27), the process from step S25 is repeated until all of them are deleted.

  Next, details of the output job deletion process in step S26 of FIG. 8 will be described with reference to FIG. The list creation unit 305 acquires the output data ID of the output job to be deleted from the output job list (step S261).

  The list creation unit 305 determines whether or not the master output data ID of the output job to be deleted is “NULL” (step S262). If it is determined to be NULL (step S262, YES), the output data holding unit 310 Is deleted (step S264).

  On the other hand, the list creation unit 305 determines that the master output data ID of the output job to be deleted is not “NULL” (step S262, NO), or after deleting the output data in step S264, the management information holding unit 320 The corresponding job is deleted from the output job list stored in (step S263).

  In this example, the administrator deletes the output job without confirming whether the user belonging to the group has printed or not. Instead, each user has completed printing in the output job list. Whether or not the check flag column of the output job list of all users belonging to the group is checked, and the output data may be deleted. As a result, for example, it is possible to avoid a situation in which output data is deleted and printing cannot be performed while a user belonging to the group does not know.

  Next, an output job list creation procedure in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Before that, an example of a method for determining that a change has occurred when a change occurs in a group will be described with reference to Tables 2 and 3 below.

  Table 2 is table data indicating a correspondence relationship between the user name, the login password (hereinafter referred to as “PW”), and the group name received by the output information receiving unit 301 when the output data is input. For example, paying attention to “user D”, PW is “AAA” and the group name is “group X”. That is, the user D belongs to the group X when the output data is input.

  Thereafter, it is assumed that the group to which the user D belongs is changed from “group X” to “group Y” as shown in Table 3 until output data is output.

  When the user D logs in to the output data management apparatus 30, the list creation unit 305 obtains an output job list corresponding to the user ID of the user D who desires output of output data from the management information holding unit 320 (step S121). . This output job list is shown as table data in Table 1 described above. The list creation unit 305 searches and determines the user ID and group ID. In the following description, it is assumed that output of user output data belonging to group Y is permitted.

  The list creation means 305 refers to the “deleted user permission / rejection” flag and permits printing of the output data “1” even if the user D leaves the group X, that is, the “deleted user permission / rejection” flag is “OK”. (Step S122, OK), it adds to the output job list (Step S125). On the other hand, when the “deleted user permission” flag is “NG” (step S122, NG), the list creating unit 305 next determines whether the group ID matches the group ID at the time of search (step 123). ).

  When the changed group of the user D is the group Y and the group ID matches the group ID at the time of search (step S123, YES), it is added to the output job list (step S125).

  On the other hand, when the group IDs do not match (step S123, NO), the user D is added to the restriction list where the output of the output data is restricted (step S124).

  Next, the list creation unit 305 acquires an output job list corresponding to the group Y from the management information holding unit 320 (step S126).

  The list creation unit 305 ignores the output job list that has been acquired by the user D (YES in step S127) because it has already been added to the output job list (step S125).

  On the other hand, the list creation unit 305 refers to the “additional user permission / prohibition” flag in Table 1 for a user other than the user D in the acquired output job list (step S127, NO), and newly creates a new group Y. It is determined whether the user who participates in the above is a user who is permitted to output the output data (step S128).

  When the “additional user permission / refusal” flag is “OK” for the user newly added to the group (step S128, OK), the list creation unit 305 adds the output job of this user to the output job list (step S129).

  On the other hand, if the “additional user permission / refusal” flag is “NG” for the user newly added to the group (step S128, NG), the list creation unit 305 adds the output job of this user to the restricted job list (step S130). ).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to appropriately handle an output job even if a user belonging to a group is changed.

  Next, a data input screen on the client PC will be described with reference to FIG. That is, in this example, as described with reference to FIG. 10, instead of setting the output permission uniformly in the output job list, the job output restriction method has variations. Note that description of portions already described in FIG. 4 is omitted.

  In FIG. 11A, a confirmation message 221 for confirming whether or not to restrict job output to the administrator when the group is newly changed is displayed. Here, the confirmation message 221 is “Do you want to restrict job output when there is a change in the group?”, But it goes without saying. When the administrator checks the check box on the left side of the confirmation message 221, a “detailed setting” icon 222 is displayed below the check box. The icon 222 may be displayed from the beginning, and when the check box is checked, for example, the color of the icon 222 may be changed and validated.

  When the administrator selects the icon 222, the screen changes to a detailed setting screen shown in FIG. Here, columns of <user added to group at output> and <user removed from group at output> are provided. In each column, check boxes are provided on the left side of these items, along with items “permitted / denied”, “notify owner”, “request approval from owner”, and “impossible to change output conditions”. . These items correspond to the “restriction flag” described above.

  By checking the check boxes of these items, the administrator can select a job output restriction method when the group is changed. Since the details of the restriction flag have already been described, description thereof is omitted here.

  Each of the above-described embodiments is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, each process in the information processing apparatus of the present embodiment described above can be executed using hardware, software, or a combined configuration of both.

  In the case of executing processing using software, it is possible to install and execute a program in which a processing sequence is recorded in a memory in a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. Alternatively, the program can be installed and executed on a general-purpose computer capable of executing various processes.

1 Information processing system 10 MFP 20 Client PC
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Output data management apparatus 40 User information management server 50 Network 301 Output information reception means 302 Management information storage means 303 User information input / output means 304 Request reception means 305 List creation means 310 Output data holding part 320 Management information holding part

Patent No. 5573357 JP 2006-260023 A

Claims (10)

Output information receiving means for receiving group designation information for designating output data and a group composed of one or more users as an output authorized person of the output data; and
Management information recording means for storing output management information for managing the output authorized person of the output data in a storage unit based on the output data and the group designation information received by the output information receiving means;
User information receiving means for receiving user information of the user;
Request accepting means for accepting a list acquisition request for requesting a list of output data based on the user information;
Based on the user information, in the output management information stored in the storage unit, the output data for which the user is the output authorized person is specified, and a list creating means for creating a list of the output data;
With
The list creation means includes:
The user of the user information is assigned to a group designated as an output authorized person of the output data from when the output data is received by the output information receiving unit to when the user information is received by the user information receiving unit. The output data that is no longer included, the output data in which a user of the user information is added to a group designated as an output authorized person of the output data is specified, and a list of the output data is created Information processing device.   The output management information includes a restriction flag for restricting output of the output data by a user who is no longer included when the user of the user information is not included in the group designated as an output authorized person of the output data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The output management information includes a restriction flag for restricting output of the output data by the added user when a user of the user information is added to a group designated as an output authorized person of the output data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus.   4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the restriction flag is an output permission flag for permitting output of the output data or an output rejection flag for rejecting output of the output data.   The restriction flag indicates that a user designated as an output authorized person of the output data no longer includes a user of the user information, or a user designated as an authorized user of the output data. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information flag is a notification flag for notifying a manager of the output data that a message has been added.   The restriction flag is set when the user specified in the output data is no longer included in the user information user or in the group specified as the output data output permitter. 6. The approval request flag for requesting approval from an administrator of the output data as to whether or not to permit output of the output data when an output is added. 6. The information processing apparatus described.   The restriction flag is set when the user specified in the output data is no longer included in the user information user or in the group specified as the output data output permitter. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus is an output condition change prohibition flag that prohibits an output condition change of the output data when the data is added. An information processing system in which a client device and an information processing device are connected via a network,
The client device is
Transmission means for transmitting output data and group designation information for designating a group composed of one or more users as an output authorized person of the output data,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Output information; output information receiving means for receiving the group designation information;
Management information recording means for storing output management information for managing the output authorized person of the output data in a storage unit based on the output data and the group designation information received by the output information receiving means;
User information receiving means for receiving user information of the user;
Request accepting means for accepting a list acquisition request for requesting a list of output data based on the user information;
Based on the user information, in the output management information stored in the storage unit, the output data for which the user is the output authorized person is specified, and a list creating means for creating a list of the output data;
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The list creation means includes:
The user of the user information is assigned to a group designated as an output authorized person of the output data from when the output data is received by the output information receiving unit to when the user information is received by the user information receiving unit. The output data that is no longer included, the output data in which a user of the user information is added to a group designated as an output authorized person of the output data is specified, and a list of the output data is created Information processing system. An information processing method of an information processing system in which a client device and an information processing device are connected by a network,
The client device is
Transmitting the output data and group designation information for designating a group composed of one or more users as an output authorized person of the output data,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Receiving the output data and the group designation information and storing them in a storage unit;
Based on the output data stored in the storage unit and the group designation information, storing output management information for managing the output authorized person of the output data in the storage unit;
Receiving user information of the user and storing it in the storage unit;
Receiving a list acquisition request for requesting a list of output data based on the user information;
Based on the user information, in the output management information stored in the storage unit, the output data for which the user is the output authorized person is specified, and a list of the output data is created and stored in the storage unit And steps to
The output data in which the user of the user information is no longer included in the group designated as the output authorized person of the output data between the reception of the output data and the reception of the user information, Identifying the output data in which a user of the user information is added to a group designated as an output authorized person, creating a list of the output data, and storing the output data in the storage unit. Processing method. A process of receiving and specifying in the storage unit group designation information for designating output data and a group of one or more users as an output authorized person of the output data;
Based on the output data stored in the storage unit and the group designation information, processing for storing output management information for managing the output authorized person of the output data in the storage unit;
Receiving the user information of the user and storing it in the storage unit;
Receiving a list acquisition request for requesting a list of output data based on the user information;
Based on the user information, in the output management information stored in the storage unit, the output data for which the user is the output authorized person is specified, and a list of the output data is created and stored in the storage unit Processing to
The output data in which the user of the user information is no longer included in the group designated as the output authorized person of the output data between the reception of the output data and the reception of the user information, A process of identifying the output data in which a user of the user information is added to a group designated as an output authorized person, creating a list of the output data and storing the list in the storage unit;
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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