JP2020004008A - Print job management device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a print job management device for avoiding useless duplicate printing of the same print job and useless printing of a printed matter which is not fitted to a purpose.SOLUTION: A print job management unit of a printer includes: an end history storage unit 33 for storing information of an end history of a print job; an additional information input reception unit 34 for receiving an input of additional information to the information of the end history; a print job determination unit 35 for comparing a print job of the end history with a newly input print job to determine whether there is a print job which is the same as the newly input print job and to which the additional information is added; an additional information presentation unit 36 for presenting the additional information when it is determined that there is the print job which is the same as the print job newly input by the print job determination unit 35 and to which the additional information is added; and a continuous information reception unit 37 for inputting information on continuation of printing processing of the newly input print job after presenting the additional information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a print job management apparatus that allows a plurality of users to share information about a print job, and more particularly, to a print job management apparatus that can share information about an end history print job.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed a printing system in which a printing apparatus connected to a network is used by a plurality of users to perform a printing process. In such a printing system, for example, each user logs in to the printing apparatus using a computer, and a print job is output from the computer to the printing apparatus to perform printing processing.

JP-A-2002-351634

  Here, in the above-described printing system, for example, an unnecessary number of copies may be printed more than necessary without knowing that another user has already printed the same distribution. In addition, the printed matter may be found to be unsuitable for the purpose when the printed matter is viewed after printing, or may be found to be unusable for the intended work by the indication of another person, and the printed matter may be wasted. Was.

  Although it is desirable to eliminate such useless printing, a printing system provided with means for eliminating such useless printing has not been known.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 proposes a method for preventing duplicate printing by the same user, but the method described in Patent Literature 1 does not at all assume that another user will print the same print job. However, the above-described problem of duplicate printing by another user cannot be solved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a print job management apparatus capable of avoiding useless duplicate printing of the same print job and useless printing of a printed material that does not meet the purpose.

  The print job management device of the present invention, when a user performs a print process using the printing device, an end history storage unit that stores information of the end history of the print job to be subjected to the print process in association with the user, An additional information input accepting unit that accepts input of additional information by the user associated with the end history information associated with the end history information, a print job of the end history stored in the end history storage unit, and a newly input print job Print job that is the same print job as the newly input print job and to which additional information has been added is included in the print job of the end history. When the determination unit and the print job determination unit determine that there is a print job that is the same as the newly input print job and that has additional information added thereto, Comprising the additional information presenting section for presenting the additional information added to the printing job, after the presentation of the additional information, and continuation information accepting unit for accepting input of information about the continuation of the printing process of the newly input print job.

  According to the print job management apparatus of the present invention, the input of the additional information for the print job of the end history that has already been subjected to the print processing is received. Then, the newly input print job is compared with the print job of the end history, and the print job that is the same print job as the newly input print job and to which the additional information is added is compared with the print job of the end history. If present in a print job, additional information added to the same print job is presented.

  By presenting this additional information, it is possible to grasp the status of the printed matter when the print job of the end history was printed before. Then, according to the state of the printed matter, input of information regarding the continuation of the print processing of the newly input print job is accepted, so that the print processing can be continued or stopped depending on the state of the printed matter, and Printing can be avoided. That is, it is possible to avoid useless duplicate printing of the same print job and useless printing of a printed material that does not meet the purpose.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system using an embodiment of a print job management apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a print job management unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table in which identification information of a user is associated with information belonging to the user; Diagram showing an example of the end history list display Flowchart for explaining processing for adding a comment to a print job of an end history Diagram showing an example of the comment input screen Figure showing another example of the comment input screen Diagram showing an example of the comment display screen Figure showing another example of the comment display screen Figure showing another example of the comment display screen Flow chart for explaining the flow of a printing process using the printing system shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, a printing system using an embodiment of the print job management apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing system 1 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of print job output devices 10 and a printing device 20. The plurality of print job output devices 10 and the printing device 20 are connected via a network line such as a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) or a communication line N such as the Internet line. In FIG. 1, three print job output devices 10 are connected to the printing device 20 via the communication line N. However, the number of the print job output devices 10 is not limited to this, and at least one print job output device 10 is provided. It is sufficient that the job output device 10 is connected to the printing device 20, and four or more print job output devices 10 may be connected to the printing device 20.

  In each print job output device 10, an IP (Internet Protocol) address of the print device 20 is set, and each print job output device 10 recognizes the print device 20 by this IP address, and is configured to be connectable. . The printing device 20 stores identification information of a user who can use the printing device 20. The user logs in to the printing apparatus 20 by setting and inputting his / her own identification information (ID) and password on the login screen displayed on the monitor of each print job output apparatus 10, thereby enabling printing processing by the printing apparatus 20. It becomes. Further, after logging in to the printing apparatus 20, the user causes a console screen to be displayed on the monitor of each print job output apparatus 10, and displays the status of the print job (printing, waiting, etc.) and the printing apparatus 20 on the console screen. The state of the consumables (ink, print paper remaining amount, etc.) can be confirmed, and various settings in the printing apparatus 20 can be made.

  The print job output device 10 is composed of, for example, a computer in which a printer driver of the printing device 20 is installed. In the print job output device 10, image data to be subjected to print processing is generated by using an arbitrary application by the user. Then, when performing printing processing in the printing device 20, a printer driver installed in the print job output device 10 is activated, and various printing conditions are set on the printer driver. The printing conditions include, for example, one-sided printing or two-sided printing, the number of prints, the number of copies, the print density, and the type of print medium.

  The print job output device 10 receives input of a print instruction after receiving input of various print condition settings on the printer driver, and based on the image data generated by the user and the print condition set and input, the PDL ( A print job in a Page Description Language) format is generated and output to the printing device 20.

  The printing device 20 performs a printing process on a sheet-shaped print medium such as paper or film based on a print job output from the print job output device 10. As the printing device 20, for example, an inkjet printing device, a laser printing device, a stencil printing device, or the like can be used.

  The printing device 20 includes a control unit 21, a print processing unit 22, and an operation panel 23, as shown in FIG.

  The control unit 21 controls the entire printing apparatus 20 to execute a printing process, and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory and a hard disk. Specifically, the control unit 21 includes a print job management unit 30 and an image processing unit 31. Note that the print job management unit 30 corresponds to an embodiment of the print job management device of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the print job management unit 30 includes a user information storage unit 32, an end history storage unit 33, an additional information input reception unit 34, a print job determination unit 35, an additional information presentation unit 36, and a continuation information reception unit 37. It has. A print job management program is installed in the storage medium of the control unit 21, and each unit of the print job management unit 30 functions when the print job management program is executed by the CPU. The additional information input receiving unit 34, the print job determining unit 35, the additional information presenting unit 36, and the continuation information receiving unit 37 of the print job managing unit 30 may be configured as a program, or a part thereof may be configured as a hardware. It may be realized by hardware.

  The user information storage unit 32 is configured from a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory or a hard disk, and stores identification information of a user who can use the printing apparatus 20 and a password associated with the identification information. The print job management unit 30 receives the input of the user identification information (ID) and the password input in the print job output device 10 described above, and stores the received user identification information and password in the user information storage unit 32 in advance. The stored identification information of the user and the password are collated to determine whether to permit the user to log in.

  Further, the user information storage unit 32 stores the identification information of the user in association with the information to which the user belongs. Specifically, the user information storage unit 32 stores the identification information of the user and the information to which the user belongs as a table as shown in FIG. The information on the user's affiliation is set and input in the print job output device 10, and when the affiliation of the user is changed, the changed affiliation is set and input in the print job output device 10, and the user information storage is performed. The affiliation information in the unit 32 is changed. Regarding the user's affiliation, setting input and change may be received on the operation panel 23 of the printing device 20 described later.

  The end history storage unit 33 includes a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory or a hard disk. When a user who has logged in to the printing apparatus 20 performs a print process, the end history information of the print job to be printed is associated with the user. Attach and remember. The print job end history stored in the end history storage unit 33 is output to the print job output device 10 by the print job management unit 30 and displayed on the monitor of the print job output device 10. The end history of the print job is displayed in a list on the monitor. At this time, only the end history of the user who has logged in to the printing apparatus 20 is displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a list display of the end history. FIG. 4 is a console screen displayed on the monitor of the print job output apparatus 10. When the user (Mr. A) selects the “end (history)” button, as shown in FIG. A list of job end histories is displayed. In the end history list display, the name of the print job (document name / job name), the name of the user (owner), the number of copies or the number of prints, the date and time when the printing process was performed, and the like are displayed.

  The additional information input accepting unit 34 accepts an input of additional information by the user associated with the end history information associated with the end history information. Hereinafter, a process of adding a user's comment as additional information to a print job of an end history will be described with reference to a flowchart illustrated in FIG. In this specification, the additional information is information to be added to a print-completed job, and is useful information for a person who prints the same job as the job to know before printing. And

  First, the user displays a login screen on the monitor of the print job output device 10, inputs identification information (ID) and a password on the login screen, and logs in to the printing device 20 (S10). Next, the user selects an end history button on the displayed console screen (S12), whereby a list of the end history of the user is displayed. Next, in the end history list display shown in FIG. 4, the user selects a print job to which a comment is added (S14). Then, when the "comment input ON" button shown in FIG. 4 is selected (S16), the additional information input reception unit 34 displays a comment input screen on the monitor of the print job output device 10 (S18).

  6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating an example of the comment input screen. The user inputs a comment on the comment input screen shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 using an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse of the print job output device 10 (S20). For example, when confidential information is included in the print job of the end history, a user who later prints the same print job is notified that the confidential information is included, and is urged not to perform careless printing. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, a comment that "confidential information exists" is input.

  For example, if a user prints an end history print job and determines that the image quality is low and is not suitable for an exhibition, the user who prints the same print job later uses the exhibition. As shown in FIG. 7, a comment "Not suitable for use at an exhibition due to low image quality" is input in order to inform the user that the print job is not suitable and to urge the user not to perform useless printing.

  Note that the comment input to the comment input screen is not limited to the above example, and various arbitrary contents to be notified to a user who later prints the same print job are input.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the additional information input receiving unit 34 displays the name of the selected print job (job name / document name), Display the name of the user who has performed the printing process (name) and the affiliation (group name) of the user.

  When the "OK" button is pressed on the comment input screens shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the additional information input receiving unit 34 receives the comment input in the comment input field and stores the comment in association with the print job of the end history. (S22).

  Note that the comment added to the print job of the end history may be temporarily stored, and then read out, edited, and modified by the user who has added the comment of the print job again.

  Next, the print job determination unit 35 compares the print job output from the print job output device 10 and newly input to the printing device 20 with the print job of the end history stored in the end history storage unit 33. The print job that is the same print job as the newly input print job and to which the comment as the additional information described above is added is included in the print jobs of the end history stored in the end history storage unit 33. Determine whether it exists.

  Specifically, the print job determination unit 35 of the present embodiment first extracts a print job to which a comment as additional information is added from print jobs of the end history stored in the end history storage unit 33. I do. Regarding a method of extracting a print job to which a comment is added, for example, a flag is provided for a print job in the end history, a flag is set to “1” for a print job to which a comment is added, and printing is performed without a comment. For a job, the flag may be set to “0”. Alternatively, information on the presence or absence of a comment may be provided as header information of the print job of the end history.

  Next, the print job determination unit 35 compares the print job to which the extracted comment is added with the newly input print job. In the present embodiment, the comparison is not performed with all the print jobs stored in the end history storage unit 33, but only with respect to the print job to which the comment is added. And can be processed at high speed.

  Specifically, the print job determination unit 35 compares the name and update date and time of the print job to which the comment has been added with the name and update date and time of the newly input print job, and determines whether these are the same. By determining whether the print jobs are the same, it is determined whether the print jobs are the same.

  The reason for comparing the update dates and times of the print jobs is to compare whether the versions of the print jobs are the same, and this can improve the determination accuracy of the same print job. The method of determining whether or not the print jobs are the same is not limited to this, and only the name of the print job may be compared, or a method of comparing information of other print jobs may be used. It may be.

  When the print job determination unit 35 determines that there is a print job that is the same as the newly input print job and has a comment added thereto, the additional information presenting unit 36 Present the added comment.

  Specifically, when there is a print job identical to the newly input print job among the print jobs of the end history, the additional information presenting unit 36 adds the comment added to the same print job. The data is output to the print job output device 10 and displayed on the monitor of the print job output device 10.

  8 to 10 are diagrams illustrating an example of a comment display screen displayed on the monitor of the print job output device 10. The additional information presenting unit 36 displays a comment added by the user on the comment display screen, as shown in FIGS. In the example shown in FIG. 8, "there is confidential information" is displayed as a comment. With this comment, it is possible to notify other users who print the same print job later that the confidential information is included, and it is possible to prevent careless printing.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9, “unsuitable for exhibition use due to low image quality” is displayed as a comment. With this comment, it is possible to notify other users who print the same print job later that the print job is not suitable for exhibitions, thereby avoiding unnecessary printing. In addition, it is possible to prompt the user to change the printing conditions.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 10, “100 copies have been printed on Rev1.2 9/29 E” is displayed as a comment. “Rev1.2” in the comment shown in FIG. 10 is version information, “9/29” is the date and time when the printing process was performed, and “E” is the name of the user who performed the printing process. By this comment, the number of copies already printed can be notified to other users who print the same print job later, and the same print job can be prevented from being printed uselessly. Also, as shown in FIG. 10, by writing version information (Rev1.2) as a comment, it is possible to avoid printing a print job that has the same name but is not proofread by mistake. can do.

  The additional information presenting unit 36 displays the name of the print job (job name / document name), the name of the user who added the comment (name), and the affiliation (group) of the user, in addition to the comment on the comment display screen. Display. The additional information presenting unit 36 automatically obtains the name of the print job and the name of the user who has added the comment from the end history storage unit 33, and stores the user stored in association with the print job from the user information storage unit 32. Automatically obtains and displays the information of the affiliation of. By displaying the name and affiliation of the user to which the comment has been added in this way, another user who later prints the same print job can grasp which affiliation and who previously printed the same print job. .

  In the right corner of the comment display screen, the number of copies (eight copies) of the newly input print job is displayed. By displaying the number of copies or the number of prints of the newly input print job on the comment display screen in this way, it is possible to refer to the number of copies already printed (100 copies) described in the comment. It can be used as a material for determining whether or not it is necessary to continue the printing process.

  Note that the content displayed on the comment display screen is not limited to the above item, and other items may be displayed. Specifically, for example, other print conditions included in the print job may be displayed on the comment display screen.

  When there are a plurality of print jobs to which the same print job as the newly input print job and a comment is added, the additional information presenting unit 36 adds the print job to each of the plurality of print jobs. Display the comment on the monitor. Thereby, the user can check all the comments added to the same print job, and can appropriately determine the subsequent print processing. For example, when the number of print copies is displayed as a comment, the number of print copies obtained by adding the number of print copies of each comment can be grasped.

  The additional information presentation unit 36 is configured to be able to switch between displaying and not displaying a comment. That is, the comment display by the additional information presentation unit 36 can be turned off in response to a user request. As a result, the printing process can smoothly proceed to the user who does not want to display the comment without displaying the comment. Switching of the presence / absence of comment display may be performed, for example, on a console screen displayed on a monitor.

  The comment display by the additional information presentation unit 36 is performed only when a print instruction for a new print job is issued as described above. This is because, for example, if the comment can be referred to by another user before the print instruction, there is a security problem.

  Next, when the comment is presented by the additional information presenting unit 36 as described above, the continuation information accepting unit 37 accepts input of information regarding continuation of the printing process of the newly input print job. More specifically, the continuation information receiving unit 37 displays a “continue” button, a “stop” button, and a “change” button on the comment display screen, as shown in FIG. Then, when the “continue” button is selected by the user, the continuation information receiving unit 37 receives the information and continues the printing process of the newly input print job. When the user selects the “Cancel” button, the information is accepted and the printing process of the newly input print job is canceled.

  When the “change” button is selected, the continuation information accepting unit 37 accepts a change in the print condition of the newly input print job, and continues the printing process under the changed print condition. The user increases or decreases the number of print copies (the number of prints) of a newly input print job according to, for example, the number of prints (the number of prints) of the comments on the comment display screen as a change in the print conditions. When the user has commented on the deterioration of the image quality, the image quality is improved by changing the print density or the resolution, for example. The change of the printing conditions is not limited to these, and other changes can be appropriately received according to the function of the printing apparatus 20. By accepting the change of the printing condition in this manner, appropriate printing processing can be continuously performed without wasting the previous operation.

  Referring back to FIG. 1, the image processing unit 31 performs various processes on the print job determined to be continued by the print job management unit 30 and generates print data for driving the print processing unit 22. I do. Specifically, for example, when the print processing unit 22 performs a print process using an inkjet head, the image processing unit 31 first performs a RIP (Raster Image Processor) process on the print job to perform an RGB format image processing. Generate data.

  Next, the image processing unit 31 converts the RGB format image data into CMYK format image data using a color conversion table or the like, performs halftone processing on the CMYK format image data, and performs drop data of each color. Is generated as print data. As the halftone process, an error diffusion process or a dither mask process is used. When the print processing unit 22 performs a laser printing process or a stencil printing process, processes corresponding to these printing methods are performed on the print job.

  The print processing unit 22 performs a print process on a print medium based on the print data output from the image processing unit 31. The print processing unit 22 includes, for example, a transport unit that transports a print medium, and an inkjet head that discharges ink onto the print medium transported by the transport unit.

  The operation panel 23 is formed of, for example, a touch panel having a liquid crystal display, and receives various setting inputs related to printing processing and various instruction inputs by the user.

  Next, a flow of a printing process using the printing system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, after a print job is created in the print job output device 10, a login screen for the printing device 20 is displayed on the monitor. Then, the user sets and inputs the identification information (ID) and the password on the login screen, collates the identification information (ID) and the password stored in the user information storage unit 32, and permits the login (S30).

  Next, when a print instruction is input by the user in the printer driver of the print job output device 10, a print job is output from the print job output device 10 to the print device 20 and input to the print job management unit 30 of the print device 20. Is performed (S32).

  Then, when accepting the input of a new print job, the print job management unit 30 extracts the print job to which the comment is added, which is the print job stored in the end history storage unit 33, and Is compared with the newly input print job, and it is determined whether or not the extracted print job includes the same print job as the newly input print job (S34).

  When it is determined that the same print job as the newly input print job exists in the extracted print jobs (S34, YES), the comment added to the same print job is output to the print job. It is displayed on the monitor of the device 10 (S36).

  Then, the user refers to the comment displayed on the monitor to determine whether or not to perform the printing process continuously. If the printing process is to be performed continuously (YES in S38), “ The "continue" button is selected, and the printing process is started for the newly input print job (S40). On the other hand, as a result of referring to the comment displayed on the monitor, if the user determines that the printing process is unnecessary (S42, stop), the user selects the "stop" button on the comment display screen and ends the process as it is. Further, as a result of referring to the comment displayed on the monitor, if the user determines that the print condition is to be changed and the print process is to be performed (S42, change of the print condition), the user presses the “change” button on the comment display screen. select. When the "change" button is selected by the user, a screen for accepting the change of the printing condition is displayed on the monitor, and the changed printing condition is set and input by the user (S44). After that, when the “continue” button is selected by the user, the printing process is started for the newly input print job based on the changed printing conditions (S40).

  In S44, if it is determined that the same print job as the newly input print job does not exist in the extracted print jobs (S44, NO), no comment is displayed and the print job is not displayed. Printing processing is started (S40).

  In the above embodiment, the login screen, console screen, print job end history, comment input screen, and comment display screen are displayed on the monitor of the print job output device 10. May be displayed on the screen. At this time, the user sets and inputs identification information (ID) and a password on the login screen displayed on the operation panel 23 of the printing apparatus 20, and logs in to the printing apparatus 20. Then, an end history is selected on the console screen displayed on the operation panel 23, a print job to which a comment is added is selected from the print jobs of the end history, and a comment is set and input on the comment input screen.

  Then, when the user inputs a print instruction for a new print job on the operation panel 23 of the printing apparatus 20, the above-described print job determination unit 35 makes a determination, and the same print job is included in the print job of the end history. When there is a print job to which a comment is added, the comment added to the print job of the end history is displayed together with the comment display screen. The comment display screen may be displayed on the monitor of the print job output device 10 instead of the operation panel 23.

  The input of a print instruction for a new print job on the operation panel 23 of the printing apparatus 20 includes, for example, reading and printing a print job stored in a box on a storage medium such as a hard disk of the printing apparatus 20, or USB (Universal Serial Serial). Bus) memory is connected to the printing apparatus 20, and a print job stored in the USB memory is read and printed. Also, when a print job output from the print job output apparatus 10 and a security job limited to printable users is printed on the printing apparatus 20, user authentication is performed on the operation panel 23 of the printing apparatus 20. , A print instruction is input.

  In the above-described embodiment, the print job stored in the end history storage unit 33 may be deleted when a preset period has elapsed. In this case, it is preferable to set the storage period of the print job to which the comment is added longer than the storage period of the print job to which the comment is not added. It is preferable that the setting of the storage period can be performed only by a user having administrator authority.

  Further, in the printing system 1 of the above embodiment, the print job management unit 30 is provided in the printing device 20. However, all or a part of the print job management unit 30 is connected to the print job output device 10 or the printing device 20. Is a different device, and may be provided in another device connected to the communication line N.

Regarding the print job management device of the present invention, the following supplementary notes are further disclosed.
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  In the print job management apparatus of the present invention, the print job management apparatus may include a user information storage unit that stores identification information of a user who can use the printing apparatus, and the user information storage unit stores the information of the user in the information to which the user belongs. The additional information presentation unit can present the user information and the information to which the user belongs together with the additional information.

  In the print job management apparatus of the present invention, the print job determination unit extracts a print job to which the additional information is added from among the print jobs of the end history stored in the end history storage unit, and extracts the extracted print job. The new print job can be compared with the newly input print job.

  Further, in the print job management apparatus of the present invention, the additional information presentation unit can switch whether to present the additional information.

  In the print job management apparatus according to the present invention, when there are a plurality of print jobs determined to be the same print job as the newly input print job, the additional information Can be presented.

  Further, in the print job management apparatus of the present invention, the continuation information receiving unit can receive an input of a change in the printing condition regarding the printing process as the information regarding the continuation of the printing process.

1 Printing System 10 Print Job Output Device 20 Printing Device 21 Control Unit 22 Print Processing Unit 23 Operation Panel 30 Print Job Management Unit 31 Image Processing Unit 32 User Information Storage Unit 33 End History Storage Unit 34 Additional Information Input Acceptance Unit 35 Print Job Determination Unit 36 additional information presenting unit 37 continuation information receiving unit N communication line

Claims (3)

When a user performs a printing process using a printing apparatus, an end history storage unit that stores information of an end history of a print job targeted for the print process in association with the user,
An additional information input receiving unit that receives input of additional information for the information of the end history by a user associated with the information of the end history,
The print job of the end history stored in the end history storage unit is compared with the newly input print job, and the print job is the same print job as the newly input print job, and the additional information is added. A print job determining unit that determines whether the performed print job exists in the print job of the end history,
When the print job determination unit determines that there is a print job that is the same print job as the newly input print job and to which the additional information is added, the print job added to the same print job is added. An additional information presenting unit for presenting information;
A print job management apparatus comprising: a continuation information receiving unit configured to receive input of information regarding continuation of print processing of the newly input print job after the presentation of the additional information.   The print job determination unit extracts a print job to which the additional information is added from among print jobs of the end history stored in the end history storage unit, and the extracted print job and the newly input print job The print job management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print job management apparatus compares the print job with the print job.   The print job management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the continuation information receiving unit receives an input of a change in a printing condition regarding the print processing as information regarding continuation of the print processing.