JP2023152174A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a printer that changes a display in a display part according to presence/absence of setting of automatic job deletion, so that a selection on a selection screen by a user can be properly selected.SOLUTION: A control part (12) executes: a first deletion process which is processing for executing deletion of a print job stored in a storage part (13, 19A), and in which deletion of a print job is set to be executed or not according to an automatic job deletion setting, at a predetermined automatic job deletion timing; and a keep selection process in which a selection screen is displayed for selecting whether a print job selected from among print jobs displayed in a display part (34A) should be stored and kept in the storage part after printing completion. In the case that the automatic job deletion setting is set to execute deletion of a print job, the keep selection process is not executed. However, if the automatic job deletion setting is set to not execute deletion of a print job, the keep selection process is executed and the selection screen is displayed in the display part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to printing devices.

The printing device of Patent Document 1 stores a print job to which authentication information is attached in a print job storage unit, receives a password input from a user, and, if there is a print job with a matching password, prints that print job. . Furthermore, the printing device of Patent Document 1 allows the user to specify whether to save the print data in the storage unit after printing or to delete all the print data from the storage unit after printing, after inputting the password and before printing. Displays a selection screen that allows the user to select whether or not to save the print job with the matching password in the print job storage unit even after printing.
In the printing device disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is possible to set a storage time, which is a time period for storing stored jobs, and automatically delete stored jobs that have been stored for a period exceeding the storage time.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-341591 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2016-137583

When attempting to realize a printing device that combines the functions of the printing device of Patent Document 1 and the printing device of Patent Document 2, and retaining the print job memory after printing is selected on the selection screen. However, if the print data stored in the storage unit is set to be automatically deleted at the automatic job deletion timing, the print job will be automatically stored after the time period for retaining the print job in the storage unit has elapsed. It will be deleted from the section. Therefore, if automatic job deletion is set, there may be cases where the user loses the advantage of choosing to store print data in the storage unit.
The proposed invention provides a printing device that allows the user to make appropriate selections on the selection screen by changing the display on the display depending on whether or not automatic job deletion is set. It's about doing.

In order to solve the above problems, a printing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a reception unit that receives input operations from a user, a display unit, a printing unit that prints an image on a sheet, and a printing unit that stores a print job. The control unit includes a storage unit and a control unit, and the control unit performs a process of deleting a print job stored in the storage unit at a predetermined automatic job deletion timing, a first deletion process in which it is set whether or not to delete the print job according to the print job; a print job display process to display the print job stored in the storage unit on the display unit; A print job selection process in which one or more print jobs are selected from among the print jobs displayed by the print job display process, and the print job selected by the print job selection process is terminated by an input operation received by the print job display process. A retention selection process that displays a selection screen for selecting whether to later retain the memory in the storage unit and allows selection by an input operation accepted via the reception unit; and a print job selected by the print job selection process. A print process of printing an image based on the image on a sheet using the print unit, and if it is selected to retain the memory by the retention selection process, retain the memory of the print job after the print process has been completed in the memory unit. and if deletion is selected by the retention selection process, a second deletion process of deleting the print job for which the print process has been completed from the storage unit; If the setting is to delete the print job, the retention selection process is not executed, and if the automatic job deletion setting is not to delete the print job, the retention selection process is executed and the selection screen is Display on the display.

According to the above configuration, when the print job is set to be automatically deleted at the automatic job deletion timing, the retention selection process is not executed. Therefore, for example, if the administrator of the printing device has set the print job to be automatically deleted, when another user who is not the administrator prints, the print job can be set to be retained even after printing. Since the selection screen is not displayed, users who are not administrators will not be able to make settings in situations where they do not see any benefit. By changing the display on the display unit depending on whether or not automatic job deletion is set, the user can appropriately select the selection on the selection screen.

Further, the printing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a reception unit that receives input operations from a user, a display unit, a printing unit that prints an image on a sheet, a storage unit that stores a print job, and a control unit. , the control unit executes a process of deleting the print job stored in the storage unit at a predetermined automatic job deletion timing, the control unit deleting the print job according to the automatic job deletion setting. A first deletion process that is set to be executed or not, a print job display process that displays the print job stored in the storage unit on the display unit, and an input operation that is accepted via the reception unit, a print job selection process for selecting a print job displayed by the print job display process; and a selection for selecting whether to retain the print job selected by the print job selection process in the storage unit after printing is completed. A holding selection process that displays a screen and allows selection by an input operation accepted through the reception unit, and printing an image based on the print job selected by the print job selection process on a sheet using the printing unit. and if it is selected to retain the memory by the retention selection process, retain the storage of the selected print job for which the print process has been completed in the storage unit, and select to delete it by the retention selection process. a second deletion process of deleting the selected print job for which the print process has been completed from the storage unit; If the setting is to delete the print job, and it is selected to retain the memory by the retention selection process, after the selection screen is displayed, the automatic job deletion setting deletes the print job. setting is displayed on the display section, and if the automatic job deletion setting is set not to delete the print job, or if deletion is selected by the retention selection process, after the selection screen is displayed. , the display unit does not display that the automatic job deletion setting is a setting for executing print job deletion.

According to the above configuration, if the print job is set to be automatically deleted, and if the retention selection process selects to retain the memory, the automatic job deletion setting deletes the print job. Display on the display that it is a setting. Therefore, it is possible to notify the user who has selected to retain the memory through the retention selection process that the print job is set to be automatically deleted.

Further, in the printing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the control unit may be configured such that, after executing the retention selection process, the automatic job deletion setting is a setting to execute deletion of the print job, and that the retention selection process If it is selected to retain the memory of the print job, the automatic job deletion setting is a setting to execute the deletion of the print job, and the automatic job deletion of the print job for which the memory of the print job is selected to be retained is set. The timing is displayed on the display section.

According to the above configuration, if the print job is set to be automatically deleted, and if the retention selection process selects to retain the memory, the automatic job deletion setting deletes the print job. In addition to the settings, the automatic job deletion timing of print jobs selected to be retained is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, the user who has selected to retain the memory through the retention selection process can be informed of the timing at which the print job will be automatically deleted.

Further, in the printing apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the automatic job deletion timing is a predetermined periodic time.

According to the above configuration, a print job is performed periodically. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the storage capacity of the storage unit from being overwhelmed by print jobs to be held.

Further, the printing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a communication unit that communicates with an external device, and the control unit receives a print job from the external device via the communication unit, and stores the print job in the storage unit. The received print job is stored, and the control unit stores a reception time when the print job was stored in the storage unit, and the automatic job deletion timing is a timing at which an automatic deletion period has elapsed from the reception time. be.

According to the above configuration, the print job is deleted at the timing when the automatic deletion period has elapsed from the printing date and time when the image based on the print job was printed. Therefore, print jobs that have not been repeatedly printed can be deleted, and the storage capacity of the storage unit can be prevented from being overwhelmed by print jobs to be retained.

Further, in the printing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the control unit may be configured such that after executing the retention selection process, the automatic job deletion setting is a setting to execute deletion of the print job, and the retention selection process If it is selected to retain the memory, the print job with the earliest automatic job deletion timing is determined among the print jobs selected to retain the memory, and the automatic job deletion timing of the earliest print job is displayed as described above. section.

According to the above configuration, when a print job is set to be automatically deleted and when it is selected to retain memory by the retention selection process, among the print jobs set to retain memory, To display the automatic job deletion timing for the print job with the earliest automatic job deletion timing. Therefore, it is possible to inform the user of the approximate period until the print job selected to be retained is automatically deleted.

Further, in the printing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the control unit may be configured such that, after executing the retention selection process, the automatic job deletion setting is a setting to execute deletion of the print job, and that the retention selection process If it is selected to retain the memory, the automatic job deletion timing of the print job selected to retain the memory is extended.

According to the above configuration, when the print job is set to be automatically deleted and when it is selected to retain the memory by the retention selection process, the automatic deletion of the print job for which the memory is selected to be retained is Extend job deletion timing. Therefore, it is possible to meet the needs of users who have selected to retain their memories through the retention selection process.

Further, in the printing apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the control unit executes the holding selection process after executing the print job selection process and before executing the print process.

According to the above configuration, after selecting a print job and before performing print processing, the holding selection process is executed. Therefore, the user can confirm whether or not to retain the print job in the storage unit.

Further, in the printing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the storage unit stores user identification information regarding a user who has stored a print job in association with the print job, and the control unit further executes an authentication process of accepting an input operation for logging into the apparatus via the reception unit and authenticating the user based on user identification information input by the input operation; Among the print jobs stored in the display unit, print jobs stored in association with the user identification information of the user authenticated by the authentication process are displayed on the display unit.

According to the above configuration, the authentication process is executed, and in the print job display process, only print jobs of authenticated users are displayed. Therefore, only the print jobs stored by the user can be confirmed from among the print jobs stored in the storage unit.

Further, the printing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a communication unit that communicates with an external device, and the control unit receives a print job from the external device via the communication unit, and stores the print job in the storage unit. The received print job is stored, and in the print job display process, a print job selection screen including a print job list that is a list of print jobs stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit, and the print job selection screen is displayed on the display unit. In the process, the user selects one or more print jobs from the print job list by performing an input operation on the reception unit.

According to the above configuration, the printing device receives a print job from an external device and stores the print job in the storage unit. Then, the list of print jobs stored in the storage section is displayed on the display section of the printing device. When performing print processing, by presenting a list of print jobs stored in the storage unit to the user, it is possible to allow the user to check the storage status of print jobs in the storage unit.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, by changing the display on the display unit depending on whether or not automatic job deletion is set, it is possible to enable the user to appropriately select the selection on the selection screen.

1 is a diagram showing the appearance of a printing device according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a printing device according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. 3 is a flowchart regarding a method of changing settings of a printing device according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. 7 is a flowchart related to processing for storing a print job in a storage unit. (A) is a diagram showing an example of job management information in the printing device according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. 6B and 7C are diagrams illustrating an example of job management information in the printing device according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing for printing a print job in the printing device according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the storage printing process of FIG. 6; (A) A diagram showing an example of a standby screen. (B) A diagram showing an example of a job selection screen. (C) A diagram showing an example of a retention selection screen. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of automatic deletion processing in the printing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of automatic deletion processing in the printing device according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of storage printing processing in the printing device according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of display processing in the printing device according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a warning display screen in the printing device according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of display processing in a printing device according to Embodiment 3 of the present disclosure.

[Embodiment 1]
[Schematic configuration of multifunction device]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a printing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. A multi-function peripheral (MFP) 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an example of a printing device, and has a print function, a copy function, a scan function, a fax function, and the like. Note that the printing device is not limited to a multifunction device that has all the functions described above, but may be a multifunction device that does not have a facsimile function, for example. Hereinafter, as shown by arrows in FIG. 1, the vertical direction, front-back direction, and left-right direction of the multifunction device 1 will be defined.

The multifunction device 1 includes a printing section 2, an image reading section 3, an operation panel 33, and a touch panel 34. The printing unit 2 has an electrophotographic printing function. The printing method of the printing section 2 is not limited to the electrophotographic method, but may be an inkjet method. The housing 20 of the printing section 2 includes a paper feed tray 21 and a paper discharge tray 22. The paper feed tray 21 can accommodate a plurality of sheets such as plain paper. The printing unit 2 prints an image on a sheet fed from a paper feed tray 21 and discharges the sheet to a paper discharge tray 22. Note that the sheets accommodated in the paper feed tray 21 are not limited to plain paper, and may be thick paper or the like.

The image reading section 3 has a scanning function. The image reading section 3 includes a housing 30, a document transport section 31, and a document cover 32. The document transport section 31 includes a document tray 31A on which a plurality of documents can be stacked. The document cover 32 is rotatably provided with respect to the mounting table of the housing 30.

The operation panel 33 and the touch panel 34 are provided on the front surface of the multifunction device 1. The operation panel 33 includes a touch panel 34, a cancel key 35A, a home key 35B, a return key 35C, a power key 35D, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the multifunction device 1. As shown in FIG. The multifunction device 1 includes a printing section 2, an image reading section 3, an ASIC 11, a RAM 13, a ROM 14, a nonvolatile memory 15, a network I/F 16, and a USB I/F 19.

The ASIC 11 is equipped with a CPU 12. The CPU 12 is an example of a control unit, and performs general control over each part of the multifunction device 1. Note that the ASIC 11 may be used as a control unit. A program 43 for controlling the multifunction device 1 is stored in the ROM 14 . The CPU 12 executes the program 43 using the RAM 13 as a work area. The nonvolatile memory 15 is made of NVRAM or the like, and stores settings for various processes of the multifunction device 1 and data used for the various processes.

Network I/F 16 is an example of a communication unit. The multifunction device 1 connects to the LAN via the network I/F 16 and communicates with the administrator PC 17 and PC 18. The administrator PC 17 is an example of an external device, and is an information terminal operated by the administrator of the multifunction device 1. The PC 18 is an example of an external device, and is an information terminal operated by a user other than the administrator. The network I/F 16 may be connected to a network other than the LAN. The administrator PC 17 and PC 18 may be information terminals other than personal computers, and may be, for example, smartphones, tablet terminals, or the like. Further, the multifunction device 1 is connected to a USB storage 19A from outside the multifunction device 1 via the USB I/F 19.

The touch panel 34 has a display section 34A and a reception section 34B. The display section 34A of the touch panel 34 is an example of a display section, and is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like. The operation screen of the multifunction peripheral 1 and the like are displayed on the display section 34A. The reception unit 34B receives a touch operation by the user and detects a position pressed by the user. Note that a liquid crystal display without the reception section 34B may be used as the display section. The physical key 35 is an example of a reception unit, and receives input operations from the user.

The USB storage 19A is an example of a storage unit, and print jobs are stored therein. The print job includes at least image data 42, and may be added with user identification information and a job name. Job management information 41 is stored in the USB storage 19A, and information about print jobs to which user identification information and job names have been added is stored. Note that the RAM 13 may be used as a storage unit, and the job management information 41 and the image data 42 of the print job may be stored in the RAM 13.

〔setting change〕
A method for the administrator to change the settings of the multifunction device 1 will be described using FIG. 3. In FIG. 3, an example will be described in which the administrator changes settings for automatic deletion processing, which will be described later. The multifunction device 1 functions as a Web server for EWS (Embedded Web Server) by having the CPU 12 execute a program 43 stored in the ROM 14 . When the administrator of the multifunction device 1 starts a browser on the administrator PC 17 and enters the predetermined URL for EWS in the URL input field of the browser, a browser screen for setting the multifunction device 1 appears on the display of the administrator PC 17. Is displayed.

When the administrator performs a predetermined operation on the setting browser screen and proceeds with the setting change process (S100: YES), a setting screen regarding automatic deletion processing is displayed. When the administrator performs an operation on the setting screen to change the setting to execute automatic deletion processing (S101: YES), the operation information is sent to the multifunction device 1, and the automatic deletion process stored in the nonvolatile memory 15 is The deletion setting 44 is set to on (S102). Thereby, the CPU 12 of the multifunction device 1 is set to be able to execute automatic deletion processing. In addition, when the administrator changes the setting to not execute automatic deletion processing on the setting screen (S101: NO), the operation information is sent to the multifunction device 1, and the automatic deletion setting stored in the nonvolatile memory 15 is transmitted. 44 is set to off (S103).

[Storing print jobs]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart regarding the process of storing a print job in a storage unit such as the USB storage 19A. In the following description, it will be assumed that the print job is stored in the USB storage 19A.

When the CPU 12 receives a print job from the PC 18 via the network I/F 16 (S200: YES), the CPU 12 determines whether user identification information and a job name are added to the received print job (S201). In step S201, if the user identification information and job name are added to the print job (S201: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S202, and determines whether the user identification information and job name are not added to the print job. In the case (S201: NO), the process advances to step S205.

In step S202, the CPU 12 determines whether the storage print setting 45 stored in the nonvolatile memory 15 is turned on. The storage print setting 45 is a setting regarding whether or not to execute the storage print process, which will be described in detail later. When the storage print setting 45 is on, the storage print process can be executed. The setting value of the storage print setting 45 can be set in the same manner as the setting method of the automatic deletion setting 44 shown in FIG. In step S202, if the storage print setting 45 is turned on (S202: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to step S203, and if the storage print setting 45 is turned off (S202: NO), the CPU 12 proceeds to step S205. Proceed to processing.

In step S203, the CPU 12 stores the print job received from the PC 18 in the USB storage 19A. The CPU 12 stores the image data 42 of the print job in the USB storage 19A. Further, the CPU 12 adds the job name and user identification information added to the print job to the job management information 41, and stores the added job management information 41 in the USB storage 19A. In subsequent step S204, the CPU 12 adds the date and time of receipt of the print job to the job management information 41.

If it is determined in step S201 that user identification information and job name are not added to the print job (S201: NO), or if it is determined in step S202 that the stored print setting 45 is turned off (S202 :NO), the CPU 12 performs the process of step S205. In step S205, the CPU 12 controls the printing unit 2 to print the image data 42 of the print job received from the PC 18 onto a sheet.

[Job management information]
FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of the job management information 41 after processing in step S204. The job management information 41A illustrated in FIG. 5(A) includes, for a print job whose image data 42 is stored in the USB storage 19A, the job name and user identification information added to the print job, and the print job's user identification information. The date and time of reception are stored.

[Store printing process]
The flow of storage print processing will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6-8. When the user who sent the print job from the PC 18 operates the home key 35B or the like of the multifunction device 1, a standby screen 90 as shown in FIG. 8(A) is displayed on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34. The standby screen 90 includes a fax button 51 , a copy button 52 , a scan button 53 , a store print button 54 , a settings button 55 , and a user authentication button 56 .

The user authentication button 56 is used when a user logs in or out of the multifunction device 1. When the user authentication button 56 is pressed, the CPU 12 starts the process shown in FIG. In step S300 of FIG. 6, the CPU 12 executes authentication processing. The CPU 12 displays a login screen on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34, and accepts input of the user's identification information and password using the physical keys 35 and the like. When the user inputs his/her identification information and password, the CPU 12 compares the information with information previously stored in the authentication DB 46 stored in the nonvolatile memory 15. If the information input by the user matches the information stored in advance in the authentication DB 46, the user can log in to the multifunction device 1. When the user logs into the multifunction device 1 (S301: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S302.

In step S302, the CPU 12 determines whether the print job of the logged-in user is stored in the USB storage 19A. The CPU 12 searches for a print job associated with the user identification information of the logged-in user from among the print jobs stored in the job management information 41A of the USB storage 19A. If the search results show that there is a print job associated with the user identification information of the logged-in user (S302: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S303. In step S303, the CPU 12 performs storage printing processing. The storage printing process will be described later using FIG. 7.

If the print job associated with the user identification information of the logged-in user does not exist in the job management information 41A (S302: NO), or if the process of step S303 is completed, the CPU 12 executes the process of step S304. Proceed to processing. In step S304, the CPU 12 displays the standby screen 90 on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34, and proceeds to the process of step S305.

In step S305, the CPU 12 determines whether the storage print button 54 has been pressed. If the storage print button 54 is pressed (S305: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to step S303, and if the storage print button 54 is not pressed (S305: NO), the CPU 12 proceeds to step S306.

In step S306, the CPU 12 determines whether the logged-in user logs out. If the user performs a predetermined operation and logs out from the multifunction device 1 (S306: YES), the CPU 12 ends the process of FIG. 6, and if the user does not perform a predetermined operation to log out (S306: NO). ) displays the standby screen 90 on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34 (S304).

The process of step S303 in FIG. 6 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. When the CPU 12 starts the process shown in FIG. 7, in step S400, it acquires information regarding the print job of the logged-in user from the job management information 41A, and creates a print job list. After creating the print job list, the CPU 12 advances to step S401.

In step S401, the CPU 12 executes print job display processing. The CPU 12 displays a job selection screen 91 illustrated in FIG. 8(B) on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34. The job selection screen 91 displays a delete button 61, a select all button 62, a print button 63, check boxes 66A to 66E, and scroll buttons 64 and 65. The job selection screen 91 illustrated in FIG. 8(B) is displayed when the user "UserA" logs into the multifunction device 1. The print job list created in step S400 is displayed on the left side of FIG. 8(B). The print job list in FIG. 8(B) displays all job names for print jobs whose user identification information is "UserA" in the job management information 41A in FIG. 5(A).

When the CPU 12 displays the job selection screen 91, it executes a print job selection process. The CPU 12 receives the user's selection of a print job to be deleted or printed via the reception unit 34B of the touch panel 34 or the physical keys 35. When the user selects and presses the print job that he/she wishes to delete or print from among the print jobs displayed on the job selection screen 91, a check mark is placed in the check boxes 66A to 66E located on the left side of each selected print job. Is displayed. When the user presses the select all button 62, check marks are displayed in the check boxes 66A to 66E of all print jobs displayed on the job selection screen 91. When the user presses the delete button 61 or the print button 63, the print job selection is confirmed.

In step S402, the CPU 12 determines whether an instruction has been input using the print button 63 or whether an instruction has been input using the delete button 61. The print button 63 is a button for instructing printing of the image data 42 for the print job selected by the user. The delete button 61 is a button for instructing deletion of a print job. When the CPU 12 receives an instruction input using the print button 63 on the job selection screen 91 (S402: print button), the process proceeds to step S403.

In step S403, the CPU 12 determines whether the automatic deletion setting 44 is off. If the automatic deletion setting 44 stored in the non-volatile memory 15 is off (S403: YES), the CPU 12 advances to step S404 and sets the automatic deletion setting 44 stored in the non-volatile memory 15 to on. In the case (S403: NO), the process advances to step S405.

In step S404, the CPU 12 executes retention selection processing. More specifically, the CPU 12 displays a retention selection screen 92 illustrated in FIG. 8C on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34. The retention selection screen 92 is a screen for allowing the user to select whether to retain the print job or delete the print job after the print job selected by the user has finished printing. The retention selection screen 92 displays a YES button 71 and a NO button 72. The user presses the YES button 71 if the user wants to retain the print job even after printing is finished, and the NO button 72 if the user wants to delete the print job after printing is finished. When the user presses the YES button 71 or the NO button 72, the process advances to step S405.

In step S405, the CPU 12 executes print processing. The CPU 12 controls the printing unit 2 to print the image data 42 for the print job selected by the user on the job selection screen 91. When the CPU 12 completes printing all the print jobs selected on the job selection screen 91, the process proceeds to step S406.

In step S406, the CPU 12 determines whether the YES button 71 is selected on the retention selection screen 92. If the YES button 71 is not selected (S406: NO), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S407. That is, if the automatic deletion setting 44 is on (S403: NO) and the retention selection screen 92 is not displayed, or if the automatic deletion setting 44 is off (S403: YES) and the NO button is selected on the retention selection screen 92. If so, the CPU 12 advances to step S407.

In step S407, the CPU 12 deletes the print job selected from the job selection screen 91 from the USB storage 19A. The CPU 12 deletes the image data 42 of the print job selected from the job selection screen 91 from the USB storage 19A, deletes the information regarding those print jobs from the job management information 41A, and stores the deleted job management information 41A from the USB storage 19A. It is stored in the storage 19A. When the CPU 12 finishes updating the job management information 41A, it ends the process shown in FIG.

In step S406, if the YES button 71 is selected on the retention selection screen 92 (S406: YES), the CPU 12 determines that the memory of the print job selected on the job selection screen 91 is to be retained. The CPU 12 ends the process of FIG. 7 without deleting the image data 42 and the like from the USB storage 19A for the print job selected on the job selection screen 91. Since the print jobs are stored, those print jobs will be displayed in the print job list the next time the job selection screen 91 is displayed. For example, for documents that a user regularly prints, such as a form that a new patient is asked to fill out at the reception desk, by retaining the memory of the print job, reprinting becomes easy.

In step S402, if there is an instruction input using the delete button 61 (S402: delete button), the CPU 12 advances to step S408. In step S408, the CPU 12 deletes the image data 42 of the print job selected from the job selection screen 91 from the USB storage 19A, deletes information regarding those print jobs from the job management information 41A, and manages the job after deletion. The information 41A is stored in the USB storage 19A.

Subsequently, in step S409, the CPU 12 determines whether the print job of the logged-in user remains in the job management information 41A. That is, the CPU 12 determines whether there are any remaining print jobs to be displayed on the print job list. If the print job of the logged-in user remains in the job management information 41A (S409: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S401, and displays the print job of the logged-in user remaining in the job management information 41A. If not (S409: NO), the process in FIG. 7 ends.

[Automatic deletion process]
The flow of automatic deletion processing, which is an example of the first deletion processing, will be explained using FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a flowchart regarding automatic deletion processing. The automatic deletion process is resident when the automatic deletion setting 44 stored in the nonvolatile memory 15 is on. In step S500, the CPU 12 determines whether a predetermined automatic deletion timing has arrived. In the example of FIG. 9, the predetermined automatic deletion timing is midnight. When the predetermined automatic deletion timing comes (S500: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S501. However, if the user is logged in to the multifunction device 1 at the predetermined automatic deletion timing, the process may not proceed to step S501, or the process may proceed to step S501 after the user logs out. Good too.

In step S501, the CPU 12 determines whether the automatic deletion setting 44 is on. If the automatic deletion setting 44 stored in the nonvolatile memory 15 is on (S501: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S502. On the other hand, if the automatic deletion setting 44 is off (S501: NO), the CPU 12 ends the process of FIG.

In step S502, the CPU 12 acquires job management information 41A from the USB storage 19A. The CPU 12 sequentially deletes print jobs from the acquired job management information 41A (S503-S506). Specifically, the CPU 12 initializes a variable N to 0 in step S503, and increments the variable N by 1 in step S504.

In step S505, the CPU 12 deletes the image data 42 of the Nth print job from the USB storage 19A, and also deletes the Nth print job from the job management information 41A. The CPU 12 stores the job management information 41A after deleting the Nth print job in the USB storage 19A. However, the Nth here means the order in the job management information 41A at the start of the process in step S502. In the following processing, even if some print jobs are deleted and the print jobs are moved up in the job management information 41A, the processing order of each print job will not change.

In step S506, the CPU 12 determines whether or not it has been determined whether to retain or delete the print jobs for all print jobs stored in the job management information 41A. If the CPU 12 has finished determining all the print jobs stored in the job management information 41A (S506: YES), the CPU 12 ends the process of FIG. If the CPU 12 has not finished processing all the print jobs stored in the job management information 41A (S506: NO), the CPU 12 advances to step S504, increments the variable N by 1, and starts processing the next print job. .

[Operations and effects of Embodiment 1]
According to the multifunction device 1 of the first embodiment described above, the CPU 12 performs a process of deleting a print job stored in the USB storage 19A at a predetermined automatic job deletion timing, and the automatic job deletion setting An automatic deletion process (FIG. 9) in which it is set whether or not to delete a print job depending on the situation, and a print job display process in which a print job stored in the USB storage 19A is displayed on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34. (S401), a print job selection process (S402) in which one or more print jobs are selected from among the print jobs displayed by the print job display process by an input operation accepted via the reception unit 34B; A retention selection process that displays a retention selection screen 92 for selecting whether to retain the print job selected by the process in the USB storage 19A after printing is completed, and allows selection by an input operation accepted via the reception unit 34B. (S404), a printing process (S405) in which an image based on the print job selected in the print job selection process is printed on a sheet using the print unit 2, and when it is selected to retain the memory in the retention selection process (S405). S406: YES), the print job for which the print process has been completed is retained in the USB storage 19A, and if it is selected to be deleted by the retention selection process (S406: NO), the print job for which the print process has been completed is stored in the USB storage 19A. (S407). If the automatic deletion setting 44 is on and the print job is to be deleted (S403: NO), the CPU 12 does not execute the retention selection process, and the automatic deletion setting 44 is off and does not delete the print job. In the case of setting (S403: YES), the retention selection process is executed and the retention selection screen 92 is displayed on the display unit 34A.
According to the above configuration, when the automatic deletion setting 44 is on at the automatic job deletion timing (S403: NO), the retention selection process (S404) is not executed. Therefore, for example, if the administrator of multifunction device 1 has set the print job to be automatically deleted, when another user who is not the administrator prints, the print job must be set to be retained even after printing. Since the retention selection screen 92 for this purpose is not displayed, users who are not administrators will not be able to make settings in situations where they do not see any benefit. By changing the display on the display unit 34A depending on whether or not automatic job deletion is set, the user can appropriately select the selection on the retention selection screen 92.

Further, after executing the print job selection process (S402), the CPU 12 executes a retention selection process (S404) before executing the print process (S405).
According to the above configuration, after selecting a print job and before performing print processing, the holding selection process is executed. Therefore, the user can confirm whether or not to retain the print job in the storage unit.

Further, the USB storage 19A stores user identification information related to the user who has stored the print job in association with the print job, and the CPU 12 receives an input operation for logging into the multifunction device 1 via the reception unit 34B. and further executes authentication processing (S300, S301) in which the user is authenticated based on the user identification information input by the input operation, and in the print job display processing, the print job stored in the USB storage 19A is displayed. Then, the print job stored in association with the user identification information of the user authenticated through the authentication process is displayed on the display unit 34A.
According to the above configuration, the authentication process is executed, and in the print job display process, only print jobs of authenticated users are displayed. Therefore, it is possible to confirm only the print jobs stored by the user from among the print jobs stored in the USB storage 19A.

The CPU 12 also receives a print job from the PC 18 via the network I/F 16 (S200), stores the received print job in the USB storage 19A (S203), and creates a list of print jobs stored in the USB storage 19A. A job selection screen 91 including a print job list is displayed on the display unit 34A (S401), and in the print job selection process, the user inputs operations on the reception unit 34B to select one or more print jobs from the print job list. A job is selected (S402).
According to the above configuration, the multifunction device 1 receives a print job from the PC 18 and stores the print job in the USB storage 19A. Then, the list of print jobs stored in the USB storage 19A is displayed on the display unit 34A. When performing print processing, by presenting the user with a list of print jobs stored in the USB storage 19A, the user can check the storage status of print jobs in the USB storage 19A.

[Embodiment 2]
Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as the members described in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 5(B) is a diagram showing an example of job management information 41 in the second embodiment. The job management information 41B illustrated in FIG. 5(B) includes, for a print job whose image data 42 is stored in the USB storage 19A, the job name and user identification information added to the print job, and the job name and user identification information of the print job. The date and time of reception and the automatic deletion time are stored.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart regarding automatic deletion processing in Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. In step S600, the CPU 12 determines whether a predetermined automatic deletion timing has arrived. In the example of FIG. 10, the automatic deletion timing is a predetermined periodic time, and occurs every five minutes. When the predetermined automatic deletion timing comes (S600: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S601. Note that if the user has logged in to the multifunction device 1 at the predetermined automatic deletion timing, the process may not proceed to step S601.

In step S601, the CPU 12 initializes a variable N to zero. In step S602, the CPU 12 obtains the current time. In step S603, the CPU 12 increases the variable N by 1. In step S604, the CPU 12 obtains the reception date and time and automatic deletion time for the Nth print job included in the job management information 41B.

In step S605, the CPU 12 subtracts the reception date and time of the Nth print job obtained in step S604 from the current time obtained in step S602 to calculate the elapsed time from the reception date and time of the Nth print job.

In step S606, the CPU 12 determines whether the elapsed time calculated in step S605 is greater than the automatic deletion time acquired in step S604. If the elapsed time is greater than the automatic deletion time (S606: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S607, and if the elapsed time is less than or equal to the automatic deletion time (S606: NO), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S608. move on.

In step S607, the CPU 12 deletes the image data 42 of the Nth print job from the USB storage 19A, and also deletes the Nth print job from the job management information 41B. However, the Nth here means the order in the job management information 41B at the start of the process in step S601.

In step S608, the CPU 12 determines whether or not it has been determined whether to retain or delete the print jobs for all print jobs stored in the job management information 41B. If the CPU 12 has finished determining all the print jobs stored in the job management information 41B (S608: YES), the CPU 12 ends the process of FIG. 10. If the CPU 12 has not finished processing all the print jobs stored in the job management information 41B (S608: NO), the CPU 12 advances to step S603, increments the variable N by 1, and starts processing the next print job. .

FIG. 11 is a flowchart regarding the storage print process according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. In the storage printing process in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 11, when an instruction is input using the print button 63 of the job selection screen 91 in step S402 (S402: print button), the process proceeds to step S700, and the details are shown in FIG. Start the display process shown.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart regarding the display process executed in step S700 of FIG. When the CPU 12 starts executing the display process, in step S701 of FIG. 12, the CPU 12 executes the holding selection process similarly to step S403 of FIG. A retention selection screen 92 exemplified in is displayed. In subsequent step S702, the CPU 12 determines whether the YES button 71 is selected on the retention selection screen 92. If the YES button 71 is selected (S702: YES), the CPU 12 proceeds to the process of step S703, and if the YES button 71 is not selected (S702: NO), the CPU 12 ends the process of FIG. do.

In step S703, the CPU 12 determines whether the automatic deletion setting 44 is on. If the automatic deletion setting 44 stored in the nonvolatile memory 15 is off, the CPU 12 ends the process of FIG. 12, and if the automatic deletion setting 44 stored in the nonvolatile memory 15 is on, the CPU 12 executes step The process advances to step S704.

In step S704, the CPU 12 increases the automatic deletion time setting value in the job management information 41B by a predetermined time for the print job selected on the job selection screen 91. For example, if print job 1 and print job 3 are selected on the job selection screen 91 illustrated in FIG. 8(B), print job 1 and print job 3 are selected in the job management information 41B illustrated in FIG. 5(B). The automatic deletion time is increased by 48 hours as illustrated in FIG. 5(C). In FIG. 5(B), the set value of the automatic deletion time for print job 1 and print job 3 is 24 hours, but in FIG. 5(C), it has been increased by 48 hours to 72 hours.

In subsequent step S705, the CPU 12 determines the print job with the earliest automatic job deletion timing among the print jobs selected on the job selection screen 91. The automatic job deletion timing is the sum of the automatic deletion time and the reception date and time of the print job. For example, in the job management information 41B illustrated in FIG. 5C, the automatic job deletion timing for print job 2 is 10:10 on March 12, 2022, and the user identification information is the earliest among the print jobs of UserA. .

In subsequent step S706, the CPU 12 displays the automatic job deletion timing on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34 for the print job with the earliest automatic job deletion timing determined in step S705. FIG. 13 shows an example of a warning display screen 93 that displays automatic job deletion timing. The warning display screen 93 shown in FIG. 13 displays a warning message including the print job with the earliest automatic job deletion timing determined in step S705 and the time until the automatic job deletion timing. In the warning display screen 93 of FIG. 13, an OK button 81 is displayed below the warning text. When the OK button 81 is pressed, the CPU 12 closes the warning display screen 93 and ends the process of FIG. 12. In the warning display screen 93, the automatic job deletion timing may be displayed as is instead of the time until the automatic job deletion timing.

[Operations and effects of Embodiment 2]
According to the multifunction device of Embodiment 2 described above, the CPU 12 performs a process of deleting a print job stored in the USB storage 19A at a predetermined automatic job deletion timing, and the CPU 12 performs a process of deleting a print job stored in the USB storage 19A at a predetermined automatic job deletion timing. automatic deletion processing (FIG. 10) in which it is set whether or not to delete the print job according to the print job; and print job display processing (S401) in which the print job stored in the USB storage 19A is displayed on the display unit 34A. , a print job selection process (S402) in which the print job displayed by the print job display process is selected by an input operation accepted via the reception unit 34B, and a print job selected by the print job selection process is selected after printing is completed. A retention selection screen 92 for selecting whether to retain the memory in the storage unit is displayed, and selection is performed by a retention selection process (S701) in which selection is made possible by an input operation accepted via the reception unit 34B, and a print job selection process is performed. When the image based on the printed print job is printed on a sheet using the print unit 2 (S402), and it is selected to retain the memory by the retention selection process (S406: YES), after the print process is completed, If it is selected to retain the selected print job in the USB storage 19A and delete it by the retention selection process (S406: NO), after the print process is finished, the print job is deleted from the USB storage 19A (S407). . After executing the retention selection process, the CPU 12 determines that the automatic deletion setting 44 is on and the print job is set to be deleted (S703: YES), and the retention selection process selects to retain the memory. (S702: YES), and after displaying the retention selection screen 92, the display unit 34A displays that the automatic deletion setting 44 is a setting for deleting the print job (S706, FIG. 13), and the automatic deletion setting 44 is turned off. If the print job is set not to be deleted, or if it is selected to be deleted by the retention selection process, the automatic deletion setting 44 is set to delete the print job after the retention selection screen 92 is displayed. This information is not displayed on the display section 34A.
According to the above configuration, when the automatic deletion setting 44 is on and the print job is set to be automatically deleted (S703: YES), and the YES button 71 is selected on the retention selection screen 92 If (S702: YES), as shown in FIG. 13, the display unit 34A displays that the automatic deletion process is set to delete the print job (S706). Therefore, it is possible to notify the user who has selected to retain the memory through the retention selection process that the print job is set to be automatically deleted.

Further, after executing the retention selection process, the CPU 12 determines that the automatic deletion setting 44 is a setting to execute deletion of the print job (S703: YES), and that the retention selection process has selected to retain the memory of the print job. If (S702: YES), as shown in FIG. 13, in addition to the setting to execute print job deletion, the display unit 34A displays the automatic job deletion timing of the print job for which storage is selected. (S706).
According to the above configuration, when the automatic deletion setting 44 is on and the print job is set to be automatically deleted (S703: YES), and when it is selected to retain the memory by the retention selection process ( In S702: YES), as shown in FIG. 13, in addition to the setting to execute print job deletion, the display unit 34A displays the automatic job deletion timing of the print job for which storage is selected. (S706). Therefore, the user who has selected to retain the memory through the retention selection process can be informed of the timing at which the print job will be automatically deleted.

Further, the automatic job deletion timing is a predetermined periodic time (S600).
According to the above configuration, a print job is performed periodically. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the storage capacity of a storage unit such as the USB storage 19A from being overwhelmed by print jobs to be held.

The CPU 12 also receives a print job from the PC 18 via the network I/F 16 (S200), stores the received print job in the USB storage 19A (S203), and receives the print job stored in the USB storage 19A. The time is stored (S203), and the automatic job deletion timing is the timing when the automatic deletion period has elapsed from the reception time.
According to the above configuration, the print job is deleted at the timing when the automatic deletion period has elapsed from the reception date and time of the image data 42 based on the print job. Therefore, print jobs that have not been repeatedly printed can be deleted, and the storage capacity of a storage unit such as the USB storage 19A can be prevented from being overwhelmed by print jobs to be retained.

Further, after executing the retention selection process (S701), if the automatic deletion setting 44 is on and the print job is set to be deleted, and the memory is selected to be retained by the retention selection process, the CPU 12 If the memory is retained, the print job with the earliest automatic job deletion timing is determined among the selected print jobs (S705), and the automatic job deletion timing of the earliest print job is displayed on the display unit 34A (S706).
According to the above configuration, when a print job is set to be automatically deleted and when it is selected to retain memory by the retention selection process, among the print jobs set to retain memory, To display the automatic job deletion timing for the print job with the earliest automatic job deletion timing. Therefore, it is possible to inform the user of the approximate period until the print job selected to be retained is automatically deleted.

Further, after executing the retention selection process, the CPU 12 determines that the automatic deletion setting 44 is on and is set to execute deletion of the print job (S703: YES), and that the memory has been selected to be retained by the retention selection process. If the print job is stored (S702: YES), the automatic job deletion timing of the selected print job is extended (S704).
According to the above configuration, when a print job is set to be automatically deleted, and when it is selected to retain the memory by the retention selection process, the automatic job of the print job selected to be retained is deleted. Extend the deletion timing. Therefore, it is possible to meet the needs of users who have selected to retain their memories through the retention selection process.

[Embodiment 3]
Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as the members described in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

The printing apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present disclosure differs from Embodiment 2 in that it executes the process shown in FIG. 10 as automatic deletion process and the process shown in FIG. 14 as display process. FIG. 14 is a flowchart regarding display processing in Embodiment 3 of the present disclosure. The display process shown in FIG. 14 is a setting for automatically deleting the print job by automatic deletion processing when the automatic deletion setting 44 stored in the nonvolatile memory 15 is on (S703: YES) in step S703. , a warning display indicating that the print job will be deleted at a predetermined time is displayed on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34 (S800), and the process of FIG. 14 ends.

[Operations and effects of Embodiment 3]
According to the multifunction device of Embodiment 3 described above, the CPU 12 performs a process of deleting a print job stored in the USB storage 19A at a predetermined automatic job deletion timing, and the CPU 12 performs a process of deleting a print job stored in the USB storage 19A according to the automatic job deletion setting. an automatic deletion process (FIG. 9) in which it is set whether or not to delete a print job according to the print job; and a print job display process (S401) in which a print job stored in the USB storage 19A is displayed on the display unit 34A. , a print job selection process (S402) in which the print job displayed by the print job display process is selected by an input operation accepted via the reception unit 34B, and a print job selected by the print job selection process is selected after printing is completed. A retention selection screen 92 for selecting whether to retain the memory in the storage unit is displayed, and selection is performed by a retention selection process (S404) in which selection is made possible by an input operation accepted via the reception unit 34B, and selection is made by a print job selection process. When the image based on the printed print job is printed on a sheet using the print unit 2 (S402), and it is selected to retain the memory by the retention selection process (S406: YES), after the print process is completed, If it is selected to retain the selected print job in the USB storage 19A and delete it by the retention selection process (S406: NO), after the print process is finished, the print job is deleted from the USB storage 19A (S407). . After executing the retention selection process, the CPU 12 determines that the automatic deletion setting 44 is on and the print job is set to be deleted (S703: YES), and the retention selection process selects to retain the memory. (S702: YES), after displaying the retention selection screen 92 (S701), the display unit 34A displays that the automatic deletion setting 44 is a setting for deleting the print job (S800), and the automatic deletion setting 44 is turned off. If the setting is not to delete the print job (S703: NO), or if it is selected to be deleted by the retention selection process (S702: NO), after the retention selection screen 92 is displayed, the automatic deletion setting 44 is The display unit 34A does not display that the setting is to delete a print job.
According to the above configuration, when the automatic deletion setting 44 is on and the print job is set to be automatically deleted (S703: YES), and the YES button 71 is selected on the retention selection screen 92 ( If S702: YES), a warning indicating that the automatic deletion process is set to delete the print job is displayed on the display unit 34A (S800). Therefore, it is possible to notify the user who has selected to retain the memory through the retention selection process that the print job is set to be automatically deleted.

[Modified example]
In the printing apparatus according to each of the embodiments described above, the method for the administrator to change the settings of the multifunction device 1 is to make the multifunction device 1 function as a web server for EWS, and display the settings of the multifunction device 1 on the display of the administrator PC 17. I decided to display the browser screen for. However, the method by which the administrator of the multifunction device 1 changes the settings of the multifunction device 1 is not limited to this method. For example, a setting screen may be displayed on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34, and input operations related to setting changes may be accepted at the reception section 34B.

In the printing apparatus according to each of the embodiments described above, after selecting the print job to be printed on the job selection screen 91, the holding selection screen 92 is displayed on the display section 34A of the touch panel 34. Not limited. For example, the job selection screen 91 may further include a button for selecting whether to retain or delete the print job after printing. Further, in the printing apparatus according to each of the embodiments described above, the retention selection screen 92 is displayed before printing a print job, but the retention selection screen 92 may be displayed after printing. Further, the standby screen 90, job selection screen 91, and hold selection screen 92 shown in FIGS. 7(A) to 7(C) are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these.

In the printing apparatus according to each of the embodiments described above, the data structure of the job management information 41 is shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, but the data structure is not limited thereto. If the data structure of the job management information 41 includes information for identifying the print job, information for identifying the user who stored the print job, and information indicating whether to retain the memory after printing, the data structure of the job management information 41 is as follows. 5(A) and (B) may be used.

The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various changes can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. are also included within the technical scope of the present disclosure.

1 Multifunction device 2 Printing section 3 Image reading section 11 ASIC
12 CPUs
13 RAM
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15 Non-volatile memory 16 Network I/F
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19A USB storage 34 Touch panel 34A Display section 34B Reception section 35 Physical keys 41 Job management information 42 Image data 43 Program 44 Automatic deletion setting 45 Store print setting 54 Store print button 56 User authentication button 90 Standby screen 91 Job selection screen 92 Retention selection screen 93 Warning display screen

Claims (10)

a reception section that accepts user input operations;
A display section;
a printing section that prints images on sheets;
a storage unit in which print jobs are stored;
comprising a control unit;
The control unit includes:
A process of deleting a print job stored in the storage unit at a predetermined automatic job deletion timing, wherein whether or not to delete the print job is set according to automatic job deletion settings. a first deletion process,
print job display processing for displaying the print job stored in the storage unit on the display unit;
a print job selection process of selecting one or more print jobs from among the print jobs displayed by the print job display process by an input operation accepted via the reception unit;
Displaying a selection screen for selecting whether to retain the print job selected in the print job selection process in the storage unit after printing is completed, and allowing the print job to be selected by an input operation accepted via the reception unit. selection process,
a printing process of printing an image based on the print job selected by the print job selection process on a sheet using the printing unit;
If it is selected by the retention selection process to retain the memory, the print job for which the print process has been completed is retained in the storage unit, and if it is selected to be deleted by the retention selection process, the print process is terminated. a second deletion process of deleting the print job from the storage unit;
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The control unit includes:
If the automatic job deletion setting is a setting to execute print job deletion, the retention selection process is not executed;
If the automatic job deletion setting is a setting that does not delete the print job, executing the retention selection process and displaying the selection screen on the display unit;
A printing device characterized by: a reception section that accepts user input operations;
A display section;
a printing section that prints images on sheets;
a storage unit in which print jobs are stored;
comprising a control unit;
The control unit includes:
A process of deleting a print job stored in the storage unit at a predetermined automatic job deletion timing, wherein whether or not to delete the print job is set according to automatic job deletion settings. a first deletion process,
print job display processing for displaying the print job stored in the storage unit on the display unit;
a print job selection process of selecting a print job displayed by the print job display process by an input operation accepted via the reception unit;
Displaying a selection screen for selecting whether or not to retain the print job selected in the print job selection process in the storage unit after printing is completed, and making the print job selectable by an input operation accepted via the reception unit. Retention selection processing,
a printing process of printing an image based on the print job selected by the print job selection process on a sheet using the printing unit;
If it is selected by the retention selection process to retain the memory, the selected print job for which the print process has been completed is retained in the storage unit, and if it is selected to be deleted by the retention selection process, the a second deletion process of deleting the selected print job for which the print process has been completed from the storage unit;
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After executing the retention selection process, the control unit:
If the automatic job deletion setting is a setting for deleting a print job, and it is selected to retain memory by the retention selection process, after the selection screen is displayed, the automatic job deletion setting is a setting for deleting a print job. displaying on the display section that the setting is to execute deletion of the
If the automatic job deletion setting is set not to delete the print job, or if deletion is selected by the retention selection process, after the selection screen is displayed, the automatic job deletion setting does not delete the print job. not displaying on the display section that the settings are to be executed;
A printing device characterized by: After executing the retention selection process, the control unit:
If the automatic job deletion setting is a setting to delete a print job, and the retention selection process selects to retain the memory of the print job, the automatic job deletion setting deletes the print job. displaying the automatic job deletion timing of the print job selected to be stored on the display unit;
The printing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The automatic job deletion timing is a predetermined periodic time.
The printing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A communication unit that communicates with an external device,
The control unit includes:
receiving a print job from the external device via the communication unit and storing the received print job in the storage unit;
The control unit includes:
storing a reception time at which the print job was stored in the storage unit;
The automatic job deletion timing is a timing when an automatic deletion period has elapsed from the reception time.
The printing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The control unit includes:
After execution of the retention selection process, if the automatic job deletion setting is a setting for deleting the print job, and the retention selection process selects to retain the memory, determining the print job with the earliest automatic job deletion timing among the print jobs;
displaying automatic job deletion timing of the earliest print job on the display unit;
The printing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The control unit includes:
After executing the retention selection process, if the automatic job deletion setting is a setting to delete the print job, and the retention selection process selects to retain the memory, the print job selected to retain the memory extending the automatic job deletion timing of the job;
The printing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The control unit includes:
After executing the print job selection process and before executing the print process, executing the retention selection process;
The printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The storage unit stores user identification information regarding a user who has stored a print job in association with the print job;
The control unit includes:
further performing an authentication process of accepting an input operation for logging into the printing device via the reception unit and authenticating a user based on user identification information input by the input operation;
In the print job display process, from among the print jobs stored in the storage unit, print jobs stored in association with the user identification information of the user authenticated in the authentication process are displayed on the display unit. ,
The printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A communication unit that communicates with an external device,
The control unit includes:
receiving a print job from the external device via the communication unit and storing the received print job in the storage unit;
In the print job display process, a print job selection screen including a print job list that is a list of print jobs stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit;
In the print job selection process, the user selects one or more print jobs from the print job list by performing an input operation on the reception unit.
The printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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