JP4516998B2 - Information processing apparatus, print job control method, information processing program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of wireless communication with a plurality of image forming apparatuses and controlling transmission of a print job to the image forming apparatus, a print job control method using the information processing apparatus, an information processing program, and a recording medium.

  In recent years, with the improvement of computer performance and price reduction, a network system has been constructed that shares information with peripheral devices using the network, especially USB I / F (Universal Serial Bus Interface), and processes information transmitted from the computer. ing. The USB I / F is capable of high-speed communication and large-capacity information communication, and is currently a mainstream interface.

  As peripheral devices shared in the network system, for example, there are image forming apparatuses such as a copying machine, a scanner, and an MFP (Multifunction Printer). By connecting a plurality of image forming apparatuses to a USB I / F and constructing a network system, a print job transmitted from a computer can be executed by the plurality of image forming apparatuses.

  In such a network system, each print job to be output is normally designated as an output destination image forming apparatus when an output instruction is issued from a computer, and transmitted to the image forming apparatus.

  However, in a network system connected by USB, the communication speed is slow to transmit / receive image data having a large amount of recent photographic images and image data of color graphics, and is not suitable for printing such data. . In addition, since the USB is an interface for wired communication, it is necessary to connect to the image forming apparatus with a dedicated USB cable, which greatly limits the degree of freedom of installation and causes troublesome connection work. Become. Each time the layout is changed, the USB cable needs to be attached / detached, and the frequency of attaching / detaching increases, so that the USB port may cause a contact failure and a communication failure may occur.

  In addition, job print requests are concentrated on a specific image forming apparatus, and an unspecified image forming apparatus can print a job. Since situations may occur, the use of the image forming apparatus may become inefficient.

  Also, in a printing system in which a plurality of users share a plurality of image forming apparatuses, when processing print data transmitted from the outside, the print data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus that executes a print job, and the image forming apparatus Depending on the printing status, the print data must be re-transferred if it is processed by another printer, or if the print job has a large amount of data and is processed by multiple image forming devices. It takes a lot of time and effort.

  In the print management apparatus described in Patent Document 1, when a plurality of printers are collectively set as one virtual printer and print data is received, a job is sent to each printer in the virtual printer according to the print speed. Is distributed. When there is a print instruction for a plurality of copies, the number of copies is determined in accordance with the print speed ratio of each printer.

  The device network described in Patent Document 2 includes a target device, a selection device, and a control device. The control device determines whether the target device is selected by the selection device, its orientation data, position data, and known target device. Judgment is made by comparing with an orientation derived based on the position of.

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  However, the conventional image output technology described above has the following problems.

  That is, in the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, since it is not possible to flexibly cope with changes in the processing status, for example, processing that automatically allocates copies in accordance with the amount of print jobs of the sender. I can't. Furthermore, taking into account the distance and orientation between the print job sender and the image forming apparatus, it is not possible to determine the shortest path for the sender to receive the printed job. The print job acquisition efficiency including the time and the operation efficiency of the entire image forming apparatus are reduced.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, a print job control method, an information processing program, and a recording medium that can improve the operating efficiency of a plurality of image forming apparatuses by allocating print jobs in units of copies. .

The present invention is an information processing apparatus capable of wirelessly communicating with a plurality of image forming apparatuses and controlling transmission of a print job to the image forming apparatus,
Data communication unit for receiving print job congestion information and information for determining the distance between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus and the orientation of the image forming apparatus viewed from the information processing apparatus in a plurality of image forming apparatuses When,
Based on the congestion information received from the plurality of image forming apparatuses , the information for obtaining the distance and the azimuth, and the data capacity of the print job to be output by the data communication unit A calculation unit that calculates and calculates the distance and azimuth to the image forming apparatus to be calculated, and calculates and calculates the allocation of the print jobs for the plurality of image forming apparatuses in units of copies ;
Based on the calculation result of the calculation unit, a transmission destination selection unit for selecting which image forming device of the plurality of image forming devices should be sent,
A confirmation unit for confirming a selection result of the transmission destination selection unit ;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls transmission of a print job to the image forming apparatus determined by the determination unit.
Further, according to the present invention, the calculation unit sets a priority order for the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to a distance from the user to the image forming apparatus and a distance between the image forming apparatuses, and prints output from each image forming apparatus And calculating the allocation in units of the number of copies of the print job for the plurality of image forming apparatuses.

  Further, the data communication unit of the present invention is characterized in that information is communicated with a plurality of image forming apparatuses by UWB wireless communication.

  The data communication unit of the present invention is built in the information processing apparatus and the plurality of image forming apparatuses or is externally connected.

The present invention is also a print job control method in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and an information processing apparatus are configured to be capable of wireless communication, and the information processing apparatus controls transmission of a print job to the image forming apparatus,
The data communication unit of the information processing apparatus obtains print job congestion information, a distance between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus, and an orientation of the image forming apparatus viewed from the information processing apparatus in a plurality of image forming apparatuses. For receiving information and
The calculation unit of the information processing apparatus, the congestion information received from the plurality of image forming apparatuses by the data communication unit , information for obtaining the distance and the orientation, and a data capacity of a print job to be output based on, Rutotomoni determined by calculating the distance and orientation of a destination to become the image forming apparatus of a print job, determined by calculating the allocation in parts units of print jobs to the plurality of image forming apparatus,
The transmission destination selection unit of the information processing apparatus selects an image forming apparatus out of the plurality of image forming apparatuses to which the allocated print job is to be transmitted based on the calculation result of the calculation unit,
A determination unit of the information processing apparatus determines a selection result of the transmission destination selection unit ;
The control unit of the information processing apparatus controls transmission of a print job to the image forming apparatus determined by the determination unit .

  The present invention is also an information processing program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus.

  The present invention is also a computer-readable recording medium on which the information processing program is recorded.

  According to the present invention, the data communication unit of the information processing apparatus has a print job congestion information, a distance between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus, and an image forming apparatus viewed from the information processing apparatus. The information for obtaining the azimuth of is received.

In the calculation unit, the data communication unit performs printing based on the congestion information received from the plurality of image forming apparatuses , the information for obtaining the distance and the direction, and the data capacity of the print job to be output. The distance and azimuth to the image forming apparatus that is the job transmission destination are calculated and calculated , and the allocation of the print job to the plurality of image forming apparatuses is calculated and calculated. The transmission destination selection unit selects, based on the calculation result of the calculation unit, to which image forming apparatus among the plurality of image forming apparatuses the allocated print job should be transmitted. The selection result of the transmission destination selection unit is determined by the determination unit, and the control unit controls transmission of the print job to the determined image forming apparatus.

  As a result, it is possible to assign an appropriate print job in consideration of the degree of job congestion of the image forming apparatus, the distance to the image forming apparatus, and the azimuth, thereby improving the operation efficiency of the image forming apparatus. it can.

  Further, according to the present invention, the data communication unit receives each piece of information for determining the degree of job congestion of the image forming apparatus, the distance to the image forming apparatus, and the direction by UWB wireless communication, and transmits the print job. .

  UWB wireless communication has not only data communication, but also a radar function that detects the distance and direction of the communication target, and high-speed and large-capacity communication is possible. Therefore, large-capacity image data (full-color photographic images, full-color graphics) Even a print job including an image or the like can be transmitted in a short time.

  According to the present invention, the wireless data communication unit can be incorporated in the information processing apparatus and the plurality of image forming apparatuses. Further, by connecting externally, it is possible to provide a function to an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus that do not have a wireless data communication function.

According to the present invention, the data communication unit of the information processing apparatus may include print job congestion information, a distance between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus, and an image viewed from the information processing apparatus. Information for determining the orientation of the forming apparatus is received.

The calculation unit of the information processing apparatus, the congestion information received from the plurality of image forming apparatuses by the data communication unit, information for obtaining the distance and the orientation, and a data capacity of a print job to be output based on, Rutotomoni obtained by calculating the distance and orientation of a destination to become the image forming apparatus of a print job, determined by calculating the allocation in parts units of print jobs to the plurality of image forming apparatus, the information The transmission destination selection unit of the processing device selects, based on the calculation result of the calculation unit, which image forming device to transmit the allocated print job to the image forming device, and the information confirmation of processing device, to confirm the selection result of the transmission destination selection unit, the control unit of the information processing apparatus, the transmission of the print job to the image forming apparatus determined by the determination unit To your.

  As a result, it is possible to appropriately allocate print jobs in units of copies, taking into consideration all of the degree of job congestion of the image forming apparatus, the distance to the image forming apparatus, and the orientation, improving the operating efficiency of the image forming apparatus Can be made.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium on which the information processing program is recorded.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus 100 is realized by an apparatus capable of creating image data and outputting a print job, such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC).

  The information processing apparatus 100 forms a UWB communication network 107 with a plurality of image forming apparatuses 106 (106a, 106b, 106c) such as multifunction peripherals. In this embodiment, the image forming apparatus is connected to the three image forming apparatuses of the first image forming apparatus 106a, the second image forming apparatus 106b, and the third image forming apparatus 106c via the UWB communication network 107. If possible, the number is not limited to three.

  The UWB communication network 107 is a network that performs data communication using UWB communication, which is a standard for wireless communication. UWB communication is an abbreviation for ultra-wideband communication and indicates ultra-wideband wireless communication.

  In UWB communication, the frequency band is 3.1 to 10.6 GHz, the bandwidth is 7.5 GHz, the transmission power is 0.1 to 0.5 mW, and the communication speed is 480 Mbps or more and less than 2 Gbps. Further, by using such radio waves, not only data communication but also a radar function for detecting the distance and direction from the communication target is provided.

  The information processing apparatus 100 includes a data communication unit 101, a control unit 102, a calculation unit 103, a transmission destination selection unit 104, a determination unit 105, a storage unit 108, an image output unit 109, and a user interface connection unit 111.

  A first input unit 112a such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a touch panel, and an input unit 112 of an externally connected second input unit 112b capable of wireless data communication (UWB communication adapter, see FIGS. 11 and 12 described later), The information processing apparatus 100 is connected to the user interface connection unit 111, and the user operates the first input unit 112a so that the information processing apparatus 100 performs an operation desired by the user.

  Since the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 includes the data communication unit 101, the above-described second input unit 112b (UWB communication adapter) is not connected. The monitor 110 is connected to the image output unit 109, and the image output unit 109 converts and outputs the image data created by the control unit 102, and an image is displayed on the monitor 110.

  Transmission of a print job from the information processing apparatus 100 to the image forming apparatus 106 is performed by the above-described UWB communication. The transmission destination of the print job, that is, the output destination of the print job can be selected by the user from a plurality of image forming apparatuses 106, but the distance to the information processing apparatus 100, the direction, the job congestion status, the job to be transmitted, and the like. When the information processing apparatus 100 selects based on the data capacity, the operation efficiency of the image forming apparatus can be improved.

  After the user determines a print job to be output, the user operates the print job congestion information from the input unit 112a to the image forming apparatus 106, and the distance and information between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus. An instruction to obtain information for obtaining the orientation of the image forming apparatus as viewed from the processing apparatus is input, and the obtaining instruction is sent to the control unit 102 via the user interface connection unit 111.

  An instruction to obtain each information is sent from the control unit 102 to the data communication unit 101, and print job congestion information and information are sent to all the image forming apparatuses 106 connected to the UWB communication network 107 by the data communication unit 101. Information for determining the distance between the processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus and the orientation of the image forming apparatus as viewed from the information processing apparatus is transmitted.

  The response information returned in response to the transmitted information includes job congestion information for each image forming apparatus and information for obtaining the distance and direction.

  The first image forming apparatus 106a, the second image forming apparatus 106b, and the third image forming apparatus 106c return to the information processing apparatus 100 information for determining the job congestion information of the own apparatus, the distance, and the direction as response information.

  When the data communication unit 101 receives the job congestion information sent from each image forming apparatus 106 and the response information for obtaining the distance and direction, the response information is sent to the storage unit 108 via the control unit 102.

  The storage unit 108 obtains the congestion information of the print job, the distance between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus, and the orientation of the image forming apparatus viewed from the information processing apparatus for all the image forming apparatuses 106 from the data communication unit 101. And the time t2 when the response information sent from the plurality of image forming apparatuses 106a and the like is received.

  Information on each time t1 and t2 is sent to the calculation unit 103, and the distance between the information processing apparatus 100 and the plurality of image forming apparatuses 106a and the like is calculated from the time difference between t1 and t2.

The data communication unit 101 includes an antenna 501 (FIG. 5) described later.
When the antenna 501 (FIG. 5) is an omnidirectional antenna, the intensity of a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of UWB radio waves from a plurality of image forming apparatuses 106a and the like is used. The UWB radio wave radiation pattern A transmitted from the antenna 501 (FIG. 5) is distorted by the UWB radio waves from the plurality of image forming apparatuses 106a and the like, and changes to a distortion radiation pattern B.

  The storage unit 108 stores the radiation pattern A of the UWB radio wave transmitted from the antenna 501 (FIG. 5) and the changed radiation pattern B. Information on the radiation pattern A and the distortion radiation pattern B is sent to the calculation unit 103, and the radiation pattern A and the distortion radiation pattern B are compared to calculate an orientation with a large distortion to obtain the orientations of the plurality of image forming apparatuses 106a and the like.

  In the case of a directional antenna, the necessary number of the antennas can be mounted and the orientations of a plurality of image forming apparatuses 106a and the like can be obtained.

  The computing unit 103 computes and determines the most efficient allocation of the print job in units of copies based on the response information received from the plurality of image forming apparatuses 106 and the data capacity of the print job to be output.

  Specifically, the calculation unit 103 calculates and displays the contents displayed on a detection screen 700 in FIG. 7, a setting screen 800 in FIG. 8, and a setting screen 900 in another example in FIG.

  Based on the calculation result of the calculation unit 103, the transmission destination selection unit 104 selects the image forming apparatus to which the allocated print job should be transmitted among the image forming apparatuses that have returned the response information. The selection result is sent to the confirmation unit 105.

  The determination unit 105 determines the selection result of the transmission destination selection unit 104, sends the determination result to the data communication unit 101 via the control unit 102, and sends a print job from the data communication unit 101 to each image forming apparatus 106 in units of copies. The print execution instruction allocated in step 1 is sent.

  Through this series of information processing, the most efficient printing is performed by calculating the congestion status of print jobs of a plurality of image forming apparatuses 106, the allocation of print jobs in units of copies, and the distance and direction between image forming apparatuses. Job execution instructions can be given.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the image forming apparatus 106. Since the configurations of the first image forming apparatus 106a, the second image forming apparatus 106b, and the third image forming apparatus 106c are all the same, they will be described as generically called image forming apparatuses 106.

  The above-mentioned job congestion information of the image forming apparatus 106 from the data communication unit 101 and the information for obtaining the distance between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus and the orientation of the image forming apparatus as viewed from the information processing apparatus Received at 201. Each received information is sent to the control unit 202. The control unit 202 reads congestion information of the current print job stored in the storage unit 203 and sends it to the UWB communication unit 201. The UWB communication unit 201 returns the congestion information of the print job to the information processing apparatus 100.

Since the congestion information of the print job is a UWB radio wave, the voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR:
Using the intensity of the voltage standing wave ratio, the information processing apparatus 100 can calculate and calculate the distance and direction from the image forming apparatus 106.

  The image forming apparatus 106 is, for example, a multifunction machine including a scanner, a printer, and peripheral devices, and a reading unit 206 that reads a document image, and image processing that converts the read document image into an appropriate electrical signal and generates image data. An image forming unit 208 that prints out the generated image data; a peripheral device control unit 209 that controls peripheral devices such as finishers and sorters that are post-processing devices; and an input unit 204 that is an operation unit of the image forming device 106. The display unit 205 is provided.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a transmitter 300 that constitutes the UWB communication unit 201 and the data communication unit 101.

  The UWB communication is short pulse communication. For example, when the transmitter is built in the image forming apparatus 106, the read job congestion information is input to the data input 301, and the data and code generated by the modulator 302 are generated. The signal from the unit 303 is combined and sent to the time delay circuit 304. The time delay circuit 304 performs waveform delay and distortion equalization processing of the communication path, is sent to the pulse generator 306 by the clock signal of the clock generator 305, and the job congestion information is pulse-transmitted from the antenna 307 as a short pulse.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a receiver 400 that constitutes the UWB communication unit 201 and the data communication unit 101.

  A pulse transmitted from the antenna 307 of the transmitter is received by the antenna 401. The received pulse is demodulated by the demodulator 402. Demodulation is correlation detection with the received pulse waveform. The demodulator 402 is called a matched filter, is signal-processed by the baseband signal processor 406 via the time integrator 402a and the multiplier 402b, and job congestion information is output from the data output 407 as an output signal.

  The above-mentioned multiplier 402b sends the signal from the baseband signal processing 406 and the signal from the code generator 408 to the time delay circuit 404 and passes through the pulse generator 403 together with the clock generated by the clock generator 405. Thus, a loop connected to the multiplier 402b is formed.

  Although details of the antenna 401 of the receiver are not shown, the antenna 401 is an omnidirectional antenna using a discone antenna. In the case of a directional antenna, it suffices to install as many antennas as necessary.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a UWB transceiver 500 having a USB I / F. The UWB communication unit 201 and the data communication unit 101 may be configured to include the transmitter and the receiver as described above, or may be configured to include an integrated transceiver as described below.

  The configuration of the pulse transceiver 500 is a combination of the transmitter 300 shown in FIG. 3 and the receiver 400 shown in FIG. The antenna control unit 502 can be operated by switching between transmission and reception of pulses.

  When operating as a transmitter, the antenna control unit 502 is switched to connect the antenna 501 and the pulse generator 503. When information to be transmitted is input to the data input / output unit 508, the data modulated by the modulator 511 and the signal from the code generator 512 are combined and sent to the time delay circuit 504. The time delay circuit 504 performs waveform delay and distortion equalization processing on the communication path, is sent to the pulse generator 503 by the clock signal of the clock transmission unit 505, and is transmitted as a short pulse from the antenna 501 via the antenna control unit 502. Is done.

  When operating as a receiver, the antenna control unit 502 is switched to connect the antenna 501 and the demodulator 506.

  The pulse received by the antenna 501 is demodulated by the demodulator 506. The demodulator 506 is signal-processed by the baseband signal processor 507 via the time integrator 506a and the multiplier 506b, and the received information is output from the data input / output unit 508 as an output signal.

The transceiver 500 is equipped with a USB I / F, and a UWB communication can be performed by connecting the transceiver 500 via a USB port to a terminal device or an image forming apparatus that does not have a UWB transceiver. Can do.
The transceiver 500 may be referred to as wireless USB (Wireless USB).

  For example, the information processing apparatus 100 and the USB port 513 of the image forming apparatus 106 are connected via the controller 509, and the controller 509 sends the power to the power receiving unit 510 to acquire power for driving the entire UWB transceiver 500.

  Next, job congestion information of a plurality of image forming apparatuses 106 and information for obtaining the distance between the information processing apparatuses and the image forming apparatus and the orientation of the image forming apparatus viewed from the information processing apparatus are obtained from the information processing apparatus 100. An example of the operation and a screen display example of response information will be described.

  In addition to the information processing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1, information processing apparatuses 100-1 and 100-2 are connected to the UWB communication network 107, and the information processing apparatuses 100 and 100-1 are desktop PCs. The processing device 100-2 is a notebook PC. The first image forming apparatus 106a, the second image forming apparatus 106b, and the third image forming apparatus 106c are all color multifunction peripherals, and in addition, a color printer 106d and a monochrome multifunction peripheral 106e are also connected.

  Consider a case where the information processing apparatus 100 starts application software for creating presentation materials and creates a series of image data files and then prints them as a print job on the image forming apparatus 106.

  When printing is performed, various settings relating to printing are necessary, and settings are made after an image data file to be printed is determined. Settings related to printing are set using the property screen as shown below.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a print property screen 600 of the first image forming apparatus 106a that is a color multifunction peripheral.

  FIG. 6 shows the state of the property 601 of the print property main. The user setting 602 can be set in several types, and indicates an initial setting state in this example. The number of copies 603 can be selected from 1-99, and is set to 10 in this example. The margin 604 can be set to either “Yes” or “No”. In this example, it is set to “No”. As the setting of the duplex printing 608, any one of single-sided printing, double-sided printing side-stitching, double-sided printing vertical binding, and saddle stitching printing can be set. In this example, single-sided printing is selected.

  The N-Up printing 609 is the number of pages to be printed side by side on one printing sheet, and can be selected up to 1-4. In this example, 1-Up is selected for printing one page on one sheet of printing paper. The setting of the binding position 604 can be set to any one of the left binding, the right binding, and the top binding. In this example, the left binding is selected. The print orientation 606 can be set to either vertical or horizontal, and the check box 610 is checked when it is desired to rotate the image 180 °. In this example, vertical printing is selected without rotation.

  In the check box 611, color printing or monochrome printing can be selected. In this example, the check box is checked and color printing is instructed. In the simple preview 607, the fact that the layout of the print image or the portrait printing is selected is displayed as a graphic.

  When the print setting is performed as described above and the UWB detection button 612 is selected with the pointer, an instruction for obtaining each information is input, and the job congestion information, the distance, and the direction are transmitted from the image forming apparatus 106 by the UWB communication as described above. Get the information you want. Based on the acquired response information, a detection screen of the image forming apparatus 106 is created and displayed on the monitor 110.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the detection screen 700.
The detection screen 700 is centered on the information processing apparatus 100 that issued the inquiry instruction, the other information processing apparatus 100-1, the notebook PC 100-2, the first color multifunction peripheral 106a, the second color multifunction peripheral 106b, and the third The job congestion information, direction, and distance of the color multifunction peripheral 106c, the color printer 106d, the monochrome multifunction peripheral 106e, and the like are displayed.

  For example, taking the first color multifunction peripheral 106a as an example, the number of jobs waiting to be printed is five, indicating that the distance from the information processing apparatus 100 is 5 to 10 m away in the southwest direction.

  When the UWB detection information button 701 in the detection screen 700 is selected with a pointer, a setting screen 800 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.

  The job congestion of each image forming apparatus 106 viewed from the information processing apparatus 100 is the X axis, the distance from the information processing apparatus 100 is the Y axis, and the time until printing of the print job to be transmitted from the information processing apparatus 100 is completed Is displayed on the Z-axis.

  The print jobs allocated from the information processing apparatus 100 to the image forming apparatuses 106 are displayed in the same color as the display color of the information processing apparatus 100, so that the correspondence can be known.

  In the upper right corner of the screen, the job waiting queue capacity (M bytes) indicating the job congestion status for each output destination device, automatic job allocation capacity (M bytes), and the total capacity (M bytes) of the output destination device are displayed in a table. Yes.

  Here, when several image forming apparatuses are selected from the output destination apparatuses displayed in the table (the check box is checked), the selected image forming apparatus, in this example, the color printer 106d, the first color is selected. Printing that is to be transmitted so that the output of the print job to be transmitted is completed in the shortest time by the above-described transmission destination selection unit 104 by using three units of the multifunction device 106a and the second color multifunction device 106b as output destinations. A job is allocated to each image forming apparatus. The allocation results are displayed in a table. This is an example in the case of printing 10 color prints (20 MByte / copy).

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, the calculation unit 103 performs calculation so that the three TTL (total) jobs of the selected color printer 106d, first color multifunction peripheral 106a, and second color multifunction peripheral 106b are minimized. To find the optimal print job allocation.

  That is, in the table of FIG. 8, the print job is set in the number of copies so that the maximum value of the three TTL jobs of the selected color printer 106d, the first color MFP 106a, and the second color MFP 106b is minimized. Allocate.

  In this way, the print time can be set to the shortest time by allocating the print job in units of copies so that the maximum value of the TTL (total) job is minimized.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a setting screen 900 of another example.
In the case of printing 10 color prints (20 MByte / copy), automatic job allocation is performed in consideration of the printing speed (CPM) of each image forming apparatus 106.

  The above-described calculation unit 103 calculates and obtains the print completion guide time of the selected image forming apparatus to be the minimum.

  By considering the printing speed, the printing is completed earlier in order from the image forming apparatus having a shorter distance, and the time required for picking up the printed matter is shortened.

  The order of picking up printed materials can be obtained in the shortest route and in the shortest time by referring to the setting screen 800 in FIG. 8 or the setting screen 900 in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing job allocation processing by the information processing apparatus 100. This is an allocation process for determining a transmission destination when a print job is to be transmitted from the information processing apparatus 100.

  In step S <b> 1, an image connected to the UWB communication network to which the information processing apparatus 100 is connected via the user interface connection unit 111 and the control unit 102 according to a user input instruction from the input unit 112 a (mouse, keyboard, etc.). Inquires about the operating status to the forming apparatus.

  In step S2, print job congestion information, distance information, and direction information are received from the image forming apparatus as response information to the inquiry.

  In step S3, based on the received response information, the distance, direction, and job congestion information with respect to each image forming apparatus viewed from the information processing apparatus 100 are obtained by calculation.

  In step S4, in order to determine whether a print job to be transmitted based on the calculation result is to be allocated to the image forming apparatus in units of copies, an allocation input screen (setting screen 800 in FIG. 8 or 900 in FIG. 9 setting screen) is displayed. ) Is displayed on the monitor 110 via the image output unit 109.

  If a print job is to be allocated in units of copies, the process proceeds to step S5. If there is no image forming apparatus to be allocated or if no allocation is to be performed, the process proceeds to step S9.

  In step S5, an efficient allocation of the number of copies of the print job is calculated from the capacity of the print job to be transmitted and the job congestion information of a plurality of image forming apparatuses.

  In step S6, an image forming apparatus that transmits a print job in units of copies is selected based on the calculation result.

In step S <b> 9, it is confirmed that the print job is transmitted to the individual image forming apparatus 106.
In step S7, the image forming apparatus to be transmitted is determined.

  In step S8, the print job is transmitted to the determined image forming apparatus, and the process ends.

  The information processing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment may be a portable terminal 100a (PDA: Personal Digital Assistants) as shown in FIGS.

  Further, a display device 1300 (an information display system in which a PC controller and a large display are integrated into a system) as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 may be used.

[Second Embodiment]
11 and 12 are perspective views of a mobile communication system 1100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In this embodiment, the USB connection unit 1101 of the second input unit 112b (UWB communication adapter) capable of data communication by external connection is inserted into the USB port 111 of the mobile terminal 100a in the direction of arrow A, and UWB wireless. A mobile communication system 1100 that enables communication.

  FIG. 12 shows a state where the first input unit 112a is exposed by sliding the monitor 110a of the mobile terminal 100a.

  Instead of the information processing apparatus 100 of the first embodiment, a portable terminal 100a as in the second embodiment can be used.

  By using the portable terminal 100a, it is possible to obtain a desired printed matter in a short time where the user has moved.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a display device 1300 (an information display system in which a PC controller and a large display are integrated into a system).

  The display device 1300 includes a monitor (large display) 110b, a first input unit (touch panel) 112a, a scanner 1301, an opening 1302 for inserting and ejecting a document to and from the scanner 1301, a leg 1303, a PC controller 1304, a base 1305 and a caster 1306.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the display device 1300.
The UWB communication unit is built in the PC controller 1304 and is connected to the plurality of image forming apparatuses 106 via the UWB communication network 107.

  The monitor (large display) 110b, the first input unit (touch panel) 112a, and the scanner 1301 are connected to the PC controller 1304 via a USB (not shown), UWB, wireless LAN, or the like.

  Instead of the information processing apparatus 100 of the first embodiment, a display apparatus 1300 as in the third embodiment can be used.

  The display device 1300 is a large display, which is larger than a general home display and indicates a display of about 40 inches or more.

The display is a liquid crystal display, PDP (Plasma
Dis play Panel), organic electroluminescence display
), FED (Field Emission Display), SED (Surface-conduction Electron-)
An emitter display), a PTA display (Plasma Tube Array Display), or the like can be preferably used.

  By using the display device 1300, the display image can be displayed largely and clearly, so that visibility and operability are improved.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, setting is performed using the print property screen 1500 shown in FIG. 15 instead of the setting on the print property screen 600 shown in FIG.

  The difference between the print property screen 1500 and the print property screen 600 shown in FIG. 6 is that a check box 1501 for setting whether or not to automatically assign printing in units of copies is provided. By checking 1501, automatic allocation in units of the number of copies can be performed.

  In the following, a description will be given of a process in which the check box 1501 indicating the automatic allocation of the number of copies in printing is checked and the printing is automatically allocated in the number of copies.

  The calculation unit 103 calculates the print completion time a of the waiting job capacity (M bytes) considering the print processing capacity (M bytes / second) of each image forming apparatus. An example of the calculation result is shown in Table 1.

  In the example shown in Table 1, it can be seen that the print completion time of the waiting job of the monochrome multifunction peripheral 106e is 18 seconds and the print completion time of the waiting job of the color printer 106d is 10 seconds. Similarly, it can be seen that the print completion time of each waiting job is 15 seconds for the first color multifunction peripheral 106a, 20 seconds for the second color multifunction peripheral 106b, and 20 seconds for the third color multifunction peripheral 106c.

  Here, a display example of the print completion time of the waiting job as shown in FIG. 7 is converted into a coordinate axis display. An example of conversion into coordinate axis display is shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 16, the name of each image forming apparatus, the number of waiting jobs (agreeing with the waiting job capacity), and the print completion time of the waiting jobs are displayed.

  Based on the distance and direction to each image forming apparatus as viewed from the information processing apparatus 100, the time required for the user carrying the information processing apparatus 100 to reach each image forming apparatus is obtained by calculation.

As a calculation condition of the time required,
(1) The speed at which the user moves is 1 m / sec. (3.6km / hour)
(2) The user wants to print 10 full-color prints, the processing capacity per copy is 2 Mbytes, and the total processing capacity is 20 Mbytes.
(3) In order to obtain the printed material in the shortest time by reducing the movement of the user, the determination of the image forming apparatus that obtains the printed material gives priority to a route with a short moving distance of the user (required time is short).

  Similarly, in determining the movement route to the image forming apparatus that obtains the second printed material, priority is given to the route having the short movement time of the user. The same applies hereinafter. This is to prevent the printed material from being viewed by a third party while the user is moving.

  Here, since the user desires color printing, the monochrome multifunction peripheral 106e is excluded from the calculation as an allocation destination. The remaining color printer 106d, the first color multifunction peripheral 106a, the second color multifunction peripheral 106b, and the third color multifunction peripheral 106c are subject to computation.

  Next, an image forming apparatus that allows the user to obtain one print job in the shortest time is obtained by calculation.

  First, a linear distance from the current position of the user to each image forming apparatus is obtained by, for example, the Pythagorean theorem (three square theorem).

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a linear distance from the position of the user (information processing apparatus 100) to each image forming apparatus. Based on the obtained linear distance, a time “b” until the user reaches the image forming apparatus, a time “c” for completing one copy job, and a time “a + c” for obtaining one copy job for the user are calculated.
Table 2 shows examples of the obtained times a to c.

  Applying the above calculation condition (3), if the first copy is sent to the color printer 106d located in the east direction and a distance of 4 m, the user can obtain the first copy in the shortest time. Note that the time (seconds) for the user to obtain one print job does not include the travel time (seconds) for the user to reach the image forming apparatus. Assuming that the user starts to move toward the color printer 106d at the same time as sending the print job, the printing execution and the user move at the same time, and the user obtains one print job (seconds). This is because the travel time (seconds) reached by the user is included.

  Next, an image forming apparatus that is the second copy and has the shortest moving distance of the user, that is, an image forming apparatus that is closest to the color printer 106d that outputs the first copy is obtained. These are obtained by operations using the Pythagorean theorem (three squares theorem).

  FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing a linear distance from the position of the user (color printer 106d) to each image forming apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 18, it can be seen that the image forming apparatus located closest to the color printer 106d is the second color multifunction peripheral 106b located 9.1 m from the color printer 106d with a linear distance.

  From the above, the 10 color prints are allocated in the order of priority, the first being the color printer 106d, the second being the second color MFP 106b, the third being the color printer 106d again, and the fourth being the second. The order of the three-color multifunction peripheral 106c and the fifth rank first-color multifunction peripheral 106a is obtained. Here, in order to keep the moving distance of the user short, it is preferable that the calculating unit 103 performs the calculation so that the print job is allocated to the image forming apparatus within a range not exceeding 20 m, with the threshold of the moving distance of the user being 20 m.

  Considering such a threshold value, the print job is allocated to the color printer 106d having the first priority and the second color multifunction peripheral 106b having the second highest priority.

Based on these calculation results, in consideration of the print processing capacity (M bytes / second) and the print completion time a (second) shown in Table 2, the calculation unit 103
The moving time, the waiting job completion time, the number of print jobs to be allocated, the printing completion time, and the time for which the user can obtain the printed matter are obtained for the first and second color printers 106d and the second color multifunction peripheral 106b. Table 3 shows examples of these calculation results.

  Here, the movement time a (second) to the color printer 106d, the color printer printing completion time c (second), the movement time d (second) from the color printer 106d to the second color multifunction peripheral 106b, and the second color multifunction peripheral. Since the print completion time f (second) of 106b is a time indicating processing that proceeds simultaneously, the time when the user can obtain a color print as a printed material from each image forming apparatus is b + c (second) and e + f (second). Can be represented.

  Next, the time b + c (second) when the user can obtain the color print and the time e + f (second) are also shown as the time during which processing is performed simultaneously. That is, when the number of print jobs (number of copies) to be allocated to the color printer 106d is X and the number of print jobs (number of copies) to be allocated to the second color multifunction peripheral 106b is Y, X (parts) + Y (parts) = 10 (parts). In other words, it is only necessary to obtain X (part) and Y (part) that satisfy the minimum value of the time b + c (second) and e + f (second) when the user can obtain the color print.

  Based on the calculation results shown in Table 3, the number X of print jobs allocated to the color printer 106d and the number Y of print jobs allocated to the second color multifunction peripheral 106b are from X = 1, Y = 9 to X = 9, Y = 1. The time for which the user can obtain 10 copies of the printed material when changed is calculated. Table 4 shows an example of the calculation result.

  From Table 4, the shortest time for the user to obtain 10 copies of the printed material is 27.1 seconds, and the number of print jobs to be allocated to the color printer 106d at that time is 4, and the print job to be allocated to the second color multifunction peripheral 106b. The number is 6 parts.

  Based on the above results, the control unit 102 instructs the image output unit 109 to visualize the movement path from the current position of the user to each image forming apparatus to which the print job has been allocated. Causes the monitor 110 to display the movement route.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a movement route displayed on the monitor 110. The example shown in FIG. 19 is an example when the number of print jobs to be allocated to the color printer 106d is 4 copies and the number of print jobs to be allocated to the second color multifunction peripheral 106b is 6 based on the above calculation result. The moving route guidance display includes a map unit 1900 that displays the current position, the position of the image forming apparatus, an arrow indicating the moving order, and a comment unit 1901 that displays detailed information in characters.

  In the map unit 1900, the intersection point of the orthogonal coordinate axes displaying the directions of east, west, south, and north is displayed as the current position P1 of the user (the position of the information processing apparatus 100 in this example) P1, and the position P2 of the color printer 106d to which the job is allocated And the position P3 of the second color multifunction peripheral 106b are displayed.

  In order to make the current position P1 easy to understand, the characters “Your current position is here” and an arrow indicating the intersection of the coordinate axes are displayed.

  In order to guide the route from the current position P1 to the position P2 of the color printer 106d where the first four copies are output, an arrow is displayed from P1 to P2, and then the second color multi-function peripheral where six copies are output. An arrow is displayed from P2 to P3 to guide the route to position P3 at 106b.

  Further, the comment section 1901 displays the direction from the current position to the allocated image forming apparatus, the distance, the number of allocated jobs, and the like.

  In the display example, four copies are allocated to the color printer 106d located at a distance of 4 m east from the current position, and the remaining six copies are assigned to the second color multifunction peripheral 106b located 9.1 m north from the color printer 106d. Is displayed in the comment section 1901.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating another display example of the movement path displayed on the monitor 110. Similarly to the example shown in FIG. 19, the map unit 2000 and the comment unit 2001 are configured. The direction is not the east, west, south, and north, but the direction in which the color printer 106 d is located toward the information processing apparatus 100, The direction in which the second color multifunction peripheral 106b is located is displayed in the front-rear and left-right directions.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a display example in which the display of the map unit changes according to a change in the direction of the user. The display contents of the map unit 2100 and the comment unit 2101 in this example are based on the example shown in FIG. 20, and the user changes the body direction toward the color printer 106d at the current position. When the direction of the apparatus 100 is directed to the color printer 106d, the position of the color printer 106d changes so as to be displayed in front of the current position and upward in the display of the map unit 2100.

  Further, a detection screen (for example, detection screen 700) of the image forming apparatus 106 is created based on the acquired response information. At this time, if the UWB detection information is sequentially updated, the response information can be obtained in a short time. The change of the state of the image forming apparatus 106 can be captured each time, and the display of the movement path as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22 can be realized by mutual communication with each image forming apparatus 106. it can.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the detection screen 2200. FIG. 22 shows a display example similar to the detection screen 700, which includes an input button 2201 for instructing the sequential update of UWB detection information. By inputting this, response information is acquired every few seconds, for example. In addition, mutual communication with each image forming apparatus 106 can be performed sequentially.

  Furthermore, when the current position of the user changes, it is preferable to change the display of the map unit in accordance with the change.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a display example in which the display of the map unit changes according to a change in the current position of the user. The display contents of the map unit 2300 and the comment unit 2301 in this example are based on the example shown in FIG. 21, and the user reaches the color printer 106d, and the current position changes to the position of the color printer 106d. When the current position of the processing apparatus 100 changes so as to overlap the position of the color printer 106d, the position of the current position P1 does not change from the intersection of the coordinate axes, and the position P2 of the color printer 106d and the position P3 of the second color multifunction peripheral 106b. Are displayed with relative changes.

  The comment section 2301 indicates that the current position is at the position of the color printer 106d, and the remaining six sections are allocated to the second color multifunction peripheral 106b located 9.1 m to the left of the current position. .

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating another example of job allocation processing by the information processing apparatus 100.

  In step S11, each input unit 112a (mouse, keyboard, etc.) is connected to the UWB communication network to which the information processing apparatus 100 is connected via the user interface connection unit 111 and the control unit 102 in accordance with a user input instruction. An operation status inquiry is made to the image forming apparatus.

  In step S 12, print job congestion information, distance information, and direction information are received from each image forming apparatus as response information to the inquiry.

  In step S13, based on the received response information, the distance and direction from each image forming apparatus viewed from the information processing apparatus 100 and job congestion information are calculated and obtained.

  In step S14, it is determined whether or not automatic allocation in units of printing is set. The automatic allocation setting can be determined based on whether or not the check box 1501 on the print property screen 1500 is checked.

  If the print job is automatically allocated in units of copies, the process proceeds to step S15. If the automatic allocation is not set, the process proceeds to step S18.

  In step S15, an efficient allocation of the number of copies of the print job is calculated from the capacity of the print job to be transmitted and the job congestion information of a plurality of image forming apparatuses.

  In step S16, the print job is automatically allocated by the number of copies based on the calculation result, and the image forming apparatus to be transmitted is selected and determined.

  In step S18, it is determined that the print job is to be transmitted to the individual image forming apparatus 106.

  In step S17, the print job is transmitted to the determined image forming apparatus, and the process is terminated.

  In the above description, in order to keep the user's moving distance short, the calculation is performed so that the threshold of the user's moving distance is 20 m and the print job is allocated to two image forming apparatuses in a range not exceeding 20 m. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and it is also possible to automatically allocate print jobs in units of copies for three or more image forming apparatuses.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 calculates the automatic allocation of the number of copies per print so that the user can obtain a plurality of copies of the print job in a plurality of image forming apparatuses as in the present embodiment in the shortest time. A program to implement

  In the above description, the impulse system is used as the UWB wireless communication system of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the DS-UWB system that uses two bands of 3.1 to 10.6 GHz, avoiding the use band of the 802.11a wireless LAN, and two bands of low band and high band, or 3.1 to 10. An MB-OFDM scheme that divides the 6 GHz band into 14 bands in units of 528 MHz can also be used.

  As still another embodiment of the present invention, it is also possible to provide a program code of an information processing program for causing a computer to operate as the information processing apparatus 100 and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program code of the information processing program is recorded. It is.

  As a recording medium, a memory for processing performed by a microprocessor, for example, a ROM itself may be a recording medium, or a program reading device is provided as an external storage unit of a computer and inserted therein. It may be a readable recording medium.

  In any case, the program code of the recorded information processing program may be executed when the microprocessor accesses the recording medium, or the microprocessor reads the program code from the recording medium and reads it out. The program code may be downloaded to the program storage area and executed. It is assumed that this download program is stored in a predetermined storage device in advance. A microprocessor such as a CPU comprehensively controls each part of the computer so as to perform a predetermined update process according to an installed information processing program.

The recording medium that can be read by the program reader includes magnetic tapes such as magnetic tapes and cassette tapes, magnetic disks such as flexible disks and hard disks, or CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) / MO (Magneto Optical discs). ) / MD (Mini Disc) / DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) / Blu-ray (
blu-ray) Optical discs such as discs, IC (Integrated Circuit) cards (including memory cards) / optical cards, mask ROMs, EPROMs (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), EEPROMs (Electrically
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) or a medium for recording a fixed program including a semiconductor memory such as a flash ROM may be used.

  In addition, the computer may be configured to be connectable to a communication network including the Internet, and may be a medium that dynamically carries the program so as to download the program code of the information processing program from the communication network. When the information processing program is downloaded from the communication network in this way, the download program may be stored in advance in a computer or installed from another recording medium. The present invention is also realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

An example of a computer system that executes a program code of an information processing program read from a recording medium includes a computer that performs various processes including the above information processing method by executing various programs, a processing result of the computer, and the like. CRT to display (
Cathode Ray Tube) is a system in which an image display device such as a display or a liquid crystal display is connected to an image output device such as a printer that outputs a processing result of a computer to paper or the like. Furthermore, this computer system is provided with a modem or the like for connecting to a server or the like via a communication network and transmitting and receiving various programs including an information processing program and various data such as image data.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus 100 which is one Embodiment of this invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus 106. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a transmitter 300 that constitutes a UWB communication unit 201 and a data communication unit 101. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a receiver 400 that constitutes a UWB communication unit 201 and a data communication unit 101. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the UWB transceiver 500 provided with USBI / F. 6 is a diagram illustrating a print property screen 600 of the first image forming apparatus 106a that is a color multifunction peripheral. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a detection screen 700. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a setting screen 800. FIG. It is a figure which shows the setting screen 900 of another example. 5 is a flowchart illustrating job allocation processing by the information processing apparatus 100. The perspective view of the portable terminal 1100 which is 2nd Embodiment of this invention is shown. The another perspective view of the portable terminal 1100 which is 2nd Embodiment of this invention is shown. The perspective view of the display apparatus 1300 which is 3rd Embodiment of this invention is shown. It is a block diagram of the display apparatus 1300 which is 3rd Embodiment of this invention. 5 is a diagram showing a print property screen 1500. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the detection screen by a coordinate axis display. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a linear distance from a position of a user (information processing apparatus 100) to each image forming apparatus. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a linear distance from a user (color printer 106d) position to each image forming apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the movement path | route displayed on the monitor. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display of the movement path | route displayed on the monitor.

It is a figure which shows the example of a display in which the display of a map part changes with the change of a user's direction. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the detection screen 2200. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display from which the display of a map part changes with the change of a user's present position. 10 is a flowchart illustrating another example of job allocation processing by the information processing apparatus 100.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information processing apparatus 101 Data communication part 102 Control part 103 Operation part 104 Transmission destination selection part 105 Determination part 106 Image forming apparatus 108 Storage part 109 Image output part 111 User interface connection part

Claims (7)

An information processing apparatus capable of wireless communication with a plurality of image forming apparatuses and controlling transmission of a print job to the image forming apparatus,
Data communication unit for receiving print job congestion information and information for determining the distance between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus and the orientation of the image forming apparatus viewed from the information processing apparatus in a plurality of image forming apparatuses When,
Based on the congestion information received from the plurality of image forming apparatuses , the information for obtaining the distance and the azimuth, and the data capacity of the print job to be output by the data communication unit A calculation unit that calculates and calculates the distance and azimuth to the image forming apparatus to be calculated, and calculates and calculates the allocation of the print jobs for the plurality of image forming apparatuses in units of copies ;
Based on the calculation result of the calculation unit, a transmission destination selection unit for selecting which image forming device of the plurality of image forming devices should be sent,
A confirmation unit for confirming a selection result of the transmission destination selection unit ;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to control transmission of a print job to the image forming apparatus determined by the determination unit. The arithmetic unit sets a priority order for the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to a distance from the user to the image forming apparatus and a distance between the image forming apparatuses, and a minimum time in which the user can obtain a printed matter output from each image forming apparatus The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus calculates the allocation of the print job for each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses in units of copies. The data communication unit, the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the communicating of the information and the plurality of image forming apparatus by UWB wireless communications. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the data communication unit is built in or externally connected to the information processing apparatus and the plurality of image forming apparatuses. . A print job control method in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and an information processing apparatus are configured to be capable of wireless communication, and the information processing apparatus controls transmission of a print job to the image forming apparatus,
The data communication unit of the information processing apparatus obtains print job congestion information, a distance between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus, and an orientation of the image forming apparatus viewed from the information processing apparatus in a plurality of image forming apparatuses. For receiving information and
The calculation unit of the information processing apparatus, the congestion information received from the plurality of image forming apparatuses by the data communication unit , information for obtaining the distance and the orientation, and a data capacity of a print job to be output based on, Rutotomoni determined by calculating the distance and orientation of a destination to become the image forming apparatus of a print job, determined by calculating the allocation in parts units of print jobs to the plurality of image forming apparatus,
The transmission destination selection unit of the information processing apparatus selects an image forming apparatus out of the plurality of image forming apparatuses to which the allocated print job is to be transmitted based on the calculation result of the calculation unit,
A determination unit of the information processing apparatus determines a selection result of the transmission destination selection unit ;
A print job control method , wherein the control unit of the information processing apparatus controls transmission of a print job to the image forming apparatus determined by the determination unit . An information processing program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . A computer-readable recording medium on which the information processing program according to claim 6 is recorded.

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