JP5234437B2 - Image forming apparatus, method for taking out collation of recording sheet on which image has been formed, and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, a method for taking out and collating an image-formed recording sheet, and a control program.

  In recent years, image forming apparatuses such as printers and digital multi-function peripherals (MFPs) receive print jobs transmitted from an external information processing apparatus such as a PC (personal computer) via a network, and images of the print jobs are received. An image is formed (printed) on a recording sheet based on the data, and discharged to a discharge tray.

  In general, in the office, many people output each printed matter from the same image forming apparatus, but there are documents containing confidential information in the printed matter. In addition, when the image forming apparatus is installed at a location away from the PC and processes print jobs from a plurality of PCs, the time from the print request to the end of printing often becomes long. For this reason, the confidential document may be left in the paper discharge tray, or may be mistakenly taken away by another person.

  As an image forming apparatus that copes with such a problem, an image forming apparatus that receives a print request from a plurality of users and outputs a printed result to a plurality of paper discharge stackers. A plurality of locking means provided for locking; a plurality of forgotten display means provided in each of the plurality of paper discharge stackers for displaying forgotten removal of the print results in the plurality of paper discharge stackers; Selecting means for selecting an available paper discharge stacker among the plurality of paper output stackers; paper output means for discharging the print result to the selected paper output stacker; and the selected paper output stacker. Means for assigning a predetermined authentication to the person, sending the authentication to the person who issued the print request, and receiving a solid identification radio wave transmitted from a user within a certain distance of the image forming apparatus And means for identifying the user from the individual identification radio wave and confirming the match between the user and the person who issued the print request, and the person who issued the print request matched by the collation A display control means for displaying a forgetting display means provided for a certain period of time, provided on the paper discharge stacker where the print result is discharged, and the printing by the authentication of the person who issued the print request There is an image forming apparatus characterized in that the lock unit provided in the discharged paper discharge stacker is released (see Patent Document 1).

  However, in this image forming apparatus, a user is assigned to each paper discharge tray (stacker), and a forgetting display unit is provided for each paper discharge tray, thereby identifying a user who has forgotten to print a result. There is a problem that a mechanical space is required and the number of users is limited.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that discharges recording paper on which an image is formed in response to a print request from a user to a discharge tray. It is possible to eliminate the limitation of the number and to detect that the recording paper of each user discharged to a single paper discharge tray is taken out from the paper discharge tray.

The present invention is an image forming apparatus that is connected to an information processing apparatus via a network and forms an image in response to a print request from the information processing apparatus, the image data transmitted in response to the print request, and the printing thereof It is arranged along the manual discharge path for the recording paper from the paper discharge means, the paper discharge means for discharging the recording paper to the paper discharge tray, the image forming means for the identification information of the user who made the request The image forming apparatus further comprises an identification information reading unit for reading the identification information on the recording paper taken out from the paper discharge tray.
The present invention also relates to a method for taking out and collating image-formed recording paper in an image forming apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus via a network and performing image formation in response to a print request from the information processing apparatus, The step of forming an image of the image data transmitted in response to the print request and the identification information of the user who made the print request on a recording paper, the step of discharging the image-formed recording paper to a paper discharge tray, and the paper discharge And a step of reading the identification information on the recording paper taken out from the paper discharge tray by an identification information reading means arranged along a manual taking-out path of the recording paper from the tray. This is a method for taking out and comparing formed recording sheets.
The present invention also provides an image forming apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus via a network and performing image formation in response to a print request from the information processing apparatus. It is a control program for performing each process.

  According to the present invention, in an image forming apparatus that discharges recording paper on which an image has been formed in response to a print request from a user to a discharge tray, it is possible to eliminate the restriction on the number of users and to use a single discharge tray. It can be detected that the discharged recording paper of each user has been removed from the paper discharge tray.

1 is a block diagram of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating a use environment of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a structure of a paper discharge tray in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a paper discharge tray and a discharged recording paper in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state where a recording sheet is taken out from a sheet discharge tray illustrated in FIG. 4. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the image forming apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on an operation panel in the flow illustrated in FIG. 6. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail notified to a user in the flow shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail notified to a device manager in the flow shown in FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the image forming apparatus according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail notified to a user in the flow shown in FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an image forming apparatus according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail notified to a user in the flow shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state where a recording sheet is taken out from a sheet discharge tray of an image forming apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an image forming apparatus according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail notified to a user in the flow shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of the mail notified to a user in the flow shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
<Block diagram of image forming apparatus>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This image forming apparatus is a digital multi-function peripheral, and a main body engine unit 1, a control unit 2, a memory unit 3, an I / F (interface) unit 4, an operation panel unit 5, and a pattern detection unit 6 each connected to a bus 10. And an image control unit 7.

  The main body engine unit 1 is an automatic document feeder (ADF), a scanner unit, a transfer paper feeding unit, an image transfer unit, an image photosensitive unit, an image fixing unit, and a transfer paper output, which are functions of a general digital multi-function peripheral. And an engine control electrical unit.

  The control unit 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the entire apparatus, an electrical controller unit having an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), etc., control of the operation panel unit screen, and the I / F unit 4 Mail transmission control (transmission and detection of the number of transmissions) to the connected host device, user authentication procedure for the print request source, and transfer of user information of jobs permitted to user authentication to the image control unit 7 are performed. In addition, it also has a clock function (RTC: Real Time Clock), manages the number of unextracted status documents waiting for collation of output recording paper after image output, counts the unextracted collation waiting time, The display time is counted. Further, upon receiving the paper tray detection information from the paper tray detection unit of the paper discharge tray, release / non-release of the “untaken” status of the output recording paper and mail notification associated therewith are also performed.

  The memory unit 3 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) area for storing an execution program of the control unit 2, a work memory area for program execution, and a primary storage area (RAM: Random Access Memory) for image generation and synthesis. , For storing registration information (user name, user ID, user usage password, user host PC name, user email address, FAX transmission / reception destination name, etc.) that is permitted to use the device in user authentication There is a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) area.

  The I / F unit 4 includes an external I / F (eg, IEEE1284, USB, Ethernet (registered trademark)). The operation panel unit 5 displays the output recording paper take-out collation result (output person, print file information) and the FAX reception output recording paper take-out collation result (sender, receiver, take-out time). The pattern detection unit 6 reads the output user information pattern (bar code or the like) on the output recording paper and transfers it to the image control unit 7.

  The image control unit 7 creates the output user information pattern in the print job permitted for user authentication and combines it with the original image. Further, the output user information pattern detected by the pattern detection unit 6 is analyzed, converted into user information, and transferred to the control unit 2. Conversely, when a print request is made, the user information of the print request source sent via the control unit 2 is converted into a user information pattern and combined with a print image from the print request source. The image composition work at that time is performed using the memory unit 3 (primary storage of images before and after image composition).

<Environment for digital multifunction devices>
FIG. 2 shows a use environment of the digital multifunction peripheral according to the present embodiment. As illustrated, the digital multi-function peripheral 200 is connected to PC 300, PC 400, and PC 500, which are host devices, via a network 100 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). The digital multi-function peripheral 200 has the configuration shown in FIG. 1, and performs the above-described operation through the I / F unit 4 with each PC.

<Structure of the output tray>
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the structure of the in-body discharge tray provided in the main body engine unit 1 of the digital multifunction peripheral of FIG. Here, FIG. 3A shows the appearance of the front side of the apparatus and the in-body discharge tray, FIG. 3B is a view of the YY ′ cross section in FIG. 3A viewed from the left side, and FIG. 3C is the XX in FIG. 'A cross-sectional view from above.

  The in-cylinder discharge tray 201 is arranged in the upper part in the vertical direction and in the central part in the horizontal direction in the cylinder (inside the casing) of the digital multifunction peripheral, and the printed recording paper is placed on the in-cylinder discharge tray 201. As a result, the output recording sheet 203 is obtained. An output person user information pattern detection unit for reading an output person user information pattern printed on the output recording paper 203 is located in front of the right end on the front side of the in-body discharge tray 201 (a front direction when viewed from the user). 202 is provided.

<Relationship between in-body discharge tray 201 and output recording sheet 203>
FIG. 4 is a view showing the in-body discharge tray 201 and the output recording paper 203. As shown in FIG. 4A, on the output recording paper 203, an output user information pattern in which user information of an output person (print requester) is embedded in addition to an image desired by the user (here, the letter “E”). (For example, a barcode) 204 is printed. The output user information includes an output ID of the output recording sheet 203, an output date and time, and an output document name. The output user information pattern 204 may be printed on at least the first sheet when a plurality of sheets are printed by one print job.

  The printing position of the output person user information pattern 204 is matched with the arrangement position of the output person user information pattern detection unit 202. As shown in FIG. 4B, the output recording paper 203 is discharged onto the in-body discharge tray 201 with the printing surface facing downward. The output person user information pattern 204 is read by the output person user information pattern detection unit 202 when the output recording sheet 203 is manually taken out downward in FIG. 4B by the user. Since the output person user information pattern detection unit 202 is arranged with the detection surface facing upward along the front manual removal path near the right end on the front side of the in-body discharge tray 201, the output person user information pattern 204 Is printed near the lower end (here, the lower right end) of the output recording paper 203.

<Procedure for Removing Output Recording Paper 203 from In-Cylinder Discharge Tray 201>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a procedure in which the user takes out the output recording paper 203 from the in-body discharge tray 201. Here, FIG. 5A shows before the start of taking out, FIG. 5B shows the initial stage of the taking out operation, and FIG. 5C shows the end stage of the taking out operation.

  When taking out the output recording paper 203 from the in-body discharge tray 201, as shown in FIG. 5A, the user grasps the side edge of the output recording paper 203 with the hand 205 and pulls it forward as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C. Take out. At this time, the output person user information pattern 204 printed on the output recording paper 203 is taken out while passing through the output person user information pattern detection unit 202 and reading the information.

  Based on the user information that has been read, the digital multi-function peripheral performs control within the apparatus and mail transmission to that effect to the output person (details will be described later). Through these series of operations, the output person performs the output collating process for taking out the output recording paper 203.

<Operation of digital MFP>
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the digital multi-function peripheral of this embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the digital multifunction peripheral according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, when the user makes a print request to the digital multifunction peripheral 200 whose use is permitted by user registration from the host device (PC 300, 400 or 500 in FIG. 2) (step S1), the digital multifunction peripheral 200 In order to perform user authentication for the print requesting user, the user information (user name, user ID, user use password, user host PC name, user mail address) registered in the memory unit 3 is used. ), The control unit 2 performs user authentication (step S2).

  If the user authentication procedure fails (step S3: NO), the digital multi-function peripheral 200 rejects the print request from the print request source (step S4). When the user authentication procedure is normally completed (step S3: YES), in the digital multi-function peripheral 200, in addition to the image desired by the user (original image), the bar code image in which the user information is bar coded by the image control unit 7 Is also printed on the recording paper and discharged to the in-body discharge tray 201 (step S5).

  Immediately after step S5, in the digital multi-function peripheral 200, the time is counted by the RTC in the control unit 2, and the output user information pattern 204 on the output recording paper 203 is detected by the output user information pattern pattern detection unit 202 within 3 minutes. If it is read (step S11: NO → step S6: YES), the digital multi-function peripheral 200 treats it as “completion of output recording paper extraction collation processing”, and the extraction result (output name, output ID, output file name). Is displayed on the operation panel unit 5 (step S7), and the output person (addressed to the print requester's PC) is notified by e-mail that the output recording sheet 203 has been removed from the in-body discharge tray 201. (Step S8). An example of an image displayed on the operation panel unit 5 is shown in FIG.

  If the output user information pattern 204 on the output recording sheet 203 is not read by the output user information pattern detection unit 204 even after 3 minutes have passed since step S5 (S11: YES), the digital multifunction peripheral 200 outputs The person who outputs the recording paper 203 is notified by e-mail that the output recording paper 203 is left on the paper discharge tray 201 of the digital multi-function peripheral 200 (step S12). An example of the contents of the mail is shown in FIG.

  When the state where the output recording sheet 203 is left on the paper discharge tray 201 continues, the above-described mail is notified every three minutes (here, 10 times). The number of notifications can be set in advance by the user from the operation panel unit 5 of the digital multifunction peripheral 200, and the set number of notifications is stored in the memory unit 3.

  If the output recording paper 203 is still left after the number of notifications by e-mail reaches the set number (step S13: YES), this time, it is addressed to the device administrator stored in the memory unit 3 in advance (the device administrator's To the PC) to that effect. An example of the contents of the mail is shown in FIG.

As described above, the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention has the following features (1) to (3).
(1) When the output recording sheet 203 is taken out, the output user information pattern 204 is read and collated by the output user information pattern detection unit 202, and the result is displayed on the operation panel unit 5 as shown in FIG. The user can prevent mistakes in taking out the information by checking the displayed contents.

  (2) When the output recording paper 203 is taken out and the output user information pattern 204 is read and verified, a message indicating that the output recording paper 203 has been extracted and verified to the user specified by the read user information is sent by e-mail. Since the notification is made, it is possible to confirm the removal of the output recording paper 203 and to prevent mistakes in the removal. In other words, conventionally, only the user has been notified by e-mail that the output recording paper has not been taken out, so the user who has taken out the output recording paper by mistake could not know it. The user can know the user who is away from the digital multifunction peripheral 200 by viewing the notified mail.

  (3) When the output recording paper 203 that has already been specified by the user authentication is left on the in-body discharge tray 201, that is, a so-called “waiting for output recording paper removal collation” state continues for a certain period of time, the digital multifunction peripheral 200 Notifies the person who has output the output recording sheet 203 by e-mail that the output recording sheet 203 has not been removed from the digital multi-function peripheral 200, thereby preventing the output recording sheet 203 from being forgotten to be taken out. Further, by repeating the notification by e-mail for a predetermined number of times every predetermined time, it is possible to enhance the function of prompting the output person (reminder) and preventing forgetting to take out the output recording paper 203. Further, when the notification is repeated for the set number of times, the device administrator is notified by e-mail, so both the output recording paper 203 and the device administrator are notified, and the output recording paper 203 is more reliably detected. Can be prevented.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this flow, step S15 is inserted between steps S12 and S13 in the flow of FIG. 6 (first embodiment), and steps S16 and S17 are sequentially executed following “YES” in step S15. It is a thing. In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the mail notified to the output person in step S12 is obtained by adding a reception / reception button 301 and a message prompting the user to press the button to the first embodiment (FIG. 8). It is. The configuration of the image forming apparatus of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 5).

  When the output person takes out the output recording paper 203 from the in-body discharge tray 201 and brings it back to the seat without performing the collation process (reading of the output user information pattern 204), the digital multifunction peripheral 200 outputs it. Since the recording sheet 203 has a status of “not taken out”, a notification of “not taken out” (step S12 in FIG. 6) is transmitted to the output person at regular time intervals. In order to set the status to “removed”, it is also troublesome to bring the output recording paper 203 to the digital multifunction peripheral 200 again and perform the extraction collation process again.

  In the present embodiment, in response to the mail notification (step S12), when the output person presses the receipt / reception button 301 attached to the mail displayed on the screen of the host device, the host device transmits to the digital multifunction device 200. In step S16, the digital multi-function peripheral 200 receives the reply mail, and subsequently receives the “output recording paper take-out collation process” of the target document (output recording paper). Can be performed (step S17).

  As described above, according to the digital multi-function peripheral of this embodiment, even when the output person does not perform the retrieval collation process, the retrieval collation process is completed without any hassle by replying to the mail after the fact. Can be made.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. This flow is a flow following the end 1 of the flow of FIG. 6 (first embodiment), and copes with the case where the output recording paper of another person is mistakenly taken and collation processing is performed. . The configuration of the image forming apparatus of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 5).

  In FIG. 12, when the output user information pattern (bar code) 204 that has once completed the output recording paper take-out collation process is read again (step S21: YES), the control unit 2 of the digital multi-function peripheral 200 Is a request to return to the “untaken” status of the same output recording paper, and the information of the output user information pattern (barcode) 204 read again (output person ID of output recording paper, output date and time, output document name) And the output history so far stored in the memory unit 3 are collated, and the status of the matched document is returned to “not fetched” (step S22).

  Further, the control unit 2 identifies the e-mail address of the output person stored in the memory unit 3 from the output person ID of the read information, and the target output recording sheet is again in the “untaken” status to the e-mail address. It is notified by e-mail that it has become (step S23). The same content is also displayed on the operation panel unit 5 of the digital multi-function peripheral 200. An example of the contents displayed on the operation panel unit 5 is shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the image forming apparatus of this embodiment, even if another person's output recording paper is accidentally taken out and collation processing is performed, a simple operation of causing the output user information pattern 204 to be read again. It is possible to return to the state before collation (“unfetched status”) simply by performing.

[Fourth Embodiment]
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a procedure by which the user takes out the output recording paper from the image forming apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the image forming apparatus of this embodiment.

  In the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment, a sheet presence / absence detection unit 206 is provided at the central portion on the base end (right end in the drawing) side of the in-body discharge tray 201, and the output recording sheet 203 is eliminated based on the detection output. If it is determined that the device has been used, control of the device and email transmission to that effect are performed.

  The information on the presence / absence of the “unfetched” status document held in the control unit 2 of the digital multi-function peripheral 200 and the actual digital composite detected by the paper discharge tray paper presence / absence detection unit 206 installed in the paper discharge tray 201 If the presence / absence information of the output recording paper remaining on the paper discharge tray 201 of the machine 200 does not match, the digital multifunction machine 200 performs the following processing shown in FIG.

  When there is no “unfetched” status document and the detection output of the paper discharge tray paper presence / absence detection unit 206 is present (step S31: NO → S32: YES), a recently output document (for example, when considering the number of cases) The latest 10 documents, or all documents that were output within 30 minutes if considered in time, etc.) are sent to the e-mail to confirm whether there is a possibility of “unfetched” Notification is made (step S33). An example of the notified mail is shown in FIG. Note that the “recently output document” can be set by the user through the operation panel unit 5, and the setting result is stored in the memory unit 3.

  When there is an “unfetched” status document and the detection output of the paper discharge tray sheet presence / absence detection unit 206 is not present (step S31: YES → S34: NO), the same status is collectively displayed for all documents of the “unfetched” status. Release (step S35). At that time, the output of the document whose “not fetched” status has been released is informed that the same document has already been fetched without being collated, and a final fetch collation is performed on the digital multi-function peripheral 200. The final take-out collator information performed is notified by e-mail in a lump. An example of the notified mail is shown in FIG.

As described above, the image forming apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention has the following features (1) to (3).
(1) A paper discharge tray paper presence / absence detection unit 206 that detects the presence / absence of paper is provided in the in-body paper discharge tray 201 of the digital multifunction peripheral 200, and the same detection unit detects that there is no paper in the in-body paper discharge tray 201. In this case, the digital multi-function peripheral 200 regards it as a final removal completion state of the output recording paper 203 (a state where all of the output recording paper has been taken out and the paper discharge tray 201 has been emptied). If there is a status document, it is regarded as a status mismatch, and by canceling the status at once, it is possible to prevent an increase in the load on the device due to the old “unfetched” status information remaining in the device forever. .

(2) Sending a mail to the output person of the document whose "unfetched" status has been canceled that the document has already been uncollected and sent to another person. It is possible to notify that there is a possibility that the output recording paper has been taken away, and there is a high possibility that the removal can be prevented halfway.
In addition, by adding the final retrieval collator information obtained by performing the final retrieval collation by the digital multi-function peripheral 200 to the mail, information on a possible person can be obtained, so that the follow-up survey can be performed. In other words, all of the erroneous extraction cannot be extracted, but when the paper discharge tray is emptied by the extraction verification by the final extraction collator, the document that has been in the “unextracted” status until immediately before is erroneously deleted by the final extraction collator. Since there is a high possibility of having it, the output person who has been taken knows the final take-out collator and inquires of that person, so that the number of cases where the output recording paper can be retrieved increases.

  (3) For example, after erroneous collation, the paper is returned to the paper discharge tray 201 without performing the recollation process (double collation return process), or a part of the output recording paper 203 is forgotten although the recollation process is performed. As a result, there is a discrepancy between the “untaken” status and the actual output recording paper presence / absence status, and the output tray paper presence / absence detection unit 206 outputs the output recording paper even though the “untaken” status document is not present. When the presence of the document 203 is detected, an e-mail notification is sent to the output person of the recently output document to confirm whether or not there is a possibility of “unfetched”, thereby outputting the document remaining in the discharge tray. Can be identified.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body engine part, 2 ... Control part, 3 ... Memory part, 4 ... I / F part, 5 ... Operation panel part, 6 ... Pattern detection part, 7 ... Image control unit, 200: digital multifunction peripheral, 201: in-body discharge tray, 202: output user information pattern detection unit, 203: output recording paper, 204: output user Information pattern, 206... Paper presence / absence detection unit, 300, 400, 500.

JP 2008-229913 A

Claims (14)

An image forming apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus via a network and performing image formation in response to a print request from the information processing apparatus,
Means for forming an image on recording paper of the image data transmitted in response to the print request and the identification information of the user who made the print request;
A paper discharge means for discharging the recording paper to a paper discharge tray;
And identification information reading means for reading the identification information on the recording paper taken out from the paper discharge tray, which is arranged along a manual paper take-out path of the recording paper from the paper discharge tray. Image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
An image forming apparatus comprising: an operation panel; and means for displaying identification information read by the identification information reading unit on the operation panel. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
Print management information storage means for storing a correspondence between a print request and a user who has performed the print request;
Based on the identification information read by the identification information reading means and the information stored in the print management information storage means, the recording paper printed by the print request is sent to the user who has made the print request. An image forming apparatus comprising: take-out notification means for notifying that the paper has been taken out from the paper discharge tray. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
Print management information storage means for storing a correspondence between a print request and a user who has performed the print request;
A leaving time measuring means for measuring a time during which an image-formed recording sheet corresponding to the print request is left in a discharge tray;
If the identification information reading unit has not detected the identification information corresponding to the print request when the neglected time measuring unit has measured a predetermined time, based on the information stored in the print management information storage unit An image forming apparatus comprising: a notifying unit that notifies a user who has made the print request that a recording sheet printed by the print request is left in the discharge tray. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4.
The image forming apparatus, wherein the abandonment notification unit performs notification every time the abandonment time measurement unit measures the predetermined time. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5.
Abandonment notification frequency measuring means for measuring the number of notifications by the abandonment notification means;
An image forming apparatus comprising: an administrator notifying unit for notifying an apparatus administrator that a recording sheet is left in the paper discharge tray when the abandonment notification count measuring unit counts a predetermined number. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
Status information storage means for storing status information indicating whether or not recording paper is removed from the paper discharge tray;
The status information is set in an unextracted state in accordance with the operation of the paper discharge unit, the status information is changed to the extracted state by detection of the identification information by the identification information reading unit, and the same identification information is received by the identification information reading unit. An image forming apparatus comprising: means for returning the status information to a non-extracted state when continuously detected. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4.
Status information storage means for storing status information indicating whether or not recording paper is removed from the paper discharge tray;
In response to the operation of the paper discharge means, the status information is set in an unextracted state, and when the reply from the neglect notification means is received at the time of notification that the status information is changed to the extracted state And an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
Status information storage means for storing status information indicating whether or not recording paper is removed from the paper discharge tray;
Recording paper detection means provided on the paper discharge tray;
Means for changing the status information to an extraction state upon detection of identification information by the identification information reading means, in response to an operation of the paper discharge means;
An image forming apparatus comprising: means for canceling the status information when the recording paper detection means does not detect the recording paper and the status information is not yet taken out. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein
Print management information storage means for storing a correspondence between a print request and a user who has performed the print request;
Based on the information stored in the print management information storage means, the recording paper is taken out without being read by the identification information reading means based on the information stored in the print management information storage means for a user who has requested printing of the recording paper whose status information has been released. And an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notifying unit adds identification information read by the reading unit lastly before the status information is canceled. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
Print management information storage means for storing a correspondence between a print request and a user who has performed the print request;
Status information storage means for storing status information indicating whether or not recording paper is removed from the paper discharge tray;
Recording paper detection means provided on the paper discharge tray;
Means for changing the status information to an extraction state upon detection of identification information by the identification information reading means, in response to an operation of the paper discharge means;
When the recording paper detection means detects the recording paper and the status information is in the take-out state, the user having the identification information recently read by the reading means indicates that the recording paper is left in the paper discharge tray. In contrast, an image forming apparatus comprising: a notification unit based on information stored in the print management information storage unit. A method of taking out and collating image-formed recording paper in an image forming apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus via a network and performing image formation in response to a print request from the information processing apparatus,
Forming an image on recording paper of image data transmitted in response to the print request and identification information of a user who has made the print request;
Discharging the image-formed recording paper to a paper discharge tray;
A step of reading the identification information on the recording paper taken out from the paper discharge tray by an identification information reading means arranged along a manual paper take-out path of the recording paper from the paper discharge tray. A method for taking out and comparing image-formed recording paper.   14. Each step of the method for extracting and verifying image-formed recording paper according to claim 13, wherein the image forming apparatus is connected to an information processing apparatus via a network and performs image formation in response to a print request from the information processing apparatus. A control program to execute.

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