JP6828319B2 - Printing equipment, information processing methods, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to printing devices, information processing methods, and programs.

An image forming apparatus such as a printer or a multifunction device is hardware-implemented with a mechanism called a counter for recording a cumulative value of the number of printed sheets or the number of sheets (hereinafter, printing results). Specifically, when it is hard to detect that printing has been performed, the value of the counter is incremented. The value of the counter is used, for example, for grasping the usage status of the user, calculating the charge for using the image forming apparatus, and the like.

On the other hand, in software such as an application program installed in an image forming apparatus, printing is managed by the concept of "job". Generally, the unit of a job corresponds to the unit of document data to be printed.

Job units are also presented to the user and recognized by the user. For example, the user can submit a job to a print server or the like in advance. The user can operate the image forming apparatus to select a job to be printed from the jobs stored in the print server or the like.

Therefore, the concept of a job is familiar to the user, and there is also a desire to grasp the usage status of the image forming apparatus on a job-by-job basis.

However, the counter of the image forming apparatus does not count in units of jobs. This is because the counter is not involved in the job unit because it counts up according to the detection of printing on the printing paper. That is, it is difficult to determine whether the printing record calculated based on the counter value is due to one job or a plurality of jobs.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to grasp the printing results in units of jobs.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the printing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives print data, a specific unit that specifies identification information for each printing process based on the print data, and a specific unit that specifies the print data received by the receiving unit. each time a counter for recording printing of the print results based on the print data received by the receiving unit for each one page or one side is updated, printing based on the print data in association with the identification information specified by the specifying unit It has a recording unit that records information indicating a form in a storage unit.

The print record can be grasped in units of jobs.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the printing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration example of the image forming apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional structure example of the printing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed by the printing system in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the log data. It is a figure which shows the 1st aggregation example of log data. It is a figure which shows the 2nd aggregation example of log data. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed by the printing system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed by the printing system in 3rd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed by the printing system in 4th Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed by the printing system in 5th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the printing system 1 of FIG. 1, one or more image forming devices 10, an authentication server 20, an aggregation server 30, one or more user terminals 40, a print server 50, a host system 60, and the like are LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. Is connected via a network such as.

The image forming apparatus 10 is a device having a printing function, such as a printer or a multifunction device.

The authentication server 20 is a computer that authenticates a user who uses the image forming apparatus 10.

The tabulation server 30 is a computer that tabulates the printing results of the image forming apparatus 10.

The user terminal 40 is a computer that submits a print job to the image forming apparatus 10 or the print server 50. For example, a PC (Personal Computer), a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like may be used as the user terminal 40. The print job is a concept corresponding to a unit for each print process in the image forming apparatus 10 executed for document data. Normally, the print job has a one-to-one correspondence with the print data generated by the printer driver 41 for the document data to be printed. More precisely, the print job corresponds one-to-one with the print instruction to the printer driver 41 or the reception of print data by the image forming apparatus 10. That is, even if the print data is for the same document data, the corresponding print jobs are different if the print data is generated according to different print instructions.

The print server 50 is a computer that stores print data transmitted from the user terminal 40. The print server 50 transmits the stored print data to the image forming apparatus 10 in response to a request from the image forming apparatus 10 operated by the user.

The host system 60 is an information processing system that requires the image forming apparatus 10 to print. The host system 60 is not involved in the functions implemented in the image forming apparatus 10 in order to realize the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 10 includes hardware such as a controller 11, a scanner 12, a printer 13, a modem 14, an operation panel 15, a network interface 16, and an SD card slot 17.

The controller 11 includes a CPU 111, a RAM 112, a ROM 113, an HDD 114, an NVRAM 115, and the like. The ROM 113 stores various programs and data used by the programs. The RAM 112 is used as a storage area for loading a program, a work area of the loaded program, and the like. The CPU 111 realizes various functions by processing the program loaded in the RAM 112. The HDD 114 stores a program and various data used by the program. Various setting information and the like are stored in the NVRAM 115.

The scanner 12 is hardware (image reading means) for reading image data from a document. The printer 13 is hardware (printing means) for printing print data on printing paper. The modem 14 is hardware for connecting to a telephone line, and is used for transmitting and receiving image data by FAX communication. The operation panel 15 is hardware provided with input means such as buttons for accepting input from the user, display means such as a liquid crystal panel, and the like. The liquid crystal panel may have a touch panel function. In this case, the liquid crystal panel also functions as an input means. The network interface 16 is hardware for connecting to a network such as a LAN (whether wired or wireless). The SD card slot 17 is used to read the program stored in the SD card 80. That is, in the image forming apparatus 10, not only the program stored in the ROM 113 but also the program stored in the SD card 80 can be loaded into the RAM 112 and executed. The SD card 80 may be replaced by another recording medium (for example, a CD-ROM or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory). That is, the type of recording medium corresponding to the positioning of the SD card 80 is not limited to a predetermined one. In this case, the SD card slot 17 may be replaced by hardware according to the type of recording medium.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration example of the printing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the user terminal 40 has a printer driver 41, a print client unit 42, and the like. The printer driver 41 and the print client unit 42 are realized by processing one or more programs installed in the user terminal 40 to be executed by the CPU of the user terminal 40.

The printer driver 41 generates print data for the document data designated as the print target. The print data is data having a data format that can be interpreted by the image forming apparatus 10 and is generated for each print instruction to the printer driver 41. The print data is described by, for example, PJL (Printer Job Language), PDL (Page Description Language), or the like. The printer driver 41 transmits the generated print data to the print server 50 or the image forming apparatus 10.

The print client unit 42 functions as a client of the print server 50. That is, when the print client unit 42 receives the print instruction, it transmits the print data of the document data specified in the print instruction to the print server 50.

The image forming apparatus 10 includes applications such as a print application 131, an authentication application 132, and a log application 133, and a print service unit 121, an authentication service unit 122, and a device control unit 123. These are realized by a process of causing the CPU 111 to execute one or more programs installed in the image forming apparatus 10.

The print service unit 121 opens a port for receiving print data via the network, and controls the execution of a print job for the print data received at the port.

The authentication service unit 122 controls the execution of the authentication of the user who logs in to the image forming apparatus 10 and the authentication related to the authentication information (user name, password, etc.) included in the print data.

The device control unit 123 controls the image forming apparatus 10 to execute printing in response to a request from the print service unit 121. The device control unit 123 also detects printing for each page or page of paper, updates the counter stored in the NVRAM 115, and notifies the log application 133 of the detection of printing execution. The counters stored in the NVRAM 115 are provided for each printing form, such as a color printing counter and a monochrome printing counter, and show the printing results for each printing form.

The print application 131 is an application that provides a pull print printing function to a user who has logged in to the image forming apparatus 10. The pull print print function refers to a function of targeting a print job with print data selected by the user from the print data stored in the print server 50.

The authentication application 132 is an application that realizes an authentication function in which the authentication service unit 122 and the authentication server 20 are linked.

The log application 133 is an application that records log data, which is information indicating a print execution history (counter information for counting print results of printing), in association with a job ID, which is identification information for each print job.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure executed by the printing system 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the printing system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, the user operates the user terminal 40.

In step S101, the printer driver 41 of the user terminal 40 receives a print instruction from the user. In the print instruction, document data to be printed, print setting information, user authentication information (user name, password (PW)), and the like are specified (input). The print setting information is setting information related to the print form such as paper size, color setting (color, monochrome, etc.), number of aggregates, double-sided or single-sided, and the like.

Subsequently, the printer driver 41 generates a job ID, which is identification information for each print job, based on the user name (S102). For example, the job ID may be generated in the following format.
{User name} # {IP address of print request source} # {Time stamp at the time of print request}
For example, the user name is "123456878", the IP address of the print request source (user terminal 40) is "10.60.98.202", and the time stamp at the time of the print request is "1466692804". In this case, the job ID is "12345678 # 10.60.98.202 # 1466392804".

Subsequently, the printer driver 41 generates print data for the document data designated as the print target (S103). At this time, the printer driver 41 sets the job ID and password in the print data. For example, the job ID may be set in USERCODE or AUTHENTICATIONUSERNAME, which is an item for which a user name is expected to be specified in the PJL of print data. Subsequently, the printer driver 41 transmits the print data to the image forming apparatus 10 (S104). Since the job ID also includes the identification information of the user terminal 40, each print data generated by the plurality of user terminals 40 can be uniquely identified based on the job ID.

Upon receiving the print data, the print service unit 121 of the image forming apparatus 10 extracts the job ID and password from the print data, and requests the authentication application 132 to authenticate the job ID and password via the authentication service unit 122. (S105, S106).

When the authentication application 132 requests the log application 133 to convert the job ID into the user name (S107), the log application 133 extracts the user name from the job ID and responds to the authentication application 132 with the user name. (S108). The log application 133 is implemented with analysis logic for extracting the user name from the job ID. In the present embodiment, the analysis logic that extracts up to the first "#" in the job ID as the user name is implemented in the log application 133.

Subsequently, the authentication application 132 requests the authentication server 20 to authenticate the user name and password (S109). The authentication server 20 determines that the authentication is successful, for example, if the user name and password pair matches any of the user name and password pairs stored in advance. If the authentication is successful, the authentication server 20 returns the user information stored in association with the user name and password set to the authentication application 132 as the authentication result (S110). The user information includes user attribute information such as a user's name. The authentication result is notified to the print service unit 121 via the authentication service unit 122 (S111, S112). If the authentication fails, step S111 and subsequent steps are not executed.

If the authentication is successful, the print service unit 121 requests the device control unit 123 to execute the print job related to the print data received in step S104 (S121). At this time, the print service unit 121 notifies the device control unit 123 of the job ID extracted from the print data. That is, in the first embodiment, the job ID is specified by extracting from the print data.

Subsequently, the device control unit 123 causes the printer 13 to print the print data. During printing, the device control unit 123 updates the counter stored in the NVRAM 115 each time it detects printing by the printer 13 (printing on one page or one side), and prints information about the counter count-up. And the job ID notified from the print service unit 121, the log application 133 is notified (S131). The print information is information indicating an actual print form. The print information is not always the same as the print setting information. For example, even when color printing is specified in the print setting information, if the document to be printed is black and white, the actual printing is performed in black and white. In this case, the print information includes information indicating printing in black and white.

In response to the count-up notification, the log application 133 extracts the user name from the notified job ID (S132). Subsequently, the log application 133 records log data including the job ID and print information in the HDD 114 (S133).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of log data. In FIG. 5, the log data has items such as name, date and time, color / monochrome, and job ID. The name is the user's name. The value of the name is included in the user information returned from the authentication server 20. Color / monochrome is an example of print information (printing conditions), and is information indicating whether the corresponding page is printed in color or monochrome. The job ID is a job ID for the print data to which the page belongs.

Steps S131 to S133 are executed each time one sheet or one side is printed. Therefore, the log data is recorded one by one or one by one.

After that, when a predetermined time (timing) such as once every 30 minutes arrives, the log application 133 acquires a list of log data recorded in the HDD 114 (S142) and aggregates the list of the log data. It is transmitted to the server 30 (S143). When the aggregation server 30 normally receives the list of the log data, the aggregation server 30 stores the list of the log data. Subsequently, a response indicating the success of receiving the log data list is returned to the log application 133 (S144). When a response indicating the success of reception is returned, the log application 133 deletes the list of transmitted log data from the HDD 114 (S145).

The aggregation server 30 can aggregate log data based on the job ID. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a first aggregation example of log data.

In FIG. 6, log data for each sheet or one side is aggregated in units having a common job ID, and the number of prints for each unit is aggregated.

By the way, in FIG. 6, the fifth record (the record whose "name" is "Suzuki") has a mixture of monochrome and color in the item of "color / monochrome". This is because a document with a mixture of color pages and monochrome pages was printed. In such a case, for example, aggregation may be performed in units in which print information (monochrome / color) is common.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a second aggregation example of log data. In FIG. 7, a record having a “name” of “Suzuki” is divided into a monochrome print record and a color print record. According to the example of FIG. 7, it can be seen that there are two monochrome prints and three color prints.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the log data is recorded by the log application 133 separately from the counter recorded by the device control unit 123. A job ID, which is identification information for each print job, is recorded in the log data. Therefore, the print record can be grasped in units of print jobs.

As a result, it can be useful for tracking fraudulent printing, for example, detecting the existence of a print job with an abnormally large number of prints, or tracking a print job with the same number of pages as a stolen confidential document. it can.

Next, the second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment will explain the differences from the first embodiment. Therefore, the same as in the first embodiment may be used without particular mention.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the printing system according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 8, the same steps as those in FIG. 4 are assigned the same step numbers, and the description thereof will be omitted. In the second embodiment, the case where the host system 60 is the print request source will be described.

In step S201, the host system 60 receives a print instruction from the user. In the print instruction, document data to be printed, print setting information, user authentication information (user name, password (PW)), and the like are specified.

Subsequently, the host system 60 generates print data for the document data designated as the print target (S202). At this time, the host system 60 sets the user name and password in the print data. For example, the user name is set to PJL's USERCODE or AUTHENTICATIONUSERNAME. Subsequently, the host system 60 transmits the print data to the image forming apparatus 10 (S203).

That is, since the host system 60 is a system constructed independently of the log application 133 of the image forming apparatus 10, the logic of setting the job ID for the print data is not implemented. Therefore, unlike the first embodiment, the print data transmitted from the print request source does not include the job ID.

When the print service unit 121 of the image forming apparatus 10 receives the print data, the print service unit 121 requests the authentication application 132 to authenticate the user name and password included in the print data via the authentication service unit 122 (S204, S205). ).

Since the user name does not have the job ID format, the authentication application 132 specifies the user name and requests the log application 133 to generate the job ID (S206). That is, if the user name has the job ID format, the processes after step S107 in FIG. 4 are executed.

The log application 133 generates a job ID including the user name in the same format as in the first embodiment, and responds to the authentication application 132 with the job ID (S207). Subsequently, the authentication application 132 requests the authentication server 20 to authenticate the user name and password (S208). The authentication server 20 executes the authentication process in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and returns the authentication result to the authentication application 132 (S209). Subsequently, the authentication application 132 notifies the print service unit 121 of the authentication result and the job ID via the authentication service unit 122 (S210, S211).

If the authentication is successful, the print service unit 121 requests the device control unit 123 to execute the print job related to the print data received in step S203 (S121). At this time, the print service unit 121 notifies the device control unit 123 of the job ID notified together with the authentication result. That is, in the second embodiment, the job ID generated by the log application 133 is specified.

After that, the same as in the first embodiment may be used.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, even when the print data transmitted from the print request source does not include the job ID, the print record can be grasped in units of print jobs. be able to.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. A difference from the first embodiment will be described in the third embodiment. Therefore, the same as in the first embodiment may be used without particular mention.

FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the printing system according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 9, the same steps as those in FIG. 4 are assigned the same step numbers, and the description thereof will be omitted. In the third embodiment, a case where a print instruction is input to the print client unit 42 in the user terminal 40 will be described.

In step S301, the print client unit 42 of the user terminal 40 receives a print instruction from the user. In the print instruction, document data to be printed, print setting information, user authentication information (user name, password (PW)), and the like are specified.

Subsequently, the print client unit 42 generates print data for the document data designated as the print target (S302). At this time, the print client unit 42 sets the user name and password in the print data. For example, the user name is set to PJL's USERCODE or AUTHENTICATIONUSERNAME. Subsequently, the print client unit 42 transmits the print data to the print server 50 (S303).

Since the print server 50 is assumed to cooperate with the image forming apparatus 10 in advance, it has a function for setting a job ID instead of a user name for print data. In steps S304 to S306, processing related to such a function is executed.

In step S304, the print server 50 specifies a user name included in the print data and transmits a job ID generation request to the log application 133 of the image forming apparatus 10. In response to the generation request, the log application 133 generates a job ID including the user name in the same format as in the first embodiment, and returns the job ID to the print server 50 (S305).

The print server 50 replaces the user name included in the print data with the job ID, and transmits the print data to the image forming apparatus 10 (S306).

After that, the same as in the first embodiment may be used. In addition, instead of steps S304 and S305, the print server 50 may generate a job ID based on the user name included in the print data.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, the job ID can be included in the print data transmitted to the image forming apparatus 10 via the print server 50. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the need to implement the job ID generation function for each user terminal 40.

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. The fourth embodiment will be described which is different from the first or third embodiment. Therefore, the same as in the first or third embodiment may be applied without particular mention.

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the printing system according to the fourth embodiment. In FIG. 10, the same steps as those in FIG. 9 are assigned the same step numbers, and the description thereof will be omitted. In the fourth embodiment, a case where the pull print function is provided by the print server 50 and the print application 131 will be described.

Following step S302, the print client unit 42 transmits a print data storage request including the user name and password to the print server 50 (S401). The print server 50 stores (stores) the print data.

After that, the user operates the image forming apparatus 10. The user logs in to the image forming apparatus 10 and inputs an execution instruction for pull print printing to the print application 131 (S411). The print application 131 specifies the user name of the logged-in user and transmits a request for acquiring a list of bibliographic information of print data to the print server 50 (S412). The print server 50 returns a list of bibliographic information of print data including the user name to the print application 131 (S413). The bibliographic information includes the name of the print data, the user name included in the print data, and the like. The print application 131 displays a list of the bibliographic information on the operation panel 15.

When one or more bibliographic information is selected as a print target from the list and a print execution instruction is input (S420), step S421 and subsequent steps are executed for each selected bibliographic information. Hereinafter, the bibliographic information to be processed is referred to as "target bibliographic information".

In step S421, the print application 131 requests the log application 133 to generate a job ID by designating the user name included in the target bibliographic information. The log application 133 generates a job ID including the user name in the same format as in the first embodiment, and returns the job ID to the print application 131 (S422).

Subsequently, the print application 131 transmits a print data acquisition request corresponding to the target bibliographic information to the print server 50 (S423). The acquisition request also includes the generated job ID. The print server 50 sets the job ID for the print data corresponding to the target bibliographic information, and returns the print data to the print application 131 (S424). The job ID is set in PJL's USERCODE or AUTHENTICATIONUSERNAME of the print data. The job ID setting for the print data may be executed by the print application 131. In this case, in step S423, the job ID does not have to be transmitted to the print server 50.

Subsequently, the print application 131 transmits the print data to the print service unit 121 (S431).

After that, it may be the same as the third embodiment. However, steps S142 to S145 may be executed in response to the user's logout from the image forming apparatus 10.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to grasp the printing results related to pull print printing in units of print jobs.

Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. The fifth embodiment will be described as different from the fourth embodiment. Therefore, the same as in the fourth embodiment may be applied without particular mention.

FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the printing system according to the fifth embodiment. In FIG. 11, the same steps as those in FIG. 10 are assigned the same step numbers, and the description thereof will be omitted. In the fifth embodiment, a case where the pull print function is provided by the user terminal 40 and the print application 131 will be described.

Following step S302, the print client unit 42 stores (stores) print data including the user name and password in the user terminal 40 (S402). That is, in the fifth embodiment, the print data is stored not in the print server 50 but in the user terminal 40 in which the print instruction is input.

After that, the user logs in to the image forming apparatus 10 and inputs an execution instruction for pull print printing to the print application 131 (S411). The print application 131 transmits a request for acquiring a list of bibliographic information of print data to the print client unit 42 of the user terminal 40 (S415). Here, the user terminal 40 to which the acquisition request is transmitted is the user terminal 40 corresponding to the login user of the image forming apparatus 10. In the fifth embodiment, for example, in the authentication server 20, the IP address of the user terminal 40 of each user is stored as a part of the user information. The authentication application 132 receives the user information of the logged-in user from the authentication server 20 when the user logs in to the image forming apparatus 10. The print application 131 transmits a request for acquiring a list of bibliographic information to the user terminal 40 related to the IP address included in the user information.

Subsequently, the print client unit 42 of the user terminal 40 returns a list of bibliographic information of the print data stored in the user terminal 40 to the print application 131 (S416).

When one or more bibliographic information is selected as a print target from the list and a print execution instruction is input (S420), step S421 and subsequent steps are executed for each selected bibliographic information. Hereinafter, the bibliographic information to be processed is referred to as "target bibliographic information".

Steps S421 and S422 are as described in FIG. Following step S422, the print application 131 transmits a print data acquisition request corresponding to the target bibliographic information to the user terminal 40 that is the source of the target bibliographic information (S425). The acquisition request also includes the generated job ID. The print client unit 42 of the user terminal 40 sets the job ID for the print data corresponding to the target bibliographic information, and returns the print data to the print application 131 (S426). The job ID is set in the PJL USERCODE or AUTHENTICATIONUSERNAME of the print data. The job ID setting for the print data may be executed by the print application 131. In this case, in step S425, the job ID does not have to be transmitted to the user terminal 40.

After that, it may be the same as the fourth embodiment.

In each of the above embodiments, the image forming apparatus 10 is an example of a printing apparatus. The print service unit 121 is an example of a receiving unit and a specific unit. The log application 133 is an example of a recording unit and a generating unit. HDD 114 is an example of a storage unit. The print application 131 is an example of the reception unit. The print server 50 and the user terminal 40 are examples of information processing devices.

Although the examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications are made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Can be changed.

1 Printing system 10 Image forming device 11 Controller 12 Scanner 13 Printer 14 Modem 15 Operation panel 16 Network interface 17 SD card slot 20 Authentication server 30 Aggregation server 40 User terminal 41 Printer driver 42 Print client section 50 Print server 60 Host system 80 SD card 111 CPU
112 RAM
113 ROM
114 HDD
115 NVRAM
121 Print service unit 122 Authentication service unit 123 Device control unit 131 Print application 132 Authentication application 133 Log application

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-212245

Claims (9)

A receiver that receives print data and
The identification information for each print process based on the print data is specified by the specific unit that specifies the print data received by the receiver.
Every time the counter that records the print record of printing based on the print data received by the receiving unit is updated for each page or page, it is based on the printing data in association with the identification information specified by the specific unit. A recording unit that records information indicating the print format in the storage unit,
A printing apparatus characterized by having. The receiving unit receives the print data including the identification information, and receives the print data.
The specific unit acquires the identification information from the print data received by the receiving unit.
The printing apparatus according to claim 1. The print data includes the identification information in an item in which the identification information of the user is set.
2. The printing apparatus according to claim 2. When the print data is received by the receiver, it has a generator that generates the identification information for the print data.
The identification unit identifies the identification information generated by the generation unit with respect to the print data received by the reception unit.
The printing apparatus according to claim 1. It has a generator that generates the identification information for the print data in response to a request from the source of the print data.
The receiving unit receives print data including the identification information generated by the generating unit, and receives the print data.
The specific unit acquires the identification information from the print data received by the receiving unit.
The printing apparatus according to claim 1. A reception unit that accepts the selection of print data to be printed from the print data stored in the information processing device connected via the network.
The reception unit has a generation unit that generates the identification information for the print data for which selection has been accepted.
The receiving unit receives the print data for which the receiving unit has received the selection, and receives the print data.
The specific unit identifies the identification information generated by the generation unit with respect to the print data received by the reception unit.
The printing apparatus according to claim 1. The recording unit
Each time a counter for recording the printing of the print results based on the print data received by the receiving unit for each one page or one side is updated, the printing conditions that are applied to the target of printing of the counter, the Recorded in the storage unit in association with the identification information specified by the specific unit.
The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the printing apparatus is characterized by the above. The printing device
The receiving procedure for receiving print data and
A specific procedure for specifying identification information for each print process based on print data for the print data received in the reception procedure, and
Every time the counter that records the print record of printing based on the print data received in the reception procedure is updated for each page or page, it is based on the print data in association with the identification information specified in the specific procedure. A recording procedure for recording information indicating the print form in the storage unit, and
An information processing method characterized by executing. For printing equipment
The receiving procedure for receiving print data and
A specific procedure for specifying identification information for each print process based on print data for the print data received in the reception procedure, and
Every time the counter that records the print record of printing based on the print data received in the reception procedure is updated for each page or page, it is based on the print data in association with the identification information specified in the specific procedure. A program characterized by executing a recording procedure for recording information indicating a print form in a storage unit.

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