JP6953813B2 - Information processing equipment and information processing programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and an information processing program.

Patent Document 1 has an object of providing a print management program, a print management device, a print management method, and a print system that make it easy to search for a target print job, and divides a computer into a plurality of categories of print job progress. From the job progress display means that divides and displays the category in a selectable manner and the first table that records the progress of the print job, the print job of the progress corresponding to the selected category is selected and displayed in a list, and the status of the print job is displayed. From the second table that records the functions according to the above, it is disclosed that the functions corresponding to the status of the printed jobs displayed in the list are selected and functioned as a job list display means for displaying an icon that accepts the execution of the functions. There is.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-181572

In a technique of accepting a print job and printing with a printing device according to the print job, a large number of print jobs may be handled by saving the accepted print job without printing immediately. Therefore, in order to identify the desired print job from the large number of saved print jobs (including the print job for which printing has been completed), the operator follows the search instruction of the operator to perform the print job. It may be necessary to search.
When only the print jobs that match the search conditions are presented for the print job being processed, the operator who sees the search result asks why the print job of the search result has not started printing and when the print job of the search result is started. Sometimes it is not possible to know if it will be started.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing program capable of presenting a print job that is a search result and a print job other than the search result for the print job being processed.

The gist of the present invention for achieving such an object lies in the inventions of the following items.
The invention according to claim 1, and accepting means for accepting a search condition, in accordance with the search condition, a search means for searching for a print job, a first print job that matches the search condition, the print job being processed in a, the information processing apparatus having a second presents a print job, presentation means do not present a third print job that does not match the search condition a print job is not being processed does not match the search criteria be.

The invention of claim 2 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the presenting means presents the first print job and the second print job in different forms.

The invention of claim 3 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the form of presenting the second print job is less conspicuous than the form of presenting the first print job.

The invention of claim 4 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 2, which presents the second print job so that the second print job cannot be selected.

The invention according to claim 5 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the other print job includes a pending print job before the start of processing and a print job for which processing has been completed.

The invention according to claim 6 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the presenting means is divided into a pending print job, a processing print job, and a completed print job, and is presented.
The invention of claim 7 is described in claim 6, wherein the presenting means presents only the first print job, which is the search result by the search means, to the pending print job and the completed print job. It is an information processing device.
The invention of claim 8 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the presenting means presents the print job being processed with the attribute that can identify the print job in hidden characters and the processing time in hidden characters.
The invention of claim 9 is described in claim 1, which presents the predicted processing time of the print job, if there are both the first print job and the second print job, for the print job being processed. Information processing device.

The invention of claim 10 causes a computer, and accepting means for accepting a retrieval condition, in accordance with the search condition, a search means for searching for a print job, a first print job that matches the search condition, in the process a print job, presents a second print job that does not match the search condition, to function as a third presentation means does not present a print job that does not match the search condition a print job is not being processed It is an information processing program for.

According to the information processing apparatus of claim 1, as the print job being processed, a print job that is a search result and a print job other than the search result can be presented.

According to the information processing apparatus of claim 2, the first print job and the second print job can be presented in different forms.

According to the information processing apparatus of claim 3, the form of presenting the second print job can be made less conspicuous than the form of presenting the first print job.

According to the information processing apparatus of claim 4, it can be presented so that the second print job cannot be selected.

According to the information processing apparatus of claim 5, only the search results can be presented for the pending print job before the start of processing and the print job for which the processing is completed.

According to the information processing apparatus of claim 6, it is possible to separately present a pending print job, a processing print job, and a completed print job.
According to the information processing apparatus of claim 7, only the first print job, which is the search result by the search means, can be presented to the pending print job and the completed print job.
According to the information processing apparatus of claim 8, with respect to the print job being processed, the attribute that can identify the print job is set to hidden characters, and the processing time can be presented without being hidden characters.
According to the information processing apparatus of claim 9, if there are both a first print job and a second print job for the print job being processed, the predicted processing time of the print job can be presented. ..

According to the information processing program of claim 10 , as the print job being processed, a print job that is a search result and a print job other than the search result can be presented.

It is a conceptual module configuration diagram about the configuration example of this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the system configuration example using this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing example by this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structure example of the print job attribute table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the presentation example by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the presentation example by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the presentation example by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the presentation example by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the presentation example by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the presentation example by this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the presentation example when this embodiment is not used. It is explanatory drawing which shows the presentation example when this embodiment is not used. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration example of the computer which realizes this embodiment.

First, before explaining the present embodiment, the premise or the printing apparatus using the present embodiment will be described. It should be noted that this description is intended to facilitate understanding of the present embodiment.
The printing device receives a print job, which is a print instruction, and performs a print process. In particular, a commercial printing apparatus such as a production printer accepts a plurality of printing jobs and then performs a printing process. Then, the content (attribute) of the print job may be browsed (including reference).
In the printing apparatus, the contents of a print job are displayed in a plurality of lists according to the status of the print job (processing, hold, completion (including error and normal completion)). For example, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 5, the pending print job display area 520, the processing print job display area 530, and the completed print job display area 540 are applicable.

These lists handle a large number of print jobs. Therefore, it is necessary to quickly find the desired print job. Therefore, in general, it is provided with a search function targeting the attributes of print jobs, and it is possible to narrow down and display only jobs that match the search conditions.
However, in the list of print jobs in the pending or completed status, there is no particular problem in displaying only the print jobs that match the search conditions, but in the case of the in-process job, the print jobs that do not match the conditions are not displayed. There are cases where inconvenience occurs.
For example, if the search results are filtered by owner name, the print job that the other owner has instructed to print will be omitted from the search results, and the print job of the other owner is being processed. The print job (of the current operator) may not be printed easily. Even if your own print job is waiting, if another person's print job is being processed, the printing device may be in operation and careless handling of the printing device may lead to an unexpected situation.

More specifically, it will be described with reference to the examples of FIGS. 11 and 12. 11 and 12 are explanatory views showing an example of presentation when the present embodiment is not used.
For example, when the user B searches and displays the print job owned by the user B in the state of the print job being processed in the print job display area 1100 during processing as shown in FIG. 11 (a), FIG. 11 (b) shows. It becomes the print job display area 1110 during processing as shown. The processing print job display area 1100 (processing print job display area 1110) has a print job name column, a status column, an owner column, a page number column, and a copy number column. In the process-in-process print job display area 1100 shown in the example of FIG. 11A, five print jobs are displayed. Two print jobs are displayed in the in-process print job display area 1110 shown in the example of FIG. 11B. That is, the user A and the user C are not displayed because they are not the target, and the print job of the user B is displayed. That is, the two print jobs displayed in the print job display area 1110 during processing are in the states of "waiting for printing" and "waiting for image generation processing", but the print job before that (user A's "printing"". , User C's "image generation processing") is not displayed, so user B who browses the print job display area 1110 during this process wonders why his print job has not started and when his print is done. I can't figure out if the job will start.

Further, for example, when the user D searches and displays the print job owned by the user D in the state of the print job being processed in the print job display area 1200 during processing as shown in FIG. 12A, FIG. 12B ) Is displayed in the printing job display area 1210 during processing. The processing print job display area 1200 (processing print job display area 1210) has a print job name column, a status column, an owner column, a page number column, and a copy number column. In the process-in-process print job display area 1200 shown in the example of FIG. 12A, five print jobs are displayed. Since there is no print job owned by user D, the print job that hits the search condition is not displayed in the in-process print job display area 1210 shown in the example of FIG. 12B (0 print jobs are displayed). ). That is, since no print job is displayed in the print job display area 1210 during processing, there is no print job being processed, and it may be mistaken that the printing device is stopped. Therefore, the user may come into contact with the printing device during printing to abnormally stop the printing device, or the workability may be deteriorated for the user.

Hereinafter, an example of a preferred embodiment for realizing the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a conceptual module configuration diagram for a configuration example of the present embodiment.
The module generally refers to parts such as software (computer program) and hardware that can be logically separated. Therefore, the module in this embodiment refers not only to the module in the computer program but also to the module in the hardware configuration. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a computer program for functioning as those modules (a program for causing the computer to execute each procedure, a program for causing the computer to function as each means, and each function for the computer). It also serves as an explanation of the program), system and method for realizing the above. However, for convenience of explanation, words equivalent to "remember" and "remember" are used, but these words are stored in a storage device or stored when the embodiment is a computer program. It means that it is controlled so that it is stored in the device. Further, the modules may have a one-to-one correspondence with the functions, but in mounting, one module may be configured by one program, a plurality of modules may be configured by one program, and conversely, one module may be configured. May be composed of a plurality of programs. Further, the plurality of modules may be executed by one computer, or one module may be executed by a plurality of computers by a computer in a distributed or parallel environment. In addition, one module may include another module. In addition, hereinafter, "connection" is used not only for physical connection but also for logical connection (data transfer, instruction, reference relationship between data, etc.). "Predetermined" means that it is determined before the target process, not only before the process according to the present embodiment starts, but also after the process according to the present embodiment starts. However, if it is before the target process, it is used with the intention that it is determined according to the situation / state at that time or according to the situation / state up to that point. When there are a plurality of "predetermined values", they may be different values, or two or more values (including all values, of course) may be the same. Further, the description "if A, do B" is used to mean "determine whether or not it is A, and if it is determined to be A, do B". However, this excludes cases where it is not necessary to determine whether or not it is A. Further, when a thing is listed such as "A, B, C", it is an example list unless otherwise specified, and includes a case where only one of them is selected (for example, only A).
In addition, a system or device is configured by connecting a plurality of computers, hardware, devices, etc. by communication means such as a network (including a one-to-one correspondence communication connection), and one computer, hardware, device, etc. It also includes cases where it is realized by such means. "Device" and "system" are used as synonymous terms. Of course, the "system" does not include anything that is nothing more than a social "mechanism" (social system) that is an artificial arrangement.
In addition, for each process by each module or when multiple processes are performed in the module, the target information is read from the storage device, and after the processes are performed, the process results are written to the storage device. be. Therefore, the description of reading from the storage device before processing and writing to the storage device after processing may be omitted. The storage device here may include a hard disk, a RAM (Random Access Memory), an external storage medium, a storage device via a communication line, a register in a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the like.

The print control device 100 according to the present embodiment controls a printing device 250 (including an image processing device and an image forming device) and causes the printing device 250 to perform printing. As shown, it has a reception module 105, a transmission module 110, a search processing module 115, an intermediate form generation module 150, an image generation module 155, and a print module 160. In the display of the search result of the print job, the print control device 100 displays the non-target print job that does not hit the search condition as necessary.

The reception module 105 is connected to the search module 120 of the search processing module 115. The reception module 105 accepts search conditions. For example, the reception module 105 controls a liquid crystal display that also serves as a touch panel to receive user operations (search conditions). Specifically, regarding the attributes of the print job, the search conditions desired by the user are input from the user interface screen. In addition, a user's operation (including line of sight, gesture, voice, etc.) using a mouse, keyboard, camera, microphone, etc. may be accepted. Further, the search condition may be accepted via the communication line.
Further, the reception module 105 may receive an instruction to generate an image, an instruction to start printing, and the like.

The transmission module 110 is connected to the presentation processing module 125 of the search processing module 115. The transmission module 110 controls to present the presentation content (search result, etc.), which is the processing result of the presentation processing module 125, to the user. For example, the liquid crystal display that also serves as the touch panel described above is controlled to be presented to the user. Specifically, it controls to display the user interface screen that displays each print job in a list format. In addition, the presentation to the user may be controlled by the voice output from the speaker and the tactile sensation using the tactile device. Moreover, the presentation content may be transmitted via the communication line.

The search processing module 115 includes a search module 120, a presentation processing module 125, a print job information storage module 130, and an image processing control module 135.
The search module 120 is connected to the reception module 105, the presentation processing module 125, and the print job information storage module 130. The search module 120 searches the print job being processed and other print jobs according to the search conditions received by the reception module 105. That is, the search module 120 determines whether or not each print job matches the search condition with respect to the search condition received by the reception module 105.

The presentation processing module 125 is connected to the transmission module 110, the search module 120, and the print job information storage module 130. The presentation processing module 125 presents a first print job which is a search result by the search module 120 and a second print job other than the search result for the print job being processed.
Further, the presentation processing module 125 may present the first print job and the second print job in different forms. As the form of presenting the second print job, a state in which it is less noticeable than the form of presenting the first print job may be adopted. Here, as a form, shape, pattern, color, dynamically changing (for example, flash, animation, etc.), blinking (the change target in blinking is whether or not blinking is performed, the period during which blinking is performed, and blinking. There may be intervals), "addition of characters, figures, symbols, etc.", or a combination thereof.
Further, the presentation processing module 125 may present the second print job so that the second print job cannot be selected.
Further, as other print jobs, a pending print job before the start of processing and a print job for which processing has been completed may be included.
Then, the presentation processing module 125 may be divided into a pending print job, a processing print job, and a completed print job for presentation. Regarding the second print job, only the print job processed before the print job being processed, which is the search result, may be presented. In other words, for print jobs after the print job being processed, which is the search result, it is necessary to understand why the print job, which is the search result, has not started printing, and when the print job, which is the search result, starts. Is unnecessary.

The print job information storage module 130 is connected to the search module 120, the presentation processing module 125, and the image processing control module 135. The print job information storage module 130 is a database that manages the attributes of each print job. For example, the print job attribute table 400 is stored. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a data structure of the print job attribute table 400. The print job attribute table 400 has a print job ID column 405, a print job name column 410, a status column 415, a result column 420, an owner column 425, a page number column 430, a copy number column 435, and a paper size column 440. .. In the present embodiment, the print job ID column 405 stores information (print job ID: IDentification) for uniquely identifying the print job. The print job name field 410 stores the name of the print job. The status column 415 is the status of the print job (printing (processing by the print module 160), image generation (processing by the image generation module 155), intermediate form image generation (processing by the intermediate form generation module 150). ) Is remembered. The result column 420 stores the result (error, normal completion) of the print job. The owner column 425 stores the owner of the print job (that is, the owner of the printed matter). The page number column 430 stores the number of pages (total number of pages) of the printed matter in the print job. The number of copies column 435 stores the number of copies of the printed matter in the print job. The paper size column 440 stores the paper size of the printed matter in the print job. Of course, the attributes shown in FIG. 4 are examples, and are not limited to these, and do not exclude other attributes.

The image processing control module 135 is connected to the print job information storage module 130, the intermediate form generation module 150, the image generation module 155, and the print module 160. The image processing control module 135 includes an intermediate form generation module 150, an image generation module 155, and a print module according to an instruction to generate an image received by the reception module 105, an instruction to start printing, or a print instruction based on a print schedule. Control 160. For example, when an instruction to generate an image is received, processing is performed by the intermediate form generation module 150 and the image generation module 155, and when an instruction to start printing is received, the intermediate form generation module 150 and the image generation module 155, the process in the print module 160 is performed.
The intermediate form generation module 150 is connected to the image processing control module 135 of the search processing module 115. The intermediate form generation module 150 generates intermediate form document data from the document to be printed by the print job. Here, the intermediate form document data has a data structure at a stage before the print data is generated, and it is difficult to directly generate the print data from the document. Therefore, the intermediate form document data is once generated. It is easier to generate intermediate form document data from a document than to generate print data directly from a document. Then, it is easier to generate the print data from the intermediate form document data than to generate the print data directly from the document.
The image generation module 155 is connected to the image processing control module 135 of the search processing module 115. The image generation module 155 generates print data (image) that can be printed by the print module 160 from the intermediate form document data generated by the intermediate form generation module 150.
The print module 160 is connected to the image processing control module 135 of the search processing module 115. The printing module 160 controls the printing apparatus 250 shown in the example of FIG. 2 to print the printing data generated by the image generation module 155.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a system configuration using the present embodiment.
The print control device 100, the user terminal 210A, the user terminal 210B, and the user terminal 210C are each connected via the communication line 290. The communication line 290 may be wireless, wired, or a combination thereof, and may be, for example, the Internet as a communication infrastructure, an intranet, or the like. Further, the function of the print control device 100 may be realized as a cloud service. The print control device 100 is connected to the print device 250. The print control device 100 and the print device 250 may be, for example, commercial image processing devices such as the production printer described above. The printing module 160 controls the printing apparatus 250 to perform printing processing.
A print job is transmitted from each user terminal 210 to the print control device 100. Then, according to the user's operation, each user terminal 210 transmits a print job attribute viewing instruction, a search instruction, an image generation instruction, a print instruction, and the like to the print control device 100. Then, in response to the browsing instruction and the search instruction, the processing result (print job list display, print job search result) by the print control device 100 is returned to the user terminal 210 that gave the instruction. For example, on the browser of each user terminal 210, a search instruction is received, a processing result is presented by the print control device 100, and the like.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing example according to the present embodiment (mainly, the search module 120 and the presentation processing module 125).
In step S302, it is determined whether or not the determination of all the print jobs is completed, and if it is completed, the process is terminated (step S399), and if not, the process proceeds to step S304.
In step S304, the attributes of the print job and the search conditions are compared.
In step S306, it is determined whether or not the search conditions are matched, and if they match, the process proceeds to step S308, and if not, the process proceeds to step S310. The processes from step S302 to step S306 are general search processes.

In step S308, the display is displayed on the list screen (displayed as a condition match), and the process returns to step S302.
In step S310, it is determined whether or not the print job is being processed, and if the print job is being processed, the process proceeds to step S312, and if not, the process proceeds to step S314.
In step S312, the display is displayed on the list screen (displayed as a condition mismatch), and the process returns to step S302. That is, in step S312, the print job being processed is displayed on the list screen even if the search conditions are not matched. In that case, the print job that does not match the search condition may be displayed in a display form different from the display form in step S308.
In step S314, the display is hidden and the process returns to step S302. That is, in step S314, print jobs that do not match the search conditions and are not being processed (for example, pending print jobs before the start of processing, print jobs that have been processed) are not displayed. become.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of presentation (state before search) according to the present embodiment.
The search condition reception area 510, the hold print job display area 520, the processing print job display area 530, and the completed print job display area 540 are displayed on the screen 500. The presentation processing module 125 may control the screen 500 to be displayed on the display device of the user terminal 210, or may be controlled to be displayed on the display device provided in the print control device 100.
In the search condition reception area 510, the search condition reception field 512 and the search button 514 are displayed. The search condition is input to the search condition reception field 512 by the user's operation. Then, when the search button 514 is selected, the reception module 105 accepts the search condition.
The hold print job display area 520, the processing print job display area 530, and the completed print job display area 540 display (a part of) the print job attributes managed by the print job attribute table 400 shown in the example of FIG. doing. Depending on the values of the status column 415 and the result column 420 in the print job attribute table 400, the print job is displayed in any of the print job display areas. Specifically, the hold print job display area 520 has a print job name column, an owner column, a page number column, and a copy number column. The print job display area 530 during processing has a print job name column, a status column, an owner column, a page number column, and a copy number column. The completed print job display area 540 has a print job name column, a result column, an owner column, a page number column, and a copy number column.
In the example of FIG. 5, a list of pending print jobs, a list of processed print jobs, and completed print jobs are displayed in the pending print job display area 520, the processing print job display area 530, and the completed print job display area 540, respectively. The list of is displayed. In addition to the normally completed print job, the completed print job display area 540 may include a print job that has been completed due to an error, only a print job that has been completed normally, or has been completed due to an error. A list of only print jobs may be displayed.
The registered print job is first displayed in the hold print job display area 520, and is moved to the processing print job display area 530 by the print start instruction (the display in the hold print job display area 520 is deleted). Then, when the print process of the print job is completed or the print fails due to an error, the print job display area 530 is moved to the completed print job display area 540 (the display in the print job display area 530 being processed is displayed. delete.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of presentation according to the present embodiment.
The screen 500 shown in the example of FIG. 6 is a simplified representation of the screen 500 shown in the example of FIG. That is, the search condition reception area 510 is omitted from the screen 500.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a presentation example (state after search, processing result example by the print control device 100) according to the present embodiment.
The search condition here is an example of "owner is user B", and is changed from the screen 500 shown in the example of FIG. 6 to the screen 700 shown in the example of FIG. 7. The hold print job display area 720, the processing print job display area 730, and the completed print job display area 740 are displayed on the screen 700.
In the hold print job display area 720 and the completed print job display area 740, only the print jobs that match the search conditions are displayed, and the others are hidden.
In the print job display area 730 during processing, all print jobs are displayed. However, print jobs that match the search conditions and print jobs that do not match are made identifiable by appearance. FIG. 7 shows an example in which the font color of a print job that does not match the search conditions is changed to distinguish it from the matching print job.
Further, for a print job that does not match the search conditions displayed in the print job display area 730 during processing, in order to prevent erroneous operation, the selection of the print job by the mouse or the like is invalidated, or the print is performed. It is desirable to set the status such as invalidating the execution instruction such as printing stop for the job. Further, the print job display area 730 during processing is sorted in the order of processing. However, it may be in ascending order or descending order.
When the print jobs that match the search conditions are narrowed down and displayed from the list of print jobs by displaying the print job in process display area 730 shown in the example of FIG. 7, the relationship with the print jobs before and after is displayed. It is compatible with grasping the existence of the previous print job (print job that does not match the search conditions) and finding the print job that you want (print job that matches the search conditions). ..

Specifically, in the hold print job display area 720, three print jobs of "business card-AAA", "business card-BBB", and "business card-CCC" are presented as search results. That is, these print jobs match "Owner is User B". Print jobs other than user B (for example, "Pamphlet XX-3" of user A) are not presented.
Two print jobs, "business card-XXX-like (second line)" and "business card-YYY-like (fourth line)", are presented in the print job display area 730 during processing. That is, these print jobs match "Owner is User B". These are display forms equivalent to the print jobs displayed in the hold print job display area 720 and the completed print job display area 740. Then, three print jobs of "Pamphlet XX-1 (1st line)", "△△△ sentence collection (3rd line)", and "Pamphlet XX-2 (5th line)" that do not match the search conditions. Also presented. However, it is presented in a light color (for example, gray) as a display form.
One print job of "business card-ZZZ-like" is presented in the completed print job display area 740. That is, this print job matches "Owner is User B". Print jobs other than user B (for example, "○○○ sentence collection" of user C) are not presented.

In addition to changing the character color of the print job that does not match the search condition, as in the example of the print job display area 730 during processing shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 8 to 10 are as shown in the example.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of presentation according to the present embodiment. The processing print job display area 830 corresponds to the processing print job display area 730 of FIG. 7. The background color of the print job that does not match the search conditions is made different from the background color of the print job that matches the search conditions. In the example of FIG. 8, the background color of the print job (first, third, and fifth lines in the processing print job display area 830) that does not match the search condition is grayed out, and the print job that matches the search condition (printing during processing) is made gray. The background color of the 2nd and 4th lines in the job display area 830 remains white.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of presentation according to the present embodiment. The processing print job display area 930 and the processing print job display area 940 correspond to the processing print job display area 730 of FIG. 7.
The in-process print job display area 930 shown in the example of FIG. 9A has a print job name column, a status column, an owner column, a page number column, and a copy number column. Here, the attributes (print job name, owner, etc.) that can identify the print job are hidden. In addition, information (state, number of pages, number of copies, etc.) that can estimate the processing time of those print jobs is presented as it is without being hidden.
The in-process print job display area 940 shown in the example of FIG. 9B has a print job name column, a status column, an owner column, and a remaining time column. That is, the print job display area 940 during processing is presented with a remaining time column. In other words, as a result of searching for the print job being processed, if there are both print jobs that match the search conditions and print jobs that do not match, the remaining time (predicted value) is calculated instead of the number of pages column and the number of copies column. I try to show it in the remaining time column. Similar to the print job display area 930 during processing, the attributes (print job name, owner, etc.) that can identify the print job are hidden. Then, the estimated value (remaining time) of the processing time of those print jobs is presented.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of presentation according to the present embodiment. The processing print job display area 1030 corresponds to the processing print job display area 730 of FIG. 7.
The print job display area 1030 during processing has a search result display column 1032, a print job name column, a status column, an owner column, a number of pages column, and a number of copies column. That is, the search result display field 1032 is added to the print job display area 930 during processing. In the example shown in FIG. 10, a check icon is attached to the print job that matches the search condition.
The examples of FIGS. 7 to 10 are shown as presentations for identifying matches / mismatches with the search conditions, but information to be presented (for the second print job) when the search conditions are not matched (print processing). As information that shows the progress status), in addition to the number of pages, number of copies, and remaining time (time to finish) of the print job, the number of printed pages, estimated end time, paper size (processing speed changes depending on the paper size), etc. You may present it. These may be calculated (or extracted) when they are presented in the in-process print job display area 730 without being presented in the hold print job display area 720 and the completed print job display area 740.

A hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration shown in FIG. 13 is configured by, for example, a personal computer (PC) or the like, and shows an example of a hardware configuration including a data reading unit 1317 such as a scanner and a data output unit 1318 such as a printer.

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1301 includes various modules described in the above-described embodiment, that is, a reception module 105, a transmission module 110, a search processing module 115, a search module 120, a presentation processing module 125, and an image processing control module 135. , An intermediate form generation module 150, an image generation module 155, a print module 160, and the like, which is a control unit that executes processing according to a computer program that describes execution sequences of each module.

The ROM (Read Only Memory) 1302 stores programs, calculation parameters, and the like used by the CPU 1301. The RAM (Random Access Memory) 1303 stores a program used in the execution of the CPU 1301, parameters that are appropriately changed in the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other by a host bus 1304 composed of a CPU bus or the like.

The host bus 1304 is connected to an external bus 1306 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus via a bridge 1305.

The pointing device 1309 such as the keyboard 1308 and the mouse is a device operated by the operator. The display 1310 has a liquid crystal display device, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or the like, and displays various types of information as text or image information. Further, a touch screen or the like having the functions of both the pointing device 1309 and the display 1310 may be used. In that case, regarding the realization of the keyboard function, a keyboard (also called a so-called software keyboard, screen keyboard, etc.) is drawn on the screen (touch screen) by software without physically connecting like the keyboard 1308. The function of the keyboard may be realized.

The HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 1311 has a built-in hard disk (which may be a flash memory or the like), drives the hard disk, and records or reproduces programs and information executed by the CPU 1301. The hard disk realizes a function as a print job information storage module 130 or the like. In addition, various other data, various computer programs, etc. are stored.

The drive 1312 reads out the data or program recorded on the removable recording medium 1313 such as the mounted magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, and transfers the data or program to the interface 1307 and the external bus 1306. , Bridge 1305, and RAM 1303 connected via host bus 1304. The removable recording medium 1313 can also be used as a data recording area.

The connection port 1314 is a port for connecting the external connection device 1315, and has a connection portion such as USB or IEEE 1394. The connection port 1314 is connected to the CPU 1301 and the like via the interface 1307, the external bus 1306, the bridge 1305, the host bus 1304, and the like. The communication unit 1316 is connected to the communication line and executes data communication processing with the outside. The data reading unit 1317 is, for example, a scanner, and executes a document reading process. The data output unit 1318 is, for example, a printer, and executes a document data output process.

The hardware configuration of the information processing device shown in FIG. 13 shows one configuration example, and the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 13, and the module described in the present embodiment is executed. Any configuration may be possible. For example, some modules may be configured with dedicated hardware (for example, Applied Special Integrated Circuit (ASIC), etc.), and some modules are in an external system and connected by a communication line. Further, a plurality of systems shown in FIG. 13 may be connected to each other by a communication line so as to cooperate with each other. In addition to personal computers, it is also incorporated into copiers, fax machines, scanners, printers, multifunction devices (image processing devices having any two or more functions such as scanners, printers, copiers, and fax machines). It may be. Further, the user terminal may be a personal computer, a mobile information communication device (including a mobile phone, a smartphone, a mobile device, a wearable computer, etc.), a robot, or the like.

The described program may be stored in a recording medium and provided, or the program may be provided by a communication means. In that case, for example, the program described above may be regarded as an invention of "a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded".
The "computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded" means a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, which is used for program installation, execution, program distribution, and the like.
The recording medium is, for example, a digital versatile disc (DVD), which is a standard established by the DVD Forum, "DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, etc.", and DVD + RW. Standards such as "DVD + R, DVD + RW, etc.", compact discs (CD), read-only memory (CD-ROM), CD recordable (CD-R), CD rewritable (CD-RW), etc., Blu-ray discs (CD-RW) Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc), optical magnetic disk (MO), flexible disk (FD), magnetic tape, hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable and rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM (registered trademark)) )), Flash memory, random access memory (RAM), SD (Secure Digital) memory card and the like.
Then, the whole or a part of the program may be recorded on the recording medium and stored, distributed, or the like. Further, by communication, for example, a wired network used for a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, or wireless communication. It may be transmitted using a transmission medium such as a network or a combination thereof, or may be carried on a carrier.
Further, the program may be a part or all of other programs, or may be recorded on a recording medium together with a separate program. Further, the recording may be divided into a plurality of recording media. Further, it may be recorded in any mode as long as it can be restored, such as compression and encryption.

100 ... Print control device 105 ... Reception module 110 ... Transmission module 115 ... Search processing module 120 ... Search module 125 ... Presentation processing module 130 ... Print job information storage module 135 ... Image processing control module 150 ... Intermediate form generation module 155 ... Image generation Module 160 ... Printing module 210 ... User terminal 250 ... Printing device 290 ... Communication line

Claims (10)

Reception means for accepting search conditions and
A search means for searching for print jobs according to the above search conditions, and
A first print job that matches the search condition, a print job is being processed, the search condition presents a second print job do not match, the search condition a print job is not being processed An information processing device having a presentation means that does not present a third print job that does not match. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the presentation means presents the first print job and the second print job in different forms. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the form of presenting the second print job is less conspicuous than the form of presenting the first print job. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second print job is presented so that the second print job cannot be selected. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the other print job includes a pending print job before the start of processing and a print job for which processing has been completed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the presenting means is divided into a pending print job, a processing print job, and a completed print job, and is presented. The presenting means presents only the first print job, which is the search result by the search means, to the pending print job and the completed print job.
The information processing device according to claim 6. The presenting means presents the print job being processed with the attributes that can identify the print job hidden and the processing time without being hidden.
The information processing device according to claim 1. If there are both the first print job and the second print job for the print job being processed, the predicted processing time of the print job is presented.
The information processing device according to claim 1. Computer,
Reception means for accepting search conditions and
A search means for searching for print jobs according to the above search conditions, and
A first print job that matches the search condition, a print job is being processed, the search condition presents a second print job do not match, the search condition a print job is not being processed An information processing program for functioning as a presentation means that does not present a third print job that does not match.

Images