KR100472446B1 - Method for printing with stored job management based on user information and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a printing apparatus and method for managing stored jobs based on user information. The printing apparatus and method according to the present invention store a user information file in a storage device, and user attribute information included in the user information file. The print job in association with the client, allowing the user to select a user name, and providing access to the user's stored job list only if the user correctly enters the secret code, thereby increasing the level of security for confidential jobs. At the same time, after accessing the list, the user can select one of the operations to process the stored tasks, and also allow the selected operation to be applied to multiple stored tasks, thereby saving the stored tasks. Can reduce the time to process It is to ensure that.

Description

Printing apparatus and method employing stored information management method based on user information {Method for printing with stored job management based on user information and apparatus}

The present invention relates to a printing apparatus and a method for permanently storing a print job in a data storage device, and more particularly, to a printing apparatus and a method for managing a print job stored in the data storage device. .

1 shows a conventional printing system. As shown in FIG. 1, a typical printing system includes a printing controller 120, a print engine 140, and a plurality of client devices 160, and a plurality of client devices 160 and a printing controller ( A network 180 that connects 120.

Also, as shown in FIG. 2, the printing controller 120 includes a processing device 122, a user interface 124, and a data storage device 126. Client device 160 transmits print data to printing controller 120 via network 180. In the following, print data transmitted from each client device 160 is referred to as a printer job. The printer job data is received and processed by the printing controller 120, and the processed print job data is transmitted to the print engine 140.

Print jobs are typically encoded in a page description language and consist of job attributes including job identification information as well as job identification information such as digitized image data and job names. .

Conventional printers have stored print jobs in data storage devices such as hard disk drives. As such, by storing the print jobs permanently in the data storage device for further printing in the future, it is possible to perform a single print job several times, and in the future, a user interface By entering a personal code through it, it is possible to print confidential documents.

In the following, a job stored in the data storage device is referred to as a stored job. Stored tasks may be controlled through a user panel or a special application performed on the client device 160. If the stored jobs are controlled via a dedicated application running on the client device 160, special commands sent from the client device 160 to the printing controller 120 are used.

Information about stored jobs is displayed as a list. The user may delete the stored job from the storage device by releasing the stored job for printing or by reviewing the displayed list of the stored jobs. Typically, in order to perform certain operations on stored jobs, a user must select one job from the list, enter the correct secret code for a confidential job, and assign the appropriate attribute to the operation.

The stored job management method according to the conventional printing system has the following problems.

First, in the conventional printing system, when the number of clients is large, the number of jobs stored in the list increases, and in this case, it is difficult for a user to find a predetermined job for processing.

In addition, if the user wants to perform the same operation for several jobs, for example, delete all of their jobs, in the conventional printing system, the user selects each job, enters a secret code, Since there is a need to select a predetermined operation for each job, there is a problem that requires a very inconvenient job for the user.

In addition, in the conventional printing system, since it is impossible to hide the number and name of the confidential job of the user, there is an insufficient problem in terms of security.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a printing method and apparatus employing a stored job management method of managing a stored job based on user information in order to solve the problem according to the related art.

In order to solve the technical problem to be solved by the present invention, a printing apparatus for managing stored jobs according to the present invention includes means for storing and maintaining a user information file including user attribute information and a stored job list. It is characterized by.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem, the printing device permanently stores the stored jobs according to the user attribute.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the printing apparatus processes a published job and a confidential job among the stored jobs based on the user attribute information.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem, the user attribute information includes at least one or more of a user name, a user secret code, and a user priority.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem, the printing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a user interface for controlling the stored job, the user interface can be applied to a plurality of jobs Support operations

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the printing device according to the present invention receives and processes commands provided from client devices networked to the printing device to control the stored job. Means for doing so.

In order to solve the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention, a printing method for managing stored jobs through the user interface according to the present invention comprises the steps of displaying a user list for a user having a stored job; Selecting a predetermined user from the displayed user list based on the information input through the user interface; And determining whether a code input through the user interface and a secret code of the selected predetermined user match.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem, if the input code and the secret code of the selected predetermined user matches, display the stored job list of the stored job of the selected user It further comprises the step.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem, if the input code and the secret code of the selected predetermined user does not match, a published work list of the stored work list of the selected user And displaying only the display.

In order to solve the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention, a printing method for managing stored jobs according to the present invention through a user interface includes whether to add a specific job from the stored jobs to a processing list for performing a predetermined operation. Determining a step.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment according to the present invention for solving the technical problem, further comprising the step of adding the specific task to the processing list for performing a predetermined operation, the adding step is a user interface By selecting the selection menu for the job shown on the display of the stored jobs through.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem, the printing method is a step of determining whether to delete a predetermined job included in the processing list for performing a predetermined operation from the processing list It further includes.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the method further includes the step of deleting a predetermined job included in the processing list, wherein the deleting is performed by the user through the user interface on the display; This is done by selecting a non-selection menu for the displayed task.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the printing method according to the present invention further comprises a step of determining whether to delete a predetermined job included in the processing list.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the printing method according to the present invention further comprises the step of determining whether to add all of the stored jobs to the processing list.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the printing method according to the present invention further comprises a step of determining whether to perform the tasks included in the processing list.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the printing method according to the present invention further comprises the step of releasing (printing) to print the jobs included in the processing list.

User-based stored job management saves users the time it takes to control stored jobs, and at the same time increases the security of their confidential jobs. .

The printing method and apparatus according to the invention receives a user information file and means for maintaining the user information file, a user interface for controlling stored tasks, and commands for controlling stored tasks. And means for carrying out.

Hereinafter, a method and means for maintaining a user information file used in a printing method and apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail.

A user information file is stored in the storage device of the printing device and method according to the present invention. The user information file stored in the storage device consists of a user information record for all clients of the printing device. The user information record includes a user attribute, a number of stored jobs, and a stored job list, as shown in FIG. 3, wherein the user attributes include a user name, user private code, And user priority. The username is used to access the user's saved work. User priorities can be used to order work processing. The user secret code, or user private key, is used to access confidential tasks.

The printing apparatus according to the present invention stores an active user list in a random access memory (RAM). An active user refers to a user who currently has a job stored on the storage device. By using the active user list, it is possible to save time for stored work management.

The job sent from the client device and stored on the printing device includes user identification information such as a user name and a user secret code. The stored task is added to the user's stored task list.

The printing device according to the invention comprises means for maintaining a user information file. The user information file holding means performs a function of adding a new user, changing a predetermined user information record, and deleting a predetermined user information record. These functions may be available through the user interface of the printing controller or an application running on the client device.

Hereinafter, the user interface used in the printing apparatus and method according to the present invention will be described in detail.

The user can access a stored work list of the selected user by selecting a desired user name from the active user list through a control panel. The user can access all tasks from the stored task list of the selected user by entering the correct user secret code. If the correct user secret code cannot be entered, the user can only access public jobs, ie non-confidential jobs, from the selected user's stored job list. A general algorithm for accessing the stored work list is shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, a method for accessing a stored job list using the control panel according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

In step 410, the user selects an active user list menu through the control panel.

In step 420, the name of the first user in the active user list is displayed. Optionally, it is also possible to display the user name or all the user names of some groups in the active user list and to activate only the first user's name.

In step 430, if the user displayed in step 420 is selected, the process proceeds to step 440, and if not selected, the process proceeds to step 450.

In step 440, the secret code of the user selected in step 430 is input.

In step 470, the input code is compared with the stored secret code of the selected user. If there is a match, the process proceeds to step 480, and if it does not match, the process proceeds to step 490.

In step 480, the first job of the stored job list of the selected user is displayed. Optionally, it is also possible to display some groups of tasks or all tasks in the stored task list of the selected user.

In step 490, the first published job of the stored job list of the selected user is displayed. Optionally, it is also possible to display tasks or all tasks of some group of public tasks in the stored task list of the selected worker.

In operation 450, the user moves the displayed user name to the next or previous user name using the control panel. In operation 460, the name of the next or previous user is displayed from the active user list, and the operation proceeds to operation 430.

Major operations for processing stored jobs include operations for additionally printing stored jobs, and operations for deleting stored jobs from stored devices. Each of these operations may be performed on a number of tasks. Tasks for performing the same operation must first be selected by the user, and each of the selected tasks is added to the processing list. The operation is applied to all tasks currently included in the processing list. 5 shows a flow for processing stored jobs via the control panel.

Hereinafter, a method of selecting and processing an operation for stored jobs through the control panel according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

In operation 510, the control panel determines whether to select a select menu for adding a job stored in the processing list. If the selection menu is selected, the process proceeds to step 520, in which the task is added to the processing list and the process proceeds to step 510. If the selection menu is not selected, the operation proceeds to step 530.

In operation 530, the control panel determines whether to select an unselect menu for removing one job from the processing list. If the non-selection menu is selected, the process proceeds to step 540, in which the job is deleted from the processing list and the process proceeds to step 510. If the non-selection menu is not selected, step 550 is reached.

In step 550, the control panel determines whether to select a select all menu for selecting all stored jobs. If the Select All menu is selected, the process proceeds to step 560 where all tasks are added to the processing list and the process proceeds to step 510. If no selection menu is selected, the operation proceeds to step 570.

In step 570, it is determined whether to select a print menu for printing jobs included in the processing list. If the print menu is selected, step 580 proceeds, where step 580 is released to print the jobs in the processing list. If the print menu is not selected, the operation proceeds to step 590.

In step 590, it is determined whether to select a delete menu for deleting jobs in the processing list. If the delete menu is selected, the process proceeds to step 600, in which the jobs in the processing list are deleted. If the delete menu is not selected, the operation proceeds to step 610.

In operation 610, the control panel moves to the next or previous job from the user's stored job list.

In step 620, the job moved in step 610 is displayed.

As such, the "select" menu is used to add a job to the processing list using the control panel, and the "unselect" menu is used to remove one job from the processing list. In addition, a "select all" menu may be used to select all jobs in the processing list.

Compared with the conventional stored job management method, the job management method according to the present invention has advantages in the following points. First, the stored task list can be easily organized into one task list belonging to a specific user. Second, after accessing the stored work list of a specific user selected by the user, the user can process each confidential job without having to enter a secret code each time he accesses each confidential job. Third, the user can perform the same operation on a plurality of tasks by selecting a predetermined operation only once, and therefore, a task for performing a predetermined operation when performing the same operation on a plurality of tasks. The inconvenience of selecting the operation every time is eliminated.

As such, when the job management method according to the present invention is adopted, the time for processing a stored job is significantly reduced, and when a user does not know another user's secret code, he / she obtains any information about the confidential job of another user. Because it can not be, the level of security for confidential work is increased.

It is also possible to optionally assign the highest priority level to a given user, i.

In the following, the stored job control commands used in the printing apparatus and method according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Stored jobs can be controlled remotely by the client device. The printing system provides a means for receiving and processing dedicated control commands sent from the client device. In order to process the stored tasks of any user, the control command must contain the correct user attributes, namely user name and user secret code. The user can specify the stored jobs for processing in two ways. That is, the stored jobs can be designated by providing a list of job names or by providing a predetermined pattern of job names. As a predetermined pattern of job names, all characters allowed for the job name and the dedicated character '*' may be used. '*' Means replace any character. For example, the pattern DOC * can be used to specify the following job names: DOC1, DOC20, DOCUMENT, DOC.pdf, etc.

Table 1 lists the main stored job control commands.

Command variable One Obtain Active User List  User attributes 2 Get user's saved work list  User attributes 3 Print Stored Job (For Using Job List)  Number of jobs for printing user attributes Job list printing options for printing 4 Stored Job Print (For Pattern Use)  User Attribute Job Name Pattern Printing Options 5 Deleting a Stored Job (For Using Job List)  Number of Jobs to Delete User Attributes Job List to Delete 6 Deleting a Stored Job (For Pattern Use)  User Attribute Job Name Pattern

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and of course, modifications may be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, hard disk, floppy disk, flash memory, optical data storage device, and also carrier waves (for example, transmission over the Internet). It also includes the implementation in the form of. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

As described above, according to the present invention, the stored task list can be easily organized into one task list belonging to a specific user, and after accessing the stored task list of the specific user selected by the user, each confidential task is accessed. Rather than having to enter a secret code each time, the user can handle each confidential task to provide a more convenient work environment, and to perform certain operations when performing the same operation on multiple tasks. The inconvenience of selecting the above operation every time is eliminated, which significantly reduces the time for processing the stored job, and if the user does not know the secret code of another user, he can obtain any information about the confidential job of the other user. There is no security level for confidential work. It works.

1 is a block diagram showing a conventional printing system.

2 is a block diagram showing a conventional printing controller.

3 is a flow chart illustrating the steps of accessing a user's stored work list via a control panel in accordance with the present invention.

4 is a flow chart illustrating the step of selecting an operation for a stored job via the control panel in accordance with the present invention.

5 is a flow chart illustrating a process of selecting and processing an operation for stored jobs via a control panel in accordance with the present invention.

Claims (20)

In the printing method for managing jobs stored for printing through a user interface, Displaying a user list about a user associated with the stored tasks; Selecting a predetermined user from the displayed user list based on the information input through the user interface; Determining whether a code input through the user interface and a secret code of the selected predetermined user match; Determining a range of jobs displayed among the stored jobs according to whether the input code matches the secret code of the user; And displaying the jobs corresponding to the determined range. The printing method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising displaying a stored job list relating to a stored job of the selected user when the input code matches the secret code of the selected predetermined user. The printing method of claim 1, further comprising displaying only a published work list among the stored work lists of the selected user when the input code and the secret code of the selected predetermined user do not match. Way. 4. The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein selecting the predetermined user comprises: determining whether to select a current user from the user list; And if the current user is not selected, displaying a previous or next user name of the current user in the user list. In the printing device for managing the jobs stored for printing, User attribute information for users associated with the stored tasks and a published task list for a published one of the stored tasks associated with a particular user among the users and a confidential task list for a confidential task in the user attribute information. Management means for managing on the basis of; And a display configured to display at least one of the confidential task list and the published task list based on input information input from a user interface and the user attribute information. The printing device of claim 5, wherein the printing device permanently stores the stored jobs according to the user attribute. 7. The printing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the printing apparatus processes a published task and a confidential task among the stored tasks based on user attribute information. The printing apparatus as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein the user attribute information includes at least one of a user name, a user secret code, and a user priority. 7. The printing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the printing apparatus further comprises a user interface for controlling the stored task, wherein the user interface supports an operation that can be applied to a plurality of tasks. 6. A printing device according to claim 5, wherein the printing device comprises means for receiving and processing commands provided from client devices networked to the printing device for controlling stored jobs. A printing method for managing and / or printing jobs stored for printing through a user interface, the method comprising: Generating a processing list for performing a predetermined operation; And adding at least one or more of the stored jobs to the generated processing list. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising adding the particular task to a processing list for performing a predetermined operation, wherein the adding step is performed by the user through a user interface for a task shown on the display of the stored tasks. A printing method characterized by selecting a selection menu. The printing method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the printing method further comprises a step of determining whether to delete a predetermined job included in a processing list for performing a predetermined operation from the processing list. Way. The method of claim 13, wherein the printing method further comprises deleting a predetermined job included in the processing list for performing the predetermined operation from the processing list, wherein the determining comprises: And selecting a non-selection menu for the predetermined job shown on the display. 13. The printing method as claimed in claim 11 or 12, further comprising determining whether to delete a predetermined job included in the processing list. 13. The method of claim 11 or 12, further comprising determining whether to add all of the stored jobs to the processing list. 13. The method of claim 11 or 12, further comprising determining whether to perform the tasks included in the processing list. 13. The method of claim 11 or 12, further comprising the step of releasing to print the jobs included in the processing list. 13. The printing method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the printing method further comprises displaying a specific one of stored jobs. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein determining whether to add a particular one of the stored tasks to the processing list further comprises displaying a previous or next task of the displayed one of the stored tasks. Printing method